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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23

The corn crop Of the West, the present
season, has proved the best harvested for
years In many portions Of Indiana, Iowa,
Missouri Nebraska, and Minnesota corn
is offered in the cribs at from ten to fifteen
cents a bushcl 10 Illinois and Kentucky
the yield has been beyond all precedent
The wheat crop has also been very large.
In Europe, on the contrary, there appears
to have been heavy deficit in the grain
hirvests in nearly all countries In Eu-
gland the general falling of has been var
iously estimated at from fifteen to twenty
per cent; while in Hungary, the Dauubian
Principali'ies, portions Of Austria, and in
Southern Russia-all' countries that have
usually exported large quantities of grain
there has been great decrease from the
average production. The ravages of the
potato rot and the cattle disease in Great
Britain will increase the demand for grain
and animal food, aud the United States
will be able to supply both in any quaint.
ty at reasonable prices. as cheap bacon and
pork, articles extensively consumed every
where, are the natural consequence Of cheap
corn.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23
Coming to Grief.

One by one says the Lexington (Ky,)
Press, do the carpet-bag officials who have
so lorded it over the people Of tho South
come to grief. Governor Bullock of Geor-
gia, whose bold aud magnificent spoliaton
of the State Treasury lifts him up above
the level of the common thieves whom Sec
tional oppression has foisted up as rulers
of the Southern people, has at last been
forced, by the exposure Of his gigantic
frauds, to resign the Gubernatorial chair.
Our Georgia exchanges have for weeks
past come to US full Of the most startling
exposures Of rascalities 10 the administra-
ton Of the finances Of the State. The
State bonds and railroad bonds, we're used
as it they we're the private means Of the
Radical officials, and with princcly lavish
ness Bullock has squandered the resources
Of the State. The hour Of retribution has,
however, come at ast-the long career of
splendid iufamy is brought to an iguomin.
ious eud-and the curtain falls upon as
accomplished aud thorough scoundrel as
ever disgraced, even under negro rule, the
executive mansions Of the Southern States.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23
Virginia Must be Carried.

The Washington Chronicle, the organ
of tho Grant administration at Washington,
says:
"The Republicans must carry Virginia
in 1872 for General Grant. II can be done
by united and vigorous effort along the
whole line. Now is time to prepare for
this victory"
Certainly, place tho State under military
rule, suspend tho haJeas corpus, arrest
every man that will not vote for Grant,
convict him as Ku Klux and send him to
the ALBANY peuiteutiary, as has been
done with the South Carolinians and Virg-
inia will be carried Ilor Grant. This is what
the Ku Kluz law was passed for and why
not carry it out. "Mow is the time to pre-.
pare for this victory" Great country this!
I'm
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23
General Fremont's Road.

1t appears now that General Fremont
and bis colleagues are endeavoring to make
up line of railway from New York
through West Virginia and Kentucky to
connect with the Southern Pacific line. -
With ibis view it is stated that arrange
ments are about to DO made with the West
Virginia Central Railroad Company by
which the right Of way is to be obtained
under the charter Of that company for q
road from the Pennsylvania limo, passing
by Kingwood, in Preston county, and by
Buckhannop, in Upshur county, and
Charleston, Kanawha, to Big Sandy.-
There connection is to bo effected by the
Kentucky and Great Eastern Company's
chartered line, along the Ohio to ,laysville.
in Kentucky, and Cincinnati Exactly
what route is to be pursued from Cinciua-
Ii We do not know.
That the great projected line will be
to cross the Chesapeake and
Ohio line, but cannot well conflict with it,
as it has already shut off all competitors in
two modes. First, it will have a direct
line through Ohio, from Huntington to
shorter than tho road uia May.
sville; and secondly, it owns the short road
from Cincinnati 10 Louisville.
So expensive and numerous are the
-ailway schemes through the central and
Southern States that a few years will work
IN immense politico.social revolution
amongst them.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23

