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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27
GEO. ". TIPPETT, Editor.
POINT PLEASANT, WEST VA,
Thursday, ): February 27, 1878.
UNJUST.

A portion Of the Democratic press
Of West VirgiDia, seem to have struck
hands With tho Radical press, to heap an.
athmaS upon the Legislature. They seem
II vie with the Radical editors as to who
can DO the most abusive Of the Legislature,
and use thovilost epithcts toward the mem,
berS Of that body The dirty and con.
;emptible slang used toward members Of the
Legislature is tolerated and expected from
the Radical press, smarting as they are
from the wounds Of their recent defeats
the adoption Of the new constitution, &c
Bu! ii was not expected that Democratic
editors would become the allies Of the Rad
icaiS, and join them in aSsaultiDg, black,
guarding, villifyiOg and cursiDg the Leg.
islaturo in the discharge Of its duties -
This iuezcusablc Conduc! Of some Demo
cratic editors is indeed intOlerable. II the
Legislature passes a law that is objection,
able, let the Democratic press speak out
against il, aud urge its repeal or modifca
ton, as becomes them. A law can DO op.
posed by journalists without assaulting the
personal character Of the individual mem,
berS Of either House. We have come to
the conclusion that most Of the Democrat,
10 editors who assuil the character and
standing Of the members Of the Lcgis-
laiurc, do 80 with the hope Of currying
favor and gaining additional patronage
from the Radical party.
When, or where was a Radical paper
ever known to villiiy and abuse its mem
bCrs in oflcc?-or even to utter one
dissenting woM against any corrupt meas.
uro proposed or adopted by that corrupt
party, either in State Legislatures or in
the National Congress. While the honest
masses of the whole country stand aghast
Mt the corruption developed in Congress,
on the part of the Radical members, the
crimes Of these scoundrcls are palliated
and excused by the Radical press. While
we would condemn bribery, stealing and
corruption in the Democratic party, yet
until these things do occur, we feel it TO
be our duty, as well as a pleasure to de,
Eend, with what ability we have, the honor,
integrity and standing Of the members Of
the Legislature, The body has been doing
all that can be done to assimilute the laws
to tho new order Of things" And for
performing that duty they have been most
OutrageOusly aud villaiuously misrepresent.
ed aud lied upon by Radical editors
assisted by few disqfcctcd Democratic
editors.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27

Mr.. Robert Marchland, Of Gross Creek
Township committed suicide on Wcdnes-
day morning by hanging himself with a
trace chain to rafter 10 the garnet Of his
house, while the family we're at breakfast
A large ring at one end Of The chain,
through which the other end passed easily,
enabled him to make moose He then
placed the moose around bis neck, mount.
ed chair and fastened the other end to o
rafrer, aud it is supposed, kicked the chair
from under him. Mr.. Murchland was
about fifty years of age, in easy circum.
stances, Of quiet demcanor, and well re.
spccted by his Deighbors. The cause Of
The rash net is unknown ,-Pmh0nlIc
NewS.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27

SEVEN MEN DRowSED We are panied
to record not only great destruction Of pro.
perty, but also loss of human life by the
late rapid rise in the Kaoawha River. =
On Monday night last, two men one white
and one colored, we're drowned off a raft
while passing over dam No 1 The name
of the white man was Bell; the name Of
the Golored man we did not learn.
On Tuesday night as raft passed over
dam No 3, Ave men we're thrown from it
into the river aud drowned. We have not
yet learned the particulars, nor the names
If the unfortunate men.
Since writing the above the report Of
the FIVE mcu being drowned is contradict.
ID State Journal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27

On last Sabbath stepson and step
daughter Of Salathel Hill of Butler town.
ship. were running home together 10 a
sleigh, aud when near to a bridge across a
ravine near Foreshaw's mill, the horse be.
came suddenly frightened 10 consequence
Of some part of the harness giving way
dashed away at a fearful rate aud threw
young Myers and his sister out with great
violence, she against the timbcrS of the
bridge and he over the bank The young
lady died in about two hours after, and
the boy did not recover his senses for some
hours and then to fud several Of bis ribs
broken -Hancock Courier.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27

