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, 1876-11-11

Alfred Won Mehr, clerk OF Parrott &
Co. who absconded on September 3Oth.
a defnulter to the amount of about $50. =
600. took the steamer for Mazatlan and
thence went up the country. The gov
ernor. on hearing of his crime. sent a
force afte7 him and promised to return
him next steamer.
, 1876-11-11

Hayes sol 1 for 500 to $50 for Til
den at the political gambling houses
in Portland, last Friday. We've see,s
many race won by dark horse.
, 1876-11-11

The Coos County (Oregon) safe
in the 1'reasurer's Office has been
robbed again and some $4,000 alb
stracted. While We heartily sympa-
thize with the Treasurer and his
bondsmen, we don't pity the people
of the county bit. 1t serves them
right for permitting the county seat
to remain in a place whose leading
citizen burglarizes printing offices,
strangles Indian children and burns
down wigwams.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-09

Exploring waist places" said
John Smith, as he put his arm ar
ound the pretty chambcrmaid.-
navigation in the air" said Mrs.
Smith, ovcrhcaring him, and sailing
into his raven locks. Moral-don't
hug the hired girl,-Tims.
The lower lip of baby cries FIRST.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-09

Col. Alexander Campbell, who has
been spending the winter on his Lou.
isiaua plantation, has been carefully
studying the negro character, and is
firmly of the opinion that "nigger"
ought to be spelled with two "g's."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-09

Thcmil' OF human Kindness never
curdlcs in some neighborhoods.-
Cause Why its icarfully CONDENSED,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-09

That was an irrovercnt and mbald
youth, who, to his aged parent desir-
ing to retire from the retail trade and
take a Government position, said;
"Iou in the post office! Nice old par.
ty you'd be in the post office What
could you do in a post Office except
10 stand in the doorway with your
mouth open for folks to wet postage
stamps on your tonguc?n
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-09

Az ANCIENT DocUMENT.-We have
before us venerable document bear
ing date January 18th I'LL. 1t is a
letter from Thomas Talbot of Ingle-
ton, England, addressed to his broth
er "Mr. William Talbot, Merchant at
Patapsco River, in Baltimore county,
in the province of Maryland" The
letter is principally upon family
matters, and requests the brother "to
send him some tobacco by some ship
that comes either to Whitehaven or
Liverpool" and commcnds to his as
sistance and confidence the bearer Of
the letter, John Sanders of Thornton,
who had relative that died in
Pennsylvania and left him $50 acres
of land and other effects" which the
said John was going over in the Vir-
ginia fleet to look after. The wri-
ting is plain, the spelling good and
the document considering its age re-
markably easy to read, 1t was
among the papers of the late John
Mcrryman, Esq, of this county, and
is considered something curiosity,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-09

Mr.. Faulkner introduced n resolu-
ton in the House of Representatives
which was adopted and referred to
the Committee on Foreign Affairs
looking to the release of Condor, an
American Fcuian serving Il life sen.
tcncc in British prison.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-09

Perhaps children are the silver
cords that bind us to heaven, and yet
n man doesn't think of that who, af.
ter listening until three a, IN, to the
music of his infant, just glances
YEARLY at the clock and remarks to
his wife; "My dear, | think I'll 60
out into the wood shed and try togct
a little sleep
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-09

You might as well try 10 balance a
pumpkin on the point of a needle as
to convince a snub-nosed girl with
two "fcllersn counting her that she
isn't sure Of going to the next show
that comes to town. Fact.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-09

1t was Prince John Van Buren, who
being stopped on The highway by
robbers, one night in the City Hall
Park, said; Gentlemen, have not
got any money, but ! will give you
my motto Gov throu months.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-09
LECTURE.

The lower lip Of a baby cries first.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-09

Canned fish generally is not par
ticularly wholesome food, and is fire.
quontly dangerous, 1t should never
be eaten unless it has been heated to
a boiling temperature shortly before,
even though it is preferred cold sub
scqucntlyj and it is particularly lia-
bic to spoil soon after opening under
the most favorable circumstances,
Brands devoid of these necessary di-
rcctious for safe use should be avoid,
ed, and persons who persist in put
ting such food upon the markctwi th-
out precautions should be placed
under legal restraint
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-09

Some men are always lucky. \
hunter Of Brainerd, Mimi, while out
in the woods recently, discharged his
gun, just to clear the barrel, and I'M
known to him fine buck happened
to be in range and was shot through
the heart.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-09
MASON COUNTY.

