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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-04-10
Henry G. RcCe,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,

IOlLI lcuSdllj hSnV IL
4 LII business entrusted to his care will re-
"A ceiye prompt and careful attention, He
will be found at the office Of H. J Fisher, for
the present He has located permanently at
Point Pleasant. apr. lS-ly.
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SEnRET SNCIErIES.

Masonic -Amturn Lodge No l9, A 7, aud
A. NJ, meets monthly on the night Of the full
moon, tne same beng Tuesday, or on the
Tuesday night Immediately preceding W'J
KENNY, Secretary.
LOO. F.-Thc Point Pleasant Lodge No.
33,I.O.O.F.. meets evety Thursday night,
nj Fishers Hall. JOHN MASON, Secretary
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MAGISTRATES.

pR. CHARLES 7. B. MOORE aud Will.
LIAM FRENCH.
Cuustable-I JEWETT,
Notarics-JOHN Z. rlMMS, F. W. SIS
son AID D. ". POLSLEY, aud JASMES b.
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THE CITY.

The vi ],
Nayar-WH. II. T0MLINS0N.
RecOrder--M. II. HALE,
Srrgeaut-U. E FRAkLlN. =,
Uouncilmen--Audrew R. DOrSt, Robert h
McUausland, John Cooley, Robert Young.
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STATE SENATORS.

Pr.sideut of Senale--D. D JOHNSON.
Pihh Dlstrict-Hou. P, G EASTMAN, tlou
LerhY GEO. j. WALKER, tsh0rt lerm')
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-12-19
CONGRESSIONAL.

TUESDAY, Dec -Sen0te.-Bills introduced
BY Ramsey, to provide for the transmission Of
respondence 10y telegraph BY ingalls,, to aud
equip the militia Of the United States. by Acorn
to provide for the construction of leyees on the Mis-
sissppi river. buckingham called up and ex-
planned his ill for the relief of the financial ills.
bill was introduced 10y Morrill, (Vt) TO provide for
specie payments and free banking. Referred.
House-The bill for the redemption Of the loan
of 1853 was passed The bill for the repeal of the
Salary act was discussed at length and with much
animation, but without coming to a vote
WEDNESDAY. Dec. 10 Sendte.- Sherman,
from Finance Committee, reported fayorably a bill
to authorize the organization of national banks
without circulation -. Ferry introduced bill a,l-
thorzing the issue of the s44 100000 fund.
80. sherman, from the Finance Committee, reported
bill providing for the issue OF currency at all times
redeemable in gold or its equivalent. Bayard, from
the minority of the committee, presented a resolu-
ton directing the Finance Committee to report
measures for return to specie payments. The
resolutions were made the special order for Mon
day. Hamilton (Md.) submitted an amendment TO
the Constitution declaring that the United States
should make nothing but gold and silver coin a
legal tender for the payment of private debts
Davis Wv. Na) introduced bill for the transpOrta-
ton of newspapers through the mails. IL authorizes
newspaper exchanges to he made free of postage as
formerly, and also the free transmission of weekly
pagers 90 subscribers within the county where
published.
Maynard introduced a bill to authorize
the organization Of national banks without circu-
tion....A bill was passed authorizing the present
number Of enlisted men of the navy to be increased
from $500 to 10000. "A bill reported appro-
prating 100000 for extraordinary expenses of the
navy. The remainder of the day devoted to
the discussion of the bill for the repeal of the Salary
act.
THURSDAY Dec. 11.-Sendte .-Vce-President
Wilson being absent, the Senate proceeded TO the
election of President pro tenn, with the following
result Carpenter wis.,, % votes; Thurman (OA
lG: blank. 2. Sumner addressed the Senate in
favor of his Finance bill, providing for the subst-
tuition of compound interest for legal tender notes
etc Gordon Na) introduced a bill restoring the
privilege Of free exchanges between newspapers
through the mails "A resolution was passed au-
thorizing the Transportation Committee TO hold
sessions during the holiday recess Gordon offered
a resolution requesting the Postmaster-Gen to
report 10 the Senate what amount Of expense il
any, had been saved TO the Government by the
abolition OF the frankng privilege. Howe intro
duced bill relative TO the liquor traffic. IL au-
thorizes the President 20 appoint five Commission
ers without pay, to examine the economic moral,
criminal and scientific aspects Of the liquor traffic,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-12-19
Pigs Not SO Stupid.

