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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14
National WorltinEmens' Pint
form OF Mason County,

Whereas, Our legislators, state and mn.
tional, have refused, or neglected, to pnart
such laws as would harmonize the Interests
OF capital and labor. And whereas the es'
listing laws tend to the pauperiGation AMI
hopeless degradation Of the toiling masses
therefore be It Resolrol,
l. That we are determined As the soyer.
eign people Of this country, state and M.
| ton, TO use our power ut tho ballot.boS
and by so doing, place men In authorli,
who will represent the interests OF M,
whole people, instead of that Of n class Of
individuals,
.. Therefore, We cordially invite the in.
tlustrial classes, whether mechanical, arti.
cultural or commercial, who are alike Sni.
fering from vicious legislation, 10 cooper.
ate with US for the enforcement OF the iol.
lowing principles,
5. And be It further resolved, That a,
laboring men, we ignore party, and meet on
q common platform, for tho common good,
and laying aside'our old party preiudiccS'
we viii concentrate our efforts until blind
Justice, with scales equally poised and
sword uplifted, shall stand in high places,
the arbriter OF the peoples rights.
4. And Il is further resolved that We ara
in favor OF wise and iudicious, system Of
legislation, in enacting, and enforcing,
such ldws as will bear equally upon capital
and labor, holding in cheek those grasping
monopulies which are crushing the liz out
OF the tuiling masses, and sapping the very
foundations Of our free institutions
3. That We arc in favor oi abOliShing the
existing useless system OF County Courts,
extending the jurisdiction Of justices, aud
increasing the number OF terms Of the Cir.
cult Court,
o. That we arc in favor OF abolishing the
present system Of collecting taxes by tho
ShcrilIs, aud instead thereof have County
treasury, where taxpayers may pay their
taxes in semi.annual installments, anil
thereby save to the people thousands Of
dollars.
Z. That we are in favor Of placing enr
public school system beyond the reach Of
party manipulation, and designing pOliti.
clans.
s. That We favor IN ANIMAL appropria.
ton by Congress 10 nil worthy citizens IL
settle on the vacant lands Of the West, in.
stead of giving them to monopolieS. That
this he done by u loan Of money at u low
rate OF interest, and 80 secured that its re-
payment will be sure. Not another acs
Tor Railroads or spectators.
s.. That wc favor strict laws compelling
employers to provide all we'll known aIicty
appliances for the protection Of those in
their employ,
10. That We are in favor Of calling tho NJ
tcntinn Of our State Legislature to the ne
ccssity of cnacting n law regulating the
weighing, measuring and screening Of coal,
and making any infractiOn Of said law a
u criminal offence.
may S-tf.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14
AConnecticut TOrnatlO.

HARTFORD, CoNN., August 9.-This
afternoon, about six o'clock, a lorna.
do struck the village of Wallingford
and demolished the old Catholic
Church ON the plains, and then lev
eled some twenty houses in Wallace's
row. Other houses were moved and
injured. Going up the hill, the tor.
nado dashed to the ground a $4,000
brick school.house, and then passed
over the hill, swapping big elu.trecs
as il they were mere reeds, and lay
ing PROSTATE telegraph poles, Sew.
eral persons have been killed and
many wounded, and the village au-
thorities have sent over to Minden
for doctors
WALLINGFoRD, Conn, August o.
A terrible tornado passed over Wal
lingford about six o'clock this even
ing and blew over houses, uprootcd
trees and caused the greatest devas-
tation. II is estimated the killed
will number, at present, at least
twenty, while the wounded will reach
twice that number. Telegraph wires
and poles were blown down, making
it impossible to communicate direct
with New Haven, ON the south, or
Meriden or Hartford to the north
Word was finally sent by the up sew.
EN- O'Clock train to the two latter
places, and on the next down express,
which leaves Meriden at 7;S0, came
physicians and help.
The greatest excitement prevails
and the widest rumors are atloat as
to the loss of life.
The tornado was confined to belt
of territory about half mile wide,
and the whole loss Of life took place
on the sand-plains about a Quartor of
a mile north Of the railroad station,
near the line of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad. At
six o'clock, while the men were leav-
ing the factories, n gentle rain be-
gan to fall and soon increased to q
perfect deluge, while almost contin-
uous and vivid lightning illumina-
ted the darkened sky bright as day,
and thunder rolled with an increas-
ing and deafening roar, Without
warning a tornado with hail and
rain swept across the northern part
of the town from west to east and
everything movable in its track was
carried away.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

