The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-08-19
GENERAL NOTES.

brain. He is now ENJOYING q sybar
itic life in New York, with the $50,
600 Lands paid him to keep quiet
CoHier-Journal.
About $4,000 of the money stolel
from the Treasury has been recover
ed. This afternoon the marshal sei2
ed the property Of Gilman and close
his restaurant. The whole amour
stolen will probably be restored t
the Treasury.
Remains have lately been discov
cred in California Of 4 city which, &C
cordine to geological standards anC
the calculations of scientific men
must have existed about one hundre'
and eighty thousand years ago.
Some one taking pitysupon a Ten
nessee editor, has, in consideration o
the many hardships of his journals
tie life. presented him with n lizzar;
with two tails. He proposes to star
museum forthwith, and regards the
insect as the nucleus ola fortune.
@Warm hearts are what we want
ROW" said ore Of the brethren, twill.
inc a ten cent stamp with an air 0.
reckless bencvolence, plenty o.
warm hearts, that vi ! inspire ready
hands 10 dive deep into full pockets
and fork over the balance Of that
$l00.00o."-Brookiyn .4ry@.
We don't expect our readers to be.
licve it but it is true. A Chicago
Judge has refused to grant a divorce,
and his reasons for SO doing are as
novel as his action. 1t is simply be-
cause the poor woman is only seven,
teen wears old. She is thus forced to
remain in double cussedneSs for four
years longer.
Within three months. nearly forty
millions of gold has been shipped to
Europe. and been deposited in the
Bank of England. But such drain
upon us is nothing. We have lots OF
gold to send abroad and circulate
freely at home besides. Let US con-
tract and resume specie payments
Immediately.
Attorncy-Generl Pierpoint says
he has not heard a single complaint
of a southern outrage" since he as
sumed the duties of his Office. lie
should apply to the Chicago Inter
Ocean, where he can be accommodate
ed with any species OF Southern out
rare at the shortest notice. The
mill has been set mp in the /. 0.'s
back yari.-Dcifodf Free Press.
The New York Sra viii continue
TO cxpend his heat in endeavors to
wilt Grant. Comparing him with
Andrew johnson it says Of the latter:
.Ee never took presents, and never
corrupted Congressman in order to
get his salary doubled. His memory
will be honored when the avarice ard
basencss of Grant are despised and
exercrated."
A published dispatch stating Cha;
William P. Ross, Chief of Cherokee
nation, had been assassinatcd, has
been proved a "canard." That dis
tinguishcd copper-coiored sovereign
has issued a proclamation asking for
peace among his people.
Henry Ward Beecher's counsel has
received notice of 4 new Tradition
VS.. Becchcr-to begin in September.
Tilton's counsel says damages VIII be
waived, and the main question
adultery-tried; also, that the trial
will not occupy over 10 days. On the
other hand, Mr.. Tracy says the trial
will be . long one.
The report from Washington is,
that the Detectives have got on the
track of another yobbeyyof The Treas
ury oGce--tliat took place Z year
ago,-the amount stolen SG5,0G0. 4
man named Johnson is now suffer-
ing the penalty, but Gilman who is
in for the late robbery is supposed to
be The prime mover.
Williamson county, H., The scene
of many assassina.ions, has offered 4
reward of 81 900 each for the arrest of
the murderers, and to this Gov. Bev-
criage adds the sum of 500 each.
The Cincinnati Enquirar'S Chilli
cothc, O., special says that J. Manley
Snyder, Cashier of the Chillicothe
National Bank, has been discovered
to be defaulter. His mysterious
conduct induced the investigation,
which showed that for eigh: years
past he had been using the banks
balance in New York for speculative
purposes.
The Controller Of the Currency has
the Secretary of the Treasury
of the issue of sl,270,59O additional
national bank circulation for the
month ending July IS, eighty per
cent. of which is to be retired in le-
gal tender notes making the whole
amount Of legal tender notes retired
e;,oa +La poSc,oa oF tho not If Ion