The investigating Committees took q
breathing spell yesterday. CoIfax didn't
remember to have received any more mon
cy from NeSbitt; Poland didu't discover
that any body had been bribed by Amos;
one statesman devoted to the christian re-
ligiou was proved to he rascal yesterday
for the f:st time; and holy calm, the lulI
after the storm, is said to have pervaded
the great struggling Capital,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27

Mail advices from the little town Of Nov
London, Wis, bring news Of the discov.
cry u a terrible tragedy near Pery'S
Minis As Heinrich Block, a German
farmer. was coming out Of the woods
north Of the mills bis attention was at.
tracted by The appearance Of the OIherWbs
unbroken snow round large tree Tho
crus! was broken aud bloody, Snd upon it
lay heap Of what seemed robes or furI,
surrounded by various indescribalO objects.
Going nearer, he was surprised and hor-
ri6ed 10 discover that the hcap Of robes
was a pile composed Of The bodies Of two
dead wolves and dead dog, all gaShed
aud torn. The other things we're tho
skeleton Of man, from which nearly all
the acsh and eulrails had been picked,
some of the bones being quite torn off aud
lying 10 the suoW at some distance, bear
ing marks Of abrasion from the sharp teeth
of the mercile8 brutes Some rags Of
bloody clothing we're there The feet Of
the skeleton, which were iOcased in very
heavy boots and thick socks, bad escaped.
The probability seems that the unfortunate
man was lumberer, going from one camp
to another, who was overtaken by the pack
and killed ere be could climb a tree, ST.
ter a stubborn 6ght The immensely
deep SHOWS and consequent scarcity Of
game have made the wolves, usually COW.
nrdIy, desperately fierce, so that the mis-
cradle mans fate must have been what
conjecture, shuddering, sets it down.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27

An old colored woman yesterday com,
pIaiOcd to white acquaintance that the
times we're never so hard before, aud that
really she could not get enough to eat
Aud what do you think is the cause of
such hard imcsl" he enquirGd "Ah she
replied, 1--WE all knows dat we'll enough
too much niger in de Legislature -
" 0 Times
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27
COMMISSIONERS SALE
OF
Town Property!

IN pursuancr Of the terms Of decree Of he
| Circuit Court Of Mason county, rendered
al the May Term, 1872, in suit in ChsuCery
therein pending, in which D. Pololpy was
plaintiff aud Robert Wilson. Joseph 5. Machlr.
ct. al were defendants, the undersigned, who
was appointed by said decree, Special Con-
missioner for that purpose, will on
Saturday, the 22d day Of February, 1878,
at the Front Door Of the Court House Of Mason
county, proceed to sell by way Of public auct
ton, to the highest bidder, y certain House
and Lot in the town Of Point Pleasant it he.
ing the upper half Of Lot No. II, aud is the
sane property now occupied by George w.
Barcus.
Terms Of Sale:-Cash as to fifty per cent Of
the purchase money, allowing a credit Of
twelve months as to the residue, requiring
bond with good security for The deferred pay.
nent. hearing interest from day If sale; re
title will he retained as farther security,
DIV pnLSLEY,
jan. g3-4w Special Commissioner.
l1'The shove sale is postponed until Sat
urday the 5lh day Of April, 1919.
D. W, P0LSLEY, Spec' Com'r
feb. 27-wI
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27
LOOK TO YOUR INTERESTI
A Rare Offer!

4 CHANCE FOR "A BARGAIN, MANU-
n lecturers Read A site for a FIGURING
Mil, Saw Mil, Wooden Factory, or Furnace.
given away gratis. Anew town is to be laid ont
on the bnad bottoms Of the Great Kanawha
River. The town will be located on one Of
the most beautiful bottoms Of the KanavhA
Valley. The site embraces some fourhundred
acres, above high water. The country sur
rounding aborirds in iron, and coal; timber
heavy and in abundance; and is one Of The
richest aud most productive farming sections
Of this Great Valley. Anyone who wishes TO
engage in any kind Of manufacturing az, thiA
point will be given a lot free of charge. Town
Lots will be sold very low and on easy terms.
Now is your time to secure home. For fur,
Their information apply 10 the Editor of this
paper, or to DR, A, Il BARBEg. Poipt Pleasant,
West Virginia sopt. l2-M
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27

