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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23
a Claim that Bailey Brown, Of
Yves; Virginia, WAS tlIe First
Nan Killed ia llIe War.

HN1k 3 AIatAtAts Ws&l AAA( = -NN-
Nan Killed la IlIe War.
W, P. Cooper, formerly OF the Fairmont
lndes, IN the Philadelphia Times
Early in Nay, 1861, Geo. A. Porter
field, a gentleman of Jefferson Co, Nir-
ginia, who had received a military
education and seen service in the
Mexican war, was appointed Colo
mel by Governor Letcher and his
council. and sent into Northwestern
Virginia to organize tile various
companies there being raised under
the call for State troops. A compa-
ny from Marion county, under the
command Of William P, Thompson,
which afterwards became Company
A, Of the Thirty-frst Virginia Regi-
ment; two companies from Taylor
county, one under the command OF
John A. Robinson, that became Co.
A, Of the Twenty-fifth Virginia Reg
iment, and one G. w. HGnsbrough,
that was afterwards diSbanded, rem
dezyoused at Fettermau, mile and
a half below Grafton, on the Goth OF
Nav, 1861. On the 22d they were
Joined bg the Harrison Guards, OF
Clarksblrg, under the command OF
w. P. Cooper, which became Compa-
NY c, a the Thirty-frst Virginia Re
giRentN The whole force was march
redt6atevtning up II Grafton and
buck to Fetterman. In the mean
time "Union company had been
formed at Grafton. That nigth il
marched down to the edge of Fetter-
man, halted, and sent Bailey Brown
and Daniel Wilson forward to recon-
hottie, They went down the rail
road till they to Daniel W. ).
Knight and George Glenn, Of Cap
tain Robinson's company, who were
stationed on guard near the run at
the eastern end of the town. Knight
commanded them to halt Instead
of doing so they continued to advance,
when Knight repeated his command
once OF twice; but Brown continued
on till he got close to Knight and
then fred upon him with 4 revolver,
shooting him through the car
Knight who was armed with an old
fashioned smooth bored musket, load
ed with slugs, returned the shot, and
one OF the slugs struck Brown in the
breast, passing through his heart,
killing him almost instantly. His
body was taken to the Town Hall,
which Was occupied as quarters by
the Harrison Guards and proper
ly cared for. When this firing took
place Wilson ran back and Glenn fir
ed upon him, striking the heel of his
boot. This was on Che night of the
22d of May, 1861, about nine o'clock
Mr. Brown was q native Of indie
pendence, Preston county, W. Va,
and was raised on a farm near there,
He was thirty.fve or forty years old
when killed. Knight is native OF
Stafford county, Va, is carpenter
by trade, is still living on a farm
there and is about ftty-eight years
of age. Wilson subsequently became
q captain in Colonel Latl.am'a regi,
ment in the Federal army.
Sixteen years have made awonder,
ful change in that country. Now
many of lis citizens are bosom friends
both personally ana pollEiraiiy, wito
then were most earnest and Jealous
opponents. Tie fight was fought,
and the issues ard results Of IL have
learned each side to have more re-
spect for the opinions Of the other
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23
a s,,,n.;ing ARMY 10 Awe labor.

