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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-06
Letter From Huntington.
HUNTINGTON, January 9th, ISIS
coUNTERFElTER ARRESTED,

Last July a year ago, man by
the name of Bill Gordon, and his
wife were arrested in Cincinnati, on
the charge of countcrfciting. Cor,
don was tried, convicted and sent tc
the Penitentiary, and his wife was
held over for further trial in bonds oil
$1,000, but when the time for trial
approached, she left the city; coming
to Crown City, Ohio, crossed the
river there and went to Hurricane
Station, this State, where under the
assumed name of widow Moore, she
married Il man by the nameof Neigh
bors. She kept herself well conceal
ed. There being a large reward Of.
fercd for her, they thinking that il
found she would turn State'switness,
Last week, United States Detective
Morgan, of Tronton, Ohio, and Mar,
shall of this city, obtained a clue
to her whereabouts, and started
for her. She had u son running
on the steamer Crosley, who heardoi
their intentions, 50 he left the boat
opposite Crown City, went to his
mother and warned her; she started
on foot for Elk River, Kanawha
county, where she had cousin liv-
ing. The officers overlook her the
first night at n school house, in com
pany with her son, arrested her aud
brought her to this place on Sunday
morning, and took her on to Cincin-
natl aamc day. 1t is thought her
arrest will lead to the discovery of a
band Of counterfeiters in Cincinnati,
She was born in Caboll County, w,
Va, her maiden name being King
ROBBERY.
The Depot was robbed at Barbours'
vile one night last week, the safe
blown open and $4,000 in money
and a silver watch taken.
FIRE.
Last Friday night, January 25th,
the Congregational Church at this
place caught fire in the basement
and came very near burning down,
The Sexton, had, without the Church
Commissioners knowledge, built
himself brick smoke house in one
corner of the basement, and had been
smoking his meat, and from this the
building caught, 1t magnificent
structure, costing about $4,000, and
an ornament to the town. Loss
about $4,000.
Mn, EASTMAN
Wellington Eastman has opened
Il new Grocery, wholesale and retail,
in this place, with fair prospect
in view of u good trade We wish
him success. ], y. D.
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SO much has been written and
spoken by tho advocates of the gold
standard about tho poor man "only
receiving 0Oconts worth of silver for
dollars worth of work" These folks
forget that when a dollar in green
backs deprecated to tho value of
eighty and ninety cents they paid
everybody alikc,the only complaint
was that the poor man could not get
enough of them, Then the bond
holders worked and toiled to get the
government bonds paid in gold,whon
the poor man certainly had no bonds
and could not get thcm Poor man
bosh!
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-06

An'exchange says; The allowing
country post-masters Il percentage on
the sale Of postage.stamps seems to
have been and to be a most mischiey-
Gus arrangement. 1t is stated on
good authority that the Post Office
Department has lost thousand Of dol
lars every week, through these per-
centages. Stamps are now to be
bought in Boston at from five to ten
per cent. discount, and they are fire.
duently offered at other points at
still greater reductions from their
face value. While economy and re-
trenchment work such hardships in
some quarters, it seems inconsistent
that this swindle should be allowed
to 60 an. In cases where tho pay
ment Of the postmaster depends up
on the percentage of his work, it
would certainly be fair to estimate
the latter from the number Of stamps
canccllcd-not sold-at his office.
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WoNYOn.

A III persons indebted to mo for the use
n Of my horse, or for coal, hauling, or
livery hire, or any. in other way, by NC
count or note, are hereby notified to come
forward and make immediate payment, or
the claims will be placed in the Constsb.le's
hands with orders to push their collection
Respectfully,
ian. 24-iw. 7. VI, GABjEltT.
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Senator Jones, of Nevada, reports
that there is not power enough in
the country to defeat the Silver bill,
and that It will be passed over the
Presidents heud, il he vctocs 1t, by
moro than a two.thirds majority,
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John w. Hellerstay, u young man
in the employ of Mr.. George Roush,
near town on Friday of last week
was assisting in the killing of a beef
He struck the steer with an axe for
the purpose of knocking i down
when ii pitched forward and fell on
him, breaking his leg, and causing
internal injuries from which he died
on the following Saturday night.
The deceased was quiet, industri-
Gus young man, aged about p years
and respected by all who knew him.
-MartinSJurg Independent.
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ards.
|, D. S. Stevenson, Sheriff OF Mason
County, do certify that the above Is a truo
list Of all the lands sold at sale for deliR.
quent land had on the 10th day OF NoyeuS.
Der 1877. u. S. STEVENSON, Shift,
HS~The owner Of any real estate sold as
above, his heirs or assigns, or any person
having u right to charge such real estate
for debt, may redeem the same by paying
to the purchaser, his heirs or assigns, with.
in one yeai from the sale thereof, tho pur.
chase money paid for said land, including
commission, fees, aud such additional tag.
es thereon rs may have been paid by tho
purchaser, with interest at the rate OF II
per cent. per anum.
dec. la-Sw. D. s. STEVENSON, ShG
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-06

