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in height, and escaped The inhab-
iiants of Western Virginia suffered
all the horrors of savage warfare, and
all the woes which spring from the
uncurbed indulgence of those barba-
rous and vindictive passions which
bear sway in savage breasts, until
the treaty of Greenville, concluded
on the Sd of August, 1885, which
put an end to the war, and with it to
those acts of devastation and death,
which had so long spread dismay
and gloom throughout the land.-
Leaving the dark, sad, and gloomy
picture in the history of our county,
and turning to that which is more
animating and encouraging, we in
stance the recognition of the Virgin
in Legislature of Point Pleasant in
the wear 1874. For the act of recog-
nition see Virginia's Statutes at
large, New Series, vol. 1 page 332.-
Point Pleasant was not incorporated
until 1910.
Just here, before l proceed to give
an account of the growth and i'm
provement of our county since its es-
tablishment. | shall take occasion to
saw something of the early customs
of the old settlers, in this part of
what was then known as South
Western Virginia, and who compo-
sed the primitive population of Ma
son county. For this description of
pioneer life in this part of the coun-
try, am indebted to George w. At
kinson. of the West Virginia Journal.
The following is descriptive of the
.dFesssgernshy fhepiaasslT settlers Of
this and other counties.
"The men wore hunting,shirts'
and the women dressed in 'petticoats
and short gowns The hunting-shirt
was long Jeans garment having a
large cape attached, and a belt exten-
dcd around the body. The skirt and
cape were bordcrcd with heavy
fringe, generally of bright COLOR
A gentleman was not considered cle-
gantly dressed unless he wore one of
these coats. The skirt of the ladies'
garments was made of linscy or fan
mel, and the short gown was manu-
factured from the same class of ma
terial, though generally of another
color. and after the style of the mod
ern sacque, which extended only a
short distance below the waist. The
ladies on special occasions wore 'log-
horn bonnets,' and for every day
they were accustomed to wear an or
dinary flannel hood. The leg.horn
bonnet was ouite costly, the lowest
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-07-20
PHYSICIANS.
!. II. DARBEE. W, 7, NEAL
DRs. BARRNE g. NIAIZ,

Office on Corner Main and Sixth Streets,
POINT PLEASANT, w. VA.
DROMPT attention given professional
| calls, whether day Or night DIR. Bar
bee or Dir. Neale, one or the other, may at
all times he found in their Office.
mch 2l-3m.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-07-20
JOHN ". gIWGLIsN,

Attorney at Law,
WILL practice in the Courts oi Mason,
w Pulnm and Jackson counties, and in
the Court oi Appeals oi West Virginia.
y. AtltlrrSs, pDiptPlea,s,at, Mason county,
West VA Office in the.Court House,
dec. 49, lS72-ly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-07-20
CHS. e. HOGG,
Attorney & Counselor at Law

AND SOLICITOR IN CIIhNCERY.
DRACTlCES in the Courts OF Mason Put
/ nam and Jackson counties (Ofce
with Hon. Henry j. Fisher, and the cXclu-
svc use OF his very valuable law library
and the avaiIs OF his experience in impor-
tant and difficult cases. Address; Point
Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia.
dec lG-ly-ch. jan. rs.
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The Portland daily press., 1876-04-28
MINOR TELEGRAMS.

The Massachusetts, legislature will probably
adjourn Friday.
The steamship Pereire from Havre has ar
rived in New York.
The steamship Austrian from Baltimore, has
arrived in Neville.
The gunboat Monongahela, for Portland, has
sailed from Port Royal.
The residence of J. B. Case at Newton, Mass,
was burned Tuesday. Loss $4,000.
Com modore Vanderbit's health is much i'm
proved. b
The clearing house has re-admitted the
bank of the state of New York.
Dispatches from Iowa say the church bugs
threaten to destroy the what crop.
Base ball-New Ravens 49, Bostons 8.
Barnum's centennial travelling show opened
last night.
The Atlantic and Pacific Telegraphic Co.
announce further reduction in the tariff be-
tween the principle cities of the east and west
to take effect Monday.
Gov. Rice yesterday vetoed the bill to legal
ize the marriage of James Parton on the
ground that the act was not within the consti
tutiOnal power of the legislature.
John Osabel of Peoria, ILL.,, blew the top of
John Lockwood's head off yesterday for beat
ing Osabeps wife.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-28
CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN.
Convention Expresses a Preference 70
RInsma

