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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-04-18
THE WEEKLY REGISTER
Adycr,iug to tie growing tendency to-

Ad7crliug to the growing tendency to-
wards dcspolism in this country, cotem-
porary argues that the evident drift is. to
take tue right, as well as the power Of gov
erumen, from the people, and to transfer
i. to Office holders. AS these Office hold
ers, everywhere in the land, are the paid
servants Of the people. il is rather remark
able, not to say revolving, that they should
presume 10 make themselves the mas
tiers of their masters and by that means
practically reverse the maxim Of our Ameri-
Can Declaration Of Independence which
says that tho people ore the source Of all
political power. Nevertheless, the current
i, running rapidly aud strongly in this di.
reclion aud il it is not speedily arrested,
it will in brief period oftime convert q
government Of the people into govern.
ment Of their servants.
We are borne out in this assertion by pass.
ing events. as we'll as by experience Of the
manner in which our elections have been
managed and controlled during tho last
decade. The man now at The head Of our
Federal Government, as we'll as the party
DO represents, has apparently lost all un-
Outstanding as we'll asal respect. for the
true character and fundamental principles
Of American institutions. He and they
are obviously trying to subvcrt a govern.
ment for the people and by the people, aud
to erect in its stead an oligarchy Of poli,i.
clans, and q miserable horde Of place mel
who depend upon their patronage for their
bread and butter.
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Senator Alcorn. Republican United
States Senator from Mississippi, late Gov
eruor, says that 10 hisjudgment not one
tenth OF tho Internal Revnue tax that has
been collected in North Mississippi since
the close Of tue war-cotton tax and Inter-
nal Revnuc tax Of all kinds-has found its
way into the Treasury ofthe United States.
As q little illustration Of how things are
managed down there, be says:
"Why, sir, last year q man appointed
Internal Revenue Collector for the North.
eru District Of Mississippi defaulted for all
be collected. His bail was not worth a
cent; it was straw bail; and beliegs-at least
l am told upon whatl conceive to be good
authority-lhat little while before be fail
ed for all ofithe came here and got six
thousand dollars ofrevenue stamps aud sold
them, and that is all gone; aud not q dol.
lar has gone into The Treasury. do not
see how the Government can improve this
until men Of a different character are sent
there to hold office"
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Governor Jacob.

We are Of that class of people who think
that no man can claim elevation to office
Claims Of official position for a particular
person can rightfully come only from the
people-not from the individual himself.
Gov John j, Jacob, the present Ex-
ecutive Officer Of the State, obtained bis
honorable position simply through the un'
prejudiced will Of thc majority VI the peo!
pie He has done the duties he was elect
ed to do with singular promptness, hon.
esty aud effectiveness; and with lack self.
ishness, which. compared with the low am.
bitiou ofall his predecessors, is really some
thing grand and deserving ofthe most em.
uent recognition that I'VE, the people" are
capable Of giving.
We "claim" that Governor John j..
Jacob shall again be Governor. We can
get no better; we ask no other. -lioryan.
tovn Constitution,
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We are glad to see our citizens display.
ing truly commendablc spirit with regard
to the Convention which is to meet here
on tho LIST of May next Whatever be the
political character of this affair, it behooves
us, as citizens Of Cincinnati, to see to i,
that the strangers who come among us
shall be treated with the utmost hospitality.
Besides the admirable. Committee Of Ar
engagements, who act ID an Official capacity
more directly representing the persons who
have called the Convention, there has been
appointed a Committee Of Nine, composed
Of our very best citizens, aud without dis.
.inctiou Of party These gentleman have
been placed upon different sub committees,
and have gone to work with will. The
whole community will second their efforts
most heartily. Enquirer.
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adjournment Of the Convention.

