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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15
Death Of a veteran Journnllst

The Hon. John S. Gallaher, third
third auditor of the treasury under
the Fillmore administration, and af.
forwards for many years a clerk in
the Treasury Department, died at his
residence in Washington yesterday,
in the Slst year of his age. Mr., Gal
lahcr was Il practical printer, and
after the war Of 1912, in which he
was Il soldier, worked as a journey
man on the old National Intclligen-
GER He was a native of jefferson
county, Va, and more than half a
century ago published paper at
Harper's Ferry called the Farmers
Repository, which was afterwards
merged into the Virginia Free Press
at Charlrstown, with which be was
associated formany years, rGalla-
her represented Jefferson county in
the West Virginia Legislature for
several sessions, and was afterwards
transferred into the State Senate,
whore he served with much credit
He afterwards edited the Winchester
Republican, the Richmond Wing and
the Richmond Republican, He adj
vocated the nomination of Gen, Tay.
lor for the Presidency over Mr.. Clay
in 1913, and upon his election was
appointed third auditor of tho treas
ury, which position he held until
Mr.. Pcrcc's election to the Presiden.
cy, For several years Mr.. Gallaher
was one of the leading editorial writ.
ers on the National Intelligencor, and
besides being Il gentleman of extcn.
sive Information, was recognized as
a writer of much force, Asa man he
was singularly pure and straightlor.
ward, --BaitinOrc San.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

We trust that the present Lcgisla-
ture will not adjourn without pass
ing a bill providing for compulsory
education in West Virginia.-Whccl
ing nte'Ligcncsr,
We trust that the present Lcgisla-
ture will do no such thing, and it is
not due the tax payers that such a
bill should pass, neither do they
want it, nor should it be imposed up
on them, and the Legislature is com
posed of too much talent to attempt
any such thing. A blind man can
see that the INteliigeaccr has an eye
to the future, when if such q bill
should pass, the Republicans can
howl about it, and make political
capital of it, We are in favor of every
legitimateindu being brought
to bear upon children and their par,
ents to educate, but We. are opposed
to anything,that is in the least com,
pulsory.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

Wells, of the million dollar Return.
ing Board, stands good chance to
be sent to the penitcntiary for the
forgery, perjury and frauds committed
in returning that State for Hayes
A grand jury at New Orleans is in
curing into the subject, Wouldn't
it be splendid to have Hayes counted
in to the Presidency on those returns
and Wells sent to prison for making
them?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

JUDICIAL SALE OF VALuA-
BILE REAL ESTATE IN MA
son COUNTY, WEST VlR-
GINIA,!
DY virtue or 4 decretal order pronoun-
D ced BY the County Court oil Mason
County, on the 18th day Of January, 1871,
in the Chancrry cause Of Frank Black ana
Maggie Black vs., Layinia A. Suitor, and ON
ers, /, as Special Commissioner shall pro-
coed to sell by way Of public auction, al
the Front Door OF the Court House.
OK MONDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF
March, 1877,
the land in the Bill and proceedings men
toned, containing one hundred and TWEEN
ty.seyeu acres and siNty-seyen poles, said
land IL living on the Ohio river bank in
MERGERS Bottom Sixteen miles distant
IRON the Mouth OF the Great Kanawha riv-
er. There Is situate upon said land good
frame dwelling house, large brick store
house, and other necessary out-bulldings,
good orchard, good landing, and the
land is never subject TO overflow, and the
the said land il under thorough state OF
cultivation, is well fenced, and Is all river
bottom land.
TERMS or SALE-Cash us to onc-third OF
the purchase money, and the residue upon
credit of twelve and twenty-iour months,
taking from the purchaser or purchasers,
bond with approved security, bearing legal
interest from date OF sale, and retaining
the legal title as further security.
W. II. GUM, Special Com'r.
jan. 25-iw.
ray Ironton Democrat and Gallipolis
Bulletin copy for four weeks and send bill
10 this Office.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

