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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17
"VVniting al the Tiycr.,

AS the Irishman stood waiting al
the river for it to run by in order
that he might cross over, 50 people
wait when suffering with constipa.
ton, forgetful that the cause is torpid
lirer and dyspepsia, and that it nercr
cures Itself, but must be overcome b.
som" gentle yet positive cathartic.-
No medicine or combination of med
icines yet discovered give such
prompt and permanent relief as Dr.
Pierco's Pleasant Purgative Pellets.
PINE APPLE, Wilcox Co., Ala.
DR., PIERCE, Buffalo n. Y:
Dear Sri was sickly from youth
up, for en.years life was a burden
my food would not digest, and my
liver was enlarged, l tried various
remedies, but to no purpose. YOU
Pellets have effected my entire cure
Enclosed please find $3.50 for a copy
of the Peoples Common Sense Medi
cal Adviser. ! regard it as the best
book ever published. am trying t.
get Others to use your medicines and
read your book,
Yours truly,
JOHN Il. LUNAN.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17
A COMING PoIlticnI Storm.

There is every indication Of a po-
litical storm. The continued, indeed
growing, distress has rendered people
restless and ill-tempored, and there
iscvidence on allsides of a revolution,
in which the popular mind common
~ seeks relief. The late elections in
California and Oregon are the big
drops Of the coming tempest.
While this.is evident to all obser-
vers, a little band of true believers,
who sigh for the halcyon days of
Belknap, Robson & Co., are busy
nominating Grant. The earnest en-
thusiasm with which, like tumble.
bugs, they roll that ball of offensive
richnes, is positively ludicrous,-
They have an abiding faith that is
charming, that lying back Of all par
ty organization is a popular beliefin
Grant, that needs only n spark to
fire it off like a Catharine wheel or a
fiizgig. They cannot see the clouds
gathering on the horizon, nor hear
the muttering thunder,
There is but one instance of par
allel stupidity on record, and that
occurred when Moses assembled the
mountain to get the law from Cod
This, we are told, was accompanied
with Considerable atmospheric dis
turbance, in which clouds enveloped
the prophet and lightning and thun-
shook the earth. The children of Is
rael, regardless of the pressure, went
about saying one unto the other,
eve wot not what's become of this
man Moses; let US make unto our
selves a God we can keep in sight
and use for ourselves" aud SO, the
record tells us, they made the molten
calf, and had it inaugoratcd, without
the intervention of an electoral COM
mission, when the amazed and dis
gusted Moses returned.
There is about as much chance of
getting a kind feeling in John sher-
man, or docency in Dawes, or sense
in old Pig-iron Kelley, as to again
elect Grant President of the United
Statos.-CapitaI
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17
AnItem for Our W. w. FISH Com,
missioner.

The STATE Fish Commissioner Of
Michigan has been doing great deal
of work at hatchery at Pokagon. He
has been employing about fifteen
men, and has built three new ponds
-one for cells, one for goldfish, with
a fountain inthe centre Of it, and for
a variety pond. One hundred nam
moth goldfish from the Hudson have
been put in the pond. These fish
are of q bright gold color, and many
eff them weigh over a pound, There
are at the hatchery now brook trout
(Salmo fantinalis,) California salmon
(SalnO saLcy), Atlantic and handbook
ed salmon, bass, pickerel, grayling
and cells. Commissioner jerome has
Just finished distributing five hund'
red thousand cells in the waters Of
the State. The cells are brought from
the East in mud and river grass
some of the cells put out lust year
have grown to a weight ofnearlytwc
pounds. The board have been OK.
perimenting with Shaw's patent fish.
way, and if adopted by them, it will
be put in all the rivers Of the State
that have dams.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17

Some ofour State exchanges are
making quite a fuss over the recent
sale Of large tracts of Mcdowell coun-
ty lands sold, in thecity ofNew York,
for a mere song. The Wheeling Reg
ister thinks the sale of these lands
will prove injurious to our property
owners inasmuch as a perfect title
cannot be obtained. We suppose the
purchasers of the lands referred to
knew that they were buying land to
which they could never expect u clear
title. If they did not they must
blame no one but themselves.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17
A Justice of the Peace Skips
Ont With Another. Mans Wife.

