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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-02-03
License or No License.

y IIblEND'
License or No License.
Mr. Editor
But few weeks ago, there were
two tickets brought before the peo-
pie of our place, for the town officers,
One was without heading; but was
recognized as "anti-license." Tho
other was called "the Liberal Tick
ct" What did that mean? Web.
ster gives several defnations to the
word Liberal. Which of these shall
we adopt? LIST, Shall we say, the
Refined Ticket! 2nd. The "bcftting
a free man, or gentleman" Ticket
3rd, The open hearted" Ticket!
4th. The enlarged in spirit Ticket
9TH The "bountiful' Tickct!l 9Th.
Regardless of law, or moral restraint
Ticket or 18th. The friendly togrcat
freedom in the forms of administra-
ton government" Ticket
If definition of one party, is in
tended to distinguish it from anoth-
err; but it puzzles me to know which
one of the above meanings to adopt
inurdur 10 distinguish that ticket
from the other, Suppose we adopt a
synonym and call it Generous" that
is, "allow every body to do as they
think right, without abusing him for
it." This is Il liberal construction,
and puts the best face upon it Well,
it was generous ticket. But how
about the preachers? Of course when.
the issue Of license, or no license, was
fairly made, the Liberals expected
one Of these things.
1. The preachers would vote for
the liberals, and thus bring upon
themselves the curse pronounced
upon those who put the bottle to his
ncighbors lips. Habakak 2:l5.
.. They would stray home and not
vote at all, and then do two things;
l. Surrender a God.giyen privilege.
the right of suffrage, and thus ,.
KNOWING their duty do it not, or. s.
uThese preachers" would soil their
votoso by voting against any legali-
zcd dram selling in our midst.
Really and truly it does seem
STRANGE that = minister Of the Cos
mol sbopld be expected to do anv
anytbinc but the Inst
/ wonid ike to know if it is really
trrc t,,t-ono or ihc liberal walked
nm to tho polIs. DEPOSITED his vote
saving, there is another vote against
the d--m preachers"
| hone nobody will be so illiberal
as to abuse him for it. lit is not
true, WIN so much the better, it is
only one of those idle rumors that
will get aaoat in the best regulated
communities.
You preachers, can console your
selves with the fact that YOU were in
oood sobor comnonv ot least and that
5'v" .GS1 49,, ,Lont. r,n r. yo,,
Is worm 'l'l,'N'"s "oo"'' ''' SO"
/ are real good Christian men, some oil
these days, you will be where "no
drunkardo can enter; and as YOU
r,m.t r.nov and socltbottinIinclco ds
'i'"'' N"0' ",'H 49, Pc
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-02-03

The Border IIuicimoD states that
the Oranges of Second Creek and
Sinks Grove in Monroe county, w.
Va, have purchased Dicksons wool
on factory ON Second Creek in that
county, for $4,000, the money to be
paid in one, two, and three years,
with interest at six per cent. Mr.. j.
W. Rcswick is to take charge of that
concern and his ability and expert
enco will no doubt ensure its success
IT is their desire to obtain subscrip.
tions from other oranges to an
amount sufficient to establish first.
class factory,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-02-03

a science and when the matter is
brought home to them they have a
wonderful facility for lodging. The
time is coming when they will be
cornerod
The bill appropriating one million
five hundred thousand dollars to the
Philadelphia centennial passed the
House by a vote of TAG to 1870. We
are glad to see the names of Hereford,
Faulknerand Wilson recorded against
the subsidy, and regret that the Dem
ocratic party was SO imprudent rs to
commit itself to so improvident, if
not unlawful, an expenditure of the
peoples money at this time. There
is no reason why Philadelphia should
lnonopolizc all the rejoicing at he
hundrcdth anniversary Of American
independence, In every village,
town and city Of the whole country
there should be bonfres and illumi-
nations in fulfllment of Adams pro-
phecy speaking through the inspira-
ton of Webster. The Observance Of
the centennial should no more be
circumscribed to the limits of the
Quaker city than is the loyeof free
dom or the spirit of devotion to Re-
publican institutions,
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Lynch Law il, qaamawha.

