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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-07-17
cHLORAL U M.
(chloride of Aluminium, tho Saline Antiseptic
harmless as common salt.)

The Lancet August 9th, 1870, says Of this pre-
paratlon: aIt is quite potent Chloride Of Zinc
or Carbolc Acid, and is at xhe sams time non
poisonous and devoid Of unpleasant smell Of every
kind. These qualities will, no doubt, insure IT'S
being extensively used, and OF no distant date we
may expect 1t to displace the antlsepttcs which
are at present In vogue"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06
Manifest Destiny.
-

About the close Of the war, says The
Wheeling latezigencer, there figured in
tho politics Of this State, 10 a small way,
down about Guyandotto, w. H. Enochs,
who, for that titles were plentiful and
cheap, was called General. Since that
time the Gen. has gone back to Ohio, and
be is now anembor Of the Ohio Legisla.
ture from Lawrence county. Inthat exal-
ted capacity he has undertaken to defue
aud fix tho policy Of the United States
towards the rest Of this mundane sphere
by proposing this resolution:
WHEREAS, II is believed to be to the
further Interest Of the nation, to annex
by purchase or otherwise, any territory
bordering on, or islands adjacent to the
United States; and that the proper policy
as to such annexation is indicated by
President Grant in his annual message Of
1871 to the Congress Of the United States
ia refereaee 20 the Island of Santo Do
mingo; therefore, resolved, &c."
If We adopt such rule as this we
must take tho whole world, for whenever
We take the ncighboring country we shall
find another bordering itrequiring to BIO
annexed in turn till We have exhausted
the continent. Then Asia is "adjnceut,"
and when wc haze absorbed it we end Eu-
rope and Africa both bordering Asia
Then BY the rule of The adjaccncy wo shall
gobble up the Islands of the sea, be-
ginning with the East Indies, aud finishing
up with pair Of Sandwiches. This is
grand design, and a less majestic intellect
than that Of Enochs might doubt its sue
cess, and have some fears about the digcs.
ton of this American nation after such
feats of gormandiziug.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06
GEO. W. TlPPETT, Editor.
POINT PLEASANT. WEST VA,
Thursday, 1850: April 6, 1871.
San Domingo.


The San Domingo comuissiou has
returned. The report will be ready to
hand lin-by the last Of tho week. 1t is
uncertain whether Congress will immedi.
'dtely take decisive action on the San Do.
mingo question, or spend several sessions
in angry debate, and elimination. People
throughout the United States are in no
hurry to embrace tho half naked sheathcns
Of San Domingo, butrather than be sub
.jectod to,anOther years agitation Of the
question, and afflicted with sundry speech.
es, commissions and other attending con.
comitants, they would prefer to embrace
and be done with tho matter. Men Of
sufficient ambition to work themselves into
che presidential chair. are ambitious enough
,to,squander tho peoples money in pur-
Uchasing place in the nations history by
identifying themselves with some great
annexation scheme. Hence johnson
brought about tho annexation of Alaska,
and Grant is striving to annex San Do.
miugo. But if San Domingo does not
prove to be better investment than Alas
'ka,wewould not exchange place in the
sanctum ola country printing Office for his
place in, history.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06
CoMM1ssIoNER's SALE.

FINDER decree rendered at the February
u Term Of the Circuit Court Of Mason coun.
ty, for 1871, on the report together with exhib
it's Herewith filed, Of the Commissioner Of
School Lands of the county aforesaid the un-
dersigned Commi, sioner appointed by said
Court. will off for sale ut the front door Of the
Court House Of said county, on the
e2d Day of May 1871,
(that being the second day of the May Term
Of Courk) Tho following waste and unappro.
priated land, lo-wit: All that tract or purcell
Of IS acres Of land,situated on the waters Of
Cow Run in the said Mason county which is
described by meets and bounds in exhibit ,'A''
with the report Of said Commissioner filed in
the Clerks Office Of said county, containing IS
acres more or less.
TEEMs:- Cash as to 'one.fourth Of the pur.
chase money, ana the other three fourths to BE-
paid in IL months from day of sale, with inter
est, the purchaser to give bond with good Sc.
curity for the. payment If the deferred install
ment, and the title 10 be retained rs further
security F. A. GUTHRIE,
apriI6-4w. Commissioner. I,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06

says may if 1 will tell lie,-that is if
I will commit wilfal perjury by violating
the oath / have takeu-my "Oath Of ALE
glance. There are some probably who
will accept this premium" aud vote, but
as an honorable man, law abiding man,
/ will not. More anon.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06