An exchange says: at is all i'm.
portant that we should have a thor,
ougb organization of our party No
difference how great a majority a
party may have it should be thor
oughly organized and to effect this
organization we must have harmony.
Don't leave the work for others, but
do it yourselves" This will applyto
the Democracy of Mason county rs
well as elsewhere.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14
Circuit Clerk.


CLiFToN, June s, 1878
To The Voters of Mason County: Believing
in the old JeiTersonian principle OF rota-
ton in office, and believing further that
the only tests for official position should be
honesty and capacity, hereby announce
myself an Independent candidate for the
office OF Circuit Clerk of Mason County.
am induced to do so at the earnest solici-
tation OF many voters, irrespective OF po-
litical prejudice or partizan bias. II my
fellow-citiEens should elevate me TO the pO-
sition for which announce myself, ! shall
endeavor to discharge the duties OF the Of
flee faithfully, and with due reference to
the best interests Of the people.
Respectfully
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

There is SO much bigotry among
Republicans that most of them can.
not be made to see aud know the
truth. Thousands of them will ut
terly refuse to hear or read anything
that tends to weaken their faith in
the party. They won't read. Demo.
cratic papers if given to them, Eyes
and cars are Of no service to them SO
far as getting at the truth concern.
ing where their party is concerned.
They suffer daily from maladminis.
tration and misrule, but prefer to en-.
dure it all rather than open their
eyes to the truth. There is no hope
for such men. To rot out their lives
in party corruption is their doom.
Waste no words on them.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

HIGHWAY RoDBERs.=-A man by the
name of j. l.. Burdwell was stopped
and robbed by five men on the Parch.
ment road yesterday morning about
0 o'clock, The robbing took place
on the ridge near james Kessol's on
tho road from his house To Addison
Johnson's aud the robbers halted MIR,
Burdwell and with cooked revOlvers
at his head, made him hold up his
hands, and then "went through him"
They got sil0and some small change.
Mr. Burdwell Is u resident Of Tenn.
essec, and isengngedin selling patent
rights. The county court offers 70.
ward Of 800 for the capture of tho
highwaymen or 1926 for either one Of
Naturalization Herald.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

Ask any Republican of ordinary
intelligence i'll he does not believe
that Hayes was counted in by fraud.
ulent means and he will promptly
answer that he does, but we have yet
to meet the first one who openly con.
dennis the act. Apparently they
have become utterly dead to every
manly impulse us regards political
honesty.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

The cute politicians who want
Judgeships and therefore want the
County Courts abolished, that it may
be necessary to cut the State up into
small judicial circuits, are at work
trying to excite prejudice against
the County Court system. We ore
in favor of limiting the powers of the
County Courts but we are not in IA
vor of abolishing them to occommo-
date few politicians who want to
manufacture a lot Of now judgcships,
-ClarEIJwg Ncus.
Thcm's our sentiments exactly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

1t seems strange that on the eve Of
an important victory, which would
place the government in the hands
of the Democratic party, that any
Democrat would go into new orgahi-
cations, which he must know, will to
some extent divide the party, and
perhaps end in the election of Re.
publicans to olliec. Can any Demo.
crat afford to do such a thing?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

The Republicans of South Carolina
held a State Convention Wednesday,
and resolved not TO nominate q State
ticket, They were "intimidated" by
the honest and peaceful government
that Hampton has given tho State,
and knew that they had no chance
ofsucecss. The people of that State
are not ready to restore the rotten
and corrupt rule of the carpot.bOg
Hlomont,-Er.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

