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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-12-01
THR w EElKIiY REcHIs5TE7E;HlES


~ Editor:
You will ALLOW me to enquire through
Gle columns cf Jour much Esteemed paper
after the whereabouts Of . certain institu-
ton that was Chartered last winter BY the
Legislature Of this State, and vas inaugu-
rated here, II not amid thai flourish Of GYM
balls and trumpets, certainly With some
very enthusiastic speeches, eyeppBedicling
that this institution might DO the cause OF
Point Pleasanes future fame and greatness,
that Il might be the thing at Least, that :
would change in course Of time the usual
duh aspect Of this place, into life and ac-
/ mean the Point Pleasant Literary So
ciety, aud would say, that while 4 am no.
sauTuine enough to see the Society work
such wonders, / still believe thatit might
be Of great usefulness to the place il prop
eriy managed. But where is iti
Since last spring nothing has been seen
or heard oft. Should 1t have departed
from this world at such an early stage in
lite; and If so. what was us sicKness.--
II may be after the bard exertions Of last
winter, it died Of cholera inhntum and the
spirit Of the defuuct body is still lowering
about us. AT anyrate il would be very
agreeable 70 the Treasurer Of the Society
ii the body could be speedily resurrected,
since the Society while It was yet among
the living, INDUCED in split-bottoned
chairs, which are not paid for 70 this day,
on account Of the scarcity Of funds.
We hope the Society will meet again
and leave other signs Of its greatness than
unpaid chair bills. y;
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POINT PLEASANT, WEST va.
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THtiRsDAy. DECEMBER !, 1870.
.WaERE,s pHELPS!',.

The Rsyenswood Nsvs, discussing the
numerous candidates for United States
Senate wants to know why Capt. Phelpsis
not put down in tho list, Aud asks
where's Phelpsf'' Towbich the latellt-
geaesr aptly replies: "wefeel warranted
in answering that Mr.. Phelps Is oil right
HELMS shown that bio is able tetake care
of himself. Hehas exhibited . practical
sagacity that entities him to this acknewl-
edgnent. He was about the only proni-
nent mani in the State ofeither party that
understood the situation. His keen most.
rilslI thatiof JOBS war horse. smelled
thsbattls afar Of, likewise Che carnage and
the spoils; and heput himself in the right
place just at the nighttime. That's where
Faelpsis. We know Of some youthful
Democrats about here who are ready To-
bite themselves because they didn't 60 for
the nomination that was given to Mr.
Phelps. Whether he will contest for
seat the Senate We know not; but il he.
,msans to. be is doubtless wise in keeping
quiet about it. The candidates now be-
fore the public will all kill themselves of
before the time comes, and then some new
man will step inlaud carry Of the prize.
There is an old proyorb and p true one,
that the silent SOW sucks the broth
Mr.. Phelps would be the least object
iopable, and would make as COED q Sena-
tor as West Virginia could produce. We
know that hewould not object to filing
the high aud exalted position Of United
States Senator, and We believe his chances
,ofelection is about as good as any sof the
gentleman named: To bis eSertions more
than any other. is the Democracy ihdebt-
ed for their triumph in this State.
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TIE DEMOCRATIC REIGN HOW 1T
BECsINS IN GREENBRIER.

