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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-04-08

The following nominations for federal
Offices in West Virginia, have been sent
10 the Senate:
A. W. Mann. of Greeubtier, (member
Of the last Legislature, to be Collector
Of Internal ReveOue in the 3rd District.
O. W. Mathcr to be Assessor Of Inter
naI Revenue in same District.
VIM. R. Holiday to DO Surveyor Of
Customs for Wheeling.
The Reconstruction Committee held
an important session Saturday. Tho
Virginia and Texas question was con-
sidered and it was determined to let these
States severely alone awhile longer. -;
The Ohio Delegation at Washington
are reported as trying To prevent the
confirmation OF Fonlds for Postmaster at
Cincinnati. They are said 10 be uuani-
nous against it.
Several Brooke county families have
removed 10 the far IVES, during The past
month.
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The action Of our Government regard.
ing Cuban affairs is evidenced by the
fact that, ia addition 10 tie war vessels
ordered to the Gulf squadron, the fol-
loving have received similar orders, The
Ksars,rgo and TuscArorO, from the Pa.
cic Squadrou; Frolic and Ticonderoga,
from the European squadron,
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The great review of the British volun.
,cers was held at Dover, Eng, on March
20. (Easler Monday. as we Io'rn by the
Atlantic cable. Over thirty thousand
were 10 the ranks. and an immense mul.
lilule Of people witnessed the spectacle.
The weather was PquaIy and snow IeIl
in tho morniog, in consequence Of which
the executions Of tho manoeuyres was
delayed until afternoon, Some acct.
denis happened, and several persons
we're hurt, hu! no one seriously. A por.
ton of the chann'l feet was 81 shore
and went through the movements of a
naval review, exchanging SaIutcs with
the batteries on land
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J. G. BrocEinrijGe says that in politics
hssiS az extinct volcano. The inIelli.
Rsuce that We shall have 20 more srup.
lions from this crater will DO uncommon"
Iy agreeable TO the general public.
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WHY GOVERNOR WELLS. or VIk-
GINA WAS REMOVED,

Authorities differ about the cause Of
Governor Wells removal. We published
o statement yesterday lhuIit was in con.
Ueqasnce Of political uufrisndlin'sS to
Gen. StonemAn. Tho Baltimore Sun
says il is supposed to be in consequences
Of the accusation o(m'il robbery prefer
f.rred 'gaiDSt Wells. Tho letter tits
stated, contained plan which i, was
alleged Governor Wells and other radi-
enlS had agreed upon for the purpose Of
selling out The republican patty 10 Viz.
gini., The Richmond correspondent Of
q New York paper says.
As to the probable cause OF these re
moyhls there are various rumors. and
the utmost exci,emen, prevails in req'
lion 10 tho temovsl Of tho Governor on
Nil sides. Ii is generally conceded,
however. Ds the probable cause Of Wells
removal, that tho commanding goneri
thought proper 10 suspend On executive
officers who was charged with the crime
Of felooy. 10 h,viog been a party 10 the
robbery Of the United States mails, MS
recently alleged. In this connection tho
missing Ieltef which ia charged to have
been purloinsd by Wells Il Co, is sid
10 have conteiucd an inlimalion that
Governor Wells. Judge Bond, tho regis.
ter in BANKRUPTCY. General Orlando BroHn
lals Of tho I'rcrdmen's Bureau; L Elwin
Dudley. clerk Of the Circuit Court, AMI
D B Parker, speciul agent Of the Post
Office Department, were engaged in 3
conspiracy to sci out the Republican par
ty in Virginia 10 the rebel; and lurlhet
that Judge Bond and General Brown, ia
consideration OF their services. were to
he sent 10 he United States Senate
The lister closes with The remark, 'Aiu'I
they precious se'?'
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saocxrSG AcclDENr:- -Four pc9oas
Badly Burned : Yesterday morning on
other carbon oil horror was nddsd 10 the
already fearful list. The scene OF the
terrible accident to which NC refer. WAS
tho residence Of Mr., Wells. on Denny
street, in South Wheeling. From one
Of the physicians Or, Hszle't) called in
alter its occurrence, We obtained the fol
lowing particulars; Al tho time indica,
ted, The wife Of Mr. Wells, q son about
six years old, and Mrs. Stewart Hender.
SOL were in one of the rooms OF the
house. Near table on which was a
can partly filled with carbon oil. stood a
cooking stove. While the ladies' wero
engaged about their duties the boy was
playing around tho room, in some way
jos!lled the table throwing the can upon
the stove, The oil coming in contact with
the hot iron instantly ignited Snd on OK.
pIosion Immediately followed. So violent
vas the conclusion produced by il that
the door Of the room was very consider
ably shattered. The unfortunate per.
sons were covered with the burning oil,
and their Ogonizing Uhrieks quickly
brought q number Of peighbors 10 their
assistance among others another Mrs.
Wells who occupied part Of the same
building, and siSter.u.law of the first
In her efforts to remove the burning
clothes frcm the victims Of this dire ca
Iomnity she was herself severely burned.
Other parties sustained more or less in
juries in attempting TO subiuO the flames,
The persons first named are shockingly
burned, chiefly about the head and chest.
The boy and Mrs. Henderson appeared
to be the greatest sufferers. Mrs. Wells
however. is in q critical condition. and
the result in the three cases is extremely
problcma'icol. They we're living al Eve
o'clock last evening - IntelligencT.
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WANTED,
OF WEST VIRGINIA.

