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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26
COMMISSIONERS sALE!'

DY virtue Of decree Of the Circuit Court
d for the County Of Putnam, In the State Of
West Virgins. rendered in the suit Of E. H.
Chambers against Nortecui G. Chambers and
Samuel Chambers, at the September Term,
lsGC, and on an nmendaory decree thsreuntO
rendered in the same cause gu the 22d day Of
April S73, at The April Term Of said Court,
will sell at public auction, on the premises,
On the 18Th day Of april, 1874,
10. or parcel Of land lying aud being about
one.ball mile below the Town Of Winfield in
said county, upon which is situated dwell.
ing house, out buildings, aud stable, garden
and orchard, and is known as The Dick Cham.
berS property"
TEhMS;-Ten pc: cent. Of the purchase
money cash in hand and for the residue Of The
purchase money atredit Of six, twelve and
eighteen months will be given, the purchaser
issuing bonds therefor, bearing interest from
date, with good security, and the title TO the
said property will be retained as f.rther Secu.
rity. JAS, W. HUGE,
March saw. Special Commissioner.
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To Candidates and Mcr FIfcads,

10 CGHdidUtes ana mctF F|lcHdS'
As the time is about at hand when the
caUpaign will open, We desire to state,
for the bsnof! Of those who are not inform.
"a as to what it costs TO run newspaper,
that no announcements for otiIO, comnu
nicotion' 10 tie interest Of candidates, OF
those who expect to be such calls for pri
mary meetings, or coycntion', or any sim
ilAr publications, will appear in the Reg
i,tcr except at regular rates for such pub
LEGATIONS, and must be paid for at the tim,
Of insertion This rule will be rigidly ct
forced and adhered to, without regard tt
pcrons or politics In all tia! becomes I
legitimate, recognized Democratic organ
the Register will cot fall short Of its duty
50 far as the party IS concerned, but where
mere individual Interests are to be fOrwar
dcd, cur terms WILDE invariably cash. il
advance
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From tl,e Plaindealsf.1

We hear often lately Of Camden Demo.
Cracy aud Jacob Democracy, Of old Demo.
Gratis aud Conservative Democrats We
object TO all such titles aud will honor none
but analioual Democracy that stand upon
her carly principle as cxpounded By JetIer.
son and bis compeep We object to all
the petty divisions and sectional jeaIou,ics
that the wouId.bc leaders have encountered
lhe party with during The past two or three
years We object to placing the Demo.
cracy Of West Virginia underline influence
Of Camden, Jacob or any other one uuD
power. We arc willing to endorse Cam,
den or jacob in what is right, but will
surely deuouDco them when wrong. As
long as they cling toa living progressive
Democracy we will endorse them. En-.
dorse them individually as far as their
principles par'oko Of the eternal purity Of
democracy But when a would.be leader
calls to lis friends TO follow him aud share
the Democratic fish caught in the cunuiDg
" couIrivcl Rulical net, we will refuse to
think him longer q Democrat and believe
him traitor, unworthy Of support We
will fight under no ether banner than q
Democratic banner We will eight for no
man or set Of men further than they endorse
the true Democracy. We refuse, aud call
upon all Democrats 10 refuse to follow any
man through bis petty sectional jcalouses,
bis personal piqucs or subsdiug egotism
We will follow 20 bullet headed General
DC sore hearted weak kucCd selfish civilian,
nor bloatcd Aabby millionaire. "Prin.
Ciplcs not men" is our battle.Cry. Prin.
cipIcs that will secure our liberties, pro-
teCl US against the rings. the land sharks,
the tax grabbOrs, the salary thieves and
the mass Of robbers that now sit 10 Tue
high places throughout the nation, drag.
ging US down to poverty and sowing bank
ruptcy broad cast everywhere. Principles
that will give US honesty and capacity
where now Turk scouatrels aud block.
heads.
Democrats let US forget the pasI; let us
throw aside our petty animoStios aud rally
around the pure, broad, national principles
of JeiFcrSoniun Democracy Our enemies
are staggering backward; their only hope
is our division; their battle cry is divide
aud conquer" their ranks are shattered;
the plumber that bound them together is
exhausted; the prejudice that fired the
hearts of many is giving away to reason,
Let US say to them, if you are tired Of
RalicaIism come to US. We will disrobe
the Democracy of her prcjudiccS Hence.
forth she will stand upon her eternal prin.
cipes, clothed in her rights. Let US call
our wanderers home; close our ranks pre-
paratory for the coming struggle,
"Now is the time and now's the hour,
See the front o. battle lower,
See approach the vandal flower
Chains and slavery"
OLD SLED0E.
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We ore panied to record quite seriou;
accilen. which occurred to Miss Bette Mil
Ter. only daugter Of Mrs Norman Miller,
Of this city, on last Thursday morning =
She went with the rest Of the family to the
Depot of the Cumberland Valley RriIrosd
With some friends, and while in the car
taking a 6aal leave ofthem, the train star
ted. She bCclme alarmed, rushed ont oil
car and attempted to step on the platform
but miss3l her footing aul fell to the
GROUND, the fall rendering her unconscious
She had narrow escape from being
throwo under the wheels Of the train -
She received severe cut on the side Of the
head, besides other paioful coalusions.-
Although suffering great deal Of pain
from her iojuries get we are glad to learn
that she is recovering Statesman
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During the past week, says the Sum
mers County Herald, several carloads Of
poplar logs have been shipped over tho
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, to New
York city. This shows the value Of our
timber, and is only the beginning of an
immense business, that will soon be done
in all kiuds Of lumber. We have a rich
State and the enterprise and capital Of the
Noylt-i: seeking il,
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Prom The Rairmont Index.
The "Ring."

