The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-01-13
Editorial Notes.


In order to iatihitiFte the action
I the IIous6,of Representatives., and
.efpossiblc to prevent frctrcnchment
k-ih-tho army, it is given out at Wash
ington that the President will veto
any bill which proposes q large re-
duction in the existing force, even
if the Senate should agree to scuh n
measure.
The United States Court sitting at
Alexandria, Virginia Judges Waite
and Bond prcsiding), delivered its
opinion in the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad case, reversing the original
opinion delivered by Judge Bond, in
Richmond, and displaced Mr.. Tyson
as receiver of the road. This is vir-
tually rcinstating General Wick
ham.
To-day, January 18th, the Senate
of West Virginia convcnes as court
of impeachment. We hope the Sen.
ate will adjourn and go home with
out organizing us II court at all. 1t
may be fun for the Senators, but the
taxpayers who have to foot the bills
won't be able to see where the laugh
2 comes in.
We notice that one Mortified, of
Fairmont, of whom, by the way, we
ever before heard, has addressed Il
letter to the Wheeling Mtciiigencer,
saying how important it is for the
Radicals to organize, and telling how
itmust be done. Certainly, organize.
We want to see you all in one coral.
1t will save us trouble, and we will
then make of you but one grease
spot."-Er,
Among the prominent public men
Of the country who have died during
the year, may be mentioned Vice
President Henry Wilson, cx-President
Andrew Johnson, cx-Vicc President
JohA c. Breckenridge, Senators W.
A. Buckingham and o. S. Ferry, of
Connecticut, Frank P. Blair Jr.,
candidate for Vice president in 1868,
cx-senators Jesse D. Brighth of In
diana, W. a. Richardson, of Illinois,
and Ira D. Harris, of New York, and
L. S. Judge Lewis B. Woodruff,
Senator Morton's budget of NTissis-
sippi outragcs is said to contatain
no less than 215 assassinations of col
orcd men. One might select almost
any sort of murder he wanted to
Y adorn tale out Of such varied
batch; but if the "Crimson-shirt'
Senator were suddenly called upon to
i'll and order for 4 hundred or two
murdered bodies, what lot of peace
jul graves would have to be invaded!
Next week the National Rcpubli-
~ can Executive Committee will meet
in Washington and fix upon the time
and place for holding the Republican
National Convention. The foremost
proposition is that the Convention
shall assemble in Philadelphia u! the
Sd of July andnominatc on the 4th.--
The idea is to derive some eclat from
the Centennial but iftho people of the
country learn that the celebration at
Philadelphia on the 4th Of July next
is to be utilized into giving Il good
"scnd off, to the Republican candi-
date for the Presidency, it will be
bad for the Centennial cclcbration.-
That's all,
The st, Louis whisky raid, says m
Exchange has not resulted, pccuniar.
Iy, so iaNOWOly TO the government
rs was anticipated. 1t was amour,
ccd last summer that over 100000
would be realized out of the thieves
but thus far the Government has only
obtained $4,000, and it is thought
$4,000 will cover the total receipts
lnformcrs like Fishback and Colonol
will not therefore realize the i'm
mcnsc sums which they calculated
upon, unless the Government fee
them gratuitously, The bonds orth'
distillers, it seems, are to great cx
tent worthless and can not be rccoy
cred as was expected, owing to The
fact that the law in regard to sccur
ing bonds has not, like many Other
things, been executed by thcrcycnuc
officials
The nomination Of Grant for the
bird torn by the Methodist Bishop
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