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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-27
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-27

The greatest man is he who chooses
right with the most invincibte reso.
luton; Who resists Che sorest temp.
tations from within and without
who bears theheaviest burdens cheer.
fully; who is calmest in storms and
most fearless under menaces and
rroyns; whose reliance on truth, on
virtue and on God is most unfalteringi
"Ah, parson wish l could carry
my gold with me-" said u dying man
to his pastor ut might melt" was
the consOling answer
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-27
TERMS OF COURT.

CiRcuir CorR-First Monday in April,
md first Monday in October.
CovSTY CouRT-Third Monday in Janu-
sry; Third Monday in March, Third Mon.
Say in May; Third Monday in July Third
Monday in November Third Monday III
Decen!ber.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-27

The old maxum, "Be chasto and
you will be happy" is contradicted
point blank by a Black Hill man,
who was recently chased ten miles
by a party of Redskins.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-27

1t was gusty, dusty day. How
horribly disagreeable, she exclaimed
this awful dust is positively terrible:
1t flPs ones eyes, ears, nose and
MOUTH Yes said he, 1T is rather
unpleasant for those who cannot keep
their mouths shut"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-27
CITY DIRECTORY.

Mayor-D. W. poLsLEY.
Eccorler-M. II. HALE.
Councimcn-C. b. Wnggener, John W.
English, c. NJ. Cole, W. +. Ncale, Henry
t'ity Sergeant--J. F, IIulva.
AssesSbr-A. Hess.
Overseer roorA-j. l., Charles.
streetSnplgiptendslltt@7-;k L, Gibbs.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-27
BENEvoLENT SOCIETIES.

MlSoNrc-AIintum Lodge No. 10, meets
on the first and third Tuesdays OF each
month.
0Dn FEILows.-Point Pleasant Lodge No,
30, !. O. 0. F., meets every Thursday
night. Hullin Stortz's block.
Court Point Pleasant, No. ., !. 0. F.
meets every Friday evening Z! o'clock, at
Capehart's Hall.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-27

While Tripod and his wife were
sitting in the theatre last night, he
nudged her in the ribs and said,
"There comes tho reindeer when
she, with q troubled look on her face,
glanced at her lavendor,colOred silk
dress, andexclaimed, "And you didn't
bring an umbrellari
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-12-12
The TTappists.

The announcement is made thnt
the Order of TiapplstS has bought
number Of acres OF land in Western
Pennsy lvania with Il view Of "stab
fishing monastery there. Tho
community, to consist Of 200 monks
from France, I.,land and Turkey,
vii. be the fourth OF the order thut
has settled on this continent. The
other three are at New Haven, Ky,
New Mclleray, Iowa, and Tracadie,
Nova Scotia, the last having been
originally founded sevcnty-fve
years ago at Conewago, Penn. Tho
TrappiSts WHO are coming ara
drawn from divers trades andsspro--
tessions, being experienced mechsh-
les, dairymen, artists, architects,
lawyers and physicians, some whom
had gained reputation in our own
country before rclinquishing the
world and its vanities. They in
tend to put up their own buildings
and do all the wolk of the monae-
try, beginning their labors next
spring. The Trappists, the mos,
austere of all the religious orders OF
the Roman church were founded III
the seventeenth century by Armand
Jean de Rance. They rise at two
in the morning; devote twelve Of
the day TO devotion and the greater
part OF the remainder to hard work,
mainly in the field. No secular
conversation is permitted on meets
ing they salute one another with
Remember DEATH" Mem ento
mori), and speak no more. They
snbsist on water and vegetables /;
meat. beer and wine being strictly
prohibited. They sleep On a board
with pillow OF straw, and never
undress, even in illness. Their ex-
trcme rlgor has prevented their dii-
fusion. There are less than 2,50C,
it is said, in the whole world
Neeo York Paper.
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NO. 2.
Wonderful.

