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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

About Two years or more since case
came on for trial in the Supreme Court Of
New York 10 which Asa Z. CochraDe
sought to recover from William B Dius.
more, president Of the Ad.ms Express
Company s., 900 which was lost while be.
Ing transported from New York to New
Orleans. After two trials, the decision
in each having been reversed b. the Court
Of Appeals the case nov, for the third
time, has been tried by Judge Van Brunt
and a jury, thc result Of which was Il yer.
dict on Monday il favor Of the plaintiff for
81, III.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

The Senatorial contest in Massachusetts,
wakes warmer us the time for Mr. vii.
sons resignation approaches Though
Mr.. Boutwell, evidently leads, Dawes is
said to be gaining, aud presses him bard.
Mrs. Mary A. Walker, widow of the
late Robert J Walker died at Washing,
ton on the 10Th She was grand daught-
er of Benjamin Franklin.
The girls in an Ohio female college had
to lie il bed all day recently to keep them
selves from freezing, because the heating
apparatus had got out of order.
The attcmptto faston corruption upon
CoIoneI Bogy, the DcwIy-clec'ed Senator
from Missouri, has sigDaiIy failed The
Committee report tbat no votes we're
bought That mode Of securing az cleo
ton to the United STATES SeIalG is thus
far left exclusively to gentlemen Of the
Republican persuasion.
People in Iowa are developing an un,
waFrcntcd amount of curiosity about the
$1,000 which Dr. Duraut contributed to
secure the election of the good Senator
Barlan, An Investigation is loudly de.
manlcd. A rcPrchonsiOle disposition to
pcrsccuIe the saiats is evidently abroad il
the land.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30
COMuISSIONER'S SALE
Town Property!

IN pnrsuancr Of the terms Of decree Of he
l Circuit Court OF Nisoh county, rendered
at the May Term. 1872, IN a SUIT IN UhauCrry
therein peuding, in which D. polaiey WAS
plaintiff and Robert " lson Joseph S MaChlr,
ct. al were defendants The undersigned, who
was appointed by SAID decree, a Special Com.
missiUn,r for that purpose, will IN
Saturday, the 22i Gay Of February, 1873,
at the Front Door the Court House o! Mason
county, proceed to sell by way Of public auct
lion, 10 the highest bidder, Il CERTAIN House
aud Lot in the town OF Point Pleasant, ii be.
ius the upper half Of Lot No II, aud is tie
same property now occupied by George W.
Barcus.
Terms Of Salc:-Cash as 10 fifty per cent Of
the purchase money allowing a credit Of
Twelve months as 10 the residue, requiring
bond with good security for he deferred Pay.
meut, bearing interest Iron day Of sale; the
title will be retained as a farther security.
b. " PnLSLEY,
jan. :3-4w Special Commissioner,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30
ian 1885,
TRUSTEES Sale
OF A
vi L UBLE FAR IT
NEAR
POINT PLEASANT!!

PURSUANT to the provisions Of a Trust
| Deed executed lu Tue as Trustee on The
3O,h day Of SEPTEMBER, 1868, By JaCes II.
HoOtf and Mary Y his WIFE, 10 secure 10 John
McCuIloch, John b McCuloCh, &c, CERTAIN
debts therein described shall gu the
25th day of February, 1878,
at the Front Door Of the Court House OF Mason
county, proCec to sell the tract Of laud in said
deed OF trust described as The Thomas
Warner Tract, - containing $50 acres more Or
less
Said sale will be for cash in hand.
The title to said land is believed 10 be per.
feet but selling as Trustee. such tile will Le
made as sye,led in me.
JOHN W. ENGLISH,
jan. 23-5t Trustee.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30
Trustees Sale
OF
REAL ESTATEii

n pursuance Of the provisions Of Deed of
Of Trust executed ~ me as Trustee, by
Samuel Greer and wife, ON line 25ih day Of
April, 1913, and accorded IN the Recorders
Oii.e OF N .son county, in Deed Book No. II,
pages 51i &c, to secure to James Capehart
aud C4peharl, Smith & Co, certain debts
in said trust decd described, shall. on the
25th day of February, 1878,
at the Front Door Of the Court dousc Of Mason
county, proceed to sell the two tracts Of land
in SAID trust deed described. One Of which
contains lUJ acres more or less, aud the other
Of which contains Us acres, more or less.
Said sale will be lor cash. The title is said
10 be god, bn. selling as Trustee | shall only
csnyuy such title as j, vested IN me.
JOHN W. ENGLISH,
ian 93-5t Trustee.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

