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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-28

A STATED COMMUNICATIONS OF
ny Minturn Lodge No. 10, A. F.. & A.
~ ~, first and third Tuesday nights
In each month. - ,,ow,pn ~ \,
IIESRY ]. FIAIER, JR., sec'y.
locals are very scarce, in fact there
/. nothing to write about.
Mr.. James Capehart has recently
uurchascd.a fine trotting horse,
If you want a good cigar call on
John Troschke, and you will get it.
We furnish our readers good read.
Ing matter this week, which We hope
they will profit by.
Tho old school house has been re.
paircd, and is now in pretty good
condition, for use the coming year.
Mr.. Frank sisson has about com.
pleted the school house for sub.
district, No. 5.
The ladies should not forget to
send to the Fair specimens of their
hsndi.work.
The Register is offered until after
the election for 20 cents. Send US
club from each precinct.
Good wheat is now worth 95 cents
a. our Mills. Extra prime wheat
will communds1,
Capt. Helm has hemr-:ree growing
in his lot that measures over sixteen
feet in height. Who can beat itH
Mr.. II. G. Hannigan, of West Col
umbia runs the Hotel on the Fair
Grounds this year. Remember this.
The shumaker boys who were so
badly injured by the explosion Of the
Brilliant have nearly recovered, and
are now at their home in Mason City.
We do better printing and at low.
er rates than any offic5 on the Ohio
river. Send your job work to this of.
fee.
Mr.. james +. Clcndcnin left at our
Office the other day u peach that
weighed ten ounces. 1t grew on
tree that was over thirty years old.
We remind the people of the coun-
Is that we are prepared do any kind
of job printing in good style and at
low prices. Try us.
We nrc informed that the Kama.
Sha Rilemen from Charleston will be
in attendance upon the Eair, in full
uniform, accompanied by their bat
terry of Gatlin guns.
There are few business men in
this town who are sending away to
have their printing done. They
will please remember that this is a
game two can play at.
Mr.Robert Hapstonstall has the plas.
tcring of John G, stortz's new brick
house. Bob, knows how to spread
the mud on and 10 make a nice fin
ish.
We hope the town council will
commit no such foolish blunder as to
tax teams that come here to haul to
the Fair. If it is done the people
will be the sufferers.
This department is somewhat neg
lected this week. Reason, we had so
much political matter to contend
with. Politics must be attended to,
you know.
F.J. Hulva has placed this Office
under obligations to him, for n fine
watermelon, sent in last Saturday.
Other friends have the thanks of the
Office for similar favors.
When We see 1t stated that a bach
elOs editor has bought a house apd
lot, we conclude that he is going to
set married. This is what Holcomb
oEthc Gallipolis Journal has been do
ing.
The machine shop is now in run
ming order. Two blasts have already
been made in the foundry. We are
informed that the Company has con-
ttaCtel FIR enOnuh work IN kcen them
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-05-20
WASHINGTON NEWS.
THE FLORIDA AND LOUISIANA IN.
vE>TIGATlNG COMMITTEE.


WASHINGTON, May Is.
Speaker Randall, before leaving Washington
tomorrow evening. for Q visit 10 Pennsylvsnis.
will complete his selection Of the members of the
Florida and Louisiana Investigating Committee,
and hand the list to Mr.. Sayler, who, as Speaker
pro tenn, will announce the committee to the
House Monday. 1t is believed that Messrs Nor
rison, McMahon and Blackburn who took part in
the Louisiana and Florida investigation last year.
and Hunter, member of the Electoral Commis-
sion, will be made members of this committee,
and very probably Springer and Stenger will be
named as the other democratic members, togeth-
er with Mr.. Potter as chsirman.
The republicans most prominently mentioned 10
conJectures as tn the representation of the minor
ty on the committee, are Butler, Frye, Lapham
and Cox of Ohio. The selections will, however,
remain mere matter of speculation and surmise
until Monday.
Informston has reached this city that the ad-
herents of the Lerdo party. in Mexico, who have
been incIting revolution, have not met with
success, and nave given up the endesvor.
PHILADELPHIA. May 10. Speaker Randall left
this city for Pittsburg, to-n night, to attend the
Democratic State Convention. Before leaving he
decided upon the following as select committee
Of eleven on Mr.. Pottet's resolution:
Clarkson n. Potter of New York, William X.
Morrison of Ill.,, Eppa Hunton Of Va, John A.
McManan of y j. Z. 5. Blackburn of KY, W. S.
Stenger Of Penn, Thos. X. Cobb Of Ind.-Demo-
Gratis,
b. F. Butler of Mass, Frank Hiseock of N. Y,
j. ID. Cox OF Ohio, and Thomas Is. Reed of Maine
-Republicans.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-05-20
The Eastern Question.
THE RUSSIAN TROOPS MARCHING
TOWARD LONsTANTlNOPLE
An Alleged Interview with Schouvaiof,
at st. Petersburg.
GENERAL TODLEBEV'S DEMANDS
CAUSE MUCH ALARM.
England Making Preparations for Wal
ON a Large Scale.