On Sunday, June 3Oth, this com
munity was shocked by the intelli
gence that B. NJ. Polling q justice Of
the peace, postmaster, and leading
citizen in the New Kentuck region
had run away with the wife of his
ncighbor Thomas Holmes. The rum
or turned out to be u fact that on
Friday or Saturday before, Polling
had taken his team and left for part:
unknown accompanied by Mrs
Holmes. She left two children be-
hind her, while Polling took his one
child with him. Poling's wife had
recently died-on May 13-but it is
said that even some time before her
death he had kept up an unlawful
intimacy with Mrs. Holmes, Of which
fact Mrs. Polling, who is highly spo,
ken of by all who knew her, was
aware during her sickness, and it is
no doubt hastened her death and EN-
FILTERED her last moments. In fact
the whole circumstances of the case
were of the most surprising and re-
voting nature,
Polling was a man Of considerable
influence in his ncighborhood, the
keeper Of the store in New Kentuck,
postmaster and justice, a man Of
some little property, and rather q
leader among his neighbors, who
possessed ito mastimplicit confidence
in him. The caGse Of the escapadc
was apparently wholly an infatua'
ton for the worthless womGn tor
whom he left his property, good name
and everything. He also left some
creditors in the lurch, but it is not
probable that that was the reason oil
his going or that he made anything
pccUniarily by the operation, since
he left property behind of more yal'
ue, to the owner at least, than the
debts amounted 10.
Holmes departed in day or two
after in hot pursuit Of the guilty
couple, but no trace has been gained
of them, except rumOr that they
had been seen on the road near Wcs'
ton, in Lewis county.-JacksOn Her.
aid,
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Demand for American wheat.


Mr.. Jennings the well informed
correspondent of the N. Y. World
writing from London says
"This year, / understand, you will
have a very fine harvest. l can only
say that 1t will be wanted in Europe.
Russia has not grown much more
grain than she wants, and the yield
here will be comparatively small,
Europe must go across the Atlantic
for what she needs 10 make up her
deficient supply Of food. And then
recollect that it is not for grain only
that England now comes with money
in her hand TO the United States
ports. The sale Of American beef is
simply enormous, considering that
even when / left New York, in 1876,
the trade was almost if not quite un-
known. And we pay something like
s20,0D,000 a year for American beef,
and the business is constantly in
creasing. So that for the staff Of
life and a large proportion of the
meat consumed, this country must
now depend very greatly on the Uni.
ted States. These are the facts
draw from them what conclusions
you will"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17

The Fairmont Mder has the follow
ing: The Democrats must feel cheer.
full when they contemplate the pres.
ont political situation, and proud
when they review the record they
made in the last Congress. The pas,
sage of the silver bill, the bill prohib,
iting the further retirement of green
backs, and the numerous other finan-
cial measures which our readers will
remember, and which we need not
mention, is but partly the Record Of
the Democratic party in Congress
The Democratic House passed a bill
repeating the resumption act, but it
was defeated in the Republican Sen
ate; theHouse passed bill to abolish
the national banking system and re-
place the national bank notes with
greenbacks, but it was defeated in
the Republican Senate; the House
passed appropriation bills reducing
the expenses of the army and navy,
but they were defeated in the Repub'
lican Senate; and so all other reforms
and measures demanded by the PEG
pie have been passed by the House,
and, with but one or two exceptions,
have been defeated in the Republi'
can Senate. We only refer to these
acts to show the points of antagonism
existing between the two parties aud
how clearly they are defined. The
Democratic party is in favor ofthe alb
solute repeal of the Resumption Act
the Republicans insist that it shall
be absolutely executed. The Repub'
lican party is owned by National
bankers, and it is in favor Of the Ma,
tional banking system; the Democrat
ic party is unalterably opposed to it,
The Democratic party says, "Nc
banks OF issue" The Republicans have
said, "All paper ISSUES to bankissues''
The Democratic party is in iGyor o.
the free and unlimited coinage of the
old silver dollar; the Republican par
ty is opposed to it, The Democratic
party is opposed to further increase
of the bonded debt for the resumpt,
ion purposes; the Republican party
is in favor of it. We are willing to
let tho people judge between the two,
The Democrats in nearly all the States
that have held conventions this year
have adopted unexceptional plat
forms, and demand further acts Of
justice as well as measures of relief
We call the attention ofGreenbackers
to these facs. If they are honest in
their declared intentions, they should
join the Democrats in their efforts tC
wipe out the national banks and give
the peoplothc currency they demand
for it is the party that has both the
will and the power to accomplish
these objects. If they are dotermin'
ed to continue the work of forming a
new party, let them be careful that
they do not defeat their natural
friends and elect their natural enc
mics.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17
To The Democratic Voters Of the
Fifth Senatorial District OF
West Virginia.