NEW WATER RourE TO THE CAplroL-
We received visit last week from one of
two young mOuntaineers, aged respective
ly nineteen and twenty, who bad rowed
down in skitf all the way from Braxton
G. H to Charleston, mixing the distance
Of about one hundred miles in twenty
eight hours. They made thirty miles tho
FIRST day before uightfall, forty-fve the
next, aud finished the trip by noon Of
the third day. Neither ofthe adventures
had ever been dozen miles from home
before, and are now on their way West
in search of au opportunity to carve out
their fortunes During the trip they raa
across the path Of deer, and while he was
swimming tho stream near Clay G, H.,
they fred two pistol shots at his head, but
the "decr gazelle" escaped uuhurt. and
sped over the bills out ofsight. Such per-
severance as theirs will win its way in the
world. -Ka Journal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06
To the Members of the Point Pleasant
Literary Society.

uoU are hereby notified that there will be a
regular meeting Of the Society at the
Court. House on Friday evening, the It'll inst.
at the usual hour. Iii hoped that every mem
Der will make it point TO be present, as there
Is business Of Importance to be Transacted
Tho 25th section Of the bylaws will be enfor-
ced against those who absent themselves, I'M.
less Iley can produce. what the presiding Off
Ger shall consider laudible excuse. By order
of the Society. -
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06
Commissioners Sale of Valuable Tim,
Der Land.

TN pursuance Of the terms of a decree Of the
L Circuit Court of Mason County, West Virgi.
mia rendered at the February term thereof, 1871,
in the Chancery cause of George W, Roush VS..
John A. Roush. ct. al. the undersigned Spec.
ial Commissioners will
On Saturday, the LIST day of April, 1871,
proceed to sell on the premises at public auc.
ton, to the highest bidder a tract of land
known as Lot No. / in the partition Of the real
estate Of Abraham Roush, decd. Said Lot
No. 1, containing eighty acres. is finely tim
bered and is situated about one mile from lie.
tart Falls. The title is undisputed and beliey.
TERMs or sAtE:--one third Of the purchase
money TO be paid in cash on the day Of sale,
one third in SIX months, and the remainder in
twelve months from day OF sale. the purchR ser
giving bond with approved security for the de-
ierrcd payments. D W P0LSLEY,
Mar. 2-tds Special Commissioner.
1J-The above sale is postponed until the
J 18th day Of April, 1871, at the same place and
upon the same terms.
april Cav. Special oommissioucr,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06
BY THE GOVERNOR.
$500 REV. ARD.
THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
Executive DErARTMEST,
April LIST, A. D. 1871.

April LIST, A. d. 1911.
Upon the application of William H. TOmlinson,
Prosecuting Attorney Of Mason County.
1lhe Governor directs that a reward OF
Two Hundred Dollars be offered for APP
pretending and securing THOMAS STUR-
GE0N who is charged with the murder oil
Calvin Kent in Mason county, on the 18th day
of March, 1871.
The said Thomas Sturgeon is said to. be
seventeen years of age, heavy built, height
about five feet six inches, weight about one
hundred and sixty pounds, complexion fair,
full face, hair dark, eyes dark gray
II twoor more persons become entitled each
to a share Of the above reward the same shall
be apportioned among them as the Governor
shall direct, or as Board named by him stall
say. JOHN j. JACOB
BY the Governor: [sEAL.l
JOIN N. PHELPS, Secretary of State.
ap6-2w
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06
Free Trade Democracy