LONDON, May is. Specials say further corrob.
Grafton is afforded ot the deter mlnstion of Russia
to strike speedily blow.
Large qusntiues of government stores are now
being sent to Liverpool, to the army and steam.
ships running to America, which have been char
tered for use in case of war.
A despatch from Constantinople reports q con-
ce centration of Russian troops and their advance
toward the city. are daily going on. The Ian.
guage of the Russian N mister to the sultan daily
sising that the porte should break with Englan
at once.
The excitement among the population of Con.
stantiu ople is increasing, and is from that city
the rumor reaches the Cologne Gazette of q plot
to dethrone the sultan, and TO set up q Turkish
r,public with Midhat Pasha as president. The
report is discredited.
Although Todleben's demands for the evacua-
ion of Shumls, Tsrna and Batoum, the removal
Of the Turkish camp at Moslak and permission to
occupy Buy ukdre, do not take the form of an ul-
timatum, they briug very strong pressure to
bear on the porte, and great alarm and excitcmen o,
prevail in Constantinople, but the idea of an at
tack On the city OF fofcible occupation of shores
OF the BOspholus, is discredited,
Prince Lsbanof, Russian ambassador, will
have an interview with the sultan to-day, to pre-.
sent his credentials, and has an appointment to
meet Lsyard, British ambassador, Tuesday
Other iumors say that the Russians demand that
the porte enforce the withdrawal of the British
Heet ana permit the Russians 10 occupy both
sides Of the Bosphorus, but this is not yet con.
frmed.
New York. May IS. An alleged interview
with Schouvslof, at 81 Petersburg, yesterday, re-
suited in elictIng from him that he is to leave
shortly for London, and there is only one solution
to seek, namely: To place the Humanitarian
question above all ambitions above all things, to
the end that the horrors Of Bulgaria. the darkest
blot upon the history of the nineteenth century,
shall never be repeated.
The Herald's special to st. Petersburg tele-
graphs that il is thought in official circles that
Sehouvsofs journey, although he was received
with marked imperial favor, scarcely Justifes the
hopeful views of the situation systematically i'm
parted to the public through inspired agencies. A
move towardr compromise is proclaimed as the
watch word of the day, but this is interpreted by
the court party at st. Petersburg IS q temporary
attitude, bearing on the question of the surrender
of the forlresses.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, May Is. The Russian head.
quarters are still At San Stefsno, but the entire
Russian army ha. moved northward, except Q
few companies. Todleben has explained that the
summons to the Turkish commander, 10 surren-
der Prindjeko, was the result Of q misunder-
standing.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-05-20
THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT.
HartingtOn's Resolution to be Met with
an Amendment.

LONDON, May Is. The government will meet
Hsitiugten's resolution in the Commons, Mon
day, with an amendment by Michael Beach, Sec'y
of the Colonial department, as follows:
This House being of the opinion that the coz
stintional control of Parliament over the raising
and employment Of the military forces of the
crown, is fully secured by the provisions Of the
law. and by the undoubted power of this House
to grant or refuse supplies considers it unneces-
sary and inexpedent to affirm q resolution tend
ing to weaken the hands of the government in the
present state of foreign affairs"
The notice by the Colonial Secretary in the
Commons last evening, that this anne endment
would be submitted, was received with prolonged
cheering by the Conservatives.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-05-20
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daily Ksnrsbse aournal
BIDDEFORD.
Court N alters.