Genttmn: You are respectfully inform
Cd that, your Executive Committee has
agreed upon Winfield, Putnam county, as
the place, and July Goth, 1873, as the time,
for holding your Convention for the pur-
pose Of nominating a candidate for the
State Senate from this District.
The Executive Committees in the differ
ent counties composing the Fifth Senate
rial District, will make arrangements by
which Delegates will be appointed 70 at
tend and represent the several counties in
said Convention. ...,.,a,,,,
j. W. G. ARMSTRONG,
Chairman Executive Committee, Fifth
Senatorial District.
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Circuit Clerk.
CLIrroN, June s, IS

Chiffon, June s, 1878.
To he Tosrrs Of Mason County: Believing
in the old JcfIersonian principle OF rota-
ton in office, aud believing further that
the only tests for official position should be
honesty and capacity, hereby announce
myselfan Independent candidate for the
office Of Circuit Clerk of Mason County.
am induced to do so at the earnest solicit
tation Of many voters, irrespective OF po-
ltical prejudice or partizan bias. If my
fellow.citizens should elevate me to the pc:
sition for which announce myself, shall
endeayor to discharge the duties OF the OF.
flee faithfully, and with due reference t.
the best interests Of the people,
Respectfully
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17

John Sherman, when asked by a
Tribune reporter, why he didn't deny
on oath, the authenticity of his let
ter Weber and Anderson? said he
was afraid to do so for fear the Dem.
ocrats would produce the original or
IA Photographic copy, That's the
kind of fraudulent Secretary of the
Treasury he is.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17

Daniel Arnold sends us the captain
oats stalk, grown on Beaver Run
Come and see it; six feet, nine inches,
high, with the head two feet nine in
length. He also sends us two timo-
thy heads, eleven inches in length,
If any of you beat this send us a
specimen. We want to see it; mind
none of your "wild oats" narratives
will be taken.-Keger Tribune,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17
NOTICE.

Ia meeting OF the Board Of 0verseers
n Of the Poor Of Mason County, West
Virginia, continued and held at the Court
House, on the 3D. day Of July, 1873, among
other proceedings was the following
Ordered, That on and after this date, no
medicines, prescription or visit, after the
first medicine, prescription or visit, shall
be considered or allowed, unless ordered
in writing by the OvCrseer Of the Poor OF
the District wherein tho patient resides,
and no paupOr shall employ more than one
physician.
Ordered, That the above DO published
in the County papers.
Copy Testei
S, q, SHAW,
July l0-3w Clerk u, Of o. Of Poor,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17

1t said that Senator Thurman will
open up the canvass for the Demo
crazy OF Ohio early in August Be-
ing an aspirant for the Presidency
in 1880, ii is believed that Thurman
will make some of the best efforts Of
his life on the stump this fall. Ohio
should be proud Of her Senator.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17

Think of ninety thousand Office
holders holding their positions
through forgeries, perjuries and
frauds, contributing one per cent of
their salaries for a corruption fund
tocarry majority of the next Housed
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17

BLooDRD SrocK.-Wo learn that
Wallace Averill, of Maiden, w. Va,
has a two year old colt, fifteen hands
high, that trots under harness in
2;29I. 1t was sired by Administrator,
dam Hambletonian. and was purchas-
ed at Lexington Ky, for $1,000
Courier.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17