Convention Expresses Preference for
Blaine
SAN FRANCISCO, April 27.-The Republican
State Convention adopted platform express
ing confidence in the Republican party; APPROX
ing the prosecution and punishment Of official
dishonesty; deprecating Chinese emigration:
favoring such modification of the Buringame
treaty as will effectually prevent the further
influx of the Chinese; favoring return to me-
tallc currency and the restoration of silver coin
and its constitutional equality with gold as
legal tender; the payment of the national debt
in gold; condemning reputation; believing
that the Democracy are not to be trusted with
the control of affairs. as they propose to pen.
sion confederate soldiers, to pay cotton claims,
and compensate owner of slaves for loss by
emancipation, which would entail another war
that the Republican ps rty must not rely solely
on the glor. GUS record of he past but deal
with other questions, chief among which is re.
form in the civil service and extrpation of the
spoils system.
The convention has thus far elected as dele
gates to Cincinnati. John Martin, j. Hech, G..
q. Dyer, N. D. Rideout, A. D. Whitney, N. B.
Gonzales and Joseph Baden, all for Blaine, and
L. II. Foote for Bristow
The delegates at large are A. G. Abel, Chas
E. Reed, G. S. Evans and William Pierce, all
credited as Blaine men except Pierce, who is
for Bristow.
The convention adopted resolutions that while
the Republican party contains many men, who
by recognized ability and devotion to the prin-
ciples of the party,. have proved themselves
worthy of public support and confidence, and
capable Of filling honorably the highest Office
in the gift of the people, the Republican party
Of California especially recognizes in James G.
Blaine an eminently able and tried exponent of
the principles of the party, man of large ex-
perience in public life, Of purest and most de-
voted character, and possessing in marked
degree these personal qualities which would be
an honor to the Office of President of the Unit
ed States.
While thus expressing our confidence for
Hon. James G. Blaine, yet having confidence
in the integrity of their delegates to the nation
al convention, the convention leave them un-
embarrassed by instructions, and free to exer-
of the country may, in their judgment, seem
to demand
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-28
FOREIGN Notes.

Navigation is open in the St. John river and
Gulf of st. Lawrence. The ice in the Mir
MICH river foated off yesterday.
The double turret ship InfeXible was launch
ed at Portsmouth yesterday afternoon. The
christening was performed BY the Princess
Louise. The Times says the Infexible is the
mostt tremendous Instrument of warfare yet
created.
A despatch from Berlin says that Count
Katzebul, Governor of Poland, has resigned
because Russia refused the appointment of one
Polish-speaking Judge in every town in Poland.
Snow fell all over Nova Scotia Wednesday.
The admiralty announce that the Arctic
steamer Pandora will sail from Portsmouth
May 10Th, on her voyage to the north.
Jourde, formerly Minister of Finance, has
been expelled from Strasbourg.
The impeachment trial of Count Won Arnim
before the Court of State, for high treason will
begin May 18th.
The following was received in London from
the Colonial bank from Barbados, Wedues-
day. Forty persons were killed and wounded,
and 800 prisoners taken. Rioting is suspended
but the position is threatening. Confidence in
the government is entirely gone.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-28
Forty Fourth Congress-First Session
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April q.

