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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-02-16
GEO. W. TIPPETT, Editor.
POINT PLEASANT, WEST VA !,
TAarsday, 3: February IS, 1871.
PERSONAL.

A certain individual residing 10 this
place, who seems to know more about 9th
or peoples business thau he docs about his
own, is taking great pains to circulate a
report that Dr.. A. R. Burbee is editing
our paper. lie is doing this evidently to
cripple ous business, il he can. We here
most cmpbntionlly state that his assertion
is false, and that when the individual re-
fcrrcd to states that Dr. Burbec does the
writing for this paper, ho wilfully, NAL
,naliciously aud knowingly lies, and for the
truth Of what we say, we refer to Dr.. Bar.
bee.
For several months past we have watch
cd tho course Of this fellow with a scrutin-
izing eye. aud here give him timely notice
that be must desist in disappearing US,
or we shall take special pleasure in giving
his name to the public, and holding him
ur prominently before the people. We
have gathered some facts about him. but
do not propose to use them unless driven TO
do so in self.defcnco. We will protect our
self in any aud every emergency by any
means at our command. We hope this
may cause this meddler to attend to his
own business. and let ours alone. If We
hasoto eefer to him again We shall "haud-
hin without gloves"
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~ OTICE.
To Isaac Bloss. Richard Smith, Mrs. A
Whitman, Mrs. Martha j. Ferguson
and Madison ,Johnsop.

To Isaac Bloss. Richard Smith, Mrs. A..
Whitman, Mrs. Martha j. Ferguson,
and Madison johnson.
INTAKE NOTICE. that by decretal order
L NADIA by the Circuit Court for Putnam
county, West Virginia. in y certain cause
therein depending in which W. II Shaw Is
complainant and N. j. Ferguson ct. al ore
defendants, at ito Mach Term, 1870, it was
among other things ordered that If upon the
return Of the sGmmonS therein awarded, il
should appear that the above named parties or
any Of them were non residents Of this State,
that then in that event a copy Of the said sum.
mons should be published for four weeks sue
cessively in the Weekly Register, newspa
per published in Mason county, West Virginia,
which publication shall be-deemed and taken
as equivalent to personal service. And 1t ap
pearing from the return an said summons that
Richard Smith, Mrs. A. Whitman, Mrs Martha
]. Ferguson and Madison johnson, are non
residents, it is therefore ordered that they be
summoned to appear here on he first day Of
the next term, (Which will be March. 10, 1917
to show cause respectively If any they can.
why the sale Of the two town lots mentioned
in the report OF Special Commissioner FL. O.
Parsons, made in said case. which said report
bears date January 2lst, 1869, shall not he con.
frncd and also why the sale Of the 260 acre
tract of land and Of The moiety ofthe 1925 acre
tract oil land and the 800 acre trnct Of land and
Of tho 1926 acre tract Of land, and Of the 275
acre tract Of land, and of the so acre tract Of
land, mentioned in said report, or any Of them
shall no: stand confirmed.
Teste:-G. W. CARGILL, Clerk.
January 10, l7l-4w.
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EXECUTION OF HOWARD.
CUMBERLAND, MD., Feb. 10.

Editor Reqiaer
You knew John Howard in bis boyhoOd
days, and you know that it was the iutOx-
icatipg cup that brought him tO-tbe scat
fold. he was banged about a mile out
side Of this city to-day, for the murder Of
Henry Miller. The drop fell at precisely
1911 P NJ. His neck was broken, and he
was dead 10 less than FIVE minutes Some
1000 people witnessed the execution. -
Howard from the scalFOld made rambling
and unsatisfactory speech, which amount
cd to nothing. Babe adieu to bis friends.
aud said be vas christian, and ready to
die. John Howard was drunk when be
addressed the spectators, liquor having
been administered to him by the officers to
enable him to face the terrible ordeal
through which be was about to pass.
His confession, written by himself, is
iu press at the AVegaaian Office, and as
soon as it is published / will forward you a
copy oft. Z.
Yours, Co.,
JOSEPH.
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NOTICE /!

A \ application will be made to The Circuit
n Court of Putnam county, in the State of
West Virginia, on the llth day ofMarch next;
that being the second day Of the next March
Term Of said Court. for an order directing the
Guardian Of Sallie Long and Elizabeth Zum
walt. infant children Of n oah Long, decd, or
the personal representative Of said Guardian
in this State, 10 pay over 10 the Guardian Of
said infants appointed nd resident in the ST. te
Of Missouri. certain moneys in the hands Of
the Guardian Of said infants in this State, or
his personal representative. belonging to said
infants or their Guardian in Missouri.
j. B. BURKGS. Guardian.
Feb 9th, 1s7l-4w. by his Attorney
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FRoM NEW HAVEN.