Notwithstanding the assertion of tho
Free Traders to the contrary, the New
York Journal Of Commerce frankly admits
that fully three foarths of the money
@ased.by the Free Trade League Of the
United States. in furthering the Inter
Sests'of the FREQ traders in ,t6ls country,
was furnished by foreigners. We were
aware Of the sources whence the money
came, but this acknowledgement on
the part Of the Journal of Commerce puts
the question beyond shadow Of doubt.
This places the advocates of free trade in
open hostility to American labor and pro-
-ductivc industry and uuqualidedlyiu favor
of foreign interests.
The Democratic party is pledged to FREQ
trade, and from all quarters they raise the
scryof down With tho tariff" Whatdoes
this mean? 1t means that they wish to re-
move the duties upon foreign imports and
thus flood the entire country with goods
of foreign manufacture at low prices
That is the argument used in behalf Of
free trade.
british manufacturers are spending i'm
smense sums money annually with view
ITO opening our markets to their goods, in
such away that no American mauufactu-
erer can compete with them.
This shows the foreign origin Of Free
Trade. and theparty that advocates such a
policy is an enemy to the labor and produc.
tive industry of tho United States We
musthavc our products SO protected thu,
mo foreign pauper labor can control the
labor Of tho United States.
The Kentucky Senate defeated the bill
to allow negro testimony in tho court
by q curious amendment. 1t is said tina
80 general was the demand for this bill
by all parties that even tho Democrat
-wero afraid to oppose it. So they propos
ed an amendment providing that the &C
should take effect whom Congress repeal
tho Fifteenth amendment, which is, {
course, an effectual defeat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06
"p1NK OF LOYALTY"
The New Election LAVA Premium 70,
Perjury.

The New Election LAVA Premium for
Perjury.
NJ. Editor: =
You have doubtless carefully and mi
nutcly read the election law, which was
published in your last issue. lido not know
what your opinion oft may be- But to
the question as indicated in the heading of
this article. look upon the law as bend
ing, if not an open violation of tho Consti-
tuition Of this State. by this law the So
called Democratic Legislature propose to
steep US in lower depths of degradation,
than has ever the Radical party, by offer
ing a premium for perjury, bribery, aud
corruption. | am an ex.confedcratc and
would like to have the elective franchise
which has SO long been withheld from me;
but as God is my judge, would rather be
deprived Of it forever rather than exer-
else it in such disgraceful and degrading
manner as it is offered to me by tho new
election law When l returned from the
war, accepted the situation in good faith
aud full determination to comply will
every requirement Of the oath 1 took anG
subscribed to. That oath required me t.
support the Constitution Of the United
States and the Constitution of this State
and to obey oil laws made in pursuance o
these instruments, To vote under thi
law, l commit perjury. by doing thinI
which my oath forbids. The Constitution
I of this State says shall not be pcrmitte
to vote at any election. This new Ia,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06

President Grant on Friday issued a
proclamation commanding the persons
scompOs6g the unlawful combinations in
South Osolina to retire peacefully to
their respec;se sabodes within twenty
j'days from date.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06

SUICIDE. arc informed that Mr.
Jacob Seibcrt, gentleman aged about
sixty years, committed suicide by drown
ing himself in the Potomac river, in the
vicinity Of Little Georgetown, W. Va,
on Saturday March 18th. No cause is as
signed for the rash deed, that we have
heard. Morgan liurcay.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06

Vote. for the Flick AueudueDt. be-
sApss is,isthe legal; economics and speedy
nstloa q enirauOhisement.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06

SUICIDE The wife of Captain Phil
lips, of Buckhannon, committed suicide by
hanging on Sunday morning last, and
mental alteration is given as the cause.
-CarksLmq Conservative.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06

The National Bank Of West Virginia,
at Purkersburg, subscribed Saturday for
$l25, 900 Of the new loan.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06

The Legislature has done nothing for
the benefit of the Press, Well, if politi.
clans will pay for pufs. che Press may be
even with them AS the case now stands,
the account is BY no means square.-Ec.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06

= # hgally settled beyond apreadvcG:
tuIe.s hat The committees Of. tho House will
mt boannOunced this session. :,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06

From the Kanawha Journal we learn
that Mr.. o. Stevenson, the Governors SOD,
has purchased half interessin the book
store Of Messrs. Moore, at Charleston, aud
will locate at the Permanent Scat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06

Eaasatethe principles of tho Demo-
ie Partys We heard two Democrats
ing % define them. The other evening,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06

Tho total subscription to the new loan.
up to Friday evening, were $4,000. 900.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-14
ESCAPED from ,Jail.

