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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-05-02

TN DAY OF June, 1917,
at the front door Of the Court House Of Putnam
county proceed to sell at public auction. to the
highest bidder the tract Of land in The, tlii
and proceedings mentioned, supposed to can'
tain 100 acres upon the following terWs: One
third Of the purchase money cash, The resldas
upon Il credit OF six aud twelve months, taking
from the purchaser bonds with good security
for the deferred instruments, bearing interest
flom da,c, aud retaining the lille as further ae-
curity.
THoS, II. HARVEY.
april 25-4w. Special Commissioner.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-11-01
"WOrk! Work 4! WOrkw

In the natural exultation of the hour
we must not forget that although victory
seems sure, it is not yet won. The OBJ
ject of the Republican campaign is not
only the reelection of the President, but
the disbanding of the opposition. The
October result is due to the most constant
and strenuous exertion. Both parties
have contested every inch of the field
And it is because Of the admirable Or
ganization and steady pressure upon the
enemy that the triumph has been gained.
1t is always a question whether any body
changes his mind in consequence of a
speech, and whether the missionary is
not generally preaching to the converted.
But there is no doubt that the enthusiasm
of meetings is inspiring, and that the ad-
vantage of canvassing house by house
and voter by voter is incalculable. There
is very general conviction that the Re-
publican majority in Ohio would have
been very much larger had there been an
earlier and more thorough working force
in the field. And if every Republican
will make himself committee to see
that his neighbors vote correctly, the vic
tory all along the line will be such as to
show the real feeling of the country.
AS the New York Tribune truly re-
marks, I'VE are upon the home stretch. {"
Somebody is, without any doubt; and
whoever reaches home will be left there.
AS we believe that it is Mr.. Greeley who is
stretching homeward, let US take care and
make his arrival sure. Nothing is done
until all is done. No victory was ever
done by cheering, except that of the
nomination of Mr.. Greeley; and while
Republicans are naturally hilarious, they
must reserve its expression somewhat
until the 9th of November, lest hearty
effort should exhale in mere enthusiasm.
Once more unto the breach, dear
friends, nor leave it until the whole wall
crumbles!-Rarper'S Weekly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-11-01
A Good Talker.

THE "Monthly Gossip" in the October
number of LippincOtt's Magazine contains
this capital story:
Perhaps the most brilliant converse
ZIONIST that Virginia or the United States
ever produced was the late Lyttleton
Waller Tazewell. Unfortunately for his
reputation as to consistency and firmness
of opinion, his mind was so capacious
and well stored that it was impossible for
him not to see all sides of any subject on
which he conversed, and hence it was not
always easy-indeed, it was often difficult
for his hearers to ascertain what his
real opinion was. In illustration of this
popularity of Governor Tazewell, the
following anecdote is told:
When the nullidcation trouble was at
its height, Mr.. Calhoun sent William @.
Preston to Richmond to sound the first
Governor Floyd, father of John B. Floyd
Secretary of War under Buchanan, as to
what might be expected Of Virginia, in
case South Carolina became involved in a
conflict with the Federal Government.
The question being one of great import.
ance, and Governor Floyd having the ut
most confidence in Governor TazewelPs
judgment, the latter was summoned to
the State capital, and the conference took
place In the Executive Mansion at night,
soon after supper.
Mr.. Tasewell, being called upon for his
opinion, began, a stream OF brilliant
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-11-01
The Georgia Farce---Facts AbOut the
Election.

