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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-28
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/! has been hard for the public to
realize that tho Radical party seriously
intended to pass tho Civil Rights or Social
Equality Bill, but all tho signs now point
10 different conclusion. The House Ju.
dietary Committee, which for long time
has bad the Civil Rights Bill before i,
which had been recalled on account Of tue
schools feature, has today resolved TO re-
port this bill, but with tho school feature
init This action, coupled with the course
Of The Radical leaders 10 the Senate. is q
strong indication that the PreSident-wbo
for some time past has boon telling South.
orn gentlemen that he was opposed to mix
cd schOos-is now ready. with biz usual
hypocrisy and facility Of principle, TO sSaiI-
ow the bill, mixed schools and all. In
the Senate and lower House tho disp9si-
ton Of the dominant party to pass this
obnoxious measure isnot only manifest, but
to-day they have resolved to force it to a
vote to day, or rather to night. With the
exception Of q brief, fcrcible speech from
Mr., Stockton agaist the bill the whole Of
time usually appropriated to debate to-day
was occupied by lOng.windcd speeches
from Radicals in its favor, the game being
10 force the Democrats to speak at night
to slim audience. Courtesy from such
upstairs was hardly to be expected. But,
not satisfied with this brutality, they have
this evening behaved with especial rude
gathering in groups aud loudly
laughing and talking so as toanuoy and
interrupt the Democratic speakers For
this they were sererelyrebnkcd BY Messrs
Bogy md Salisbury, but without any up,
parent effect upon those who had nov
thrown OF the conventional restraints upon
their natural characters. : Washington
Cor. Gin. En1 llaA 23A.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-28

Whatever charges may be made against
the East, it caunot be said it is not charita.
bic and generous The prOmptness and
Iiberality with which each call upon its
charity is answered, arc worthy ofalmira.
ton. One disaster after another cause ap.
peals for MD to be made, aud the East has
yet to fail once in giving and immediate
aud substantial response.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-28

As soon as the Governor Of Carolina is
discovered to DO without friends, no is dis.
covered also to be criminal. AS long as
the means Of plumber permitted him to
feed and clolhc the ycnal parasites That
chung to him in bis prosperity with the
tcnacity Of the horso.lccch, all went on
swinmingly. But when the bones ofpoor
South Carolina are picked bare; when there
is nothing more that Moses can steal for
tbom; when he aud The people Of the Stale
alike are bankrupt, then the rogucs who
have proGtel by his cOrruptions and lived
of his spoliation, turn upon and depounce
him as criminal aud robbcr. From
the neutrality-suspicious. Of the governor
it is but step TO The grim walls Of the
poniteutiary, aud it looks as il the wolves
who hunted South Carolina to death were
driving their leader to q felon's CELL Tho
mills Of the gods grind slowly. Perhaps
tho disgrace and ruin Of Moses may DO the
salvation Of the people Of The State he has
Frustrated.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-28

Tho Mason County Journal claims to
have jackass which it proposes 70 run
against us in the Congressional race.
1t WILDE good lcaier for the Radicals
and is IN keeping with the 'jackassicals
teachings Of thatparly. The suggestion
ofthc 1'ass' of the Joaraal, shows him to
be q bastard shootfrcm the long cared
species. TO decora'e the radical candi..
date with Union Blue is correct; but
being somewhat aristocratic in our notions
We suggest that the animal be also "mouu-
ted with silver"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-28
yapsrable old Document.

j. T. Eokc has laid on our table ven.
cradle old parchment, being the FIRST pat.
ent issued for Ihreshing machine to run
by horse power. in America, to bis grand.
father Lawrence lIoke. on the 10th day Of
February, and containing the genuine sig,
nitures of Thomas Jofers.n, President;
James Madison, Secretary Of State, and
G. A Rodney, Attorney General, We
understand the model was burnt in the
Patent Office by the great Gre ia 1886 >
From lheScscrption Of the machine, ii
would be considered at this day rather
crude in construction, as the cylinder act.
ed as rubber, revolving half way round
aud back, rubbing the wheat out. Con.
,idering the great number Of patents now
issued upon threshing machines, and the
perfection to which they have been brought
by mechanical skill, and their great i'm
porhnco pnd value to tho agricultural iu-
torcsts of the United States. We think il
a matter worthy note, so far as Patent
Office authority is concerned, that
they may oil 10 traced back in novelty
to the crude lhreshiDg machine patented by
Lawrence, TToke in the year 1909 -MsU
Creeb Tribune.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-28
Sale Of Valuable Far
ming and Timber Land !