Mason County to'Tit: J
A 7 Rules held in thr Clerks Office Of the :"
~ Circuit Court Of Mason county, for the r.
month Of N .rch, 1869.
I N accordance with The icrul1 Of a decreeial Il
l order entered on the 9Th day o. Februa,y.v
1863, in n suit pending in the Circuit C6urtth'I
Mason county; on the Chancery side of said I
Court, in which John J. Wees was complSir'w
ant and John Phillips was defendant, tha
undersigned AS Special Commissioner, will on
the Sd DAY OF APRIL, 1869, sell at public".-
auction 10 TIE highest bid Ter, on the premseS.r'
the House and Lot in said bill mentioned. boz
ipg Lot No 6, Gu Blown Street between Frou5'i
and First streets of the town Of Mason City,
county Of Mason and State of West Virginia, +.
upon the following terms: For cash as to one
third OF The purchase money, and the balances
on a credit OF six and twelve months. with in NJ
terest.from tho day Of sale, the purchaser CIV
ing bond with good security and the title tc
be retained as further security. ,...-.
wv. STSSoN,
march 4.lw, SPECIAL Commissioner.
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About million and a half Of dollars
rave been RENTED from c aba to private
bsnksr in New York, The interest Of
which is 10 b devoted TO The sick and
Souudsd OF the patriot army,
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srArE oF wEsT YIRalNIAi ISL:

STATE OF WEST VlRGINIAiSS:
A r Rules held in the Clerks Office OF the
IA Circuit Court Of Mason county in the
Circuit Court Of Cabeil county in the month
CT April, 1869. ~.
JON Brnmley, Assignee of l.t
John Plyuue,
10
II. H. Miller, personal In chaneery.
represcntatiyeof Q. r By-
erett dc'd, Rlbecca Ever.
EFT, George Everett aud
John Plymale.
The object Of this suit is to recover OF the
defendant The sum Of 100000 with interest
from the 25lh day Of November, 1853, until
payment and costs Of a suit ut law due upon
Judgment in favor OF plaintiff against Il H.
Miller, personal representative Of 9. Everett
decd. subject 10 credit Of $3.50 90. paid Jan
mary 25th' 1866 and also by s244 90 paid tho
day iol-ls6S; and to attach the estate OF
&c. I. Everett, dec d, in the county OF CAbell,
or 80 much as will satisfy tho above amount,
interest and cost of this suit. II appearing by
the return OF the Sheriff Of this county that he
has levied said attachment on the estate OF U.
r. Everett, decd, in said cdnnty OF Cabell and
State aforesaid II appearing by the affidavit
filed with The papers Of This suit that H, H,
Miller, personal representative rs 9Iorerald,
Rebecca Everett, Kate Everett aud George
Everett are now residents Of This State. 1t ia
therefore ordered that they do appear here in
one month after due publication of this order
and do what is necessary 10 protect their inter
ests IN this suit. Test: III
WILLIAM MERRITT, Clerk
MooEE, KLIgE e. MOoRE, Soils.
April 3
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-04-08

