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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-12-19
THE TRICK OF A PROSPECTIVE
i4 RNnrIU ER R.lN.LAW

THE TRICK OF A PROSPECTIVE
q BROrIlER.lN-LAw.
A rather contemplate trick vas played
on one Of our young clerks Sunday night
He bouehta cutglass bottle Of cologne,
witha glass stopper and pink ribbon, y
|$G Sjs q ssIssi5l sas b5dl5 Il
fel''a little embarrassed for fear there we're
members Of the family present, and so he
left the beautiful gift on the stoop and
passed in. The moycmcnt was perceived
by graceless brother Of the young lady.
who appropriated the coouge to bis oWo
use, aud re6Iled the bottle with hartshorn
from The family jar, and then hung around
to observe the result. To q little whilc the
young man slipped out on the stoop and,
securing the splendid gift slipped back in-
to the psrlor. where, With q few appropri-
ate words. he pressed i. upon the blushiug
girl. Like good aud faithful daughter
that she was she at once hurried into the
presence Of her mother, aud the old lady
was charmed. They didut put up scent
stuff like that when she was girl; it was
kept in china tea cup and it was held to.
getler BY sample Of altbe fsmily's hair
But she was very much pleased With it,
She drew out the stopper, laid the besu'i.
full petals Of her uostrils ever theaperture.
and fetched q pull at the contents that
fairly made them buddle. Then she laid
the bottle down, and picked up brass
mounted 6re ehovel instead. and said sue,
as 5000 as she could soy anything:
Where is that sinking brat?" And be,
all unconscious Of what had happened, was
10 front Of the mirror adjusting bis oecktic
and smiling at himself. And here she
found bin, and said to him; "Oh, you
are laughing at the trick Of an old woman, ,
are you, you wall.eycd leper.' And then
she pasted bin one ou the ear. And be
being BY nature more eloquent with his
his legs than bis tongue, FASTENED from the
house bowling like mad. and accompanied to
the gate BY that brass mounted shovel. He
says be would give everything on earth If
he could shake of the impression that .
mistake bad been made. -Daubury Nep'.
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A tender. hearted omnibus driver on the
Fifth Avenue line. suys he hates to run ov'
era person; he thinks il hurts tho syringe
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Better known than the poslmau's knock
to some pooplc-The inu.kcspcr's tap.
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JOB w OR X.

We are prepared to do Job Work Of every
description. in as good style as any Office in
this part OF me Slate. aud ut lower prices. ,
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Henry c. Rccc,
ATTORNEY At LAW,

Polht Pleasant, West w. nv
A IL business entrusted 10 his. care will re-.
"A ceive prompt and careful attention. He
will BE- found al The office Of H. ] Fisher, for
the present. He has located permanently at
Point Pleasant. apr lS-ly.
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All legal advertisements must be paid for
before the Proof Of Publication can be obtained.
Plaintiffs are required by law to pay the cost
Of Orders Of Publication before the Proof Of
Publication is issued.
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POLSLEY Il CROW,
Attorneys and CouusellOrs at Law,
NIlLL practice in the Courts Of Jackson
w Resne, and adjoining counties.
All busiaess entrusted to their care will bs
promptly attended to.
Address G b. Grow Jackson C H., W. Va.
ORD. " Polsey, Point Pleasant, West Va.
mch 81, 7O-ly.
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ANS W
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Each additional insertion, 50
One square 3 months, 5 oo
One square 6 months, W
One SQUARE I2 mouths, ~ 00
One fourth Of column, } months, ~ w
One fourth Of q column, d months 10 w
One fourth ola column, IL 2months, ~ OO
One half Of column, months, lS 90
One h ,lf Of column, 6months, 25 90
Que halt Of column, l2 months, IS OO
Que colunn, 3 months, Is w
One column, 6 months. IS W
One column, l2 months, 60 10
All legal advertisements must be paid fol
before the Proof OF Publication can be obtained
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Mason County Directory