To the Editor OF the New York Times
Presuming that few facts respecting
the naOd'iS operandt in producing GLORIOUS
victories" in Georgia would be interesting
to your readers, l offer the following
statement: l have resided in Georgia
during the last six years, and may be pre-
sumed to know something of matters that
have come within my own cognizance.
If any one is disposed to doubt the cor
rectness of my statements, can refer
them to distinguished champions of the
opposite cause residing in this city.
My object in correcting the false ideas
of the opposition papers is solely for the
purpose of arousing the friends of the
cause to more determined efforts to pre-
vent the success of the new Democracy;
and not with the faintest idea of induc-
ing professional liars to correct their un-
blushing falsehoods. This election is
triumphantly quoted as an evidence of
the vast height which the "tidal wave"
has reached, in it's opposition to "carpet-
bagism." Now, do these cockerel editors
forget that in the year 1868 a precisely
similar triumph was achieved for the
rebel Democracy? Then, as now, it was
the "knock-down and drag. g.out" argu-
ment that prevailed in causing these
BlOllOuS SuCu a
triumph might be obtained in Massachu-
setts by using similar means. We have
in Georgia 100000 white voters, of
whom 10000 are Republicans; and
10000 colored voters, of whom
$4,000 are Republicans, making in
all 10000 good Republican votes in
Georgia, if free suffrage was allowed
In the spring of 1868 we gave a majority
for the Constitution of II, 600 votes-30,
600 of our Republican voters staying
away from the polls. In the fall of 1868
the tables were turned, so that the rebels
had a majority of $4,000 votes. Now,
was this protest of Georgia against car
pet-bag rule, when our State Government
had hardly commenced operations? Nay,
verify but it was protest of the Ku-
Klux Klans against Republicanism. No
sooner was the spring election over than
these bands of fiends from the bOttomless
pit, sprang up and covered the land like
the frogs of Egypt, and reign of terror
was speedily introduced. In our county,
out of /, 200 Republican votes, not one
was cast for General Grant. In another
county, out of 900 or 700 Republican votes,
not one was cast for General Grant In
our Senatorial District, out of 5000 Re-
publican votes, only eighty-six were cast
for Grant. In another county, out of
1900 Republican votes, only $50 were
cast for Grant. In another county, out
Of TOO Republican votes, but three were
cast for Grant. And 30 throughout tho
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-11-01

cent. over last year, or about 100000 900
bushels upon an area of little less than
20,O00,000 acres, being an average Of between
twelve and thirteen bushels per acre. The
quality of the wheat is in most Of
the States better than last year. The
percentage Of product in comparison with
last year, in each OF the States, is
as follows Maine, 100 New Hampshire, 90;
Vermont, 95 Massachusetts,, 80 Connecti-
cut, 90; New York, 70; New Jersey, so; (;
Pennsylvania, 60; Delaware, rs; Maryland,
SO Virginia, 1o1 North Carolina, 136 (;
South Carolina, 113 Georgia, 1S0; Alabama,
1873 Mississippi, 101 Texas, 800 Arkansas,
102 Tennessee, 200; West Virginia, 104 |;
Kentucky 175 Ohio, IS Michigan, 8S In
diana, l01 Illinois, 9s Wisconsin, 121 ;
Minnesota, 1870 Iowa, 112 Missouri, 80 ;
Kansas, 80; Nebraska, 140 California, IT'S /;
Oregon, 100. In States where the crop was
short last year, as Kentucky and Texas, the
percentage OF increase Is heavy. In Califor-
mia 1t is mainly due to an increase Of area
and a superior rate Of yield.
The President has appointed William L.
Kelley Register Of the Land Office at Pres
colt, Arizona; Frederick G. Lord, Assessor
Of Internal Revenue for Nevada; Charles H.
Mcintyre, Postmaster at Yankton, Dakota,
and Benjamin F. sheets, Postmaster at Ore
gon, III.
colossal equestrian statue of General
Lyon has been completed in clay, and is on
exhibition in New York City.
The trial Of Mayor Hall was in progress
on the oath. Witnesses were examined as
to the genuineness of his signature to a
number Of vouchers. Stephen G. Lynes,
formerly County Auditor, testified to their
| genuineness. He saw nothing to lead him
to suppose that these warrants were fraud
ulent at the time they were issued
| In Detroit, Mich, few days ago, a colored
man named Hedgeway, who was refused reg.
istration as voter, applied to the Supreme
Court for an order compelling the Board to
register him. His parents were slaves in
Virginia, but ran away and escaped to Mon
treal, wnere the petitioner was born. He
claimed that he was citizen under the ACT
of 1855, declaring that children of citizens
born abroad were natural citizens of the
United States. Other claims were advanced
but this was the principal point, and the
cause was decided adverse to the petitioner
and to the effect that he was foreigner and
obliged to take out naturalization papers AZ
| such.
General Howard has arrived at San Diego
en- route from Arizona. He reports passing
eleven days in the camp of the great Apache
chief, Cachise. He selected the southeast
corner of Arizona, fifty-fve miles square, fol
a new reservation for a thousand Apaches
with Cachise as leader.
The Masonic Grand Lodge of Kentucky
has elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: Most Worshipful Grand Master
E. W. Turner, Richmond; R. w. D. Grant
Master, VIM. Z. Woodruff, Louisville; Right
Worshipful Grand Senior Warden, J. Picket
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-11-01
CAMPAIGN NOTES.