Il gentleman writing from New
York, gives wonderful account of
IA voung girl jnst now creating
sensation in that city. Il case of
development of remarkable genius.
or something more, has recently
revealed itself in young girl Of
this city, Miss Ida E-telva Hutch
lngs, daughter of the mathematical
genius, Prof. Hu;chings, known as
the lightning calculator. This gill,
who owing TO delicate health has
never been TO school to any extent,
year and n halls tuition, proba-
bly, comprising all the instruction
she has received, and consequent
ly almost without education, has
suddenly developed power to do
Thousand things, which she has
never learned. She speaks differ
cnt languages, both living and
dead, produces beautiful poems,
sings like a Nightingale although
her voice IS said to have always
been weak and she never received
any lnstruction-not only soprano,
but contralto, tenor and even bass,
and III different languages, aud in
II manner, generally attained only
after years of study, improviohing
both words and music, and she re-
cites ike queen of tragedy.
Her own explanation and that of
her family is that she is taken pos
session of by spirits. She doesn't
go in trance but silent invoca-
ton of any Of her familiar spirits,
is supposed to bring them. While
under their presumablc influence,
she also assumes their pecuiiaritics
to great extent, in appearance.-
For instance. as an Indian, her
features are drawn, so rs to Look
like an aboriginc as Chinese,
her face is transformed into tho
couEteEancc Of Ceiesi al, almond,
shaped eyes and all. She and her
friends claim that these manifceta-
tious are OF higher order of spirit
ualism, and they rcpudiate the reg
ular spiritualists, who DO not be-
licve in christianity which they rig
idly maintain. Her poems, she
claims are inspirations, from Poe,
Bryant, Mrs. SignurEey, and others.
AS lam not u believer in spiritual
ism, l simply tell the 'a.e, as it ap-
pears on the surface, givir z her
claims, and leaving it to others TO
determine the canSe If the phcuom-
cna, which are certainly rcmarka-
blc, If what is said OF her having no
education is true, and indeed, wonld
be remarkable if she had l., ceiy-
ed elaborate training. -Ly"ch6urg
Negcs.
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WINSTON, n. c., THURSDAY, DECEMBER II 1878

mark the place of the grave. Gut
it was snch burial many a poor
man did not have ID those davs.
Annie McKeene was taken to
Kansas CITY, where she recovered
under the blessed care of some Sis
tiers of Mercy. She went to Mem
phis, TENT, and there joined the
Catholic Church and resolved TO
devote her life to the care of the
sick and the distressed. She be-
came a sister OF mercy, went to tho
front Of the army, and during the
remainder of the war was unrenit-
ting in her words Of love and mer-
cy. After the coming OF peace she
went to New Orleans and became
attached to the convent of the Sis
ters of Mercy. In devotion to her
mission there WAS not one who sur
passed her in earnestness. She was
always ready to bear the heaviest
burden, and manifested the same
fortitnde in good work that she
had in a reckless guerilla warfare
az the wife of JOHN McKeene.-
She bore the secret of her life well.
1t was memory that had grown
sacred by her expiration, and
around it was the sweet incense Of
thousand prayers that had gone
up ont of soul Of tears.
When the late epidemic came on
she was among the foremost to go
to the bedside of the stricken and
the dying. She watched by day
and by night-as faithful nurse as
ever saw the spark OF life go ont. -
Not only with her hands cid she
aid ;he suffering, but in word AS
well did she give strength to many
poor heart. Thus she labored
and TINS she fulfilled The sacred
vow Of her life, till Father of
Mercy claimed the Sister of Mercy
as his own. Annie Mckeene, of
1868, was the Sister Celeste whose
Death was announced as follows in
the New Orleans papers:
"SlsTER CELEsTE-1n this City, at
the convent of the Sisters OF Mercy,
Sister Celeste, on Wednesday, Sep~
tember L9, 1878.
"Solemn high mass of requiem at
the Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception, next Friday, at nine O'Clock
a. M"
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whose term expires March 4th
Hon. Harvey II. Watterson, OF
Tennessee and John l.. O. Sulli-
van, Of New York, ex- editor OF the
Oeanoc1atjc heUiea0. Mr.. T. O
Washington, the well known jour
nallst. Is candidate for Sergeant
at-Arms % the Senate, and is the
only ex-Confederate yet in the
race for either Office. Sergeant at
Arms Thompson, of the House, is
mentioned for The same position.
CONTESTED ELECTION CASES.
There are still six contested elec
tion cases t. be acted on by the
House, ard ii is the judgment of
yonr correspondent that the seats
of Smalls and Rainey (colored) of
Sou'h Carolina and Shelly Demo
ocraD Of Alabama will be declared
vacant, and that Meicalf of Nilsson
ri and Bisbee of Florida (RepubIi
cans aud Kelley (DemrcraD OF
Pennsylvania, will retain their seats.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-12-12
Republicans Proposition TO Dis
franchise the Negroes

