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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-09-24

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Our readers will tcar in mial. whoo
they come to town. to Conr; or to the Fair
John G. Stor,z. Merchant Tailor. has the
facst stock Of clo:hins, cloths, ca,simcres,
ve8:ings, furnishing goods. &c, eTcF
broegit 70 this place Ifyou want new
sui, Of clothes, or good bal, or pair o.
boots, call 1t bis store, on Main Street.
SUICIDE Mr.. J ?. Harvey, hung
himself at. Gl2lSoaa. Ibis coaaty, on
Wednesday last 10Th inst, About enc
week previous he attempted snicide hy TAX
ing lsuaauum. Oar informant thinks
pecaninary trouble was the cause. fle
sas possessed Of considerable property and
owed ba: little, bn; seemed no. to be able
to shape afIpirs satisfactorily 10 himself as
TO his Indebtedness. lie was a5oa: 50
years OF age, and hore the reputation Of a
coot: honorable ci:z:o. he Leaves wife
ead six children.
Ncthia. tends N nc to promote 4 Cash
business than advertising. The stranger
who is attracted by the inducements Offer
&C expects to pay cash, because his co"',
me:ciaI standing is not knowu. Tie man
with cash IN l.D! seeks Bargains aod The
man sho alverriscs oa;rrs.them.
Tie attention of our lady roaie7s is cali
cd to The new goods 4; S. c. Si:so~'.; gold
,ct.s, breast pins, car rings aad sleeve
Buttons, direct from New York.
According to the apPoFtionmca' OF the
State School Fund, We End tia: the whole
number of youths of school Eye 10 The
State is 179 Sg7; and tie whole amour,
Of money appo7tioDed to them S2l4,
791 50. of which Mason couaty has 6,S5l
school children, acd receives 3S.lS3 GS.
Hurral for Bourbon" Democracy.
Hvacinih PaPetcric ls2isst Style Iai.
tial Paper and Eove!o7cs. at the Point
Pleasant Drug Store, Jos. S. Miller, Sa,
pcrinten1eut.
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The Galiia County Fair commences TO-
day, (Wcdaesday) Great preparations
have beca made to make tbs Fair inter
esting and entertaining. We suppose
quite plumber Of our citizens viii attend.
The pubic schools in this place opened
last Monday, with Il. C, Nense, Princi-
pal: and Misses Addio Gilmore, Mary
Gilmore and Alice Kiubcrliog, Assist
arts.
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Nice lot of Grand Dachcs Cologne,
Ess. White Rose and Lubin's Genuine
Extracts. at the Point Pleasant Drug
Store, Joseph S. Miller, Superintendent.
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Rev. W. L Hill. assisted BY Rev. j.
| D. McCliutock, Of Huntington, will hold
sacromental meeting at this place, CON-
mcncivg on Friday night. October q.
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The colcred people Of this place, Tues
day, celebrated the Anniversary CT their
Emancipation from the bonds of slavery.
They had the colorei Brass Band OF
iGallipolis, at :'hc head Of Ihe:F process
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NENY0aIIA
Setszer, Sehon & McGullooh.

TAKE Pleasure in informing their old Gus
toners and ;ie pablo generally. ih9t they
have moved INFO thcir new and commodious
sore house on the corner Of Main ard First
Streets. and they have ju,, received from thc
Eastern Cities, The moS,complcte stock of
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-09-24

The pubic schools in this place opened
last Monday, with Il. G. Nease, Princi-
pal: and Misses Adaio Gilmore, Mary
Gilmore and Alice Kiclberliog, Assist
orts
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's'' JOHN u. REYNOLDS.
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A stock Of CHOICE LIQUORS, for Ntdi-
:iual purposes, constantly on hacd.
H0LLIES INSTITUTE, VA

cEoRGEp. TAYLOR ESP, President Of
cHSS. /. COOKE. s. ", General srpcriL=
irpdrnf
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The Gallia County Fair commences to-
day, (Wcdpesday.) Great preparations
have bcca made to make tbs Fair inter
esting and entertaining. We suppose
quite plumber Of our citizens will attend.
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Custer's Expedition.