BIDDEFoRD, May Is. Savage, the murderer
Of Rose Vincent, will probably lead guilty, but
counsel will probably be assigned him by the
court, to advise him how TO Head.
There are 10 veiy important cases to be tried
this term. Col II. ii. Buibark k, who succeeds
Hon. W. F. Lunt county attorney, will conduct
the criminal cases for the government As Col.
B. is pronounced piohibitory and temperance
man. be will doubtl, IS be a. active as bis prede-
cessor in enforcing the liquor law.
Political.
James A. Strout of this city, heretofore strong
republican, has been chosen chairman of the
greenback county committee. The greenbackers
hold their county convention earlier than either
and Saco are very strong.
Consde rable interest centres IN the congress
sional race. 1t is understood that Hon John NJ.
Goodwin does not desire a re nomination by the
democratic convention. Gen. Samuel j. Ander-
son of Portland is prominently mentioned for the
democratic nomination, while the greenbackers
talk of Z. C. Spinney, Trafton Hatch and few
others.
Congressman Reed will be IL renomnated by the
republicans. 1t is announced that ex-Gov Cham
berlan has written a letter TO Hon. VIM. Phil
brick, declaring himself fully pledged green
hacker, and would not be surprising if Chamber
lain was brought forward for congressional
honors
The York county republican committee have
declared open war against Gov. Connor's renom-
inaiIOn. and 20 in fol W. p. Frye, which meaus
the lstter's elevation to Senator Hsmlns seat. il
the old gentleman can be induced to retire.
Personal.
Col Robie, honorable commissioner to the Paris
exposition, sails from New York, Thursday next.
accompanied by his wife.
Census.
The assessors have just completed the census
OF Biddeford school children and fl nd about three
thousand six hundred.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-05-20
GOVERNOR RICE.
What He Thinks Of the Potter Investi
gating Resolution.

BosToN, May Is. In an interview to-day, Gov
Rice said relative to the Potter resolution, he be
heved it . democratic mistake. The temper oi
the country people generally have accepted the
decision of the Electoral Commission as ina'ity
The purpose Of the present agitation seems either
to impeach the Presidenl and oust him from Of
fce or to procure material for the fall campaign
From the persistency with which the movemeLi
is pushed, it would almost seem that both objects
were in view.
Gov. Rice expressed the belief that there is no
danger Of discovering any thing to oust the Pres
dent, and that the stability of the government
should not be trifed with for mere partisan pur.
poses, particularly at time when there IS &C
much communion, active and latent, and thou,
sands of restless and dissatisfied persons ready tc
enter upon revolutionary undertaking having
the semblance Of authoritative leadership.
Regarding p tesident Haves, Gov. Rice said -
| believe he is honest, and that he believes he wa
fairly seated.
Cove. Prescott Of New Hampshire and Fair.
banks Of Vermont declined to expires. their opn
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-05-20

BATH, May Is. The political csldron in this
county Is in quiesoent state, the gubernatorisl
question not having been much sgated as yet.
There will probably be no opposition among the
republicans to the denomination of Gov. Connor,
though Gen. Thomas W. Hyde, the young hero
of the Sth Maine regiment. who filed the Office
Of President of the Senate so scceptably and
ably, has many warm friends here aud through
out the State, who would like to see him nom-
mated for Governor lie will in no event be in
the field, however. against Governor Connor.
Gen. Anderson Of Portland, would probably be
the first choice of the democrats.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-05-20
STATE NEWS.

The Skowhegan Reporter states that boy by
the name of White. about fourteen years of age,
and living in the lower part of Skowhegan, stole
two hundred and fifty dollars from his uncle the
first of this week aud decamped. 1t 10 thought
that he has started for Minnesota. An officer is
on his track and will doubtless soon return the
truant.
MIR. c. G. Tozier of the firm of Stevens & To.
zier. has lately finished two monuments which are
to 20 into Mount Auburn Cemetery, Massachu5"
etts.
They completed the saving of spool timber ct
the spool factory in Dover last Thursday, having
sawed about six hundred cords. Nearly two hun-
dred cords more will be hauled In from Prstt's
Corner snd Sebec Lake, in . few days, when the
vork cs saving will proceed sgsis.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-05-20
FOREIGN.
RiOI.

NEW YORK. NAV IS. A special says serious ri
oting occurred at Preston yesterday. The riot
act was read twice. The crowd refused to dis
perse and the military fired, injuring . great
many. Quiet was restored in the evening.
Cable specials say that rioting continued all
night at Blackburn, the military and police being
unable TO preserve order.
Russian Cruisers.
Mr.. Gurney will ask the government on next
Tuesday, in Parliament what information it has
relative TO the fitting out of Russian cruisers In
America.
Cost of tha War.
LONDON, May Is. The Times says the war has
cost Russia about fl00,000,000.
Revolt Suppressed.
BELGRADE. May IS. The Albanian revolt in
Old Servla has been suppressed.
Refugees.
ATHENS, May Is. Thirty thousand Thessalian
refugees are in Greece. Tney refuse to return to
their homes, and many are joining the Greek
army.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-05-20

