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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-14
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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-14
EXCEL LSIOR HAIR TONIC.

This is no Dye, but Tonic and Hair Dressing
keeps the scalp clean, aud promotes the CROWN
uf the Hair; contains no Nitrate o. Silver. no Sui
phur, no Sugar OF Lead, and no other injurious
Drug. Try II. Only 80 cents bottle. - ~
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07

The passenger train north on the Gin.
cinpa,i and Louisville Railroad. due at
Coyiug,on at noon at Friday last, fell
through bridge. three miles north Of Eli
iston Station. The bridge was twenty feet
high, aud seventy feet span. The loconio-
tive passed over safely and the structure
went down with two passenger cars, the
baggage. express and mail cars, which werc
ali piled together in mass ofrulns below.
The front passenger car was reduced to
spliuters. while the others Jared but little
better. The fragments Of the firsl car were
soon in flames. but we're subducd. There
were about sixty-6ve passengers on the
train. Of which numberon was killed and
forty.two wounded.
We are inclined to doubt whether boys
are wholly depravcd by nature, but the
development Of kindly traits and generous
feelings seems to depend almost entirely
on training. Two young reprobates 10
Chelsea, Mass. the other day, took little
fellow seven years old, stripped him and
tied him to tree, and then beat him IN.
mcrcifully with apiece Of board till his
body was black and blue. They then took
him to pool and washed him with ice
water and left him to iud bis bis way home as
best he could.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07
Trustees Sale Of Real Estate.

DY virtue Of a Deed Of Trust, executed on
D the 2Slh day Of November, 1870, by Elias
Roush aud Mary Caroline Roush, his wife, 10
the undersigned Trustee, to secure to Lewis
Bumgarncr, Executor Of the last will .nd ;es.
lament Of Joseph ,saisrist. deceased, the pay.
mpnt Of certain bond therein specified, which
deed Of trust is duly recorded in The Record
ers office of Mason county. in deed book No.
|, folio 2s7 and 8, | shall OH
Saturday, the 9th day Of March. 1872,
pr nced 10 sell 10 the highest bidder, for cab,
on The premises. in Robinson township, Ma.
son county, the tract of lani conveyed in said
deed Of trust. containing one hundred acres,
with reservation Of twenty acres previously
sold and conveyed. For full description Of
said land, reference is hereby made lolhe deed
from a. l. Knight osail Elias Eousb recon-
ded in said Mason county Recorders Office III
deed book No. Is. sfolio las and y.
DJThe tiIle,o said land is believed 10 be
good, but selling as trustee, will only convey
such title as is vested in me by said deed nf
trust .. Ii. T. VAN MA Rh'
feb .l-w4 Trustee.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07
TO coLoNIsTs.
If You are Going West,

Bay your Tickets over the "old reliable
MlssouaI PAcyIc RAILROAD, the popular route
from St. Louis 10 Ssdalia. Fl. Scott, Lawrence,
Kan,as City, A,chison, s.. Joseph, Omaha,
Denver. and all po nts in Missouri. Kansas,
Nebraska and Colorado, to which people ire
moving. This Line has an unexcelled equip
ment il fine day coaches. Pullmans pal CO
sleepers MIller's safety platform and the patent
steam brake, and It's reputation Tor prompt lime
and sure connections is proverbial. For valna.
bic information and assistance, and to make
special arrangements at lowest rates offered
by any line, call upon or address s. u. Tnosr'
son, Agent Missouri Pacific r. r., Columbus,
Ohio; or E. A. FoRp, General Passenger Agent,
ST.. Louis, Mo.
No trouble to answer questions!
feb 29-ly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07

Judge David Davis, Of the supreme
Court, is the first Of the Presidential caud''
dates 10 the field. He has been nominated
by the Labor Reformers, and has slgnlhed
bis acceptance of the nomination, Gov.
Joel Parker. Of New Jersey, is on the tick
Ct with him for Vice President.
Next 10 order comes the the ticket pre-
seuted by the National Prohibition Con-
veution, James Black, ofPennsylvanaia, for
President, and John Russell, Of Michigan,
for Vice President.
These announcements will not cause
much of ripple in the political pool
The bodies putting them forward will be
swallowed up 10 one or other of the great
political parties, and the distinctive princ''
piles they are supposed to embody as expo
neu,s Of the respective Conventions thai
nominated them be but side issues in the
approaching campaign
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07