A brave, honest old Mississippi planter,
Mr. job Il Curtis, wrote recently TO a
New Orleans creditor as follows: II owe
you an old debt, When the war closed |
closed with it, and cIu'd not pay you, |
am sixryDinc years old, aud have had .
bard struggle to get along; but now | am
happy to say that can spare you q bale
OF cotton, and will ship it os coon as eau
carry it TO town. When sold, place pro-
CeedS to my credit
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

The Cheyenne Lcadcr. of,he l0th inst,
reports that Mr.. W G Sloan, while
looking after some stock last Wednesday
evening found, about i've miles northeast
of Cheyenne, Oh the road leading to the
White River Agency, the apparently dead
body of man Upon close examination
the breath Of life seemed to be still in the
body although the mau was evidently
near deaths door, the cxtrcmitics being
frozen stiff Mr.. Sloan made an unsuc.
ccssful attempt to mount the body On his
horse, aud Immediately returned to Chey.
ernc for assistance Mr., Mead, Deputy
Sheriff, proceeded at once to the spot, aud
removed tue body to the Office Of Dr.
Russell, in our npighboring city Here
every thing was done to induce the ebbiUg
tide Of Iifo to return, but all efforts proved
futile the spirit returned to its Creator
From an examination ofsome papers aud
letters found on the unfortunate man, il
would appear that he came from Omaha.
The letters were dated Napoleon, Ohio,
aud addressed to W. I Hague, Omaha
Neb. They were written bya Mrs Ha-
que" and were oupourings Of loving
heart to waywarl aud incorporate hus
band, appealing to him for Gods sake aud
the love he bore her and the little one ly.
ing under her bosom to cease drinking, to
become man once more, aud return to
his family. Such was the victim such
the wilc-and such the horrible end -
Alas. for poor mortality
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

AS an instance of the handsome spccu,
lntion that the Credit Mobiiicr offered, it
is only necessary to state that Mr.. Neil,
son, Que Of the ring, expended $4,000
and at the end of year realized 500, 600
from the transaction.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

State They want power. BE careful, or
the willy foe will weave a net about you
from which you will End difficulty in e1.
Treating yourselves For tue security Of
our rights and liberties 10 tie future, We
cannot safely trust them The tyraunical
oppression Of tho people, for ten years,
By the Radical party, should be a warning
Iovest them again With power aud the
same oppression will be bcapod upon
your beads, The party which restored
the people to their rights and liberties,
aud removed the restrictions from you, is
the only party that sou can with safety
trust
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

The Prison Reform Congress is 10 hold
its next meeting at st Louis The scs.
sion at Baltimore adjourned last evening.
after an interesting consideration for four
days of important questions cognate 10 the
design ofthe Society, which is the promo
ton Of the moral and physical condition of
those confined in various rcformatory 10
stiluians.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

The Connecticut law does not permit
the hanging Of condemned nan until al
least year after his sentence There are
a few people in New York City who would
warmly favor such provision. Six weeks
is the limit in the latter State.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

The farce Of acquiltiug the vilrs! srim.
iuas in spite Of the most damuing evi.
dc6ce seems at last to have run its length
in New York The execution Of Rodgers
was the tirst break 10 the line; then Cam3
the conviction Of the gentccl Villaiu, Mr.
Stokes, aud now we are informed that the
sentence Of the Court is to be car.
ried out in the execution Of Foster, the
stree! car conductor, who murdered Mr.
Avery D. Putnam, with car hook, for
daring 10 interfere for tho protection Of
some ladies' Foster was grossly insulting.
Besides guaranteeing the administration Of
justice in the particular cases to which Ihcy
refer. this action of the authorities vii!
not fail Of effect 10 the cases of offenders
who. may be tried hereafter, and Boss
Tweed and other moniel ra'eak do not
feel hafso easy as they did before the con
vclion of Stokes, When il comes TO pun
ishiug aman for an ofcnse without refer.
euco to his responsibility or the state Of
bis finances, not only New York, but the
country at large will be the better for the
change. We hops the present disposition
in Gotham may not be merely spasmOdic,
but that tits really correct indication Of
a more wholesome administration ofjus!icc
for the future.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