The report that Governor Hamp>
ton, Of South Carolina, has lately
received several propositions from
Northern Republicans to atet a
movement to disfranchise the ne
gro voters-a proposition the Gov
ernor respectfully declined-does
not surprise us in the least. The
Republicans enfranchised the ne
groes, expecting they would there
by secure permanent mortgage on
their votes That expectation has
fallen grievously short Of realiza-
tion. So long as voting was a nov
city with them they voted with
great unanimity, and voted the Re,
publican ticket. The novelty hav-
ing worn. off, and the Republican
leaders having failed to fulfill their
promise of ''forty acres and q mule"
TO each colored pater-familias, the
negroes have, as rule, become in
different abunt exercising their
right OF suffrage. Those who go to
the polls are quite as apt to vote
the Democtatic ticket as the Re
publican. The Republicans find
now that negro suffrage was los
| ing envestmcnt. 1t has utterly tail
ed to secnrc them anything more
| than temporary foothold in the
South. More than that, they have
nnwillingly played into the hands
of their Democratic opponents by
increasing the basis Of Congrcssion-
al representation in the South, and,
to the same degree, the power OF
the South in the Electoral College.
The blacks as slaves counted only
three-tifths in the representative
population now they count, thanks
to Republican legislation, five .titths.
In the North the disposition of the
| Republican party has been repeated
" seen to be in the direction Of re-
stricting, rather than extending, the
right of suffrage: A property quali-
ficafion, or an educational gualifi-
cation, in |, voter, wnuld find favor
with majority of tho Northern
Republicans to-iav. And yet they
forced npon the South an immense
mass of voters who had neither
property nor education. And why
Simply TO give the Republican par
ty power in those States and in tEe
General Government. They see a
last they are to be hoisted by theil
own petard. But it is too late fol
them to retreat. Courier
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To PpEsFRvp PEacpn RO1Ts

To PRESERVE PEaGED RooTs.-
1t pegged boots are occasionally
dressed with petroleum between the
ooles and leather they will not be
apt to rip. II the soles and shoes
are dressed with petroleum they
vii. resist wet and wear we'll. The
pegs, it is said, are not affected by
Gryncss after being well saturated
with the oil.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-12-12

People seldom remain the same.
On the contrary, most people are
constantly changing growing, let
rs hope, but still changins-in
character, feelings, opinions. IT we
took this into account, we should
often be less harsh to Judge; less
piteously uisjudge ourselvcs.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-12-12
Washington,

The Bloody. Shirt Canapaign-Opinion
OF Leading Southern Senator-the
Greenback Conference, and ho,v the
Green6ackers Braq.
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PERSONAL ITEMS.

1t is stated that Curtin, of Penn
sylvania, will contest the seat
awarded his Radical opponent
Messrs. Thurman, Johnston, and
Bayard, retain the chairmansbips
of the Senate committees they filed
so acceptably last session. There
is no change in the Senate. commit
tees. The candidates for Secreta-
ry Of the Senate so TAR are Senator
George r. Dennis, of Maryland,
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JAS. A. GRAY,
FIRE EINSURAkC CE,
WINSTON, N. C.

First Class COmpallIes Repre-
seMled.
AU Glasses of Buildings and Stocks
Insured.
Low RATES GIVEN ON DWELLINGS FOR
TERMS OF 3 AND 5 YEARS
~ CARRYING AN OPEN POLICY
in the best FIRE COMPANY in the
United States, certificates of insurance
issued at small cost fer ore day or more
on investments in produce, Tobacco, &c.
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The ". c. State Life Insurance
Company Represented.