The Cincinnati Enquirer is urging a
more radical and liberal policy in the mat
ter of river improvements. 1t demands
that Congress shall make such apprOpria-
lions for the Ohio and Mississippi in The con.
struction Of reservoirs, dams and and locks
at certain points on these rivers as will
render them navigable the entire year for
beats Of several hundred tons burden.
The Euqairer thinks that after voting
sixty millions of loan to the Pacific Rail
road, Congress should be willing to do
something very handsome for system of
river improvements.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23
river improvements

A wise result was reached in the Sup
RENE Court ofthe United States few days
ago, that will probably end some Of tho
laws delays. Several judgments were
affirmed with ten percent damages besides
interest aud costs, on the ground that the
writs oferror appeared to have been prose-
euted merely for delay. The cases were
from the Northern Districts Of Illinois, and
we're brought to the Supreme Court by Ere
insurance companies against which judg.
ments had been obtained several years ago.
The decision will make parties cautious
how they appeal cases without cause.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23
Notice to Creditors.
J. NJ. Henncssey,

The Point Pleasant hs, Marine In chaneery'
Railway Company ct. al.
TT,O Tie Creditors Of the Point Pleasant Ma.
rine Railway Company, and all others
whom it may concern: Notice is hereby Civ.
en- that have fixed upon the 3D. day Of Janua.
nv, 1872, at my Office in The Town Of Point
Pleasant, in obedience 10 a decree rendered in
the above entitled cause, by the Circuit Court
of Mason county at the September term there.
of, 1871, to take, state and report an account OF
the amolnt paid by each Of the subscribers to
the original agreement mentioned in the Bill
and proceedings, and the dates respectively of
each payment, and Of the amount yet owing
and due from each subscriber, aud the names
of each subscriber who has not paid anything
upon said subscription. Also to take an &C.
count showing the names of the paities who
have had the control and m nagement Of said
property mentioned in the Bill and proceed
lngs, from the time Of its purchase until the
possession Of the same was taken by The Char.
tered Company. Also 10 take an account OF
all rents and profits. and other monies, or prop
crty which came to their hands during such
time together with an account showing what
disposition they made with ihesame. And al
so 10 lake an acco IN, showing when the Char.
tered Company took possession of The said
property. And showing in detail, what rents
and profits, or other money or property, has
come to their hands since their taking posses.
sion of the same. And also an account Of the
outsta ding debts due and owing TO this said
Company. And also the indebted ness Of this
said Company, and 10 whom owing, and any
oth.r matters that the parties to this suit may
require.
at which time and place you can attend.
y. A GUTHRIE,
nov lG-Gy. Master Commissioner.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23
An Uncertain Jury.

Wheeling, West, Virginia, is entitled
to the championship" for uncertain jurles
One recently reported prisoner
rington by name guilty Of murder in the
second degree-fve of them at that time
being in favor of making the ofense muir
der in the FIRST degree, two Of them deem,
ing tue offender worthy ofhanging. With
in ten minutes after rendering The virdlct,
the jurors sat down and petitioned for tue
prisoners pardon on the ground of his
"most excellent character for peace order
sobriety and industry" an" belieSlng that
society will not be injured but benefited
By bis immediate and unconditional par
don" Either Harrington must be an ex-
quisitcly fascinating murderer, or tue
jurics of Wheeling are unusually deficient
in very average common sense. -SteuOen-
uiRe Ne~s.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23
prospects of the Hog Crop.

Some packers say there will be ten per
cent more hogs this year than last, others
insist that though the hog crop will show
a large increase in Indiana and through.
out the northwest. there will be decrease
in Kentucky; while one gentleman, mem
Der ofonc ofour leading firms, Informed
US tbathc expected to get more hogs, pro-
portionately, from the localities in which
the agents had reported falling of in than
the others where no deccase was claimed.
Last year Louisville got fewer hogs than
usual from Indiana, but this season there
is an immense corn crop. which is selling
at very low prices, aud which can be
made more profitable to the farmers by
being putiuto pork than by being sent to
market in any other say. This, it is
claimed, will cause farmers Of Indiana to
fa.ten every hog that can be got hold Of
and will thus vastly increase the number
driven to the slaughter pens The same is
said Of the Northwest generally. Louis.
uiNe Courier Journal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23

The President, on the 10th inst, issued
bis proclamation formally suspending the
writ Of habeas corpus in Union county,
South Carolina, until such time as the 30
called "rebellOn may be overthrown. "
"Uniou" county, in the Presidents first
proclamation, was misprinted marion"
county, aud hence this supplementary pro-
.nunciamento. Arrests by the soldiers
commenced in Union county on the 9th
inst, the day when the preliminary pro-
clamation Of the President commanding the
"rebcls to dispcrse," &c, was received in
South Carolina, before it was made public,
and before there could have been any pos.
tiblo dispersion" had there been any to
disperso.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23
Notice 10 Creditors.