George w. Atkinson, Esq, one Of
the editors Of the Iitt Virginia jour
nal is writing a history Of Kanawho
County from its organization in the
year 1889 to the present. In hi:
second chapter we find the following
in reference to Mason county:
Mason county was the first terrific.
ry that was taken from Kanawha.-
Ii became evident that Kanawhaians
could very well get along with a less
number Of square miles Of land than
they possessed, so a proposition was
agreed to, allowing the Legislature
to establish new county out Of the
the northwestern portion Of Kama
wha county, to be called the county
of Mason, in honor of the disting.
uished Virginia Statesman, Hon
George Mason. Accordingly in 1904
an act was passed to that effect, and
Mason took her place in the roll Of
Virginia counties, with her seat Of
government at Point Pleasant, situa
ted on the plateau lying between the
"La Belle" (Ohio,D and the Great
Kenhawa," (Kanawha) rivers.
Mason county originally contained
an area of 90i square miles, with a
population, at the time of its organi,
zation, of 1884 souls, 915 of-whom
were of the age requiring them to be
enrolled for taxation. Its greatest
length at the present time is about
fifty-two miles; and its breadth TWEEN,
ty-two miles, and its rank in wealth
and population is fourth in the list
of counties in the present State Of
West Virginia, The soil of this
county bordering on the Ohio and
Kanawha rivers, is of n superior
quality for farming and grazing pur,
poses; though back from the river it
is somewhat broken, but is well tim.
bcrcd, and many portions of it con,
tains large quantities of coal and 9th.
er minerals.
POINT PLEASANT
is the principal town in the county
and at this time has a population Of
from twelve to fifteen hundred. Its
a historic point, being the site of the
great battle between the Indians and
the whites that terminated the Dor,
der warfare on the part of the whites
in invading the possessions of the
"Red Men" We shall, however
speak at length upon this battle in Il
future chapter.
There was once, in the early his
tory of this country, a Shawnee In,
dian town at the mouth of Old Town
creek, which empties into the Ohio
near where Point Pleasant now
stands. 1t is supposed that it was
deserted BY them about the year 1860
While blowing in a field at that
place, not many years ago, some
eighty or more gun barrels were
found. An anvil, hammers, ana
other blacksmith's tools were also
discovered. Several of the mounds
in that vicinity have been excava-
ted, and tomahawks, gun barrels,
pewter basins, and other old relics
have been disinterred; proving, con-
clusively, that over a century and a
quarter in the past, the Indians had
populous town on the banks Of the
la Belle Riviere," and roamcd un-
molcsted in the pursuitof wild game,
where now may be seen the most
beautiful farms, under the highest
state of cultivation, betokening the
existence of another and a better
race, and another and higher civil,
zation.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-09

The Democratic National Exccu-
tive Committee met in Washington,
on the 22nd of February and selected
st. Louis as the place for holding the
National Convention, and appointed
Tuesday the 9th day of June next
rs the time.
, 1876-01-05
L E l. E C II A Nj S

