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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-12-02

The London Times speculates on
the chances Of q war between the
United States and Spain asfollows:
IF the United States were serious
.lv determined to set Cuba free, there
could be but ono end toaccNtcStMith
.Spain. Tic richer, more vigorous.
more compact world, Of course,
ultimately win. But it i almost
cquaIIyeertaint llatthc United States
would not win at first. Weak and.
embarrassed as Spain is, slie:has more
available fighting Powcr:tt present.
for her fleet is ready, and it is really
formidable, while BY turning the war
against the CarliSts intoa merely de-
feasiyeicontcst, King Alfonso could.
spare a large body Of soldiers for SER:
vice in Cuba. The United States, on
the ether hand, would have to equip
both an armyand an effective fleet:
and before that could be done Spain
might gain somccheap glo.ics.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-12-02

An eighty pound squash agitatcs
Greenbrier vegetarians.
There are twenty-four lodges,os
Knights of Pythias IN this State.
The Charleston coa,;er renor,.
strike among the miners al Coal.
burg.
The engine house Mt tho. ;ns,,.
asylum NJ Weston was burned on
Monday NIGHT Va
Non" M, co meU n,rs,s ,ras o.
onnosrsJ On t tbe d. = nrtoSos SaI
~, ~. ho 90, VIZ Lo,-J ~ S;noo r anu
~, Nov -" i s, rs, '. ' fVHi
e4". :
The .idserttser bets a hat that in
1851 the population OF Huntington
VIZ " WV.
A small daughter Of John Dun
ningham. of Martinsburg, was Sc
vereiy burned BY fire resulting from
Q lamp explosion, one day this week.
Wyoming is the only county not
ronresrnted in the Icrislatnrc. Ys;.
tber Delesate Short nor Senator Ne.
Donald has put in anappearance.
r;,os;~th oftbe HaIltown n.nc-
III, ".os soIJ Isst wool by II n
.T 1.,, " - ,c.;ns nc trnstec far 10000
tn ~, : ri cbanbassLnrg Prnnsylvan;a
S Va. RSnt was The nurc6ase,.
-Ns..O-
The Legislature has not YET drop
ped the state nag proposed oy rhe
House Military Committee' nc
Senate would not agree 10 IL, anu .ne
,;,v oon,m;ttecs Of the two houses
;n;n,I,.
J0iN
a Surfeit of bills touching almost
every subject of public interest now
await the action OF the Legislature
1t will probably be necessary to Ell
ther extend the session or slaughter
the embryo laws by the score Tor the
Legislature to come out at the end OF
It's thirty days with clean calendars
Tho Konawha Chronicle, in its
Gr,nre cnInmp saws. Putnam county
has Il oranges Of p Of H.; Mason has
Is. cf,beil 7. Wayne 9. Greenbrier 10;
Monroe 10; Summers 4; Pocahontas5;
Mercer .; Raleigh, Fayette, Wyom,
ing, Logan, Mcdowell, Lincoln and
Nicholas are without many, II any,
though the subject has been discussed
in these counties and start made IN
some of them.
Tho Charleston Courier rcports Il
strike AMONG the miners at Coalburg,
Tbey had been receiving d cents per
hnsSci md strnck for 3, which at one
t;Mc was accndcd TO bv the pronrie.
tnrs On comd;t;on that they sion n
c c,, n Give ten DAVIS notice be.
fore again Striking, the proprictos
to give 4 like notice before reducing
wages in future. About twenty men
signed, the rest, numbering sixty, re-
fusins to DO so, wbereupon all were
notified that on and after Thursday
next, the old rates of l! cents a bush
cl would be resumed.
With the introduction. aStand
from Tndern the West Columbus
MONITOR cboerfplIv saws: We have tho
nrctticst Urls, finest women. latest
and rosv.cbccked babies. fastest town.
most industrious peoplc and less old
maids than apy other town on the
Ohio river. and all we need to com.
nlete our bappipess and render our
town n paradise is a ten.pin alley.
billiard TRIBE cock.pit and a very
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The Grecnbrier Independent says A
disease partaking Of the character Of
the epizootic, is prevailing, in amild
form, among the horses in this sect
ion. Care should be taken not toex-
pose them to Indictment weather or
to permit them to become overhead
ed. There IS but little danger when
ordinary care is taken,
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our wheeling Letter.
[SpeciaI % the Regisier.l
WuEELTNG, Nov. q, 1915