To the Creditors Of Geo. w. Sebrell, dcd.
TN pursuance of decree Of the Circuit Court
of Mason county, made in cause therein
pending, 10 subject the cal estate of the said
George W. Sebrell, 10 the payment Of his debts,
you are requred to present your claims against
The said George w. Sebrcll, for adjudication TO
James H. Couch, Jr Commissioner, at his Of.
fee in the town of Point Pleasant, Mason
county, West Virginia, on or before the goth
day Of December next. :,
Witness: Chas. B. Waggcner, Clerk Of said
Court, this 25th day of September, 1871,
CHAS. B. WAGGENER, Clerk.
sept 2S-6w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23

The lato General Convention ofthc Pro-
'testaut Episcopal Church, which met at
Baltimore, resolved to encourage the for.
nation Of orders Of women devoted to boli.
ness aud good works. They are to be set
apart and sanctiied, but there is to be no
compulsory life tenure That is should
they weary of the condition, they may dis.
solve the relation without condemnation,
Thus, il Protestant sisters feels a call to
more useful sphere through marriage, it
will be permitted.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23
3S2 ACRES
ouo Thousand and Sixty-cight QO6s)
ACRES OF HILL LAND,

adjoining the same, belonging to the under.
signed, George g. Hannahj and situated in
the county of Mason West Virginia.
This is one Of the most fertile productive and
valuable farms in the Knawha Valley. This
large body Of land will be divided into three
or fou! convenient farms, aad each one will
first be offered collectively 1.-THE sum offered
for the entire body exceeds the aggregate sum
offered f,r The several parts, then the bidder
for the several parts will be the purchasers Of
the said parts.
Terms Of SALE: One fourth cash. the residue
in equal installlncnts of one. two and three
years from day Of sale, with interest thereon
at the rate Of Fix per cent per annuIa from day
of sale. Bonds with good security required.
A Deed will be executed at once to the pur.
CT aser upon the receipt of the cash payment
and a trust deed on the land will be tax, n as
security for the deferred payments
Maps and diagrams oil this land showing the
location of the entire tract, and also showing
the several parcels thereof as they will be off.
cred for sale, can be seen at the dwelling
house of the tenant now residing on the pie.
misses, in Mason County aforesaid. and also at
the Law Office Of Broun & Page, in Charleston,
Kanawha County, West Virginia. alsoat the
Kline House, Point Pleasant. Mason County,
and-a the store house Of the Messrs. Timms,
Buffalo, Putnam county.
The rapid Developments now going on in
the Kanawha Valley will make these lands a
safe and profitable Investment 10 parties pur-
chasing them.
DrThe sale will take place Oh the premises
(about l2 miles above Point Pleasantly and
and will commence at l2 NJ.
ITFor particulars apply TO my Attorneys,
BR0UN d PAGE, in Charleston, Kanawha
County, West Virginia.
GEORGE B. HANNAH.
oct l9-tds.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23

Rev. Alfred Goodman, ono of the lead
ing lights of the Methodist Church of the
United States, a son Of the Rev. George
Goodman, who went down with the lila
ted president" thirty years ago, died at
Newark, N. j., last Monday.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23
Commissioners Sale Of Valuable Prop
erty in the Town Of New Haven. :