ST. Thomas STATION.
New YORK. goth Deo-Paris news states
that NJ. Theirs has decided to reserve his
choice for either the Assembly or the Senate,
in case he should be elected to both Chambers,
but in either he will advocate the consolidation
Of a conservative Republic.
In the Assembly an amendment was passed
to the fourth clause of NJ. Dufaure's press bill
Withdrawing the right of summary prohibition
and sale of Newspapers in the streets.
The due d'Aumale has declined his election
to the Senate.
From the Malay Peninsula it is announced
that the Maharajah Leila has fled to Siam.
The power Of Great Britain is now supreme in
Penang. General COlborne is endeavouring to
capture the murderers of Mr.. Birch who with
their followers have armed themselves and are
prepared to offer resistance.
The issue of Count Andrassy's note relative
to the Turkish question has been postponed
pending further diplomatic negotiations on the
subject.
In the French Assembly the discussion of
Dufaure's Press Bill was continued but no
modification was effected. A vigorous debate
then ensued and Mr.. Buffet was charged
with continuing the state of siege for the
purpose of influencing the forthcoming cleo
tons which he denied and stated that his
only oOJecC was 10 prevent MANIFESTATIONS
tending to disturb the tranquility of the
nation and this view of the question was sup
ported by a majority Of fifty.
Paris news states that the Committee has re-
commended that the Assembly be dissolved to-
day. NJ. Caillaux the Minister for Public
works, urged the passing of seven bills now be-
fore he Assembly previous to the dissolution
and this was agreed to.
There are eight Transatlantic steamers over
due in New York. Their non-arrival is causing
much unessiness and is attributed to the preva-
lence of bad weather
New YORK, Dec. 81 Flour, y barrel,
triple extra, New Orleans, $51 to Sc. Meal,
per barrel, $50 to Z. Heavy Mess Pork, per
barrel, $21, Sugars, Crystals, per ID. 85c. to
csc. Fair to Good refining, per Id. $50. to s..
English Islands Molasses, per gal, 40c. Premi-
um on Gold lis. Exchange New York and
London asa.
, 1876-01-05
CARL H~ATTENSENs

let us be thankful for it, and in the next
we would examine whether any thing
could be done on our part, not to prevent
droughts, that being unfortunately beyond
our grip, but in doing our best to turn
to good account, what we do get in
the shape Of moisture. We all believe,
with but very few exceptions, that that
object may be accomplished in the way so
often indicated in these columns aud else
where. Those at least who with us
think that there is something eIso to be
done besides the present in itself most
praiseworthy attention to the cultivation
of our hills and valIeys,-aud they form
we are glad to say the Overwhelming ma
jority-wiIl heartily and sincerely join
us in the wish for the step in the right
direction which we hope for, and practical
ly demonstrate that they take q pride in
" making our barometer show we'll"
, 1876-01-05
HATTENSEN.

to from our cloudy speculations, which Of
course were the most elevated, as we'll as
from the other less lofty point of view,
which we leave out of consideration to-
day, was that the year, the calendar year OF
course, that had just been closed, was
one of the worst on record. For the proof
ofthe assertion, if such should be requir-
ed, we BEG to refer to figures in another
column, which will shew that the rainfall
of the year was only about two-thlrds OF
the average of the last % years. But we
are happy to be able to add, by way OF
supplement to that sad sketch, that the
northerly wind Of last week, exceptionally
strong and enduring even TOR this season,
and which had already before the close
OF the old year shown a disposition to
make amends for past delinquencles, al
though at the eleventh hour, has begun
to pour invigorating showers over 'the
lust and the unjust. Or, to come down
to every day and dry weather parlance /:
The last couple days Of that driest Of all
dry years gave us some partial showers,
along with some very strong northerIy
winds. At the time we penned
our gloomy article there was little
hope, if any, that this enemy would
turn into a friend as it has eventually
proved. AS it is, we know of no greater
harm done by this boisterous nOr'easter
than the preventing of our pride OF a
schooner-hence sometimes called the
Sta. Cruz steamer-frOm making our port
on Friday night last. Old Boreas and
otLou ini1ni4N,o yooVrraVc GppD1 IN have
combined, and the result was the loss
of a lib, which we are glad to announce
she has already repaired For the rest,
this northerly blast, which threatened to
be the ruin of our only hope, our verdant
caneields, has proved rather beneficial
than otherwise. We leave to the learned
of the medical profession to say what good
it may have wrought in a sanitary
respect, our medical knowledge being
insufficient to settle that point. So
far as the agricultural question-not less
vital than others-is concerned, we hear
it universally asserted by the very best
authorities that a shaking is good also
for canes, provided it be followed up, as
it has been in this instance, by a good
soaking.
To wind up this brief notice as soberly
as BELTS the sober Christmas season
through which we have just passed-a
good sign of the times by the bye-we
need only give the figures to show, that
we have been favoured beyond expecta-
ton from above, the first couple days of
the new year giving US a general rainfall,
amounting, with that of the preceding
couple days, to about % lines for the
whole island, which too, in the man
ner it fell, will be equivalent to double that
quantity if it had fallen in one day or q
shorter time. If now it were our province to
lee ture upon this subject,-which of course
it is Motive would say in the first place,
, 1876-01-05
TEMPORARY ENACTMENT.