sY~The Philadelphia Post, Greeley organ,
has had the life knocked out of 1t by the Oc-
tober elections.
s1Y-The Albany Argus is trying to discov-
er, from the October elections, the weak spots
Of the Liberals. It may find one of them by
simply applying its hand to its head.-ChicG-
90 Post.
~ The actual Republican majority in the
late Pennsylvania election, as indicated by
the vote on Congressmen-a at. Large, is A, ,429p
which is nearly 1000 more than Hartranft's
majority. And yet the Greeley organs are
bowling "fraud" as regards Hartranft's
vote.
~ Two years ago the Republican majori-
ty in Nebraska was less than $500. At the
late election they carried the State by about
double that fgure--a very handsome victory,
which had been somewhat overshadowed by
the brilliant triumphs secured in the great
central States. And now where is Upton?
~" The Pittsburgh Commercial says: "It
is fact of no little significance that Gen.
Hartranft carried his own county against an
opposition majority of about 500; that
Buckalew ran behind his ticket in his coun-
ty; while Lancaster. the Home of Billingfelt,
gave Hartranft 5000 majority; and Belle
fonte, the home of Curtin, gave Hartranft
an Increased MAJORITY.
~" Mr.. Daniel Voorhees, has got into the
'ifs." II they had had more time to work
a change in the preiudices of the "slow-
thinking people" they might have done it.
If not successful this year, their views will
triumph next year, year after next, some time,
pending which we prefer taking our triumph
in the year of grace, 1872, and giving thanks
for present benefits, not least among which
is the defeat of Mr.. D. W. Voorhees, -I',ter-
Ocean.
- Two men, one Democrat and the
other Republican, were arguing and betting
in Newton, N. j., when the Democrat said:
eve must come out all right, for Horace
Greeley is our Moses" eyes," said the Re-
publican, '"Moses was appointed to lead the
children of Israel through the Red Sea; but
when he had led them through, the Lord
took him upon high mountain, and, show
ing him the promised land, said, "Moses, you
may look upon it, but you cannot enter
therein F"
~" We publish to-day circular signed
by the leading merchants, bankers and cap
italists Of New York City, giving brief re-
view of the financial operations of the Gov
eminent under President Grants Admins
tration, and expressing the confident belief
that the general welfare of the country, the
interests of its commerce and trade, and the
consequent stability of its public securities,
would be best promoted by the reelection
of General Grant to the office of President of
| the United States" This, doubtless, is the
sentiment of nine-tenths of the intelligent
business men of the whole couAtry, who see
that the election of the uncertain, unstable
and crochettY Greeley would threaten tinan-
cial disaster to the Government, while the
past and present success of the financial
and general governmental policy Of Presi-
dent Grant is a guaranty for the future
| Chicago Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-11-01