The Revolutionis's appear to be gaining
ground in Mexico. and it is not improba-
Die that the Government Of JuArcz will
soon 60 the way Of all its predeces-
sors. II
The British authorities in India have
ordered fifty hooks, mutineers, to be
blown from the mouths Of cannon.
Fultou,s right to the invention and
proprietorship Of the FIRST steamboat is dis
puted by William s. Stone, author oflhe
History Of the City Of New York
Fitch is bis name.
Tho through vater-liue bill failed for
want Of time. 1t passed the House BY q
large majority, aud after being ordered to
its cnsrossmcnt in the Senate, was defeat
cd by illibustering on the very eve Of its
ge.-Cowir.
Charles Lieber, for the murder of Char.
! LIS Gennavein, has been sentenced to be
hung at Louisville, May 18th.
An officer Of the U. S. Signal Corps is
to be placed at Harper's Ferry, to warn
Washington Of approaching freshets in the
Potomac.
On the Doth inst, an attempt was made
by one O'Connor. to assassina'e Qscn Vic.
toia, but failed and got himsc If arrested
and imprisoned.
A family feud at Salem Church, near
Independence, Mo, eliminated on Satur-
day in a fight with pistols between George
! Wclch, who was killed, and James Aid
and David Hamilton, who were wounded
A local Journal says the women of New
beryport, Mass. extensively practice the
Southern custom Of snuff dipping.
A bill has just passed the Ohio Legisla,
iure making it obligatory upon Boards Of
Education and school officials to see that
all pupils are vacciua'ed
The salaries of the county and township
officers Of Virginia amount to 81 .S64,22O
per aunum, slightly in excess OF the lutor'
est on the public debt.
The Legislature of Wisconsin has en-
acted a law, making all days Of election
legal holidays. It is thought this measure
will induce business mcn to take o more
general interest in politics, or at least
record their votes, and thus act as a pre-.
ycntive of the tendency to caucus and
"Rins" rule.
lis possible that lager beer must be
cassed with nitro,g lyccrlnc as a dangerous
explosive? We can scarcely believe it Of
this good. na,urcd and azy'tempcrcd bever'
age; and yet report comes from
Louisville, Ky, that a cask of beer OK.
plodcd the other day, producing a shock
that severely injured several persons
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07
Mason City, W. Va, Feb. %.

Mstr EdiW:
DEER SUR jist rcceavcd your lite
sbeat notidiu your subscribers that you
would send out yorc kullectors to kullec'
what thay owed you. Now Mister Edl'ur
pIeess don't send your small.pocks and
catch kullecturs unto this butiful and quiet
city Of Mason. as we don't want to be
nockulated with the small.pocks, heather
do We wan, to ketch the catch. We've
not had the all.pocks beer for about .
ycer, and don't want emmy moore OF them.
Mister Editur plccs take my advice and
keep your kulleciers out Of tbs Place
We don't want to kctch the catch, becaWse
tits very unpleasant kumplaint, and we've
mt much time to skratch. You know
Nlisiur Elitur from experience that Tue
catch is 40 onplesant disease. ! owe you
little bill which III pay shure, it you
dou't send your collectors up hear BE-
kause il they do cum and ! kctch these
kumplaints, | don't know when | kouId
pay you. You didu'tsay you would pub
lsh the names Of your deliukwent subskrl'
bcrs, and | hope you won't do it.
Mister Elitur what has BEGUN of the
Pint Pleasant Jurnal, we've not heard en-.
uything from it Che JuruaD in the past
too weaks, and think sumthin' has bcfalIln
the ediiar Ifhc's safe hoaphc'll send his
paper up this way befonr the constitutional
kouvenshun begins TO pass sum laws
we're awful feerful that the constitutional
konvenshion will doc sumthing before we
kan have another forth Of July celebration
and if they 60 on as they've dun bin o
poiu' We kant tell what they've dun when
thew cit dun doiu'. The konvenshun is
kumposel Of crate men, and We believe
they'll do sumthn' bcfoar the next prese-
denshal election. If,hcy've concluded to
know longer discuss the novcn Of the kap'
ital away frum Charleston. Mason city is
not lokated on emmy ofthc maps that I've
seen, but everybody knocs that Mason
CITY is noalad for its CRATE salt works and
cole minds, which are unsurpast fur there
stupeuduous masheencry in the manutAct'
urc of salt As to cole fields in this ma
borhood they are understandable. We de
think Mason city ought too have its nam'
placed On sum Of the maps that may bf
circulated in the future.
Mistur Elitur, l will konkluac BY sayin
that Mason city kin boast Of the most han
sum ladys ackordiug to population ove'
emmy other city on the Ease Of this butif0o
earth, and cspeshelly ono upon who I've
had mi eye fur sum time, but her name i
to be iurevcr not revealed until after thai
happi day passes. Yures till deth.
A KoNs7ANr SUBSCRIBER.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07