Judge Circuit Court-HoS J. W H0GE.
CLERK Circuit Court--U. B. WAGGENER
Recorder--E KlMBERLlNG.
Prosecuting Altvruey--W. Il. TOWLlNSON.
Sheriff--C SEH9N.
Deputy Saerids--J.p r.. R, B.SMlTH,
I" ISAAC ECKARD.
Jailor--J. JEWETT.
Sip,rintend't Of Schools--C 7. B. MOORE.
Surveyor Of Lands--G. v. PULLlN.
Assessor Dist. No. l-W. II. MACHIR.
/" I" No.2-E Il. BAKER.
Asst Assessor U. S Rcv.--JOHA MASON.
S,ipasaE CouRr The Supreme Court Of Ap'
pe,ls of West Virginia holds its sessions al
Charleston on The second Thursday in Janua
~, aurl at the City Of Wheeling on the second
Thursday in July. Judges R l.. Berk'
shire, President; residence Morgantown; Hon.
Edwin Maxwell, residence Clarkshurg; Hon
Charles p. T. Moore, residence 20 Mt Pleasant.
Cle,k-ylyanrs Hall, residence Fairmount
.Clprulr Counr -Cilcuit Court meets on the
i9Mh Of Ftbruury 2Na' II ssy .ahd lst Of Sep.
,sp,ts, -Hau. lanes ". Nags, o. Rasa1.0 q! !s.su
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POST OFFICE IlOURS.--The Office is
open 'front.' o'clock a. m. 10 ! o'clock p. NJ
On Sundays from 7.oHocks. m toS a m.
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loo. F.-The Point Pleasant Lodge No.
-, .O;O.F weets every Thursday uigtl,
u Bxcus' Hall.
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Y BoAno or Surtxrisoes : The Board Of gu
peryisors meets Oh tac inst Tuesday in Janu
nv, third Monday in May, fir>l Wednesday in
August, and the fifth day after every election.
Il. X Howard, CLERK.
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Masonic -Minuru Lodge No -, A F. and
A. ~, meets monthly on the night Of the full
moon, the same beng Tuesday, or on the
Taesday night immediately preceding.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21
Political.

.iohn II. Clark. Jr., has been nominated for
CONGRESS by the Democrats OF the Eleventh
Missouri District.
The Republican Convention of the Eighth
Massachusetts, District unanimously nomlnat'
ed J. NJ. S. Williams. Of Cambridge lor Coh-
gress. yesterday.
A State Conventi0n OF the Straight-out
Democrats of Missouri has been called 10 meet
a. ieSIarson Citv for the nomination Of an
electoral ticket and the appointment OF a
State Central Committee.
Hobbs, who was unsuccessful in obtaining
the Democratic nomination for Congress IN
the Third Maryland District, will run as an
independent candidate. It IS thought ne VIII
be supported by the Republicans.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21

~, "ioRMoNlsM IN SwITZERLAND.-Th Swiss
Zines says that the canton of Thurgove has late.
y been honored by the visit OF Elder Huber, OF
nat h'ke. who has been sent to Europe to
1neh8'nen the faith OF the converts to Mormonism.
- ~ u sa'' thaf tins sect numbers a great many
nrheveis III West Swltzarland The cantons OF
oha'ihansen nni Ihnrgovie have furnished a great
many recruits 10 the American colony.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21
Cuba

Captain General Ceballos has forwar,led 10 the
uepa.t'eht y of War plan for a campaign against
ahe oa",i' insurgents. The plan meets with the
approval OF Cordova, who has submitted It to his
,. ,enow munster 1t is officially announced that
,." ,.e humber OF insurgents i'll arms against the
M; ''r.''.e't Is 4'oo, great majority OF whom are
MeAie.n's, Dominicans aud Americans. The car
,y.hs INTO elect OF tho reforms promised on that
.,'an" WIN he prevented long as tho motto of
the Cubans Is death to Spain"
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21
REClsTER,s ,,wDER.

New Castle County. September 18Th. lsi2.
-, J. fon tne Application kebecca NJ. Emerson. Ad
minlstratr,x Of Pennell Emerson late 81 VII.
%,ns,op o1asTsa CITY S in said COUNTY deceased
Administratrix aforesaid, giye notice az ,h .ne
as o. Letters Of Administration upon the Estate
ot tne deceased. With the date of granting there.
oi, oy causing advertisement to he nasted
~ torty gay from the date of such Letters. in
six 81 the most public places OF the County Of New
th an persons having demands against
~ " present the same. or abide BY an Act
oi assembly IN such ease made and PROVIDED AnS
also cause = the same to be inserted within the sane
period ~ the Delaware " .ekly ,ia7ettr a newsna
Per erpubiished in Wilmington. .anit" Le .nniipnpsj a
,dlsen under the hand ahdSealof Ot;ce of
L.s. the ehegisteraforesaid at NewIustie in Nev
Castie eCounty, aforesaid, the day and wear
S'''e "fn'en' L. .dIEES. Register.
49, NOTICE
All persons having claims ayainstthe Est..eo
m ,ne ueceasea must present the same duly attestei
% 5he Aumnistratrix. on or before Seriember 18th
10. o.1; or "a abide the Act Of Assembly in sach cas-.
kEBECCA NJ. EMERSON. Administrative
''-''"s'o"' Del. seI2t2W
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21