ia silver dollar is only worth 90
cents in gold, but buys SLIP cents
worth of bacon as compared with the
price of bacon before the war, and
wages ore higher now than then,
what matters IL to the people II the
gold that used to circulate is worth
two silvcr dollars2 They don't eat
gold dollars and they don't wear leaf
gold,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-06

Many of those who IRE so fierce
now for the paying the national debt
in greenbacEs were dcnouncing the
Democrats as repudiatiouists in 1867,
for advocating the same thing before
a Republican Congress pledged their
payment in coin. 1t would be be-
coming in them to acknowledge their
errors before assuming any great
superiority in wisdom, patriotism or
sagacity over those Democrats who
now wish TO carry out the pledge
they thus helped to force upon them.
If it was favoring Republication to adj
vocate such u policy before any
pledge was made, what is it to Odyo-
cate it since?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-06

The arrest of the Louisiana Re
turning Board, causes considerable
excitement in Washington and
throughout the country. Old Mad.
Wells is believed to have arrived in
that city to claim the protection Of
Hayes. Rich developments are ex-
pected, The country should not per,
nit itself to be thrown into n fever
Of alarm by the treatment which the
Louisiana Returning Board is under.
going at the hands of the local courts.
The Returning Board committed a
crime under the laws of Louisiana,
and it will have to suffer the couse,
Quences, The Federal Government
has nothing to do with the matter,
beyond, perhaps, the expression Of
profound sympathy, and if every.
thing works smoothly, the members
of the infamous Board, who are now
in the clutches of tho law, will be in
the pcnitcntiary inside of twenty
days,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-06

The Democratic organ in Washing
ton, calls upon Gen. Butler to vindi.
cate tho fame. of Massachusetts from
the attacks Of Blaine. Itsays; "Thcrc
should be no hesitation in pronoun,
cling Gen. Butler the first soldier OF
Massachusetts Blaine was not, in
deed, the first soldier Of Main, but he
hired one of the first substitutes
Having heard from the man who
sent the first substitute from Maine,
we would like to hearfrom the "tirst
soldier of Massachusetts"
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The Washington Post of Thursday
says; "a sad spectacle was present
cd to the audience in attendance up
on the session Of tho District Gener-
al Court at the City Hall yesterday,
It being no more nor less than a
Judge Of the said Supreme Court in
n dense state of intoxication while
occupying his seat upon the bench
in general term. Judge Humphries
has frequently been guilty of the hag.
rant abuse ofhis important trust, and
1t IL now high time for him to either
resign or break the flowing bowl
The sight OF Supreme Court Judge,
swaying in his chair in II maudlin
state, sentencing n sneak thief to
eight years in tho pcnitcntiary,while
q fond found guilty Of rape is let of
with q month, is hardly calculatedto
inspire vast respect in the mind Of
the average belioldcr.n
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-06

BURNED ITO frankie, a
bright intetosting child of Mr.. Con
Moran, proprietor of the City Hotel
in this place, was burned 50 fright
fully on Thursday evening as to
clrlse death in a short time. 1t ap.
pears the little fellow, aged about 9
years, had gone up stairs the back
way, unobserved by members of the
family, and when search was made
for him, could not be found. The
child's whereabouts was not discov.
cred until attracted by his cries at
the head of The stairway. Mollie, u
little sister, first arrived, and says
frankie was onvelopod in flames.
She called for help, and others soon
came, but the fatal clement had done
its work before the fire could be OK
tinguished. Drs. Gertstell and West
were summoned, but medical aid
was powerless, and the child died
about Z o'clock. 1t is thought the
fire was communicated to his cloth,
ing by a stick lighted while playing
in the stove. frankie was II great
favoritc, and the grief of his parents y
is almost inconsolablc. -Kcycr 7ri-
blLuC,
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D. S. Van NEATRn, Ay't,
Point Pleasant, w. va.
Q. II. HOWARD, Gen. P. 4 I. Ag't.