The National Returning Board in
relieving itsclfof the responsibility
attached to making a President of a
great and growing Republic, felt il
their duty ~ to disregard tho choice
that the people Of the State Of Flori-
da had expressed for Samuel J. Til
den and gave the votes Of that State
to,RutherfordB. Hayes, this Of course
lis a disappointment to those who
know that in all fairness the votes Of
Florida should have been counted
for Tilden, and it is the more a dis
appointment when we find that those
to whom,thep Democratic party Look
cd to, with SO much confidence for
an honest and fair settlement Of the
matter, should lotparty feeling inAu-
encc them in their decision. Such
men should be driven from the high
position they have degraded, and re-
cciye the hatred and irownS Of hon
esty and integrity, andof the country
whose confidence they have violated,
1t would be easy to forgive the pro
fcssional politicians, who have found
aplaco in that body; but when the SUI
prcme Justices Of this country cannot
decide questions of this character,
without taking into consideration
party, or party interests, then we
say, justice has scarcely a place to
lay her head, within the jurisdic,
tion Of United America,
Who that has read of the rascality
and corruption of the Republicans
in tho South, especially in Florida
and Louisiana, who does not know
that fair and impartial count of
the vote of those States would give
them to Tilden and insure his cleo.
ton. The Republicans know it, but
having the support of one hundred
thousand office holders, and tho pco-
pies money, they think it possible to
wrest the selection of the chief mag,
istrate from the hands of the people
and place one there whose right to
the position is just about equal to
that Of the Car of Russia How
long will the people suffer lot Of
corrupt demagogues and politicians
to tamper with their rights, and
manipulate election returns, through
the contemplate agency of Return,
ing Boards? And their frauds and
corruption is so plain, too, that a suf.
fering people would seem almost
justified in rising in arms to demand
fairness in this and similar matters,
though the good and christian Mr..
Hayes should be left out.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Snodgrass 4 Hanna, VS. Rutler Holt, ct.
al, In chancery.
| y pursuance OF the terms and provisions
| OF decree Of the County Cont OF Ma
son County, West Virginia, rendered on
the 25th day OF November 1876, in the
above named cause, J. the undersigned
Special Commissioner shall,
On the Sd day of March, 1877,
on the promises, proceed toscll, by way of
public auction, certain LOT Of land near
and below the town OF Hartford City, on
the Sehon farm, known us lots Nos and
s, with q good dwelling house thereon, be-
ing the real estate in the bill and proceed
ings mentioned in the above entitled cause,
TERMS or SAIE-Cash us TO ore-.hird OF
the purchase money, and residue upon a
credit OF four and nine months, taking from
the purchaser or purchasers bonds with
good security, bearing legal interest from
day Of sale Tor said deferred instalmcnts,
and reserving title to property US further
security. This property will be sold sub
jcct TO two trust liens, one held by j, W.
English, trustee for A. J.. and Il. Sehom,
for the sum of S204.67, with interest thereon
from the Sd day of March, 1877, and the
to j. U. Myers, trustee for Susan Harpold,
forthe sum Of Slo372, due Nov, ], 1877,
without interest RANKIN WILEY, JR.,
Special Commissioner.
feb. SIT
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WEST NIRGINIA. IS:
A 7 rules held in the Clerks Office of the
n Circuit Court Of Mason county, on the
first Monday in February, 1877:
Geo. W. Grove, who sucs for use and ben
eft of w. L. Gum, Complainant,
Russell Cook, Defendant.
In Chlnrrrv

