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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03
CorNc1L PRocEEnINas.-Special

COUNCIL PRocEEDISes.-special
meeting Of the Town Council, held
June 29th; Present Henry ). Fisher,
Jr., Mayor and DR.. L. F. Campbell,
C. Shrewsbury and A. R, Darst,
Councilmen.
DR., L. +. Campbell appointed Re
corder pro TEN.
On motion ordered, that the reso-
luton adopted by the Council, at its
meeting on the Oath June, 1878, al
lowing DIR Neale, (Medical ACCOUNT
$500; DIR, Campbell Medical &C
count sl475; DIR. Barbee (Medical
ACCOUNT s1O0.5O; John L, Charles
goods furnished paupers) s1O.l4; be
and the same is hereby set aside, re-
cinded and annulled, and the Record
err Of said Town is hereby ordered Ia
cancel any and all orders he may
have drawn on the Treasurer of said
Town, and if none have been drawn,
to issue none for the payment Of said
accounts or any of them or any part
of either of them. And the said ac'
counts are hereby referred to the
Committee on accounts for investi
CATION.
On motion ordered that Special
Policemen, James NJ. Stephenson
Perry Kerwood, H. L. Whaley, Vim
B. Darst, Charles E, Newsom anc
John Rose, each be allowed $500 fol
services rendered on the day ant
night Of June LIST, 1878.
DIR. L. f, CAMPBELL,
Recorder Pro. tenn.
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NOTICE

THAT on and alter the first day Of July
i next, will sell Goods for Cash;
and keep no running accounts. And all
persons knowing themselves 10 be indebt'
ed 10 me for goods furnished them, are
hereby specially notified TO come forward
and make Immediate payment for the
same. j, II. Holloway.
Juno INV.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03
TICKET OFFICE,

FOR the sale OF Through Tickets to all
points on the @. & o. r. X, and to Wash
ington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York
Boston and all Of the Southern Atlantic
Cities and Florida.
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HUNTINGTON TO RICHMOND.

The $50 p. IN. train has sleeping car at
tached, and does not run on Sunday.
The Saturday $3.50 p. m, train does not
run cost OF White Sulphur.
The 10 q. nj. and $50 p. IN. trains make
connection at Gordensyille per Washing
ton, Baltimore and all points south. Vir'
ginis Midland.
1880 a. IN. and 1885 a. m, per Lynchbnrg'
The 10 a. IN. @. & o., trains make con-
nection with the $50 a. M, train at Char
lottesville for the South.
LII
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03
Fine weather-but hot.

DtlI uPV" h"''S" oN'eN
Banum is on the road this way
with his big show.
There ought to be a street on tho
Ohio river front.
The watermelon crop promises an
abundant yield.
Candidates are around interview
ing the "stalwarts'"
The finest race.course in the State
is at the Mason county airGrounds.
Come in and pay us some money
so We can have good time July 4th.
The rain flooded the upper rooms
of the Virginia House, Sunday.
Prof. II. G. Nease has been appoint
ed Postmaster at Clifton, thiscounty.
Eggs, butter and other farm pro,
ducts are down to almost nothing.
Our millers are offering 70 to S5
cents per bushel for wheat,
What makes women use chewing
gun? Who will answer?
As the warm weather is on hand
the Council meets early and often.
Rev. Gill now fills the old Presby-
terrain Church pulpit occasionally.
The new butcher shop was opened
Monday morning.
Harvest is over and business is
looking up little.
Every man in the county ought to
be subscriber to this paper.
The Register is sl.50 year when
paid in advance.
Schools have all closed until next
September.
Petty thieving is going Onin town,
and all around us.
The Excelsior" militia received a
lot of $50 bushels new wheat.
When you come to town with ber-
ries don't forget the Register.
Thermometers are consulted fire.
quently these days.
The thermometer indicated 81 in
the shade, Saturday afternoon.
The rain of Sunday has brighten
ed up corn amazingly
Rock candy and whiskey are said
to bea cure for consumption.
Flour is now down to IS and $3.50
per barrel,
They are going to have an earth
quake in Gallipolis tomorrow.
More sheep would be raised in the
county, if it was not for the dogs.
The brick for Mr.. Stortz's new house
is now being burnt by l.. l.. Gibbs
There are unworked lands enough
in West Virginia to give employ
mcnt to a million people.
Honey is plenty this year and
prices low, ranging from 123 cents tc
20 cents pound,
With a very few exceptions the
wheat crop this year is more than an
average one.
There is to be Tournament at
Mason City tomorrow. We suppose
many -four young folks will go up
The Middleport Cornet Band furn'
ishes the music for our Fair in Sep
tember for 800.
Capt. W. O. Roseberry, of Jackson
county, is visiting his mother in this
place.
Too much fast driving through our
streets. Be careful or Marshal Blake
will take you in.
Whenever we are hard up for a
rain, we will just take the roof off Of
our house.
The 18th of this month will decide
whether the Middlcport Docks are to
come here or not.
Will publish proceedings of the
West Virginia Press Association
next week.
John A. McCulloch is building n
fine residence on his farm on the
South side of Kanawha,
The political campaign is now
fully opened, and it you want to keep
posted, subscribe for the Register.
No work will be done in this Office
tomorrow, IT, you want to see the
editor you will find him at home,
maybe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03
D. S. Van MATRE, Agent,
Point Pleasant. w. Va.