ST. PAUL, July ga special from
camp on the Little Missouri, dated July
10Th, received tonight, says: "Custerfs
expedition (then in lat. As deg. 30 min,
and long. 103 deg. 40 min.) command
well and are in good spirits. The In.
dians were In sight several times, but
no fighting as yet had occurred" I
A special from Winons to the Press
says: "The telegraph operator at Mar
shall, Mimi, to-day telegrsphs that the
settlers Of Lake Shetreck were all panic
stricken BY the appearance OF war-like
band Of Sioux, who were heavily armed
and made hostile demonstrations. Many
Of the settlers left their homes, cattle and
everything and fled to Marshall At the
latter place there were also more than
the usual number OF Indians noticed In
town, and their manner was very bold
and defiant, Ono OF them boasted that
he had taken six scalps within tho past
few days. he probably he'd. Lake Shet.
reck Is In Murray county"
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CLEVELAND.



CLEVELAND, July 24.-suit was ipsti-
tuted yesterday by the Pittsburgh, Gin.
cinnati & ST. Louis Railroad against Ly-
man Scott, attorney and civil engineer Of
the Little Miami branch OF that COMPANY,
for the embezzlement of $4,000. The
embezzlement Is said to have occurred in
the transfer oil the real estate included In
the approaches TO the Cincinnati and the
Newport railroad bridge made to the
company through third parties. Scott
having brought forward fictitious names
as owners OF the property and received
from the treasurer ol the company more
han was really paid for the property.
tScott lett the city several days ago. His
whereabouts Is not known.
Mr.. A. Mueller, Of Munich, the design.
er OF the Tyler-Davidson fountain. has
written letter TO the City Council here,
urging them TO make use Of the $50 600
donated by David Linton, for the improve.
ment OF the Filth Street Square, in the
erection Of rostrum worthy 10 serve as a
place whereupon the public interests can
be delivered, and adds: ut Is the first
time since the period of the Greeks and
Romans that 1t has been thought Of erect.
ing q monumental rostrum. Don't give
up the idea, for l think 1t possible 10 make
something magnificent Of It."
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Horrible Murder.

MATAPED1A, Quebec, July PA
brutal murder was committed in this
neighborhood Tuesday last. The victim
was widow named Marker, on old
resident Suspicion points to a Norwe.
gian named Fitzikam as the prepetrator,
1t is believed he murdered her 10 obtain
possession of $500, the proceeds oil farm
which he had induced her to sell. Fitzi-
kan had been residing at the murdered
woman's house for some weeks and was
engaged to be married TO her.
It is supposed that he prevailed
on her to go with him to woods close
BY, where he murdered and robbed her,
Fitzlkam and Mrs. Marker were reen
leaving the house together, the former
returning alone, and he Immediately left
the vicinity. AS Mrs. Marker did mot
return, suspicion was aroused and Wig.
orous search instituted. The body was
found yesterday covered with earth and
leaves, bearing the marks OF several
gashes and wounds. Fitzikam Is believed
10 have reached Rtmaoski on Wednesday
and taken train for the West.
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FRANCE.



PARIS, July 4-1n the Assembly To-
oay NJ. Bstlue presented q report Of the
committee Of thirty on the general cleo.
torlal bill. The Marquis Of Castellano
moved that the consideration OF The con-
atitutionsl bills be postponed till alter tha
recess. M. Mslatrea, q Bonapartist and
an extensive industrial proprietor, moved
that the Assembly alter voting for the
osSnSget be prorogued till January 9th,
1870. a recess, he said, would do no
harm to trade. M. Coband L Tour, Minis.
ter OF the Interior, said the government
was still desir0us Of having q vote on ne
constitutional bills, but he would submit
70 the decision Of tie Assembly. II, De
Castellan's motion was carried, and that
OF M. Malatrea was declared urgent by 4
vote Of 800 yeas to 808 nays. The House
appointed Tuesday next for the debate on
the latter motion, and proceeded with the
consideration oil the Budget. The general
impression ia that none Of the constitu-
tional bills is able to command majority
10 the Assembly. The Right feared the
lall OF their project would demonstrate a
powerlessness of the Assembly and ron
der q dissolution inevitable, It therefore,
yoled for a postponement Of tho bills.
Inc Lett Is deeply irritsted al the result.
rtesident Mchahon has congratulated
the Duke DeBroglie on his speech Of yes
terdey.
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SLEEP THE BEST SrrXUIGNT.-The
best possible thing for a man to do when
he feels too weak to carry 1t through, is
to go to bed and sleep week II he can
This Is the only True recuperation of brain
power, the only actual recuperahon Of
brain iorce. Because during sleep, the
brain is in sense oi rest, in . condition
TO receive and appropriate particles of nu.
triment from the blood, which takes the
place OF those which have been consumed
In previous labor, since the very act Of
thinking consumes, burns up solid par
ticles as every turn OF the wheel or screw
OF the splendid steamer is the result OF
consumption by fire, OF the fuel in the
furnace. The supply ol consumed brain
substance can only be had from The nutri.
ment particles in 1.-THE blood, which were
obtained from the food eaten previously,
and the brain % 80 constituted that 1t can
best receive and appropriate to itself those
Inutriment particles during state Of rest,
| of uulet, and Of stiffness in sleep. 5
Mere sdmulAnts supply nothing In
themselves only goad the brain,
force 1t to q greater consumption Of its
substance, until that substance has been
90 exhausted that there Is not enough
power left to receive supply, just as men
are 60 near to death BY thirst and starya.
ton, that there 10 not power enough leit
to swallow anything, and all is over. The
incapacity Of the brain Tor receiving recu'
perative particles sometimes comes on
with the rapidity Of lightning, and the
man becomes mad In an instant, loses
lHense and Is an idiot 1t was under cir
cumstances Of this kind, in the midst Of
sentence Of great oratorical power, one .ol
the most eminent minds Of the age forgot
his ideas, pressed his forehead and after q
moments silence said, "God, aS d sponge
has blotted ont my mind" Be assured
readers, "there is rest for the weary" only
In early and abundant sleep.-JoIrnG q
HaalM q i1a 80 .sals: /
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Impor,ant Liouor necIaIon.