III NHIllCcIN.
The object of this suit is to subject to sale
ffty-six acres OF land to which said de-
PENDANT has title, situate in Clcndinen Dis
trict, in Mason county, State OF West Nir-
ginia, for the payment OF the sum of S22j.O0
with interest thereon from the oath DAY OF
February. 1874, which sum is for purchase
money due upon said land, and is evil
deuced ny bonds Of said defendant of the
date aforesaid, payable to George W. Grove
or order. And it appearing by affidavit
filed, that the defendant, Russell Cook, is Il
nonresident Of this State, it il ordered that
he do appear here, at rules to be held in
the Clerks Office Of the Circuit Court OF
said county, on the first Monday in the
month OF March next, and do what is nee
cssary to protect his interest in this suit
Testc;
CHAs B. WAGGENER, Clerk.
W. r. Gum, p
feb. S-iw
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

The Legislature has passed Dill
making silver money a legal tender
for all debts in the state ofWcst ViF-
cinia
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

Louisiana has produced this year
$50, 000Q00 worth of sugar, cotton,
rice, and other commodities, and, by
the use of free labor, the cost Of pro-
luction does not exceed s20,OOO,OOO
The profit to the people for the labor
of the year is about sS5, 100000,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

Mr. Pcyscr, one of West Virginia's
electors, who was recently summon,
ed to appear before the Senate Com,
mittec in Washington, went before
that body in obedience TO the writ,
and when he told the committee that
he had lost has naturalization papers,
the Republicans wero happy, but
when he produced q copy thereof,
they wiltcd
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15
Trust Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given that in pursu-
IN ance OF the terms and provisions OF Il
deed OF trust, dated on the Sth day OF July,
1876, executed by Cam Mitchell, to the I'M
i,.s!4...,l t.''.t':s, =" sooqre to j. ii. Couch
and W. +, and j. ii. GoshOrn, note bear
ing even date with said trust deed for nine
hundred dollars, payable on the 2lst day
Of January, 1877, | shall as such trustee,
Onthe 10th day of March, 1877,
proceed to sell, at public auction, on the
farm situated in Mason county, West Va,
known as the Couch and Goshorn farm
the following described property, to-wit:
Six head OF horses and one colt, thirteen
head OF stock hogs, seven head OF milk
COWS and one calf, turning plows, 4 dOu-
BILE shovel plOws, 2 wagons, one Tor horses
and one for oxen, 6 pairs Of pillow gears or
harness, cane mill, all on said farm at
the date OF said trust; also said Mitchell's
entire crop OF corn, oats, potatoes and
grass, raised on said farm in the year 1876
and his entire interest in any and all crops
which was cultivated or raised by others Is
tenants to him, or by agreement with him.
including as well where he subrcnted for
share OF said crop so raised or cultivated
By others, AS Il cash rent where he sub.con-
tracted for cash, or 20 much OF said prop
crty as can now be found Terms OF sale
cash. JOSEPH. L. GEORGE,
feb. l5-4t Trustee.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

Levisoo, the Louisiana Elector who
claims to have been oilercda big sum
of money to cast his vote for Hayes,
was before the Senate Committee on
the 9th inst. Hotcstifed with great
circumstantiality When Hon, Dun.
can +. Kenner gets to Washington
he will tell how Old Wells wanted
100000 to soil the whole State to
Tildcn, and turned up his patriotic
nose at $4,000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

The friends of the Morgan Raid
Claims now believe that precedent
has been established that will lead
to their payment, A bill to pay a
man named Smell for "a team Of horses,
which when last seen in the possess.
ion of that dashing cayalryman, John
Morgan, has passed the Ohio LcgiSla-
turc. The others will come in now,
ae q matter Of course,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

Freedom of the press is not abridg.
cd yet at least we will not conccde
the point until the High Commits.
sion has concluded its lnbors
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15
FRESH MEAT.