Henry Barstow, a substantial and
thrifty farmer near Webster City, Iowa,
recently noticed that one of his motherly
old cows, for some reason or other, fire.
quently and most accountably "failed
of her milk" In fact, her udder was
completely dry, and refused to yield
anything-not enough "to put in tea. :"
This discrepancy having occurred for
several mornings, the good deacon re-
solved to investigate the phenomenon
closely, and see what was the matter.
Rising one morning earlier than usual,
he found the old COW still abed on the
straw in the barnyard, and nestled up
close to the fountain of tactical nourish-
ment, and tugging away at the teats as
if for dear life, some three or four cute
little Poland China pigs.
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The Grange.

The Illinois State Grange convened at
Bloomington On Tuesday, Dec. O. and was
largely attended, between 600 and 700 dele
gates being present. State Master Colder
opened the proceedings in an address Of con-
siderable length, after which the committees
we're appointed. Having thus prepared them
selves for work, the session adjourned till the
next day.
The second days session of the Illinois
State Grange, at Bloomington, opened with
730 delegates in attendance. The morning
session was occupied in the presentation of
resolutions, which were referred TO the appro-
pirate committees. The convention passed a
resolution advising farmers not to deal with
the combination of plow-makers, embracing
some twenty firms, which, a short time ago,
decided to sell to Changers at nothing less
than retail prices. Other resolutions we're
adopted which wisely urged the members to
resort to arbitration for the settlement of
disputes, with the purpose of avoiding litiga-
ton as much az possible. A resolution was
also adopted declaring that "the election to
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-12-19

THE yule log is of Very ancient origin,
and is undoubtedly relic handed down
to us from the Scandinavians, who were
accustomed at their winter festivities to
burn, amid great pomp and splendor,
bonlres to their god Thor. With less
pomp and show the burning of the yule
log has been maintained as Christmas
Eve custom. We imagine that it was
not unlike the social old black log of
modern time, but now relic of the
past. The yule log was drawn from the
woods with great rejoicing, and every
passer made obeisance to it as the en-
blem of welcome and cheer. At the
close of the festivities the partially
burned log was carried to the cellar until
the next anniversary, when it wss used
to light the new log. 1t was popular
notion that if the partly-burned log was
in the cellar the house was secure from
fire. 1t was considered bad omen if
a squint-eyed person entered the house
while the log was burning. AS an at
tendant upon the yule log was the yule
or Christmas candle, which was candle
of magnificent proportions that was
placed upon the festive board, and shed
its ioy-giving light throughout the
house. The lighting of the yule log
was the commencing of all manner of
sports and games.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-12-19
General.

Secretary Belknap was married to Mrs A.
T. Bowen, of Cincinnati, at Harrodsburg, KY,
on Thursday, the 18th inst.
The Supreme Court of the United States
has just made a very important decision on
the question as to the right of State to
control the charges Of railroads. The case
was that of Fuller W. the Chicago and North
western railroad, and the court held that it
was competent for the State of Iowa to regu-
late railroad freights because such a law is
within the power of the State to protect its
citizens from imposition.
Two members of the Bender family, the
discovery Of whose systematic and horrible
crimes in Kansas sent shudder through the
entire country in May last, have been arrested
in South Carolina and the officers are be-
lieved to be on the track of the others.
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CHRIsTMAs has always been at once
religious, domestic, and merry-making
festival in Eegland, equally for every
rank and every age. The revels used
to begin on Chriftmas Eve. and contin-
ued often till Candlemas February 2d),
every day being holiday till Twelfth
Night January 9Th. In the houses of
the mobiles a "lord of misrule," or
Talbot OF unreason," was appointed.
whose Office was "to make the rarest
pastimes, to delight the beholder," and
whose dominion lasted from ALL Hallow
Eve October 31st) till Candlemas Day.
The larder was filled with capons, hens,
turkeys, geese, ducks, beef, mutton,
pork, pies, buildings, nuts, plums,
sugar and honey. The Italians have
the following proverb 9" He has more
business than English ovens at Christ
mas. The tenants were entertained
at the hall and the lord of the manor
and his family encouraged every art
conductive to mirth.
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FOREIGN.