MARRIED, at the residence Of the brides
father in this place, on Thursday evening
January 10Th, by Rev. E. Barnard, Mir
Rober. Whetzel and Miss Mary j. Hens.
ley; both Of New Haven.
The Ministerial Association, composed
Of the U. b. Ministers ofthis District, was
held in their church in this place, lasting
several days Of last week. AT its close a
protracted meeting was commenced which
still continues.
Revs. Hodge aud Barnard Of the U. B,
Church, have held quite an earnest and
protracted effort at Hartford City during
the past few weeks. We understand there
have been some accessions to the. Church,
and quickeuing Of the members.
The following are the officers Of New
Haven Lodge. No. 38, 1. o. G. T., for
the term ending April 80:
W. Q. TIA. ]. peok-w. v. T., Flora
j. smith-W. s., Otis B. smith-W. F.
s., S. Howell-w. T., Adria. E. Smith
P. W. @. T.. George Q. wilding-W.
@, Robert Robinson-w. NJ, Robert
Walker-W. 1. G., Mary A. Mcsherry-
w. o. G Geo. Riser-L. A.. Otis B
Smith,. D., DR.. j. L. Hensley.
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NEW 7-3O GOLD LOAN.
SAFE / PROFITABLE ilPERMANENYF
JAY COOKE & co.
Offer for Sale at Par and Accrued Interests the
First Mortgage Land Grant Gold Bonds
or raE
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD co.


Those bonds are securd, first, BY First
Mortgage on the Railroad itself. its rolling,
stock. and all equipments; second. by First
Mortgage ON its entire Land Grant. being mort
than Twenty Two Thousand Acres Of Land
to each mile Of Road.
The Bonds are free from United States Tax
the Principal and Interest are payable in Gold
the Principal ri the end Of Thirty years
and the Interest Ssmi annually. at the rate Of
SgyES AND TnREE. TExTHs PER CENT. per
annum. ~
They are issued in denominations Of SlOOi
$500. 81 900. 5000 and $40 900.
The Trustees under the Mortgage are
Messrs. Jay Cooke Of Philadelphia and J
Edgar Tomson, President Of The Pennsylvania
Central Railroad Company.
These Northern Pacific 80 Bonds will al
all times before maturity, be receivable At
TES Pea CESr PRENIuM Tor ITO J in exchange
for the Company's lands attheir lowest cash
price.
In addition to their absolute safety, these
Bonds yield an income larger, we believe, than
any other frst class security. Persons hold
ing United States 5.2O's can BY converting
them into Northern Paciics, increase thelE
yearly income one hiSd, and still have peTtect'
ly reliable investment.
HOW TO GET THEM. Your nearest
Bank OF Banker will supply these bonds in
any desired amount, and tfany needed demon
ination. Persons wishing to exchange stocks
or other bonds for these, can do $50 with any Of
our agents. who will allow the highest current
price for ALL 1ARKErARLE sIcGRi7IIs.
Those living in localities remote from banks
may send money; or other bonds directly TO ia
nv express, and we will send back Northern
Pacific bonds at our own risk and without cost
to the investor For further information
pamphlets, maps, Clc., call on or address the
Undersigned, or any Of the Banks or RankeTs
employed to sell this loan.
lhave accepted the agency for the sale Of
the Bonds. Any one desiring to invest III
Them, or exchange other Bonds for them, will
O. o. MILLER. President Merchants Nation
al Bank Of West Va. Point Pleasant.
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4poG EAT DOG"
M. ENtol

Ar. Elitor
"our Delegates" says the Clarksburg
Conservative. "gave expression to the hon
est sentiments of the Democratic party Of
this county when they voted against the
Flick Amendment. A private Of the
rear ranks of the Rebel army, suggests
that our Delegate did not by any means 70.
fleet the sentiments Of tho DEMOCRACY or
late rebel soldiers of this county, when he
voted for tho Flick Amendment. This is
their 6ght-pOt ours.
clay on MacDuft
And did be he who FIRST cries hold enough"
SIXTY.
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CnARLEsroN. w. W. Fe6. 8. 1s7l.

Editor Register:
DEAR SlR:-I see in your paper Of The
9th inst, an editorial which misrcprcsenta
facts. i neyer, ''boldly aud de6antly 70.
pudiated the Flick Amendment as an
abomination," but ON the other hand.
throughout the canvass / publicly aud pri.
yately spoke Of the measure as the only
one that l had seen advanced that was
practical aud legal, though was ready to
adopt any other that would accomplish the
same end more speedily, viz: the enfran.
chising Of the disfranchised Nor was l
pledged against it in the Convention BY
which was nominated.
Very Respectfully Yours,
W. d WEBSTER.
With due respect to the gentleman we
publish The above letter. And oil we have
to say in reply is that We did not "mis-
represent facts" II any misrepresenta
lion Of facts have been made. hc must
charge them TO the party Of which be is o
member We can inform him Of q num-
Der Of Democrats in this town, who loudly
proclaim that be (Webster) was pledged
against the Flick Amendment. We hope
however. that his letter may set him right
with his party.
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BENEFIT YOUR rELLow.MAN.