The Morehouse Conservative reports The
escape from the Jail in that parish, one eve
ming lately, of one Gorham charged with
thel murder of J. b. Alexander Sheriff
Phelps relates the manner of escape. He
says:
He had exercised great care in keeping
his prisoners securely locked up in their
cells, letting them out only at meal time.
Believing that escape was impossible under
such circumstances-he present inside the
Jail, and a guard outsde-he had not hest
tated to grant them the liberty OF the iail
room at such times. On the day of Cor
hams escape he had. as usual. allowed this
liberty. He 1.-THE sheriff. had commenced
closing the cells-was in the act Of locking
up Condon-when GOrham approached the
door from the opposite side OF the cells and
giving the usual signal. the outer guard
opened the dsor. and Gorham rushed out
by him. The sheriff further states that
hereafter prisoners in his charge shall not
even have the liberty of the Jail room at
meal hours, nor any other time
The Conservative relates this about an
other prisoner:
On Friday last, in the excitemen. of the
Gorham scrape. Sheriff Phelps neglected to
lock the Jail, whereupon Mr. Sawyers, COM
United for trial, charged with the killing of
Kidd. turned jailor, locked the Jail, put the
keys in his pocket and strolled off up town.
On the return of the sheriff, he was readily
found and quietly returned to prison. TO
say the least of it, this speaks loudly in
Mr.: Sawyers favor. Even innocent as he
claims. and is presumed to he for the law
esteems man innocent until the contrary
is proven), but few. would have VOLUNTARILY
remained in prison two months, through
me rig2r OF winter, when such an Opportu-
ever ready and willing Mr.. Sawyer might
he for trial, he could have gained his lib
erty, and on the meeting of court surren.
dered and given himself up for trial.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-14

The Alexandria Democrat INDUCES in
melancholy tancies about the crops. and
says:
We have well posted ourselves. during
the last ten DAYS. concerning the final re-
suit OF the cotton. sugar and corn crop of
Rapldes. and now have no hesitation in as
sorting that the failure is almost an entire
one, by Tar the most complete and disas-
trous ever known. We will sum it up:
Corn total failure; cotton, an average
NTH crop: and sugar. barely an average
fourth. This is. indeed sad picture. but
the PLAN. unvarnished truth. and must be
proclaimed and met in the face We have
'iot the heart to say any more. for the
present, OF such terrible calamity.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-14

1t Is stated that the Young cadet at West
Point who was the subject of hazino, which
caused the expulsion of two cadets. was
one Dcvine, appointed by Representative
Orr, OF Iowa. Devine would not haze
worth a cent. and resisted all attempts to
humilarc him. He. instead OF preierrins,
charges against his tormentors. wrote to
his father. who at once informed Mr. Orr.
and the latter went straight to Secretary
Delknap. The Secretary. who is a man
with IA perpendicular backbone. and made
up OF real Iowa grit and pluck. balanced
with good sense. at once ordered the eX-
pulsiOn of the guilty parties. with further
notice that the disreputabe practice must
be stopped and it required no little nerve
10 do this, as the cadets expelled were sons
Of ex-CongreSsmen.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-14
Faquetaiqme.
The Opelousas Journal saws

TIC VItIUIISas journal says:
Mr.. Joseph Fabacher. of the German set
tiement at Faquetaigue. called on us this
week. lie reports the settlement in pros
porous condition and the prospects good.
lie says cane grows well there, and the DO
tatoes-both Irish and sweet-grown by him
1nls season are unsurpassed. He planted
some Irish potatoes on the twenty-eirhth of
last September and dug them last Saturday.
Just two months and four DAYS after plant
ing. He showed us some of those dug.
which were as large and larger than a mans
INST. They were the largest home grown
potatoes We have seen this wear.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-14
GENERAL NATURE-NO. l.

a =
AN ACT to amend an act entitled An act
to divide the State Of Virginia into two
judicial Districts
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives. of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled. That the
second clause of the sixth section of the act
aforesaid. of which this act is an amend
ment, be amended as follows: That the
clerk of the circuit or district court of the
eastern district of Virginia shall transmit
the original papers and certified copies of
all orders in any suit or proceeding which
shall be removed for further proceedings
from the eastern to the western district of
Virginia, as authorized by the first clause of
the said sixth section of the act aforesaid.
to the clerk OF the court to which such suit
or proceeding shall be removed, together
with a statement of all costs: and all fur
ther proceedings shall be had in the court
to which the same shall be removed, as if
the said suit or proceeding had originally
been commenced therein
Approved. April 4. 1871.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-14
LAWS OF THE UNITED. STATES,
Passed at the First Session Of the Forty.
Second Congress.