The French throw the blame for the Vile du
Havre disaster upon the officers of the Loeb
Earn while the Scotch put the responsibility
upon the French.
The trial of Marshal Bazaine before a mill
tary court of Faance, which began on the
9th of October last, was concluded on the 10th
of December. The court found the accused
guilty of the capitulation Of Metz and of the
surrender of the army in an open field without
proper efforts to avert that contamination,
and sentenced him to be first degraded from
his rank in the army and then executed. The
members of the court Immediately signed
petition to President MacMahon forclemency.
1t is probable that this petition will be
granted.
Baron Reuter- has allowed the date of his
Persian concession to lapse, and the Shah has
declared it void.
The marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh
With the daughter OF the Car has been post
poned until February.
A report comes from Madrid that the notori-
Gus Cure of Santa Cruz has been captured and
shot.
A London dispatch of the 18th says The
dense fog which set in on Tuesday continues,
seriously affecting the business of the city
and the navigation Of the Thames. The fog
covers an area of so square miles, London
being the center.
A Paris dispatch states that President Mac
Mahon has committed the sentence of Marshal
Bazaine to twenty years seclusion.
The Rothschilds have brought out a Hunga-
ran loan of $37, OOO 900.
The Bank of England rate has been reduced
to A. per cent.
The steamer virginius left Havana on the
18th inst. for Port Of Bahia Honda, sixty
miles west of Havana, where she will be de-
livered by the Spanish man-of-war to vessel
of the United States navy. Captain-General
Jovellar, on the same day, gave the necessary
orders for the transfer Of the Virginius' pris
oners at Santiago de Cuba to the American
man-of-war.
The Island of Sainte Marguerite, off Cannes,
has been selected as the place of confinement
for Marshal Bazaine.
The Papal Nuncio has been ordered to leave
Switzerland.
Fourteen persons have been found drowned
in the London docks since the late fog Many
other fatal accidents are reported.
The Gar of Russia has ordered Grand
Duke Alexis on another journey around the
world.
There is much indignation in Germany over
the seizure of German vessel by Spanish
man-of war on the high seas, and the Teu-
tons are breathing vengeance against Spain.
Elizabeth, Queen Dowager of Prussia, is
dead. She was ~ years of age.
There are at least 10000 people in France
who are in favor of monarchy since a petition
for restoration signed by that number of
names has been presented in the French AS
sembly.
Advices from Paris represent that the Con-
servatives are dismayed at the success of the
Republicans in the last elections.
1t is said the great powers have assured
President CASTELAR, that they will recognize
the Republic of Spain when the Cartagenian
instruction is suppressed.
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expenses, and inclosing bill for that purpose.
The rcstoration of the duty on tea and coffee,
which will yield about $4,000, 900 per annum,
is incladed in the recommendation.
II is said the Ways and Means Committee
are opposed to the proposed increased taxa
| ton
A meeting Of Western and Southern Con
grsSsmen was held in the hall of the House of
representatives. on the evening of the 18th
inst, for the purpose of comparing views on
the subject of rapid and cheap transportation.
A full interchange of opinions was INDUCED
in, and the meeting adjourned subject to the
call of the Chairman.
Appointments by the President John l..
Pennington, of Alabama, to be Governor of
Dakota; Ames NJ. Bracket, Receiver of Pub
he Moneys at Eau Claire, Wis. Joseph Il.
Irish, Register of the Land Office at Eau
Claire, Wis; Hiram Idings, Pension Agent at
Fort Wayne Ind. L.; X. Baker, Register Of
the Land Office at Alexandria, Mimi; Oscar
Whitney, Secretary Of Dakota Territory
Robert w. Hughes, District Judge for the
Eastern District of Virginia.
nv puIlSAiS tOulb nus Jheb AtIhoiNh ~
decision sustaining the right of the State of
Nebraska to tax the property of the Union
Pacific railroad within the boundaries of the
State.
The House Committee on Education have
recommended the passage of Mr..
Hoar's bill setting apart the proceeds of the
public lands as national educational fund.
The basis of distribution for five years is the
number of illiterates in each State. This will
give the greatly needed aid at the South.
After this it will be distributed among the
whole people.
The Civil Rights bill agreed upon by the
House Judiciary Committee provides that no
person shall be excluded from any place,
build ing, Enclosure, or conveyance of public
character on account of race, color. or pre-
vious condition of servitude, on penalty Of
from one hundred to five thousand dollars
fine, and additional liability to action for
damage.
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Closing Scene Of the Bazainc Trial.