On and after June 9th, 1875 Express
and Mail trains will leave Huntington as
follows.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03

Mr.. NJ. Laveen, a highly recon-
mended Silversmith, from Morgan
town, in this State, has settled in
this place, Shop in Mr.. Shindle's
saddlery Store.
We have seen Mr.. Laveen's writ
ten recommendations, and they are
from the best citizens of Morgantown,
who certify that he is a superior
workman, and u gentleman of un.
blemished character.
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Chesapeake & Ohio
60 80
RAIL ROAD.
Excursion Tickets,

Trip and return tickets TO Whine Sulphur
and all the other celebrated Springs and
places OF resort in the Mountains Of West
Virginia, are now for sale at the ticket OF
fee. Huntington, at reduced rates.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03
Oar Line of Spectalties
FOR THE
Season of 1878.

Louisville Cement,
Louisville White Lime,
Raw Bone Dust,
Linseed Oil, Boiled,
aAuchor" White Lead,
Carbon Oil, "ohio Test"
Lard Oil, Winter Strained,
Michigan White Pine Shingles, a
No. 1,
"Kanawha" Yellow Poplar Shingles
Best "Kanawha" Salt,
Window Sash, all sizes,
Pannel Doors, all sizes,
Window Glass, all sizes,
Farm Wagons and Buggies, &c.
All Of above articles Of the best
quality and cheaper than any House
in the city, Come and see us.
j. NJ. KERR & co.
Gallipolis, Ohio.
may 29-.3m.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03

II. KoEnLER, Middloport, Ohio,
sells the finest, purest and best whiS-
keys and wines. Ale and Porter at
sll0 per dozen. Orders promptly
filed. T3w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03

We turned out Monday, five hun
drcd cards upon an order from Gin
cinnati. This shows The estimation
in which tho Register job work is held
by business men.
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NJ THE VOTERS OF MASON
COUNTY.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Thereby announce myself as candidate
for member OF the House OF Delegates Tor
Mason County, subject 10 the decision OF
the people at the polls In October.
GEORGE COOPER.
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RICHMOND TO HUNTINGTON.

The 100 train does not leave Richmond
on Sunduy. The 1875 p. IN. train does not
leave White Sulphur oil Saturday. The
5:45 p. M train from Richmond, makes
close connections daily at Huntington
with the Big Sandy Packet Conipany's
steamersfor Cincinnati. The Steamer Fleet
wood or Bostona, leaves Cincinnati, daily
at 4 p. m, and makes connection with the
10 q. m. train at Huntington.
E1rFor Tickets, information Of Routes
and Rates, apply TO
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03

Willie Spencer, who has been at
tending the Episcopal High School,
at Alexandria, Virginia, came home
Saturday evening. We welcome
him back.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03

FLOUR AND WHEAT,-Having made
arrangements torun the mill former.
ly occupied by II. W. Il E. H. Neal,
l am prepared to furnish all the ia.
rOrtc brands of -four at prices that
will defy competition.
We will also pay the highest mar
ket price for wheat, Call and see us.
CIV. G. w. CLARK.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03