The JacoJiu and Republican press il
continually ringing the changes on the
people about 1.-THE Ring, "a Ring
"lhc ClDden Ring" and We do not know
how many other Rings, -Iaborirg most
earnestly to produce the impression that
the Democratic party is controlled BY a
few selfish leaders for their own private
Interests. This is done in the hope Of
creating prejudice against the party that
has been The author of all the good that
has made the country great. Futile in ar
guncnt,, they resort to slang and charges
they know 70 be without the shadow oil
truth, II their eTrontery was not proven
bal, one would be surprised at the cooIuess
with which little batch of men; with mol
sufficient numerical responsibility to be
hardly called The fragment Of a faction,
calls the united people Of tho great Demo
cratic party "a Ring" Ever since the
delegates Of the party nc! at Parkorsburg
and unanimously nominated j. n Cam.
den as their candidate for Governor, when
jacob. after fadiug be had not even re.
spectacle minority, refused to permit his
name IN be used in the convention the
sorehcads have continually cried out
against "lhe Riugs'-iho said Ring"
being simply the whole Democratic party
in mass. Whenever Democrat wanted
an Office very bad aud knew that he did not
deserve it, ho howed "RiOg" . oalesced
With the Republicans, who patted him 90
the back, called him much abused man
aud said that "tbc Ring"-that is, the
Democratic party, had treated him shame.
faIIy, and where they stood no chance Of
success themselves, kindly offered to right
bis wrongs by clcctiug him to an Office,
provided he would join them against the
candidates ard measures of his former
associates, The Republicans took the cast
off old clothes of the Democrats and ran
jacob for Governor, and supported Davis
for Congress 10 the FIRST district; they on
their part, as it has been charged aud never
denied to our knowledge, agreeing to op'
pose the Democratic candidate for Govern,
or and the new Constitution which was
the leading measure Of the Democratic
party.
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Some Of our Democratic friends are talk.
ing about holding Democratic State Con-
ventiou, We, as yet, have seen no good
reason assigned for holding such acOnVon,
ton, and very much doubt the prOpricty
Of the course. If We could.see any good to
be effected by holding one, would be the
last to offer any objections. Neither do
we sec any need TO add anything further to
the Democratic platform, All we have to
do to insure success, is to live and oct
up to the promises we have already made.
-Plain1cclcr
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ceased, Plaintiff
VS.
Cornelius German, and Rachel German, lfor-
merly YNugetJ his wife, Henry Yaugsr,
Jackson Yaugcr, jeremiah Yauger, Wash.
inglon Yauger, liazrleel YauseL children
and heirs at law of William Yaugcr decd.
Henry Yauser, IT,, Ruth lauger, Sarah
Yaugcr, SilaS Ysuger, Arminta Yaugtr,
Mary Yauger, Abort 6. YOuger. ONLY chill
drcn and heirs at law Of Joshua Yauger,
decd and grandchildren Of William YGu.
ger, Decd and Minerva Lytle, tlolmr,ly
HYATT and George Lyle, her husband, DO
scph Hyatt, jr., R,bccca j. Barnett, form.
Crly Hyaly and Fisher Barnett, her hus'
band, and Joslaa Hyatt, children and heirs
at law Of Jane Hyatt, drcraEt, uornerIy
Yaugrrj and grand children OI William
Ymgpr, deceased, Defendants,
The object Of his suit is for a partition and
division Of the real estate that William Yau.
ger, deceased, owned up iothe time OF his ill.,
sanity, aud to set aside all Of the deeds made
by him while lboring under mental deraugr.
ment. to any and all u the dcIendant'. And
if said land is not susceptible of partition am.
ong TIE heirs of said William YGuger, decd,
10 have The said lands sold, and The proceeds
divided between the heirs at law Of 'ad viii.
liam Yauger, Decd Aud also 10 sci aside a
deed TO The dri,ndan's, jeremiah and Baztl
rel Yauger, from ChaIlrs \ Jones and wife for
the home farm o( sH# William Yaugrr, decd,
aud loha7e The sane pari tened aud divides
as Aforesaid, or sold and The proceeds divided
as aforesaid. Also 10 require the heirs Of said
william Yaugrr, who received Announcements
from him during his life time, and before his
INSANITY, to put The same nIo horchpot with
the others before receiving any portion Of said
IQnOs, or the proceeds Of any sale that may he
made thereof. And also 10 ascertain what
amount Of money the said William Ttugcr
had III his possession cr uudGr his control At
the time If the commencement Of his insanity
aod what became Of it.
And it appearing By affidavit filed with the
papers Of the cause, that the DEFENDANTS len.
ry Yaugcr. IT,, Ruth Yausrr Sarah Yaugcr,
Araminla Ymgrr, Minerva Lyle and George
Lytlr, hcr husband, and Joseph Hyatt, Ir, ate
non residents Of this Safe it is ordered.t HEt.:
they do appear here within one mnGih af!rr
the first pnbicsl Oh oflhis order aud do.what
is uecps, ny 10 protect their interest in this
Cause, TESTE:
CAAS. h. WAGGENER, Clerk.
Tomlioson d Paisley, So!t.
March ), l514-iw
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