The Grand Lodge of the United States Inde-
pendent Order Of Odd Fellows. continued its ses
sion in Baltimore yesterday. Among tho imro,.
tant resolutions passed was one instructiny the
committee on dues and benefits to select the hest
practical guide for creating and managing co ,u
erativc or mutual life insurance societies in m.
order. The finance committee reported the esti
mated receipts of the Grand Lodge for the ensuing
year at OF and expenditures at S39, ,l52. .75
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21

The Smyrna fnte'igencer thus speaks OF tho
Democratic ticket placed in nomination on tho
18th inst. Every word OF it is true: "The pen.
tlemen competing the Denocratic ticket of Kent
county are among the very hest and most uprioht
in the county Their fellow citizens know their
sterling worth, and there is not man among
them who is not we'll fitted for the position for
which he has been named. Again. We say, the
Democracy have abundant reason to be proud Of
the ticket put forth for their support"
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21
DAILY GAZETTE.
stated Democratic Aasetlnas.

City Executive Committee meets every Mon.
day evening, at 8 o'clock.
Greeley 4 Brown Campaign Club meets ev-
erv Tuesday evening, at s o'clock.
German Democratic Club meets every We'd
nssday evening, at 8 o'clock.
Democratic Association Of Wilmington meets
every Friday evening, at O'Clock.
Americus Club meets every Wednesday even.
inS Morrow's building, 2ll Market street.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21

The Grant Republicans OF Kent county, will
hold their county convention in Dover, on Thurs
day next to form county ticket. The aspirsuts
for tho different offices are not very numerous as
our opponents snuff AN overw wheIming defeat IN
the distance. George V. Massey, Esq, for sena-
tor, William Il. Cahoon and John T.. Jokes for
Sheriff, are tho only candidates for nomina.
ton We have yet heard named. Delacoyeon
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21
The Odd Fellows.
"aRASb LODGE OF THE dEkMAN EMr1Re" TO
ESTAlIIsIIIn


ESTABLISHED
BALTIMORE, Sept. 10 On rea. sembling the
ufanu Lodge resumed the consideration OF the re-
io.t Oh lne Cominitts OF Correspondence, relative
w. ine ~ rclaoishment OF an independent sovsreign-
large vote. - :"
a, M "e rouge went into secret session, remaining
,"eiei ior several hours, after which routine bus
'hess was Resumed
Several resolutions aud reports of committees
.e onsrrd' subsequent to which sulogie. were
der "' '' "
nuIouined TIL Tomorrow. II Is thought the
'o's' VIII adjourn SINE die On Saturday afternoon.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21
H4uts..
WANTED
400 NecT0lls Wanted.
limited states Marine Corps

Abls-bodisd, unmarried men. Of good health and
character. between II and 40 year. II are. to do
Vessels. This offers 6ne opportunity Of seeing
the world. Quarters. rstions and medical attend
snce, and pay under the new bill For farther in
formation apply at the Rendezvous. Third near
Market street, Wilmington, Del.
"" BENKY CLAY COCHRANE,
sug3l-tf lst Lieut.. hscfaltins omcsr.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21

telegram from London says that animm ediate
decline in the price Of coal from the present high
figure 10 confidently expected.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21

Pennsylvania State election takes place en-
Tussdsg, October 9Th.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21
DIE D..

VIZ" t-At the residence of her son in law, Geo
Il. townsend. Esq No. ny East Fourth street,
Charles Moore. aged fifty seven
neral at o'clock. p. M,
Inc relatives and friends respectfully invited
" attenu Without further notice. sep2-3t
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21
TO- TAX PAYERS Of tha Sire, -.
l. southern 0jStrict "o' "

.e y a. ,oaie out and the subscriber can be found
4. me .'iy Han every day from 5 to II o'cItck N
cent a. ~ NvGuSHttnn STInn OF . pol
jyl6-,t "' 'itHLnhl.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21

NUTICE.
n.nr IN. Inc wilmington and Reading Railroad Com
rarkcYes and Express Matter to and rom nll "ont
on !ne i,ne OF their road and West Chester.
xLxpress matter sent to Franklin Telegram Office
NO; west Third street or to their Dep"t Er"n,
an Watson. or orders left with MrNuIicn & Srai
'e'"ei'"s agents viii receive prompt attention.
mn; ,e &. STUl.L,
ao"-u Hen'l Sup't W. * r. n. X. "a.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21