Second Congress.
GENERAL NArURE-No.
AN All relating to moneys paid into the
courts of the United States
BE it enacted by the Senate and House OF
America in Congress assembled, That all
moneys in the registry of any court of the
United States, or in the hands or under the
control of any officer of such conrt, which
were received in any cause pending or adj.
Indicated in such court, shall, within thirty
days after the passage of this act. I've de.
posted with the Treasurer, an assistant
treasurer or q designated depositary of the
OF the United States, in the name and to
the credit of snch court And all such
moneys which are hereafter paid into such
courts or received by the officers thereof
shall he forthwith deposited in like manner:
provided. that nothing herein shall be
construed to prevent the delivery of any
such money upon security. according to
agreement of parties under the direction of
the court
SEC: =: That no money deposited as afore-
SAID shall be withdrawn except by order of
!he judge or judges of said courts respect
!vely, IN Term or in vacation. to be signed
by such Judge or judges and to be entered
and certified of record by the clerk, and
every such order shall state the cause in or
on account of which it is drawn.
SEC. g. That at each regular and stated
session of said courts the clerks thereof
shall present an account to said courts of
all moneys remaining therein. or subject to
the order thereof, stating in detail in what
causes said moneys are deposited and in
what causes payments have been made.
which account and the vouchers thereof
shall be filed in court
SEC. 4. That if anv clerk or other officer
of court Of the United States shall de-
post any money belonging in the registry
OF the court, in violation of this act. or
shall retain or convert any such money to
son, he snail he deemed guilty of embezzle-
ment. and. on conviction, shall be punished |
by fine of not less than five hundred dol !
lars and not more than the amount EN- |
bezzled. or by imprisonment for term not |
less than one year nor more than ten years,
or both. at the discretion of the court
SEC. 3. That if any person shall know
ingly receive from clerk or other officer of
a court of the United States. any money
belonging in the registry of said court as a
deposit, loan. or otherwise. in violation of
this act, he shall he deemed guilty Of en-
bezzlement. and shall he punished as pro-
vided in the last preceding section.
SEC. 6. That the act entitled IAN act d.
recting the disposition Of money paid into
he courts OF the United States" approved
April eighteenth. eighteen hundred and
ourteen. and the act supplementary thereto.
March eighteenth. eighteen hun
lred and seventeen. be, and the same are
hereby. repealed.
J. G. BLAINE.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
SCHUYLER COLFAX.
lice President of the United States and
President of the Senate
Approved March "a. 1871.
7" CD<%T
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-14

Miss Lille Devereux Blake in her new
lecture on Modern Heroism,' says that it
requires as much courage for woman to
avow herself in favor of woman suffrage
when in the midst OF fashionable assem-
bly, as it does for :. man 10 command a bat
iery.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-14
Approved April 10. 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-NO. IL

GENERAL NATrRE-NO
AN ACT to create port of delivery at
Potomac, Virginia, and for other pur-
poses.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives. of the United States of
America in Congress assembled. That all
the waters, shores. bays, harbors. creeks
and inlets on the south side of the river
Potomac, comprehended between Boy,l's
Hole and Cockpit Point. now part of the
collection district of Tappahannock. Vir-
glnia. he. and the same are hereby annexed
10 tue collection district OF Alexandria.
Virginia
SEC. ,, That Potomac. in the State of
Virginia shall be, and is hereby, constituted
ana created port of delivery within the
collection district Of Alexandra. and there
small be appointed, at a compensation not
exceeding the rate OF one thousand dollars
per annu'n, a deputy collector of customs.
10 reside at said port. who shall perform
such duties as may be conferred upon him.
IN pursuance OF law, by the Secretary OF the
Treasury.
SEC. 3. That all acts and parts of acts
establishing at Dumfries. in the collection
district of Tarpahannock Virginia, port