State. Now, the "tldal wave" IL seems
commenced rising, long before It's oriqi-
nators applied themselves to their hercu-
lean task Of initiating Mrs. Partington in
trying to mop out the Atlantic.
For four and half years past / have
not been allowed TO vote the Republican
ticket, although / am not colored man.
No Republican In our county, be he
white or black, can with safety
attempt to vote as he wishes.
For further proof on this point,
/ would refer your readers to my recent
work on the South, entitled, 'The Black
Man Of the South, and the Rebels, which
contains the sworn testimony of numer-
GUS individuals to these election outrages,
and all the particulars respecting the con-
dition of the black man and his diabolical
treatment by the rebels In conclusion,
allow me to say that not until last sum-
mer and fall, when General Grant wisely
enforced the Ku-Klux bill, has It been
safe for Republican to go about unarm-
ed. My house Is situated on the public
highway, and for years was I ignorant
Of the beneficial effects of sound nights
slumber, not night passing without my
being disturbed by the unearthlY noises
made around me. Often have sprang
from my bed at the hour of midnight,
grasped my rife and ran to the window
to repel an apprehended assault. But
after the arrest of the murderous' Ku-Klux
by General Grant the remainder of these
gentry became mild as lamb, and all fear
was banished from my heart. 1t is for
this reason that advocate the election of
General Grant, and deprecate that of
Horace Greeley. If the latter event
should occur no Union mans life at the
South will be safe for an instant. 1t was
so understood If Seymour had been elect
ed, and it will prove none the less true If
Greeley is elected. Yours, respectfully,
CHARIFa STEARNs.
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and forcible words poured from his fluent
lips, enchanting and delighting his two
auditors At the expiration of an hour
Governor Floyd ventured to interrupt
him. "Your opinion, then, is"
"Wait moment" said TaZewell. Di-
verging from the line of his previous re-
marks, he corruscated for another hour,
as forcibly as before.
II was then Preston's turn to intercept
and II possible arrest-the flow of
talk.
1--WE may conclude, then Mr.. Tazewell.
that you hold"
"No, not at all. You quite misappre.
hend me-" Taking another point Of de-
parture, he went on from hour to hour,
zigzagging and worm-fencing at each in.
terruption, until at last broad daylight
flooded the room.
"Bless my soul!" said he, looking up
surprised, ut Is morning Floyd, II you
will give me a bowl of water to wash my
face, and julep, will lie down for an
hour or two TO rest myself, and tonight,
II you choose, we win resume our con-
versation. am afraid have not made
myself quite clear to either of you gen.
tlemen."
The water and the julep were duly
brought, and the fluent talker went up to
his chamber.
Floyd and Preston remained staring at
each other for long time in profound
silence. At length Mr.. Preston said,
Have you any idea what Mr.. Tazewell's
real opinion isS"
"None whatever. Have your"
"Not the remotest conception. Do you
think he has any opinionH"
"Most certainly. He has every opin-
ion that any man ever had or could have
on this subject, and a great many more
besides. But what his final opinion will
be, no living man, not even TaZewell
himself, will ever discern"
The conversation" as Mr.. Tazewell
was pleased to call it, was never re-
sumed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-11-01
LEAFFALL

Fail, let them fall around;
Fall, on the reddening ground;
Fall, as we fall away from HES sere tree
Into the ocean Of eternity:
Lost, swallowed up, and drowned.
Fall, though the sun is high,
And bright and blue the sky;
Yet every soughing wind Its myriad sends,
Failing, still falling, as fase-hearted friends
In our adversity.
Yet while they fall, still fall,
A BONNER light than all,
A bluer sheen than yon Autumnal sky,
Shines on me, as feel thy love lit eye
Dispel my beings thrail.
We walk, those leaves above,
Thy soft voice, like the dove,
Low murmuring; when. the woods among,
On morn of Valentine the wild birds song
Whispers her mate of love.
So let them fall away,
Friends OF the summer day
False friends, who cannot bear afflictiOn's test
know the love that liveth in thy breast
Will never fall away.
Never Not even when
Beyond earths narrow ken,
Like dead leaves futtering in the Autumn tide,
We two have passed, our love shall stil abide,
Shall have grown perfect then.
-TlHSieys Magazine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-11-01
Miscellaneous Reading.
SoLM0QUY OF A DLsM0 UNITED
DEMOCRAT.

BY \. NORMAN eUNNIsoN.
WBIoH wish to remark,
And I'm really surprised,
That things thought wise
should be thus otherwised, a.. -.
But they've whipped MS, that opposite party
In way that I've always despised'
Says on the eighth
And thought itwas true
! shall carry torch
I,ut thew smashed us, that thirty-hve thousand,
In manner that makes me feel blue.
Wed counted the Denis
And the Liberal set
And we'd carry the day,
Twas sure thing, you bets"
But they routed and secuted our force
In way that Is hard to forget
As Josh Billings has said,
II this thusness Is thus,
Why thus ts this thusness
II we're minus the eighth Of Octobe
November we shall not be plus.
Which has caused me TO say
And speak with a sigh
II this happens green tree
What chance has dryf
The support Of the Liberal party
1 fear me, is "all In my eye"
And wish here TO state
That fear 'tis a go,
The bird Democratic
No longer may crow.
The Republican Democrat movement
Hos broken Its neck with blow
And yet I'd remark
Though l speak with n tear.
The Ides Of November I"
Are fearfully near,
And then we shall carry hat Rooster
And Horace upon the same bier.
HANOVER, York County, Pa, Oct
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-11-01