John R, Rayburn and W. r. HOw'
kins, recently purchased one of the
Aultman Throshors and now offer
their services to farmers. They will
do their first threshing, next week,
ut G. B. Rayburn's farm,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03

The tow-boat Robin belonging to
Mr.. E. c. Harpold, passed down yes
terday morning with $4,000 barrels
of Mason County Salt, for St, Louis
and Memphis.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03
Recorder Pro. tenn

PIc-NIc.-The Episcopal Sabbath
School will hold a picnic on to-mor-
row, July 4th, on Georges Creek, in
Ohio. The ferry-boat has been char
tered to convey them to the grounds.
The scholars and teachers of this
Sunday School are requested to as
semble in the front yard of the
Kline House at 81 a. m. All the
other Sunday Schools are cordially
invited to join in the picnic.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03

The Morgantown Daily Me,c Do.
miniOn, has the following:
"Henry S. Walker was present at
Chapel exercises yesterday morning,
and upon being introduced TO the
students, responded in one of the
most pointed and eloquent speeches
which it has ever been our pleasure
to hear.
President Thompson introduced
him as the "best public speaker |
ever heard" which commendatory
remark was fully demonstrated to be
true, long before Mr.. Walker had
cOncluded.n
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03

A REMARKABLE REsULT.-1t makes
no difference how many Physicians,
or how much medicine you have
tried, it is now On established fact
that German Syrup is the only rem
edy which has given complete salts
faction in severe cases of Lung Dis
eases. It is true that there are yet
thousands of persons predisposod to
Throat aud Lung Affections, Con-
sumption, Hemorrhages, Asthma,
Severe Colds settled on the Breast,
Pneumonia, Whooping Cough, &C.,
who have no personal knowledge of
Boschoe's German Syrup. To such
we would say that $1,000 dozen were
sold last year without one complaint,
Consumptives try just ono bottle
Regular size 70 cents. Sold by all
Druggists in America. For sale AT
the Point Pleasant Drug Store, Jos.
S. Miller, Supt.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03

A good way to make better times
is to stop wasteful expenditure and
use the savings to employ labor in
productive work.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03

Sunday morning week, fire oc-
Cured ut Clifton. An unoccupied
house belonging to Samuel Hambly,
was destroyed, The house was in.
sured for nearly enough to cover the
loss. II was the work of an incen'
diary.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03
D. s. Van MATRn, Ag't,
Point Pleasant, w. Va.

c. r. HOWARD, Gen, P. { I. Ag't.
D6SFor Freight, Live Stock, &c, this
Line offers special inducements. Rates
guaranteed always az low as by any other
Line to and from all Eastern cities. For
rates, bills Of lading, &c, apply to D. S.
VAN MATRE, Agent.
n. II. HoTCHKIss, Gen. Trav. Ag't.
jan. 10, lS7S-ly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03

The Superintendent of Schools in
this State has appointed Prof. W. j.
Kenny Of this city to preside over
the Institutes to be held in Raleigh
and Nicholas counties. The first az
Raleigh C. H., July 22-27th, Sum.
merville, July 10Th, August Srd.
Prof. Pendleton is wise in the choice
of one so proficient and scholarly, to
conduct these Institutes; and the
teachers of Raleigh and Nicholas
should improve this opportunity Of
comforting with, and receiving in
struction from one Of West virginia's
most successful educators,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03

The Board of Education of this Dis
tricthas selected Prof. VIM. ], Kenny,
as Principal, and Misses Lyde Wag-
gener, Ada Gilmore and Alice Kim
borling, as Assistants, for the Graded
School in this place.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03

The firm of Mauck & Bradbury,
merchants and barrel manufacturers,
at Cheshire, Ohio, have made an as.
signment for the benefit of their
creditors.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03

Parties from Hartford City, are
now engaged in prospecting for sill
yer on Thirteen Mile Creek. We
hope they will find it in paying
quantities.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03

Two men got into difficulty at
Mason City the other day, and the
result was that one of them was very
severely injured and the other was
arrested aud held in 5000 bail, and
in default Of which he was sent to
mil
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03

