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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27

| Rev. r V. Dodge. formerly Of Wheel
Ing bas became insane. and is now coud'
ned 10 an asylum III Illinois
The daughter Of Carl Scbur1 is about
to marry Mr. Boxer, Of Bavaria, on lib
eraI platform.
A Boston paper queries odd the
Smiths como to America before the
BrOwus?' Ask poor Richard
-Four citizens Of Delhi Tud have been
throwing dice for aContestcd widow The
winner threw pair.o.dce
Five out Of nine Of the leading business
houses in Manchester, Iowa, are managed
by ladies. 1t is suggested that the name
Of the town be changed to Wonaucbes-
ter.
CASTELAR, had not read Summers letter
when Sickcs was iDsulied by the Spanish
Secretary Of State Who knows what
might have been, bad Sumner been in tue
place Of Secretary Fish?
The Enterprise Company, at Sucker
Flat Cal have completed their bed rock
tunnel, $500 feet long This tunnel
opens very large extent Of mining
ground
A Donipbau County. Kansas, preacher
named Benson th.ashed three fellows who
were disturbing the services and the con-
gregatiou increased his salary fifty dollars
per scar
Tx Gov Hoffman is about to visit
Egypt, and il Boss Tweed can get off he
is going TOO. The world will not stand
idly by and see the Pyramids stolen.
The Woman's Dress Reform Association
Of DeS NIoines have had another meeting
They did not decide to abolish stylish
hats nor to do without feathers nor did
they deny that the best place for lady to
display her friIs and Furbelows YVES at
church
The German Government has addressed
a letter o rGmonstrnnce to thc French gov.
eromoOt on account of a pastoral issued by
the Bishop, of Nancy, ordering prayers
for the recovery of Metz and Strasburg
In order to make the power Of the No,
docs, who though their chiefs are gone still
seem to strike terror into the administra.
lion, it has been determined to sandwich
them with other tribes They will be
scattered among about dozen tribes III
the Indian Territory
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27
The Hon, D. W. Voorhees, Retires from
Politics.

The Hon, D. W. Voorhees, Retires from
Politics.
| have made my last political speech be.
fore the people, and am glad fit, The
pleasure ofpursuing my private concerns
as citizen is exceedingly grateful to my
fcclings--more so than you can conceive
| went early into politics | might have
been elected to Congress at twenty four -
Had my age allowed, should have been
i have been nine years at Washington,
and know all about it. have fought my
battles as conceived to be right. But all
the old issues have passed away and
hencofortb new oucs will arise; and upon
the new questions new set Of men will
be'demauded by the people Some old
politicians try to force themselves into no.
tCe after their day has gone by. but it is
very un~se, Parties will be changed in
effect but not in name, perhaps. The
Democratic party will liberalize its organ.
iaatiou; and il it is done wisely, SO as to
unite the elements of disafeClion; against
the present order, they may be able to ell.
ect President The name need not nee
essariIy be changed, but the party must oe
essentially a new one.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27
MATTERS IN BRIEF.

COLUMBUS, Ga collectors are known
by che shot guns they carry.
Brooklyn finds it necessary to adorn her
churches with chromos and photographs,
Chiacgo has a hundred miles Of wooden
pavement and proposes to have another,
Many Of the European hotels are now
provided with elevators, which are known
abroad as lifts"
Andrew Maufester 10 the woods pear
Marietta, Wis heard "the VOLTS long
howl" for the 6rst time, and fell dead Of
pure fright,
The National bank at Rockport, Vt,
was forced to suspend last week because
the key of its vault was mislaid aud no,
body could pick the lock
A Kentucky paper coogratulates min
lister Of the gospel on leaving a village
church with small salary for lucrative
Federal Office worth $4,000, to say nothing
Of the pickiugs aud stealings
Stokes is at work in prison garb Fisk
has long been food for worms. and Josie,
the Helen for whom the New York Paris
and MeuoIsus fought, lives gaily in Eu.
rope, undisturtcd BY fiscal troubles,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27