CINCINNATI, July 24.-An important
liquor case decision Of Judge Welch, OF the
Supreme Court Of Ohio rendered In that
chamber at Athens, has been received
here to-day. About the middle of June
Mayor T. J. Halldeman, Of Glendale, tried
Conrad Weiss for being found drunk on
the streets and sentenced him to thirty
days In the workhouse and fifty dollars
and costs. Application 10 Probate Judge
Mason for a writ Of habeas corpus was
refused, The case was taken before Judge
Avery Of the Common Pleas on writ Of
error, and Avery sustained Mayor Hallde-
man. Application was then made to the
Supreme Court Tor leave to file a writ OF
error, and Judge Welch refused to grant
leave. This decides the case finally, sus-
tanning the action Of Mayor Halldeman
OF Glendale.
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Social FaIIacIes.

From Halls Journal OF HsAlth.l ..-.
We commit the still greater error o
plunging into ice water every morning
then scrub all the skin of with q horse
hair brush or coarse board towel; sit
down to breakfast Of oatmeal sawdust
dine of a tablespoonful Of wheat and two
berries, and make Q supper on catnip tea
then be put through Russian bath o.
900 degrees; sleep under an open window
when the thermometer Is at zero; wear
long hair; dress the women in pantaloons;
make all our property over to them, then
cit down In the kitchen corner and nurse
the baby, and when 1t Is asleep, wash up
the tea.things, and go to bed at 0 o'clock
to be "out OF tho way" What will be-
come Of the men2 surely we have fallen
on evil times. A better and truer mode
Of life Is to have plenty Of everything that
Is good to eat and drink, which imparts
nourishment and strength, and as much
of 1t as you want. The idea Of getting
up from the table hungry Is unnatural
and absurd, and hurtful-quite as much
so as getting up in the morning before
your sleep is out, or the mischievous prin.
ciple that "early TO rise makes man
healthy, wealthy and wise" n.
Early rising in civilized society tends
to shorten life. Early rising Of itsell
never did any good. Many q farmers
boy has been made an invalid for life by
being made TO get up at daylight, before
his sleep was out. Many young girl
has been stunted in body and mind and
constitution by being made to get up be-
fore the system has had It's full rest. All
who are growing, all who work hard, and
all weakly persons, should not get up un-
til they feel as If they would be more
comfortable to get up than 10 remain In
bed; that Is the only true measure OF suf
ticiency Of rest and sleep. Any one who
gets up in the morning feeling as II be
would give anything In the world" to
remain in bed little while longer, does
violence TO his own nature, and will al
ways suffer from it-not Immediately II
may be, but in later years, by the cumula.
tive Ill effects Of the most unwise practice
In any case, the person who gets up In
the morning before he is fully rested will
lack Just that much Of the energy requi-
site for the days pursuit.
As people we do not get enough
sleep, we do not get enough rest, we will
not take time for these thiDgs; hence oul
nervousness, our irritability, our hasty
temper, and the premature giving out o.
the stamina OF life. Halt Of US are old al
three.score, the very time q man ought C
be in his mental, moral and physica,
prime. Half OF our wives, especially In
the farming districts, die long before theil
time, because they do not get rest and
sleep proportioned to their labor. Nine
times out oi ten II would be better for al
parties If the farmer should get up RnG
light the fires and prepare breakfast FOL
his wife, she coming directly from hel
toilet to breakfast, because it almost al
ways happens that she has to remain up t
set thingS right long after the husbsnC
has gone to bed, when really he hal
nothing to do after supper but 60 to'bed
This Is Q monstrously cruel imposition or
wives and mothers.
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'A1sSA 0SS A0Ho ueeu proven Wu
HOT WEATHER,