-
There are o large number Of men in cur
midst. who have capital at comuand, which
ifjadicionsly invested, would pay hand
some profits, besides giving employment to
numerous wofkmen, mechanics and labor
ers. For the growth and prosperity Of our
town. manufacturing establishments must
be built and put into operation. To in.
crease our population, and add to the wealth
Of our citizens. useful and profitable labor
must be performed. or the town vii! re-
main in its present staud-still condition for
years to come, and even may retrogade.-
II is no matter Of taste, convenience, or
the desire to make money, that calls for iu-
dividual or cooperative enterprises among
us, but it is matter Of prime necessity
that demands them. and persons having
the means 10 invest In sdch enterprises,
where the result guarantees fair and safe
reimbursement. are acting in bad faith to
tho town and its working classes. and
contrary to the lass Of our moral obliga-
tions. and against tho great principles Of
justice to linen in Withholding them. We
contend that the rich, who have the means
to invest, which would inaugurate an era
of work and bread for the poorer classes,
aud at the same time add to their own
wealth, have no moral or religious right to
withhold their capital from going into the
Eroper channel that would bring about
.suOa desirable state of affairs. In short.
"a man al means has no right to make 9th
..erauses Of bis wealth, than that which
tends to benefit his fellow-mau This We
assert notwithstanding the prevalent Gus
tom here tofioard mOnty, or loan it at
extortionate rates Of interest.
Now we are of opinion. that amongst
the many towns on the Ohio aud Kanawha
Rivers, none Ofer.better openings for safe
and profitable investments in maua!2ctur-
ing establishments than does Point PlsaG-
art. Situated as it is on the broad bot
toms Of two great rivers, with fair pros
poet Of the speedy building Of the Wash
.ipgton and Ohio Railroad to this place.
I'VE have water communication With every
spart of the world We can send goods
north, south, east, or west as quick and as
cheap, Is FROM any other town. In fact.
we possess IN favored degree, oil that is
needed to make manufacturing public
benefit and profitable success. But we
are sorry to say. we lack the first most cs-
.sen,ial requisite, and that is entsrprising
linen to take tho initiative. Will not some
of our capitalists make move in this mat
ter in the Spring. Wake up to the needs
aud requirements Of oar town?
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FROM HARTFORD CITY.

Several new buildings are being erected
in Valley City. Some for pe"plo to live
in, aud some for other animals to stay 10.
The barrel Company are receiving their
stock oflogs and hoop-pOles, and are pre-
pairing for their summers run. Mr.. Win
kleblack the efficient Superintendent is
kept quite busy in measuring logs aud TAX
ing care of the interests of the Company.
Mr.. M. McCown has sold out bis drug
store to Mr. John Brown Of Mason City.
Hope he will do we'll.
That everlasting torpedo man is in town
again rustling up the internal coutraptions
Of the world. and blowing the dust out Of
the crevices of the long salt holes with bis
tin can filed with glycsriue to make them
yomit forth more Of their liquid treasure
for the benefit Of those who want it.
N. James Hanna the boss Of the Valley
City Cooper Shop, has moved into town.
Hope he will End his new location CON-
Portable one. There is quite demand for
houses here.
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FRO n the Parkersburg Times.I
THE FLICK AMENDMENT.

In scanning our State exchanges, and
perusiug their contents upon the passage
Of this amendment We cannot help feeling
certain degree of halarity. Papers which
bitterly opposed that measure, and whose
opposition prevented its endorsement by
the Republican State Convention Of last
year, were advocating its passage for the
last few months with all their ability, aud
heartily approve of its triumphant passage
BY both Houses of the Legislature; though
some of them like the Berkeley Union.
Morgantown Post, and that exemplary
light in Harrison county, cannot help
cursing the original atvocates Of this liberal
amendment, whom they consider the causes
Of the Republican defeat when 10 fact their
own and their friends short sightedness has
created the complained Of division in the
Republican ranks. The liberal movement
was the only true remedy for saving the
Republican party from defeat; there was
no power to stay the march Of that move
ment, and those who oppose it were blind
and they are the CUES who caused the
downfall OF that party 10 TINS otate.
When tho Wellsbarg Herald. Wheeling
IateNigsacrr, Point Pleasant Register, the
Charleston Journal, and the Petersburg
Times, arc exultaut over the passage of
the Flick amendment, they have right 10
rejoice, as they steadily advocated that
measure, and now, in their triumph can
coudescend to be magnanimous toward
those who opposed it, aud resorted to the
meauest vili6cations Of those who adyoca-
ted it.
The liberal Republicans are viudicated;
so is the Petersburg Gasette, Cabell
county Press, and the Charleston Repu0l.-
can. They in spite Of the terrorizing pol
icy Of Bourbuns, manfally stood upfor the
Flick, and have the cheering satisfaction
of its ultimate triumph.
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THE nARrFoRD CITY SCHOOL.