N pursuance ofthc provisions of decree Of
L the County Court Of Mason County, rend.
G'cd on The 2Oth day of March, 1874, in a Ger
tain Chancery cause therein pending, in which
Baptist Gilmore was Complainant ana H. j.
Benedict aud others, were defendants, we, the
undersigned, Special Commissioners, appoint.
ed for the purpose BY said decree, shall on The
10th day Of June, 1874,
at the Front Door Of the Court House of Mason
county, proceed 10 sell by way Of public auCt.
ion, The tract Ofland in The plaintiffs Bill ID
proceedings Herewith fled and described,
Containing 1000 Acres!
The proceeds of said sale 10 be applied first to
The payment of Stephena j. Whittier for bal.
lance OF purchase money, and the balance rs
provided for in said decree.
TERMS OF SALE:
Said sale will be for cash as to one third Of
the purchase money, and on a credit of six
and twelve months as to the other two.thirds
respectively, and the said Special Commiss
toner's taking bond with good security for lbe
deferred payments and rcserving the title as a
further security.
JOHN W. ENGLGsH,l spccq Com
F. a. GUTHRIE, missioners.
may 2l-w4.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-28

The following is the list of delegates to
the Grafton Convention from Wood county:
Cryus Hall, R P Davis, Thos Murphy,
0 G. Scofell, Barna Powell, j. N. Cam.
deu, J J. Jackson Jr., 0key Jobnsnon,
W. L Stevenson, 5, P. Wells, W. N.
Chancellor, E. T, DraLosb, K. S. Bore,
man, W, j, Hill, W, S. Sends, E. L,
Gale and Jas. Hutchinson.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-28

The coolest piece of modern clTrontery
is that of butcher Bnrriel, who murdered
American prisoners in Cuba, announces in
a card that he will be able to vindicate his
coursel The Old Serpent of Eden would
no doubt try the same experiment he had
o half chance.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-28

TIE wedding Of Miss Nellie Grant and
Mr.. Sartoris took place at tho White
House eleven o'clock May Dist. Long
before the hour named, groups of curious
people gathered in tho vicinity, but every
entrance to the White House grounds was
guarded by policemen, and none were ad.
mittcl who could not show ticket of inyi
tntiOn. This was necessary precaaion;
otherwise The Executive Mansion would
have been literally besiegc1.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-28

In Massachusetts, where they have to
utilize everything to make money and 4
living, they build large reservoirs to hold
water to turn their mills in dry weather.
One Of these reservoirs. containing ono
hundred acres Of 80 feet deep water, burst
on the sixteenth inst, and rushed with a
force known only to such elements, tear.
ing down trees, dwellings, mills, etc., to
the amoant Of two millions Of money, aud
destroying about tive hundred lives
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-28

That simmering vat Of corruption, tho
Board Of Public Plumber at Washington,
will doubtless be broken up and o new.
form ofgoverumcnt pfsomo kind or other
will be given the peoplt Of The District,
perhaps direct control Of its affairs will be
undertaken by Congress. The invcs,iga.
ton now pending has revealed such sys.
ten Of wholesale robbery aud fraud, as to
make it matter Of disgrace to the whole
country,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-28
CREDITORS NOTICE.
10 the creditors Of William Yaug.
or, deceased.

er, deceased.
SIN pursuance Of a decree of The Circuit
Court Of Mason county, made in cause there.
in pending, to subject the real estate Of Tho
said William Yauger, to the payment Of his
debts, you are required 10 present your claims
against the estate Of said William Yauger for
adjudication TO F. A, Guthrie Commissioner,
at his Office in said county, on or before the 7h
Witness Charles B. Waggcner, Clerk Of
said Court this 18th day of May, 1874. i.
may 2l-Gw
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-28