next weeks Register. Owing topress'
ing engagements, your correspondent
has only a few minutes .odeyOte this
task.
The discussion on the impeach.
ment question still goes on, and in
view of the bills of Importance now
pending in the Legislature it Is
greatly to be deprecated that SO much
valuable time is in this wise consul
med; and it seems wholly unnecessa,
ry as the main points involved in
the question were fully discussed in
the start. A vote will probably not
be reached before Monday or Tuesday,
and it seems generally understood
that it will be close.
The question of re-districting the
Congressional Districts has been
abandoned as impracticable. The
Sd District was unwilling to give up
Braxton without getting Pochahon-
tas in exchange, and the I'd Dis
trict would not accede TO the propo-
sition, so the whole matter has vir-
tually ended from an utter inability
to reconcile these differences at this
time.
Thanksgiving day was observed
very generally throughout the city
by a suspension of business, and ser
vices in most of the churches. The
day was beautiful and the streets
were crowded with people dressed in
their holiday attire. The night be-
fore there was a grand ball at the
Mcclure House. The youth and
beauty of the city, together with ma
ny distinguished gentlemen from
different portions of the State were
in attendance, and the festivities
were continued until the wee sma'
hours of the morning. Mr.. McCul-
loch, one Of the Delegates from Ma
son, represented his county most Of
fciently upon that occasion. The
Germans had a ball the succeeding
evening, which is said to have been
largely attended.
Both of our Senators and all Of our
Representatives in Congress, except
Major Hereford, most Of the Judges.
and many of the distinguished men
of the State, have been here at diff
fcrcnt times since the opening of the
session; amongst whom we noticed
the familiar face of our old friend,
James Hutchinson, Of Parkersburg.
He expects to locate in this place for
the purpose of practicing his pro
fession.
The members Of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Insane Asylum met in
this place yesterday, and have rec,
commended an appropriation of s15,'
900 TO repair the damages done tc
the Institution BY the late fire. 1t
will be:remembercd that the engine
house and laundry were burned a
! few days ago.
We were pleased to receive a call
afew nights since from Rev. II. L.
HAYDEN who was on his way home
from Parkersburg. :.,1 :. 5.
We hope to be able in our next
letter to give you the result Of the
Iimpeachmcntq question in the House.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-12-02

4 sale ofthe effects of thelate Judge
Nat. Harrison took place in Union
in the early part Of the week. Many
valuable books are said TO have gone
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Letter From GallipoIis.
GALLrroLIs, Nov. p, rs.