CIR. HOWARD, Gen, p. & 7. Ag't
E9-for Freight, Live Stock, &c, this
Line offers special Inducements, Rates
guaranteed always as low as by any other
Line to and from all Eastern cities, Fur
rates, bills OF hiding, &C., apply To u. $.
VAN MATRE, Agent.
y. ii. H0TClIKlSS, Gen, TRAY. Ast.
ian. 10. lS1S-lY.
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The members Of tho Mississippi
Legislature have tofirnish thoirown
stationery and newspapers, aud they
are mad about H.
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EullInMeltS IOr ID ulllcS TOuu''''''9l @iV"S w
or $l,3200Oper mile.
Upon examination of the above
table, we SEQ there is q saving
in construction of narrow gauge,
over standard gauge road, of 26 per
cent. per mile, and on equipment of
road, saving of S4,per cent. per
mile. There is also a very large
saving in operating the narrow gauge,
variously estimated from 20 to %
per cent, under that of the standard
gauge. In proof of which l will
give n few extracts from recent
work on American Railways, by How
"tu Ip.-z.I:., 4..------',--s..
"olE-tne Denver { Rio Gtande
marrow gauge), the freight cars
weigh less than 8 tons and carry a
paying load of s tons, being nearly
three time their own weight; while
on the standard gauge, it is generally
ono to one" The following figures
from the Louisville & Nashville Il.
R., show the proportion of dead
weight to paying load, on theirayer'
age passenger train:
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Gov. Matthews has appointed Hon.
A. B. Fleming, Of Marion county to
the Judgeship Of the Second judicial
circuit, made vacant BY the death Of
Judge Lewis.
Viewed politically, ll8 Democrats
and 78 Republicans voted for the sill.
YER resolution in the House, and "a
Democrats aud 30 Republicans
against it.
An exchange says New York
bankers are investing all their SUR
plus capital in gold" Exactly and
the bondholders are doing the same
thing.
The impression prevails Wells, of
the Louisiana returning board, will
make an oppose, and that Secretary
Sherman will be deeply implicated,
while the fraud of counting in Hayes
will be fully illustrated.
---.----------
On the 3lstof January the Steam,
ship Metropolis stranded on Gurrin'
tuck beach, three miles south of Cur
rintuck light house. She is u total
loss. Two hundred and forty-eighs
persons were on board; City swan
ashore. No aid from life saving sta
tions.
A terrible famine is raging in
northern China. Nine millions Of
people are destitute, and parents
daily sell theirown children in the
market to obtain food, An appeal
has been made to America and Eng
land, for relief.
That extra session OF the Leglsla'
ture has gone "where the woodbine
twineth," and all the untold misery
its advocates said would follow if it
was not held, has failed to come to
time. We want the next Legislature
to understand that it only has forty
five days and no extra session or ex'
tension of timo.-Ncps.
In fact, there have been less out
RACES at the South since the troops
were Withdrawn than before.-Ec.
Just so, and it proves the Demo
Gratis have been right in. contending
for local self.governmont in the South
as well as the North. Theupholderr
of carpet-baggory, backed by bayo'
nets, have Il great deal to answer for
The votes taken in the Senate and
House on the silver question render
it quito certain that silver will be
restored to the position it occupied
before the war. Silver dollars Of the
same weight as formerly will be
GOING and made legal tender.
uui3l sl,.--...-- .-g,-.--, slI:I.-''-i =
stand I'd of value.
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ono. ". TIPR1TE, zditOr.
RnIlroad.

Inthis paper will be founda very
interesting communication from Mr..
TIL. Waggencr, on the subject Of
railroads. He makes a comparison
between the cost Of a broad or stand.
ard guage road, and that of marrow
guage road. His figures will be sutii'
Gent to set our people to thinking
II is clear from his statement, that
the road we ought to build, is
the narrow guage, as it gives us all
tho advantage of tonnage, if not the
same speed as the broad, andis much
cheaper, costing fully one-third less
for grading and equipping than the
standard; and as he says, if we can
got no aid from the c. & 0. r. R., it
would be to our interest, as well as
economy to adopt the narrow guage
road. We rely upon the figures com,
ing from Mr.. Waggener, because he
is a practical civil engineer, and has
had a good deal to do with locating
and constructing railroads within
the past twelve or fifteen years, But
we did not start out to writo an mr.
ticle on railroads this week, but sim
ply to call attention to the article
prepared by Mr., T. L. Waggener, and
We hope all that are interested in the
building of our proposed road, will
give q careful and critical perusal.
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& Ohio
gwg go Hal
RAIL ROAD.
A TICKET OFFICE;

