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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

ACCIDENT AT MHTOS.-A Milton cor.
respondent Of the Huntington AdreHiser
says; Geo. Benedict, eight or nine years
old, son Of Mr.. Benedict, who has lately
moved to Milton, was severely injured 90
Friday last, in attempting 10 got on the
western bound freight at the upper end Of
Milton. The train was Stacking up to stop
at the station, and the lad attempted TO
jump on coal car, but missed bis hold,
and bis left foot aud leg we're caught be.
tween tue wheel and the iron frame work
around it, He was dragged City yards in
this condition, until relieved by Mr., Whor.
ton, who happened to be near by, The
lad was then carried to his fathers house,
where bis injuries wero skilfully dressed
by Dr.. jackson. His foot was terribly
torn, and bis leg torn open to the bone from
the bone from nearly up to the groin, lac.
Grating the veins aud injuriDg the arteries
There was also severe confusion in the
right groin, aud a hole snagged 10 the top
Of the left leg near the knee. But for the
prompt aud skillful treatment Of Dr. Jack
son, he would have bled to death 10 short
time,
This should be lesson TO boys keep
away from trains while in motion, and tc
parents to keep their children at homo.
At meeting Of the Mason County Ag'
ricultural aud Mechanical Association held
Tuesday, May 18th, 1874, tho following
named gentlemen we're elected Directors
for the ensuing year.
James Capehart, Harry NJ Daniels,
?. G. Eastman, Thomas Fowler, John W
Steeubcrgen, Peter S, Lewis, Ed, L
Nealc, James Il, Couch, Jr., John A.
McCuNoCh.
The Directors will meet next Tuesday
to organize and elect President aud Sec
rotary. John Il. Timms, present iucum.
bent, having made an efficient officer, we
hope it will be the pleasure Of the Board OIL
Directors to continue him as Secretary,
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DIED. In this place Thursday night,
at the residence ofhis son-in-law, Wm J
Allen, jesse Maupin, an old an much
respected citizen Of this county.
On Monday; May 18th, at the residence
other daughter, Mrs N. u. Hale, Mrs.
Emelno G. I.ovott, Of Parkcrsburg, in the
59th year Of her age. blessed are The
dead who die in the Lord"
Winchester papers please copy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21
ASK YOUR DRUGGIST ABOUT ITI

No person can use Boschees German Syrup
without getting immediate relief and cure
We have the first case Of Coughs, Colds, OF
Consumption, or any Diseases Of the Throat
and Lungs, yet to hear from that has not been
cured. We have distributed every year for
three years over $50 600 sample bottles by
Druggists in all parts Of The USlTED STATES
No other Manufacturer Of Medicines ever gave
their Preparations such test us this, aud con-
tinue il for lumber Of years. Go to A. 0.
VAN GILDER'S and gel Bottle for Is cents
and try 1.-two doses wiz relieve you.
mch 5 3m.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

We direct the attention Of our farmers
to the advertisement Of the Mccormick
Mower aud Reaper. iu this issue. j. NJ
Kerr & Co., GAllipOliS, Ohio, are The
Agents for the sale Of these celebrated
Machines.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

The grand success of the age is Miller's
Table Rake attached to the Buckeye Reap
or, 1t eclipses all other solf.rakiug Reap
cr8 now in use and can now be seen iu
full rig at G. W. Craig's barn. Farmers
60 and see it by all means, before purcha'
sing any other Machine. Sw.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

INpoRTANr.-John A. Stone, iato Of
Company G, 105th 0, V. L, and Clayton
Sturgeon, late Of the 5th U. s. Heavy Ar
tilIery, or their legal representatives, will
learn something Of importance to them by
calling at the law Office Of White & HOI'
colmb, Gallipolis, Ohio.-Jownal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

The Trustees Sale of the property Of
the Crescent Coal and Salt Company, sit
uatcd at West Columbia, this county, ad'
vertisod to DO sold Cd tbe.2lst day Of tbi'
month, has been postponed until the 28d
day Of September next. See advertise
meut,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

The dance given BY the young ladies, at
the Virginia House, Tuesday night, was
magnificent. 1t was very largely attend
ed and every one seemed to enjoy it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