Versailles Nbec. IO) leIeBraH.I
Lachaud, counsel for Marshal Bazaine,
finished his address this corning. He
declared that the Marshal did not sur
render in the open field, and was guilt
less of violating Article 30 of the Army
Code.
NJ. Lachaud, in his peroration, said ::
II deeply sympathize with the valiant
soldier overwhelmed by terrible accusa-
ton. fear not death for him. He is
brave, and fears nothing but loss of his
honor for the sake of his wife and
children. 1 feel most for France, which
will deplore the loss of valorous
soldier. Your honor, patriotism, for
bid that you condemn him. You know
what political trials are on spot which
posterity has raised a statue to those
executed after such trials.
NJ Pourcet replied, demanding that a
terrible example be made, as lesson TO
rising generations.
Before the Judges withdrew, Bazaine
said 81 have two words in my breast,
Honor and Country. [ have never
been wanting toward this proud motto
during forty-two years of service. L
swear before Christ that | have not be-
trayed France"
After long deliberation, the Judges
declared Bazaine guilty of the charges
of the equalization of Metz and of the
army in the open field, without doing
all that was prescribed 10y honor and
duty toward surrender, and unani-
mously condemned him to death, and
to be degraded from his rank previous
to his execution. After judgment had
been rendered, all the members of the
Court signed an appeal for mercy,
which the Duke d'Aumale Immediately
conveyed in person to President Mac
Mahon.
Bazaine was greatly agitated when he
heard the decision of the Court.
The crowd at the Trianon warmly
cheered when the verdict was rendered.
The sentence includes the payment
OF the costs and expulsion from the
Legion of Honor
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Tina length of flash of lightning is
generally greatly under estimated. The
longest known was measured by M. +.
Petit at Toulouse. This flash was ten
and a half miles long. Arago once
measured a series which averaged from
seven to eight miles in length. The
longest interval ever remarked between
flash and the report was twenty-five
seconds, which would correspond with
district of fourteen miles. Direct re-
searches have shown that storm is
seldom heard at greater distance than
from seven to ten miles, while the aver
age are barely heard over four or five
miles off. This fact is the more curious
as cannon may be distinctly heard
double or treble that distance, and In
special cases much further. During the
bombardment of Paris, in the winter OF
1870, the Krupp guns, which had been
left over from the Exposition of 1867,
were heard at Dieppe, distance OF
eighty-four miles. Arago states that
the firing Mt Waterloo was audible at
Creil, one hundred and twenty miles
distant.
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THE NEW CONGRESS.
The West Ahead Of the East-Nationa
Growth Since 1880.
[ws shington Cor. Chicago Inter-ocean.l