The Register recently referred to some
difficulties 10 Greenbrier county, growing
out Of what that journal was pleased TO
STYLE violations Of the enforcement act BY
tho Registrars and Supervisors but did
not enter into particulars. The offence of
the former to register persons who were
not entitled to register on account Of their
participation in the rebellion, and in the
refusal ol'the latter to count the votes Of
persons not registered whose votes had
been received, under intimidation, in yio-
lation Of tho registry law aud State Con-
stitution. We have learned recentlo from
an authentic source some Of tho facts at
tending these difficulties, and we state them
as they have been presented to the author
tiles Of Charleston in numerous afidayls.
All accounts agree that Of the meetings
Of the Supervisors Of Greeubrier, on the
2nd and 9Th insts., gross insults were Offer
ed by the crowd present, whenever the
Board made any ruling that displeased
them; that after the adjournment of the
Board on the 9Th an assault was made on
DR.. ]. F. Caldwell, one ofthe Supervisors,
an old man Of near seventy, and that he
was beaten over the head with a club. the
crowd crying out: ."Hit him again! Hit
him again!p One statement says this o % \
Cured in the presence Of number Of tue
special police appointed to preserve erder
|7in1the-town, aud that theJ used no effort
10 prevent it aud that no attempt was made
then or has been since to arrest the offen-
ders. Subsequently, Judge JacksonIs
Commissioner, Sperry, who attended the
meeting Of the board and threatened them
inless they construed the law as be did.
had portion ofthem arrested and lodged
in Lewisburg Jail for two days, and after
ward held them to bail in $4,000 each e
appear at the United States Court in Char
lesion. The same Sperry had also arrest.
ed number ofthe officers Of election be,
cause they felt it their duty to obey the State
law. aud accepted Judge Bonds construc,
ton Of the enforcement act in harmony
Herewith instead Of Jackson's.
The Board aud number Of citizens
have made affidavit that it will be diff
cult if not impossible, for the Board Z
assemble, and determine the contested
cases Of several aspirants for county
Offices, setfor hearing today, 2SG with
out being subjected TO mob violence, ant
that the presence Of military force vii
be required to preserve the peace, s
Whether the Governor has complied will
the request for military We do not know
bnt presume not for the reason, iffor y
other that he has now no troops subject {,
bis orders. Ia.eQigeneer.
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rI1E SITUATION.

Editor.of Register:
AS the smoke Of the late political con,
test is passing away, and the real condi.
ton Of thingsis being developed. aud it
is manifest that the spoils Of Office have
fallen into the hands Of our enemies, it
might be we'll enough to ask oorselves the
cause Of the result. To us it is clear thai
two things only, which were used by The
Democracy, were made effectual, and on
these, and these alone, have they carried
themselves into power.
The first is misrepresentation Of the ad-
miuistration Of the affairs ofthe State By,
and the motives Of the Republican party,
And the second vac tho constant ap-
peal to The prejudices Of the people against
the negro. By these they have succeeded
in binding and misleading thousands who
have heretofore voted with the Republican
party, and who are to-day as good Repub-
licans as they ever were.
The Governor of the State, who is an
honest, competent, and impartial officer,
has been most fearfully aud shamefully
maligned and slandered by the press and
one-horse stumpers Of the Democratic par
ty. And, indeed almost every officer in.
the Republican party has had more or less
filth sprinkled upon him from the cesspools
of political demagogues; and the people
have been compelled to swallow it, right
or wrong.
The negro question has been potent
club 10 their hands. The constant howl Of
negro equality. added many voters TO the
Democratic ranks. Had it not been for
these two engines Of power, the Demo
cratscould no more have carried the State
than could the Ethiopian change bis skin,
or theleOpard his spots.
The bloody record Of that party is toe
dark and fresh yetin the memories of the
loyal people Of this nation to permit suct
a party to assume and control the govern
ment Of the State, only in the way and BY
the means ,already indicated. q
The great question now is, what is to b
done? Shall we rise IN rebellion agaius
the party. in powers Or, shall We imitat
the example Of the victors. and 60 to worl
for their overthrow by falsehood and ap
peals to the blind prejudices Of tho ignor
ant massesH No we say, never stoop SC
low as this, Let the whole thing rot ii
their hands before such stain should evel
blur the fair face Of the Republican rec
ord as as party.
But, we would say to our Republican
friends as Moses said to the children Of Is
ruel, stand still and see the salvation 0
Cor. Be firm and immovabls. The Re
publican party is the only true representa-
tive Ofthe great principle of equal and ex
act justice TO all men without regard I
race or color; and il this broad principl
don't'carry her safely back again into pow
er, then popular government is farce
and COP don't rule.
We feel satisfied that The Democrat
party win kill itself before the expiratio
offs term ofotice, aud we would rattle
: that it should DO its own murderer. tina
THAT the Republican party should hayo
hand init. r.
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Census.tals,ng Frauds-A West Virginia
Marshal in Trouble. s.,,i
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2.