The people Of the Valley Of Virginia are
holding meetings to discuss the proposed
annexation Of that garden spot Of the Old
Dominion to West Virginia The Rock
bridge Citizen says the subject is serious
" aud widely talked of in quiet way
throughout the valley. The coDtcuplat,
ed change Of boundaries will make the
Blue Ridge the dividing line between the
two Virginios.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27
True copy
Test: CHAS T, CALDWELL,
Secretary

Colfax and Pomeroy had a little dispute
the other day as to which fellow was in the
ROrst fix, the one who was in "boads Of
iniquity," or the one who was "Ia gals of
bitterness Very hard to determine =
Courier Jgurrl,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27

There is not dollar in the Florida
State Treasury The bonded and floating
debt according to the report Of the Com.
ptrolIer, is 1854 82l As there are
but % 900 voters in Florida each voter.
according to this showing, is in for"
1921 on n general average. The county
aud municipal debts will probably run this
average up to $500
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27

New Hampshire will hold her election
for Governor and Congressman on the 18th
Of March. There are three tickets in the
Gcld, the Republican, Democratic and
Prohibition,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27

The President aud his Cabinet are about
to visit the South 1t is to be hoped that
they will signalize their return by mark.
cd change in the odious policy that they
have pursued toward the Sou hern people
They will see every where reasons for it,
1t is the only drawback upon the prosper
ity of that section of tue country Why
should not the South be let up? Why
should we continue, in time Of
peace, the policy that governed in time Of
war? That is all there is Of it We have
governed the South as il she were an en-.
envy Our sold cry have iDterfered with
and controlled her election. Her best cit.
liens have been DISTINGUISHED We have
sent down satraps to rule over sovereign
States with the bayonet The people have
not been permitted to rule themselves, but,
in addition to our foreign tyranny, have
been compelled to be governed by the low,
est, most ignorant and degraded class in
the country Wesay it is high time this
should be stopped General Grant will
put the greatest chaplet in the laurel wreath
Of his fame ifhe makes a new era By frank
ly extending the hand Of friendship to the
South He has Just been reelected He
can well afford to dol He will break 20
party interests by pursuing generous
policy.
All that is wanted is to recall ever sold
Ter from the South, and cease this wantoD
interference with its elections, let there
come to Washington, as representatives.
in Congress, the leading men Of the South
men having education, talent, culture
and honesty-iostead Of the crowd Of car
pet.baggCrs who afflict the Capital with
| their presence. There is not a noble or
magnanimous man in the North who is not
heartily sick Of the oppressive rule which
we have so hong continued in tho South,
continued for base pOrty purposes, We
hope that good will come out Of the Pres
ideuts visit We have no doubt he will
be cordially received b. tbo Southern Peo'
Pile - Enquirer
The Indiana House Of Representatives
has passed liquor law making it unIaw.
full TO give away or sell liquor that shall
cause the drunkenness, in whole or part,
Of any person, or any one who shall rent
or lease premises for the sale Of liquor -
The penalty for the violation Of the law is
foo of s. to so. aud Imprisonment in
the county Jail from ten to thirty days.
aud any person, wife or other, who is in.
jared by the sale ofliquor, shall have right
to hiring suit in any competent court, aud
judgment recovered without relief
Grace Greenwood drops the following
bit ofadvice To nice young men in Con-
grrs,: Such mild gentlemen as Mr..
Garfield should treat Mr. Butler as a
Rocky Mountain hunter, who cares for his
life aud his good ooks, treats the grizzly
When he comes upon the big beasts path,
marked by the print Of his huge foot, OF
the bones aud horu of some lately devonr'
ed young stag or mountain sheep be Paus,
es, concludes he hasn't 'Iostany bear aud
goes 10 further il that direction
Oc,k, QJiO mn mn ;r,osIod in the
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27

Mr.. Henry S. Walker, who has been
prosecuted aud deviled, aud beIied in q
most anmcrciful manner, by the whole
Radical party aud a few Democratic NAL.
contents, for alleged frauds as State print
er, has proven himself clear of lover.
charges" and drawing money from the State
Treasury for the same, before the Com.
miltoe appointed to investigate, aud has
been declared innocent Of the charges, by
a majority Of the Committee. We are
glad that he has vindicated himself =
Shame on the men who thus sought t,
backen Mr. Walkers character. Nobly
has he triumPhcd over his enemies
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27