SERIOUS ACCIDENT, "A sad accident &C.
CURED to an infant child Of Mr.. Walker,
who resides on a farm near town. The
child who was only two years old, was
left alone in q room, and went so near the
fire that its clothes caught Oh Ere, and
was 50 badly burned that it died on Thurs
day evening -FairmoM hdcr
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

We have made particular enquiry Of the
farmers in regard to the fruit, and they oil
tell US that they can not see that is hurt
any vet BY the frost.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

INSANE The people will be gratifed
to learn that the Asylum at Weston, has
relieved all the prisons Of the State, Oftheir
insane, with but Que or two exceptions, and
these will soon be provided for. There
are now about 835 in the hospital.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

The most popular judgoiu Missouri just
now is the one who has decided thata wO-
men is not an old maid until she is thirty
five.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

The Point Pleasant public schools after
prosperous session of nearly eight months
will close Friday, May 22d, The friends
ofthe school are respectfully invited at u
Pm
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21
TIiEI N -EIW GEIlIAJ0--l-EI,
A WHEELED WIDE CUT SING lie REAPf

In this many ou friends will recognise the features me "a
the Advance was The main dependence
" Western farmers md which many superior grain Npe
An examination, however the Old Reliable will show us superiority
mmy mpNantrcslccs. ,,.o,,,s of min in thc
beautiful simple and quick method oil uelB S o VIM" '
boz o appreciated -, nm a. ,l,,D,o and oId Re
liable np apparatus end being firmly supported by bearer ana 0 ~
The Reel kNRe ana SIGH" eau w
stopped by the without leaving his seat l,,rod
IKE cutter bar adjustable combination with the reel can be raised or depressed
fallen after the the Advance ana Y @ Sp
mechanism Thsis an exceedingly valuable feature the machine
GPFame deceived by paint and vami but take out McS NV
and will keph lmay S-@mI -" N"N W.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

Paris Green for Potato Bugs, at the
Point Pleasant Drug Store.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

Genuine Paris Green, tho best remedy
for the Potato Bug Pest, also Marsailcs
Green for Window Blinds, for sale at
VANGlLDER'S Drug Store,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

COuRT. The May Term Of the County
Court commenced Monday last-B, j.
Redmond, President, presiding with W.
Fl. Hogg and B S, Smith, Associates.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

John s. Miller has large lot Of sweet
potato plants for sale, also cabbage, tOma
to and other plants,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

mine judges out often are bald.h'aded
and why is it," asks tho Boston Post
Because they haven't got any hair, We
guess
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

Anchor Hand white Lead; Raw aUj
Boiled Liusecd Oil at the Point Pleasant
Drug Store,
JOSEPH S. MILLER, Supt.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

IN pursuance Of the provisions Of a decree Of
| the Circuit Court Of Mason county, West
Virginia, rendered on the 7lh day Of Arril,
1874, in certain Ohancery' cause therein
pending, il which James Milchpltree is Cen.
plainant and A. V. Zrrcklc anil others are
Defendants, |, the undersigned Special Com
missioner, appointed for that purpose, shall
m iLh
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

They had a very heavy frost, back from
the rivers, Sunday night. Corn was con
siderabIy damaged
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

81 MI. x E RR sc 90 \
GALLIPOLIs, OHIO
WHOLESALE EAR D W AR Ell
AGENTS FOR
7HE MGCDBMIC ADVANCE,
ATcrEct Combined o wheeled Doubebmrd
REAPER g NOW g! ~
With Scrm,cd Sickle and Smooth edged Knife
The Advance Combined Reaper day superior the Mccormick OIL score
dozen wears ago as highly polished IND ymmecy built engine the pres
@ s mike the kw aud clumsy built watncss The unry
have the satisfaction Of knowing that tho
@ Lr5vv ut Mccormick which
ina n Machine hut RpGB aud Mowers built by rival makers who lay
claim value or efficiency a.. ,u., ,,,,n, ror..r,,
rion motion all circumstances Nha separate reaper BAR
G villa ong and uptendng with mNNb guards and aH Ne
cutting apparatus being thing for akng heavy crop gram
cutting with he greatest picking every head whT ln OF NV % or
heavy lodged or JInQnnOf John W. see9.rgsGJ A. ~ O'R E
Of MrceS lotion address GpOis Ohio Colonel Vnst E ~
Pleasant West Va Hg Columbia West Va and forty TrSp q o %
whose names and had by writing inqurns A. OK
Goi Ohio how tLoy ADV ANCE, bought in 1879 and le M
stripped its Rpng parts IS ldenuea' WI" w"
s widely known that it needs no further comment
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