An enthusiastic correspondent thus dc
scribes Josie" Mausiell: "She is some
villa, thinner, aud colorless as marble. -
Neither time nor trouble has as yet sue.
cecdcd in putting line on her perfect face.
But in the lovely eyes there is a violet
shade Of sadness that seems to tiuge boz
eyelids, and the small mouth has plead.
ing culver when she speaks of the insults
she has received from women when she has
passed out of her door and which keep her
from taking tho exercise necessary fol-
health"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07

From an official statement lately put
forth by government, itappears that during
the past twenty years congress has donat'
ed to states for internal improvements pub
lie lands to the amount ofG9, 10000 acres
The work Of donation was begun with ILL.,
iuois, which, in 1852, received 2,oOO,O Oo
acres to aid in the construction OF the Cen
trail railway; since then Kansas aud MINI
esota have each obtained over 9,OOO,O'O
acres, Iowa, 6,OOO,OOO aud Wisconsin aud
Louisiana over 100000 each. 10 addi-
ion to what has been given to the different
states, the Pacific railways have been sub
sidizcd to the tune Of l4S, 100000 acres
Thus 2l7 100000 acres Of the peoples
real estate have been alienated forever
within the comparatively short period OF
twenty years. lsit not time to hold up on
this business for awhile.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07


The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad is
now in operation from Huntington to Coal.
burg, 1t is no doubt as good road in
point Of general construction as any on the
continent Its masoncry is extraordinary
in its strength and Of unusual beauty Of
appearance. With stone so plentiful
and Of such excellent variety for their pur-
poses it is natural that the company should
have availed itself Of these advantages and
constructed magnificent specimens ofbridge
masonry Of which it may sojns'ly be proud.
For a new road it is remarkable for its ev-
enuesS. =.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07
STATE oF WEST VIRGINIA, IS:

y u u VI W LIZA 49,
A T Rules held in the Clerks Office Of lha
n Circuit Court Of Mason county on the first
Monday in the month Of February, 1871.
Abraham Vansickles, Complt
Joseph s. Machir and Harriet n chonce,v
Mach;r, his wife, and Phillip :" oHa"'
A, Machir, Trustee for the said
Harriet Machir, Defendants ;,
The object of the above suit is to COMPEL
the said Phillip A. Mach'ras Trustee for liar
riet Machir wife of said Joseph s. Machlr,
or said JosephS Machir and Harriet Machir.
hi, wife, to execute and deliver to the Plaintiff
release Of certain deed of trust, dated on
The 25;h day Of July, ls43, cxecu'el by the
Plaintiff a. Vansicklcs and Mary his wife, to
Geo W Slriblins, Trustee, to secure to Harriet
Bennett (now Machir) n certain debt therein
described, which said deed is duly recorded in
Decd Book No. ii, folio 1874, in Mason Couny
Recorders Office; and also to restrain and Gu
Join the Defendants or either Of them from
selling or advertising for sale, q tract Of land
mentioned and described IN SAID deed Of trust.
This day came the Complainant by Counsel,
and on their motion, and it appearing BY ain
dayit filed that the Defendant PHILLIP, n
Machir. isa nonresident If the State OF west
! Virginia, it is ordered tina, he do appear here
within one month after the date Of the lifst
publication of this order aud do what IS me-
csssary to protect his interest in this cause;
Tesle.-CHAS B. WAGGENE Err, Clerk
BY Z. Kimberiing Deputy.
n DALI, l. -, and Il p Simnenn SOs,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07
Executors Sale Of Real Estate.