The Louisiana relief fund already col
lected in Boston, amounts to nearly $50,
900 Anew Orleans daily gushes over
With gratitude and says Il it has everasaid
anything detrimental to the Club" it
takes it all back and promises hereafter
10 be ready to SILVER q lance" in defence
Of the Bostonaus,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-28

The stopper has at last been pulled out
from the Presidents cruise, and few
drops of pacifyiug oil poured upon the
troubled waters Of Arkansas. On thel5tb
inst, Gen. Grant issued proclamation
recognizing Baxter as the rightful Gov.
ernOr Of that State. The action Of the
President will be welcomed as at least some
kind Of release from the present rule Of
mo5ocracy, the vile scum that raises 10 The
surface at any political boiling, in that
State. II is perhaps, the better Of two
evils to retain in power an officer placed
there by illegal moaus, than TO supplant
him by one indicted into tho same position
by means equally illegal. Baxtcr's elect.
ion was sham in the GrSt place, and a
sham that could only have been made pos.
sible by Administration interference; and
that was the beginning Of the train ofeyiIs
which has followed But Brooks in bis
frantic efforts to Dust Baxter has resorted
10 practices that we're outrageous aud an
intolcrable invasion Of civil rights.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-28

On Tuesday morning last, boy named
Joseph Wicmer, was run over BY yard
engine in Wheeling and killed outright
1t is supposed that the boy attempted to
jump on the engine to take ride and in
so doing missed bis fQoting aud fell in front
Of tho engine, which passed over him, al
most severing his head and left shoulder
from his body, aud mangling him terribly
Squire Schultz empauncled q jury for tue
purpose ofholling an inquest aud YER
dict Of being accidentally killed BY an en-
glue was rendered. The remains Of the
boy we're taken to bis pareuts' residence.
who resided the Eighth Ward ~ Mound
suiRe Reporter,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-28

Mr.. John Fulleu, living aear the Salt
Sulphur Springs, has lost three valuable
cows, within The past few days, by disease
commonly known as "the staggcrs." The
disease is caused by eating the stnggcr.
weed, Of which it is supposed tho COWS
hid been caling :. Union Rcqisler.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-28

Gov. Moses ofSOuth Carolina, the Moses
on this side Jordan's wave, has been forced
into bankruptcy, The liabilities against
the Governors estate proved him TO have
led jolly sort of life while it lasted, with
the truce to dull care the cocktails, fine
cigars, and juicy beafstcak can always
give. His Excellency's debts run up to
$227 900, and the assets to stand against
them amount only 10 the pitiful sum Of
$67, 900. The howl Of baffled rnge and
disappointment that is going up from bis
creditors can, as the reporters say, be bet.
tcrinagiucd than described.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-28

JACKSON Il. W. son Of Judge r. S
Brown took the Prize for oFatory at Beth.
any.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-28

rncy by opening the eyes Of the masses Of
the party, TO tho hollOwuess Of their Dem.
ocratic professions and the nbsurdity Of
their prc;ensious Of being Democrats for
any other than the accomplishment Of their
sclasesb ends. or the qualification Of their
hates and prcjudices.
We have said this much politically, and
for Democrats who contributed to Demo.
cratic defeat o short time since. We have
no fault to find with Republicans for using
them as o ladder on which to climb into
position, and will all The more commend
il they take care that none Of the disOr.
gauizing fraternity profit by their schemes
Of Reorganization.
We hope, those who arc proclaimiug
that they will not support certain men if
nominated BY The Democratic CongrcssiOn-
al Convention, will look at the effect it
may have 10 The election. Some Of the
Democrats who thus talk would dcprecaic
Democratic defeat 10 the coming October
election, as much as we would. Let there
DO no division after the nominations are
made and placed before the people. Make
your objections TO The gentlemen in
tho Convention, and il oyerrulod submit
with good grace, and with firm resolve
10 support the nominees Of your party
Let your motto DO Principles, not men"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-28

An Abstract of the Proceedings of the
Mason County Court
Prpsent--B. j Redmond, President, ". Il.
Hogg and B. S. Smith, Associate Justices.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-28
FREDERICK II. wALcoTT,