The foreign coasuls wbo attended the bet.
rolhal feast of The Kheiire5 son were
each presented with a cashmere shawl and
dromedary. The shawl will do for Mrs
Consul, but four. legged creature that
gets its back up the way the dromCjary
does is worse thing in the family than
an elephant.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

A suit for damages is pending ia Mans
Geld, Ohio, against a railroad company by
man who was put off the train because it
Was believed he had tie small poz The
man held ticket at the lime, aud ply
siciaD's certificate saying that there was no
danger of bis giving the disease and be
proposes to test their validity.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

Cincinnati has forty,niue persons or
firms in business 10 that city, who are au.
noyed With the care and bother of looking
after over milIion dollars worth of prop.
crty; seventeen who look after $3.50, 900,
and forty,scycn who look after $500 600
Sixteen persons in that city pass their tine
cutting of their little coupons or collecting
their rents on f'y,two millions of dollars
worth Of property, while some sixty.fve
more are in the bapPy possession each of
over half a. million The Lougworth
estate is worth 81. 900.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

The law suit which has been on hands
for number Of years between TnoS i.
Jordan aud Chss B Hoard, involving ii.
tie to part Of the property in the town
of Ceredo in Wayne county, W Va, has
at last been decided in favor ofMr. Heard.
Hon. Vim. Cassidy, of the Albany Ar.
gus, and Secretary of the New York Dem
ocratic Committee, died Thursday.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

A new steam Swcct.car has been put
upon the streets Of Louisville BY the City
RAILWAY Company which has proved sue
cess. the cars running faster thar the aver
age tine with heavy loads Of passengers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

The negro, Pnchback, acting Cover
nor Of Louisiana, has been elected to tue
United States Senate BY the Kellogg Leg
i8Iaturo. Another insult to the dignity of
the nation. Another fruit Of Rsdcalism!
The white man degraded; aud the negro
honorel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30
We copy the follow from the Clarks

We copy tho EOIIo@ iron the UIaTks-
burg Telegraph, a Radical sheet:
Just now the people Of West Virginia
would welcome a military government -
They want something direct and if they
had military government they would
theu know how they were governed If
things remain as they are much longer,
the President will have to interfere
When General NortbCotte succeeds in
getting Yves: Virginia under military law,
We want him to be put III command
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

The voice Of dissatisfaction with the
management Of affairs By our Democratic
brethren is being heard from almost every
quarter of the Suite 1t does not come
alone from Republican sources -.Ioson
GoHny JomnaI
Then, we presume, the dissatisfaction"
comes from the members Of tho Democrat.
&c party We would like to know the
Democrats who have made the editor Of
the Journal their confident Amt there
some buncombe in the above? at is not
from Republican sources Strange then
that Radical editor makes use Of i'll
The Radical papers are continually asSuil.
ing the Democratic party, What is the usr
of denying it. Mr. ElitOt2 1t is dishonest
for you to say that "it does not come alone
from Republican sources" You must
deal honestly. You know that only Radi
Gals have been raising the voice Of
dissatisfaction" The next thing we see
in the Radical organ of the county, will be
the advocacy, (iko Northcott, the Radical
editor of the Clarksburg Tcleguph,) ola
military government for West Virginia.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

Judge FoOte, of Cleveland, cxcmprs
from the application oi the Affair liquor
law, beer, ale and wines made from Craps
grown in the State The main point il
the decision, if sustained is that it obligcs
the prosecution to prove the nature Of the
liquor furnished.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA:

D u " Ut " NJ 'IN'IR'IaF'
A 4 Rules held in the Clerks Office of The
Il Circuit Court Of Mason couHty on the first
Monday in January, 1913.
Josiah Bush, plainyIGj
VS.. In ChRncery.
Susan Bash, def.
The object of this suit is to obtain divorce
from the bonds Of Malrmouy existing between
the said Josiah Bush aud Susan Bush. And
il appearing from afilavit filed that the dc.
PENDANT is a non resident Of the Sale Of West
Virginia, il i, ordered that She do appear here
within one month oier the first publication of
this order and DO what is necessary to protect
her interests in This suit
T,str:-O GAS B WAGGENER, Clerk,
CT. Simpson, p q,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