Every man should have Life Policy
and this Company is deserving of the pa
tronage of our people. Pays all losses
promptly and is liberal in its rates and
privileges.
Winston, N. e., Oct. %, 1873.
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The bnlwarks Of American liber.
ty-lron-bouLd ballot boxes will
false bottoms.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-12-12

The meaning of the law depends
upon what The Judge thinks abont
it.
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THE TRADE DOLLAR,

Mr.. Beck oil, which to-day
wen, TO the Finance Committee Of
the Senate, provides for retiring
The trade.dollar from the currency
of the country and recoiniug the
same into standard dollars. There
seems to be general desire that
this or similar bill snail pass this
session
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-16

said that tho father would sivsys bs undsr the nfu
sncs OF = woman. and he intended he Should be un-
der the influence OF . woman over whom no
had control Also, that all the family OBJ
Jectad to the marriage OF tho Commodore
with Miss Crawford except William. As 10
TACT that during the last illness OF deceased Mrs
Vanderbilt her mother we're always at hand; that
NO ono Was allowed 10 see MIN except In tnsr pres
ence and that his mind had bsen preJuoiced
against Cornslus that ne exclaimed At one time,
"Don't let him see me, alive or dsadl" He wished
the Court to distinctly understand that he
the slightest manner inundated BY the threats
made by the Court OF an order 10 show Why he
should not be committed Tor contempt.
Mr.. Choate answered Mr.. Black, and said that what
found tho place OF . dutiiul wife, by The sick
bed Of her dying husband This testimony testi-
mony 10 the same effect from another source had
been offered before and rejected, and, The cond-
lions are not now a. all altered, she same ruling
should hold
rhe Surrogate maintained the former decision and
the oner TO prove the relationship between William
IL Vanderbilt and Miss Crawford wus rejected.
nRDIUN ON THE STAND.
DR.. j. d. Mansfield, Sptfttualistic medium, was
had delivered communications purporting 10 come
from spirits TO Commodore Vanderbilt He showed
such u decided desire to conduct his own ateu
that Mr.. CLINTON had on one or two occasions TO
remind hun that this was legal examina-
tion, not Sprituastic scance Ho testiGed to
Commodore cOncernIny kIdneys OF tho latter and
also 10 other communications. Thirty -nve minutes
were consumed IN argument as TO whether he would
be permitted 10 answer the question, "Did you ever
hear Commodore Vanderbilt express any disbelief Ia
Spirtualism ~ The Surrogate temporarily dsaio wed
tn question, but SAID he would think It during
the nignt speak concuslveiy It this mornings
until which timo adjournment was taken.
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ss' e: sssss :as
guilty party should be indicted and tried IN The sdsr.
upon surrender Of the false fraudulent certificate 70
rs as " q which eaa s
above referred 70 concusye and the onder NJ liberty
IMPORTANCE OF THIS cnIhE
nv 70 EAST sered npon the records Of this Court gen
sorting secIncasy In cases In which il
with all the reaae menls Of the law proceedng which
about forty inciudins over one thousand
natnralizsd by this Court in precisely the
records Of this Court nudity as to the latter they
would be nuty as TO every the 10000 persons
True IN ns7a adS'9a 70 all thu. during
entries in the regular minute book resumed and
Of the Court had drawn bv its
sn ia lite
in the future though possessed OF merit At
nsss.ss"s
spse. @ I. Of nsssmaSss IN ss.
tanee. That sovereignty has rish. 10 com.
To establish ss CONDITIONS % his domestic relations, aas
% sd
rights possesses anu What sovereignty must look
persons did legally become citizen. the
specve states title real estate q the value Of
many millions Of doars hereafter drawn qaes.
equal Importance TO tho government 4 these 10000
did legally citizens OF them be
held subject to military jus duty by the federal
any state government.
consequence OF the omission OF some ministerial
act by tho clerk tho United States governments,
in the absence OF law declaring such detect fatal,
could afford TO insist it, The United states
largely indebted mmi grafton for their
and prosperity that wond be act Of folly
to the iberal policy OF George Ill., who in
thereof stands charged in tho Declaration o. ln
dependenco with having 20 the popu-
laton of the states by obsung the laws tor the nAtu
raxaton OF foreigners and by refusing others
encourage their immigration hthor.
think have concusiveiy established that there 10
the OF the ndmis sion tho
nrom eve al m In fh0
general minute book could be deemed deiect
1t IL which is imin aterial and whose dis.
regard is demanded by every consideration OF
pnblicpoicy indeed u Is one Of tho fundamental Drinc-
pies OF the Law that Is the guardian OF Its
records and Of Its practice (Broom's Leg.
Max 1919
There being defect in the record which requires
fiction by amendment the motion BIO denied the
that necessity exists tor granting them. Heinz
rich Wenberger however may have pcae certificate
the Chief SUPERVISE OF Elections shall
persist In detaining the original.
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NOT HIS CHILD.

