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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-16
A pOy,s FIrsl CrImo-A Noble Aot.

A Boys First CTlmo-A Noble Acts
Three days ago farmer living two
miles and balfnorlh Of this city had
sixteen dollars in grSenbSckH and a
sovereign taken from drawer in his
house Circumstances lod him to suspect
that boy who was living With him to DO
the thief. The lad was arrested and
placed in the cAllaboose in this city, and
after confinement there day and a
night he confessed his guilt, and rsslor-
ed part of the money and gave up sew.
OraI articles which no had purchased
with The rest.
Did the farmer upbraid the lad, throw
him into the world branded 90 q thief,
and thus drive him into tho depths Of
crime and ruinH Not a thought of il
had he. He took the boy by tho hand,
and told him to go to his home again,
enter the family just as he done before,
avoid any such act in future, and he
would treat him we'll and care for him
like father. Broken ard poritcu!,
and with heart OVERLOOKING with graft
tude, the lad took the farmer at his
word, promised to commit no more
crime and wen. home With tho noble.
hearted man.
oh. II all boys had been treated thus
after the commission Of their frst mi.
deed how much Of misery and atrociy
might have been spared the world
Dubuque Times.
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The Kissing Deacon,

NN 49," @'"6'eHu S"ue
lived a Deason Brown, a Staid, dignif.
cd sort Of a christian. and model OF
proprisiy. Deacon Brown had the
misfortune to lose bis wife, and at the
age forty found himself with family
Of four 'mOll children, Withouts mis-.
t,esS to his farm house. AS no could
not Immediately take another wife aud
avoid exciting scandal, aud eoald not
SctalOng without some one TO take charge
of the Kitchen and nursery. he had rs.
course 10 employ young woman as
house maid. Nancy Slsarns was q
laughing, rOmping beauty. who dsligh.
ted in experimenting upon the Deacon
by way Of testing the strength of human
nature. For long time tho Deacon
was invulnerablvi bat at last, 10 mo.
mont OF uuguurded weakness, he was
led into temptation and into committing
slight "indisCrotion" with his bosutiiul
hocsemoid, When 10 his wontod cool.
mesa aud presence OIL mind, he was hor.
ri6od at the enormity OF bis Gin. In
vain he repeated and griovsd over lost
effort for relieving his conscience. At
the conclusion Ofthe services on the
following Sabbath morning. he arose
and requested the fOrbsaanoo Of the
brethren and sisters for few moments,
when he electrified them by making The
following confession;
my Christian friends, you all know
that lost my dear wife some months
ago. l'obs and tears, and that Nancy
steams has been keeping house for mo:
and you oil know that I have q little
child nota year old. Well that little
child would CRY in the night, and Il
would be . long time before could
quiet il; and last Tuesday nigh.-God
forgive mel--the child cried so hard
that Nancy arose and came into the
room and leaned over tho bed TO huDh
the child-and, brothers and sisters, her
leaning over me made Inc forget ChriHtlH {
Here the worthy Deacon broke down
entirely, and stood weeping, yelling,
and blowing his nose.
"What did you dos" stsrnly domsn.
ded the minister
w-I-lki-kisssd herl'' s.smmssaa
out the Qeacon, .betHssn.h sobs, abus
/ have been very sorry about Il, and
prayed to DO forgiven--and want you
to forgive mo and pray for mo brothers
and sisters"
Az the deacon bowed himself upon
his seat like the mighty Osk before the
tornado, Deacon Goodfellou arose, and
OSsonishod the audience sdll more By
saying;
brothers aud sisters, you have hoard
what brother Brown has said, and hog
he wants our forgiveness. For my part,
l think brother Brown is truoly penilent,
and lam willing to forgive him with my
whole heart. And, brothers and sisteru.
| will add still further, that III had no
wife. aud AprOtsy irllikC Nancy SLoarnO
should come to my room and lean over
nue.. I'd kiss her, and abide the conGs.
quenccsl"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-16

H'Young man, what's the price Of
this silkT asked deaf old lady Of q
young fellow in Oxford street. Seven
shillngs,' was the reply. Seventeen
Shilingsl exclaimed she. I'llgive you
thincen.' Seven shiIlingG ma'om, is
tho price of the silk, replied the honest
shopmau. ooh. seven shilIings, replied
the lOdy, sharply; I'll give you fve.'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-16