The Constitutional Convention compile.
ted its lubors on las, Tuesday aud adjourn.
ed sine die. The closing proceedings. in.
GLIDING the handsome speech Of the Presi-
dent Of the Convention. will be found re.
ported 10 another column.
The session lasted just eishty-6ve days,
o much shorter term than was predicted by
many persons who failed to sympathize
with the Convention movement The to-
tai costs of the session will be about forty
thousand dollars. about one.eighth Of the
cost estimoted under oath by au eminent
calculator who figured vigorously in op.
position to the Convention movement. 4.
In short time we hope to DO able to
print in full, the Constitution and Sche.
dule, submitted for the consideration Of the
people. Until then We forbear extended
comment. For the present it will be suf.
dcient to say that the verdict by which the
people placed The stamp Of falsehood upon
the reckless predictions Of the radical lead
ers, has been justified by the action Of the
Convention. We we're told that the free
schools would DO abolished; the Convention
has provided for their prepe,uity and efici.
ency. We were told that tue Convention
would authorize the creation ofs state debt
for internal improvement schemes; tke
Convention has prohibited any such debt.
We were told that the Convention would
increase the taxation Of the poor and light.
en- the burdens of the rich; The Convention
has not only provided substantially that
property shall bear the chief costs Of gov.
erumeut, but by its homestead provisions
has assured the honest laboring man the
possession Of the hume be may acquire, no
matter what misfor,unes may befall him.
We were tollthat the Convention would
make officers for the politicians, and in
crease the expenses Of the government.
The Convention has greatly decreased the
number Of officers and provided for reduc-
ing the public expenses fully one half.
Many other ca!ami,ies were confidently
predicted, as certain 10 follow this Conven-
ton, but 10 every case these predictions
have failed to bevcri6ed. If to have
avoided every danger that beset its way,
and to have secured every good within its
reach, can cniitle the Convention to the ap.
proval of the people, the popular verdict
upon the Constitution and Schedule, may
readily be predicted The fual vote 10
the Convention upon the passage ofthe Con-
stitu'ion and Schedule was sixty.onc yeas
to three nays It'll not impossible that
tho vote Of the people upon ratification was
tole'ably we'll represented BY this vote Of
the Convention. Courier.
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COMMISSION ER,S SALE
VALUABLE OHIO RIVER FARM,

VALUABLE OHIO RIVER FARM!i
IN pursuance OF the terms and provisions of
l decree Of the Circuit Court of Mason
County, West Virginia. rendered on the 9Th
day Of March, 1872, in certain Chancery
cause therein pending, IN which jeremiah B.
Ackley Is complainant, and Alfred B. Hon.
kins and others are defendants, i shall
On the goth day Of May, 1879,
at The Front Door of the Court House Of Ma.
son county, proceed to sell BY way Of public
auction, to the highest bidder, the land in the
blll and proceedings mentioned, containing
l9ol93 acres, and being the same real estate
which was conveyed to Alfred \. Hopkins By
James H. Couch, Special Commls Toner, and
Alexander Long and wife. By deed dated july
3Oth 1852, which land is situated in Graham
Township, and adjoining the lands of Ioha j.
Weaver, and known AS the Alfred B. Hopkins
Farm, upon the following terms to wii: for
cash as TO onr.'hird Of the purchase money,
and the balance upon a credit of six and
twelve months, taking bond with good spcariIy
for the deferred in>talments bearing interest
from date, aud retaining the title as further
security.
EDMUND SEHON,
apr ll-lm Special Commissioner
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NQ1lCE!

no II, P. ELIAS:-Take notice that on the
first day Of the next Term Of the Circuit
Court of NJ, son county. West Virginia, the
Board Of Education Of Hannah Tow nship
will petition said Court to condemn one acre
of land of yours In School District No l2, in
said township, which has been design ted by
the Board Of Education Of said Township, as
suitable location for public school house in
said district Youhaving refused to sell the
same we will ask in said petition such lot OF
ground to be condemned for he use of public
schools, and for the appointment of persons as
prescribed BY Law, to assess the value Of said
land, at which time and place you may appear
to protect yonr intererest in the premises il you
think proper.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
OF Hannah Township By Counsel
up l5-4w.
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The Liberal Republican Meeting.