Mary Aan Stedman ana ber husband entered tha
Tombs Police Court yesterday afternoon, closely fok
lowed ty an oiIcer having IN custody Robert Nickel
lar. The woman carried In her arms = child two
yoars old, black eyes ana light hair, and as sns
folded cast startled glances ut tue
prisoner.
.'wnat Is this about 2" inquired Judge Kilbrsth.
'Charged with abduction, F" said the officer.
ayes, Your Honor" spoke up tho woman. "My
lto one was playing on Tho sidewalk front Of our
house No IL Leonard street, this Afternoon, when
that man came aioug. lilo spoke my child, gave IL
candy ana then, picking 1t up IN hts arms, ran
OIL WIN H. followed him, sir, aud called Of
nccr lie ella med tho child ms own, To my very
lace, srn aud here the indignant wife drow close 10
her husbands side anu away IRON tho prisoner AZ
The Dar.
have you TO say 2" asked tho Judge.
'lt's my enid, Your HONOR the PRISONER replied
what said Judge k,lDrctn, ''your chidY Why its
father and mother are mere. You must be mistaken"
"No, sur It's my child"
Tho motner drew further away, and, shielding tho
child with her dress, looked lost in
Her lips moved, but she was at loss Tor words aud
hestated between laughing and crying.
'Le, u look ut the enild," sa,d the Judge ana the
mo.ner held !. up Tor tho nspcction Of tno Court.
''Y0u arc not mistaken, Madam Sn
"No indeed, SIR Hero IS my husbands
"Havo you been drinking. McKcarYn asked the
eyes. sir, a little, but that's my child. II she
thinks It's hcrs Judge sno may IT, but it's my
cnila."
"wncre do you live %
mo lO4 East broadway, sir.n
"Do your VIE aud enid 1.-Two there 2n
ayes, siru
An onhccr was despatched 10 the address given ssA
returned with Mrs Mcclellan and her two-year.oid
cno. As they entered tho court McKeIlar locke
IRON ono obild TO tho otncr Ia a aazed manner.
airing theni mere togethe said the Court aud tho
Two niue ones were placed side by side. rney were
a!ike-vcry mucn alike
"You may 30, McKellar.p said Judge Kilbrs.h.
smiling
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-16
GARBAGE In THE BAY.

Tho Board Of Pilsi Commissioners met yesterday,
Ambrose snow in tho char. Inspector Conway ro-
por,sd that on October IL he followed the s.samiug
u. X. Neal, having 10 tow q seov belonging 10 The
Union Ferry Company, loaded with ashes and cin-
dors from the ierryboata When opposite BedIoo's
Island scow load vas deposited IN the CHANNEL
on October ne discovered three scows loaded vii
refuse west of tns line, between 0uoys6 and 10
Tho employees OF tao Ponce Board were dumping the
garbage la The man sbip channel The captain o.
tue steamship England notified Tue Board that while
coming up the bay October IA he noticed ton scows
on tue East Bank emptying street dart aud NTH INTO
the waters of Coney Island.
Tue Board decided TO commence suit Immediately
against the Uuion Ferry Company. The amount OF
nshes and cinders said have dumped into tho
channel 2G7 cubic yards and the penalty Tor the
same 10 1854, or 81 a cuoic yard
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aonp you .nins. viz be considerably

calculations, donv you Snnk, will be considerably
upsetY
ATTORNEY GESRRAL-I oannot judge OF New York
politics. rney are beyond my ken but, irrespective
Of that. hold to what have already said.
A QUEER OUTLOOK.
With these views of The Attorney General spread
before them the leaders OF the various local PARTIES
as well as the hundred and candidates Tor the
twenty seats in the Board OF Aldermen will nave
enough cogtate ana dream about before cleo
day. But after all, the Attorney Generals views
do cover ono point and that is, whether She In
specIors OF election, under tho law, would
not DO jussided In throwing out as detective all
ballots for district Aldermen with three names
instead OF two, the law provided II
Tammauy ana the opposition should adopt the At
torney Generals views and put three naEes on the
Adermanic tickets in each district and the inspec-
tors should throw the ballots, the great question
arises, Would New York have any Board oil Aldermen
all for the year 1877 II such should be the out
OF puzzle the question raised BY The Attor-
ney General in The opinion OF many might 90 looked
upon in the light OF blessing IN disguise