GEORGE ". GERARD,
Trustees for the Bond holders Of tho Ores
cent Coal and Salt Company Of New York.
Van Wrinkle, Gambler q Joy, Attorneys
or Trustees, ~. Wall Street New York City,
May q ls7i-9w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-05-28

WEST VIRGINIA;
A T Rules held in the Clerks Office of the
n Circuit Court Of Mason County, OIL Mon.
day. May 4th, 1874
Evan Edwards and David Edwards, partners,
Sc,, doing business under thu name and style
of Edwards & Brother, ccmpainanls.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-24

The House Postofice Committee have
agreed to recommend the passage of bill
fixing the salary of the Postmaster at New
York at $4,000; Chicago, st Louis and Phila-
delphia, $4,000 each; Cincinnati, Brooklyn,
Baltimore and San Francisco SIS 900 each.
The report of the Commissioners appointed
to Iiquidate the affairs of the Freedmans
Bank exhibits some amazing revelations. It's
assets were recklessly loaned, on worthless
securities, and the depositors have very little
hope.
The vacant Russian mission has been ten
dered to ex-senator Morgan, of New York.
The Civil Rights bill, as amended and re-
ported to the House by the Judiciary Commit
tee. excludes negroes from equal rights in
cemeteries or in public sch ools where as good
provisions can be made for them separately
Gen. Butler will urge it's passage at an early
day. 1t can be reported at any time and
pressed through by majority vote, which it
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-24
Shooting the AbductOrS of Charley
Ross


On the morning of the 18th of Deem
Der, two burglars named Mosier and
Douglass, while in the act of robbing
the house of Judge Van Brunt, in the
suburbs of New York, were shot and
killed by Mr.. Rulef Van Brunt and bis
son. One of them made a dying con-
fession, to the effect that he was con-
cerned in the abduction of little Charley
Ross. Mr.. Van Brunt thus relates to q
New York reporter the circumstances of
the killing:
At 2 o'clock the alarm bell rung and
startled me from my sleep. I told my
wife to call my son, as I thought there
was something the matter in Judge Van
Brunt's house. I told my son to look
around, when-I heard the alarm strike,
and see if. everything was all right. He
took a lantern and went for Scott, a
workman around the place. They went
over to the Judges house, and they saw
light in one of the windows. Ny son
came back and asked for gun. Ny
son wanted me to take gun and come
over with them. I said, II do not feel
able to 60" and he said, "You had bet
ter come; there is some one in the
Judges house." I then took gun and
went out with them. [ crept up to the
window, and, by peeping in, I saw the
| heads of two desperate looking fellows.
They were moving about by the light of
a dim lantern. I saw them go into the
buffers pantry and tumble things
around there little, and then they went
upstairs I said, William, now let's
go for them. You have got the keys
open the door" He turned the key in
the door, and Immediately we heard the
burglars coming down stairs. They
went into the dining-room, and there I
saw the Pickering of match. I saw
two objects soon appearing from the
cellar-trap. They were the heads of
two men stopping down. could have
shot them on the spot. "Stand," ]
shouted, and the word had scarcely left
my mouth when two pistol shots came
for me. I fred at one of the dark OBJ
jects, and he hollered. [ felt that he
had been struck. They started to run.
The one who was shot caught on the
cellar door to steady himself The other
fellow ran. shouted to him to stand.
He wouldn't, and I pulled the trigger
on him. He "hollered. They both
started for the gate, and we all blazed
away at them. The young burglar fell
first IN front of my house and the other
by the Judges gate. The young fellow
died at half-past o'clock. saw that
he was dying, and told him if he had
anything to say he had better say it al
once, as he was going to die. The SER
want girl came up at this time and said,
"It's just good for you" He groaned
out, "Oh, madam, I have been a very
wicked man."
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-24
MISSISSIPPI.