EFThe people Of tho interior are
without apprehensions that as the rebel
lion Wanes TO close the rebels will come
back among them aud vote them down
at the ballot box. In some Of the coun,
ties there is a considerable element Of
disaiecled persons who seldom orever
go to the polls now s.duys. They seem
to be biding their opportunity aud await /,
ing deliyerance of some kind at the hands
OF events. The presence Of the mill
tary has overawed them, and has given
the loyal population at least the seeming
majority in almost every voting precirct.
Were the military removed and the
absent rebels back again is feared that
in not few localities the loyal men
would be not only outvoted, but seri.
ously annoyed. 1t is 10 meet danger
of this kind that Mr.. Fleming has pros.
posed lis amendment prescribing TO-
voters the oath taken by officers in this
State. The Constitution specifies that
such 90 oath can be required Of officials
and voters in lime of'"war, iusurrection
or public danger" II is suggeste to.
US whether it can 5e continued IN force
when the war is over. Upon this:point
it seems 10 US there need beno present.
anxiety. When the terms Of the al
tation are all exhausted, ViS;"war
suIrection and public DANGER "
be time enough TO consider more may
be necessary. When this war is over
and all public danger connected with
its debris passed away, we will not prob.
ably need an extraordinary oath for pro.
lection. The government, of the United
States will be compelled before thai
lime to adopt some policy as regards all
the States that have been in instruction,
and as regards all persons who have
been overly allied with it. What that
policy is to be no man thus much in
advance can forsee.. The present re.
bellion involves magnitude Of settle.
ment that will tex the craftsmanship Of
this country beyond all precedent.
How far the States will be egents in the
settlement has yet TO be determined.
Our situation presents its own peculiari
ties. AS seperate Stale we have not
been in instruction. As former part Of
Virginia we have been. We have, like
Kentucky, Maryland and Missouri, been
counted asa portion of the Southern
Confederacy, and like them we have had
large disloyal element overly and Sc.
crelly aiding aud abetting the rebel
cause. The government of the United
States will no doubt aim to secure
general status for all such PERSONS
Until its agency and our own is defined,
all our Legislation must be shaped 10
meet existing and arising necessities.
Mr.. Jennings amendment is tempora.
ny expedient, as contemplated in the
constitution. 1t is protection against
the influences Of the rebellion until the
rebellion itself shall have become ex.
tinct As constitutional protective
eXpedient it cOmmends itself to the
endorsement of every Union man, and
we trust it will receive the unanimous
vote of the Legislature. The idea OF
rebels coming into tho State and voting
while there remains spark OF vitality in
the rebellion to DO anywhere awakened
is something not to DO thought Offor
moment-t Wheeling Intelligencer,
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EGp'Why, Nj. B., said / tall
youth to little person who was in CON.
papy with half dozen huge men, Il
protest you are so small that | did not
sec you before Very likely replied
The gentlemen; I'm like a six pence
among half dozen eOppes-nOI rsAdi'
ly perceived. but worth the whole Of
them
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-16

EseThO steamer Eclipse, exploded
hcr boilers on tho Tennessee river last
Friday; twenlySoven persons were Kill
led, number were drowned aud about
sixty soldiers bOdlS scaldej.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-16

B@~ The sixth section Of the Bill of
Rights, passed almost unanimously by
the Missouri Safe Convention, declares
that that State shall ever remain
member of tho National Union, and
that all attempts TO dissolve said nation
ought to DO resisted with tho whole
power Of the State. The seventh de.
clares that every citizen Of the State
owes paramount allegiance 10 the Ma.
tionAl Government, and that no State
enactment in opposition thereto can
have any binding force.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-16

EFA pedlar distributed a large
quantity Of"Mudagascar Rat Ertcrmin-
utOr" b a neighborhOOd, and yet the
vermh were as alive and active as ever
On beng told that it had no effect
"PSrh,ps," said tho imperlurSblO ped
lar "jourS may not be the Madagascar
rnLE.
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ETA Danish writer speaks Of
howell 10 miserable thOtit didn't know
whichwayto fall, and so kept stand
ing. This is like the man that had
such complication Of diseases th0t
he did not know what 10 die Of, aud 60
lived On.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-16