The West Virgiuian says: 1T isn't
every one that can bean ovcrseer Of the
poor" Get married, young man, and in
less than year you'll fnd out that it is
the easiest thing in the world TO become an
ovcrscer of the poor.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

PERSONALS Col. V. A. Witcher, Of
Wayne county, has been in town for the
past several days. We End him very
agreeable and intelligent gentleman.
Judge James H. Ferguson and Ira
J. McGinnis, Of CubelI, and Judge James
W. Hogo, Of Putnam, are in attendance
upon the County Court now in session.
Geo. Moore, Esq and Dr.. G. T. B.
Moore, returned home Sunday from BaIti-
more. They have our thanks for late Bal
limore aud Washington papers.
Prof Bossoydt, Of the Fairmont Nor
NAL School, is in the city rs the guest OF
Rev. G. G. Willing and is visiting our
schools.
Oar young friend, George S Couch, Of
Kanawha, is in attendance upon tue Coun'
ty Court.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21


SINGLE MACHINE. The Point Pleas
ant Dock Company have lately added tc
their business one Of the latest improved
Single Machines. They propose to make
shingles for the purpose Of supplying thii
market. 1t was started up last Saturday,
for experiment. aud was found to do it:
work we'll. We are glad that the manu-
facture Of shingles has been commenced il
our town, as it will be a great convenience
to our citizens, who have heretofore been
compelled to send away for shingles.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

THE UNDERSIGN ED OFFERS FOR SALE
three tracts Of land; one Of which contains
about
1890 Acres,
and Is situated on the Kannwhn Nine Nile
Creek, about two miles from, The River
AnothGrof which tracts contains about
1000 Acres,
known as part Of tho Medium tract, situated
on the waters ofthc Ohio Sixteen Mile Creek,
And another tract containing about
400 acres,
known astle Fowler Tract" situated about
three miles from Point Pleasant, and Ohout
one.half mile from tho Kanawha River. Said
last named tract has about 50 acres cleared
upon it. All Of said lands are well tiInberea
and watered, and when cleared would mako
good grazing farms.
l1rIwould prefer selling these lanls with
out dividing them; but will sell them III par.
cells TO suit purchasers.
HARRIET MACHIR,
lTPcRons desiring further information in
reference to the above mentioned lands are re.
ferred to JoHS W ENGLISH, ESQ, my Attorney,
at Point Pleasant, Mason County, WestYa
march elf. HARRIET MA0ulR.
"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

The etiquette Of newspaper subscription
is, to call voluntarily and pay up, in ad
vance il possible, and not in any event to
wait for a bill to be presented; nevertheless,
il under pressure, tdo editor is forced to
present bis little account, it is no ground
for taking oIEeuse. lie ouly wants bis
money.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-21

Simeon Storts wss granted license on
Monday, to sell beer, ale, &c 10 this
civ
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-04-24

