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WETzEI.

A leading citizen Of Wctzcl county,
writing from New Martinsvilc under
date of August 9TH, says:
ammost happy to inform you that
our Convention on Saturday was en-
tirGfy harmonious, and contrary to
the desires of our Radical friends and
some few sore.head Democrats, there
never has been u better united party
in Wetzcl than the Democracy to-day
are. The most sanguine amongst us
were surprised to see how completely
the disorgani2crs had whipped them
selves at the Forks of the creek two
weeks ago; and am satisfied chat it
will eventuate to the good Of the par.
ty in arousing the substantial Dem
ocrats to the fact that they must all
put their shoulders to the wheel and
crush out fictitious opposition to or
granization and success. Old Wet
acl will be good for a larger Demo
cratic majority than she has ever be-
fore given. Mark the prediction"
DODDRIDGE.
A gentleman at West Union, bod
drdigo county, under date of August
2lst, says;
1--WE have organized n strong Til
den and Hendricks club at this place
and it contains many good and active
members, We hope to do some effect.
i've work in this campaign
MINERAL,
From Kcyscr, Mineral county,
August 18th, alotterinlorms us that
We have organized in this town a
Tildcn and Hendricks reform club
Our lriondsaro all alive and the work
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of organization throughout this SEN
atorial district is well advanced
You will have a good account of us
at the polls
HAMPSHIRE.
A correspondent at Romney in
forms US that
THE party was never better uni
ted nor more enthusiastic than it is
at this time. You may safely draw
upon us for six hundred majority for
Tilden and Reform-many of our
friends say one thousand, 0ldHamp-
shire will do her whole duty
JEFFERSON
A gentleman writing on business
from charlestown says;
"The Democratic party in this
county is in splendid trim and fine
humor Our majority will reach one
thousand"
BERKELEY
From Martinsburg,.a letter informs
us that
"The Democrats have placed an
excellent ticket in the field, and are
sure to elect it from 200 to POO ma
jority. Our organization is rapidly
being most thoroughly perfected"
JACKSON.
Under date of the 18th, we have a
letter from jackson c. H.,
"The feeling here is as good as
could be dcsiretb and our friends are
very enthusiastic. The nomination
of Bob Brown on the Radical ticket
will not aid them or hurt us here"
MASON. :.
From Pt, Pleasant gentleman
writes, letter dated August 18th:
"our County Convention was the
largest ever held in the county, and
everything passed off we'll, The
Democrats are aroused toa high pitch
of enthusiasm and are thoroughly
united. We have = good ticket and
will elect it overwhelmingly"
BROOKE.
"Our ticket is strong and popular,
and our majorities will range from
l25 to 200. Tilden's majority will
reach the latter figure"
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TERMS:
u. W. POLSLEY,
JNG II rnTItII
ID. W. POlSLE1,
JAS. II. COUCH, JR.,
aug. 3l-iw Special Commissioners.
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF
LANDS AND TOWN LOTT

TIME undersigned, Special Commissioner,
l. who was appointed for the purpose by
a decree rendered ut the April term, 1876,
by Mason Circuit Court, in the case Of W.
II. Tomlinson, Administrator OF Robert
Sebreli, deceased VS.. Peggy Scbrell and
others, in Chancery, will, on
Saturday. September 30tlI, 1876,
proceed to sell by way OF public auction to
the highest bidder, Mt the front door Of the
Court House OF Mason county, West Nir-
ginia, undivided interests OF OF o. II. J.
Scbrell and Robert Scbrcl in tract OF
land containing $50 acres, situated in Ma
son county on the North side ~ the Kama
VIVA River, between the Five Mile Creek
and Rock Castle Creek. Each OF said in
terests il estimated at I6 $3.50 acres, so
that there will be 93 $3.50 acres TO be sold,
subject however to the life estate Of Mrs.
Peggy Sebrcll, mother OF said o. II. p. and
Robert.
This is n kanawha River farm, hearty
one-hal( OF it bottom land, under high
state OF cultivation, and is well worth the
attention OF any desiring such land.
Also at the same place and time said
Commissioner will proceed to sell in the
same manner the undivided interest OF said
Robert SCbrell in lot No. 10, in the town OF
Point Pleasant, which interest is estimated
at 81 square poles.
TERMS.
0ne-fourth cash in hand OH day OF sale,
and Il credit one two and three years given
for the balance, in equal payments; bond
with good security, required OF purchaser
for the deferred payments, and the title re-
tanned as further security
ID. w. P0LSLEY,
aug. 3l-lw. Special Commissioner.
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Ina Strait.