Has anybody heard or seen any.
thing Of the Republican party in
these parts lately, There used to be
an organization by that name, and
people who wrote and talked about
its noble record, glorious future and
country saving qualities continually,
Has the bird strayed, been stolen,
converted or translated.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

A distressing accident occurred
last Saturday about u mile above En-
terprisc on the Little Kanawha Riv-
err, in Writ county. a Mr.. Avery
had been running a portable sawpill
at Enterprise for several years. But
recently be put his mill on a boat,
which he had built for the purpose,
and moved up the river mile or SO
and commenced operating. On re-
turning from dinner last Saturday,
and all hands at their post, sudden
ly without Il moments warning the
boiler bursted shivering everything
to atoms, sinking the boat and kill
ing Mr.. Avery and another gentle
man, and badly cripling and scald-
ing four others. Two more have
died since. These are the facts MS re-
-purted to us. IL has eutatfed terri:
Bile suffering on some, but on none
more heavily than Mr.. Avery's wife.
Jackson Herald.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

The elsctiou.iu Kentucky was a
sweeping Democratic victory. A
large majority of the cities and towns
were carried by the Democrats. The
Nationals threw verysmall vote.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

1t is said that Gorham has only
squeezed $4,000 thus fur out of the
Department clerks at Washington
for the Republican campaign, Il.
though all kinds of threats have
been used to extort the money. The
thing does not look promising, and
Hayes has not paid his assessment
vet, either.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14
va Nll Kotgr. of Mason Countu:

GENTLEMEN: Herewith announce my
self as an Independent candidate for the
office OF Clerk Of the County Court Of
Mason County. II elected, promise Il
ready and faithful performance OF the du-
ties Of the office, to the best OF my ability.
Yours Truly,
CHAS. V. STEWART.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

Kearney to tho Heather Chince;
"By the heavens above and the stars
that are in 1t; by the moon, that pale
Empress of tho night by tho sun That
khines by day; by tho earth and all
ITS inhabitants, and by the hell be.
heath US, the Chinese must Co.,
HeaLhon Chince TO Kearney; "You
mot Mclean man, duSteO you'sclfoel'
Phil. Times.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

Do your. duty Democrats. The
time for work has arrived. Work
and effective work, is expected from
every Democrat in this county, in
the Senatorial and in the Congress,
ional Districts.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

Tho indications grow stronger
every day that the whole Democratic
county. ticket will be elected by a
decisive majority. Many Republi-
cans admit the fact and will vote to
have it so.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

The good times promised us by the
Hayes administration are mighty
long coming to hand. Largo nun.
bers of our home laborors, who were
cajolcd into voting for n Republican
President are, us one of them briefly
stated it to us, "out Of money, out of
work and without credit"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14
County Clerk.
he Voters of Mason Countw

To ht Voters Of Mason County,
respectfully announce to the voters Of
Mason County that shall be candidate
for re. election to the Office OF Clerk Of the
County Court, at the coming October cleo
ton, subject to your decision at the polls.
l.. KIAIBERLING,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

We place in our ticket to day for
Representative in Congress, the name
of Hon, John L. kcnna, who WIS
nominated by the Democratic Con-
vcntion on the 9Th inst, by acclama.
ton. Mr.. Kenna has just served one
termin Congress, and though a young
man, has but few equals in that body.
That he will be returned by a hand
some majority, there is no doubt,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14
NOTICE no TEACHERS.

There seems to be some misunderstund-
ing in regard to Mr. Hills Normal School,
aud the County Institute to be held here
on the 9th OF this month. For the infor-
nation of the teachers will say that the
one is separate and distinct from the other.
Those attending Mr.. Hills School can
avail themselves of our Institute, but only
upon the same terms and conditions rs
those who do not attend.
CfIAS. l.. H0GG,
County Superintendent,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