The EDITORIAL CONVENTION AND
ExCURsIoN.-The convention of
Kansas editors and publishers will
meet this year in Eft. Scott; that is
IL the railroads and hotels do any
thing like the fair thing. After the
convention is over it is proposed to
"excurt" n little. Frank Root of
the Holton Express invented the
idea Of going to Galveston, instead
of st. Louis, as was proposed last
year by some of the fraternity who
wanted TO investigate st. Louis no.
tel bills of fare for q few days free
of charge. The Express mans no.
ton of things is on q large scale,
and he is ably seconed by several
BENJAMIN FrankIins and II. Gree
ley's. But the Topeka Common
wealth map, being out of money
and having no friends from whom
to borrow, boots at the idea, and
annihilates q column of space In the
attempt TO show how thin the prop
osition to go to Galveston is
He don't want Kansas editors
to be "dead heads" and "dead beat
around the country any more, Dor
ing railroad companies and city
councils. The Junction City Tri
bune falls in and says when it wants
to ride 1t can pay for it. That fel
low has more spunk than money
we are satisfied. But after all ther'
IL q great deal of good sense ii
what the Commonwealth says. W.
are rather disposed to the idea that i
the editors want an excursion they
should at least pay excursion rates
That would leave a good many o
us at home, but better that thar
that we should become celebrated
as the ''cheekiest" set of fellows il
the land.
We shall wait with some anxiet.
to hear from the editor o
the Parsons Sun, and will close b!
quoting a paragraph from Prentis
of the Junction City Union:
Nevertheless we adopt the Com
monwealth's view of the case. W
never wanted to go to Galveston
, anyhow. A weaker man, anxiou
to go there, might suggest that
railroads didn't want to pass editor
they would say so, and that if tn
railroad companies can stand it tn
: editors ought to, but we do not al
low such Consideration to sway us
During the past winter many Kan
sas editors have lost everything bu
honor, but let them preserve that
Let them stay at home and saw
their dignity. Welcome toll, sick
ness, poverty, hunger, and even
"patent outside" but let the spiri
ofeditorial independence be preser
, we'd among US, so that when a Kan
sas editor passes like faint shadoV
I up the street, men may point a
him and say, That man once had
chance to ride thousand miles o.
a railroad, and stow away q doze
3 square meals for nothing, but b
{ was Kansas editor, and he spurne
I the suggestion. Yes sir, spurne'
"a -
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-04-24
The Latest From the Seat of War.
Fighting Commenced.

About . o'clock Tuesday afternoon
the colored men belonging to the Bax-
ter side, had a parade, and speeches
were made by Baxter and Col. White,
their commander. The latter was in
fiamatory in character, and created the
widest excitement. The Baxter men
seemed to be keen for an attack on the
state house. This was looked upon by
Col. Rose, the commander of the u. s =.
forces, as likely to bring on a fight.
He Immediately visited White on
horseback, to ascertain the intentions
of the Baxter party in order, we sup
pose, to check any movement which
would bring the contesting parties to-
gether. While they were talking one
account says he was fired on by men
from the upper windows of the hotel,
or other buildings. A company
of soldiers were Immediately brought
into the street in an adjoining block,
and the street was cleaned instanter.
Some 200 shots were fired in all.
Some inoffensive people were shot, as
is always the case under such circum-
stances. d. T. Shall, a prominent
Baxter man, was killed. Some thirty
persons were wounded. The Baxter
men seem to have been completely de-
moralized when they smelt powder
The forces at the state house rushed to
their positions but did not fire shot
A different account says Col. Rose was
insulting and abusive to White and his
men, and drew the first pistol. After
this affair complete quiet was restored
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-04-24
POLITICAL CORRUPTION.