. . y
The cases Of the Assistant Marshals,
whose accounts with the Census Bureau
show them to have been guilty Of making
fraudulent entries in order TO increase the
per capita compensation allowed by law,
are in the haads Of the Attorney General,
aud instructions will accordingly be is
sued next week to the District Attorneys
Of the several counties in which they reside
to proceed against them and press for a
conviction. In every instance in the re-
turns made BY one Assistant Marshal Of
West Virginia tue name Of the same per-
son is repeated seven times Word hay
ing been sent to him that his attempt at
imposition had been discovered, and the
amount Of compensation claimed by him
disallowed, he sought to excuse himself on
the plea that the disputed name had been
furnished him at seven different houses,
and that he had received it 10 good faith,
not being aware at the time Of the idens
tity Of the party. AS the age given wa
exactly the same in each instance. the De-
partment denied the plea, and he will be
subjected to prosecution, Other similar
frauds have been perpetrated BY the Assis-
taut Marshals in the thinly settled districts
Of some ofthe Western States, and il de.
tected they willalso Represented. About
seventeen cases are already on the table Of
the Attorney General. aud Eve or six more
will soon DO forwarded forwarded from the
Census Bureau. os.ra 3a
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shocking TragedytG Missouri
KAN ST.. Louis. Nov. 81.

A most horrible murder, of whole
family numbering fyepersons, was COM
uitted near Potosi, on the Iron Mountain
Railroad, in Washington county, last
Saturday. The particulars, as related by
dispatches to our papers are as follows:
John Armstrong and Charles Jolly,
miners working in the neighborhood,
went 70 Potosi on Saturday morning to
sell mineral. They drank freely in town.
and while returning home called at the
cabia Of David Lapine, French creole,
residing q mile and half north Of PotOsi.-
While there a difficulty arose between
Armstrong and Jolly aud sister Of Mrs.
Lapine. Mr. Lapine intertered to quiet
the disturbance when jolly drew revolt
yer and shot the old man four times, kill
ing him Instantly. Jolly then turned up
on Mrs. Lapine who endeayored TO prevent
the killing Of her husband. knocked her
down with his Est. then shot and killed her.
Armstrong, in the meantime. had procured
an az, with which he knocked down Mrs.
Lapiue's sister, and then completely sever
ed the heads Of all from their bodies. -
The two children were also murdered. -
The men then fred the cabin and burned
il to the ground, with the bodies Of the
butchered people 10 it. The murderera
then fed aud are not captured, but officers
and q large posse Of citizens are in pursuit,
and their ares. is regarded as certain.
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Murder ii a colorado Gola Mine.
CENTRAL CRY, Coz, Nov. 81

Thos. Gleason, foreman of the Prize
lode, was shot aud dangerously wounded
this morning in the shaft Of the Prize, BY
a man named Shannon, employed on the
Zeuderburg lode. the works Of which in
tersect those Of the Prize OF a considerable
depth. the point Of intersection being dis!
puted territory. An injunction had been
obtained against the Prize aud work there.
on stopped; and while Gleason with gang
Of men were descending the shaft, be
was shot from below as above stated. The
wound may prove fatal. Shannon islodg.
ed il iail.
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Home Testimony.
GaAsp LRpeR EAros Co.. Mich.
n August III 1859.

On. O. w. RoBAcK-Dear Sir For
four years / was afflicted with rheumatism,
80 that | was confined to nay house for q
long time. The doctors did me no good,
and / was q perfect cripple. / procured
some Of your Scandinavia Blood Pills and
Blood Purifier from your agents, Messrs.
Case & Turner, and they entirely cured
me. Wishing you the greatest success.
] am. truly, yours,
HENRY 4. THOMAS.
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steamer Burned al Philadsiphia.

i b.
The steamer City Of Bridgetcn, was
burned tothe waters edge this morning, at
her wharf. The Steamer arrived last
night, With some 20 passengers and q
large amount Of freight. Owing tcthe
lateness Of the hour. many Of the passen.
gers remained on board, and tits feared
some ofthem were unable to escape. The
steamer was d large side-wheel passenger
and freight packet. She was about three
years Old, aud owned BY company in
Bddgeton, NJ. D., between which place
and this city, she made tri-weekly trips. =
The loss is estimated at $685. Noin-
surace: Only one passenger on the stea.
mer City Of Bridgeton, is missing. Miss
Bacon, Of Bridgeton has not been seen since
tie boat landed, but may have escaped,
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Nan Killed BY 4 LOeometiss.
Cnc1sElrr. Nov. y.