The bonds now bear an interest of
4 per cent. per annum; other securi.
ties bear an interest of 6 per cent,
and higher, and if the bondholder
were required to pay n tax on his
bonds, the people would have to pay
him n higher rate of interest. The
bondholder gains nothing and the
people lose nothing by the bonds be-
ing exempted from taxation-Char.
lesion Leader.
1t would seem from the above that
the bOndholder controls the govern.
ment, if he is to have an increase Of
interest on his bonds extensive with
the government ratio of taxation,
Brother FrOor you are slightly mis-
taken in this, for the United States
has full control over its own indebt.
edness and can impose Tux thereon
If il thinks the welfare of its people
require II, and the bond.holder can
not demand any increase in tho rate
of interest on his bonds.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14
We have nubllshed elsewhere, lhaL

We have published elsewhere, tnaI
under our State Democratic admin
istration, the expenditures for State
purposes have been much less than
under the Republican administra'
tions of previous years.
1t was not expected by the trainers
of the present Constitution that the
retrenchment in State matters Would
be as great as under County organi-
zation. They did not wish to jsop-
ardize these important interests by
the exercise of such rigid economy
as to allow the various State depart
ments to pass into incompetent
hands; and when we approach the
question of County organization, how
does the matter stand? And how
much responsibility for the misman-
agcmont of our financial affairs in
this county attaches to the Demo-
cratic party?
1t is simply matter of fact that
the managementof our County af-
fairs from 1872 to 1876 was under the
control of n majority of Republican
magistrates-the President himselfa
Republican and nearly always pre-
siding and bearing very large shgre
of the responsibility of the mismhn-
agement that characterized the lae-
tion of that Court; and we believe it
to be also u mattr of record, that he
had associated with him at erery t4rm
of the Court, another Republican.
Notwithstanding these apparent
facts, facts so clear to every citizen of
the County, except to the morbid
brain of the Monitor man, the cry is
continually hcralded forth in cveryis,
sue of the Monitor, that the Demo.
Gratis have been reckless in the ex-
penditurcs of money in the County
since 1872; when the truth is, the
Republicans have had control two
thirds of the time since that period.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

Let voters remember when they
deposit their ballots this fall that
the Republican party promises no
relief, no change. They propose to.
leave the country depressed and on
the verge of a common bankruptcy,
to linger on in the gloom of disaster
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14
SELECT SCHOOL.

Mrs. G. NJ. Cole, will open ascIeCt school
for children, about the middle Of Septcm-
Der. Children placed under her care, will
receive thorough moral and intellectual
training. Tuition from Sl.0O to Sl.75 per
month. [aug. l4-4w.
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PENSIONS AN ai.Ibi sHIG Missr!!

Of those who die from the service, all IA
day soldiers Of 1872, and their IPidows can
get Pensions Write to A. w. McCOr.
mic, Cincinnati, o., for circulars showing
rights Pensions increased. Success or
M foo.
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Fair Ground Stands Tor Rent.

DARTlES desiring TO rent stands side
/ show sites, or other privileges, not in
violation Of the Rules ofthe Association, at
the Fair of the Mason County Agricultu-
raj and Mechanical Society, TO be held in
September next, will call upon or address,
ID. S. VAN MATREi Secretary, Point Plea
SAINT West Virginia, for terms, &c.
aug. 7-Sw
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

Judge r. S. Brown of Jackson, is
out as an Independent candidate for
Senator in the Fifth Senatorial Dis
trict. Capt. Hassler being the nom.
inee of the Democratic convention,
in a strong Democratic District he
will have but little trouble in beat
ing the Judge.-Courier.
You told the truth that time. Hass-
Ter will be the next Senator from
this District.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