Executor Sale OF Real Estate.
A S Executor Of the last Will and Test amont
n Of s. T. Griffith deceased, ! shall on
Saturday, March 3oth, 1879,
NJ the Front Door Of the Court House Of Mason
county, proceed 10 sell at public auction, a
house and lot situated in Mason City, on
Centre street. Said house is in good repair
ana has all tie modern Improvements attached
thereto
Terms Of Sale:-one half Of the purchase
MONEY cash in hand, the residue on cred.
il Of six and twelve MONTHS to be secured. by
trust upon The premises Aforesaid.
For further particulars inquire Of John u,
Timms, Attorney at Law Point Pleasant, Wsst
Va, or The undersigned Guyandotte, W Va.
LEMUEL IlARP0LD, Executor
feb 2g-4w. of s T. Griffith, decd.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07
WEST VIRGINIA:

WEST VIRGINIA.:
A T Rules held in the Clerks Office OF The
IA, Circuit Court of Mason county. on Mon
day, March Alb, 1872.
Jane Riley,
John Riley.
The object OF this suit is 10 Obtain divorce
from the bonds ma,rimony, and TO restrain,
cnioin and inhibt the defendant, his agent o.
attorney, from transferring his stock in The
Clifton Iron and Nail Company. And it ap.
pearing from atii lavil filed with the papers Of
this cause, that the defendant, John Riley, IS
a non resident of the State Of West Virginia,
it is ordered that he do appear here within
one month after the date Of the first puhlica
ton Of this order, and do what is necessary
to protect his interests in this cause.
Tesle-CHAS. B WAGGENER, Clerk.
Timms 4 Sisson, Soils. mch7-4w.
The defendant in The above suil will take
notice that | will IN the 6 h day ,f April,
1872, at the Office of A. G. Mason. in the town
Of Clifton, Mason county. West Virginia. be.
tween the hours Of 6 A. NJ. AMI GP N Of that
day, proceed to take The dispositions Of s. 3
Bendell h. Swaugar. and others. to BE- read in
my behalf at The trial Of this suit. and il from
any cause the taking of said deposi,ions be
not commenced on that da, OF il commenced
be not completed the taking Of tile same will
be continued from day to. day or time 10 time
between the same hours until the same IRE
completed, at which time and place you can
attend ifyou see proper
JANE RILEY,
inch iva by Counsel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07

2
The recent charges made against Henry
S. Walker, State printer Of corruption
by Merrill Of the Republican and others,
looks to US very much like "spite work. }"
Harrison Reed, the Grant Governor Of
Florida, is charged by a committee Of In
vcs,isaiion with an immense over.issuc OF
bonds upon railroad not yet constructed;
with issuing $1,000, 900 of bonds for the
purchase of the Florida, Atlantic Gulf
Central Railroad; with couspirins in the
issue Of bonds TO the Jacksonville. Pcnsa.
cola aud Mobile Railroad Company, know
ing the title of tile road to be fraudulent;
with obtaining $500 by corrupt in.
Aucnccs. and attempting to obtain S223,-
600 of the proceeds of the sale of bonds;
with an attempt to influence a judicial
officers in the exercise of his judicial func'
tons in connection with the railroads nam
ed; and with accepting $4,000 in consid.
Grafton of his Official action in the matter
Of contract for certain "internal improve
mcnt lands"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07

The Legislature Of this State, after a
session Of forty five days, the lawful limit,
adjourned on Friday last and most Of the
members have. gone home. The Leg'sla-
ture during its session passed in all, two
hundred bills, most Of which arc Of . local
and private character
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07

A serious ARRAY occurred in Michael
Cummings bar room one day last week be.
tween u white man named Patrick Lilly
and,a colorcd man named Charlie Jones.
The quarrel arose between the two on some
trivial matter, when Lilly grabbed large
iron poker and struck the colorcl man
across the head several times, knocking
him down and iuAictng frightful wounds,
and but for the timely interference Of some
one, would in all probability made the
work fatal. -KingwoOl Jomuul.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07