DURING the late heated term an object
was to be daily met upon the fashionable
promenade at Lyons, in France, which
attracted considerable attention. This
was noble dog accompanying his mas
ter, and, like him, provided with his own
umbrella, to keep off the rays of the
burning sun. The end of the umbrella
stick was attached to little sort of plate,
which the dog carried in his mouth, and
by means of which he so skillfully adapt
ed the umbrella to the necessary angle
for shading himself, that the passers'by
had to stop and watch the performance OF
the intelligent animal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-11-01

If you match piece of silk by day
light in a store, and take it home, it is
very probable you will find by gaslight
that the match is no match at all. We
do not know this from personal expert
ence, but the ladies tell us so, and they
insist that therefore all such matches
should be made by gaslight (other match
es whenever convenient). 1t is on this
account that the majority of our stores
have gaslit rooms. Who can explain
this? We know that color IN the day
time is not the same color at night, but
we did not know, until recently, that
what seemed like perfect match of col
ors by the light of the sun was not so by
gas
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-11-01

A MYSTERIOUS noise in a house in Peck
ham, England, the other evening, caused
the summoning of policeman, who,
when he had Investigated the kitchen,
there found big black tom cat, with its
head fast in q glue-pot. A strange catas-
trophe that; but when the policeman
pulled the cats head out of the pot, a
mouse was found in its mouth, and that
explained how puss had got into its funny
predicament.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-11-01

ONE of Hartford's popular dry goods
merchants was asked the other day how
he spent his evenings. His reply was;
cat night l store my mind, and during
the day mind my store" He was alive
at last accounts,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-11-01

Cotton of excellent quality Is growp
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-11-01
Making a total reduction Of.

The reduction of the yearly interest on the
public debt exceeds the sum of $2S, 700,
chase and cancellation of the six per cent.
public securities.
A careful consideration of these results of
a prudent and faithful administration of the
national Treasury induces the undersigned
to express the confident belief that the
general warfare of the country, the interests
Of its commerce and trade, and the conse-
quent stability of its public securities would
be best promoted by the reelection of Cen
eral Grant to the Office of President of the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-11-01
A Circular from the Leading Finans
cial Men and Merchants OF
New York City.

THE undersigned, merchants, bankers and
business men of New York, respectfully sub
NIT the following statements for the infor-
nation of all parties interested therein:
The Republican candidate for President of
the United States is General Ulysses s.
Grant, who was unanimously named for re-
election at Philadelphia in June last.
At the commencement of General Grants
first term of office. March A. 1862 the ma
tional debt was 81, 525, 900. On the first
day of September of the present year there
had been paid and cancelled of the principal
of this debt, S34S, 900, 900, leaving balance
of principal remaining unpaid at that date,
in accordance with the official statement of
the Secretary of the Treasury, the sum of
81, III, ,000, 900.
Of this amount, 81, III ,OOO, 600 are repre-
sented in a funded debt, bearing interest
in gold, while $400, 900, 600 remain unfunded
in treasury circulation.
Up to the close of the last session of Con-
gress, the annual reduction of taxes, as
measured by the rates of 1869, had been as
follows:
internal revenue TAX .'''.....'s.''..'. SS2uuuuUu
Income tax (repealed). .,........,...... 30,0O0000
Duties on imports. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. bS,OOOOOG
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-12-18

DANGEROUS CoUNTERFEIT.-Ad dan.
gerous counterfeit of the s. United States
Treasury note has been i'll circulation in
Baltimore for some weeks, and it is natural
to suppose thnt the vendors will honor our
city with visit. We append the follow.
ing description of the note, which we find
in the Baltimore San, for the purpose of
placing our citizens on their guard: "The
counterfeit will not bear the scrutiny of the
practiced eye, but it is well enough execu-
ted to deceivs many persons, even among
those accustomed to handle money.
The paper, however, is too thin to take
well the large amount of ink usually en-
ployed to print the promises to pay of the
United States. The engraving, compared
with that of the genuine note, is rough,
but the surest way to detect the true from
the false is by the paper, which has never
been successfully counterfeited."