EZ8S HAVING purchased the establish
NJ ment of b. L. Miles, | wish to inform
'a'7=7- the citizens that will carry ON the
Business ut his old stand,where
will be found At all times the Very Best
of Fresh Meats, and ask a fair share
OF your patronage. The highest market
price paid for beei-cattle, sheep and hogs
j. ADDISON PERKINS.
feb. S.ti.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

Weyct have faith that tho Tribu.
nal will declare Tildcn fairly elected
to'bp Presidency
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

One thing that should be a source
of satisfaction and consolation to the
nationa. Democratic party is, that if
wo lose the Presidency, We have
gained what is of Infinite import
ance to the party, full and complete
vindication of the soundness of its
principles, and the eternal death of
the Repuhlicanparty, Should Hayes
be inaugurated, four years, the term
of his Office, will be sufficient time to
bury the dead, as there will be but
little ceremony over the remains.
The tail of the monster, known as
Morton and Garfield, still wiggles,
but their sun will soon have set, to
rise no more.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

The bitter Senatorial contest in
Georgia resulted in the revival of the
story of the encounter between Hill
and Yancey, the fre.cater, in a Sc,
cret session of the Confederate SEN
ate. During a heated debate, Hill
called Yancoy a liar, whereupon the
latter sprang forward to strike Hill,
who caught him and threw him VIC
lently over a desk, In the fall his
spine was injured, and he lay uncon'
scious on the floor, with blood oozing
from his lips. lie was taken away,
and the members tried to keep the
matter secret, and did prevent il
from being known for six months,
Yancoy never recovered; he dropped
from day to day, became hopeless
listless and vacant, and finally died.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

If the heart of Joyce, the poet, is
not made to rejoice by a pardon
within the next twenty-four days,
Grant will be guilty of gross par.
TALLY among the whiskey thieves
He is now, like the last rose of sum
mer, loft blooming alone.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

When Wells was on the Witness
stand bullying the committee, he had
his pockets full of pistols and bowie
kniyos. The old bull-doZer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

The Democratic Governor of North
Carolina has appointed several col
orcd men to positions within the gift
Of the Executive. The colored pco,
pie in that State are reported to have
cut loose in regiments from therank,
of the party which for years held
them in second condition of slavery.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

Morton and Garfield toook the oath
to determine the Presidential ques-
ton impartially according to the law
and the facts, but nobody expects
them to pay any attention to it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

Old Simon Cameron's case should
by all means be referred to the Ma
tiond Returning Board, they having
Fefused togo behind the returns; a
decision could soon be arrived atthat
would let Simon out and the buxom
widow of forty summers in.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

One hundred thousand oiIice.hold-
ers are in the condition of the Irish
man, who trembled for fear that just
ice would be done him.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15


Mr.. Merrick, closed the argument
for the Democratic side in the Flori-
da case, and after reading his speech,
one can hardly see how such men as
Bradley, Miller and Strong could be
induced to rob the people OF a state,
in the face of such an array of facts,
and such evidences Of fraud and cor
ruplion, and in the very teeth Of the
law, Of the legal and honest result OF
their action at the ballot box. We
looked for nothing better, from such
men as Morton and Garfield, but
when corruption has found its way
into the breastsof those who are cloth
ed With the judicial ermine and they
50 farforget the dignity and respect
ability of their positions, as to de-
scend, and dabble with corrupt Office
seekers, in the cess pools Of politics,
it certainly is high time for reform.
The Democrats looked to that branch
Of the commission for an impartial
and Just settlementot the Presidential
contest, but even they refuse to vindi'
cate tho law. They have in theil
make up, but little of the "Let justice
be done though the heavens fall.
49, A--s---- As
Some of the Republican papersi in
this State claim the election of Messrs
Davis and Hereford to the United
States Senate, as n republican victory
We fail to see the point; both of these
gentlemen are sterling Democrats
and in the caucus developed as much
strength as any Of the candidates be
fore that body. Mr., Hereford was
twice elected to Congress by the
Democrats of the Sd District, and
considering the support he received
in the Convention at Charleston that
nominated Hon. John 4. Kenna, We
can not see as there is much dissatis
faction in the, Democratic ranks ovcI
the pretended victory of the Repub
licans. AS long as their battles are
fought with as little effect as the late
Senatorial contest, we can stand it
Thecditor of the Wheeling Register
in trying to produce some argumen
in favor of Wheeling as the prope
point for the Capital, lights down Of
the aggregate Indebtedness of tn,
State, most of which is to the schoo
fund, and seems to think that fac
alone is sufficient of itself to cause
the legislature to halt before incur
ring other expenses. This kind 0
argument wasn't worthy of the atten
ton or consideration of the Wheel
ingites when the Capital was a
Charleston, where it ought to hav,
remained and whore it ought now t.
! be. ...
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