The Liberal Republican Meeting.
The Liberal Republican meeting at the
Court House Saturday evening, was we'll
attended considering the short notice Civ
Gu. The utmost harmony prevailed in its
deliberations. No uuostcnta,ious display
was attempted All present seemed to be
impressed with the one desire to support
and throw their whole heartinto the move
ment that is likely to hurl from pow
or the demented demagogue and tyrant
who now disgraces the Presidential chair
Of this Nation. The proceedings Of this
meeting will be found 10 another column
1t will be seen the Delegates appointed are
among the most prominent and influential
Republicans iu the couuty.
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BLOWN INTO THE RIVER The wind
blew very hard yesterday. In the after.
noon it frcshened to a gale, yet We hardly
thought it was blowing hard enough to
blow horse and cart Into the river, yet
such is the fact. About s o'clock last ev.
euing boy drove horse attached to a
water cart down to the river, and just as
he backed the cart 10. it was struck by a
gust Of wind and upset, throwing the horse
into the current. The animal was drown.
ed, and the boy swan ashore = Wheeling
Register Friday,
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Master Commissioners Notice.
jeremiah B, Ackley, ! n ..,

Alfred B. Hopkins, Caldwell. NJ,
Complex & Caldwell .Kpbler & In c0aOcery'
Whitman and Augusta B. Hop
kins.
The parties to tie above named cause now
pending in the Circuit Court Of Mason county
Yves, Virginia, will please take notice that |
the undersigned Master Commissioner Of said
Court, have fixed upon the l4th day of MAY
1872 at the Office of Knight 4 Couch in The
town of Point Pleasant West Virginia. as the
time and place at which shall proceed to
take state and report In pursuance of deere
tai order rendered in the said caus, on the sth
day of March, 1872, an account showing what
liens have been acquired on the land in the
bill and proceedings mentioned. since the in
stiluton Of this suit, and in what order they
will be entitled to the proceeds arising from
the sale Of The land in the bill mentioned and
described, after satisfying the mortgage If Jer.
emiah B. Acklcy, and any other matters which
may be deemed pertinent E.sF..
Given under my hand at my Office as such
Commissioner, this 9th day Of April, 1872
JAMES H. COUCH Jr,,
apr ll-4w. Master Commissioner
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Commissioners Sale Of Valuable Coal
and Salt Property.
f. Waggener,

Albert Mcdaniel. CT. al.
N pursuance of the terms of deere Of the
! Circuit Court Of Mason county, rendered at
the February Term. ls69. the undersigned
Special Commissioners, will on
Monday, the goth day Of May, 1879,
proceed to sell, at public auction. to the high
est bidder al the Front Door of The Court.
House If Mason county. Lot No. 9, of the es
late Of Ezekiel Mcdaniel deceased. containing
81 acres. Rood and 5 pole, more or less
This land lies fronting the Ohio River, be.
tween Mason City and Hartford City. in the
middle of the great Sail Basin of Mason coun
ty 1t is well timbered and contains valua.
bic coal seam
TERMS or SALE:-0ne fourth Of cash in
hand on day Of sale and the balance on cred.
it of one and Two years. in equal payments,
with interest from day Of sale The purcha.
ser giving bonds with good security for the
deferred payments. The title will be retained
until the purchase money is fully paid
9. ?. 7. MOORE, Special Com
D. W .PnI.IEY1 :. aissicsos-
apr lS-td.
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notice.!

THIS is to give notice that have associated
with me in the Drug Business, Mr. A. h
Bicsle and which will hereafter be known I'M.
der the firm name Of Miles d Bickel. This
change necessltaIes new measures. and there
fore, | call upon those who are indebted to me
by note or book account to come forwar,, with.
out delay, and settle up, as am very desir us
oil closing ~ my old business. and besides |
need the money. hope this hint will be sul,
licient. B.L. MILES
april ll-lm.
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LIBERAL REPUBLICAN MEETING!
Delegates Appointed to the. Cincinnati
Convention!

Pursuant to published notice, the Lib
eral Republicans assembled at the Court
House Of Mason county, on Saturday ev.
ening, April 18th. 1872.
On motion, Chas. h. McCulloch, Esq +,
was called to the Chair, aud j. NJ. Hen.
messy, elected Secretary.
The object Of the meeting was stated to
be for the purpose Of sending delegates to
the Cincinnati Convention. Whereupou
the following resolution was offered and
unanimously adopted:
RTsolred, That the following gentlemen
be appointed delegates to represent Mason
county in the Liberal Republican Convcn-
ton to be held at Cincinnati on the LIST
'layof May, 1879; VIZ: '""""''"' '"'"'''"
John s. King, Jacob Bird, o. G..
LOOMS, John Franz and John G, Stoytz.
On motion. the President aud Sccre,a-
ry were added to the list Of Delegates.
On motion, the Mason County Journal
and Weekly Register, Parkcrsburg Times,
Wheeling htelligcncer and Cincinnati
Commercial we're requested to publish the
proceedings Of this meeting
On motion, adjourned.
CHAS b MoCULLOCH, Pres.
J. M. HESSEsY, Sec'y.
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Down in Georgia the negroes are coming
to the belief that they are not fitted for the
role Of politicians. and that they had bet
ter do less voting and more work As an
illustration. when the Radical State Sena-
tor 10 the Tenth District resigned, where
the negroes have 5000 majority, the Dem
ocrats elected their candidate although
part Of their vote was thrown away on an.
other Democrat.
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Our Radical contemporaries are suffering