Lynch Law ia EAamawha.
Last Monday week, was the day
fixed (aGtcr two pos.ponements) for
the trial Of Rufus EStep and John
Dawson for the murder of Thomas
Lee, in Kanawha county last Christ
mas The case was postponed till
Tuesday. Tuesday came and the mo-
ton for change of venue was made.
The motion was argued till after
noon late, when Judge Smith an
nounced that he would dicide whcth-
err to grant hcmotion or not Wednes-
day morning Tuesday night mob
decided it for him! They came down
from Campbell Creek and neighbor-
hood, got entrance to the Jail and took
the prisoners out and up the road to
the place where they committed the
murder, and there hung them.
The crowd came quietly into town.
The street lights were extinguished,
the stores were all closed, and no
noise was made until it was known
that the prisoners were ont, when
cheering and firing of pistols and
guns followed.
The immediate cause, perhaps, Of
this summary proceedings on the
part Of the mob, was the murder Of
William Doolcy, an industrious and
pcaccable colorcd man, while at work
in his boot and shoe shopin Charles
ton, TuesdayAight, at five o'clock, by
unlrishman named Hines, who cut
in his neck 4 fearful cash scvering the
jugular vein and causing death inan
hour, The murderer was ON spree.
Hines entered the shop and poun-
ccd upon Dooley with the fury Of 4
mad. man aud.sti4ck- him down and
at the same time inllicting the fatal
stab in the neck. The Kanawha
Gronicis's account SAYS: poolcy re-
covered himself and fought like Il
tiger, wounded rs he was, and severe
ly beat Hines, but his strength soon
began to fail, people intcriercd and
tit"''S f" 40 ''N'' w ~ -" Nv,
Datterco remnant o! hi' ""f'hieSs
sell.
W neA me news OF thiS ny ~ ''uIoI
MURDER reached Tue vars % Ihe cN''S,
per3ted crowd above Maiden Gpieu
with flInor that troops h2a E1Gh
sent Tor 70 guard me removal OF rs
tGIp ana Dawson !" "HothGr county
they sIaflea en- h'''sse LOT CnNries'on !
ana Two hours Aser 'he cgoMU loo !i
h5tGp ana lawson ol' OF .hc J"ll'
WINE q ogoy oi c2'or5u men 'ooh ouy
me murderer OF ljoo.c{ quo 'I. .,,
MN oyer ", 70 'hg il,oo anu ,'v WIS '.g u,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-02-03

BY a telegram received from Wheel
ing Sunday morning, We learn that
the Senate, Saturday evening found
John S. Burdctt, State Treasurer,
guilty of the charges against him,
and that he was impcachod The
highest vote being 90 for impcach-
mcnt, to 8 against.
A. L, Bennett, state Auditor, is
now on trial before the Senate, on
similar charges,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-02-03

4 few days ago, we had reports Of
bread riots ON the borders of Canada.
Nov, we have them nearer home. A
telegram from Portsmouth, Ohio, of
the 18th, announces great excite
mcnt at Ironton, and a procession Of
three hundred workmcn parading
the streets, demanding bread for
themselves andtamilics. These men
are willing to work. Labor is the
capital of country, and they are will
ing to lend their share toits support,
bu, the financial policy Of the rulers
puts Il stop to all enterprise, and men
must staryc or beg.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-02-03
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYI
G.. p. Symptom, Esq. Proposed
rs the Democratic Candidate.

.
son, Esq, for 1.-THE consideration of the
Democratic waters when in Conven,
ton assembled, for the Office of Pros
ecuting Attorney. It is undoubted.
ly the wish Of the Democracy of this
county, that Mr.. Simpson should be
their next nominee for Prosecuting
Attorney. It viii not be out of place
for us to give a brief review of his
many valuable services to the Dem
ocratic party Of the State.
Mr.. Simpson came to this State in
1866, and wasthcn a Republican; he
located in Mason City, then the hea-
West Republican precinct in the
county; and took strong grounds
against the proposed amendment to
the constitution of the State, disfran.
chisipg a large md respectable por-
ton of the citizens Of the State Of his
adoption, and made speeches against
it at the risk of his life, for at that
time only one side of a question was
permitted to be argued-thc Repub-
Iican side,
In 1867 he canyassed this county
in favor Of paying off the 800 bonds
with Greonbacks, and opposed the
then rising idea of extending to the
colored man the right of suffrage.
In 1868, seeing that his party, by
the nomination of Grant, upon the
Chicago platform, were opposed to his
ideas upon the suffrage question, and
upon the bond question, he abandon
ed the Republican party, although
then largclySin the asccndcncy in
both the county and the State, and
allied himself with the Democratic
and Conservative party; and was in
this year made delegate to the
Democratic and Conservative State
Convention which met at Grafton;
at the Convention he was placed up
on the committee on resolutions, and
aided in cngrafting into the plat
form, resolutions in favor Of paying
off the $40 bondsin greenbacks, and
opposed to negro suffrage And on
coming home, although poor man,
entered at once into the canvass,
travelling mote than one thousand
miles on horseback, through Mason,
Putnam, Ca3cll, Lincoln, Wayne,
Jackson, RRne, Clay, Nicholas
Braxton, Grcenbricr. Monroe, Wyo-
ming, Raleigh, Faycttc and Kama
wha counties. nufing which time
he made mere than one hundred
speeches. meeting |" Joln' discussion 9.
such -, men as mons 'Yrus Ne"ian
ana Nonlas d swami WIN creui'
to. himself ana hohor TO MS party
And curing thc same canvass meet
ing Hon. W. +. Stevenson, the Re
publican candidate for Governor, in
joint discussion, at the Falls of the
Great Nanawha, and in order to get
rid of Mr.. Simpson and his telling
arguments, the Governor pledged
the people that the Republican party
was not in iavor OF paying the public
debt in gold, or in favor OF negro sui
fragc; and if General Grant was elect
ed and his party attempted to pay
the National debt in gold, and to en-
franchise the negro, he (Stevonson)
would leave the Republican party,
and Join the Democratic party, which
pledge when called upon to fulfill in
1870, and failing to do so, was
one great causes which led to his de-
feat when candidate for reelection
to the office OF Governor.
AT Che Democratic state ConVeh-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-02-03