NEWSPAPER DEADuEAp3. I'VE are good
netured but it often requires all our
philosophy to enable u5 10 treat some
men with ordinary courtesy, Two weeks
ago we published President Grants 10.
arSurnl. We had only half dozen pa'
pers left after mailing to our subscribers.
These were begged of US in very short
time, and we had al least hundred and
fifty other applicants for "the paper with
the Inaugural in it." Now, il the peo-
pie want 10 read the luauguals or any
other important matter they can always
do it without begging a newspaper if they
will only subscribe for one.- ClarkSbury
Telegraph.
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WEST VIRGINIA, S.. a
A T Rules held In the Clerks olIire of the
"A Circuit Court of Mason county, in the
month OF April. 1869.
r. G. NJ, Lowell, J
VS. In ChGncGry.
George W. Hyatt.
The object of this suit is to subject lot No.
%, on Front street above Centre street. in the
town of Mason, Mason county, West Virginia,
to the payment of the residue Of the purchase
money now due upon the same, and it appear
ing by affidavit filed with the papers of this
cause, that the said George W. Hyatt is non
resident of the State OF West Virginia, 1t is
ordered that he do appear here within one
month after due publication of this order and
do what Is necessary to protect his interest in
The premises. Teste. ..'
W. W. HARPER, Clerk,
ESGLlsn, Sol by 7, W. sisson. Dep.
aprS.4w
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AT ST. Louis. Gu the evening Of March
20, a FIRE broke out on the steamer Ben
Johnson, lying at Wnshington.avenuo
wharf; and in lesa than fifteen minutes,
the Henry Adkins. next above, aud the
Carrie X. Kauulz and G. B. Allen. be-
low, were a mass OF flames, aud their
entire upper works destroyed. The Fan
ny Scott and Two other boats adjoining
the Allen were cast loose, and doated
down the stream, and although the
Kauo,z followed swiftly alter them still
burning ferceIy, they escaped unharmel.
All the boats were loading for The moun.
Iaius. The lcssis estimated at S250,0oo.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-04-08

WENDELL. PuILLlPs, in his Anti Slave.
ny Standard Of last Thursday. has a
Characteristic admoniliou for Congress.
with reference 10 the Fifteenth Amcud-
ment. He say
The Amendment must not fail. We
must il necessary, swamp Delaware and
Indiana by tn creation Of new States
There is Georgia vapoung in thu old
Southern style. in insoenl defiance Of
tho nations will. She is not State
having not yet bern reconstructed moi
re.admtted, She could easily be divid
ed into tSo good sizsd States, and ad-
mi!Icd when she sees her way 10 the
adoption Of the Fifteenth Amendment"
Again he says: "rhis is no Time fol
maudlin sentiment. 1t is q time foI
drawn swords, and for going to the e1.
trems verge ofour constitutional power.
We say therefore, to congress, carve oul
Of rebel territory like Texas and Georgia
enough States to rally tho amendment,
il events show il 10 be necessary.
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WEST VIRGINIA, IS:
A T Rules held in The Clerks office Of tie
n Circuit Court for Mason county, in the
month Of APRIL 1863. 1Gs1
re. NJ. Lowell, T,1
Jacob b Doo,i..rs. IN 'h'"'''y'.
The object orthis suit is to subject lot No
&C. above Centerstrect. in the town OF Mason,
Mason county, West Virginia, to the payment
,f the residue of thc purchase money now duo
upon the same, and it appearing by affidavit
fled with the papers of this cause, that tho
said Jacob Doolittle. is q nonresident Of tho
State Of West Virginia. 1t is ordered that he
do appear here within one month after due
publication of this order and do what is neeI1'
sary to protect his interest in the premises.
Teste, W. W. HARPER, Clerk,
ESGLrsH, Sol. by r, W. SiSson, Dep.
aprS.4w ....
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In chancery.
Jesse Stafford.

Jesse STAFFORD.
The object Of this suit is 10 subject lot num-
Der "a. on Front street, above Center street. in
the town Of Mason. Mason county. West Viz
ginia, 10 the payment Of the residue ofthe pur
chase money now due upon the same. and it
appearing by affidavit, filed with the papers Of
this cause, that the said Jesse Stafford is non.
resident of the State Of West Virginia 1t is
ordered that he do appear here within one
month after due publication Of this notice and
do what is necessary to protect his interest in
the premises, Teyte,
W. W. HARPER, Clerk,
ESaLIsH, Sol. by =, v Si3son, Dep.
APPS lw.
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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, IS.
A T Rales held in the Clerks Office Of HE
"A Circuit Court Of Mason county, ID the
month Of April, 1863.
re. NJ. Lowell,
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GEO. ". 7IPPETT
EDITOR AND PRotRIETeR.
P ONT PLEASANT. w. VA.
TnE VU YVES on ME noun.