Our Radical contemporaries are suffering
great grief aud anxiety at present on &C.
count Of the danger that Democratic voters
are going to be "sold OUT to the Liberal
Republicans This sudden outbreak of
sympathy for the unhappy Democracy,
froma quarter whence nothing but malign-
ant abuse usually proceeds, could hardly
have been expected. It very touching
-Eugpircy.
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G. P. SIMPSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,

Poiut Pleasant Mason County, West Va.
IT AVING moved TO pnd permanently located
II at Point Pleasant. and having procured
the use Of II j. Fishers Law Library, will at
all times be found at his Office ready to attend
10 ANY, and all business entrusted TO my care
aud will practice hereafter in he counties of
Mason, Putnam. jackson and Roane.
al persons coming to Point Pleasant by the
Kanawha or Ohio River Boats, can consult
with me at any time Of night in time to return
W same boat, by calling at my residence.
april lS-ly. "A
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A correspondent Of the Wheeling Reg
lister names as suitable candidates for the
Supreme Court Judges Of West Virginia,
Mcssrs Cbas j Faulkner, Daniel
Lamb, Matthew Edmiston aud Samuel
Price For Attorney Geueral-Colonel
John Hoffman.
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Merry G. Rece,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,

Po;nt Pleasant, West Va.
A LII business entrusted 10 his care will re.
~ ceive prompt and careful attention. lie
will b. found at the office of H. J Fisher. for
The present. He has located permanently at
Point Pleasant. apr lS-ly.
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We learn from our Cumberland, Md
exchanges that Ex-Governor Bradford and
Hons. Henry W. Hoffman aud Joseph B,
Stewart, all prominent aud leading Re-
pablicaus, will be among the Maryland
delegates to the Cincinnati Convention.
IMPROVEMENT OF TIE ONO. The fol:
loving resardius the Improvement fthe
Ohio river was passed by tho House Fri
day:
Be It enacted &c, That the Secretary
of War be IND he is hereby directed to ap.
point three competent civil engineers to ex-
anime and report upon the Noble method
Of channelins and dredging the Ohio river
and its tributaries, for the purpose Of i'm.
proving the navigation Of said rivers, the
Secretary Of War shall authorize the same
to BE- done.
The river and harbor bill will contain
5000 900 for the Improvement Of the
Ohio $4,000 for the Wabash, and the
appropriation Of 100000 to complete the
Louisville canal agreed upon as announced
some weeks since,
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AGENTS WANTED
FOR

DR.. Goodspeefs History Of Great Fires
In Chicago and the West and World.
Also for Life. Of Fisk and his Associates, and
the New Map Wonder For hest Agents
Goods in America, address GOODSPEED'S
ENTIRE BOOK, MAP AND PICTURE
HOUSE, Cincinnati or st Louis
IPGooDsrEIp's FgASooGERuAY War SELLS
LsRssLr. finch 7-Sm
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THE PEOPLES FAvORITE
NATIONAL GIFT ENTERPRISE.
FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
ESTABLISHED IN 1859.
Our Tenth Distribution will take place in nub
lie in Hon. L. D. Campbell's Hall. f''
MONDAY, MAYO. 1872
S50000 IN Gas. eAsr o and yALu-
! Cash Gift in American Gold, As nm. (,
Cash Gift in American Silver. SIS ZOO: 2 CA
prizes. each $1,000 Whole Number Of cs'h
Gifts l.67a. Single Tickets, 81; Six Ticket, p'
S.. 'Ae's
10000 Agents wanted, to whom liberal do.
duction will be made, Drawings take ,lacs
every 60 days. r'".'
Circulars containing references and full in.
formation sent to any one ordering them.
Address at once, LA BOIL, MANAGER
ap lS-4t Lock Box us, Hamilton, Ohio
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Valuable River Bottom Farm for Sale

