The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-02-29

day lss, week became SO thoroughly frlgh.
tened at certain strange and unnatural
sounds 10 the b.uk. that they all-or many
Of them threw down their tools and made
rapid tracks with their toes toward the en-.
trance, and stopped net till they emerged
into broad daylight" So confident were
they that ghost was perambulatins around
in the bank. that they refused to return
to their work. and. as we learn there was
nothing done 10 the mines for several days
We believe the hand. bsve nearly oil re-
sumed work, though there is still lurking
suspicion in manv minds that tho "spook"
lis still lhere.- West Nyinian.
| Some wiseaores think that the western
part Of the United States is in no danger
Of a great Chinese immigration. because
ss vet it has not made its appearance =
There isalwsysa commencement OF every
thing, and the laws Of population aud capt.
tai and labor all point to the result above
alluded to. A country over-populated like
China, with ten times the number Of PEG
pie We have. on the same extent OF terri
tory, with labor worth not tenth part as
much q. here, will naturally find an outlet
for its surplus on our shores unless its emil
grstiou is prohibited by law.
The British cease submitted 10 tho
Geneva Board for Arbitration has been laid
before Parliament and issued to the British
public The pith ofdocument % contained
10 the concluding sentences, which are as
follows "While England regrets the do.
parture Of rebel cruisers from her ports.
she cannot acknowledge the Justice Of the
claims against her for pecuuiary damages
for their acts The United States must
soldly establish The fact Of Englaud's neg
ligence
Ira. II. Bird. Grand Master OF Odd
Fellows Of the State Of Ohio, aged so years.
a very prominent man, died on Friday
last.
It is said that 6hy-si1 land grant bills
are pending in Congress, 26 being in the
House. The total number Of acres en-
braced in the grsut''is considerably over
two hundred millions or greater area than
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wis
sonsiu aud Iowa combined.
TheSalt lake women still take kind y to
poygsmy. Attic municipal election yes
'erday the Mormon ticket was handsomely
carried, and the majority Of voters we're
females.
A story is told Of . man in Connecticut
who fell from the roof Of a 6ve story build
ing to the sidewalk; but as he struck on
the thick soles Of bis rubber shoes he
bounded back within quarter Of an inch
ofthe roof, and so continued to bounce
the distance decreasing BY only aqarter
Of an inch at each Journey He subssted
on hash enclosed in rubber balls which he
managed to catch on the bounce an at the
end Of a month be was returned to bis
family.
The deposits in the Massachusetts savings
banks amount to $S5,OOOs day.
The title Of "doctor' was invented 10
tho twelfth century.
Forty years ago nearly all Of Ohio was
dense forest; now resolution is introduce
ed in the Legislature to encourage the cul-
tivation Of forests.
Baron Adolphus Rothschild has found
ed at Nice a refuge for one hundred chill
dren.
An Illinois woman who bas shaved until
recently since she was sixteen years old.
has been induced by tue progress Of wo.
mans rights to let her mustscbe and
whiskers grow, 1t is reported that Mrs
Stanton and Miss Anthony intended to
disregard all foolish prejudices and follow
her example.
The Convention for the Improvement of
the Ohio River have commenced their labors
like men who know what they are
about" A gentleman Of extensive ac.'
qnaintauce says thata finer or more intel
ligent body Of practical business men new,
erbefore met in Cincinnati We cougrat-
ulate West Virginia on her good fortune
in securing the services Of the gentlemen
who represent her in the convention =
Kanawha Daily.
A Chicago correspondent Of the New
York JomnalQf Commerce, complaiug that
for one hundred and thirty.uine days since
the great fire, with single exception, not
dollar has been paid by the receivers Of
the bankrupt insurance companies in New
York, when the Chicago policy holders are
known to be suffering for their money.
The wind at Mount Washington on
Tuesday morning was the highest ever re-
corded there, being at the rate Of one hun
dred aud tbirty.two miles an hour, or a