A crusty old bachelor, not liking the
way his lanlludy'S daughter had of ap.
proprioliug his hair oil, filed his bottle
with liquid glue the day before ball 10
which the girl was invited, and she stay,
ed at home in consequence. 1t was q
feudish revenge.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-16

EyThc fr0Sides melodies beat TIA
Ian mnsic. Give US the blended songs
Of the cricket, the tes.kettle, and a low
ing vie.
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DR., James H. Hoof,

H1ENDERs his professional services to the
i citizens ot Point Pleasant, and vicinity.
He keeps constantly on hand large supply
Of drugs, oil, paints, dystuf's yarhish, Essences
xtracts, pcrIumery ard soaps of all kinds aud
patent medicines and very superior article OF
Sarsaparlh
He also has large stationery, tobacco, cigars
and an excellent irIicle Of pure cider vinegar,
Feb 81. ls62..lv'
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ETA lady skater on Philadelphia
pond recently had three Of her fingers
cut entirely off by another SkOtor pas.
sing over them az she fell
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sherman on sublugntiOn.

letter lrom SaAannah says:
ptHkiug Of subjugatiOn. General Sher.
has very tcrse way Of meeting
lilicully, To proud lady, who
d y64 san't Subjugalc u.s." he inStau-
repla ~ don't want to Subjugate
sRv; ImOAn to kill you, the whole Of
you, ifyOu dOa'l stop this rebellion"
To another, who wanted 10 know Of
him how long tAe war would last? he
said: "Well, wtll," in bis rabd, earn.
est manner, Il dos't know; perhaps six
or eight years, andlhou twenty or TWEEN
ty'ivo oil guerrilla warfare; long enough
to destroy this whole generation. and
then we'll begin anew" In this way
he daShss their 'roganOe right and left,
TO the winds, aud they leave his pres.
ence utterly coTIounded, and, at least
with due respect to the Yankee Geier.
al.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-16

Theodore Yates, convicted Of
the murder Of the New York Policeman
Curran, in Brooklyn, has been sentenced
TO DEATH his execution iAke' place March
IL.
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BS-Lot not one failure discourage
you; he tina, has had fell, may SIhpa
as upright az hS4Atst did. ~
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"a. =, Blair,
Dr s d Shaw,

PuYsIcIAw AND SURGEON,
TENDERS his professional services to the
l public. Calls IRON the couatry promptly
attended to. CiEce on Front Street, adjoining
tho "Virgiuia House"
Feb q. lsG2-lg.
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Tn ALPHABET OF TREAsoE.--A. B.
G. D.: Arnold, Burr, Calhoun, Davis.
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Corner Main and Third Streets,

OA.ONoL W III -
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POINT PLEASANT, WEST VIRGINIA,
uTERMS:. Two DOLLARS a year in
advance. Ifnot paid in advance. 81 so will
be sAareed, No deviation from the above.
ADVERTISING.
One square of 10 lines, one or three insertions
Also. Each subseqpentin insertion, % cents.
Professional cards of lines or less year So
Quarter Colum 6mOnthS $40 one year SIS
HaIfColumn, 6mouths 90 year 30
One Column, months 30 year 50
A liberal discount made to those who adver'
tiss By the year.
Advertisements must have the number Ct IN
sertions marked on the copy, OF they will be
kept in till forbid, and char ;eA accordingly.
An casual or transient advertisements must
be paid for in advance, to insure their insertion
IFAffdavit will not be made to orders oil
Publication or other legal advertisements uH'
less they are paid for.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-16

D%" Can you tell me, Billy, how tits
that the Chandelier always keeps his
feathers so sleek and SMOOTH
No.
We'll, I'll tell you. He always care
rieS bis comb with him.
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ETMGsy e1pedients orc very mex
p.aISnt.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-17