The New York World, in 4 lengthy
arciclc shows the manner in which
the Senate disposed of Senator Davis
resolution looking to an investigation
of the Treasury Department. Scna-
tor Davis deserves the thanks of the
people of West Virginia for his effort
to ferret out the frauds and corrupt
ions of the present administration
His failure in the Senate is due to
no dereliction Of duty on his part,
but solely to that persistent deter
mination of the republican leaders to
keep their transactions in the dark.
As intimated by Mr.. Davis, the
House Of Representatives will prob
ably take the matter up, and we feel
satisfied that our representatives in
the lower House will be prompt in
the discharge OF their duty in this
direction. The affairs of the Treas
ury department are about Us Crook
ed as the st, Louis whisky, Yet
Mr. Boutwell, who had Il direct per-
sonal interest in having the investi-
CATION made, having been Secretary
of the Treasury portion of the time,
instead Of meeting the difficulties
presented by Mr. Davis with argu.
mcntg, and facts, was lodging about
to keep out Of his sight; and finally
stole out of tho Senate Chamber while
our West Virginia Senator with an
array OF figures was proving con-
clusivCly that Boutwell, had made
misstatcmcnts aud wanted him TO
explain. What dodgers these Radi.
calsar Youcan never corner thom.
They have reduced public ctcaliug g
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-02-03

Since the first of December 600
persons, nearly all colorcd, have emf.
grated from Georgia TO the Western
and cotton States, whilo $50 negroes
have left the turpentinc districts Of
North Carolina for Florida in the last
fortnight
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-02-03

A meeting of the National Demo
cratic Executive Committee was
held at the Arlington Hotel, in Wash
ington, January 2Sth, with Augustus
Schcll as Chairman. On motion of
Senator Randolph, of New Jersey, it
was resolved to begin an early
and active organization Of the
Democratic party throughout the
United States for the campaign of
1876 Senator Randolph was chosen
Nico.ChairmNn, Hon, w. II. Barnum,
of Connecticut, Treasurer, and a. d.
Banks, of Mississippi, Secretary
Speaker Kerr, Senators Wallace, of
Pennsylvania; Gordon, of Georgia,
and Stevenson, of Kentucky, and
Representatives Lamar and others,
were present,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-02-03
Democratic State Executive Com
mitfcC,


Some one has been finding fault
with the Democratic State Execu-
tive Committee for calling the next
State Convention at Charleston. We
have just read a published letter
from Col w. P. Thompson, "a mem
Der of the Executive Committee
which speaks in a fair and manly
tone. Now, first, let us say, that
holding this Convention at Charles
ton, does not pay of, or satisfy in
any sense, the Third District for the
removal of the Capital. That was a
wrong we expect to remedy some day
in another way. But while it can
not, and does not pretend to be sat
isfaction for that wrong, there is GER
tainly nothing in the action of the
Committee to make anybody in the
Third District angry. Called by a
Committee of gentlemen, but one of
whom,'we believe, was in the last
Legislature, under the hope and rep
resentation, as Col. Thompson, says,
of pacifying to some extent our citi-
zens, it must be a predjudiccd mind
and not simply wronged man, who
would insult the Committee for act
ing upon such motives. We wanted
a full representation in the ConTen-
ton from, this District; at Charles
ton we will have it; elsewhere it
would not have been so, This was
known TO the Committee, and we be
licve its action shows consideration
that will he appreciated and that
will do good. Our motto is to gain
friends, not to warn them off; it is the
policy of the South, of the Democrat
ic party. The South is urged upon
all sides to forget the late bitter war,
and to conciliatc for the purpose of
gaining the next political campaign,
Ii, for this purpose they can forget
their blood that flowed, surely for the
same purpose, we can refrain for the
present from talking about our Capt.
tai that was wrostcd away
Now as far as our Martinsburg
| friends, and all others outside of this
District, who feel aggrieyed at the
action of the Committee, if there is
any Balm in Gilead," can't they let
it be applied without objecting?-
They believed their action to be
right, judicious and conciliatory, and
so do We. The Committee has done
its duty in calling the Convention.
Now let the people do theirs by max
ing it harmonious.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-02-03