THINK OF 1T, that Cough or Cold neglect
ed, may lead to serious consequences In the
early stage of Throat and Lung diseases.
Madame Porter's Cough Balsam is an invaluable
remedy. can be taken by the Oldest person Or
Youngest child. Is safe, reliable, and agreeable
to the taste. Price Is cents, aud in large bottles
at SO and IS cents. apr26-4w
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-05-20
Skowh~gan Locals.

|
The Somerset Choral Union" have taken the
town. The contest was made in Coburn Hall on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, in the pres
ence Of m ,ssed audiences. Now the most con-
servstive judgment and the coolest criticism ad
NIT they have won. We fall a conquest and
join in the general applause. We are taken ri ei
drmis
| For weeks past the Csntata of Esther the
Beautiful Queen, has been in rehear sal until i,
has seemed as if music filed the air, and the very
street boys have caught the "cream of tartar. u
| The bulletin boards have famed and the orches-
| ira has tuned up, while the vocalsts have "cos.
| tuned, and the crowd have been Seated"
| The entertainment has been given and repeated
| to delighted audiences, such as never were sur
| passed in this county. segment of the antique
| East, rich in the glitter of gold and silver bro
| cades, scarlet and purple ermine and Jewels was
| cosumed 6gures. Ahssuours and Esther moved
| with the dignity and grace OF royaty. Haman
| and Zerish showed courty suavity covering q
yaulting ambition, Mordecai and his sister shove
| the patience of neglected worthiness, the high
Priest and Priestess stood forth as conscience
protesting against the wrong, while the great cho-
| rus demonstrated how the popular heart is fired
| BY the grandeur of royalty, and dazzed by sue.
cess.
The true spirit of the parts was brought out 10
| q manner very praiseworthy, very easily recog-
nized by our sud ence, and yet not so easily ac-
complished nv amateurs. Esther's going unto the
King the Kings denunciation Of Hsman, Morde
cas sitting at the gate, and Zerish's desolaie
wall showed the alertness of genius 10 precipitate
it'ef into feeling. Many other points were fine
| " rendered in all the leading parts, while the
| finely balanced chorus in admirable drill was a
| success every time. The juvenile chorus of per
| sonated boys and misses in the banquet scene gave
an agreeable variety to an otherwise dignifed dis
play.
The amount of work involved in the preparation
Of such an extensive and elaborate musical effort
| must have been immense. To collect the talent,
| adjust the parts, train the chorus, costume and
pose the whole, showed the fine director-hip OF
| our popular musical caterer, Mr.. II. F. Kimbsll
To him, and his able assistants, with the President
| Gen. Isaac Dyer, and the organist, Miss Emms
French, it has been q labor of love, but now 0
splendid success, them of the appreciation
of the whole community.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-05-20
FORTY.FIrTn CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. May IS.
SENATE.
Senate not 10 session.