%.
Rumshopkeepers established at the time this Ordinance
is promulgated can, when the Ordinance comes into force,
keep their licenses and also be entitled to have them
renewed according to the provisions of this Ordinance,
even if the number of Rumshops fixed by this Ordinance
should thereby be exceeded.
To which all concerned have to conform.
The Government Of The Danish West India Llands,
s.. Thomas tie 9th December 1878.
UNDER MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF GOVERNMENT.
AUG. GARDE.
II. 81
, 1876-01-05
MIDLERTTDIG

90.
De we'd nervarende Anordnings Kundgj0relse etable-
Kraft, beholde deres Bevilinger og Adgang til deres For
nyelse efter denne Anordnings Forskritter, omend det heref-
ter fastsatte Antal at Romboder derived MATTE overskrides
Hvorsftsr allie V~edkommende sig have at rette.
Gouvernemsntet for de dansb-vetandiske Ger.
St. Thomas den 24de December 1875.
UNDER MIN HAAND OG OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sEGL,
AUG. GARDE.
IL. s.
, 1876-01-05
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.

nET bekjendtgjores heryed at I'd
,U kast til Repartitionen i Boet eff
ter afg angne Wilhelmina Louise De
Leon, Enke efter tidIige re abode
Daniel De Leon, vilblive fremlagt paa
en- Session, der afholdes Onsdag den
26de dennes, Eftermiddag Kl. |
slet, hvorefter Boet forventes s%Iuttet.
Christiansteds Skifteret den 3die
Januar 1876.
II. A. JURS.
, 1876-01-05
ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE
concerning the sale of Spiritu.
Gus Liquors and concerning
Rum-Shops in the towns of the
Island of st. Croix.
the 18th November 1876.
, 1876-01-05
7 H E "A u.s."
&hristiamsted. ST. Gs85x.
Wednesday 5M January 1876.

In our last we had set ourselves the
task-and a disagreeable one it was-of
giving a true picture of the year gone by.
we looked at it chiefly from two points
OF view. The one we might call the
rainy and cloudy, and the other the "root
P'g or die" system. The result we came
, 1876-01-05

Tho rainfall at KingshiH station for the year
1878 was 2454 lines.
, 1876-01-05

"Morning STAR IS lines during the
month of December 1875. 225 lines for
the last IL months ending 3Ist December 1875.
"Grange" 2I04, "Work & Rest 237, 'Hum-
hug" ITS, Retreat 159.
, 1876-01-05

Hermitage" January "a lines, February 5.
March 6, April 8, May 9, June IA, July IS,
August al, September13, October 81, No
vember 41, December IA.
TOTAL FOR THE YEAR Two hundred and
tw enty seven lines. Say 227 lines.
, 1876-01-05
Rainfall on Estates for 1875.

Great Fountain" January AZ lines, Feb
ru airy 3, March 10, April A, May 5, June 8,
July 20, August 33, Septbr. 5, October 20,
November 40. December IA.
TorAL FOR rHH YEAR Two hundred and
thirteen lines. Say 2l3 lines.
D. MACMILLAN.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-14
A SIMPLE REMEDY FOR SMALLPOX

Edward Hines. correspondent of the
Liverpool Mercury, in communication
to that paper speaks as follows: 81 am
willing to risk my reputation as pub
lie man if the worst case of smallpox
cannot be effectually cured in three DAYS,
simply by cream of tartar. This is the
sure and never-failing remedy: Zone
ounce of cream of tartar dissolved in a
pint of boiling water, to be drank when
cold, ut short intervals. 1t can be ta-
ken at any time, and is Il preventive as
well as curative. 1t is known to have
cured in hundred thousand cases with
out failure. | have myself restored
hundreds by this means. 1t never leaves
mark, never causes blindness, and al
ways prevents tedious lingering. If the
people would only try it and report all
the cures to you, you would require to
employ many columns if you gave them
publicity"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-14
A LEVEL-HEADED COLORED MAN.