As the end of Grants term APP
proaches he seems to talk and act
with considerable sense and discre-
ton. 1t is a pity that he could not
have been made to believe the end
was near during the whole of the
last eight years,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

Ferry is said to be disconsolate over
his failure to win fame as Returning
Board Generalissimo. Poor mani
Even Wells is ahead of him now.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

Gen. Sheridan said several years
ago, thatJ. Madison Wells had no
friends among honest men. That is
the way this community divides in
regard to him now.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

The Office holders hereabouts are
sanguinc in the belief that the Com
mission has no right to go behind
the certificate of the Governor Of
Florida, Will they stick to the same
rule when the Oregon case is reach
ed2
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

Petitions are Icing freely circulat.
ed, and perfected, preparatory !" an
assault upon the appointing powers
in Washington.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

Only twenty days more of Grant
ism, then listen for the walls and
howls of Postmasters and other gov.
eminent officials. Their days are
numbered, and they will soon have
to Socomc tenants of a corrupt polit-
icai tomb.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-15

The Republicans always raise the
"stop thief cry when about to en-
gage in any villiany and so Wells
called it a Counter movement" when
he started for a million dollars as the
price of giving Louisiana to Hayes.
The daily gazette., 1877-03-27
are only two persons who could have
been cognizant of the change, and it is
unnecessary to mention them.
General News.

In the Circuit Court at Richmond. Va.
yesterday, decree was entered for the
sale OF the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
road. The sale is to take place after
ninety days notice by the receiver.
An attempt to rob the Consolidation
National Bank at Philadelphia has been
discovered and kit OF burglars tools
found. The property adjoining was oc-
cupied by the burglars; who had been at
work some time endeavoring to effect an
entrance.
No definite trace has as yet been made
OF A.. Oakley Hall, the missing ex-mayor
OF New York. The impression is gain
ing ground that he has gone to Europe.
The Boston Transcript of March IL
shows MIR. Halls arrival in that city on
that day.
Col. c. T. Crittendon, first doorkeeper
OF the Virginia House Of Delegates, was
arranged before the Police Court Of
kichm and, Va yesterday, on the charge
defrauding the State by raising certif
Gates OF members per diem. He waived
an examination, and was committed to
Jail to await the action of the grand
jury.
The daily gazette., 1877-03-27
Secretary schurz Will Stay where He

WASHINGTON, March 25-The report
that Secretary Schurz Is seriously con-
sidering transfer to Berlin, which pro-
position, it is said, is offered him by Mr..
Hayes, is discredited by his intimate
friends. Mr.. Schurz has long been af-
ficted with a hobby known as civil SER
vice reform, and having now an oppor-
tunity to see whether it can be made
practicable, he will hardly let the
chance slip and take an embassy to the
government he tried to undermine some
years ago. The President is quoted as
unfavorable to the idea of appointing
foreigners to represent the government
abroad.
The daily gazette., 1877-03-27

THE NEW HoUsE.-The St. Louis Re
publican takes the trouble to find out how
the different sections of the country will
be represented in the next House of
appears that the six New England States
will be represented by five democrats and
twenty three republicans, the three Mid
die States by thirty democrats and thirty
seven republicans, the sixteen Southern
States by ninety democrats and sixteen
republicans, the ten Western States by
twenty-four democrats and sixty-two re-
publlcans, and the three Pacific States by
enc democrat and five republicansE
making the total representation one hum
dred and fifty democrats and one hun
dred and forty-three republicans.