We have just lonrond that the bill pre-.
scented By Senator Davis, of West Virginia
some time ago, aud which was read tsice
and referred to the judiciary COmmittc Of
that body, will very shortly be reported on
BY said committee and that it is confident
" believed that the same will pass the Sen
ate during the coming week. All the
friends Of the measure and those who have
their best exertjons to bring about'hat col :
summation, will be gratifgd at the pros
pect Free Press.
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country all additional possible light, and
though we do not yet know what these re-
ports will be, we do say, let all possible
information for the right conclusions be
furnished, that the decision may be just
and wise
Thanking you for your letter and era
wing your charity for my hastily written
reply, lam Yours very truly, b.,
CHAS. s DARLINGTON
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

As the subject Of the Virginia and West
Virginia debt SO called, has assumed o
new significance from the fact that it is
now sought to make ito matter Of Con
gressional enquiry, sc shall next week re-,
publish an extract from the speech OF the
Hon. Charles J. Faulkner, delivered in
the Constitutional Convention ofthiS State
which, toour mind is not only unsWcarabIc
in its conclusions against the claim set up,
but demonstrates beyond doubt, that il
Virginia ever had any reasonable ground
for prefcrring such claim she has by her
own act, virtually rcpudiated and put an
end to all further negotiation in regard
thereto. -Sulcsman
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

zone of the most distinguished Repub'
hcapS Of Vermont" writes as follows to
tho Springfield Republicans; "IOu are
right there is to be new birth The Re-
publican party has lost its SAVIOR, mud is to
DO cast out and trOdden under foot. | am
ready for the new capitalization, which
should begin in Massachusetts, But
fear the old fogies there won't see it
Bring the good men together, and letthOsc
who seek only vulgar ends By vulgar
means 90 with Butlcr and Grant"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