OIlCE.- .-CITIZENs' LOAN ASsoCIA
~, InN The second annual meeting Of The
h.prkhoiders oi tue Citizens Loan Association viii
ket street. on Thursday evening. September y;,h
r; at Ea o'clock at which time the annual report
no' ~ oe submitted and an election for Officers and
amendments proposed to the BY Laws. '''''''
seP-o-'t GEO. &. MARIS S,c'ry
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21

i01 Eteg1a aai ea.1e Presents Nightly G.osa ,nat.
The leading presents each evening " i'll be a com
plete sat Of Chamber furaiture valued ut 81.
FABIAN. the peer of the Wizard Realms. will
nightly introduce variety of startling Illusions
and mary rous experiments in natural magic.
MISS ELLA HOWARD. the eminent vocalist
and pianist inis choice collection of songs. ballads
Sla. NIVAlDl and his lite like mechanical
Tickets. . cents family icke. admitting s per
sons 81 Grand matinee Saturday afternoon at )
o'clock. Children - matinee larents Every child
will receive present. Doors open at :: commence
al 8 o'clock. Sepla TT
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21
BUSINESS STAND.

FoR SALE.
DESIRABLE BUSINESS STAND.
The undersigned, desiring TO retire from
!!a businass, offers at Private Sale the we'll .
XII known and desirable property 40 East
.y Third street, where for many years past the
DRY GOODS and TRIMMING Business, (estab-
Quoted.
This is u rare opening for any enterprsing person
to engage in an established bus iness with a good
patronage. MRS NJ f. REiT
:. Apply on the premises. or 70 T. James Belt, Of T.
brinshurst Co.. corner sixth and Market streets.
sep20-tf
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21
FOR r z mt,
Tor Sale and for Bent.

FOR SAI.F.
a handsome dark brown Horse, / years
n old. 10 hand. high; | bay Mare, years
Nlod. u hands high Both of these horses
A~are kind in single and double haI ness;
fearless of locomotives: warranted sound. To a
physician or person wishing faithful hofscs this Is
an oeNcellent opportunity. Also. ono Kockaway
WAGON. with POLE and shafts: one set Of Double
Harness. Apply to ALEX. SAVILLE.
al2 Market street,
sel2. u Wilmington, Del.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21
Aotites.
LOAN

NO!oCE.-HOME LOAN.
Ho,,e ,peral meeting Of the Stockholders of the
aaep,smber q 1872 It Third and Market streets IA
man, ali, AZ ocl3ck. p. m. at which time state
sc;n,' WI pe presented Of the operations of The A.
oi rtheiprofts to the present tune. Wv" SHOWING
rirst payment on new series OF stock will h ,
se,,si ,'une' Nv, h. T. TAYLOR. Sec'ry
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21

'. ."e osioehce- sometimes copied it with ho...
ana often without accuracy. But vha, :. ,..- $50
10 substantially there. endeavor.d ., -,
'' VI '"''e gentlemen back, hut Mr.. O.kss
Ames was perfectly Indifferent to the ..,o.rro os
Z" H'eads. He Is about to retire from f,,,..res
s'onal life, and will taxa no star 70 ,,v,r 49,,
body's nakedness.'' ""'
no" a'a you seek to AVOID this disclosure :"
Col M'Comb In the first place. | ,,;s, !.
the proceedings before a privat. h,,rI -, -.
" eo"'''o"e's' 10 he named hy the Court, both
Put"es 10 the suit consen.ng. They had aft alan,
Deeh saying that my suit was merely n hl.cLmaI
operation and, when brought it totr,aI ,rd.
pressed my Willingness to put it in orL,,r,,;o,
A"es' Alley, Dillon. and the rest cried. "Oh ha
Will never dare to put it IN open Cour, he has NJ,
case. and shows that he has none he maxim, !, .
private trial" was thus forced 10 bring ono,,
S"" III inc state Courts OF Equity. | laid my pa
pers OF all sorts which bore reference to this sut
before my counsel. Judge Black. lie read then,
over, aud said "McComb, these nae, ,r5U oc,e,
dare to let Ms case come 10 f,al ,c,M their ,e,,,,,.
tons 'nrofred an H' But they did, and fought and
dched It at every step. Finally came to the spot
where, IN the eioss-oxnminatiuu, these letters of
OakGs Ames were vital To my cause and | ao,iu
nntinea Alley and the rest, that should he com
PEELED to put them in. Ame4 knew all about their
contents, but hn did not move ono step produc-
ed them after repeated tnunts to do 81, and trans
crypt OF them has come to 5ht, rs could not prob
ably, be avoided have no hesitation in saving
that, had been ASSISTED by gentlemen as Ames
was, should have made every sacrifice rather than
netray them. AS he has permitted the course o,
this suit t. do With all these gentlemen We stsnl
upon terms OF lair fellowship. and mu,t ut them
are our party y-friends,
"There is no politics in this suit, then p
Col. McComb None whatever.
HAS OAkes Ames no feeling for his colleagues
| III Congress- 2"
| Col. McComb-No. Selfskness is implanted in
| Ames Oh q scale OF the widest area He has the
hide OF q bull. Ii he had the sentiment of honor
he would do anything--leave the country rather
than put the past services OF his friends to tn,
test.
| What were the circumstances under which w,
took that memorandum Please repeat it,
Col. McComb-Why, took it from Ames him
SELL he reading from the registry book OF tn
Credit Nobiler, to account to me for the stock h
would not furnish, and by accident made til
memorandum at that moment on tbs back oi on
of Ames' own lettess to me-the same which hu
got into the testimony That is how the thin
leaked out. The letter was coerccd from me
the course OF litigation, and, being discovered, III
memorandum was made public with it.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21
Political.
for Rent.