When Fort Sumter was fred upon Con.
gresS was not 10 session, but President
Lincoln considered that the act vas de.
caraiOD Of war against US, and 50 treated
it in bis Administration Under the Con.
stitution Congress can declare war, but
the President may recognize 40 existing
state o. war brought about by foreign
power. Thu il 1916, after .he Mcxi
cans had attacked our troops In Texas,
President Polk repealed them, and carried
The war into the euemy's territory; and
whCn Congress assembled it sustained the
the uCticu o. the President. aud declared
that war existed BY the act of Mexico =
This is a precedent for Grant The act of
The SpaniurdS in attacking an American
vessel. cleared from United States port
under the protection Of the United States
flag, aud taking from it its passengers, aud
putting them to death without any trial
whatever, was the Inauguration Of q wan
ton war on the part Of Spain, and ii should
be so treated BY our Government. War
is already eristi'Hg, made SO by Spain.
and is it unnecessary fof Grant aud his
Administration to wait until Congress as
sembes TO be instructed in their duties
We have beCR attacked, and it is the duty
Of the Government to repel force by force,
and to make reprisals for injuries sustain
ed The Virginius bad the right to clear
for any port in Cuba with any armament
it might think proper Spain has never
recognized any belIigereucy in Cuba 1t
has never informed the world officially that
there was any struggle in that island, and
that it was coutraband to carry certain ar,
ticIes to any port Of that country. There.
fore, being officially uniformed, the Vir.
ginius was making legal voyage, aud
her stoppagc, and the execution Of her
people, was nothing more nor less than
that Of piracy aud murder on the high
seas, for which all concerned, including
the Government Of Spain, should be held
responsible Enquirer,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27
Trustees Salel

M HEKEAS David Gales and Rachel Gates
w his wife, by their deed Of trust, dated
the Doth day of April, 1872 and duly record.
ed in the County Clerks Office Of Mason
County, West Virginia, in Trust Deed Book,
No. !, folos 5lS, &c, conveyed to the under
signed, Trustee, James H Couch, Jr., the fol-
lowing real estate in said County Of Mason
and Stale Of West Virginia, to wit; Beginning
Mt small hicFory on point Of bill, thence $50
W. passing Robelt Dabney's cor Ell III "a poles
in all 10? poles and II links to small white
oak, southwest Of public road thence with
same soulh, lilo las, 81 poles aud Is links 20
stake near a small pine south Of road; thence
south Coo 30 east l9 poles TO small white
oak south Of road: thence 42o 80 east "a p?ks
to a small white oak south Of road thence $50
east "A poles to a >takp in road; hence sooIh
13o east III poles and 10 links TO stake on
north side OF road; thence south J6o east 81
poles to stake in ont iue Of survey; thence
with said line uorh 80 80 east 20 roles to
black oak thence north 5lo 80 west l66poles
10 the place OF beginning, containing ninety
eightacres aud two rods, which said deed Of
trust was made to securr the payment Of
certain noe therein described and whereas
said note has become due and remains unpaid
now, therefore, notice is hereby given that
the undersigned, trustee at the request Of the
legal holder of said noe, villon the
eth Day of December, 1878,
between the hour, OF o'clock a, N. and 5
o'clock P. NJ, ofthat day, a, the front door Of
I,l ~. a m
sell the property above described at public
auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, for the
purpose Of satisfying said deed Of trust,
JAMES H. COUCH, JR.,
nov. 27-4w. Trustee.
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NOTICE.
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O@ Van viii nlease lake notice that on tbe-si
40 ~ nacomhor INA NJ ,be rssd.n"o u
Al1r1o Cushing in The District Of gSnU," "
H ,U"%S conn,r west virginia bp,vesn ~
hour un If a. n md { n M Of that dsv Mi si
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in nan snt o,bsr.. md on The l5tb dav oi DSSon,
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27