4 law has been intro duccd lalo tue
MAJ Legislature 6Iing The degree Of pun
isbpcut lor persons found guilty Of pla'
cjnl obsltucliOus on railroad tracks; when
Iiws are sacrificed through an accident &C.
csioned by such Instructions, the punish
shlI be death. Such a law should exist
in;ycry State l I'm.
The Radical newspapers 10 West Yir,
giIii are shamelulIy silent concerning the
recent development Of corruption aud per-
jty on the part Of their party leaders 10
ClOgre@ We waOt to bear FROM the pa.
tdots who insisted so vigorously aud elo-
geDtly that West Virginia delegates in
DE Philadelphia Convention should vote
I'd the denomination of ColfaE.
A parcel Of blackguardS who profess to
rpreseut the Republican party in and
hound the Legislature, are doing some
9ry distinguished aud very cowardly ly
iIg. through their letters to Radical news
[tpers, about what is transpifing at the
4pilal The men who looked with com.
Hacency on the plundcriOgs and proscrlp.
tbns of ltadicaIism, few years ago are
assuming to champion public honesty and
prisons who participated in aud approved
D the filthy orgies Of Nat Harrison and
d. crew arc setting themselves up as the
apostles of public deccucy Though the
Icmocratic representatives were ten fold
%rsc than they are falsely asserted to be
By these malicious ana Sneaking scandal
upngcrs, yet would their worst hours aud
ATS be righteousness aud peace compared
With the multiplied viIaDies aud iodeCcu-
cpS which formed the sum total Of Radical
riIe 10 this State
In the midst OF the onarous labors i'm.
posed upon the present Legislature in the
adaptation of the laws to the oew Consti
luton, there has scarcely been time to
heed or respond to the spiteful yclpUg at
their heels which has been in progress
But tolerant ns the public mind may be
toward the irresistible propausilies for y.
lug inherent in the nature Of Radical
journals and those who aid to embeliSb
them, its f,rbcarance is, nevertheless,
limited When that limit is reached, the
public will not fail to recall the reasons for
which the Radical party was retired in
disgrace, and such reCoIlectioDs will be
handsomely aided BY reminders Of the dis
reputable scenes and incidents which pre-
ccdcd the overthrow of Rudicalism in
West Virginia The crimes Of the Re-
publican party, in plunderiOg prosecuting
md djsgracing the people of this State,
have still sufficient value as matters ofhiS.
.Ory, to furnish some mighty interesting
reading - Courier.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27

or the SllOOOO,OO0 invested in the
coal business iu the United States Penu-
ylvauias share i, $87, 100000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27

Teachers Examinations.
THE REGULAR EXAMINATIONS OF
| the County Superintendent of Public
Schools, will be held at Point Pleasant upon
the first Saturday Of each month at O'Clock,
Fa' TnoV, ply
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27

Among the subjects for the consideration
Of the Statistical Congress, which is invit-
ed to hold its next session in the United
States, We suggest the preparation Of
statistics showing the average proportion Of
thieves aud liars in a given number of
Senators aud Congressman The evidence
before the Credit Mobilior Committees will
be found Of great value in furnishing in
formation upon the question. Besides the
statistics would be eminently American -
To our shame be it said that no other coun.
try on earth would tolerate the presence Of
such scouudrcIs in high places, as have
disgraccd themselves and their constituents
for ten years past.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27

The Spanish Republic starts off badly
when it announces to the American Minis.
ter at Madrid its intention to preserve at
all hazards tue Spanish rule in Cuba. Its
first act should have been to call home the
troops in that Island, and allow the PEG.
pie to control its own political deslnioo. -
1t should give the same freedom to others
it claims for itself.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27

The roll Of purchased seats in the Sen.
ate, according to The Chicago Tribune,
now includes Caldwell of Kansas, Clayton
of Arkansas, Harlan Of Iowa, Ramsey and
Window Of Minnesota, Hitchcock Of Ne.
braska, Carpenter OfWisconsin, and Cam.
eron Of Pennsylvania, These gentlemen
are to be reinforced on March 4th by Sar.
gent Of California, Mitchell of Oregon,
Patterson of South Carolina. and Jones Of
Nevada. and these are only those who haze
been found out.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27