By the provisions of the Presidents or.
der prohibiting State, territorial or muOic.
ippl officers from holding federal Office, q
United States officer accepting such pos.
ilion shall be held to have vacated his post
under government The proPriety of this
action is too obvious to call for comment.
Ii lisa change which should have been made
a long time ago, and which will be approval
in all quarters, The State aad Federal
governments are entirely distinct aud
should be kept 50; Dorhiog but mischief
can result from coafounijug them with
Que another. Louisiana is an example OF
the evil occasionCd by such practice and,
indeed, the condition OF things in that
State is the principal cause for this wei
come decree
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

The Legislature has passed a law prOvi,
ding for three terms each year of the Su,
preme Court of Appeals One in Wheel
ing, commencing on the frst Wednesday
in June; one in Charlestown, Jefferson
county, on the FIRST Wednesday in August;
and the third in Charleston, Kapawha
county, on the second Wednesday III Jan.
uary.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30
josiah 5. D','' In cn,p,,ry.
Snsan Bush.

Susan Bush.
The defendant in the above named cause
will take notice that the plaintiff will on the
lst day of February, a. D. 1873, at the office
of join T. Trims, Attorney at Law, in the
town OF Point Pleasant, Mason county, West
Virginia, between the hours Of a M. aud 6
p IN. Of that day, proceed 10 take the depOsi
ton of Mat Casey and others to be read as
evidence in behalf of the plaintiff, in n certain
suit in equity now pending in the Circuit
Court Of Mason county, West Virginia, in
which lam plaintiff and you are defendant
And if the taking Of said dispositions be not
completed on That day The taking Of the same
will be continued from day 10 day until tho
same are completed,
JOSIAH BUSH,
bye, P. Simpson, his Attorney.
"a, a. iy
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

The Pennsylvania Central will build the
railroad from Marietta 10 Bellaire, scou.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

The Wheeling htciigencg is advOca
ting the annexation of the four Panhandle
counties to the State of Pennsylvania and
the remainder Of the State to Old Virgin
ia, and then it says the "squabbIcs" about
removing the Capital would cease " How
is that for friend of the new State?'-
We hardly think the wish will be graft.
fed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

A few evenings ago Mc A L Mun.
son, boarding with his wife at a residence
il Howe street. left his wife in her rocm
while be went down to supper. After
partaking of supper he returned to the
room where he bad left bis wife, When JUS,
as be entered she fired a pistol aud slight.
ly wounded herself in the side. DR.. Car
rington was at once summoned, who dress
ed the wound The ball entered her left
side below the heart. and striking rib,
glanced off and passed out She wps a wo.
man of more than ordinary personal charms,
and both husband aud wife move in very
respectable circles Just before the shoot
ing she had attircd herself US if in prepar
alton of some uutoward event, and had put
up her hair deliberately 1t is thought She
was excited over some secret trouble, which
led her to the rash act. -Nev Hucen Jow.
nal
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

The Wheeling Ia'cNigcncer aud Kama.
wha Journcl are having big quarrel over
the proposition to procure place for Col.
Tom. Swami in Grants Cabinet The
Kanawba editor urging Swami aud the
Wheeling editor opposing him This OPP
position on the part Of the La'ci,gcnccr is
construed into an assault upon the Admin.
istrstion, and forthwith the Wheeling Of.
fender is being read out of the Radical
party. Deal kindly with your Charleston
friend, htcNigcncer gentlemen Atkisou
must defend Grant, or loose bis Post,OfIice
lyon know how It's yourselves"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

MERCHANTS AND OTHERS WILL FIND
Nl il greatly to their advantage to send their
orders for job work to THIS OFFICE.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-30

Details Of the great storm of the TIL
and Sth inst, in the Northwest, continue
to reach us, Its severity was beyond oil
known example, and its commencement
was without warning People we're Par-
suing their usual occupations, when clouds
began rapidly to obscure the sun, aud the
dreadful storm came down with terrific vi
olenco The wind blew with Lurricance
force, and the snow was thick and blind.
Jog Throughout Minnesota, almost cy.
cry one caught out in it perishcd and the
uumbcr Of the dead are counted now by
the hundred. Children going home from
school, farmers returning home from mar.
kct, bridal aud pleasure parties, aud PEG
pie Of all sorts, shared the terrible aud
common fate.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-08-29
FOUR MILE.