Editor Register
Thanksgiving day was generally
observed here by our citizensand the
day spent in enjoying good music
and good dinners. Naomi Band with
their accomplished instructor, Mr..
James Sanns, started out in the NOR
ming and gave our town folks some
of their sweetes. music. Later in the
day the Cornstalk Cornet Band from
Point Pleasant, made their appear
ance upon our streets, and under the
direction of their instructor, Prof.
James Nourse, treated the citizens of
Gallipolis to some of their good mu-
sic. Mr.. Gates with his able corps of
musicians were out also, and from
their patent instruments discoursed
most excellent music to the delight
Of all who heard them. The three
Bands in their sercnading tour paid
Rev. Robinson Brear a compliment
BY rendering some of their choicest
music in front of his residence. The
Reverend Divine modestly hut grace
fully acknowledged the compliment
by presenting to view his venerable
form, and in his affable mannct
thanked them for their sweet music,
At the residence of Mr.. Frank Crom-
ley (who for some time has been con-
fined to his bed with a broken thigh
the Naomi and Cornstalk Bands play
ed some of their cnlivcning pieces,
which the unfortunate invalid en-
ioyed. Mr.. F. is improving.
At night Mr.. Gates and the Kind
host and hostess Of the Thomasson
House were the recipientsof aseren-
adc from the Point Band.
One of the most enjoyable occar-
rences of the evening was select
ball held in the spacious hall of Mr..
Louis Durain, who has pleasant
place of resort on Third between
Grape and Court streets.
About u o'clock Thursday night,
The inmates Of the Thomson House
were awakened by an alarm of fire;
it was SOON found that a room in the
third story was in flames in two pl-
ccs. By the aid of citizens and those
in the house, the FIRE without doing
much damage was extinguished. 1t
is thought to be the work of an in
ccndiary.
The Court in session here convict
cd and sent to the penitcntiary to-
day, three persons: Robert Whey,
(colorcd,) three years for burglary
Fred. Holmes, (coEored,) two years
for burglary, and John Smith who
forged check on the First National
Bank and escaped from Jail but was
rccaptured, four years.
W.iypERER.
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We might quote author after author
to show the great importance ola
close quarantine TO prevent the
propagation of smallpox, but stop
here. In addition to proper quaran-
tine regulations, forced by the Off
GERS of the law, as a further prophy-
Tactic measure, vaccination and re-
vaccination should be earnestly urg-
ed, if not enforced. This at least, is
the only sure preventative, to ward
of the disease. Thequestion is often
asked SIS it necessary to be fc-vac-
cinated when one mas good scar, &c. "
Professor George B. Wood, of the
University, Of Pennsylvania, in his
able work on the practice of Medicine
page SS1, in giving his reasons for
urging re-vaccination, during an
epidemic prevalence of smallpox,
says, LIST. aThere can be no certainty
that an individual, only once vacein-
ated, may not have an attack Of
modified smallpox on exposure, and
though tidf' attack will probably be
moderate; no one can predict, with
confidence. that it may not be severe
and even dangerous; and, at all
events, it will be worse than re-vac-
cination. 2nd. abundant experience
has shown that a second vaccina-
ton, well-timcd, is capable of sup
plying any deficiency Of protection
left by the first in the vast majority
Of cases. j have been in the habit of
re-vaccinating for forty-nine years;
and, during that time, have seen no
decided case of varioloid in any one
that l re-yaccinated unless the pa
tient had been exposed to the con-
tagion of smallpox and received it
into his system before the operation.
Even in such cases, the varioloid has
been developed in but very small
proportion of them, and in those very
mildly"
a* = @Thc experiments made
with re-vaccination in Germany
have been so successful as to lead to
its very extensive adoption; of nearly
5000 soldiers rc-vaccinatcd in 1871,
in Prussia, only eight were attacked
with varioloid. Before the order for
re-vaccination was issued the DIFF
ferent barracks used to be prey to
varioloid discase;it has now, however,
disappeared. [see Am, Journ. Med.
sec. vi. 24S.l What possible reason
then can there be for not employing
re-vaccipation universally? 1t can
do no harm, and may secure from a
loathsome, if not dangerous disease"
In concluding the subject, DR.. Wood
says: II would again strongly urge
the propriety of universal re-vaccin-
alton, as a means not only of pro
noting the comfort, md possibly Of
saving the life of the individual, but
also Of preventing thesprcadof
.pox, and Of ultimately eradicating
it, if not from the globe, at least from
extensive communities"
DR.. curschmann, writing on vac
.c;nation and Reorganization, (scc
Or. il. Won Zicmsscn's, Cvclopadia Of
the Practice Of Medicine, vol. 3 page
lfss} slrs. .althoueh most persons
after having had true smallpox en-
Ia. for the remainder Of their lives a
.conn,etc Immunity from the disease,
no 1rotcetion which vaccination
,iIlrejs arainst smallpox is only Of a
duration. The exact length
II tbis period Of insusceptibilitycan-
not bc stated; in the first place, be-
cause it always varies in different IN
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We find the following in the c

We find the following in the Gin
cinnati Inquirer of Monday:
West VIRGINIA OFFICIALS IErRAcH-
ED.-Whccling, W. Va, November
2S. Articles ofimpcachment against
John S. Burdctt, Treasurer of this
State, were adopted last night by the
House Of Delegates. His case will
now go to the Senate for trial. Arti-
clcs of impeachment against a. +,
Bennett, State auditor, will be voted
on tomorrow. The charges against
TIA gentlemen consist in abusing the
nowersof theirofices, and peyverting
the &c influence Of tness official position
to their private interest.
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STATE NEWS.

An eighty pound squash agitatcs
Greenbrier vegetarians.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-12-02
Letter From Clcndcnin.

SrB-DlsrRIcT No,3, |
Nov. 18th, 1872. i.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-12-02

There are twenty-four lodges,os
Knights of Pythias in this State.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-12-02

The Charleston Courier reports a
strike among the miners at Coal.
burg.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-12-02