-
I A standing Army 10 Awe labor.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says; The
Time has come in the United States
when the proposition to raise and
equip a standing army for the sole
purpose ofsuppressing strikes Is adj
/ yocated By large fraction of the
iournalsin the country, from the
/ New York Nation down; finds fa-
yor and even Endorsement with the
Administration in power, and no.
where seems to create u shock. At
the same moment England is boast
ing of the final and peaceful termin-
alton of the long-liyed difficulties be-
tween labor and capital. The Lon
don Standard of the I'd inst, COM
menting on The topics suggested by.
the death of John Frost, the celcbsa-
ted Chartist, takes OCCASION to say
at may, we think, be fairly taken
for granted that the whole cycle Of
questions connected with what used
TO be called the "Rightsof Labor" in
which the Chartism Of forty years
ago had its origin, ARE now practically
settled, and that the relations be-
tween labor 100, capital viii never
again bacor1e thb saiiraa Of Al ,y,vidn.
spread disaffecti6n in this cdpntry."
This country has been widely adver-
tised as home for the laboring man;
as land ofrefuge for the oppressed,
q country Offering homes and plenty
to the industry that would seek them,
come from what shore they might
The workingmen of Great Britain
have been taught, when longing for
food and blessings to look toward the
setting sun; and in this year of our
Lord; it is proposed, for the first time
in history, to raise standing army
to suppress strikes. England is Il
martial nation, her music the note Of
the bugle, but England, whence la
Dor fees, never raised or kept a
standing army to qucnch the wrath
oflong-sutTering working-men. What
country ever did? Amongtberesults
of the late strike we have seen burn
ing cities; the bodies of the slain,
Communist platform adopted by a
great party in this great State; mil
lions of property in ashes; starvation
made more bitter; but it is doubtful
ifany of the melancholy consequences
of the recent disturbances is so much
to be regretted as the fact that it is
deliberately and widely proposed,
and even by the Executive branch Of
the Government itself, to raise 4
standing army, or to double tho ox-
listing one for the single object of
crushing hungry anlangry working
men. The sad spectacle is presented
in this broad free land, longing for
labor, ola Government With one hand
driving labonng men to desperation,
with the other bayoneting back their
acts of despair;ofa Congress cnocting
laws whose results it must raise
standing army to smother; Of u great
and peaceful Republic whose logisla
ton necessarily leads to insurrcction
and anarchy unless supported by
arms! How long will our Congress
continue to enact starvation and send
it forth in statutes only to be COMPEL
ed to raise an army to batter down
the consequence of hunger and want
it has enacted? But this is the com
ment Congress is asksd to make up.
on its own policy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23
A yvIrE E'0EsgyE5s.
a Isa&ne County HaE 23;gaas
Three wives.

80 - : -
The Jackson H.ra'd Of ,ac t9.h
has IN account Of the arrest of Dr.
NJ. e. Cooper, Ct Three Fo.k5 Of
Reedy, Goane county, on il charge Of
poisoning his wife. 1t seems that
Dir. Cooper wont to one DIR. Casio and
tald hina his wife -Mas- sn itnripn with
ccysbro spinal meningitis, and asked
Casio to hold consultation with
him, this he consented to do and re-
paired to DR.. Coopcr's house. Soon
as he examined the patient he Was
convinced she was suffering from the
effects Of poison and gave her some
medicine to counteracl it, but said
nothingabout his opinion, lie return
ed again and found the medicine had
relieved the woman, bus DR., Cooper
had taken it from her and WIS Civ
ing her medicine Of his own. Casio
then made an examination of the
patient, and had Coopcs arrested on
Il charge Of poisoning her, and he
was held to bail in the sum Of si,C0U
to answer an indictment. This is
DR.. Coopcr'S third wife and it i, said
the other two died suddenly and IN
der suspicious circumstances and
they are to b. eXhumed and their re
mains examined for traces Of poison
Mrs. Cooper still survives.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23

Full returns have been received
from The Capital election, and con
lragy to our expectations when we
issued our paper last week, they show
q majority for Charleston over both
her competitions. While we rccog-
nizc the fact that the third District
has shown great voting facilities, and
while the lsturns in one or two in
stances look slightly suspicious, yc.
on the whole that District has not
ovorreached itself and we therefore
salute Charleston with orr best bow
as the "pormaneut Seat"
As far as the election is concerned
we chccrlully acquiesce in the result,
Clarksbmg accepted the Capital bill
in good faith and went into the fight
in good faith. She made fair fight
and lost, and intends to abide By the
result Our people wanted to see
the Capital question settled, and as
far as they are concerned it is now
settled for al time. The Wheeling
Standard of the 18th talks about con
test ofthc election because offraud. Ii
Wheeling wants it contested she can
do so, if She wants an extra session
of the Legislature and the bill repeal.
ed that is her business, but Clarks.
burg is out of the fight, There is
perfect apathy on the Capital ques,
ton down here just now and nobody
seems to care anything about it,
A Capital meeting would be a fail,
ure and it would take hacks and
money to get cut tie vote. We leave
the field to our neighbors and hope
they will be able to play a lone baud
as well as we did, if they think they
have one to play. We believe in no
further agitation Of the Capital ques.
ton. The people have located it at
Charleston, they have decided that
the Legislature did wrong when it
removed it from that place, and now
We say let it stay there for all time.
C,ark,jNrg Ners.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23

When Ben Wade was asked, "What
harm do you approhcnd will come
from the Presidents policy?" He
answered, "Wc'yc got to give up the
Goycrnmcnttothe Democrats" And
Ben was right.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23

"NIr. Hayes believes that the In
dams would make good soldiers. y
We shall all begin to think so after
they have licked and outwitted How
ard few more times,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23
1l.ltstoe's SNle /!