A CORRESPONDENT writing from For
tress Monroe has something to say as
to the manner in which jeff. and his
fellow prisoners are getting on, as fol-
lows:
The state prisoners are kept as close
II guarded from view as on the first
day of their Incarceration, nOtwith-
standing the ridiculous stories con-
stantly set ahOat as to certain favored
persons having had Il glimpse OF jeff.
Davis, &c. 1t is Il matter of the great
est difficulty to obtain Il pass to enter
the fort. Passes to enter Fortress Mon
roe are issued by Gen. Miles, and by
him alone. They are charity granted
Urgent and important business is the
only claim recognized, and if within
the fort the holder of the pass is as far
as ever from seeing jeff. That much
coveted privilege is simply unattain-
able.
Clement Clay is still allowed his out
door exercises, under the surveillance
of the officer of the guard and two arm
ed sentries. Clay greatly enjoys these
walks, and they are doubtless very
beneficial to his health, which was fail
ing fast from his close confinement It
was on the grounds of absolute neces-
sity that these outdoor exercises of
Clay were permitted by General Miles.
They will be continued while they are
deemed eficaciOus in preserving the
prisoners health and life.
Mitchell is, if anything, more morose
than ever. He strides up and down his
cell in his bare feet. He has excellent
shoes and stockings at his disposal, but
will not wear them. Barefooted he
walks to and fro in his casemate, his
brow contracted and sneer upon his
lips. He snaps out an occasional
abusive or iIl-natured remark. His
health continues good.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-17

The vicious die early. They fall like
shadows or tumble wrecks and ruins
into the grave, often while quite young,
almost always before forty. g The
wicked liveth not half his days" The
world at once ratities the truth and as
signs the reason, by describing the dis
s0tgte life of ''fast men;" that is they
live fast; they spend their twelve hours
in six, getting through the whole be-
fore the meridian, and dropping into
darkness while others are in the glory
of light "'Their sun gOeth down while
it IS yet day. And they might have
helped it. Many one dies Before he
need. Young men of genius, like Burns
AMI Byron, to whom, when dissipated
and pTotiigate, thirty-seven is so fatal,
and your obscure and namelss waRder-
ing stars, who waste their time in lib
ertine induIgence-they cannot live
they must die early. They put on
steam until they blow up the boiler.
They run at such a rate that the fire
goes out for want of fuel. The ma
chinery is destroyed by rapid speed and
reckless wear. Nothing can save them.
Their physical system cannot stand
I'll ke strain they put to it; while the state
OF their minds is often such that the
soul would eat the substance of the
most robust body and make for itself a
way of escape from the incessant hell
of its own thoughts.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-17

OFFICERS PAY.-The Paymaster-Gen-
arnl has issued an order that all COM
pissioned officers below the rank of
Brigadier- General who are mustered
out under existing orders, dating since
April 9th last, are now constructiveIy
entitled to three months pay proper,
Except the following:
| FIa.st, Those discharged on tender of
resignation, whose papers do not state
the discharge to be under General Or
ders Nos. 20 and 50, current series.
under General Orders
Nos. 20 and 81 must emanate direct
from the War Department Adjutant
Generals Office in order to be recog-
nized. ISecOnd-Those mustered out for
physical disability. Third Those mus
tered out at expiration of term of SER
vice. FOltrth-Fhose officers of Regular
Army mustered out of volunteer com
missions to return to their commands
in Regulars. F'yth-Members of Boards
of Enrolment.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-17

On motion of General Washburne, 1t
was votedto petition Congress to deliver
to each State the rebel flags captured
by the regiments of that State.
The members of the Convention will
visit Rhode Island tomorrow, to par
take of clambake on Saturday. They
will then make an excursion to the
White Mountains.
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SONNET 10 WM. H. sEWARn.
MsE GUAM vrDERI."
tA b OF the S1nGd Eanlly.)

