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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18

The London Times wants Americans
not to permit robbers to escape punish.
meut 1t wants Boss Tweed punished and
80 do we
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18

The National Republican Executive
Committee have agreed upon Philadelphia
is the place for holding tlletezt Republican
National Convention Cincinnati had but
three friends on The Committee.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18

John Slaughter who committed brutal
outrage upon his step-daughter, has been
sentenced to fifteen years in the Missouri
Penitentiary.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18

Rev Stuart Robinson, a prominent
Presbyterian divine Of Louisville, KY,
vas repurIed dying on the 18th.
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Carl Schun, Senator from Missouri.
having been sssalled by the Grant press
for asserting that the s~indles perpstraied
upon the merchants OF New York by the
Custom House officials was upheld BY q
power stronger than The Secretary Of the
Treasury. on Monday vindicated himself
and reiterated bis charges as fv'lows. -.
After referring 70 personal attacks hereto,
fore made, he said:
!. He bad thus answered all of these state
nenis. It must be admitted that it is one
Il The most remarkable cases Of cumulative.
intrepid and shameless lying that has ever
Jisgrsced American journalism. Why are
these attacks madeY Why was this attack
made on him? Because he had slaudered
General Grant? He pronounced this an
other falsphood. What do You call sland
Ter? lie had said that The General Ord
err system was an organized robbery. -
Was that slandcr' Was borne out BY the
Retrenchmeut Committee? He had said
that the merchant. of New York had pro.
tested against it; that the Retreuchment
Committee had pronounced i'agross abuse
This is all a natler of record Is it n
SANDER? He did say tina, the Secretary Of
the Treasury had written two letters coz
demping the system and urging its aboli,
ton. There is the record to prove it Is
tina. SANDER? Islhere any member of
this body who will say that in spite Of all
this. when this abuse is still kept up. kept
up to this day, that there is not a power
stronger than public opinion, stronger
than the Secretary ofthe Treasuary, which
snslains III Public opinion is against it.
the mechants of New York have remon.
s,rated against il the Secretary of,he Treas
uary says it should be stopped, and yctitis
kept up
Mr.. Scbuu, in conclusion, said: Task.
ed the question. hut did not answer it.
and | respectfully submitthat the gentle
man who iodulgein the piliahle business
Of villifying the Senator from Illinois (Mr.
'TrumbuIl) and myself for asking il have
not by their SANDERS furnished an answer
to It that will be satisfactory to the coun-
try [ believe that when nothing else can
be brought up agains, those who dsnounce
'he abuses Ct the Government than person.
al yillifcatiou the country will understand
the reason"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18


The female suiferagis,s in Pennsylvania
are beginning to make themselves heard.
The Pittsburgh Commercial Of Saturday
says that petitions are in circulation pr.y.
ing the Pennsylvania Legislature. in view
Of the forthcoming Constitutional Convsn-
tion. to permit women to become delegates
aud when the Legislature is ready to hear
them a committee Of women will visit Ilar.
risburgh support the petition by personal
arguments and appeals Tho Commercial
iavors the movement.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18

njor.Geueral H W HaIleck, dicd 90
Tuesday last at his residence in Louisville.
Kentucky.
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Gov Warmoth and the Carterites Of the
Louisiana Legislature are having a lively
time in New Orleans.
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JUDICIAL SALE OF LAND.
L J Timms, Executor Of the
last will and testament ci
Jesse Tinms, dc'd. In Chancery
W.
Redmond A Shank
DY virture Of Decretal order ofthe Circuit
ID Court of Mason county, West Virginia,
rendered at the May Term. 1911. in the above
entitled cause TIT Undersigned. special Com
missioner, will
On the Goth Day Of February, 1879.
at the Front door Of the Court House, proceed to
sell the land IN the Bill aud proceedings men.
toned, in said cause, being twenty acres sit
ualc in Clendenen township, md about four
miles from the Kanawha River
Terms of Sale: lone half Of the purchase
money cash in hand, and the remainder Oh n
credit Of six months. taking bond with good
secnrits or the deferred in,talment, and re.
tanning Tie legal title as further security.
j I'm y TIMMS.
ian. l9-4t. Special Commissioned
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In advocating che claims ofPhiladelphia
for the Radical Presidential Convention,
Mr. Wetherill argued that both the city
and State require political stimulus"
Give her little more tariff on pig.iron.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18