In to.day's paper is 4 communica-
ton, setting forth the claims of Geo,
P. Simpson, Esq, for the Democratic
nomination for Prosecuting Attor-
ncy of Mason county The writer
also gives a brief review of his Ia
bors in behalf of Democracy since
the year 1868, At this time the
Register does not cspouso the cause of
any OF the candidates for county
nominations, only promising that We
will give our undivided support to
the Democratic nominees, whoever
they may be, Friends of candidates,
who choose to write, will find a place
in our columns.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-02-03

The Democrats inthc Lower House
Of Congress have commenced the
work Of reform with an carnestncSs
that promiscs success. \ PROPOSE
ton to reduce the salaries of all the
Departments Of the Government, in
Guiding members Of Congress, meets
with great favor in the Committee,
and it is expected TO meet with like
favor in the House when reported
1t contemplates reduction of at
least fifteen pr. cent and if carried
viii result in a saving Of eight or
nine millions to the government
This viii he an important item.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-02-03

Scvcn hcifcrs, purchased i'll Ken.
lucky at cost of 1885, 900, have arriv-
cd at Jersey City, They are Of the
breed known as the Rose Of sharon,
and were bought for persons in En-
gland, to whom they will be shipped
.hi. Waal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-02-03
Who is TO Blame?

WHO u 10 15IdI0V.
Under this head the Portsmouth,
Ohio Times, speaks as follows OF the
late assemblage Of the woFkIng-mcn
at lronton, Ohio The Times gives a
full detailed account Of the party and
restitution that exists among the
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-02-03

Democrats, subscribe for this paper.
$ nd on YOUR 50.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-02-03

Mr.. Faulkner has introduced by
joint resolution in the House Of Re
personalities the following proposed
amendment 70 the Constitution;
ARrIcLE.-Thc President shall
have power todisapproye ofany item
or items Of any bin making appro-
priations Of money embracing dis
tinct items; and the part or parts OF
the bill approved shall be the law,
and the item or items ofappropiation
disapproycd shall be void, unless re.
passed according to the rules and
limitations prescribed for the passage
of other bills over the executive veto.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-02-03

CNCrNEATl, SANITARY 27-Thc En-
qtirG's Huntington, special says
J. /. Pickett, Deputy Sheriffof Frank
lin county, Arkansas, reached Cass-
vile W. Va, last Monday with re-
QUESTION for Thomas Cameron, in
dicted for manslaughter. Accompan-
led by Sheriff Strother, of Wayne
county, he followed Cameron TO his
hiding place and demanded his sur
surrender, Cameron blew out the
lights in the house and armed with
a double barreiled rifle and two PTS
tolls attempted resistance, In the
melee Cameron was shot near the
heart and almost instantly killed.
Sheriff Picket left for home, but was
arrested vt Catlcttsburg KY, butup-
on the facts becoming known he was
immediately released,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-31
2ottru.
LITTLE ISONi'

I'm tired to death of keeping stu.
Aud beng good all day,
! guess my mammals company
Forgot to 90 away.
I've wished and wished they'd think OF ii.
And that they would get through;
But they must Talk forever I'll St
They almost ways do.
! heard Tom calling to me once;
Hes launch ed his boat, | know,
wanted to get out and help
But mammals eyes sand no.
The ladies' talk such stun to me,
1t makes me sick to hear:
How beautiful your hair curl-. of,
" How red Your cheeks are, dear
|, ten times rather run a race
Than play my tunes and things
| wouldn't swap my dogs ana balls
For forty diamond rings.
I've got 10 'linement aunty says.
'-pect she knows the best.
| don't need much to climb 4 tree,
Or hunt 4 squirrels nest.
Girls are like berries papa says,
&" >weeter for running wild"
Bat Aunt Melissa shakes her head
And calls me - horrIl child!"
I'll always be a romp, she knows
But >urc's my name Is Sadie,
I'll fool EN- all some dreadful LAY.
BY growing up a Lady.
-S,.HDt,L,Kfu Nty,t- ;
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-31