WAsHrNeToS. May Is.
Senate not 10 session.
HousE.
Mr.. Stephens Of Ga. asked to be put on record
as absent yesterday by leave Of the House. On
tne Potter resolution he was paired with Harris
OF Mass. But for the pair, he would have voted
against the resolution.
Mr.. Ellis, from committee on elections read q
resolution declaring that there had been no full
free and peaceable election in the first congress
sionsi district oil 81 z, aud that neither kainey,
sitting member nor Richardson we're entitled 10 q
seat.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Sparks. Single.
ton and Baker OF Ind. conferees on the Iodisu
appropriation bill.
Mr. Durham, from the conference committee ON
the military academy appropriation bill, reported
the committee unable to agree.
further conference was ordered, and Messrs.
Durham, Clymer and Smith of Penn. appointed
conferees.
The Speaker laid before the house a message
from the President, transmitting q communica
ton from the Secretary of State, in regard to the
fishery commission.
Referred to committee on foreign affairs.
Mr.. Throckmorton, from the committee on ter
fitorles, reported bl for the election of dele
gate to the house from Indian territory.
Recommtted.
The senate amendments to the pension bill
were non-concurred in.
messfs Smlth OF IA, Hewitt and Sparks were
appointed conferees.
The house went into committee of the whole
on the army Appropriation bill.
Mr. Hewitt Of n. Y. explained the bill. He
said the reduction Of expenses in 1877 had been
Sl5, 900 900.
Mr.. Foster -"Beg pardon, the reduction does
amount to Sl2 900 600
Mr.. Hewitt reafirmed his statement. and added
that the expenditures should be still further re-
duced So, 800. 900.
Mr.. Hewitt showed that while the pav proper
OF the general of the army was Sl3 900, bis actual
pay was VII 900. The pay of other army officers
was IN about the same ratio. The actual pay ay-
ersged from % to so per cent the pay proper.
The bill proposed 10 change all the allowances for
forage, fuel and quarters. Forage Is to be sup
piled to those officers who use horses 10 the public
service, and none would be supplied to those who
did not so use the horses. This would be bent-
faction to the officers aud saving of at least
500 900 to the government.
Mr. Hewitt argued that the bill did not reduce
the strength of the army in one musket, did not
force out of the army single officer who chose
to remain 10 it, that it did not reduce the pay Of
the army, hut only cut off the allowances that
are an abuse. That the savings effected were
simple in administration and caa be largely iu-
creased, and that by it relief would be extended
to the tax payers to the amount of nearly four
million dollars.
Mr.. McCook of n. Y. then replied to Mr. Hew-
itt AT the close of McCook's speech the CON-
mittee rose.
The Speaker stated that he would be absent
curing the early part of next week, thereupon Q
resolution was adopted appointing Mr.. sayler
speaker pro TEN.
1t was also arranged there should be evening
sessions, for regular business purposes, through
next week.
Adjourned.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-05-20
A Rem ark able Result,

1t makes no difference how many Physicians, o.
how much medicine you have tried it is now al
established fact that German Syrup is the onl,
remedy which has given complete satisfaction il
severe cases of Lung Diseases. 1t is true ther,
are yet thousands Of persons who are prediposet
TO Throat and Lung Affections, Consumptions
Hemorrhages, Asthma, Severe Coils, Cough, &c
who have no personal knowledge of Boschee'
German Syrup. To such we would say that sc, ,OOt
dozen were sold last year without one complaint
Consumptives try just one bottle. Regular siz,
- cents Sold by all Druggists in America.
snl1O +aol
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-05-20
The suicide at kkowheeap.


The Reporer gives the following particulars of
that occurred on Monday:
For more than two years Mrs. Merrill hes been
subject to the deepest depression OF spirits and
much of the time has been violently insane.
The disease is hereditary in her family. hence.
since she has given evidence of meditating self
violence she has been closely watched. She
spent sometime at the Asy lnm in Augusta, but
received no benefit, and Mr.. Merrill removed her
home. She spent nearly year with her sister,
the wife of Capt. Amos Tobev Of this town. re-
turning to her own home but a few weeks since
Everything possible was done To effect restors-
ton to health, and lately il was thought she was
improving. Her appearance had been so much
better for few days, and she had so earnestly
protested that she was once more her "Od self"
that fears were somewhat allsved, and the family
had new hope. On Monday m0rnng Mr.. Mer-
r and his son, Palmer, went to Solon. Shortly
after they left Mis-. NJ. told her attendant that she
wished TO 90 out and walk for few minutes. She
appeared so well no objection was made and she
accordingly walked up and called at Mr.. AlonZo
Coburns. She told Mrs. Coburn that she had
thought of going onto the hill back of the house
but that the grass was so wet that she shonld be
obliged to wait while; then she casually in
qnired if Mr.. Coburn was about the buildings
She soon returned to her own home and was
about the honse more than usually cheeful un-
til eleven o'clock few minutes later she was
missed and search at once made. The ladies'
looking for heI became alarmed when they could
not find her on the neighboring grounds and
went down to neghbors, Mr. Growers, to get
his assistance. Mr.. G. called a hound and re-
paired at to the house, showed it some of
Mrs. Ms clothing, and set about the search. The
dog took a direct aonrse for about thirty rods,
over the hill back Of Mr.. Cobnrn's and stopped
| al the door of old cstcrn formerly used bv Mr..
S. w Lawion. On opening the door. the body
Of the unfortunate lady found partly sub
merged in water The water was not over two
| and half feet deep and in order to keep her
head under, she had knotted a scarf about her
| neck, and enshrouded her head and face in a
shawl. tying in several bricks. 1t was less than
an hour from the time she last seen at the
house before the body was returned, bnt there
was man Hesitation of life. She a woman
of very strong character had no little literary
taste, and was highly esteemed by her friends.
She the second wife of Mr.. Merrill and
leaves no children.