The galleries we're crowded
Mr.. Morrill,, from the Conference Committee
on the deficiency appropriation bill, made re-
port. which was agreed to.
Mr.. Morrill, said as agreed upon in the con.
ference, the House cOncurred in the amend
ments of the Senate striking out the provision
requiring all that officers appointed for territor-
les shall be bona fide citizen thereof.
Mr.. Boutwell, from the special committee to
examine the several branches of the civil SER
vice submitted the correspondence had be-
tween that committee and the heads of the
several departments. Ordered to be printed
Mr. Ingalls, from The Committee on Pensions
reported adversely on the bill to amend the
pension laws respecting the pensions of imbe-
Giles and inebriates, and it was indefinitely
postponed.
Mr.. Sherman submitted resolution direct
ing the Secretary of War to inform the Senate
as to the cost of the signal service corps with
detailed statement of its several branches and
his views in regard to transferring that service
to the Treasury Department. Agreed to.
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont submitted various
amendments to the silver bill. Ordered to be
printed.
At II. 80 the Senate suspended the considera-
ton of legislative business and proceeded with
the impeachment trial.
After the usual proclamation by the Ser
geant-at-arms. Mr.. Wadlegh of New Hamp-
shire, who was absent when the other Senators
took the oath, was sworn in.
AT the conclusion of the impeachment PRO.
ceedings the Senate went into executive session
and after short time the doors were reopened
when Mr.. Sargent introduced bill to encour.
age and promote telegraphic between Asia and
the Pacific coast. Referred 10 the Committee
on Commerce. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
MIR. Lapham of New York introduced an
amendment to authorize the President to ap-
prove or dsapprove of the separate clauses or
provisions of bills. Referred.
Mr.. Morrison of Illinois, from the Ways and
Means Committee, reported back the Senate
amendment to the House bill to define the tax
on fermented or mat liquors. The amend
ment is to add a provfso that nothing in the
act shall change the present rules of the law
respecting evidence in any prosecution or suit.
The amendment was concurred in.
A resolution authorizing the subcommittee
on naval affairs to conduct the investigation
into the Brooklyn navy yard at New York and
Brooklyn was adopted.
Mr.. Turney of Pennsylvania made confer
ence report on the bill to exclude the state of
Missouri from the proviso of the bill of the 10th
of May, 1872, to promote the development of
mining resources. The report adds the follow
ing clause: "And all lands in said states shall
be subjected to the disposal as agricultural
lands" Agreed to.
Mr.. Wigginton of California introduced a
bill for the relief of settlers on railroad lands
within the limit of the Rowland grant.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-28
DOMESTIC PORTS.

NEW ORLEANS-cld 25th, barque John L Dim
mock, Miller, Bremen; Lord Clarendon. Nichols fol-
Liverpool; sch H Z Willard, Willard, Lucea.
JACKSONVILLE-Cld Goth, sch Franconia, Jor-
dan, New York.
Ar 2lst. schs Louisa Wilson, Holt, New York; Alb
raham Richardson, Pray, Matanzas.
BRUNSWICK, GA-Ar 26th, barque Clara E Nc
GilyeEy, Dunbar, New York.
BALTIMORE-Ar 25th, schs Mary Corson, Nick
erson. Kennebec; Koret, Durham, and E M Reed
Ar 18th, brig Proteus, Farr, Havana.
Bearse, Bucksport; Leonessa, Achorn, Portland.
CID 25th, schs Ella, Driscoli, Mayaguez; Henrietta
Sid FIN Delaware Breakwater 26th, ship Jos Fish
brig Lena Thnrlow, and Others.
Brig Hattie Wheeler, from Cardenas, sailed fol
New York 26th.
NEW YORK-Ar 25th schs NJ Kennedy, Ken
nedy, Ellsworth Sawyer, Cummings, Mason's
son, Belfast: Anson Stimson. Bath; Silver Spray
Chadwick, Thomaston; B Ferguson from Belfast
Susan, Howe. Rockport; Lake. Rogers. and Empress
French; Island Belle, Woodman; Mary Langdon
Mullen, and Billow, Fales, RockIand; Mary Shields
Billings, Gould, Calais; e III Nash, Nash, Goulds
boro; N Tower, Adams. Belfast; Ruth Thomas
Bangor; Walter Irving. Thomaston; Union, Dolly.
er, Machias; Grace from Bath.
CID 25th, schs Ella Presley. Presley, st Thomas
Emma Day, Jordan. Bangor; David Nichols, wy
man. Newburyport.
Cid 26th. sch Como. LIE wis, Jacksonville
PAWTUCKET1Ar 18th. brig Manzanilla, Walls,
Portland; sch Red Rover, Bowden, Ellsworth.
BOSTON-Ar 26th, scbs Capt John. Patten, Ellis
worth Kioka, Morris, Jonesboro for New York,
with loss of foremasD; Cora, Patterson and Supe-
IioT, Alley Wiscasset; Smith futile. Southland, do
Ar 9th, schs M Branscomb. Cole, Machias: Jes-
sic, Stropt, do; Geo Shattuck, Belfast; l. Il Smith
Leach, Bucksport.
Cid 9th, sch Jos Souther, Watts, Mobile.
SALEM-Ar 25th, sch Bramhall, Hamilton, Eliza
bethport for Portland.
Ar 26th, sch VIM Whitehead, Titus, Portland fol
New York.
FOREIGN PORTS.
Cid at Cardiff 18th inst, ship Alice Buck, Snow
Hong Kong.
Sid FIN Liverpool Apl 25, Elwen Barstow, for New
York.
Ar at Queenstown Apl 9th, barque Mary Reed
Geyer. Baltimore.
Sid fm Queenstown 18th inst, ship McNear, Carter
(from AstOria) for Newcastle.
Ar at Dublin Apl "A, brig Nellie Hustled, Brewster
New York.
AT at Cardenas 9th inst, sch VIM Wilson, Jones,
Philadelphia.
Sid 21st, brig Harry. Robinson, North of Hatteras.
Sid Inn Sagua oath, brigs Renshaw Sylvester, New
York; Anna T0rrey, Haskell. North Of Hatteras.
Ar at Windsor, MS, 22d, brig w Cochrane, Boyd,
Portland.
Cid 22d, schs Mary Ella, Staples. New York; AL
media, Smith, Newburg.
Ar at st John, NIB. 26th. parque G Merrman,
Merrimap, Havre; sch Nettie, Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-28
WASHINGTON.
MIR. Davenport,s Testimony.