RAISING EARTH Round TREE TEI vKS
During the last twenty vc.tr, have en-
met with instances of the mi~ehcyou, ef-
feet of raising the soil round the trunk. Of
living trees; and. in some cases. wher,
only Il few inchc. have been placed round
the collar. the rc-rIIt wa. =. di,,strnus -.
where the tree had been buried to A great
ct depth. In making alterations sufficient
are is not always cxcrciscd in this man
ncr; and a.. perhaps, for a few years nc
Ierccptibe diminution in the vigor of the
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-31
Che family Circle.
How They Went to Sea.
a VOYAGE ON AN /, E-CAkE.


on BOYS Imagine that going to SEA is a
very nice thing. You sit on the wharf
warm afternoons and smell the pineapplc>
and oranges, and watch the vessels com
in@ up the lE,rbor with sails spread, and
think there Is no life like Il sailors. is
natural enough. too. used TO have the
same feelings. fanccl when | WI, a
boy that when vessels left the h;,rbor they
went where they liked. sailing along the
coast AMI among the islands, an! that the
>;ui'rS fouI" 20 ashore when thry pleased.
anu were A3ppN * hippV coald be- by
nave queer notions. hcy never think OF
thc ''!h"cr amt suffering ana cruelty ON
n"'td sap OF winch any sailor II ne
chooses can tel them. can remember
Just no" things used to io"h 10 me IN those
days. The water seemed 50 smooth and
pleasant )u't as II 1t was made to sail on
used t. play round tn" WharVe~ and get
INTO the boats and imagine myself 4UItc 4
sailor. We had my day since then on
>hlp-hoard ana could tell Noo stories that
would cure You of wanting to 20 /" ~el, il
boys could ever toe cured by stories. Hnt
they can l. and perhaps IN" best way. after
ill.is 10 let everybody Learn by experience.
I've never told you about my frs voy
ace. 1t was 4 short one AMI cam" very near
being my las. WAS twelve years old
then, and II i nigh tpgty Years ago bit |
remember it u We'll II If il wa This after
noon.
1t WIS i'll the spring of tho y,.u. and
Yarmouth h:rbpr had been troI,n over.
for the winter had been colder than usual
There had been Il week OF warm weather.
with Il slight rain. and the ice had rot
consi icrabiv broken. EVERY tide grctt
DAT to SCI. one afternoon vour f,thcr
who WAS two Yeas Younger. started with
me to see the break up in the upper hlr-
Dor. On the WAY We went past the widow
Wilson's and littIr Benny was PLAYING in
III" yard with his Sled. When he toIud
oul where we were ..oimr ne Wa wild t.
90 with ~ H. dldn't naye t. AK lylve
Il he mother W.l~ away, 20 h. foil lowed Us
along in great = .cr, dr 4Ljn4 his ~,cl with
him, although the ground was nearly bare
When We cot t. tire head OF tine LArhor
thr tide was ,l~t beginning t. ,!b. and
The ice WAS in motion. We stood on o;e
of the Wharve- for i Ing time watching
The great blocks heaNinG aud crushing
and -.lhn- slowly along towards the
channel and out 10 sea. About sunset
il began to rim, ana the wind cam" ny.
II wa Il long distance around the b'nI IF
the htIbor, though our house WAS in plain
view. IT hat only been clear water and
we had had oar boat II would llvc taken
but 4 short time to reach our VIII !rt
We might GET on tn" Ice sud- y"nF ia
-h.r
me I'el had never >liirN III no
tlrrl th1 every block sun X tn" SHORE
lu>t hrl"W or 'us'.. 'n't then r'td"'i oil
mo 'nr channel ;'-'''h- It ""u'd be r"P',
,'I. we coNd nave >Pch 4 nice rId'' a'd
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-31

THINK OF TIE ClILDREN.-Everv boy
residing in the country should be taught
how to bud, graft and propagate plants
from see Is and cuttings, rs well Is receive
a few lessons in vegetable phys; olorv. 1T
least enough to enable him to determine
the principal organs Of reproduction, in
order that he may know how the different
varieties of corn iaccmc miXel when
planted ncar together, ~ we'll - many
other cultivated plants. Five dollars ;
worth Of books and a course Of six lee
lures given in the country Scilool-hou>e, or
elsewhere, by some one who knows how
to explain -uch things in simple and easily
understood language, would. IN nine cases
out Of ten, make Il boy believe that the
farm was. rs it is, the best place in the
world for amusing and instructive study.
-R,lfral Var Iorker.