Destructive Fine AT PlrrsDuno. On
Saturday night, 9th ult., the American
Iron Works, owned by Jones & Laughlin,
we're partially burned. The upper rolling
mill, with six trains, rolls, spike, bolt; and
nut factory, pattern shop, pattern store
house. aud foundry, we're entirely distroy.
ed. The loss is probably from 100000
to 300, 900. but it is impossible to ascertain
accurately, as the machinery is covered
with debris. The portion destroyed was
insured for about 100000. The works
we're the most extensive in America, and
afforded employment to 2 500 hands.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07
AGENTS WANTED
FOR ri

Dr.. GoOdspeel's History Of Great Fires
In Chicago and the West and World.
Also for Life Of Fisk and his Associates, and
the New Map Wonder. Fur hest Agents !.
Goods in America, address G0OI'SPEEDS
ENTIRE BOOK, MAP AND PICTURE
HOUSE. Cincinnati or 81. LonIs
l-fGoopspEED FRANCO GERMAN WAR SELLS
lApo lY. finch 7-3m.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07

It's the opinion Of some ve'l.infarmed
politicians tia, if the Democrats carry New
Hampshire and CONNECTICUT at the com.
ing elections, the Republicans, in the
Philadelphia Convention, will throw Grant
overload. We are DESTROYS of success in
these New England States, but it would
be too dearly purchased at that price
Grant i, our man forsthe Republicans to
nominate. We shall not DO satisfied with
any candidate but him!
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07

The japanese Minister at Washington
wants to charter fifteen school-ma'ams for
Japan They are to have three years
engagement, 81 800 gold aycar, and free
passage to and from Japan,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07

Juri.s, bring in their verdict in mys-.
tcrious way sometimes. The proprietor Of
the Washington Star hasjust been mucted
in tho SUN Of $4,000 for an alleged libel
lous paragraph, although it was shown
that the paragraph was published without
any malice or evil purpose, and that ample
explanation was made when it was found
that the statement contained in it was err.
roneous The plaintiff himself testified
that he did not think there was any intent
to injure him, and yet he got bis verdict.
The question arises whether libel suits are
legitima,ely intended to protect character
against wanton and malicious assaults or TO
furnish means of making money.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, IS:
A T Rules held in the Clerks Office of The
n Circuit Court Of Mason County on The
fsl Monday in February 1872.
James II. Sullivan.
Lafayette Mitchell and o 'rrespass on the
T, Walker. par ners under the case ia assump-
name n, and style Of Mitchell SIT
l. Walker
The object Of this suit is to attach and sub
irct the interest Of the defendants in certain
Portable Saw Mill, now on the land Of Henry
]. Benedict to the payment of $356,l3 win
legal interest thereon f.om the 2lst day OF DC
tober, 1871, ill paid; and it appearing byaf
fi,lavit filed with the papers of this cause that
the defendants Lafayette Mitchell and o: ].
Walker are non.residents Of the State OF West
Virginia, on motion Of the Plaintiff, IL is or.
dered that they do appear here within one
month after the date Of the first publication
of this order. and do what is necessary TO
protect their interest in this cause.
T,su:-CHAS B WAGNER, Clerk.
by Z Kimberling, Deputy.
English d Srhon, soils. fb. saw.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07

The Hon. Brick Pomcrory, who has
been sued by New Eoglanl lady, Miss
Sadie Wilkinson, for breach of promise,
sets up 10 his answer that he never asked
Sadie 10 wed with him; that she was given
to drink, and was loose in her morals; and,
Furthermore, that she was gifted with bad
temper, and threatened frequently to de,
priye him Of bis valuable life. lisa won
der that Mr.. ?. didn't marry her.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07

Frequent complaints against the use steel
pens, that . numbuess Of the fore6nger
and sometimes tho thumb results, is not Of
imaginary. The metallic pen, pressed
closely in writing does actually conduct
electricity so rapidly as to produce q palsy
Of those particular members in some highly
organized persons A cure is simply a
resumption Of the old fashioned gooscquill
the best kind of pen forauybody.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-07

STRANGE PnEyoNsSoS. We learn that
some days since the bed of Dry River,
sowe distance above Nashville, suddenly
sunk, forming a large sink hole, into which
all the water in the River now sinks.
The opinion ofthose who have seen this
singular phenomenon is, that the hole in
the bed Of the river is sufficient to swallow
up the entire stream when the river is at
tho ordinary height. No one has attempt
Cd to account for this strange phenomenon
-R0ekinaham Reaistey, Feb. q.