The Cubell County Press says that the
friends Of Hon W, W, Miller, Speaker o.
the House of Delegates, will present biz
name as a candidate for Congress 10 The
Wheeling District, at tho next election
before The Democratic Convention, with
every prospect Of success. and adds, Mr.
Miller would make an able and efficient
Representative, and We would be glad to
hear of lis success,
10 our own District the friends Of scvo-
raj parties, are naming their candidates for
Congressional hoDors Among those most
prominently spoken Of are John A Ken.
ma, Esq, Of Kanawha; T B Kline, Esq,
Of Cuboll; Hon. P. G, Eastman, Hon. Ed,
mund Schon aud Gen John MCCauSland,
Of Mason; aud Hon Frank Hereford, oil
Monroe. Any one Of this number would
meet with our hearty support All o.
them arc good, tried aud true men,
Gentlemen may have been named for this
position Of whom we have not learned -
The Radicals are naming 9, W. Smith, oil
Habcll, for this Office,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27

New Hampshire politicians arc begin
uiug to discuss in very quiet way the
prospect Of the candidates who will come
before the Conventions in January for the
nominations for Governor. The most
prominent Republican candidates are
Charles Fl. Bell, Of Kocne; and John j.
Morrill,, Of Guilford. The Democrats will
probably choose either Albert R. Hatch or
Frank Jones, of Portsmouth. As Cover
nor Straw's majority last year was only a
little over 1000, thocontest vii doubtless
be close, and both sides are seeking the
best candidates possible in order to have q
better chance for success,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27

Academia man by The name of
Delhi, employed by the railroad company
in laying The track above town, had bis
hand so badly mashed last week that am.
putation became necessary He was 10
the act Of holding spike when bis com.
pauiou, whe was driving them 10 the ties
misiuterpctiug bis words, brought down
bis slcdgc upon the rail, striking three
fugers Of one hand and badly mutilating
them. Dr. Saunders afterwards removed
them and dressed tue 9ouad -Huatinq.
ton Independents
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27

Ex-Governor James, of Nebraska, has
been indicted for theft, the charges against
him being that he appropriated So 600 OIL
the State funds when Governor, and also
the proceeds of the sales Of stone from the
old Insane Asylum 1t is rather Singu'
lar coincidence that FIX. Governor Butler,
whose place he filled during 1S7l.72, was
impeached for theft
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27
Lucy NJ. Brown Dcr't
Ny JOHl ~ lIulheI GCPN
Tomlinson d Puls!cy, sols.
nov, CAV.
TO LUCY II. BROWN:

TO LUCY II. BROWN:
Take Notice that | shall on the 2sth day Of
November, 1873, at the office of 1'omlnSon 4
Polslcy, IN the town Of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, West Virginia, between The hours 81
Goclock a. m and = O'clock p, nj Of that day
proceed to take the DISPOSITIONS Of Henry Z.
Brown and others, to be read as evidence il Try
behalf in certain suit in Equity depending
in the County Court for the County Of Mason,
West Virginia, wherein am plaintiff and yon
are defendant; and, il from. any cause thrlNE
ing OF said Deposi'ions be not commenced, On
that day, or if commenced be MOI concluded on
that day, tbr taking Of the same will be ad
journcd and continued from DAY TO day, OF
from time 10 time, al the same place and he.
tween the same hours until tbp same shall be
completed. Respectfully yours, &C.,
JOHN Il. BROWN,
nov. CAV. by COuRArl,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27

General Garfield thinks that The in.
creased salary bill will be repealed, and
that the involuntary feature Of the bank.
rup! law will be repealed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27

The West Virginia Transportation Com.
pauy have just completed their tubing
lines from Horse Neck and from Cow
Greek to the Ohio river, at o cost of $50,
900. This affords the operators oflhose
localities safe aud cheap transportation
and a ready market for their product
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27