Gen. Sherman talks too much, as
We have heretofore remarked. His
latest utterance confded to a news,
paper correspondent, is to the effect
that Gen. Banning, Chairman of the
House Military Committee, "hasn't
as much sense as a dry goods clerk"
We do not believe Gen. Banning is
overstocked with sense, but the Cen
eral of the army ought to have too
much sense to refer, for the purpose
of comparison like this, to u class
of men who are certainly. not noted
for lack of intelligence. The truth
is that Gen. Sherman is developing
an alarming faculty for making an
ass of himself on very slight provo
cation.-iS. Louis Globe.Dcmocrat,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17

"Civil service reform" under Hayes
has been a conundrum from the start,
but it is settled now that it means
the appointment to Office of such as
have Especially" qualified themselves
by participating in the forgeries, per-
juries and other villainous devices
by which he was counted in.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17

Keep it before the people that the
bondholders since 1868 have received
in gold interest from the treasury,
one billion, twelve million, five hun,
dred and thirty.six thousand dollars,
Over one billion of profits, and YET
the bondholders cry for more! Let
working men see in this statement
the truth of which is, beyond ques.
ton, the main cause of the sufferings
which they are now enduring. Let
PROSTATE and helpless industry un.
derstand that this is the system
which has made it the prop Of King
shylock'S throne, and which still
continues to wiring from it, exhaust.
ed as it is, S700,0O0,000 annual trib'
ute.-Nartinsburg Salesman.
The Workingmcp's remedy is vo.
ting the Democratic ticket. This
party has always favored the paying
off these bonds in grcenbacks.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17

The testimony of Mrs. jerks re.
minds the Washington Capital of the
old story told of the secondhand
clothes.dealer, an ancient Hebrew,
who, when his customer objected to
the coat he was trying on, that it
smelled badly, said, "My fren, it ish
not de coat vat stinks, it ish me-"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17

Moody, the Evangelist, has boiled
down his advice to the following
"Be honest, pay your debts, keep
your temper, and avoidstrongdrink.'
He should have added, "vote the
Democratic ticket" and then he
would have given the whole duty Of
man.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17
HuNTINGToN no RIcnMoNn.

The $50 p. m. trsin has sleeping CIR at
tached, and does not run on Sunday.
The Saturday $50 p. m. train does not
run cost OF White sulphur.
The 10 II. IN. and $50 p. M. trains make
connection ut Gordensville per Washing
ton, Baltimore and all points south. Viz.
ginia Midland,
Trains leave Charlottesville, dRily, at
l:3O Il. m. and 1875 u. m. per Lynchbury.
The 10 a. m. G. & o., trains make con.
nection with the $50 u, IN, train ut Char.
lottesville for the South.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17

The organs say the Potter investi-
CATION is q "fizzle" and they are so
confident of it they keep repeating it
every day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17

liza man is in luck for his wife IL
be blessed with three little girls at
one birth, why then our friend JOS
b. A. Simon is the lucky man, as his
wife gave birth TO triplets, on Friday
last, all girls; weighing in tho ag'
gregate Is pounds, and 6pounds each
to a feather, Joseph was not inmc'
diately present on that interesting
occasion, but when no arrived he
was anxious to know ifany had got
away. But wo rather guess not, as
DR., Butler was present and he never
allows any to escape. We under.
stand that Mrs, Simmons and the
little "doarS" are doing woll.-Bar'
boT JC0cSoaian,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17
27tlI day OF July, 1875,

at the front door OF the Court House Of Ma,
son county, proceed to sell by way OF pub.
lie auction to the highest bidder, fifty acres
OF land, more or less, the same being the
residue OF 100 acres in the bill described,
after deducting so acres conveyed by l..
Kimberling, Clerk, to Shrewsbury, Tom.
linson and Polsley. Said land lies about 4
miles northeast from Point Pleasant, and
adioins the lands OF Col, Lemaster.
TERMS OF SALE.-Cash as to one-third OF
the purchase money, and as TO the residue
upon credit Of six and twelve months
bonds with good security bearing interest
from the day OF sale will be required Tor
the deferred installments.
JOHN w. ENGLISH,
june 2G-4w. Special Commissioner
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17

A twclvc.year-old son Of u widow
by tho name of Bragg was drowned
while bathing at Hinton on tho 10th
inst. Tho body has not yet been re-
covered
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17

Robert lngersoll seems 10 be get
ting rich by opposing the Christians.
lIo made more money during the last
lecturing season, than any other
lecturer beating Bvocher and Cook
both.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17
Commissioners Sale OfT0wn LOl
in Mason CITY!