[ws shington Cor. Chicago Inter-Ocean.l
There are more "new members" of
the present House Ct Representatives
than the total membership during the
war of the rebellion. From the time of
the adoption of the Constitution up to
1850, the House OF Representatives con-
stantly grew with the growth of the
country. But in the year last named
the number of Representatives was fixed
by law, and the ratio of representation
made to conform thereto-an act which
was in violation of the spirit, if not also
of the letter, of the Constitution. The
law of 1850 is now abrogated, and it is
to be hoped that henceforth the House
will increase in membership in some de-
gree proportionate to the growth of the
country. That such should be the case
was undoubtedly intended by the franz
ers of our fundamental law.
A most important fact, which 1 have
not seen anywhere commented upon, is,
that the present Congress is representa-
tive Of new political power in this re-
public. When the House was organized
on Monday, 116 members of the Allan
tic States were sworn III, and 146 from
the other States. When contested seats
are disposed of, the preponderance of
the West will be still stronger. This is
the first time in the history of the United
States that the Atlantic States have not
held the larger share of the political
power of the nation.
When our Government was organized,
the nation was almost wholly embraced
within narrow slip of land which we
call the Atlantic slope. Beyond was
"the far West" consisting of vast
wilderness and no end of Indians. The
wonderful growth and development of
=" the far West" have been most notable
during the past forty years. 1t will be
both curious and instructive to observe
with exactness the race toward pre- emf
hence of the two great sections of our
country. This will be clearly shown by
the following table giving the popula-
ton of the Atlantic States, and that of
the other States and Territories, accord
ing to the census of each decade from
1880 to 1870:
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DURING the last days preceding
Christmas it is still the custom for CAL
ADRIAN minstrels to descend from the
mountains to Naples and Rome, saluting
the shrines of the Virgin Mother with
their wild music under the poetical no.
tion of cheering her until the birth-time
of her infant at the approaching Christ
mas.
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Political.

Four women were elected on the School
Committee, at the recent municipal election
in Boston. S. G. Cobb, Citizens candidate
was elected Mayor.
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Excess occr Altar tic States.
49,. 3,40l,1l9
0 $3.50 - '''V4' ii'
At the beoinnino of this GRAND race we

AT the beginning OF TINS grand race we
perceive the Atlantic States were far in
advance, having an excess of population
of about $500, 0O0. Gradually "the far
West gained in power, when, in 1860,
counting the Territories out, the States
of the two great sections were just about
equal in population. But in 1870 the
preponderance had passed away from
the East, leaving the grand basin of the
Mississippi and the Pacific slope ahead
of the old seat of power by the posses
sion of almost as many people in excess
as inhabit all the New England States.
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Tho South.

A large and enthusiastic meeting in favor
of the proposed railway between Chicago and
Charleston, S. c., was held last week in the
1attpr CITY
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Tho cast.

terrible triple tragedy was enacted in
Boston few days ago. man named Kim
hall killed his wife and step-daughter, and
then took his own life.
The Massachusetts, Dental Society has
passed resolution to the effect that the use
of chloroform is not advisable in dental oper'
tions.
Hon Samuel Nelson, late an Associate
Justice of the United States Supreme Court
died recently at his residence in CooperstoEn,
Ny.
Prof Louis John Rudolph Agassiz, the en-
inent scientist, died in Boston on the lith
inst from the effects of a stroke of paralysis
He was &C years old.
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l5i,l2i
Great Wcstorn Branch Southern Life
Insurance Company.

BY n recent arrangement, the General
Agencies Of Dranc, May & Co., OF Shreveport,
and A. NJ. Hnmlll OF Waco, embracing Ar
kansns, North. Louisiana, md all that por-
ton OF Texas North OF 30 latitude, and Colo
RADIO river, have been consolidated under one
management.
These gentlemen, controlling the above
territory for the Southern Life fully appre.
catng the importance of our young and
growing city, are now here with view ofcs-
inblshing u General ONCE, under the immo-
diaie supervision Of Mr.. May, for many years
connected and Identified with the parent of
flee, OF Memphis, who upon assuming the
financial management will make IL the in
forest OF our citizens TO patronizr this sound
Southern Home Institution. This Company
was the first 10 inaugurate the popular sys-
TEN OF investing or loaning itS entire reserve
fund, In the places where such premiums are
paid. The business of these gentlemen the
past year ut two important points was such
az 10 warrant loans of nearly $50 ono nearly
t20OO0 of which IL already placed, and $4,000
being negotiated. or course, there Will be u
further increase Of loans upon the growth of
business, and II Is their intention 10 effect
such m organization here M VIII prove
equally advantageous 10 our citizens.
The "Southern Lifo," organized in 1866,
with s2OO.oO) (now fully paidl, and after pay
Ing handsome dividends 10 policy holders,
exponSes and death claims Uhe latter
amounting to nearly three quarters million
dollars, now has assetsof nearly two million
dollars, (s2,OOO, 000l, with u surplus ms regards
policy holders, of half million of dollars,
which proves the wise and able management
and nnquestioned solvency of the Company.
l53llt
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