The news from Spain, by special dis
patches 10 New York and Washington,
seem to dispel the last hope that the Caste
lar Government can render any diplomat
ic PREPARATION to the United States for the
outrage against the Virginius, or eau res.
train the Cuban Volunteers from further
murders. The same element which COM
poses the blood thirsty Volunteer corps il
Cuba-lbe worst class Of human beings il
any civilized government on the globe
have howled themselves uto a riot, and
gather around the United States Legation
10 Madrid, to insult our Gag once more,
and to threaten the representative Of our
Government with personal violence. This
too, tho Castelar, Government is powerless
10 punish.
Tue weakness Of the Spanish Govern
meut is a matter for deep regret. Thesym.
pathies Of our people and our Admiuistra-
ton arc with them. We have borne
much in the past, and would bear much
more 10 the future, ratbertbau throw OBJ
stscles in the way Of the complete estab.
lis1mrut Of the Reptile, provided, in the
meantime, they could insure respect to the
lives and property of our people, and te
tho person Of authorized representative. :
This, tits plain they cannot do. And i
seems quite as plain that they must be
helped by the United States.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27

The controversy between Judge Holt
and Andy johnson still continues about
the execution Of Mrs. Surrat. Neither
or has verified bis own, or refuted the
Others statement.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27

Tue widow Of the late Secretary Stanton
died few days since at her suburban villa
near Washington city.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27

The Senate Committee CD Transportation
have determined to postpone their south.
oru trip until about the sd Of December,
this change being made on account Of the
short time between nov and the meeting
of Congress, aud also because one or two
members of the committee are unable to
make the trip at the present time.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27
Thl, a(Enir Of lhe Yirginius recaIIs Q

This affair Of the Yirginius recalls t.
remembrance the course pursued By Gen.
eraI Jackson in 1878, when hc marched
bi. troops into the then Spanish Province
Of FIorids to punish the Seminole Indians
whom the Spanish wouli nct. or could not.
restrain from making hostile iDcursions To-
10 lhe Upi.ed States Jackson took pos
session Of the Spanish Fort Of st Marks
TO which the Indians had fed for refuge
and executed two Eoglishuen whom be
found acting 10 colIusion With the Indians
Bolb the Spanish and the English made a
great deal Of blusttr over the matter. but
the people of the United States sustained
Jackson and bis prompt manner of re7eng-
ing insults offered to his country
The wealth. extent and capacity fOT
greatness Of our country are not apprecis
bic even by our own people. The Phi|'
delphia Press says, 10 speaking Of Texa'
and its magnificent domain. "AboVt
all other considerations the completion oil
the Texas and Pacific railroad is most i'm
portant to tie Southern States 1t places
them in direct communication with Texas
an empire capable of maintaining ap9pu
latiOn as large as that Of the whole Union,
add then not more thickly settled than
Massachusetts, aud whose cotton cattle and
minerals are inexbaus,ible. Helpto finish
the Texas and Pacific, and then every
other Southern railroad will be Vitl!izod
A SgNsArmS!.-A wild man has been
discovered in the woods ucar WardenSVille.
Two young gentlemen out bunting
found their dogs barking furiou'ly at the
foot of large tree, and while looking for
a squirrel. observed large shape roll rap,
idly from the end of huge limb, and
scamper swiftly up tho bill side Men
aud dogs instantly gave chase 10 about
fifteen minutes the dogs returned, evident
y cOwcd and refusing to 60 forward =
The young men continued 10 the supposed
direction, coming to the body of a fallen
tree. were horsiied to see huge form
Strengthening up from behind it, aud as
sumiug the shape ola man, His hair was
yellow, coarse and hanging below his
shoulders, bis skin also was yellow
His eyes seemed to be where the cheek
bones ought to be, giving the appearance
Oft very high forehead He was entire
ly naked Bth parties spent minute in
mutual astonishmont, aud then adjourned
the meeting in haste.
The young gentlemen solcmnly declare
that their statement is true and are said to
be reliable. Very we'll done for Wardcns
vile. = IicorcfcM Adcertisr
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27