IN pursuance Of the terms and provisions
Of a deed OF trust executed TO the IN.
dcrsigned, trustee, by George Z, Hannah
and wife, dated the 26tll d,Iy oi january,
1870 and recorded in the Clerks Office d
the Cognty Court Of Mason County, in
Trust Deed Book No. ., pages lO4 and j,
slall on the ist dry Of October, "a,
mt the front door OF the Court House, Oi
Mason County, West Virginia, proceed To
sci! by way OF public auction, to the high.
est bidder, ior CASH, two tracts or lar.
cells OF land situutc in Hannah District,
in said county; one tract containing III
acres and bordering on the Ohio river,
the other tract near the town OF Glen.
wood. containing 2ill acres. Each Of said
tracts are ful!y described in the trust deed
Said sale IL made to satisfy crr.
taiu notes in said trust deed described exc
cuted by said George G. llannNn and wife
to Thomas Morton.
HENRY GWINN, Trustee.
nur, lG-iw.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23
Commissioners Sale!
b. Z. smith, Trustee, and II. J. Jcwett,
w
The Ohio Enrrel Company.
L., T1,,,..n,.,.

HNHE undersigned, Special Commission.
ors, Will on Erilay. IiIc 18th dry
Cc august. g3JI. at the Front bour u
the Cou,, House OF krnawha County, pre-
coed 10 sell ~ pGblc auction 10 the high
est bidder. a certain tract Of land situate in
EanawhN County, West Virginia, on Little
Sandy OF Elk River, containing seven hun.
drcd and twelve t7l2l acres; aud un SAT.
usvlay, September LIST, 1877, will
proceed 10 sell AZ public auction, ut the
front door Of the Court House OF Mason
County, Il certain tract Of land situate near
the town Of Point Pleasant, Mason County,
West Virginia, ard two houses and lots Nv
said town OF Point Pleasant One of sail
iurlS contains 1881 acres, one largw
dwelling house with Is or 20 rooms, beau.
tiiully finished, ard about 20 tenement
houses; tGc other tract contains five acres
and the i'Grrcl Factory Buildings and Ma
c!iNcry Of the Defendant.
The town lots are parts of lot M. >, in
the 9Th tier OF thctown lots uf said town,
and there is good comfortable house on
each u aaid lots.
TE,EiS or SALE:
Onc.io Fourth cash in hand on day oi sale, al.
lowing credits OF one and two years from
that day, with interest, in equal payments,
as 10 the residue but requiring bonds with
good security for tho deferred payments,
and retaining The title as further security.
W. II. TOMLINSON,
y. W. POLSLEH,
july l2-jw Special Commissioners.
BarC Charleston weekly Courier" will
publish & weeks and send certificate OF pub
licaticn viii. bill OF cost to this office.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23
TRUSTEES SALE.

DY virtue Of Deed Of Trust executed
- by W. j. kaiam, james karriCk, The
udure Moore, and W. II. Smith, tn the I'M
deysigncd, Trustee, dated the 18th day Of
May, 1876, duly recorded IN the Clerks Of
fee OF the County Court Of Mason County,
III trust deed book number 3, page S. to
secure the payment OF prcmisory note,
bearing date MAY 5th, 1876. due one wear
after date, and bearing interest Attic rate
OF per cent, per annum from date, iurthe
sum ol Sl5j0O0, to the New Haven Man
ufacturing Company and being required
by said Company, which claims that no
part OF said debt or Interest has been paid,
] shall proceed to sell ut public auction for
Cash, on SaiJirAily, tine ed day Of
sCp;casbCc, 1877, at the Machine Shop
formerly known rs the Point Pleasant Ma
chine Works, situated on the Kauawha
River bank, in the tOwnui Point Pleasant,
at II O'Clock \. NJ, the following property
viz: One engine lathe 30 inch swing, 22l
Il. bed with compound rest, % inch screw
chuck, and fixtures belonging to lathe; one
engine latke, is inch swing, 10 it. bed with
10 inch screw chuck, and the several fix
lures belonging to the lathe; one pattern
makers lathe n inch swing and fixtures;
one iron plOner with loft. bed, Z 81 It. tn.
bic, with one ls inch planer chuck aud one
pair ~ inch swing pluney centres; one back
geared upright drill, 2G inck swing, Il feet
high including one set twist drills and
sockets ior same, from to u inch dame
ter, including the overhead countershails,
pullcys and hangers and all other fixtures
belonging 10 and sold with the above ma
chimes, being the same machinery sold to
said w. j, Kallam, james KarriCk, Theo-
Gore Moore and w, IL. Smith, by the New
Haven Manufacturing Company, as per
bill dated May 9Th, 1876.
G. T, SIMPSON, Trustee,
aug, 0-tds.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23
State of West Virginia,
Mason County, IS:

A T Rules held in the Clerks Office Of
"A the Circuit Court OF Mason County on
the first Monday in August, 1877.
b. l.. Miles Pltf, VS.. j. Addison Perkins;
Defendant. Trespass ON the case ana
Assulnpsit.
The oblcc Of this suit is to recover a
judgment against the defendant, j. Ad'
Olson Perkins, for the sum OF two hundred
and hily-onc dollars and sixteen cents, ami
to attach and subject the personal proper
ty OF said defendant situate in Mason con!!l;,
~, West Virginia, to the payment OF s''ld
judvment and costs,
And 1t appearing by affidavit filed thai
the Defendant, ], Addison Perkins Is anon
resident OF this State, II is ordered tlal lo
do appear here at Rules to be held IN tle,
Clerks Office Of the Circuit Court OF san
County, on the first Monday in September
next, and do what Is necessary to prO''V'
his interest In this suit.
1'liSrE:
CllAS. b. WAGGENER, Clerk
Timms d Gum, Soils, W. 0-iW'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23

The croak of the carpet-bagger di-
minishes as the good fruits of a peace
policy in the South arc developed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23
II has been a splendid year for The

1t has been u splendid year for the
crops, and the harvest weather
throughout the West has been we'll.
nigh perfect, The crop of wheat
and oats viii be especially heavy
Corn and cotton also are very iayora.
bly, reported, but about u fortnight
later than usual. The tendency of
all products is downward, but not TO
the extent Of n panic, The cotton
crop just closed out proves to have
amounted to 100000 bales, or with.
in 10000 bales of the largest recent
crop, that Of 1915. II is admitted
that The present crop shows more
favombly at this date than tho last
did. The wheat year. which closed
with August /, was the poorest in
the prairie States oEany year for u
long time
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23

Blood-lettiug is the only remedy
prescribed by Republican doctors for
the labor disease preying upon the
country.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23
Mason County Fair
REFRESHMENT STANDS!

HAVING procured the sole right 70 fur.
III nish Refreshments, &C., upon the
grounds Of the mason County, Ag1irultu.
cal and Mechanical Association, during tlo
Fairto be held ON the 18th, 9th, 9TH and
9TH days OF September, 1877, parties desi.
ring to rent stands Tor refreshments, son.
dictionaries, boarding tents, &c, or to So
cure privileges for side shows or other
will call ON or address
JOHN q. ST0RTZ, or
JOHN j. BAUM,
aug lG-3w, Point Pleasant, w, Va,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23
State of West Virginia,
Mason County, SIS:

A Y Rllea held in the Clerks Office Of the
II Circuit Court OF Mason County on the
first Monday IN August, 1877
John Cooley, Plaintiff VS.. j. Addison
Perkins, Defendant, TrcspNss ON the case
in Assumpsit
The object OF this suit is to obtain iudg-
ment against J, Addison Perkins Tor the
sum OF sixty dollars, and to attach and
subject the personal property OF said dc.
lendant situate in Mason county, West
Virginia to the payment OF said Judgment,
and costs.
And itappoaring by affidavit Glod, that
the defendant, is q nonresident Of this
state, his ordered that he doappcarh here 1T
Rules to be held IN the Clerks Office OF tho
Circuit Court ui said County, on the first
Monday IN September, 1877, and do what is
TO protect his interest IN this
suit. TESrE.
CHAS, 3. WAGGENER, Clork.
j. i, Timnls, p O. Lung, Div.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23