BosToN, July 24.-At an adjourned In.
guest this afternoon into the murder Of
Katy Curran by the boy Pomeroy, the
surgeon who made the autopsy stated
that the body Of the girl was mntilsted in
most shocking and revolving manner by
some sharp instrument. The laborefs
who found the remains testified that they
were only partly covered with ashes, and
that the head was completely separated
from the body. The testimony of the
officials who examined the cellar soon
alter the girl was missed, was 10 the
effect that they thoroughly examined The
ash heaps, but failed to discover anything
Pending the verdict, Mrs. Pomefoy and
her other son are held in custody.
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PHILADELPHIA, July "a Tho dividend
OF 5 per cent authorized by the committee
Of creditors OF Jay Cooke & Co. has not
yet been paid, the Register having doubt
as to itS binding effect upon him. BE has,
however, proceeded with tho necessary
calculations so that there should be no
delay II the Court ordered him to proceed.
In the meantime, the funds in his hands
have increased TO such an amount as will
warrant the payment Of 2 instead oil per
cent. 1t Is expected that he will bring
the matter before the Court when lis
opinion can be obtained, and II the proper
order Is made the payment will be pro-
ceeded with as early as possible.
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JusT before midnight last night we re-
ceived the mysterious dispatch in another
column stating that the Chairman Of the
Plymouth Church Investigating Commit.
tee had visited Mr.. TnToN yesterday
morning, and in consequence oil his visit
had announced 70 complete change ol
'front.'" Who or what has changed,
whether the Chairman or TnToN, 10 NOT
explained. In order to keep up the popu.
lar interest in the case we presume it was
thought best to leave that rifling clreum.
stance to public conjecture. Judging,
however, from the report OF the interview
with TlLToS by q Brooklyn newspaper
reporter, in the dispatches, we infer that
II there has beer any change Of front 1t Is
probably on the part Of the Chairman.
TnToN is no doubt a stupendous sort Of a
tool, but we presume he Is not idiot
enough 10 have entered into another
tripArtite agreement at this late hour of
the denouement. a= Is wi
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Report OF the Cotton Exchange Com
r wH. miIGPR. FH ID rH % .ss

MEMPHIS, July 24.-TheC Committee on
Information and Statistics Of the Gotten
Exchange msds a report derived from "a
responses. From West Tennessee 80,
from North Mississippi 81, from Arkansas
North of the Arkansas river 10 and from
North Alabama, Of the average date Of
July 10Th, as follows:
OF the two hundred and sixty.six re-.
sponses 10S report favorable weather
since the 10Th ult, 157 too dry, / too wet,
III report more favorable weather to
date than the corresponding date last
year; three.fourths per cent Of the crop
planted has been abandoned from drouth
and overflow; 42per cent oEthe crop was
planted early.
OF early planting g--H0 report better
stands than last year; 95 not 90 good.
Late plantiug-165 report better stands.
EARLY plantings--208 report the crop
well formed and balled. 4f
Late plSnting-1l0 report fayoFdbly on
labor; 160 report the labor working well
and II only moderately well 70 bad.
Otearly planting-1N report q better
CVuulhOuSu CLupa knuh 1o9s ySoAi w %
we'll 68jnot 80 good.
Late planting-102 report better, IA as
well, 90 not 20 good; klG -;
Responses to the general condition OF
the crop indicate that It has been better
cultivated than for years but q suffering
materially from the continued drouth,
and anticipates danger irost upon 90 late
a crop with slight indications Of rust and
blight. Twenty.nine percent OF the crop
planted did not come up before June lst,
Nineteen and three. quarters per cent was
planted after the 10Th oil May. Eighty.
six report good corn crops, ss fair, and 90
inferior. One hundred and fity.one re-
port good wheat crops, 81 moderate to
poor. Filty-Seven report good oats crop,
ia moderate 70, poor, Grass Is genner'
ally poor owing to the drouth.
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A CORRESPONDENT Of the Couritr puffs
up tho Hon. Frank Hereford as the only
man capable Of representing this District
in Congress, In our opinion said indlvid.
ual Is wonderfully mistaken, when he
says that Mr.. Hereford possesses great in
fuenca In Congress, Go. to Washington
and slt a week in the gallery and see
where your man Of it!Jlusnee stands.
Why, Ben Butler swallows, on an aver
age, dozen day Of the class Of Repre-
sentatives to which ours beloDg-ChGrleS.
ton Cottrtsr, 22d. D s1- s'rrlaas.
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sT.LoUIs.