WASHINGTON, April 27.-Mr. Davenport was
again before the committee today and testified
to receiving $4,000 from the Attorney General
in 1871, $500 in 1872, $4,000 in 1873 and $4,000
In 1874 and had receipts for the expenditures
of all.
He exhibited his books of registration and
maps of the city of New York showing his sys-
tenn of detecting frauds in elections the. He
explained how naturalization frauds were de-
tected, that he had to use money, etc to OBJ
tain information relative thereto, and had used
his own money. He stated in answer to q
query that he had explained the matter to the
President, and the latter had approved of it,
Several questions were put as to what certain
answered. The President never said the money
used by Davenport was for political purposes.
1t was for the detection of election frauds and
to secure the faithful execution of the laws, and
it was found necessary that one man should de-
vote his time to the subject.
In answer to various enquiries he explained
his convict and death record books. He said
Democrats did not approve of his getting up
the books, but said Foster Dewey, late private
secretary to VIM. M. Tweed, told witness not
long ago Eve in New York know what your
system has done and if any one proposes to
buck up against it will not be New York
Democrats"
Considerable interruption in the examination
was made by Mr.. Durham of the committee
claiming that Davenport was not keeping to
witness should be allowed to answer as agreed
on at the opening in his own way. Recess till
afternoon.
After the recess Davenport testified that he
never carried written order from the Presi-
dent to Attorney General Williams for the
money. Mr.. Williams had stated that to be
the case. but he was mistaken. The only OBJ.
lection Williams ever made to paying that
money was that Col Whitley wanted the fund
to be used in the South If Mr.. Williams
stated otherwise on this point, he was mis-
taken in that also. All the vouchers for ex-
penses between July 18th and September 26th,
1872, are in the Treasury Department, except
perhaps few bills.
The Post Once Bill
The post Office bill reported today appropri-
ates for the general service of the department,
$3l, 0S9 109; for China mail steamship service,
900; for official postage stamps for use of
189, 100.
The above is to be provided for as follows:
By revenue of the department (estimated) $780,
25S, 203; by appropriations for deficiency out of
the treasury, $2,6S0,906; by direct appropria-
ton out of the treasury, $3.50, 900. The total
amount recommended is So, $50 069 SO less than
the estimates.
1t is provided that hereafter the free delivery
system shall not be established in cities of less
than 10000 Inhabitants,
Government Insane Asylum.
The testimony before the committee on ex-
pendltures OF the interior department to-day
by two physicians employed in the government
ances of the patients were purely imaginary.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-28
News and Other Items.