UNION ITEMS Harvest will end
this week in this vicinity, and
wheat crops are generally very good.
We have heard of a few crops that
were injured by the fly.
The silver mine in this commune
ty was visited again by another gen.
tleman from Hartford, and he thinks
it will prove to be genuine. Weun-
derstand that Mr.. Sayre intends CIV
ing leases.
No preparations are being made
on Mud Lick for the Fourth Of July;
everybody thinks of staying at home
on that day,
Farmers are now very busy cutting
wheat, grass and working corn, but
the corn crop is looking very small
for the season.
Mr.. james Vaughn took leave Of
here for Pittsburgh, q short time ago.
Sabbath Schools ore making con.
siderable progress in this and adj
joining neighborhoods, and we hope
they may continue TO get on well
through the remaining part Of the
summer. ALwiLDA.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-03

Mr.. James E. Clendenin informs
us that one day last week no dug
from one hill of early Rose" So po-
tatos. This large yield was from
but two eyes planted in the hill. If
any of our farmers can beat this, they
will please furnish us the item.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-31

1t IS an interesting question. in
view of the action of the grand jury.
whether Jerry McCarthy's influence
in electing Donnelly was as legitimate
| as that exercised to secure his nom.
nation at Farmington.-Pion Press
If every vote of our majority in the
Sixth ward of st Paul was thrown out
as fraudulent we would still be elected
By Il considerable majority in Dakota
county. We are inclined to think that
our good friend, Jerry. is the victim of
political persecution. What are the
charges against him! That he went
out occasionally and got glass of beer
during the election:-horribl offence
That he canvassed the voters while he
was thus outside in favor of some of
his friends. Could anything be more
terrible! And, finally. that when they
were counting the votes at the close
of the election nineteen votes were
found on the table near Jerry elbow
which 1t was suspected Jerry intended
to shore of the tabie wilh said etbow!, :,
During the French revolution they
were in the habit of chopping off the
heads of worthy gentlemen on the
ground that they were ''suspected Of
BENG suspicious. But we never
before heard of indicting Il man for a
crime which he might have intended
to intend to commit.
Poor Jerry If he is to go to Jail for
drinking beer. or electioneering. or
having tickets near his elbows. we
much fear he will spend the rest of his
life in the penitentiary.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-31

According to the Washington Cap
ltal. the wife of Il New York banker
appeared ut \ party rs capital. :"
Her dress was covered on the skirt so
rs To make 1t appear as one piece. with
one hundred and $4,000 bills. The
waist and sleeves were 81 900 bonds
Sewed on. and her fingers and ears
glittered with diamonds. The tiara is
sud to have been worth SIS 900. and
the total value of the notes and dia-
monds on her person was PSI. 900.
TWO pages carried her train. and
watched lest the lewelSand greenbacks
should fAll to the tloor.. while she ex-
hlblted herself.
While millions OF workinymen in
this country have not the wherewith.
al to satisfy the cravings of hunger
this vulgar creature ilaunts in her
So60,ooo OF bunk notes anu diamonds.
And the knaves insist that il would
be dishonesty and population and rob-
berry 10 put Il stop to the system under
which such things are possible. Was
the Declaration of independence
framed To project the millions OF
workersin the pursuit of life. liberty.
and happiness; or to disgrace civiliza-
tian by such displays as the abovei
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-31

senator Eaton. of Connecticut. said
the othr day on the floor of the L. :.
Senate:
I'VE have in the state of Connecti-
cnt S5o, 100000 in savings banks secur-
Ell 10y government bonds. In the city
of Hartford. with 4 population of
$4,000 people. we have permanently
loaned in the West 5000 900 900. No
city in the United States has larger
permanent loans in the West than
Hartford. We do not desire to re-
ceive % cents on the dollar in pay
ment of these loans.
Where did Connecticut get all that
wealth She has no mines or farms
to amount to much She made it off
the country. principally the West: by
getting Congress to enact laws. un.
der which she plundered us. And
now she has our mortgages for which
she gave us greenbacks worth - or IS
cts. on the dollar, and she considers it
great outrage to be obliged to take
her pay in silver worth. as Eaton saws
~ cts. on the dollar. but really worth
% cts. And there are lots OF our PEG.
pie who think honor requires us to Ito
grease the fatted hog
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-31