The President Issues His Proclamation
Commanding All So DfsOrderly and
Turbulent Persons to Dispense and Re-
tire Peaceably,'' ETC., etc.
WHEREAS, 1t is provided in the Constitution
of the United States that the United States
shall protect every State in the Union on ap-
plication of the Legislature, or Executive
when the Legislature cannot be convened.
against domestic violence; and
WHEREAS, 1t is provided by the laws of
the United States, that in all cases of insur-
rection or obstruction to the laws thereof.
it shall be lawful for the President of the
United States, on application of the Legis-
lature of such State, or the Executive when
the Legislature cannot be convened, to call
forth the militia Of any other State or States.
or to employ such part of the land and naval
forces as shall be judged necessary for sup
pressing such instruction or Of causing the
laws to be duly executed and
WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of
Mississippi now in session, have represented
to me in concurrent resolution of that body,
that several of the legally elected officers
Of Warren county, in said State are
prevented from executing the duties of their
respective Offices by force and violence that
the public buildings and records Of said
county have been taken into possession of and
are now held by lawless and unauthorized
persons that many peaceable citizens Of said
county have been killed, and others have been
compelled to abandon and remain away from
their homes and families; thatillega al and riotous
seizures and imprisonments have been made
by such lawless persons, and, further, that q
large number of armed men from adjacent
States have invaded Mississippi to aid such
lawless persons, and are still ready to give
them such aid; and
WHEREAS, 1t is further represented as
aforesaid, by the said Legislature, that the
courts of said county cannot be held, and that
the Governor of said State has not sufficient
force at his command to execute the laws
thereof in said county and suppress said
violence without causing conflict of races
and endangering life and property to an
alarming extent and
WHEREAS, the said Legislature, as afore-
said, have made application to me for such
part of the military force of the United States
as may be necessary and adequate to protect
said State and citizens thereof against domes-
tic violence hereinbefore mentioned, and to
enforce the due execution of the laws and
WHEREAS The laws of the United States re.
quire that wheneverit may become necessary in
the Judgment Of the President to use military
force for hepurposes aforesaid, he shall forth
with by proclamation command such insur-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-24
SPECIE PAYMENTS.

The Republican Senators Agree UpOn a
Financial Scheme Looking to the Re-
sumption of Specie Payments On Jan.
i, 1879.
Washington dispatches advise us that the
Republican Senators have agreed upon gen.
eral Financial bill. of which the following
are the leading features:
First-Free banking to be open to all indi-
viduals and associations without limitation of
capital
Second-The retiring of an amount of green
backs equalto 80 per cent. of the amount of the
new national Dank notes issued until the green
back circulation shall be reduced to $500 OOO.-
600; after which no further reduction Of
greenbacks is to take place. It is claimed
that by this provision there will be neither
expansion nor contraction of the currency. as
about 20 per cent. is now required as bank
reserves.
Third-The withdrawal and destruction of
fractional currency and the substitution of
silver coin, the arrangement to go into effect
as soon as practlcable, under the direction Of
the Secretary OF the Treasury. who is author
lied to use any surplus money for supplying
silver coin, and if this is net sufficient to sell
the requisite amount Of bonds of the new
series to obtain the funds for that purpose
Notwithstanding che cost for the coinage
of gold at the several mints.
FJth-Resumptlon OF specie payments to
commence on the LIST day of January 1879
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized
to use any surplus specie in the Treasury ;
but, if that is not sufficient, to sell bonds in
order to obtain gold to pay Treasury notes.
But this last provision does not, like the 9th
ers, go into immediate effect The Legal
Tender act remains undisturbed
The bill having been agreed to almost unani-
mously by the caucus there being only four
members dissenting, insures the passage of
the bill by the Senate, and will, it is thought
by Senators, pass the House of Representa-
tives.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-24

gents to dispense and retire peaceably to their
respective abodes within limited time.
Now, therefore, |, Ulysses s. Grant, Presi-
dent OF the United States, do hereby COM
mand such disorderly and turbulent persons
10 olsperse and retire peaceably to their re-
spective abodes within five DAYS from the date
hereof, and that they refl ain from forcible
resistance to the laws and submit themselves
peaeeably to the lawful authorities of said
county and State.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand' and caused the seal OF the United States
to, be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this 21st
gay OF december, in the year of our Lord
1874 ana OF the independence of the United
States the ninety-ninth.
By the President TT, s. GRANT.
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State.