The engine house at the Insane
asylum, at Weston, was burned on
Monday night.
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at from eight TO ten or Twelve years.
In order to maintain that state Of per-
feet immunity after this period, re
vaccination is required, and should
then be repeated at every expiration
ofthe aforementioned time through
out the remainder Of life. lti only
by the careful and universal perform
ancc@ Of re-vaccinatien that We can
insure the conplete effect Of yaccln=
alton in permanently decreasing
epidemics Of smallpox DR.. Me
81 =, =, - p~nL On Practical
meyer, in his Texs,1o~.. 80. ':i,.'-s''-
Medicine. (page So, vol: .. says, @at
the time Of a smallpox epidemic, in
.spiteof the common vaccination and
rc-vaccination, the number Of per
sons liable 10 variolo or rario!od IS IS.
quite large; and although ] Aaye. ag II:
rived at no conclusion as to the dura-
ton of the protective power Of vac
.cination, l think ! may still advise
physicians to re-vaccinnatc all Their
patients at the outbreak of an cpl
demic, no matter what the length Of
time since their last vaccination"
From the foregoing quotations
from the highest medical authorities y,
we have, itii plain: to see from the lat
present condition. Of affairs around ING
and about US, the danger to which we.
arc exposed of a fearful epidemic OF
smallpox. By close and rigid quar-
antine, vaccination and re-yacci-
nation we may, yet, perhaps, arm
ourselves with weapons against the
scourge Of that terrible and disgust
ing disease, smallpox. now so dis:
posed to stalk abroad through our
country.
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s.In the initial stage, moreover, at
a time when as yet no trace of small
pox eruption exists, infection may
take place, and infection is also pos
sible during the period Of incubatlon,
which is generally free from every
symptom Of the disease"
"Thc frequent cases in which pa
tients are unable to indicate the
source Of infection, not having conc
in contact with any smallpox pa
.tient, arein part to be referred to IN
fiction during the initial state"
Besides the atmosphere about the
patient, the contagion Is impaired 10
certain objects rhrhhors been used byhim
or BEEN in his ncighborlood; and il clings
toMen also tor a rariable length efti'ne
after they hare been rsmorcd from hii'
personal influence. !" Foremost in this
respect may be mentioned clothing
and bedding especiallyal things
;which:have a rough woody surface
According to general belief, the poi
son adheres much less, or not at all, to
smoothe objects, especially glass, met
al, etc. x ="
Healthy persons also, under some
circumstances, carry the poison in
their clothes; SO that caution in this
respect is especially necessary on the
part Of physicians, nurses, etc"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-05-20

Madison is in a financial muddlc. Its
people don't know whether they have been
cheated or not. They find that they owe
three times as much rs the town report
says. As they can't come at it themselves
Judge Dascomb and Hon. William Phil
brick of Skowhegan have been called in.
The forthcoming Bunker Hill celebra-
tion will witness the attendance OF some OF
our crack companies, among which are
the Capitol Guards of Augusta, James on
Guards OF Bangor. and the Portland
Light Infantry and Mechanic Blues, each
with full bands. Possibly the entire regi-
ment will 90. The Bangor company will
probably turn out in new and elegant
uniform which is now being made Tor
them in New York.
Luther Manson died in kittery. leav-
ing among othea property it is alleged, ten
Thousand dollars in bonds. His widow was
appointed executrix. and failing to find the
bonds, she charges three persons, Newbury,
Jane, and Oliver c. Haley with stealing
them. The parties accused are husband.
wife and son. Mrs. Haley is a sister TO the
decease and the accused claims the bonds
were presented to them by the late Luther
NJ anson. They waived an examination
and the case goes to the Supreme Court.
TIE FISHING BUSINESS. Sowing to the
great scarcity OF dry fish the fishing busi-
ness has opened unusually well. A num-
Der OF vessels got of cary and have had
good hauls. The schooner Ii. ). Rowe
has just arrived from the Banks with the
first lot of Goldfish. She was gone but
three weeks. and had a remarkable good
catch. All OF the wholesale fish dealers
say that they are fitting out twice As many
vessels as they did last year. a few dry
fish were in the market yesterday, but still
the demand is much greater than the sup
ply. The prospect is that the fishermen of
this port will make a profitable season
this summer Portland Press, 18th.
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The New Hampshire ImbrogIio =
Session Of the Governor and
Council.