General Butler may be considered o
leader not so much Of public opinion as of
party action, and in tho sense iu which a
captain of baalRti would be entitled to the
same distinction.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

The Springfield Republican thinks Of
tho Sauboru contracts that the whole
transaction casts the darkest shadow over
the administration Of the United States
Treasury that ever rested upon any cabi,
net Office"
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been taken away BY unjust legislation -
We would be glad to see The JonrnaI re-
rOncile these two aulugoniStic proposir>SHS.
The logical sequence Of tho 6r't is that
the homestead law is we'll adapted to the
wants oftbe people, especially those whom
/! was designed to benefit
The election in New Hampshire recent.
y may be regarded MS fair Democratic
triumph Though the contest will be
thrown iuto the Legislature by the Demo.
cratic candidate, Gov Weston, lacking q
fen hundred votes Of a mSjorily over all,
there is no doubt that be will be elected
by that body, for the lower House has q
good working majority for the Democrats,
and the Senate, as far az we can learn
from the latest returns, will be anIi'Ad.
miuistratioD strong. Though the election
has no great national significance, it clear.
ly shows a breaking into the Republican
ranks in a State where that party was un.
usually well drilled and organized. The
Simmons ubrogIio Sas sprung a little too
soon by Benjamin Butler soon enough to
set tho hard headed farmers Of New IlamP.
shire to thinking, with the result above
indicated The Essex statesman never
was ruvoriIc in the Granite State, where
people have remarkably old fashioned no.
rious about morality aod political integrity.
May the same good result DO found in the
Connecticut election which comes next on
the roll.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

Last Tuesday afternoon as the ladi $ op
pcared on Main street on their way n the
saloons, Judge Melvin adjourned court, md
the occupants Of the court room came out
on the steps Of the building and paid re.
specially attention during the services,
which delicate appreciation Of tho services
in which they are engaged was daily recog
nized BY the ladies. -Pmhaajic Nrrs.
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The Albany Argus shows from the town
returns 10 New York State that the Re-
publicaus, who elected 500 Supervisors in
1872, this year elect only $50; while the
Democrats, who then elected only 27S,
this year elect $50, IS to the Liberals and
Independents.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

Concerning the succcssorshiP to Mr.
Sumner, the Springfield Republican says;
"The choice can hardly 60 outside of these
FIVE persons: Mr.. Dawes, Governor Bul.
lock, Judge Hear, Charles Francis Adams
and Henry L Pierce. 10 the choice oil
neither of these eau General Grant or
General Butler 6Od much comfort and it
would seem to be impossible that they
should be able to carry a candidate Of their
own" Nevertheless, it will be safe to
predict that neither one Of these gentlemen
will be elected without homes Ben having
q full hand 10 the game.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

Inc Comier.Jowaal is 10 favor Of re.
ducing the number Of the regular army
to that orIho officers who loaf around Wash.
ington. This is certainly a very progress.
siye step towards economy,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

Jonathan Ingram, of Harpsr's Ferry,
was brought to Charlestown on Tuesday
last uader commitment from Justice Avis
and lodged in the county fill, under a
charge Of rape upon little girl years of
age, named Susan Foreman, daughte: Of
JamcsForeman, some time last month, -
Spirit Of JJGrsoa.
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The New Hampshire Legislature just
elected stands equally divided in the Sen
ate, while in the lower House the Demo
Gratis have III and the Republicans 1G7,
with two Democratic districts to hear from.
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Radical Corruption.