AT democratic meeting at Bates
/ burg, 5. c., Tom Watson, a colored
man and hard working field hand, for
muiated the situation in regard to the
colored people of the South in the fol-
lowing brave and sensible language:
| "Ihe radicals have been ruling this
government for The past ten years, and
| their motto has been lie, cheat and steal.
ana to-day there is no money in the
country. My colored friends, we have
to labor hard every, day to get bread
iof our children we have to go bare
FOOTED and In our shirt-sleeves. l went
70 Edgetleld the other day and went in
lto Lawrence kain's "a leading white
! radlcal) parlor, and saw carriage for
MS oapy that cost him 500 IN New
E LORI and he had a white girl to roll it.
when his wife walked across the floor
she was dressed SO fine you could hear
her rafting hundred yards. | tell YOU.
my colored friends, the radical party is
rotten. They have been ruling thirteen
states. twelve of them have rotted down.
ana the sllls under the thirteenth (South
Cafollna) are rotten, and it will fall on
the seventh of November. There is no
sucn thing as party now; it is honesty
outting against rascality, and tell you,
Tascailty has got to get out of the way.
nave been voting for the radical party
Tor the past ten years, and, white folks, 1
willtell you why did it. These here
carpet -baggers and scalawags came
around and told me to give them office
and they would tax you SO that YOU
would have to sell your land. and then
we could buy it. thought it would be
mighty nice to have big plantation.
and voted for them and told them to
stick on the tax. They stuck on the tax
they got land. fine horses. fine clothes
and plenty of money-but have never
got anything from them yet. I'll tell
you another falsehood they have been
telling the colored folks: They tell us
that as soon as the democrats get into
power they will put us back into slave
ry. tell you. my colored friends, that
1T is impossible. The whole world is
against slavery. The constitution of the
United States forblds it, and the white
people could not put you into slavery
II they would, and they wouldn't if they
At the conclusion of his remarks. Tom
came forward to the front of the stand,
and, with all the earnestness of his hon
est soul, cried out, "All you honest
colored men come up here. Give me
your hand and God your heart, and let's
have an honest government" A num-
Der of colored men were Immediately
enrolled in the democratic club.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-14
M SONIC.

The M. E. Grand Royal Arch Chapter
of the state Of Missouri held its thir-
teanth .nnpal convncation' Yesterday
Charles F. Leavitt, of Springfield, Grand
High Priest, presiding. OF the eighty
seven chapters in the state, but few
were unrepresented.
The Chapter reports were very salts
factory, showing the order to be IN a
most dourishing condition, with total
membership of about five thousand.
Charters were granted to Canton Chap
ter at Canton, and Mitchell Chapter at
st. Joseph. The following officers were
elected and installed tor the ensuing
year, G; B. Randolph acting as Grand
Joseph S. Browne, st. Joseph, Grand
High Priest; VIM. r. Stubblefield, St.
Louis. Deputy Grand High Priest; Noah
IL. Given, Harrisonville, Grand King {;
Jeff w: Bedford. Lexington, Grand
Scribe; VIM. N. Loker. St Louis, Grand
Treasurer; George Frank Gouley, St.
Louis; Grand Secretary; Rev. Chas, C.
Woods, Boonville, Grand Chaplain DR..
James E, Cadle, Chillicothe, Grand Cap
tam Host; VIM. A. Fyke, Clinton, Grand
K. A. Captain.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-14

that they hold any other principles Oh
contemplate any other policy than the
principles and policy of this rotten and
ruinous republican partyp Have they
ever raised their voices in protest
against the evils which have been
broug ht upon us =? Has any republican
ever done this I? Have you ever, Gen.
Dix, spoken out boldly. like man,
and warned the people of the mischief
that was coming upon them through the
corruption of their rulers? Hence the
great necessity for. thorough and
radical change, which can only be Sc
cured by the election of Mr.. Tilden.
These are the considerations which
have determined me to support Gov.
Tilden. ! should be glad if veteran
and man in independent circumstances
like yourself would adopt the same de-
termination but however that may be,
pray you to believe that remain
Very sincerely yours, JOHN FOLEY.