81. LOUIS, July ga special to the
Uem;erat from Seneca, Kan.as, ssys
Charles Cook, merchant OF Butte CITY
usoorn county, who has been deranged
ior some time past, thrust q knifo. blade
through the brain Of his infant child, last
Friday, and then beat his own head with
q hatchet, breaking his skull and iuflct-
ing q mortal injury. Pecuniary trouble
"a said 10 have been the cause Of his In
sanity.
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OMAHA.
cnoLERA MoRpus FROM po1son.

NS4NN0 '0VhbOb FhOh fulSOhs
OIAHA, July 24-Last Sunday Paul
Nelson, an old settler, died suddenly, as
was supposed, Of cholera morbus. The
actions OF his son.in.law, @. Peterson, in
refusing persons the sight Of and hastily
6uryipg the remains excited suspicious
that all was not right. The coroner in
vesdgated the matter and exhumed the
BODY, and claims appearances Of Nelson
having been poisoned. Peterson Is under
arrest and confined in Jail to await the
conclusions Of an analysis oil the stomach,
which will be made tomorrow, The
affair creates q profound sensation, as the
parties arc well known.
CHARGES PROVEN TRUE.
It Is stated that the charges against
Postmaster Yost have been proven true,
HOT WEATHER..
The weather Is extremely hot, causing
much sickness and suffering.
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ton and influence. Indeed, 90 late aa
June, he says that he was induced to ire,
consider the question OF defending him.
selfat the cost Of producing misery TO Mr..
BEEcHER." Such tenderness under such
circumstances something too trans.
cendental for the human race to sppre.
ciate. TnToN may get appreciation and
reward for it in the next world, but he is
not likely to in this one. We do not see
how II Is possible for him to come out Of
the present imbroglio with the respect Of
his fellow men.
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The Demand of The National 3 oard. /.

CHICAGO, July 24.-The Chicago Board
ol Underwriters this afternoon had under
consideration the demand made by the
National Board in New York that fire
patrol consisting Of one hundred men
should be established, under penalty o.
withdrawal by the insurance companies,
Much discussion only served to show thai
The demand could not be complied with
at least at present, and President Clarke
was instructed to telegraph 10 New SoEh
that nothing had been done in the matter
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A Desperate HUNG.

ST.. LOUIS, July 24-John F. Carlisle,
a young man aged twenty-five years, was
hanged this afternoon at Marsha Saline
county, for tho murder of George Mecker,
Two years ago. Carlisle was very reck.
less and desperate man, and is said to
nave murdered three other persons be-
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Sunday School A.sembH.

FAIRro1NT, July 24-The Sunday
School Assembly will open at this place
August 4th and continue two weeks. All
the denominations will be represented.
The grove in which 1t will be. held Ia on
the border Of the Chsntanqua Lake, and
has been used as camp ground for the
past three years. II Is beautifully laid out
and we'll supplied with cottages. One
hundred and fifty tents will be set up next
week. A park has been laid out 70 rep.
resent the topography Of Palestine.
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TORONTO, 0NT., July PA fire this
morning In the business part Of the town
destroyed the block owned by George
Deans; also the blocks owned by Mrs.
Cochran and Mr.. Elvine, and occupied
BY stores. The postofflce and the Mon.
treal Telegraph Company's Office were
also partially burned. Loss between $75,-
900 and 100000. ~
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WASHINGTON.


IWASHrNGToE, July 24.-The Court Of
Commissioners OF the Alabama Claims
met to-day OF the Department Of State,
and after the consideration and adoption
Of the rules, adjourned to Thursday, the
first OF October, when It will proceed 10
hear the cases. Il Is said that al the
Treasury Department the highest bid
Yesterday for five per cent loan was
1911 and the lowest 90f,