By some means politics and poll
ticians have been degraded. We
expect political parties to be COR
rupt. IL we want to say hard
thing about a public man we call
him politician" as though that
meant mcanness liz coucentra-
ted form. We object to ministers
taking any part in politics, because
of their high and holy calling.
We fear to trust our women
with the elective franchise, because
we are afraid they would become
politicians; and then, horror of hor-
rors, our pure women would be-
come corrupt. In fact, we have, in
a manner, turned politics and peli-
ticians over to corruption. We, the
most of US, act and talk as though
the whole matter was corrupt, and
calculated to defile everybody and
everything, which may be exposed
to it's blighting influence.
But why should the science of
government be so corrupting ?
Why should the men who devote
themselves to this science be so i'm
pure? Is politics necessarily de-
grading3 Are politicians obliged
to be untrustworthy? Cannot a
man be politician and be true and
good at the same time? If not,
why not?
We do not believe that politics
need be a blight on society. We
believe that e professed politician
may be as pure as any other man.
We believe that the best of men,
christian ministers, may take part
in political matters and remain holy.
We do not see why any one should
be unrighteous because of interest
taken in political caucuses, conven-
tons and elections. There is no
reason why politics should be dir
ty cesspool. No man has q right to
be a political shyster. Politics and
politicians ought to be honorable.
But we are in the face of facts, and
haye to own that there is q deal of
corruption, from some cause, among
our politicians. Yet we are not
willing to admit that politics made
them corrupt. They were corrupt
before they had any part or lot in
political matters. Politics does not
corrupt men, but corrupt men soil
this noble science. Because of the
honors conferred, preferment in So
ciety, and the money secured, cor
rupt men creep into the political
parties, and by manipulating the eau
cuses and conventions; succeed in
getting into position and power, and
then prostitute the position and
means thus secured to their own
emolument, Politics is then abus-
ed. This is wrong. Lay the blame
where it belongs. Make the men
who are too good to defile them
selves with political affairs feel that
they are responsible for the pro-
motion of these corrupt men. In
this country every man has q voice,
and when one stands aside from
duty, fails to give his vote and in
fluence for good men, he is rcspon-
sible for the elevation of evil men.
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street Beyond this 10 special
change has taken place.
4 dispatch from Pine Bluff states
that an attempt is on foot to for
ward Brooks a company of colored
men from there and that the Baxter
men will prevent ii, and thst the
Brooks men are housed in the court
house.
The city il unusually quiet at this
| hour; beyond the steady tramp of
sentinels and changing of guards,
all is quiet Business is entirely
suspended and the city is nothing
but military camp.
Washington, April, 20. = The
commandant OF the United States
troops at Little Rock telegraphs
that Brooks and Bakers forces are
small: that there is some excitement
but il will soon subside.
The leading citizens OF Little
Rock issued an address urging the
people to stand by Baxter as the
only means of preventing blood
shed and anarchy. 1t is reported
that Pesident Grant is with Baxter,
but the Government has in every
way refused to interfere in the mat
ter, except to use its troops to pre-.
vent bIoodshed.
Jos. Brooks came from Iowa To
Arkansas, at the close of the war.
He had been the Chaplain of an
Iowa regiment during the war
He was elected to the House, and
, subsequently, to the Senate of the
State, and was an extreme Radical
! He has, it is said, amassed a large
fortune since his arrival in Arkan,
sas. He wanted to be Governor
! and as the Republicans would no
/ nominate him, he managed in some
? way to secure the nomination of the
t Greeley party. Many of the Dem
ocrats, however, refused to supper
: him, asserting that he was a thor
3 ough demagogue, and supported
= Baxter, the regular Republican
I nominee.
4 Mr.. Z. Baxter is an old citizen o
| | Arkansas. lie has resided in tn,
f State for forty years, is a lawyer b,
4 profession, and was an origina
: and uncompromising opponent o
f secession. He served in the Uniol
1 army during the war, and at it
: close was elected a Circuit Judge
n which position he held until hi!
: election as Governor. He is said t,
II be man of integrity and principle
e and is popular in the State.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-04-24

CoNMENDABLE.-Th act of Con-
gress on the 18th inst, abolishing
the mileage of members, subsIitut-
ing actual travelling expenses in-
stead. The bill was recommend ed
by the committee on mileage, and
passed without debate, by a vote OF
lS6 yeas; 40 nays. Under the old
law constructive mileage was allow
ell, and the aggregate amount paid
10 members of the House for this
purpose was Sl96, $500. Forty
four members received over 81 ZOO
each six received over $1,000; five
received over 5000. Unber the new
law (if the bill becomes a law the
aggregate sum for mileage will be
about $4,000. The Congressman
from Oregon, for instance, now re-
ceives $4,000; by the new arrange
ment he will receive less than 5000.
The people will thank the present
Congress for repeating the "salary
grab" act; and we trust they may
be honored for the improvement in
the mileage law. The lower house
has done its duty. Let us hope the
Senate may pass the bill without
opposition. Our Republican Con-
gress is doing a very good work in
the way of retrenchment, in spite
of the bowling we hear from some
sources.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-04-24
GENERAL NEWS.

John BrOugham il very i'll.
Detroiters had a freeze on last
Friday night.
The Bostonians are organizing
Specie leagues"
DIR. Livingstone was buried in
Westminster Abbey last Saturday.
Dispatches from Calcutta state
that the famine in India is subsid-
ing.
The whole country is under water
from Monroe, La, to the mouth OF
Red river.
The N. Y. commissioner ofparks
discharged one thousand workmen
last Saturday.
At this writing, Tuesday, the
cloud of civil war seems TO be thick
ening in Arkansas.
Grants remarks to the New York
delegation do not indicate a veto of
the currency bill.
The French authorities are quar-
reling at England because of the
escape of Henri Rochefort.
Yokahoma, CAL, lost one of the
largest business blocks in the town
by fire on the 18th inst. Loss
S150,O00.
Hostilties in the northern part
Of Spain have been suspended in