Nh. Editor
noticed q report Of the Point Pleasant
Public School in your paper some time
ago, and VIC read it with considerable
degree of interest. and thought it good
idea to do for the people. what they fail to
Do for themselves. We mean to impart
the information they ought to acquire by
their own habits, aud il the5 will only read
aud believe what we tell them We are con-
tent. We wish to report and ask you to
allow us space,
We have now on our school Register
12s names, viz: 116 girls and ll2 boys,
with an average daily attendance of 100
The school is taught by one Principal and
three assistants, namely, Mrs. E. G. Har.
per, Miss Worth and Miss Fulguin. The
Two former rcsidein this place aud the lat.
tor in New Haven. The branches taught
are, Orthography, Reading, Writing, Ar
itmetic. English Grammar, Geography.
History. Latin. Greek. and French, we
don't have. for we are honestly Of the OPP
inion that our common schools ought not
70 be encountered with The dead languages
when there is so much else to learn that is
absolutely necessary in the affairs Of life
We have the 1, 2, 8, A, S, and 8
Readers, and a class in history. with an
average to each class Of 90 scholars; We
have 5 classes in mental and written Arith-
meGc. with on average Of Is to the class;
we have 4 classes in English Grammar.
With an average Of 8 to the class; in Geog-
raphy We have 5 classes with an average Of
4 to each class. About 100 are writing;
so you see at once. that it is no easy task
to 60 over this field and give it the attent-
ion it ought to have.
But 1 wish more particularly to call at
tentiOn to our spelling department. We
have one class of IS that spell on paper.
that spell on an average so words each, at
a lesson once day. And below I give
the names Of few of the scholars in this
class, and what they have done. We do
this to stimulate those who have done we'll
and to greater exertions in the future
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YeIloW Pine FIooring!

tnHE srbscriber having rented the Comstock
Min, will on the 10Th Of october, be pre-.
pared to FIJI orders for any amount OF well sea-
soned Yellow Pine Flooring Orders for Lum'
Der addressed to me al Arbnekle. Mason coun.
", Vest Va, until the 10th Of October. and
Alter that time at this place. will DO promptly
attended. Orders respectfully solicited, and
lumber extra well seasoned guaranteed.
%. q. LOOMS.
Tciut Pleasant, September s:-me,
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rhe other missed On an average u wOrds

each.
Some may doubt. bu. all We have TO say
is come and zee. We are ready 10 verify
what we say. Others may say We are
blowing our own horn. verify. verify,
we say, IL a man bloweth not bis own horn
the same shall not be blown"
W W. HARPER.
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One of the most frigbtful, and at the
same time. unavoidable railroad disasters
of modern times, occurred on the Hudson
River railroad, last week. An oil train
from Albany to New York, broke down
in q bridge. near Poaghkeepsie. and at
this critical moment an express train came
rushing along on the side track, coming
IN contact with car filed With oil; the
engine communicating Ere to the oil, both
trains were set on Ere and all together
we're thrown into the river below. Over
40 persons were killed outright, and many
ulofe will die of their wounds or be Grip
pies for life.
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employment at home, the whole Of the time or
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pOrtional sam by deyoting their whole time
Ia. the business. Boys and girls earn nearly.
as much as meA. That all who see this no.
tice may send their address, and test the bust.
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womau's rights aud kindred subjects,
have been attended to by the Legislature.
In the House, bill was introduced BY
Mr.. Cracraft, Of Wheeling, providing that
men shall be fined for not paying proper
attention to young ladies. In the Senate
a bill was introduced providing that bach
elors should pay CATER becoming thirty
years Of age,) ten dollars per year tax,
which money goes into tho School fund in
the county 10 which the parties reside. It
is uncertain whether these bills will pass
-Kla ucha Republican.
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TO COKSuMPTIVEN.

THE advertiser. having been permanently
l cured Of that dread disease. Consumption
by a simple remedy is anxious TO make known
to his fellow sufferers the means If cure. To
all who deSre it, he will send copy Of the
prescription used, free Of charge, with the
directions for preparing and using the same.
which they will find sure CURE for CoNsuMp.
TroN. ASTHMA. BRoNCHITAs. &c. Parties wish
ing the prescription will please address
Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON, y
il6j South Second ST., WillRnsburgh, Ny,
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The .Kaasas Senate on Friday passed Q
bill giving him a right to sue for damages
any one who sold him liquor, and also to
sue the owner Of the building in which tho
liquor is Eold,