will welcome war. Minister Sickles says
he does not see;how war caU be avoided,
Spain will cODCedo nothing, and public
opinion will prevent President CASTELAR,
from making any concessions. Thero Is
no use in the United States kiaiOg any
more 90 the Subject, Spanish siabbOrunesS
making concessions impossible. Tho e1.
irene Republicans favor the views Of the
United States 10 the affair
Before another week rolls around, aud
the echoes Of The volleys 10 the slaughter.
pen Of Santiago de Cuba have died away,
it is hoped that the cries Of our murdered
cou',rymon will be answered by 'hc bclch'
ing forth Of cannon from our navy, and
the in'olcut challenge treated as becomes
a great nation. There was a time when
the Monroe doctrine had q meaning; there
was a tine when strong empire in En-
rope Jared not touch hair on the head Of
man who bad proclaimed bis intention OF
becoming an American citizen, But to-
day Americas clrizeus arc shot down like
dogs, and the miscrcants who murder them
sloat over their dying agOuies. as il it was
only the torture Of so many beasts in their
bull ring
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27

Never since Buchauan's election, says
the Salisbury .Adcertiscr, Inns the Demo.
cratic party stood 10 such 40 advantageous
position as nov.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27

Volunteer companies and regiments al
over the country have rendered their ser.
vices to the Government to 60 to Cuba.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27

Congress meets on the first Monday in
December, when we suppose immediate
action will be taken to resent the insults
committed BY Spain against the United
States, in Selling our vessels, numbering
our citizens, &c. The impression is that
Congress on assembling will immediately
declare war against Spain,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27

The organization Of Oranges in Mas
sachuSetts is going ou steadily.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27

A movement is on foot for revising
the Constitution of Connecticut
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27

"On 10 Cuba i the watchSOrd now
Tflhc Spaniarls don't like ii we are very
sorry, but they cant help themselves =
They couldn't prevent it BY clubbing all
the uavies Of Europe together.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27

Inc HaTIOfu IiHled gays lue hepuD
licau organs have for mnuy years anuoup
ccd The death Of the Democratic party +"
but they have proved themselves every
time worully mistaken. The Democratic
party lives aud will live as long as the
constitution lives. for the two may be said
TO be iusoperaUly connected Jefferson
who did so much towards the formation
the one. was also undeniablc tho founder
Of the other. While the Constitution re.
mains as the law Of the land, The great
party who came into being With it, and
who have always stood firmly by il, will
also remain But the fact that the mis-
called Republican party has failed 10 its
mission, aud is approaching iIS speedy end,
we have the testimony Of the Republican
papers themselves.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27

According TO The English Mechanic a
new process of iron.making which dis
penses with the blast furnace. has been
partially tested, and specimens Of its pro,
duce shown at WoIverhampton. The
bloom is made direct from the ore. which
is ground. mixed with lime and pitch, aud
baked 10 coke-oven This is treated as
pig.iron. and furnace being charged with
il; it is ready for the helve or the sqneezcrs
in half an hour. The inventors claim that
by their process they can make a ton Of
finished iron from the ore at the expCndi'
ture Of only two tons Of coal, that they can
make German steel as cheap y as cast-iron,
and that they can furthermore make the
latter equal in purity to charcOnlirOn.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27

WAYNE "A little boy four years ofage,
son of James II Lambert, at the mouth
Of Whites Creek. was badly burned few
days ago, and was not expected to live.
The contract for building q new Court
House for Lincoln WAS let out week before
last. and ioi' some reason ro'let last week
the last letting for $3.50. John W. Ma
han, Of Boone, was the successful bid.
der
There was little dramatic episode over
il the Big Sandy region not long ago, III
which two school marms acted lively parts
but it would be Of special interest only to
those who are acquainted "i'h the parties
and should not BE- printed.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-07-06

.station for jamestown, N. Y, and connect
with A. Il G.. ", trains east aud vest Connects
Warren With trains east and. west: on the p & "
r.. r. D. THAYER .Gen1 Supt.,
Dunkirt:, New f0ik.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-07-06

~ trains do not Stop. I'D Stop on Signal.
~ stop for Meals.
Trains and will run daily. All other tranis
daily except Sundays.
on Sundays train will run one hour late from
Mayville to Oil City
Train will stop at Roueevile on Signal for Pas
sengers going North of Titusville.
Train may leave of Housewife Passengers that
were re ceived North of Titusyile.
j. LAWRENCE, Gen. Supt
G. j. HEPBURN, Asst oupt.