The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-21
Ifthe e,itor Of the Mason Count,

al, 50 severe upon tie Directors OF the
Mason County Fair, will go to work
and secure enough additional stock
to pay off the indebtedness of the
Association, no doabt the Associ-
alton would very willingly sur
render to him the Dictatorship Of
the Fair, and then Of course, he
would get the printing.
We never asked for the printing,
and If it had been given TO the Jour
nal, that model Of modern typogra-
ply, We should no. have INDUCED in
such ungentlomanly and uncailed
for language toward the directors as
did the editor OF the journal. Asso-
Citations, Societies, Companies and
individuals have the right to take
their work where they please, and
no editor who has any regard for his
influence, dignity and standing, will
abuse them for it.
The New York sun says the con-
.,dition of affairs in Mississippi can
'fbe imagined when such Republicans
as Senator Peasc and District Attog-
ney Wells join in the denunciation OF
Ames, and his administration. His
aim has been to build up a personal
party that would elect him to the
United States Senate, and, to this
end, he has not only pardoned felons
out of the penitcntiary to run for the
Legislature, and procured the select
ionof other notorious criminals as
candidates, but he has likewise used
his utmost cxcrtions to instigate q
war Of races. But the decentnegroes
Of his own party have become disgust
ed, and are dcserting him in crowds.
The Rev. ]. E. johnson, and infuen-
tial colored Methodist clergyman OF
jackson, has recently publisheda let
ter advising the colored people tocut
loose from their leagues and join with
the white men in redccning the
State from thespoiler;and the Natchcz
! Democrat declares that the approach
! ing elections will undoubtedly result
I in the choice of 4 Conservative Leg
! islaturc. Good.
Judge Foreman, ofthcUnitcdStates
/ District Court at Salt Lake has de-
tcrmined upon 4 war against poly
ramy. He has the law Of 1852, dor
mant until now, to sustain him, and
! if the Grand Jury operate with him,
his success in cradicating the pract-
ice depends chiefly on his nerve
Foul play is to be feared, however,
and he must be man Of unusual
bravery to carry out the full meaning
of the law. He will, for the same
reason find it difficult TO get 4 Grand
Jury 10 bring indictments.
The University Of Virginia pro
poses publish and SELECTS subscript-
!. ions for, a scmi-"en:cnnial catalogue
containing in brief, 4 sketch Of the
founding of the University by Mr.
jefferson; the full name of every pro
fessor, officer, visitor and student who
was ever at the University since 1925;
the year OF his birth: his residence:
the years he spent at the University;
the honors he gained there; the titles
he acquired subsequently: his war
record, if in the army; the public
positions filled, and the occupation
pursued by him since: his present oc-
cupation and post-ofiicc; or the date
and place of his death.
The grangcrs hold their Stale con-
vcntion at Anderson, Monroe county.
on the Sd Of next month. Arrange
ments have been effected by Wolf
Creek Grange to board delegates at
sl.25 a day. The fare from Hunting
ton is s6.75; Charleston, $3.50 The
Chronicle advises oranges along the
Line Of the railroad toc0nfer with the
railroad officials at Huntington, So as
to secure q reduced rate OF fare.
I Ohio is State which has hereto,
fore been Radical by IN average ma
jor;ty Of 10000 in vote CT 100000.
At this rate, in such 4 vote as was
pollcd on the 18th inst, (about Co.,.
600, she should have given Hayes
$1,000 majority. Yet he willnot car,
ry the State by over 5000, at the out
side. The Democrats have, therefore,
Of 00A;n tho nntirn