A threatened tax on -four ola very
curious kind has come to light
There is Il process called high grind
ing in use in most mills of the coun.
try, which is said to be essential to
the best results in reducing wheat to
-four. II has long been in use in Eu-
rope, and was introduccdhere in 1871,
and the machinery in all the great
mills is adapted TO it. A ring Of
spectators in Washington is said to
have got hold Of IN old patent on the
process, quietly had it reissucd, got
up u case in which the defendant
was Il man of straw, carried il into
the Supreme Court without any de-.
Tense having been made, and got Il
decision in support Of its validity
New suits have been brought for in.
fIingemont against the leading -four
manufacturers ofthe country, includ.
ing the jewels of Brooklyn, the Hax.
alls Of Richmond, and c. c. Wash.
burn of Minneapolis, and the holders
Of the patent propose togrant licenses
TO millers for the modest sum of
$4,000 for each run of stone. This
would impose n tax Of &36,O0O,000 ON
tho flour business Of the country,
which would, Of course, come out Of
the consumers in the end. 1t is I'M
necessary 10 say that vigorous iight
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company denies the charge that it
has presented Il bill to The general
government for transportation Of
United States troops ovcrits road for
the protection Of ltsprOp3rsy
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23

Now let Charleston's Sampson
Judge Furgusou, come up and offer a
bill providing for the immediate re-
moval of the Capital to Charleston,
1t ought to be done at Sunday
Ledder.
There is no use in getting in pet
because the Third District happened
to beat you on the Capital. There is
no disposition to remove the seat Of
government from Wheeling until the
time fixed by law arrives, but then,
if you fellows are anxious to get rid
oft, why we will Gust take it in
the first Legislature that meets.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23
1 90 Genltlg EEwe!.ine.

/. NJ. Heclv, a mill superintcud-
emit of lEinsdaie. Mass, is having Il
simple sewing machine made for him
by 4 local mechanic from a design
f6r which he secured 4 paten. sever
nj wears AGO but which he has never
before ATTEMPTED to place before the
nubI;c, The machine hasan arm and
stapd like the ordinary machine,
but instead. of u oingle needle it has
three with three separate bars to
work them. but the number of need,
les can be increased nd libitUm, as
can also the size Of the machine
Eeach needle sews 4 separate seam,
sewing either straieht orzig-zag or in
other ornamental shapes. These
various changes are said to he as ca;
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23
80 NnrinIY al Whcnl,

Thn Nrskinoum Township Farm.
orc, ClnL oC WASHINGTON comfy, nj
IT, lost n,nrtimr callsd attention Ia
tIc NOV" wbr5t Ciawson. n white
wLeot Observation-Disclosures Grains.
IaSn WncteT Of BeIlevue Ohio.
Obi" Claims in The last number Of
the 0bio Torrner that he has lust
tbrrshcl III" cnormous crop Of 7O5
busheis of Clnwson from l5l acres,
an AVERAGE of 81 bushels per acre. -
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23

M, p,sto, T,,.,rever norrntes tbe
, .,i. ne i'us'oi ii Essex comfy ' Clergy.
iulloMiils, ~ ms, rnns;,' rs ,an,nernSSc
i i., l'.N"J ~, S :, e. Which be
ulSG , l,ss 'aI Inn. ~ tb@ evils of
PoS? - ss'o', M, 80 s e. lbe
w ~ ~, 49, 1911 XII bayes = nrctense
s ~, ~ i',a 'S;I;, ~, Sc bo ,nnGo one
los ~ ,sV."pi ~, ", o,o,l,ar his hcar.
ssI'ns g.',s NY MI ','i,s' tbS;r
e ~ ;y g.,g .Uu'i b annlsnio FinalIy
. 80 h I1,' roacbod 6is clin~,x, m excited
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23

The meeting of Congress is not far
distant and it is the duty of the peo-
pie to prepare for war on the sharks,
and the way is to become informed
on the money question and advise
yourrepresentatiyos that fair dealing
and honesty to the masses shall char
acterize their legislation Et,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23

Judge stallo says Of that feature of
the Ohio republican platform con-
tcmplating the establishment of a
Bureau of Industry: of I believed
that a majority of our people were
intent upon carrying out the rcsolu-
tions just adopted in Cleveland, |
should be in favor of at once substi-
tuting a monarch for a republic and
entrusting the legislative power of
the country to a half dozen men sit
ting behind a green table under the
appointment by 4 single man" No
sound exception can be taken to this
ruling.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-23

In time to come the canvass Of
1876 will be quoted as the darkest
chapter in our political history and
the eliminating point in the career
of the most corrupt set of politicians
that ever disgraced Il country; for it
will be conclusively proven that Til.
den really carried all the Southern
States and at least eight of the North
crn States, california, Colorado,
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin hav-
ing each and all been counted for
Hayes and against Tilden by delib-
crate, systematic and prcmcdiatcd
villainy!