FOR the sale OF Through Tickets to All
polnlSo ON the o!& o. X, r., and to Wash.
ingt0n, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York,
Boston and all Of the Southern Atlantic
Cities and FlOrida.
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Viewed politically, ll8 Democrats
and 78 Republicans voted for the sill
YER resolution in the House, and "a
Democrats aud % Republicans
against it.
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Arrive ut kichmond At $50 a, M, ESQ y, N,
B%Thell:OO A. NJ, Train Daily,-Ga
Bs5The 3;45 r NJ. train daily Except
Sunday between Hinton and RiClmond.j
EsT"lloth Trains connect ut GoronsvillO
with Virginia Midland Il. X. for Washing.
ton and the North, and ut Richmond with
all the lines for the South.
ES-For Tickets, Information Of Routes
and Rates. anplY to
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MorIon.

Merchants National Bank OF West Viz.
ginia, us Point Pleasant, Jan. Is, 1878.
A GENERAL. meeting OF the Stockhold'
a ers OF this Bank is desired Mt tho Bank
Ing House, on Tuesday, February 18th, ut
10 o'clock y. Nj.
By order OF the Directors
I. STRtBLING, Cashier
;,r 17hv
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a meeting of tho farmers of Mus,
kiugum county, Ohio, been called TO
take steps against shecp,killing dogs.
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Gov. Matthews has appointed Hon.
A. B. Fleming, Of Marion county to
the Judgeship ofthe Second judicial
circuit, made vacant by the death Of
Judge Lewis.
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The Scary Railroad.


The Point Pleasant papers of last
week contained q call for u meeting
of the citizens of Mason County, at
the Court House last Saturday, to
take into consideration the feasibili-
ty of building the Scary, Winfield
and Point Pleasant branch of the
Chesapeake and0hio Railroad, and
to take such other action in the
premises as may seem proper and
timely. Mason is going about this
business in q manner that indicates
earnestness and sincerity, and the eff.
forts Of her leading citizens should
be seconded and supplemented by
their neighbors of Putnam. The as.
sertion might be truthfully made
that Putnam County has more at
stake, and will be benefited in u
prop6rtionately greater degree by
the buildingof this short piece Of
road than Mtson, whose shores are
washed BY Npves oftwo nayiga'
HIs5Eiyers, "a as staple Ducts,
transferred 10 good marRets 'ihHcT
easier than pur coal, iron and tim,
Der. Still, #he wants the routl, and
wl'Naye it even at considerable
q! in funds. Ought we, her al
ii stand by, with folded hands,
ann low her TO expend her energies
in etiminary work, when we are
to reJp the greater reward? We
suggeSt a public meeting for discus
sion and consultation, and the APP
pointmIent of Il committe to confer
with u like committee from that
county,| and this joint committee
can them organize the work and pro-
coed in aNlsystomatic and business
like manner.
We confkss to a terrible earnest
ness in thi} matter, We want the
nilroad-i lot for our own good, for
it would beSa positive detriment to
our personal pecuniary interests
but for the whole people and their
posterity W o must live here after
them. BuRtalking will never build
a railroad, any more than it will fill
an empty stomach. And for this
reason we sly let us get this matter
in tangible shape as early as posi-.
bic, stop talking and commence act
ing.-Patndm Democrat.
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LINT Nr IlEAL ENTATE ND