kNok RENT-Kooms in the second story Of the
4. iazette building. 4l6 Market street. suitable
for Offices.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-08

A gentleman in Detroit had baby left on
his door step last week. He took it in, cared
for it tenderly, and next day snapped it for d
terrier pup.
upon life of Napoleon Ill , of which the title
will be Historic du Bias Empire; GU, las Aven-
lures de Robert Macaire."
A French savant, in paper "On the altera-
ton of well water by proximity of burial
grounds" asserts that distance oil $50 yards Is
insufficient to protect water from eontam n
ton with organic matter from cemeteries.
The geese of Strasburg are 10 have respite.
Hencefortb disease of the liver will be less as
siduousiy cultivated among those unhappy
fowl. The delicious pate de ioie gras, OF which
these liverS form the main ingredient, are no
longer eaten in Paris. Since the German occu-
patton the Parisians believe the pies are poi
soned.
In order to assist the education of ladies who
live too far from any educational centre to get
oral instruction, correspondence classes nave
been formed in England, and the teachers, who
are chiefly resident fellows of colleges, assist
their correspondents by advice, examination
papers, and free criticism More than seventy
women ioiuCd the classes in single month.
NJ. GARNER has at length sent in his report of
the state of the Tuileiies Not stone OF the
ancient building can be made TO serve again +;
the whole edifice is so completely calcined that
the stones crumble away at the slightest touch.
The general opinion is that the palace was i'll
placed, serving as a mask to the far finer con
struction of the Louvre. NJ. GARNER, there
fore, proposes to rebuild the two pavilions
only, leaving the space between them TO be oc'
cupied by open columns, through which the
palace of the Louvre, with its great square and
gardens, may be seen all down the Champs
EIysees.
The oldest pieces of wrought-iron now known
are probably the sickle blade found by Belzoni
under the base of sphynX in Karnak, the blade
found by Col. Vyse embedded in the masonry Of
the great pyramid, and the portion of cross
cut saw exhumed at Nimrod by Mr.. Layard, al
of which are now in the British museum. A
wrought bar of Damascus steel was presented
by King PoruS to Alexander the Great, and tho
razor steel of China for many centuries has sur
passed all European steeliin temper and dura
bility of edge. The Hindoos appear to hav,
made wrought iron directly from the ore, iron
time immemorial
During the Clay and Polk campaign the ad
mration of the Hon. Walter Brooke of Mlssis
Sippi, for the great Kentuckian led him TO bet
pair OF matched horses, all the stock he had, or
the result; and this, though strict member o
the Presbyterian church. or course he lost, ant
of course he was "churched' for gaming. "Al
we ask of you, Mr.. Brooke" said the ministe
during the trial, sis to acknowledge that you ar
| sorry, and promise to sin no more" "Sorry !?
asked Mr. Brooke, rising from his scat with al
| air of injured innocence, sorry? My dea
| brother, when | think of those beautiful bays
| gone from my gaze forever, can truly say, wit
my hand upon my heart, that no transaction o
my life gives me more genuine sorrow thai
| this