THURSDAY, ApRIL S, lsco.
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The Post Office Department ha, been
officially Informed that on January lat
the distance between tho lermini Of the
Central aud Union Pacific Railroads was
$40 miles. One Of these ,ermici was
905 miles west Of Omaha, and the other
at Calm, AS miles east Of Sacramento
On the lsl of February the Central road
had been extended 10 EIko, % miles
enst Of OorIin; on the 25,h Of February
extended to Wells, So miles east ofEko;
on the 9Th Of March the Union Pacific
had been extended to Ogdsn. west of
Evanston, IS miles, and tho Central to
Lucca, east Of Wells. "a miles, thus lesv.
ing gap Of only SO miles 10 be filed ia
orjsr'to unite the two Pacific roads.
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WEST VIRGINIA, SIS:
A T Rules held in the Clerks Office of the
y. Circuit Court Of Mason county. III the
month Of April, 1869. 'N E...'
II. @, NJ, Lowell & - q.
James A. Payne, In Chancery.
Valentine Berger.
Theobiect Of this suit to subject lot No. 40,
on Brown street, in Mason, Mason county,
West Virginia, tothe payment of the residue
of the purchase money now due upon the
same. And tappearing by affidavit filed with
the papers ofthis cause, that the said Volen:.
tine Berger is non resident Of the State OF
West Virginia. Il is ordered that he do ap.
pear here within one month after due publlca'
ton ofthis order and do what is necessary 10
protect his interest in the premises. Tcste.
W. W. HARPER, Clerk.
ESGtrsH. Sol. by r. W Slsson, Dep.
apr8 4w
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WEST VIRGINIA. IS:
A T Rules held in the Clerks Office Of the
~ Circuit Court of Nason county, in the
month Of April, 1869.
;R. C. NJ. Lowell.
Va In Chancery'
]. NJ Chevrout.
The object OF this suit IS to subject lo' No 4.
ON Front street, below Center street. IN the
town Of Mason, Mason county, West Virginia,
TO the payment OF the residue OF the purchase
money now due upon the same, aud it appear
ing BY affidavit filed with tho papers of this
cause, that the said j. NJ. Cheyrou! is a non
residen If the State of West Virginia. II il
ordered that he do appear here within one
month after due publ cation of this order and
DO what is necessary to protect his interest in
lllo premises. leste, ...-.
WV. HARPER, Clerk.
ESaLsu, Sol. By +. W. Sis'on, Dep
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Middletown transcript., 1869-12-11
For tie Midlietocn Transcript.
WHAT Is AN OLD MAID.

The writer of this, seeing what dread
the young ladies of the present day have
of being "Old Maids" respectfully ded-
icates these few lines, not only to the
ladies of Middletown, but all who are
about to wed for I" Home or a Husband.
A.
Never be afraid of becoming an old maid,
fair reador. An old maid is far more hon
orable than heartless wife: and " single
blessedness" is greatly superior, in point
of happiness, to welded life without love.
Fall not in love, dear girls-beware !"
says the song. But we do not agree with
said song on this question. On the con-
trary, we hold that it is good thing to
fall in love, or get in love, if the object
be a worthy one. To fall in love with an
honorable man is as proper as it is for an
honorable man to fall in love with vir-
tuous and amiable woman !; and what could
be more gratifying spectacle than a sight
so pure, so approaching, in its devotion,
to the celestial? No; fall in love as soon
as you like, provided it be with a suitable
person. Fall in love, and then marry;
but never marry unless you do love.
That's the great point. Never marry for
a " home or "husband" Never de.
grade yourself by becoming party to
such an alliance. Never sell yourself,
body and soul, on terms so contomptible.
Love dignifics all things; it ennoblcs all
conditions. With love, the marriage rite
is truly sacrament Without it, the
ceremony is base fraud, and the act a
human desecration. Marry for love, or
not at all. Be ''an old maid" if fortune
throws not in your way the man of your
heart: and, though the witless may sncer
and the jester may laugh, you still have
your reward in an approving peaceful life
For wcll-to-do old bachelors we have no
sympathy. They ought to be taxed nine
tenths of all they are worth to support
women and children.
Middletown transcript., 1869-12-11
DELAWARE SATURDAY MORNING DECEMBE