The Illinois Legislature having sustain.
ed Governor Pslner in his protest sg,inst
the employment Of Federal troops in Chi
.cago and having passed resolutions in favor
Of the one term principle as applied to
the Presidency, it is expected that Ku.
Klu1 committee will lie sent to that State
Immediately and the FIRST favorable oppor-
,unity will be seized for putting the State
under martial law before the November
electior
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18

The national convention to secure what
is called the religious amcrdmeut'to the
constitution is called to meet in Cincinnati
On tue Slst instant.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18

One Of the best illustrations OF The beau
tics Of the Carpet.hag regime that the
Federal Government. since the war, has
inflicted upon the people Of the south is
seen 10 the State Of Florida The State
officials are thus classified:
Goyerpor-IIarrisou Reed, carpet.bag-
gerfrom Wisconsin.
Chief Justice--E. NJ Randall, carpet
Dagger from Wisconsin.
Attorney. General j G. W. Drew,
carprt.bagger from Wisconsin.
Lieutenant. Governor --Wm II Glea.
son. carpet.hagger.
It will be seen that tile Government Of
Florida is almost wholly in the possession
Of pack Of Adventures from Wisconsin.
who have gone there for no other puposs
than to make money-who have no in.
terests excep! to despoil the people as much
as they can do for their (the adventursrs J
benefit. The consequence is the State
Treasury has been robbed 10 the most un-
paral!plcd manner, and the good people
there arc looking aghast at the manner,
III which il is done, which, although they
perceive it. they are poaless to avert But
is by the aid Of the bayoueis ofthe Fed
eral Government, by fraud and forgery in
election returns. aud by the mauipulatinus
Of the ignorant negroes that these Wiscou.
sin trirksters are able to claim that they
are the Government Of Florida.
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PROFITABLE BUSINESS

Will be gwen one Or two persons, Of either
sex, in TT. PLEASANT. and adjoining towns. by
which they may re,!ze from 5000 to $lOeo
year, with but little Interference. with ordn-
AIRY occupation. in selling HOUSEHOLD
ARTICLES of real merit aud universal use.
If the whole time is devoed a much largersum.
may be realized Circulars free, giving com
plee list Of articles and commissions allowed.
T. s. COOK 4 CO., Hoboken. N. J.
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KILN n HOUSE.

(near The Steamboat Landpg,'
POINT PLEASANT, WEST VIRGINIA
Ar. DEEM, Proprietor.
THIS well known house having been thor.
| ousLly repaired and refurnished through
out. is now open tor the accommodation Of the
travelling public
LIVERY STABLE.
'r> There is connected with this House
IN a first.class livery and feed stable,
which IS well supplied with bnggies aud hor.
SEES,
aug, 2G-ly. A. p, DEEM,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18

A GENTS Wanted.--Agents make more
Aat work for US than at anything else.
Business light aud permanent. Particulars
free @, SrISsox & Co., Fine Art Publishers,
Portland Maine.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18

Horace Greeley wrote: Women now
manage most of the public Libraries in
Massachusetts," and 1.-The compositor read
it: Women now worry most Of their
public babies by mas,ica,iou."
The loss Of the scow Almira, with all 90
board, is reported from Lake Michigan.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18

Hon Henry G. Davis introduced 10 the
Senate, last Wednesday. bill 10 facili.
tate internal commerce /" 1t provides
for tho Incorporation Of q national associa
ton Of locomotive engineers, and thus en-.
abps them to fix a higher standard Of skill
and experience for tue responsible duties
they have to perform, and cuables them
also to more efrctually protect their own
interests The bill. which is designated as
"Senato Bill No 453.' was, upon Mr..
Davis motion. ordered to be printed and
referred to the Commute on the judiciary,
some question as to the power Of Con-
eress 10 the premises being involved in
the case, Register
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18

The New York Tweed goes to the State
and the Ohio Tweed to the United States
Senate This is the way We encourage
purity oflegislatiou!
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18

Senators Bayard md Casserly. the two
Democratic members Of the Custom house
Investigation Committee, are laboring
earnestly to ferret ou, and expose the out
rageous corruptons ofthc New York rob
bers roosl; hut they are constantly barrass-
ed and hin'lered by the Republican mem.
bars Of the Committee. who are simply act.
ing as counsel for the suspected parties
In addition outsiders are allowed to act as
promp,ers il the interest Of the Repabli.
can party, and the whole management Of
the cnse on the side Of the majority shows
cnnclusively that the so-callel investiga-
ton was intended foraothiug but whole
sale johof whi'cwa,hing Despite all ef-
fnrts ut concenl'nant, however, most ex.
teusive and complicated system ofrobbery,
bribery aai corruption has been exposed,
extending through a ling series Of years.
aud duplicating the highest officials 10 the
Government. Nlcssrs Bayard and C.sser.
ly are doing excellent work -Giacinaati
Enquirer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18