A grand scare pcrvadeS the leadership Of
the Republican party in every State. So
enormous are the corruplions and wrongs
that rule in it, 10 the States aud in the
Nation, that the fear is of a radical revo.
luton two years hence. Senator Morton
began to hedge when he permitted the
Arkansas aud Louisiana investigations, aud
has ordered Grant South to conciiatc the
rising elements Of revolt in both sections
Of the UNION, The dry bones Of Radical,
ism is beginning to shake and rattle eve.
rywhore.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27

A Connecticut family, consisting Of five
persons. depend on the town for their dai
II bread and on themselves for $3.50
worth Of opium a week
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-02-27

To judge from the report Of Ibe Credit
MobiIier Committee, which contains the
language quoted below, and winds up with
a recommendation for the expulsion Of
McSsr0. Amqs aud Brooks Of The House,
the members Of the Committee must eth.
er believe that the Senators and members
implicated il the di.gracefuI transactions
that have been briugh! out before them,
are the most guilcess Of men or else they
are trying to put through as miserable u
piece of embarrassing, at the expense Of
two men no more guilty than their fellows,
a. ever disgraced 50 called Investigating
Committee The report says
AS to members Of the present Con-
gress facts are developed by testimony aud
are rrciIed in each case at length with re.
ference to MesSrs. Blaine, Dawes, Gar
Geld, Kelley aud Bingham The Com.
mittee says the only criticism we feel com.
PEELED to make on the action Of tho Senate
members 10 taking the stock, is that they
we're not sufficiently careful in asccrtaiOing
that they we're obtaining and that in their
Judgment the assurance ola good invest.
ment was all the assurance they needed -
The Committee fnd nothing 10 the con.
duct or motions of either Of these members
10 taking this stock that calls for any re-
commeudatiou by the Committee
This is followed by long line Of proof
and recommendation that Brooks and
Ames be expelled
Thank fortune, the people Of the coun-
try are not to be bumbugged by such
aimsy attempts to cover up corruption and
to excuse meu who have already been con.
Vcted Of criminal ofonses, at the bar Of
public opinion. Tho spectators disgraced
themselves by handling the stock, and the
Committee have larred themselves with the
same stick, in trying to excuse them
National Republican., 1873-06-24
pnorosALs FOR yREsn BEEF AND VEG


NAVY PAY OTPscg, q KtLBT sIREETJ
BOHIor, MAss Iune la lHia (
Sealed proposals., indorsed " Iroposas Tor w, sh
BEL aud iefetabes Will be received ai this oincs
aud my thousand ts6oal POUNDS of fresh Vevcia
oe., ~ The charicstova Navy Yard aud Station, Gs
:, Inc BEEF must bo of Sood quality, and equal 10
aud 6e delivered Ia equal roportion Of fore and
hind guarters Tho Nesetabes must be " the beat
quality the market affords, aud the Beef and veEc
tAbles must he offered for by the pound.
A., bonds, W.T. apprOyed sesnrity. Will be,required
lraet and twenty rer cent In addition will be with.
held frUm the amount q each payment, ~ eollal
erAl security for the due performance of The con.
Tract which reservation Will not be paid until Tho
kyery oner must be accompanied by written
guaranty, sisned by one or more responsible Ier.
SONS that the biddtr OF bidders WILL N his or thetr
bid be aceepte enter into an obligation within nve
days, With good and sutneent survties, TO furnish
No proposals viii be considered unless sooomr.-
MED by such guaranty, and the DePartment re.
serves the right 70 reject any proposal unlcss the
resronaibility Of the RuAIanors Il certified to by
The Qqllectof Of Internal heycnue for the District
dence that The bidder Is a rcsulsr lesier IN the
articles he Offers to SUPPLY is furnished with the
prpposa, a. well as 10 reject any proposal not con.
sidsred ady Antasgoas TO The uoyernment
Iire Al the close Of the hsca year ending June -,
lsii, without reward 10 the quantities. which may
have been delivered. and, 10 case the stipulated
quantity Of either article hhAli be delivered before
that date, leaving balance due the other artlclc
0SOR0E PLuHKETT,
PaymAster U. b. Navy.
National Republican., 1873-06-24
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