4 man named Ballard snskilledl about
8 O'clock this morning Gs Lotus staslGn;
USiou.eounty, Indiana. By Being struck 4. y 3
4 locomotive on the Cincinnati ana tnu w..
auolis Junction road. BE vas GsseI1psang
y cross he track. Mr.. Bsllar ~ Y.
eiebts years old and one Of the Nea.s ole.'
citizens Of Union county. fi.i
The Clarksburg- Telegraph says that
there has been about eight thousand chick
ems shipped from that depot during the
months q September and October, 70 east
ern cities. ss3s
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cap,. Kidd,s Treaa..a l,T Found a Lasl.

ks y
1t has now been reduced to certainty
that the waters where Capt. Kidd did his
sailing, his numbering and his hiding Of
treasure, which latter has been project
Of much speculation aud research, as the
former has Of story and of song, wore the
waters Of the Erie Canal. Here is the
evidence Of it autographed all the way from
New York:
A story is told by canal boatman,
Jerry Lanergan, Of The recovery of por-
ton, at least Of the long hidden treasure
Of Captain Kidd. He says Gas our boat
was about six miles below West Point, I
saw three or four men who seemed to be
lifting something heavy; then they began
10 swear aud atlast got to fighting. ] took
three Of the hands and rowed up near
them. They we're still fighting. We went
ashore. There was abig piece Of the rock
in the mountain blown out, and q hole
made down to the water. Big rocks were
thrown all out and in the places where
three fellows were fighting was an old rus
~ iron box with gold pieces. They had
their hats and pockets full just like these .
showing seven splendid doubloons. 'They
said they had been digging for Captain
Kids treasures" Several Of the Godey's
hands corroborate this story. The treas.
uro seekers say that they we're directed to
the spot bya cIaitvoyant, and they secured
over seven thousand dollars in Spanish
doublcons, and some jewelry. '
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Florida has gone Republican, after all,
The Congressman, State officers, and Leg
.islature arc all ofthat persuasion, contra.
~ TO former EgpoEts. 90
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HINTS ITO THE oHILDIEss sent free q
II receipt Of one letter. stamp. Address "
2 B Foort, 100 Lexington Avenue New fN.k'
apill4-smt 3 s.. "a. Z
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10 One Public!

NOTICE is hereby given to the public. that
IN !, n. i. Chester, Of New Haven, Mason
County, West Virginia. have this day given
my SOU George F. Chester, agsd 10 years, his
time. with full power to do aud act for himself
without any interference on my part. And
i further notify all persons thatI willno be
come responsible for, or pay any debts my said
son may contract. H. L. CHESTER.
New Haven. November %, 1870. Nv.
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Nee Monday, December 5Ih, congre..

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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02
FOREIGN NEWS.

The funeral of Casey, the Fenian poet,
took place at Dublin on the Goth of March.
Advices from Rome represent that the
Pope is ,exerting every means of influence
to concliate the opponents Of infollibility.
A telegram from Liverpool announces
that the steamship Samara reached Queens.
town at nine a'clOck On the night of the
2lst lust.
The future course of the progressionsts
in Paris is doubtful. 1t is not known
whether they will unite with the rspubli,
cans or agitate for the restoration Of the
monarchy.
Louis Blanc writes letter in which he
says the dill just introduced into the House
OF Commons for the laws in Ireltnd will,
if passed, place that country in a state of
siege.
Later advices from Rio Janeiro have
been received. The war news is unimpor.
tant. The vomito was still prevalent in
the city, though its ravages were mainly
confined to the foreign residents.
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force. They had hoped the effort would
be in more ambitious strain, would have
something bizarre and bombastc about it.
would be seasoned with Methodist cant /:
that it would, at least, have some piquant
sins against those eminent syntactic and
orthepic authorities, Lindley Murray and
Noah Webster, LII. d. But on such amia.
BILE qualification was accorded them. The
speech was not remarkable for brilliant elo
quence or powerful argument; but it was
earnest, reasonable, in excellent taste, emf.
nently respectable in every way, read in a
calm, self-possessed manner, except, per-
haps, in the very commencement, and with
good emphasis and pronunciation. The
drab chade of the venerable Quaker gram-
marian above referred to, that 1 sometimes
fancy lowering in perturbed manner about
that Senate Chamber, would; on this oc>
casion, have worn, to spiritseer, benign
and placid countenauce.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02
Murder in Troy. N. Y.