H0n A WEEK, for rich Monthly, illus.
pow trated with New Novelties, &C., ad.
dress VARIETY, Saco, Me-,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18

The Governor ofPennsylvauia, in his
Annual Message, speaks in the highest
terms Of approval of,he law passed in 1869
which allows the conviots in the State
Pententiary to shorten their terms Of in.
prisoument by good behavior in prison aud
a disposition to reform, to be certified to
by the Warden and the Inspectors of the
prison The following are the deductions
allowed: One month on each Of the FIRST
two years, two months on each succeeding
year to the fifth year, three months on each
following year to the tenth, and four
months on each remaining year ofthe term
Of sentence. Five hundred and dfty.tbree
prisoners have been discharged under this
law in the year. and the Governor says
that so far be has not heard Of one of theu,
that has returned to bis habits of CRIME,
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Omaha papers furnish some interesting
particulars Of the effect Of the cold weather
recently experienced in the far West Ia
Nebraska tie cold has been intense aud
protracted, and the suffering uuprecedrnt.
y severe. Large numbers Of persons were
frozen to death. in one instance whole
family persisted from exposure They
were out Of fuel Of every kind, and the
man started fur the timber to obtain some.
and froza to death besides his team. The
woman burned everything she could find
to burn and finally placed her infant in the
oven Of the stove and burned part Of her
own clothing to prevent it from freezing.
but without avail The poor babe was
frozen to death as well as the mother
Our citizens who are anxiously longing
for the West will read the above with q
degree ofalarm, aud perhaps renounce their
intense anxiety of exchanginga comlorta.
able home and genial climate in West Vir.
ginia. for the terrible tornadoes and great
inconvenience Of the far West.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18

We ore informed that the dwelling
house aud all the household goods, with
limited exceptions, Of Mr.. VIM. Baker, re-
siding IN Union township. this county,
was entirely destroyed by fire, one night
last week. The loss falls heavily on Mr..
Baker.
A man named John Pierpoint, a resi-
dent Of Monongalia county, who has been
afflicted for q number Of years with palsy,
died recently at the advanced age ofeirhty
Mr. Pierpoint had been confined to his he'd
for twelve years prior to bis death = West
Tryinian
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18

There il law .gains, the sale Of dan.
gerous kerosene oil; why is it not enforced?
We daily hear Of fatal accident. from ex
plosions of improperly purified oil which
is sold as safety oil /" There is no ex,
cuss for the neglect Of this law None on
the statute book could he more easily en-.
forced, A common match. with a saucer.
is all that is needed to convict any dealer
who sella very dangerous qualify ofkero.
sene Our a little Of the oil into the
saucer. touch the burning match lightly to
the duid; if ignitcs. the dealer is break.
ing the law Safe kerosene will not ig.
mite on the mere touch Of the fame, when
it is cooler than one huuercd aud twenty
five degrees Fahrenheit, and The safest oil
made. does not 80 ignite until its telnpera.
ture is raised TO over three hundred de.
grees. ln!elligencr.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-18

Our admiration Of the old Puritan Faith
ers was never excessive; hn, really We feel
called upon to protest They may have
been bigoted. in,olerapt cold blooded and
cruel; they may even have burned women
at the stake But when Butler takes itup-
on himself to defend them. i. becomes the
duty ofcvery lover Of his race to protest
against the outrage upon their memory.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-08
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.