The knights legend of thy shield betrays
Them0aIof thy iife-a forecast wise;
And that large honor that deceit defeS,
Inspired thE fathers in the elder days,
Who deeked thy iseutcheOn with thar sturdy
phrase,
ITO be rather than seem" As ewes red
SuEpass the mornings rosy prophecies,
Thy life to mat proud boast its answer puys ;
SCorning Gl4E faith and purpose TO defend.
and 50 generous people at the llSt
L Vfl4k u hal4s the power they did not cOmpre-
Thy fameV i'll broaden through the centuries:
As, stOfmL and biIlowIy tunnuIt oveFpast
The nlog rules calmly DER the conquered
WashtngtOn, D. c., 1851. JOHN HAY,
Washington Chronicle.
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LIFE AT NEwPoRT.-A correspondent
Of New York paper tells aqueer story
oflife at a fashionable watering place:
''It is of resident of a little cottage
out of town, who appeared here last
summer. Her equiPage was magnifi-
cent, and was generally alleged to be
among the finest in Newport-twO coal
black steeds, Il riding pony, and. one
driving mare constituted her stable.
She was not too old to be handsome.
but just of that age when e1llIlLi is both
ornamental and eXeusable. She seemed
to be all the day upon the road, but
folks could see nothing amiss in this,
as whoever possessed such a turnout
had better live in it altogether. The
mystery attaching to this Mrs. - was
that she never invited anybody to her
dwelling. She went to the chops" APP
peared daily upon the beach, and was
quite atfable and popular, but she
never dropped an allusion to her cot
tnge. Thereat the other ladies'. who
We're dying of curiosity, resolved to
visit her unsolicited, and a commission
was appointed to examine her abode
and report upon it.
Far up the island, in the township of
Portsmouth, they observed little farm
house, too obscure to attract attention,
and their appearance at it's portal threw
everybody within into consternatiOn
The place was bare of both carpets and
furniture; a single room made any pre-
tensions to inhabitability, and there
my lady slept upon an iron bedstead,
with a cheap wardrobe near by for her
excellent dresses, and single mirror,
without the company of which one can
not be a woman. Her beautiful har-
ness and saddle were deposited under
her nose; she had understood Newport
sufficiently we'll to place her strength
III the stable, beyond which she had
scarcely the means to live respectfully.
The discovery of Mrs. --'s neeGdge
was soon followed by her unannounced
exit from Newport. This summer she
will probably stopat some retreat where
house Is the alI-in-all and a. team SUI
perfuous." @
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-17

GENERAL BEAUREGARD said in Sa-
vannah in the day of his exaltation,
that, when he reached Massachusetts,
his first and proudest act would be s'toI
blow Plymouth Rock out ofexistence' u
Plymouth Rock stands. Where is
Beauregard.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-17

a POPULAR writer says it is not the
drinking, but the getting sober, that is
so terrible to drunkard. To this
Prentice adds: Some persons, infiu-
enced probably by this Important con-
siCferafiOn, seem deliberately resolved
never to get sober.
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Convention of Adiutnnt Generals,

BosroN, July 18,-The Adjutant Cen
erals, in Convention to-day, made re-
ports showing the number of troops fur
nished by the following States:
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VISIONS.


1, The Military DfUisjO3l of The allan
tic-NIajor General George G. Meade to
command; to embrace the Department
of the East, Middle Department., Ode
partment of Virginia" ;" Department of
North Carolina and Department of
South Carolina, headquarters at Phila-
deIphia.
?. The Military Division of the 1ETssia-
siPPi-NIajor General w. T. Sherman
to command; to embrace the Depart
ment of the Ohio, Department OF the
Missouri and Department. of Arkansas,
headquarters at st. Louis.
3. The Military DiVLsi07l of the Gull
Major General p. II. Sheridan to COM
mand; to embrace the Department of
Mississippi, Department of Louisiana
and Texas, and Department of Florida,
headQ Quarters at New Orleans.
4. The Military DiDiSi09l or the Ten
neSsee-Major General G.. H. Thomas to
command; to embrace the Department
lucky, Department of Georgia and De-
partment of Alabama, headquarters at
Nashville.
5. The Military DiUiSiOR of the Pacific
Major General FL. w. Ha1eck to COM
mand; to embrace the Department of
the Columbia and Department of Cali
fornia, headquarters at San Francisco.
All officers hereby assigned will pro-
ceed, on receipt of this order, to take
command of their respective depart
ments or military divisions. All Off
GERS relieved by this order will. on be-
ing relieved by the proper .ofieer, re-
/ port by letter to the Adjutant General
( for orders.
By order of the President of the United
/ States.
! E, D. TOWNSEND, A. A. General.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-17

One swoop of the cholera in Turkey
carried off 46, 600 people. (,