An exchange says, every man in the
United States is interested 10 the prCscrv.
alton Of the purity Of the government, for
in that, the preservation Of the government
is involved. The world has never seen
ia any other country, nor under the ad.
ministration Of any other party, the samc
amount Of fraud, chicAncry and corruption
which has marked the dominance 0! the
Of the radical party in the United States
From the Sholdy contracts during tho war,
to tue present time, there hNs been long
course Of tbicviDg, both petty aud great,
aud the daily bringing to light some new
piece Of rogucry, aud corruption has be-
come 50 much matter OF course, that
the New York Herald, in it's sensational
column sometimes makes the statement as
n matter of news, "No new deralCation dis
covered to day." If we occupied the
whole of the space in this issue of tho pa.
per, we could not simply cnumerote the
crimes, and cmbOzalements Of prominent
radical Office holders. Their name is "lc.
gton"; they are numbered by thousands;
the amount they have stolen from the peo'
pie is hundreds Of millions; these arc days
Of cztravosanoe, in living, in dress, in
government; but with all the extravaganza
tue amount stolen from the hard earnings
Of the people by dishonest radical Office
holders, would be sufficient to run the gov
Ornment Of this country for years.
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C0NNI:SI0NER'S SALE
Coal and Farming Lands in Putnam
County, West Virginia J.!

DY virtue Of an order Of sale rendered hy
ID the CrrcUil Govt Of Putnam County,
Vest Virginia. ut the June Tcrm Of said court
fer the year ISL, in . certain action Of debt
and attachment then PENDING in said Court,
wherein Edward ,. knight, Special Commits.
sioncr, was plaintiff and Thomas Bond and
others, were De !cNdanis, ! shal! on
Saturday, the 18th dayof Apr, ~
proceed TO sell by way Of public auction TO the
highest bidder, at the liort door of the Court
House of Putnam County aforesaid, all the
right, tile, estate, and interest Of the said
Thomas Bond in and to that certain tract Of
land, spm which the attachment sued out in
the action aforesaid was duly levied by the
SherIlfOt SAID County Of Putnam, situate in
said COu&ty and
Containing So. 900 AcrcS,
and being the same tract conveyed by Z. G.
Tyler to said Fhocas Roud Gy deed dated
the 23l day Of September, 1867 and Of record
in the Office Of the Clerk Of The County Court
Of said County Of Putnam, in deed book No.
4, pages 40 to l1j inclusive, or so mu'h
thereof As will be necessary to pay the judy.
ment rendered by said Court in the action
aforesaid for 81 j2s,S6, with interest thereon
from the 18th day Of June, ISL, until paid,
and the roSts Of said suit and costs OF sale
TERMS;-0ne third of the purchase mo-
ncy cash in hand, and the balance in Two ca.
uaI inSiamcnIS Of SIX and twelve months re.
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Whilst the Noythcrn States, one by one,
are throwing of the Radical rule and en-
crying from The cloud Of Jacobju cor,
ruptiou, hero in West Virginia, We have
small squad ofgnngrcned democratic pol
iticians, headed by Gov Jacob, who are
trying to put the people Of the State back
into The dirty walIow ofradicalism!
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Commissioners
SALE OF LAND I

Edward JONES In Chancery in
vS. the CirC't Court
j, A. Roush & A, R. Sapp. for Mason Co.
He undersigned, Special Commissioner
appointed by Decree in the above cause,
rendered at the October term, 1873, will on
Monday, the Ghday Of april, 1874,
at the Front Door of the Court House of said
Mason County, proceed to sell at public auc'
ton 10 the highest bidder 4 certain tract or
parcel of land containing 80 aclOs, situated
near Lctart Falls, Mason county. Said tract
.vt land is known as the farm Of John A, Roush
-one Of the defendants and is the same on
which he now lives.
TERMS OF SALE:-0ne half of the purchase
money cash in hand on day of sale, and
credit Of twelve months with interest from day
of sale, as 10 the balance, Good security will
be required for The deferred payment, and the
title retained as further security,
D. W. P0LSLEY,
feb l2-td. Specl COm'r,
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WEST VIRGINIA;

A 7 RULES held in the Clerks Office Of the
"A Circuit Court Of Mason county, on Mon.
day, March %, 1874.
Philip Yauger in his own right and as Admin.
i,trator OF the estate Of William Yauger de.
ceased, Plaintiff,
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By the death Of Millard Fillmore and
Charles Sumner the country has lost two
Of its uost distinguished citizens Mr.
FiIImo. belonged to political epoch that
taught us liz Lessons aud passed away
Mr.. Sumner fell willie taking part in leg.
islatiou that deeply concerns US nop'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

The Republican party hG' crilived its
day, exhausted its constitution, aud rs no"
subsisting on the bylaws.