EDITOR NEWS: 1t may be that some
of your readers would like word from
this, the southeast corner of Lyon
county.
Our creek is called Four Mile, and
it is well settled.
Crops are good; corn, especially.
Some of it was hurt by bugs. Oats is
good. We fear from recent appear
ances that the potatoe crop will be a
failure.
The farmers are busy haying
Our stock is doing well.
We have plenty of grass; and also
have the best country for corn and
cattle in the State, if not in the world.
Farmers are turning their atten-
ton to Corning" their cattle and find
that it pays.
Some building is going on; for in
stance, John L. Smith is putting up a
fine residence.
We have built good school house,
and Miss Nettie Mills, of Hartford,
taught three months school here, in
which she gave such general satisfac-
ton that she has been engaged for the
approaching winter term.
Mr.. Holden has fine herd of eat
tie. He understands the stock bust
ness. He cooks for himself and boards
at home. He would be "good catch =
for some of the girls.
IT. D. Smith is another bach. He
viii probably not live long in single
blessedness, as he has got staying out
o. nights.
L. C. Gardner has a fine herd Of
cattle.
Billie Way has some one to make
his biscuits and is happy. He is elerl
of the school beard.
ID. F. Perry is stock raising ant
running his nice little farm. He ha
some fine blooded cattle.
j. C. Sutton has nice farm on tn
J hill.
ID. Smith, whose farm lies on th'
bottom, las a fine start in apple, peacl
and cherry trees.
We want more settlers down here
II you have any to spare send theI
. along. We have plenty of room.
4
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-08-29
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS,

Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment, August 22d. Mayor Spicer in
the chair. Present, Wicks, Nichols,
Beck, NcCarter, Bancroft, Cleveland,
Eskridge, Lakin.
Special committee appointed at last
regular meeting to confer with all per-
sons proposing to build rooms for city
purpos es, in connection with a hotel
building, submitted written state
ment from w. T. Soden, Esq, that he
would erect a hotel building on the
corner of Commercial street and Fifth
avenue at a cost of $50, 900, exclusive of
site, work to begin this fall and to be
completed next season, and furnish
rooms for city purposes in said build
ing if desired, rent to be paid monthly.
When on motion of Mr.. Eskridge all
propositions previously read for pro-
viding such rooms were laid on the
table.
Returns of election held August 10Th
were taken up and canvassed, showing
the following result:
For License-1st ward, %; Cd ward,
Sc; Sd ward, 20; 4th ward, 30. Total,
2l1.
Against license-1st ward, %; I'd
ward, Al; Sd ward, 40; 4th ward, Al.
Total, $50. Majority for license, 81.
For running at large of animals-1st
ward, Al; I'd ward, 10S; Sd ward, SO;
4th ward, 46. Total, 249.
Against running at large of animals
list ward, "a; I'd ward, 81; Sd ward,
81; 4th ward, 20. Total 112. Majority
for running at large of animals, 1877.
Mr.. Eskridge introduced an ordi-
nance repeating the ordinance now in
force to prohibit the running at large
of animals, and under suspension o f
the rules the ordinance was ad opted by
the following vote: Ayes: Esk ridge,
Cleveland, Bancroft, McCartcr, Wieks,
Beck, Nichols, Lakin.
Mr.. Cleveland introduced an ordi-
nance to repeal the ordinance approved
Juno 21st, amendatory to the license
ordinance adopted May 9TH, which on
suspension of rules was adopted by the
following vote: Ayes-Eskridge, (un-
der protest,) Cleveland, Bancroft, Nc
Carter, Beck, Nichols. Noes-Wicks,
Lakin.
Mr.. McCarter offered claim for dig
ging well on Market street, which was
referred to committee on claims.
The matter of estimates for tax levy
for city school purposes taken up and
discussed and laid over to next meet
ing by consent.
Resolution offered by Mr.. Wicks at
last meeting authorizing Chief Engin-
eer to purchase six bugles and neces-
sary hats for fire department not to ex-
coed $40, taken up and adopted.
Adjourned. A. G. LAKIN,
| Clerk 7TO tenn