DY VIRTUE OF A DECREE READER.
} ed a, the May Term. 1871, Of The Circuit
Court for Mason county in the Chancery cause
Of George ". Moredock vs.. James ". Cundif
and others. the undersigned, Special Commits.
sioner. will. on
Thursday, the 3oth Day Of November,
proceed to sell at public auction, on the prmi.
ses, in the Town Of New Haven, Lot Nos. ~
and %, with their appurtenances.
Terms of Sale:---25 per cent. Of The pur
chase money cash in hand on the day Of sale,
and credit Of six and twelve months given
as to the balance; the purchaser giving bonds
with good security for the deferred payments,
with interest from day of sale.
D. W. P0LSLEY,
nov 2-td Special Commissioner.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23

MURDERED -Ou the 2inst., family
named Parks was found murdered in their
house near Henryville, Indiana, Inc
family consisted Of Cyrus NJ, Parks, his
wife Isabella his son John, aged 10 years
and his daughters Eseline, aged Il, and
Ellen. aged is The heads of all were
terribly beaten and crushed by some blunt
instrument. The brains Of Mrs. Parks and
her son we're scattered about the room,
while their bodies we're lying in beds
The daughters we're found sitting in the
kitchen alive, but wero delirious and fatal
" hurt. The neighbors heard shots in
the night, but the bodies bear no bullet
marks. Mr.. Parks was leading member
of church, aud was much esteemed in
the community. Great excitement pre-
vailsiu the vicinity. There is no clue to
the perpetrators.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23

The people Of St. Louis arc now agita-
ting the project of an airline narrow guage
railroad from that city, to New York, Bos-
ton and Portland The route proposed
will pass directly through Wheeling
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23

A horrible murder was committed near
Usage Mission. Kansas, on the night OF
the 9Th inst. The facts elected at the cor
oncr's inquest are as follows: John P.
Flanagan, the perpetratOr of the crime
having recently suffered pecuniary losses
resolved to despatch himself and family
On the 9Th he procured some chlOrofOrm.
During the night he administered it to his
wife and his two little girls, aged two
months and two years. About B o'clock
in the morning Mrs Flanagan awoke
from the stupor produced by the chloro-
form and discovered her husband driving
tenpenny nails into the head of one of her
children. Flying to the rescue of her ba-
bies, she found them expiring from the eff.
fects Of the blows from the Ratchet and
nails She succeeded in disarmiDg her
husband, and gave the alarm. Flanagan
was taken into custody. A letter was
found tackled to the wall in the room ad.
dressed to some of his relatives, in which
be states that in consequence OF his mind
being in such condition he could not do
anything, he had determined to kill him.
self and family, excepting bis sou Clarence.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has
just decided a case in which it lays down
the principle that even the majority of a
congregation which withdraws itself from
the denomination with which it stood con-
uected cannot lay claim to any part of the
church property as against the minority
that remains under the authority Of the
church.
St. Louis expects both the Republican
and Democratic National Conventions to
be held there, and propose to erect a wig.
wan for their accommodation, and for the
use of the National S@ngerfest, to meet
there in June, 1872
James Clark, of Champaign county,
has been offered $4,000 for bis ffve.ycar
old stallion, Mohawk Jr, who tro,ted
his mile over the Buckeye Course, near
Cipnciauati, on the 81 lust, in 2;223.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23

The government most consenial to the
so'caled Republican" O party is that Of
martial law, Calling guns, the rifle and the
bayOnet. Nice "Repubicanism," and
beautiful "Republican form ofsOyerument'
it guarantees to the several States What
a prodigious imposition on q once free
people aud free States.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23

Fred Grant, The Kings son, las started
for Europe, accompanied by Geu. Sherman
They 60 out in government war vessel,
and we suppose Sherman is to act as his
mentor during tho trip. This is aping the
Prince Of Wales visit to this country sever
al years aso-that spris Of royalty being
accompanied by a Major General Of the
British Army
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23
GEO. W. TIPPETT, Editor.
POINT PLEASANT, WEST VA,
Thursday, I: g: November %, 1871.