There was Il strong spice of old
whiggery ut the Bristow banquet in
Boston, and at its close when Gen.
Hawley stood up and asked the com.
panv To drink 10 the memory Of two
great American statesmen and patri-
OTIS, Webster and Clay, the response
was unanimous.
Precisely; the old whig party was
the party of the National Bank. High
Tariff and 'silk stockings. Its lead
ers had little sympathy with free in
stltutions and the party persisted.
They might just rs we'll attempt to
dig up the fossil bones Of the 3frG.
ther'Hm and revive it. rs to put the
breath of life into this defunct organ.
ization.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-31

The New York Herald think it sees
in the great conference Of Greenback
ers and Silver Remonetizers in Wash
ington the other day, the birth of a
new party. God grant that it be so
The Herald says:
There may come out of the consul
tation a reorganization Of parties,
which would range the soft money ad.
vOcateS on one side and the hard
money men on the other. In one
sense this would be desirable, for it
would help to clear the political at
mosphere and bring the financial ques-
ton into the prominence it deserves.
In snch an event we have no doubt
what the issue of the struggle would
be. An overwhelming majority of
the people are in favor of national
honor and honesty, and the sooner the
fact is conclusively lshown the better
will it be for the real interests and
prosperity of the country.
II national honor and honesty re-
quries that a debt contracted to be
paid in gold or silver shall be paid in
gold alone. then language has lost it's
force. Let the issue be drawn on
that line. The old questions are all
dear and buried. Let the real issues
come to the front.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-31

There are now twenty-seven states
whose commissioners of Fisheries re-
ceive, hatch and distribute the eggs of
fishes furnished by the United States
Fish Commission. About 1900. 900
eggs of California salmon were thus
distributed in October. Congress has
appropriated SIS 900 toward preparing
ponds near the Washington Monument
for breeding the carp. European
species being. regarded AS desirable
for introduction here. The Wiscon.
sin fish commissioners report large
amount of work. having Matched and
distributed l.II36.000 whiteflsh. and
smaller amounts of brook trout and
California salmon. The question
whether our lakes will prove fitted for
California salmon will soon be deter
mined. The Matching has been sue
cessful with about - per cent of the
eggs. The fish commissioners of
Maine report an unusually large guam
tity of salmon. principally due to the
efforts at fish culture. in most of the
rivers of the state. Several ponds
have been stocked with black bass as
an antidote 10 pickerel. In the Mat
tawamkeag. river. $4,000 shad FRY
have been placed.->cientifc im-ri.
can.
The people of our frontier equities
are now asking the privilege of the
Legislature to catch fish in their
| numerous lakes with nets. Some
| objection IS made that this will
tend 10 cause the fish to totally disap.
pear. In our judgement this would
be no very great calamity. Our from
tier lakes are nearly all stocked with
piekerel. voracious creature. the
shark of the fresh water fishes. II
will be difficult to stock these lake:
, with land-locked trout. salmon. white
fish or carp while these guerrillas re
main in great numbers. 1t would be
better if they were all wiped out.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-31

1t is significant fact that nearly
all the governors who have this month
sent messages to the legislatures OF
their states have something to say
about the necessity of increased &C.
cOmmOdations for the insane, state lu-
matte asylums being at present crowd
ed to their utmost capacity.-Neu
York Sun.
This simply means that the struggle
for existence has become so intensif-
ed, through the operation of bad laws,
that the weaker natures break. Some
go into bankruptcy, some commit SUI.
icide, some are sent to jail and some
are driven into insanity.
All this awful Catalogue of human
sufferings can be justly laid at the
door of the scoundrels who are running
the country with their villainous
financial legislation.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-31
WHOLE NO. 1856

OF order. He wanted to call the at
tentlon of the convention to the fact
that they should pay the bill of
DR.: Finch for professional services in
deflnlng the waists o. our Dan and
O'Leary and for attendance on LIE
Due.
Charley Baker decided that LIE
Duo had sent for DR.. Finch and that
he LIE Due should pay him. (Cheers.l
The judge then turned to LIE Due.
show much is the bill?' said LIE
Due.
cone hundred dollars,'' replied the
doctor.
lie Due unwound the bandage from
about his waist. took out the kid and
delivered it to the doctor.
'There. said he, sis five hundred
dollars. Now. be good enough, doc
tor. to hand me change"
The astounded doctor dropped the
kid and fled from the house.