The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-14
A snecinl 70 thn NeM York TrtLrre

A special to the New York Trtirit'
from, Washington, under date Of 7tt
inst, says, the contract for building
the second government lock on the
Kanawha has just been awarded by
Gen. Humphreys, Chief of the Engi'
neer Corps, TO Charles Mccaferty, O
Belleforte, Pennsylvania. His bid
was s75, l22, he being the lowest re
sponsible bidder. The army engi'
neers have serious doubts whethe,
these locks can be built for any such
sum, but are resolved to respect the
letter of the law Of Congress, that
being the only way in which the in.
tcrests of the government can be pro.
tected. In the event of the contract,
ors failing, the engineers in charge
can fall back on the bondsmen, or 60
on and DO the job by days work
The highest bid was that Of ]. W,
Henley Of Amherst, Virginia, aggre,
eating s2oS,S5o.
The agricultural report for August
and September gives the condition
of wheat when harvested, for all
States, at seventy-nine per cent, but
quality poorer than for several years.
The oat crop is superior in quantity
and quality, and is mostly secured in
good condition. OF barley, the aver,
age for the country is eighty-fye.-
Potatoes are ten per cent above the
average. The wool crop is full aver
age weight, or little above, in nearly
all the States. Tobacco has fallen
ten per cent. below an average
Hops, New York and Wisconsin,
which together produce from three
fourths to four-ffths of the entire crop,
have largely increased their average.
A horrible murder occurred at
Suncook, New Hampshire, on the 4th
inst. Miss Longmade, left home for
school, having half mile walk,
part of the way through woods. Not
returning at the usual hour search
was made, and the woods secured,
her body was found in the woods halt
a mile from the road, her person out
ragged and her head severed from her
body.
The policy required just now is the
practical Inauguration Of measures
to meet the demand Of hungry labor,
stagnant trade, idle factories, pros
trate commerce and starving enter
prises. In 4 word, the people are
crying for employment. They are
willing to work, but work cannot be
had. No work means no money, no
food, no clothes, no home. If you
want this deplorable condition to re-
main and grow worse, vote with the
Republican party.
President Grant has had a taste Of
contraction. A sale Of stock on his
st. Louis farm took place on the 3Oth.
One favorite mare for which the Prcsi-
dent paid 1000, sold for 5000; anoth-
er for $50, others at SIS to sS5. The
mare, Lady Morgan, for which the
President paid $500, sold for $3.50.
The best of farm implements sold in
the same way.
The New York Tribune, in a recent
editorial sees "all the signs ofthc day
pointing to the return of the Demo
cratic party to power. The vote Of
Maine shows that the prevalent dis
gust with the administration extends
much further than the opposition
imagined. 1t has filed even the re-
mote rural districts where the noise
of Washington scandal rarely pene-
tratcs, and belief in the purity of the
Republican party has been held here
tofore with all the ardor Of religious
faith. Here is the result of six years
of Grantism; the party is drifting up
on the rocks, and there is nobody at
the helm. Where will 1t be in
1876?
President Grant, at Salt Lake on
Monday, was called upon by every
body. He kissed numerous Mormon
babies, whilst Brigham played the
agreeable to Mrs. Grant. Nopolitical
significance is attached by the Presi,
dent to the visit. He says he only
went because he had "a few days to
spare" We wish he might be taught
to number his days so that he might