LIST or REAL ESTATE with.
in the County Of Mason sold in the month
OF November, 1877, for the non.myment
Of taxes thereon for the years 1879 and
1876, and purchased by individuals, to-
wit:
ARBUCKLE
Long Nathan, $40 acres, Kanawha back
lands, - acres, Adam Zurich.
CLENDENlN.
Gillespie, J. C. 80 acres Kanawha waters
% acres, \; X. pIrst.
Melville, Elizabeth y. 100 acres, Ohio 10
mile creek, - acres, W. r. Gum.
Min urn, James G.. 100 acres, Ohio WA
tiers, 10 acres, james A. WattersOnl
HANNAH.
Chapman, james, heirs, and Alex. Sta,
tan, 100 acres, Little ,Guvan, Alex. Station.
jenkins Henry and VIM. Bryan, $40 &c.
Little Gnyun, ,lno. Bryan.
Kilgorc Samuel, 300 acres, Guyan, 80 az.
d. j. Redmond.
Roseherry W. o. and T. j. Hogg, 365 ~,
Guyan, u. j. Redmond
came Gl7 acres, Guyan, same.
tfSIc,N. AS
Fry Jon, iNf sercs, - mile crk waters Of
~ acres, &. W. AIaupin.
Johnson Margaret, 10 acres, Yauger's
Hills, jeremiah Yauger.
Luh Casper, 100 acres, Mud Lick, 40 ac.,
B. j. Redmond.
Parsons ". A., W. ". Parker AMI r. W.
SiSson, 81! ac., Mud Lick. 2. A.Gutlric.
COLOGNE,
Chrisllnln James, heirs. 81 arres, Kan.
tennIile, S. j .tFnrbes.
Cullin Israel, ITO acres, SIill Creek, 10 &c
\. Il. Darst.
Hyatt Ellen j., 4 acres, ten mile creek,
Jeremiah Saugcr.
I.oumis o. g., - acres, Little MIL Greek
20 acres, b. J. Redmond.
Thicker Emily, lot No, %, Leon, Mrs. +.
MASON CITY.
Curran Hugh, Lot No. 3, Fourth and Adj.
Olson Sta. /, John A. Myers.
Park IL. f., Lots 10 and -, lot 20, same
COOPER
Great KNnawhG International Oil and
Salt Co., 1875 acres, Kun. 10 mile, George
W. Pullin.
Hacket Bosil, 100 acres, Waters Of Old
Town, y. w. Polsley.
MCGluW Dcnlamin, ~ acres, waters M.
10 mile, i. J. Redmond.
WAGGENER.
Crescent Coal and Salt Co., 81 lots Nso.
~ 10 81 inclusive, Howard Mansfield.
same lots aud . same
same lots 3. !, ., IL, l0l, 1O2, lO3, lO4,
Howard Mansfield.
sumo lot No. s. Same
same lots 10, 20, 81, %, 90, 80, 81, 10,
and 80, same
same lot ~, sam~
same lot TO- same
same lot IS, same
Same lot 81 West Columbia Same
same lots III and ll5, same
same lot l16, same
same lots and S, sumo
same lot IL, SAINT
same lot q, am0
same lot Is, same
same lot 1913, same
same lot l2l, same
samc lots 80, 81, 3S, 10, II, ~, Same
same 05 ac., o.. riv. below West Col
umbia, same
Lewis John, lot II, Clifton, j, \. Rich,
up,lv
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An exchange says New York
bankers are investing all their SUR
plus capital in gold" Exactly and
the bondholders are doing the same
thing.
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D. S. Van MATRE, Agent
Point Plensant, wv. Yn.

Steamers connect at Huntington, January
LIST, 1873, with Two Through Trains.
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Or on an average for every ton OF
paying weight that they haul over
this road, they haul 2s tons Of dead
weight.
The narrow gauge roads use loco
motives from s to 40 tons, the weight
being distributed over the drivers,
thereby giving the necessary adho-
sion and requisite power. a greater
paying load can be hauled, either on
level, or up grade, than on the
broad gauge. To oxcmplify, Mr.. r.
B. Osborne, a civil engineer has pre-
pared the following table:
ENGINES oE EQUAL POWER.
On II level, gross weight of train
14CO tons, the 8 #. engine with 800
tons of cars, will haul ofcoal 1904 tons;
the 4-St engines with 566 tons Of
cars, will haul of coal 800 tons,
On n maximum grade of 40 fl.
gross weight of train 444 tons, the 8
#. engine, with 12l tons of cars, will
haul of coal, 1923 tons; the 4-SA en-
ginc with III tons of cars, will haul
of coal, 278 tons.
The trains it will DO seen, CORES.
pond in gross weigM, The 3 #. gauge
by its less weight Of cars, transport.
ing about seventeen per cent. more
productive load than the standard
gauge. From the foregoing we learn;
FIRST That an engine Of g gauge,
can take II greater number of tons Of
freight in its cars, against the same
grade; and
SECOND, That IL will haul the same
number of tons of load in its cars up
sleeper grades than tho engine of the
standard gauge, with its loaded cars,
can atall accomplish, From the above
it will be seen that unless the c. &
o, Il. II. can come to our aid with
rry material assistance, the most
plausible plan would be for the poo-
pie in Mason, Putnam and Kanawha,
to unite and build II narrow gauge
road from either Mason City, or this
point, to Charleston.
TlIos, !" WAGoESER.