altar as man and wife. She still lives to
bless me with her smiles; but on the an
niversary of that terrible night she secludcs
herself in her room, and devotes the hours
of darkness to solitary prayer.
GAS for me-" said the traveller, while a
faint blush tinged his noble brow, "as for
me, that accident has reduced me to the
condition of physical coward at the sight
of mountain precipice."
but the driver asked the lady passen-
ger, who had listened to this story with
much attention, "what became of the dri-
yer, and did you learn the reason of his
deserting his post?"
"IIis body was found on the road, with
in few steps of the place where the coach
went over. He had been struck dead by
the same flash of lightning that blinded
the restive horses"
And thus ended this thrilling and re-
markable story of real life.
Middletown transcript., 1869-12-11
The Jefferson Cheese.

The last number of Littell's Living Age
contains an interesting article of Elhu
Burritt's from The Gentlcmen's Magazine,
on the great cheese which the people of
Cheshire, Massachusetts, made for Thomas
Jefferson. Elder John Leland was a great
pulpit politician in those days and preached
to the people of Cheshire such stirring
Jeffersonian Democracy, that for genera
tions they never voted any thing but
straight Democratic ticket When JEFF
ferson was chosen President after con-
test of tremendous excitement, Elder John
Leland proposed that his flock should cele-
brate the victory by making for the Chief
Magistrate the biggest cheese the world
had ever seen. Every man and woman
who owned a cow was to give for this
cheese all the milk yielded an a certain
day-only no federal COWS must contribute
drop.
A huge cider press was fitted up to make
it in, and on the appointed day the whole
country turned oat with their pals and
tubs of curd, the girls and women in their
best gowns and ribbons, and the men in
their Sunday coats and clean shirt collars.
The cheese was put to press with prayer
and hymn singing, and great solemnity.
When it was we'll dried it weighed 900
pounds, and as it could not be trusted on
wheels, it waited till mid-winter, when it
was placed on sledge and Elder John
Leland drove with it all the way to Wash
ington. There was more snow you see
in those times than there is now) 1t was
journey of weeks. All the country had
heard of the big cheese and came out to
look at it as the Elder drove along.
When he got to Washington Mr. Jefer-
son received him in state made speech
and in the presence Of the heads of de-
partments, foreign ministers and other
distinguished persons, cut the cheese and
served some of it around with bread.
Then he sent wedge of it home to the
makers, and when it arrived they also ate
it in state. We are further informed that
the cheese was very good.
Middletown transcript., 1869-12-11
COLT and 6umor.
AN ANXIOUS FATHER.

p T. Barnum relates the following =
The managers of railroads running west
from Chicago pretty rigidly enforce a rule
excluding from certain reserved cars all
gentlemen travelling without ladies. As
| do not smoke, [ avoided the smoking
cars and as the ladies' car was sometimes
more select and always more comfortable
than the other cars, | tried various expe-
dients to smuggle myself in. If | saw a
lady about to enter the car alone, I fol-
lowed closely, hoping thus to eludc the
vigilance of the brakeman, who generally
acted as doorkeeper. But the car Cerberus
is pretty well up to all such lodges, and
| did not always succeed. On one occa-
sion, seeing a young couple, evidently just
married, and starting on n bridal tour,
about to enter the car, followed closely,
but was stopped by the doorkceper, who
called out
GLOW many gentlemen are with this
lady
In answer to the pcrcmptory inquiry of
the doorkeeper, the bridegroom promptly
responded,
81 am this lady's husband
"And guess you can see by the re-
semblance between the lady and myself"
said | to Ccrberus, " that am her father" :"
The astounded husband and the blush
ing bride were to much g taken aback" to
deny their newly discovered parent, but
the brakeman said, as he permitted the
young couple to pass into the ear
eve can't pass all creation with one
lady"
Il hope you will not deprive me of the
company of my child during the little time
we can remain together" [ said, with a
demuro countenance. The brakeman ev-
identity sympathizcd with the fond ''pa-
rient' whose feelings were sufficiently la
cerated at losing his daughter through her
finding husband, and l was permitted to
pass. | Immediately apologized to the
young bride and her husband, and told
them who l was, and my reasons for the as
sumed paternity, and they enjoyed the joke
50 heartily that they called me "father"
during our entire journey together.