Grant and the Attorney General
are sorcly perplcxed over the qucs-
ton of pardoning Mckee, Avery and
other whiskey thieves. They know
it will damage the party to release
them before the November election,
but on the other hand the wife of Az
cry and friends of the otheS are per-
sistcnt in demanding an immediate
pardon accompanied by threats of
disclosures that would knock the
party higher than a kite, The
Washington correspondent Of the n.
Y. Sua says "oycrturos have been
made to Avery and Mrs. Avery toac-
cept $1,000 from the republican ma
tional committee fund to withdraw
the application till after the Prcsi-
dental election" Also that she has
been offered clorkship, but she fiat
ly refused it, and that "shc and her
friends now say they will make pub
lie at an early day those kilograms
and papers which it is alleged she
has been holdingovor the Presidents
head" ifher husband is not pardon
ed.
1t is also alleged that McKeo's
counsel had some plain talk with the
Attorney General, who is accused of
duplicity in trying to staye off u de-
cision till November, and finally said
to him that if he was to be put off
any longer "the half of the Globe
Democrat which was not in Jail would
cut right and left" Taft got angry
at this threat but Grant succeeded
in pitching up a truce fora time be-
ing, Probably the interests of the
party will prevail and they will have
to submit as they know perfectly well
that disclosures would end all hope
of pardon while Grant remains in
office, They will prefer to wait qui-
city till November and then bcrcloas-
ed rather than make disclosures and
stay till the lth of March,
Bear in mind that the government
has collected four and half billions in
taxes from the people, since the close
of the war; Enough to pay the Nat
ional debt twice, while in fact it has
been reduced but about five hundred
millions. If this sum was in one
dollar green backs and placed end to
end they would extend twenty and a
half times round the globe. lsit any
wonder thatmoney isscarcc, business
dull and times hard?
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N,,. Z; a.. No., 60, n,,,,,r,is Il,
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Candidate for Con.
gTess.