Between the hours of nine aud ten on
"Wednesday night, Naming Vanderheyden,
we'll known aud respected farmer resid-
ing on the outskirts of Troy, was murdered
in his own barn by a gang of reckless bur.
glars. On Monday night Mr.. Vanderhey-
den had taken some $4,000 in railroad
bonds from a small Lille safe which h
kept in his house, and went with them in-
to the city, there to exchange them for
Others. He at first requested the brokers
with whom he made the exchange to keep
them for him, and on their refusal to take the
responsibility, deposited them in the Troy
City Bank. At the same time he drew
$4,000 out Of one of the banks, and re-,
turning home with it, placed this money in
his safe.
The safe was in the front room on the
ground floor. The burglars had evidently
heard of the valuables it would contain on
this particular day, and may also have sup.
posed the bonds to have been placed in it
instead Of being deposited in a city bank.
With the hope of making good haul, they
set their plans and prepared to murder. the
unfortunate farmer without parley, and
whethea it proved necessary or not.
ltwas nearly ten o'clock when Mr. Van.
derheyden and his son-in-law, Edward j.
Alexander, left the house for the barn to
look after and care for the horses.
In the barn three men were concealed,
who, no doubt were awaiting the retire
ment OF the folks in the honse, when they
would enter and take of the safe. The
approach Of Mr. Vapderheyden led them
to the belief that they had been discovered,
and forced them to murder to escape. As
Mr.. Eanderheyden was stepping across the
threshold of the barn, he was knocked in
the head by an iron pump handle in the
hands Of one of the men.
Three times the weapon fell upon his
head with deadly force, fracturing the
skull. In moment after Alexander came
up, and was about to enter when he saw a
hand uplifted to strike him. 1t fell upon
ais arm, and Alexander retreating, the as.
sassin followed, throwing large stone after
him.
Alexander went to the house, armed him
self with shot gun and revolver, and re-
turned to the barn, but the assassin had fed
leaving Tauderheyden with life almost ex-
tinct. Ii died few minutes after being
taken to his honse. The deceased was we'll
known and greatly ed.-Daly Topic.
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A Biz Pull.

The people of Pleasantville had a li.tle
excitement few days ago, Gays the War
ren Nail, over what they call "the great
drawing match in which two horses weigh.
ing 2,45O pounds drew II, 932 pounds up
a hill, or four cords of green oak wood
We have some pretty stout teams in our
lumbr woods, but can they equal this feat
The Pleasantville Gass Liyht says:
The wood, white oak, was cut with the
saw and honestly measured yesterday. The
rack was four feet high thirty one inches
wide and thirtytwo feet long, all of body
wood, and of course perfectly green. A
new harness fittings and wood rack, all of
great strength, had been provided. When
loaded for the start, the wood loomed up
like load of hay. When the word was
given to start, the horses settled down slow
ly and evenly to the work. The tugs
Charley BreuI's best-gave way like gutta,
perch under the mighty strain, but held
aud the load moved. The hill was sur
mouted at 6 p. m. the wager was fairly won,
the horses apparently none the worse for
the work they had accomplished.
The wood was brought to town last even
ing and weighed by George Zuver; it
weighed 1925 pounds, the sleigh and
wood rack 900 pounds, the whole few
pounds shors of six and half tons. The
"bite" Of the hill was pronounced by many
good JUICES on the ground to be at least zone
quarter pitch and the horses, when sur.
mounting it, burst their new leathern bel.
lybands like tow strings The double-tree
was of seasoned hickory and Of great
strength, but before the summit of the hill
was reached it gave way, and was replaced
with one ofstill greater strength. The team
belongs to MIR. Joseph Geary, two miles
from this place.