The Sinking" and spelling bee''. epidemic
in England is there called "the foot and mouth
disease"
young art critic in London, Neb, is now
wandering aimlessly through the woods. He
compared a young lady artist to the cold mis-
tresses," instead of masters.
Three ex-United States ministers will spend
the summer at Newport-George Bancroft,
John Jay, and james Watson Webb. The
Austrian Consul General ,Thos A. Havemeyer,
has taken cottage there.
Leyy's cornet, presented to him by a Euro
pean prince and seized in Detroit to satisfy a
debt, Is to be sold to the highest bidder The
instrument turns out to be washed instead of
heavily plated. as was supposed, and is worth
only $125 instead of 5000 as was reported.
A Rochester. N. Y, correspondent says:
An unknown man, while proceeding along the
track of the New Haven railroad, with bag
filled with chickens, was struck and knocked
down an embankment distance of 40 feet. A
number of persons who witnessed the occur
renee ran to the spot, expecting to see his
mangled remains, when the man sprang to his
feet and inquired whether that was the accom-
mediation which had just passed by.
A Paris letter gives this bright extract from
Figaro. The bluntest American can't slip the
pun of it: When M. Cahen became a great
banker, he signed Cahen d'Anvers to distn-
guish himself from other Cahens and he is
now always called Cahen d'Anvers. short
time ago he made trip to Brussels with NJ.
Oppenheim, and when the latter looked at the
register of the hotel he saw the name written
G. d'Anvers. Taking up the pen he wrote i'm.
mediately under it o. de Cologne. Tho joke
was not long in becoming current upon the
Paris Bourse.
Lieutenant Cameron, the African explorer,
was entertained at lunch by the Mayor of Liv-
erpool the other day. In reply to the toast Of
his health, he stated that his discoveries had
led him to the conclusion that there exists in
the centre of Africa system Of water COM
muncation which, by the addition of canal
thirty miles long, would be complete from the
Congo to Zonzibar. He believed that bound
less stores of wealth-agricultural and mineral
could be thus developed, and when other
parts of the world were worked cut, that we
might look to Africa for new granaries, new
coal mnes, and new materials for manufac
lures.
It's an advantage sometimes to beguile your
neighbours servant girl into your own service.
A servant girl stores up family secrets as
camel stores up water-for future use. A
South Brooklyn domestic recently left the en-
ployment of master and mistress whose do
nestle relations had long defed the scrutiny
of the neighborhood, and moved into family
across the way. One of the first questions
which her new mistress asked her was in refer
ence to her former employers, "Are you sure
that they love each other, Mary?" sob, yis,
marm," answered the Irish angel, proud Of an
opportunity to open her reservoir, "it's swater
than honey they are to wan anuther-they do
be using the same tooth brush. "-Brooklyn
Ar0uS
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-28
Grimes and Casualties.

The machine shop of the Ulster Railroad at
Roundout, N. Y, was burned Wednesday night.
Loss 500, 900; insured for $4,000. 1t is belev.
ed the fire was set by discharged strikers.
Ebenezer Smith town collector of Smith
town, L. l., was robbed yesterday of $4,000.
Samuel Hirsch, prominent lawyer of New
York, committed suicide yesterday by jumping
into East River.
A. 81. Gurden of Brooklyn, who disappeared
last December with considerable money has
returned and says he was drugged, robbed and
shipped as a fireman on board of California
steamer.
The court house at Shoals, Indiana was
burned yesterday morning Loss $4,000.
Caroline Fox, 10 years old, pleaded guilty of
arson in the second degree of burning Ingle-
side House Buffalo, of which she was an in
mate, and was sentenced to Randalrs Island
till discharged by law.
Thomas Cannon fell from the roof of the
building so East Brookshire street, Boston, yes
terday, and was killed.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-28
BY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS In MAINE.
Fatal Accident.


RocKLAND, April 27.-Mr. VIM. Blackington
fell from load of hay in his barn at Clam
Cove, within the limits of Camden, this fore
noon, and was instantly killed, the fall break
ing his neck. He was 63 years of age.
Arrested for Passing Counterfeit Money.
BENJAMIN o. Hall of Frankfort, was arrested
by U. S. Deputy Marshal Marble, on board
steamer Clara Carita, in this city, under an in
dictment found against him in the United
States Court, for passing counterfeit money.
Hall was previously arrested for the same Of
feoce'in Frankfort, and brought before trial
Justice and bound over for trial at the Supreme
Judicial Court, and gave bail. Subsequently
the Indictment was found on which he is now
arrested, He will be taken to Portland tomor-
row. ... p
Correction.
BANGOR, April PIN despatch last night
it was stated that COL J. w. Porter's house of
Burlington. was destroyed by fire. 1t was the
bouse of Joseph Porter of Lowell.