Editor Register,
Who eats "crow?7 The letter Of
deelination, written by the Hon. B,
J. Redmond, a few weeks ago declin-
ing the County MISREPRESENTATION
conferred on him by the Republican
party, and his address to the public
as a candidate for Congress are in
strange contrast. In the first he
pledges himself, to do all he can to
secure the triumph of the ticket; in
the second, he plantshimself, squarely
as a Granger and Independent. Why
did he seek the Republican nominal
ton at Huntington ifhe was an In
dependent and opposed to the princi-
pies Of both parties? Let the Repub-
licans now eat their crow" and rise
and tell to all around how they like
Grow" lie says in his address,
that he is in favor of "Demoneti2ing
silver" He is, ali? How will that
agrecwith the Republican idea of
resumption? How dare he come be-
fore the people with such an address,
as a Republican candidate for Con
gross? He is in favor of river and
harbor appropriations and will vote
for them. lie will, will he? Let US
see how that agrees with the Repub-
licans. The appropriations recon-
mendcd by Heroford's committee in
last Congress has called forth the
censure of the white Republican
press, of the country, andyet this man
is now seeking votes as a Republi-
can, upon the very ground that his
supporters condemn the Democracy.
ooh, consistency thou art a jewell"
The farmer candidate, staunch Re
publican for county Judge, an indie
pendent for Congress! Let the can
didato put himself right upon the
the record, The times demand men
of brains and wisdom, to bring things
right. A man in favor of rcsumpt-
ion, and at the same time proclaim
ing against one of the means of re-
sumption of his party, is truly u
strange anomily. How such n CON
fiicting declaration of principles is to
be reconciled, at this day, is Il mat
ter, far beyond the power of ordinary
minds, and truly thcJudgo may have
a hard time in trying to do so. Riv-
cr and Harbor appropriations, and
thcy are condemned by his party in
strong terms. Let every man look
well to the non-partizan who wants
his vote at this time.
An Independent man running for
Congress on the Republican ticket,
is only Il Republican in chiquirc; for
then, he endorses the doings Of
Grants corrupt administration. lie
will do all in his power to secure a
triumph for the national,
State and County tickets, and Of
course to elect himself. Democrats
and Conservatives vote for Kenna,
he stands to his principles.
CONSERVATIVE.
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Aekf AAsh4 kANA NANN1-AN ~ -'E--F $50 =
needs explanation, Chaplain Harper,
though not altogether satisfied with
the result Of his interview, left town
to day. He will be heard from yet
probably.
ANOTHER VIEW or THE QUESTION.
There is another pertinent quest
ion still in this case which should be
be borne in mind, and that is. Was
the deserter or bountyjumper cxecut-
ed under the sentence ola CDurt-mar-
tial? II he was not, there could have
been no Judge-Adyocatc to pay the
money to, and Governor Hayes the
DRY for it, if theory, fails to hold
good. An officer Of one of the rcgi-
ments stationed at Monocacy june
ton, where the execution took place,
and who witnessed it, was interview
ed by your correspondent tonight
He says that the deserter, who was
known there by the name Of "Mon-
key was brought into the lines one
day and shot the next. Had there
been a Court.martial in the regular
form, their findings would necessari-
ly have to 90 to the President for ap-
progaI, to beexamined by him and
to headquarters, and this
eelad not possibly have been accom-
'plishcd within twenty.four hours
His recollection Of the circumstance
is that f'Nonkey," who had q half
dozen diStsea, wasawell-known boun-
ty-jNmper, and an order was issued
by Lincoln that when he should be
caught he should be Immediately
shot, and the fact of his summary eX-
ecution is proof of this. He remem-
bers of their brigade being drawn up
in line, and of seeing the man shot,
but he never heard ofany Court-mar-
tial sitting in the case, and says lit
would be impossible for one to try,
condemn and execute man in such
short order"
The platform OF the South carolina
Democracy, adopted on the 18th, is
document which ought to be carefully
read by every Independent voter, and
by every voter who wishes to know
the real feeling in the South. In
the platform the Carolina Democrats
say: ave declare our acceptance, in
perfect good faith, of the 18Th, 14th
and 10Th amendments to the Federal
Constitution. Accepting and stand
ing upon them, we turn from the
settled and final past to the great liv-
ing and momentous issues of the
present and the future" Is there
anyrebellious spirit here? Was any,
thing moro positive said by the Gin
cinnati Convention? Clearly, there
is no necessity of a military force in
South Carolinasuggestcd by this, and
the country ought not to forget the
courtesics and exchange of patriotic
memontoes between Boston, the cen
ter of auti-slavery, and Charleston,
the former center of pro-slavcry feel
ing, about year ago. When South
Carolina is peaceful, and is honestly
within the Union, both in fact and
in sentiment, what reason is there
for doubling that the whole South is
likewise?
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Thai 800.

The attempt Of D. II. Willard, the
recognized editor Of the Monitor, upon
singh authority" to deny that Hayes
ever got that desertar's s400 from Mr..
Harper, has been knocked into a
cooked hat" and he and his dis
patch, placed in very unenyiable
position by the recent visit of Rev.
W. W. Harper, to Columbus, where
he confronted both Gov. Hayes and
Gen. Comley. The interview be-
tween them continued for nearly a
day, and during the time several
prominent Democrats and Republic
cans were with them. Hayes while
he tried to squirm out of it, had to
acknowledge that he had some slight
recollection of the $500, and he got
it he handed it over to the Judge Adj
yocato. To Mr.. Willard he pronopn-
ced the S400'story false, and said he
had no recollection of the money at
all. To Mr. Harper, he claims he
paid it over to the Judge Adj
vocate. The Cincinnati papers
have published full accounts of the
interview between. Hayes and Harp
~, and ! from The Columbus cores
pondeat Of the Enquirer VIC extract
the following;
"Co1UMBus, August %. The polit-
ical sensation of the day, and one
that bids fair to last through the
campaign, has just come to Light
Readers of the Enquirer will remem-
Der the publication some weeks since
of statement from Chaplain Har-
per, late of the Thirteenth Regiment
West Virginia Volunteers, to the eff
feet that in August, 1864 he rcceiv-
ed from deserter, just before he was
shot, four Numbered dollars in money
and two watches which were to be
turned over to his (the deserter's)
relatives, and that after the exccu-
ton had taken place General Hayes,
who was in command of the Division
of the army, summoned the Chaplain
to his quarters and compelled him to
give up the money to him. This
statement had been repeated with
great exactncss of detail from two or
three other sources, but no notice was
taken of the matter either by Gov
ernor Hayes or any ofhis party man
ayers, it was supposed that they in
tended topassitby in silence, neither
admitting nor denying, just as they
do the proofs of Colonel Barnes cru
sading record, and this course would
doubtless have been pursued had they
been allowed to do so.
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A CALL on THE GOVERNOR.