oRAIH sALEs.-The sales Saturday were 100
bushels VI wheat, at 800 per bushel.
WHRAT-MessTA. Hartley n Bro. Saturday
received per river from Alexandria 100 bushels
VI wheat.
Ma W. II. aoDEy, who has been lying serL
ously ~ at his residence, on Beal street. Is, WI
are glad " state, greatly improved.
CLAYTON =. Sims, EsQ., has boon appointed
agent Of Of the Adams Express Company In
this city, vice W. ID. DuBaTTy, resigned.
THE RIvER-ArFiyod, sohOoneTs Hope, from
Norfolk, with %, 900 feet Of yellow pine lumber
for WheAtley Bros; Maid Of the Mist, from Nor
folk, with ID, 900 feet Of yellow pine lumber for
Wheatley Bros, and oO,OOO leet Tor j. n J. 4.
Libbey.
PoT0MA0 FIsHINa OLUB.-A club under the
above name was organized Saturday, and the
following officers were elected Captain, James
Dioks0ui irst mate, Thomas l.. CT0pleyi second
mate, II, 3. Shoemaker surgeon, BOdiSco VII.
liami The club propose 10 leave this city on
Wednesday evening next for cruise On tho
POtoma stopping At all points On the river.
FATkL AOUIDERT,-SAtuTday afternoon about
one Oicl,,ak, during the progress Of tearing down
the walls Of the school building OF the Academy
Of tho visitation, preparatory 10 Greeting the
new Oleon, Partition wal, zen leet u heisht,
onod aud uneX peStodly fell aud buried In the
ruins Robert story, a white laboTeT, aud col
ored laboTer named Syiurl The men gu.
RaRod with these unfortunate oOlAbUTerB who
sscapRd unlnlnTod Immediately dug their
bTOthora out Of the ruins, when II was found that
story was iTlghliully Injured about the len
thiHb and abdomen, with other serious Internal
Injuries. SyfoTd received severe cash on the
TiEht hip Of a seTi1uA nature. hrs. Appleby
and Peters were summoned, and they pro
nouneed the Injuries VI Sthry fatal, aud ordered
M imtnshlate removal to his home, on Fourth,
near Frederick street, whore, at $3.50 o'clock, no
died, Mr. story was we'll known In this city,
And has On soVeTnl occasions before made narrow
sscanes with his life He was a member Of DO.
satur lodge No, b, Knights OF Pythias, aud
leaves ! wife and ten children to mourn his loss,
Hi1 funeral took place yesterlay At three
nicloer. attended by tho above lodge aud
Iay,Ts humber OF friends, SyfOTd was removed
10 hls home In Pas tons alley, where no received
proplr medal attention,
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-08
THE COURTS.


SPECIAL TERM Judge huRphrsyI. - Tut
court was engaged as follows saturday;
CLARK Ran W. A. CLARK ct al. Demurrer Hus.
tained and leave granted to amend In ten days.
NallOr vs., Windsor 4 Ford. Order extending
time Tor taking testimony.
North vs.. bradley ct Rl Order dismlsslng
blll
Fisher h Bird vs. Grant Decree overriding
demurrer
Gardner vs. Blight. Exceptions sustained
and lnlunctiUn dissolved.
conner ". Wheeler. OrleT to show cause.
ODOnnell vs. OallaEhAu. Order TO pay over
money 10 complainant.
Lawson vs. Lawson. Decree Of divorce and
for custody Of children.
DolauEhn vs.. DeNauEbn, Iinch vs. Simmons
anl BalcOm VI. BalcOm Struck on calendar OF
present term.
The court then adjourned until Monday next
ORFHASs' UOURF-Judgt Hun phreVI.-ThIs
court was engaged as follows Saturday!
Tho will Ol Mrs. Chase Barney was admitted
to probate, The teslatTlK begusAths tho pOT.
trait Of her father, Judge Chase, Of Maryland, 10
tho supreme Court OF the United States. Her
estate Il LETT u her family
The Will Of John A. Lewis, hequeathlnE his
estate Ia his family, was also died tor probate.
number Oi small accounts were approved.
Adjourned,
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-08

The WAY THEY DINE IN PARIS. +Our lit
tie experimental dinner at the restaurant
Lahtte reminded me by contrast Oh the one
given by Eugene sue, when he was living In
the country en- grand sigHeIr. beard the
story years ago, through NJ. YillbmessRnt,
has recently revived It. sue gave a dinner
10 his farmer tenants, and AstOnlshed them
by the display OF cut-glass, plate and dishes
forwarded from Paris by Cheyet Of The PalRls
Royal. But there was one silver tureen kept
covered, Rustic curiosity prompted Inquiry.
''Ah, said Sue, that Is the best dlsh OF all
OF my own cooking, | reserve Ii rs a bonnie
bOuche for the very last" When the cover
was removed Il was found TO be allied with
new coined louis dOrs. With 0 grave face
and q silver lAdle the host served out ten
louis TO each guest, OF course he became the
most popular landlord In his region.
Speaking Of louis reminds me of francs.
Not long since man bet large sum that he
would offer TO sell genuine tWO-fanc pieces
for one frame each on the Post Neui, and
would not be able 10 dispose OF half dozen
In the course OF ten hours. OF. course he
won hls bet, for every Que suspected his coin
10 be counterfeit As the wager became uni
Versally known, a scamp recently took his
stand on the POnt Neuf and offered tWO-f franc
pieces for fifty centlmes, The people dis
posed 10 examine, he whispered They're
genulne-please buy-rm doing thIs 10 try
and win wager" All his cOlns were cOun-
terfelt, and he had disposed OF q large num-
Der, when a sergeant De pile collAred him and
marched him of 10 durance Vlle.-Pdris
letter.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-08