Valuable River Bottom Farm for Sale,
VHE Heirs Of Louis B. Menage deceased,
offer for sale their farm situated in Mason
county. West Virginia. lowprpnd Of Cleudtn
in township, Oh the Ohio river, 10 miles be-
low 1allipolis, Ohio and Smiles below Point
Pleasant, West Virginia, containing
3O2 ACRES OF BOTTOM LAND
in a high state Of cultivation One hundred
acres Of well limbered Hill land Two orch
ards with trees Of superior quality Two
dwelling houses and all necessary out build
in5s Title perfes. and clear Of all incumb.
RANGES
U'Anyone wishing to purchase a farm of
the aforesaid description, would do well to
call OH or address the undersigned for terms
OF sale and particulars
JAMES B MENAGER,
-. Point pkasSnh Mscr County, WIN
inch l5-lf.
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slst Day Of May, 1879,
Commissioners Sale Of Real Estate.

,.,,. J. :. Austin. In ''''''',:
N Pursuance Of the TENS Of decree of the
L Circuit Court of Mason County. rendered
at the February Term, 1872, will on the
eth Day of Aprii, 1879,
at the Front door Of the Court House of said
county proceed to 'ell at public auction to the
highest bidder, the five acres Of land in The bill
and proceedings mentioned, upon the follow
ing terms: One.haf The purchase money cash
IN hand and the balance upon 4 credl, of six
months, taking from the purchaser bond with
Goa secnrl ty with interest from date, and 'e.
aiming the title as further security
" II TOMLINSON,
mch 2l-4w. Special Commissioner.
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The Free School System.

The Constitutional Convention has
knocked in the head another Of the illbo.
ding prophecies Of our Radical brethern, by
establishing Free School System The
general plan Of the new system adopted is
the ratification Of the Tenth Article Of the
present Constitution almost ycrbuttm With
the adoption Of several new sections. No
more indopcnaant school districts are to be
formed and no more Normal Schools chart
cred. White children aud colored are not
to be educated in the same school and no
persons connected with the public schools
is to be interested in tho sale Of free school
books or apparatus. The State Superiu.
tendent is to have an allowance Of not more
than five hundred dollars per year for travel.
ling expenses and the school law may pro.
vide for County Superiuteudents as it now
does The law is to arrange all the details
Of the system aud prescribe the limit Of
county or district levies and. designate the
officers, who are to make the estimate in
accordance with which the County Court is
required to make the levy, which is to be
collected BY the Sheriff or other collector
for the use Of the school district. -Er.
The Administration is already getting
alarmed ABOUT the State of Mississippi aud
it is scndiugs troops there to picket the on
tire State, for fear that it will 60 Demo.
cratic at the next election. But the PEG.
pie there have become so thoroughly dis
gusted with carpet.bag rule, that it is ex'
tremely doubtful whether even these pre-.
cautions Will save the State for the Admin.
istration.
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ANNOUNCEMENT.


ANNOUNCEMENT.
Editor Register
Please announce me as o candidate for
the Office Of County Clerk, subject to q
County Convention.
Yours.
E. KINlBERLING.
Editor Register 4e
Please announce me as q candidate for
the Office Of Prosecuting attorney, for Ma.
SOD county subject to the action Of the
Democratic County Convention.
Respectfully,
JAS. II COUCH. JR.
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NI ERCHA NTS AND OTHERS WILL FIND
IW it greatly to their advantage to send their
e.iss W jeb work 10 MIS- 0F4S&
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1t is significant circumstance that St.
Louis, when in 1868 gave Grant large
majority, at the late municipal election
went anti Grant by 1922 majority. On
y one Republican out Of the twelve Al
dermeu was chosen, and he is opposed to
Grant
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The trial of q man called Clutch" Helm
rich. one Of the most notorious and daring
criminals in the country Was concluded in
New York recently During the past ten
years i, is said he has stolen 81 200, 900
in tho aggregate. He was sentenced 10
the penitentiary for ten years.-Er.
A number Of Federal functionaries have
done better than that in half the time aud
have not gone to the peuiteutiary either.