III WathOh SAtys
TN pursuance of the terms and provisions
ola decree of the Circuit Court OF Mason
County, West Virginia, rendered on the 18th
day OF April, 1878, in a certain Chancery
cause therein pending, in which i. G. NJ.
Lowell and James A. Payne are Plaintiffs
and ]. w. Roberts, isdeiendant, the under
signed, Special Commissioner, will on the
9th day of July, 1873,
at the front door of the Court House OF Ma
son county, proceed to sell by way OF pub.
lie auction to the highest bidder Lot No, .
on Brown street, in thetown OF Mason City,
Mason County, West Virginia.
Terms or SALE:-Cash as TO % per cent,
Of the purchase money and us to the resi-
due on credit OF six and twelve months;
bonds with good security bearing interest
from date will be required for the deferred
instalments and the title will be retained
us further security.
JOHN W. ENGLISH,
june 9G-lw. Special Commissioner.
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West Virginia University.
1878. MOrgantOwn. 1870.
Rev. ]. R. THOMPSON, A. NJ, President.
The University furnishes instruction in
the following Departments, viz;
CLASSICAL,
SCIENTIFIC,
AGRICULTURAL,
ENGINEERING,
MILITARY,
LAW,
MEDICINE,
PREpA RATORY.

Textbooks supplied to students at cost,
The calendar OF year arranged to suit con
venienee OF teachers. Expenses for IN en-
tire school year need not exceed $lT5, I.
Fall term begins September 4th,
For catalogue and other information,
address the President,
July l0-lY.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17

Douglas, the escaped Grant county
murderer, has been caught in Texas,
and brought back to the Grant coun'
W jail.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17

Samuel George, Esq, the princi.
pal wool buyer of Brooke county,
bought over $4,000 pounds last week,
Hancock Courier.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17
RICHMOND no HUNTINGTON

The 7:2O train does not leave Richmond
on Sunday, The 7:25 p. M, train does not
leave White Sulphur on Saturday. The
5'45 p. M. train from Richmond, makes
close connections daily ut Huntington
with the Big Sandy Packet Companys
steamcrsfor Cincinnati. The Steamer Fleet.
wood or Bostona, leaves Cincinnati, daily
at ! p. M, and makes connection with the
10 a. M. train at Huntington.
BB"For Tickets, information OF Routes
and Rates, apply TO
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NO ADVERTISING AGnNI.

can insert an advertisement in our list OF
twenty-six STANDARD WEEKLIEs Mt
ten dollars a line without losing money.
Those advertisers who want to obtain the
best and largest circulation possible with
out expanding more than from $50 to 500
should address Geo. P, Rowell & Co., 10
Spruce Street, New York
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17
D. q. Van NEATRE. Ag't,
Point Pleasant, w. Va.

C,R. HOWARD, Gen. p. & I. Agt.
RSrFor Freight, Live Stock, &c this
Line offers special Inducements Rates
neutrality-suspicious. as low as BY any other
Line to and from oil Eastern cities For
rates, bills Of ladlng, &C., apply to D. $.
VAN MATRE, Agent
n. II. HoTCHKlSS, Gen. Trlv As't.
jan. 10, lS7S-ly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17

A CONFEDERATE MoNUMENT,-The
Confederate Powder Mills chimney,
at Augusta, Ga, which lowered aloft
over the Government powder works
there during the late war, is to be
preserved as an enduring monument
Of the sanguinary struggle Gen.
Stoyall says: "This noble structure
has the design of u magnificent ODE.
lisk monument, of 10 feet base and
about 100 feet altitude, and is con.
structod Of tho best materials, and
with an Oye TO taste and correctness
Of proportions.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-17

A Connecticut lady attending a
picnic on the Fourth was standing
beneath II tall tree when lightning
struck her, burning her to q crisp
and making q hole in the ground 6
feet long and 8 feet deep under her,
into which she fell. Many of the
party were paralyzed and shocked by
the stroke.