Yesterday morning Chaplain Har-
per arrived here from Hartford City,
West Virginia, and with him came
General Russell Hastings, General
Thomas NJ. Turner and Major Will
liam Mckinley, all of whose names
were, in one way or another, connect
ed with the transaction. The Chap
lain made Il call on the Governor at
once and explained the nature of his
business, which was to establish the
fact of his having turned over that
$500 to him.
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Correspondence.

Forest Hill, Mason Co., Aug, 90,
10 he Democratic Erccutire Conlmitiecof
Gpdenin District,
Gentlemen; For reasons which I
deem Of Importance tomysclf, here.
by notify you Of my declination of
the nomination of Justice for Glen.
denim District. Thanking the Con.
vention which nominated me for the
reposed in me and with
the hope that the Democratic ticket
from Tildcn down to Constable of
this District, may be elected, | am
your most
0bcdient servant,
CALVIN NJ, MOORE.
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Wiling to '.spend and be SPENT

Willing tO"Spcnd aiid DcSDent."
The Monitor says Mr., Redmond is
willing to "spend and be SPENT
Yes, but how much is he willing to
spend? That is the question that
Witcher, Cheesehead Smith & Co.,
want to know. VIII he "spend and
be spent" until the thing is over, or
will he do like his father-in-law,
Mr. Hall did, in thelast Congrossion-
al race, squeal when he gets up to
three or four thousand dollars? We
like pluck even when displayed
against us; and when Mr.. Hall last
time said he couldn't stand it, we
thought Mason county stock would
go down. Now Mr.. Redmond says he
will "spend and be spent" We take
itasan intimation to "draw at sight"
and he will spend until the election
and then he will be spent"
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MARSHALL
A friend writes:

The Democrats are especially pleas
ed with the Radical nominations in
this county, They will not only all
not be elected themselves, but they
will reduce the Radical majority on
the general ticket"
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We want to ask the editor of the
Journal, if he ever, as aJustice, issu-
ed a warrant, and arrested and tried
one of the Republican candidates on
the county tickct, for selling whiskey
on a camp ground on Sunday? And
again, is it true that one Of your
candidates was expelled from church,
because as Treasurer of its funds he
had appropriated 5000 of church mo-
ney to his own use? If so, has he
ever returned the money? And do
you think Hayes got that widows
$500. If not, will you believe Har-
per and Col. Brown, or Gen. Hayes?
Please answer.
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CALVIN NJ. MOORE.
August 10th, 1876.

August 18th, lS7G
TO Samuel c. Harbour, Esq.,,
SIR Calvin NJ. Moore, Esq, having
declined the nomination for Justice
for Clendenin District, and thereby
creating vacancy ON the District
ticket, the undersigned most respect.
fully tender you the place made va.
cant by said declination. Trusting
that you viii accept the same, We are
Yours truly,
q, T, j. BLAINE,
j. NJ, II. BEALE,
JOSEPH N. DAlGH,
Democratic Elk, Com. Glen, Dist,
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meath Of Speaker Kerr.

Speaker Kerr died at Rockbridge
Alum Springs, on Saturday, the 10Th
inst. His death wasnot unexpected;
in fact it has been Il surprise to his
friends that he survived so'long.-
He has been afflicted with pulmo-
nary disease for many months, and
his suferings had been mostintense.
The nation will mourn the loss Of
this great man, one of such conspic-
uous purity of character, and possess
ed of SO many sterling virtues.
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For ten years the Republican party
has riotcd in extravaganza at the
peoples expense, A Democratic
Congress has put a check on this sort
of thing.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE !


IN pursuance OF decretal order OF the
| Circuit Court OF Mason County render.
ed on the 18th day OF April, 1876, in n cause
therein pending ON the Chancery side OF
said Court, wherein William lauger's Adj.
ministrator, was plaintiff and Cornelius
German and others, were defendants, the
undersigned, Special Commissioners, who
were thereby appointed for that purpose,
will on
Wednesday, the 4tIl day OF Oct0-
Der, 1876,
proceed to sell by way Of public auction 10
the highest bidder, at the front door of the
Court House of Mason county, the follow
ing tracts or parcels OF land, ordered to be
sold by said decree, to-wit One tract OF
1877 acres; one tract OF 1870 acres; one tract
of l5l acres, and one tract OF acres, all Of
which land lies in the county OF Mason on
the waters Of the kanawha Ten Mile and
Thirteen Mile Greek, and near the Kama
VIVA river, said land has been recently
surveyed and laid of in lots or tracts Of
various dimensions, plot OF which willbc
in the hands Of the Commissioners on the
day Of sale for the inspection Of all per-
sons desiring to purchase. The land will
be FIRST offered in lots, separately ~ laid
off by the Surveyor, and then in tracts as
described by the decree OF sale and will
be sold in whichever way it will realize the
highest price.
TERMS:
Twenty per cent Of the purchase money
cash in hand and the balance in four equal
instruments at six, twelve, eighteen and
twcnty-fom months, respectively, requi-
ring bonds with sufficient security from
the purchaser bearing interest from the
day Of sale, Tor the deferred instalments,
and retaining the title till the purchase
...-..,.... L. f..Il.. MI
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Tho First and Third Districts of
West Virginia have been consolidated
into one for International Revenue
purposes, and Gen l, II. Duyall has
been retained as Collector. The con
solidation goes into effect September
LIST. This, we presume, viii retire
Gen. Witchcr, at present Collector in
the Third District, to private life.
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The movement of German republic
ans in this country towards Tildcn
and Hendricks is not only formida.
bic but exceedingly significant us
showing the direction Of tho tide.
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Now is the time for Democrats to
work
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Of Organization throughout this SEN
atorial district is well advanced
You will have a good account of us
at the polls"
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"lhe people want change, comes
to us from every quarter, Business
is paralyzod, The industrious are
idle Corruption runs riot with the
peoples substance. Taxation is
grinding. hopoopo wanta change.
Things can't be worse; they may be
better.
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COMFY DENIES or n.

After the party separated, Chap.
lain Harper read his story, which he
had written out, depicting all the
circumstances with great exactncss
of detail, claiming at the same time
that General Comfy, who was then
Colonel Of the Twenty-third Ohio
Regiment, was in Hayes hcad-quar-
tiers and saw him pay over the money.
General Comfy denied this, however,
saying that he had never been u wit
ness to any such transaction. The
story of Colonel Brown, who was at
that time in command of the Thir-
tenth West Virginia Regiment, and
which was published in the Enquirer
last week, was also reviewed, but its
production failed to bring out any
new light in the case.
GOVERNOR HAYEs STATEMENT.
Gov. Hayes said, after the Chap
lain's recital had been concluded,
that he was not prepared to contra
diet what he had stated. He had an
indistinct recollection of some of the
circumstances of the case, lie re-
mombered the man being shot, but if
there was any money paid over to
him, he felt sure that he turned it
over to the Judge Advocate who sen.
fenced him, In the multitude of
events that had crowded upon him
during the twelve years that had
elapsed since the thing occurred, he
had to admit that his memory had
grown dim as to the exact circum-
stances. Still he felt sure that if the
money came into his hands he paid
it to the Judgc-Advocate, with in
structions that it be sent back to the
county which had paid the money to
the doscrtcr, for he was q bounty
jumper, to enable them to procure
another man to takehis place, This
statement, however, didn't fully meet
the case, though it threw the onus of
proof ON another man, the Judgc-Ad.
vocate, who is now dead. kilograms
were sent at once to his executors,
in Ashtabula County, to examine his
papers with n view to obtaining any
memorandum he might have madeo
the money but so far no tidings have
been received of their search.
SURPRISING THE NEWS.
At the same time wriCton state.
mcnt Of the conference was prepared
and given TO the correspondents of
the Cincinnati Times and the Column.
bus Dispatch, with the understanding
that they were TO appear to-day
Neither paper published them, how
yyor onditlooks as though some new
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Thirty millions saved to people by
n Democratic Congress, That is what
has been gained by making achangc
in one branch Of The government
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DeInoera.Ie NntIonaI Tiehet.

FOR coNGREss-51 DIST,
JOHN E. KENNA, OF Kana@ha.