Bullock, the carpet.bag governor Of
Georgia, has resigned his gubernatorial
houors in that State, and "lt OUT no one
knows where. He was about being prose-
cuted for his numerous rogucries, when he
thought it healthy to give LEG bail" Hc
is another sample Of the theviug scouudrels
that fastened themselves upon the PROSTATE
South, after the close of the war.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23
NOTICE.

rTHIS is 10 give notice TO whom it may con.
Germ, that have this day appointed my
son, Baxwell 7. Harpold, my true and lawful
Aren't, who alone is authorized to transact
business Tor me in my name.
SUSAN HARP0LD,
Administrative Of the estate of VIM. Harpold,
deceased. lOctOoer 10, lol.
nov. g-lm. ..|
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23

Mr.. John W. Hooper, proprietor Of the
Grafton House, is still quite i'll with no
hopes Of 6nal recovery. He seems to be
gradually sinking -Grcf'oa Slhin@
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23

The estate ofthe late G. L. Vallanigham
foots up over one hundred thousand dol.
lars, Of which bis son is sole heir.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23

The Radical strength in the Convention
will be as follows: Three from Monon.
gala, two from Preston, one from Tyler,
two from Marshall, one from Hancock, one
from Upshur and one from Morgan. They
elect only one State Senator.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23
GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS.
Rifles, Double and Single Barrel Shot
Guns, RevOlvers Ammunition:

Sporting Goods, Rifle Barrels, Locks. Noun.
tings, Gun Materials, &c. Send for Price
List. Address J. H. Johnston, Great Western
Gun Works, l79 smithfcld Street, Pittsburgh,
Penn.
N. B. Army Carbincs, Rifles and Revolvers
bought or traded for.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-11-23

/ they bad in The world to 6nd some place
where there was at least semblance OF
law and justice. II really seems as it the
Radicals we're bent upon goading the pco.
pie Of this State to madness. The petty
schemes oftyrauny and revenge they ex.
ercise remind one Of the tales we have read
Of Austrian prisons and tho doings OF tho
mos! despotic kingdoms Of the Old World.
And this is free. republican Amerlcan!-
God help the name! The friends Of liber.
ty may indeed weep at the atrocities com.
mitted in her name. Negroes and the
lowest white men are bribed to bring evi.
dence az inst those they wish to convict, and
the prisoners ar, keptin entire ignorance
Of what they are accused until brought to
trial, which gives them no chance to dis
prove The charges brought against Them
Lest this should get into the hands of those
demons / shall 10 future give you an init
al. They are putting women in Jail in
some Of the other districts hear, | don't
think they will make much by that move.
General Grant has sent bis order on to
crush and tcrrify the people to vote the
Radical ticket aud keep Grant 10 power. -
The North may look on with apathy, but
rest assured when we arc crushed OUT their
turn will come, and New York will be the
first to feel the iron heel of the despot and
hisabominable faction.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-20


Tie sewer now being built on Bank alley
is to drain the cellar Of the new baslding to
be erected by nj ssrs. Beech and Cheatham,
lest north of the Maxwell House. The sewer
will extend from the cellar across Cherry
street, down Bank alley to the first cross
alley below.
Some complaints were made to us yester-
day hy portion of the citizens residing in
South Nashville, in regard 20 the present
condition Of the open ditch ON Elm street,
between Elm Street Church and the Cen
trail Baptist Church. 1t is said TO be par
ticulsrly dangerous at night ID the congrs
gations of those churches. The Street
commissioners will undoubtedly remedy
the matter if their attention is called to it.
We have beard of sumo parties who fell
into the ditch in the darkness.
Tbero are now 73S convicts in the peni-
Tertiary, including those at work outside.
Eight left recently TO work in the Battle
Greek mines, where there are about fifty
at present employed.
Sol. Stone, negro, was brought to this
city yesterday from Lincoln county. He
was sentenced to the peuitentlary for ono
year for malicious horse Killing
The 1oweK-oeds around the Capitol are
rapidly approaching completion. About
70 coovicts ere employed, under tho i'm
mediate supervision of aaessrs. j. III Scar
borough and Mark Phelps. Msj. Foster
and his assistants direct the work
Seven wildcat scalp certificates from
Momo5 county weTereceived yesterday at
the OOmptrolier's Office.
The rain Tuesdsy night il said to have
done considerable DAMAGE to the corn
along the line of Tie Tennessee and Pa
cific Railroad bat, nevertheless, Ine farm
ers, rs well as The citizens of Lebanon,
were greatly rAjoiced at receiving the vel
c5rle shower.