NEW EXPERIMENT WITH LIQUoR.-SOme
curious experiments have, according 10 the
Mdiin, been made by doctor Of MOntpel-
ller, France, 10 ascertain the effects OF Wine
brandy and absinthe on fowls, Auy doubts
which may have been entertained as TO the
dlslncllnAtlOn Of the birds 10 adopt lntem-
perate habits were speedily dlspelled, for
they took TO dTAm-dTinking with evident do
light, and many an old cock 10 tue chicken
house proved himself quite capable OF con
sumlng his bottle day. II Is found neges.
sary ut last TO limit tlfe allowances Of wine
aud spirits for each bird 70 six cubic cent?
metres Of alcohol, or from twelve TO hiteen
OF wine daily. The result was that they lost
flesh rapidly, more especially those who drank
abalnthe. Two months Of abslnlhe drinking
was found sufficient TO kill the strongest
cock or hen. The fowls who INDUCED M
brandy alone lasted, however four months
and a half while the Wine-blbbors survived
for ten months. II was not Only their health
which was affected by alcohol, thelr personal
appearance underwent an extraordinary
change, An immense development Of cocks
erests took place. The crests Increased 10
four times their original size, and assumed a
hue Of unusual ENTHUSIASTICALLY on the
same priHelple that lhe noses OF confirmed
dTgRkards becoMe PretsrnalprAlly large aud
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-08

With DR.. Norman Mcleod passed away the
best representative of u race Of dlylnos who
have no existence south Of the Tweed, and
who are dying out even IN Scotland. We
are apt TO picture all Scotch ministers as
"dOur" fanatics, so shackled with dogma
that they cannot keep pace with the free
march Of life, aud do med TO do nothing
better than molotonolsly grind hard divinity
ont Of a logic mill. The Scottish Church.
however, won Its chief literary aud philo.
sophical fame from school of dlyines a.
least Us genial and even % joYlal Us the most
liberal Of their English brethren,
The "MOdeTates," who were led by Blair,
Robertson and Hill have left traditions OF
good fellowship rs we'll "a Of fine rhetoric
and Of broad Christianity. Norman Mcleod
Inherited the best qualities Of those preachers
and theOlOgians. A man Of great natural
ability, which was not specially clerical, he
would have takeu q striking place In any
profession or pursuit. lie was among the
lew born Orators and those who have boon
80 fortunate ~ 10 have heard him preach will
not soon forget the tre and the passion Of his
elOquence. Al the same time, he was not one
| Of those provincial rhetDricians who shock a
cultivated ear by their yulgdTity aud ignO-
rance much more than they please II by their
, ieTyOr.
He was man OF culture, who had read
much, and who wrote we'll. The editor OF
"hhA ""hH Nbulu HhNt hhkNu n ulhNa
considerable place ~ u man VI letters, u he
had not dHfted away In youth IN the lOftler,
bat also lO0ser, work Of pulpit utteranee.
! Long after he had passed the prime OF life
he broke ground As novelist, and hls sue
cess was such as might have checred a
iresher man. Norman Mcleod was not sPe-
1 cially theolOglan, aud dOcIrlnal disputes
! wepr never swelled by the sound Of hls voice;
but he vas eInphatically q broad chuTchman.
The distinctive note Of the man, however,
was personal His was large hearted,
kindly soul, free from all secIariAn bitterness,
and fond OF good fellowship. His Calvan-
lstic theology was sOftened by the warmth OF
/ his beart, and men Of all creeds might gather
| round bis hosPitable board. lie meyer sought
the bitter distinction Of the p0leinlc, aud bis
name will have NJ place In the controversial
literature Of bis Church, but his cOuatrymen
OF all theological shades will ahectlonatoly
and proudly cherish the genial memory Of
Norman Mcleod.