NoNtOlklr ~ IL. NAV IL.
The Governor and Council made their
usual annual tour OF inspection OF the asy-
lum for the insane and for the State prison
to-day. During the session OF the Execu-
tive to-day, which closed at s p. NJ, rou-
Vine business of no special Importance was
transacted. Touching the protest pre-
scented 10 thar body yesterday by council
Tor Lowell OF District No. /. the follow
in. motion was Introduced by councillor
Moultou and adopted. Resolved. that the
protest OF Hon. Bolivar Lowell. Councillor
from District No. in the matter of the
Election OF Senators in the Senatorial dis
trlcts Nos. , and 1. is incorrect in its rep
resentation Of facts unfounded and unjust in
its Charges. and insinuations against his Ex-
celeucy, the Governor and other members
of this board, and in gross violation of the
couuesies and amenities of our Official re-
lations. a meeting of prominent republi-
cans of the State was held at Eagle Hotel,
this evening, with closed doors. The
meeting was for deliberLtion on the situa-
ton and to take council on the action that
was deemed necessary in view of the vote
the Executive body yesterday. which gave
the seats in the senate 10 the two demo-
Gratis, Priest and Proctor. The meeting
was very enthusiastic, aud speeches were
made by many of the gentlemen present.
committee of nine legal gentlemen was
appointed TO examine into, and take charge
Of the case for the republicans. This COM
' mittee is to report at an early day. The
meeting closed at late hour.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-05-20

Mr. Frank A, Wood was thrown from
a team wagon on Friday last, and quite
badly but not seriously injured.
The TWO steamers, Lewiston and
Ulysses. are now making their regular
trips, aud are touching at this port. which
gives Us a convenient connection with the
outside world. and that which bids fair TO
be busy season has actually begun.
Several cottages and hotels are in
course of construction here of liberal di-
mansions. and nearly all of the older
houses are undergoing extensive improve
rsents and repairs for the welfare of
guests. Many important changes have
taken place in this village during the past
few years-such "a the perfect system Of
drainage, the bubbling fountains of pure
Eagle Lake water in every house, the
cultivation of grounds, setting out Of shade
trees etc, and neither pains nor expense
has been spared TO make this desirable
summer resort.
That the interest in the temperance
movement he-e is continually increasing
in strength was clearly demonstrated on
Friday evening last, by the gathering of a
larger number OF people than has ever ye.
been convened since the era OF this good
work, and the shade of gloom which was
at first cast over the meeting by the nom
appearance OF DR.. Grindle who has al
ways been present to lend a helping hand.
soon passed away, and on the whole q
more enthusiastic meeting has never been
held. Prayer was offered at the beginning
by Enoch Leland, and remarks were made
by President Joy, V. p. Douglass, Mr..
Haven. j. c. Doane and others that were
well calculated to strengthen the desires
of all to enlist in the cause. Thirty-eght
new recruits. most of whom were par
ents. were obtained, which now swells the
list TO one hundred and sixty strong, who
mean that free rum shall not prevail. and
that beer shops which are the stepping
stones to inebriety shall only be known as
things of the past. S. L. X.
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BrOoksv.lle.

bEOoAsNsht.
DEATH OF THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE
CoUNTY.-Our people met Friday 2. NJ,
at the Baptist meeting house, to pay the
last tribute of respect to the memory of
Mrs. Catherine Bolton, who died wednes-
day morning 18th inst. at the advanced
age Of 100 years. months. days. Not
withstanding her great age. Mrs. Bolton
leaves but two children. seven grandchil-
dren and six great-grandchildren, the old
est of the latter being twenty-three years
OF age. For ten years, there have been
living in the same house one of each of the
four generations. Mrs. Bolton retained
her faculties almost to the hour of her
death. Although her health has seemed
to be failing during the past winter, yet
she has been able to 60 about the house
nearly every day; has read letters, seen
company and conversed freely with her
friends upon various subjects. She EN-
braced every opportunity to speak of spir-
iual things, and, especially, to urge her
young friends to Glove the Blessed Jesus.
"iN ~ 'NoNs W iisC Win hCi "Cll
worn Bible becoming too heavy for her to
hold easily. she took out a leaf at time,
as she wished to read. Her memory of
the Revolutionary war was very vague.
scarcely more than a great fear OF some
calamity which she was quite too young to
understand.
The men who were so seriously in
jured at North Brooksville the 10th inst =,
by powder explosion, are more comfort
able, although there is yet no hope that the
younger Mr.. Green will recover. His face
is horribly mutilated, one eye dislodged,
and the jaw bone shattered. Mr.. Green
Senior, it is thought will recover, and
have the use of one eye. The Blodgett
boy is gaining more rapidly than the 9TH
ers. and will sustain no serious injury.
y. G. Walker has his carding mills at
work for the season, and is doing better
work than for several years past, owing to
the new gearing and cards with which he
has fitted up his machine.
The first school Of Alewives pushed
their way into Walkers pond last week.