Inc eultOr OF the iIOHHOr must pIo-
sumo very largely upon the iguor,
ance Of his readers when he endeav-
ors to palm OF upon them such stuff
as his paper Of last week contained
in the way Of comparative Demo-
cratic and Republican expenditures,
and that too under the guise Of "fair
statements taken from our own re-
ports" The cause of a party must
indeed be very desperate when its
organ has to resort to such whole
sale misrepresentation. But few
Democrats, VIC imagine, read his pa
per, and we hope all intelligent Re-
publicans will investigate these f.
nancial matters sufficiently to see
how little Importance should be at
tached to these statements Of the
Monitor. In the first place he tells us
that the salaries of thirteen judges
under the old Constitution, at $500,
was $22,205,10, when the truth is,
they amounted to 1923, 40000,-a sim
pie sum in multiplication, Now un-
der the new constitution, the salaries
of nine Circuit Judges amount to
only slS,00O00, a'saving of $4,000
He also says State officers cost So
903,31. Under the old constitution
the salaries Of the State officers were
as follows:
Governor, $4,000; Secretary ofstate,
$1,000; Treasurer, 81 ,4OO; Auditor,
$500; Superintendent Of Free
Schools, $500; Acknowledgement,
$1,000; and Adjutant-Ge 81, 800;
besides house rent for Governor, $3.50;
making in the aggregate s10950.-
Under the new constitution, the sal
aries annually paid State officers are
as follows:
Governor, $1,000; Auditor, $1,000;
Treasurer, s1,4OO; Secretary Of State,
$1,000; Acknowledgement, $1,000;
Superintendent Of Free Schools,
$500, making total 50 900; saw
ing annually of s1,O5O, or $4,000 in
six years. Under the present cons.i-
tuition the Acknowledgement is croft
clio reporter Of the Court of Appeals,
while the Republicans, under the old
Constitution, paid reporter salary
of 81, 600 u year. In our estimate Of
expenditures under the old constitu-
ton we omitted to state that the Adj
iutant.General was allowed q clerk
at $1,000. Under the present consti-
tuition, the Librarian is er-c6fcio Adj
jutant.Gcneral. So we save $1,000
annually in the office of Adjutant-
General, and 81 900 more as we have
stated by making the Attornoy.Gen-
eral reporter of the Supreme Courtof
Appeals.
Having given our figures us taken
from the record, We will state that
on the 28d of September, 1876, Hon.
A. B. Flemming addressed letter
to Hon. Z. A. Bennett, Auditor of
State, stateing that it was claimed
that the Democratic administration
since 1871 had been more cxtrava-
CANT than the Republican for four or
five years prior thereto, and that he
would be glad to have a statement
from which the facts could be asccr-
tanned. The Auditor furnished the
desired statemnt, which we have.
and it shows that the Republicans
spent for State pa,F9ses 1854, 2S036 Il
year from 1865 to 1871, while from that
time to 1876 the Democratic cxpon.
ditures for the same purposes were
annually $893,5S1.96, or s7O,7O3.4O
per year more for the Republicans
than the Democrats.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

Do you want to see the army Of
tramps increased? If you do. vote
the Republican ticket again.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

Tho organs have unCarthod a new
device for arousing sectional feelings
among their readers. They say that
il the next Congress is Democratic in
in both branches, Texas will be cut
up into four or moro States, and
Northern ascGnduncy in the Nation,
al councils will disappear forever.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

When Republican editor snys the
Democratic party is in favor of II d.
vision of this Government, he is eth
er d. t. or else he thinks his readers
are ignOramuscs.-Er
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Meeting Of the Overseers of the
Poor.

pHERE will be meeting Of the Board
1 OF OvcEeers Of the Poor OF Mason
County ut the Poor Farm on Satur-
day. August 18th, 1873. for the
transaction Of business, A fullattendOnCe
Of the Board is desired BY order Of the
President. S. G. SHAW,
aug. 7-2w. Clerk.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14
Tenchers' Institute.

TTNIIERE will be q TcNChers' Institute hvIu
In tho Court House In Point PLEASANT,
Mason County, W. Va, commencing ~ ~
O'Clock A M, August 26th, 1873, which VIII
continue hight days, and close with pun
lie examination Of those desiring Teacher =
ccrtlilcatd for the School Ycar noSt el'Su'
s' CHAs. Il, IloGG,,
iuly eltw, County supt.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14
TO THE VOTERS OF MASON
COUNTY.
Announcement.

hereby announce myself NJ candidate
for member Of the HOUSE OF Delegates tor
Mason County, subject 10 the decision VI
the people at the polls in October
GEORGE COOPER.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14

At the election held in North Car
olina, August LIST, the Democrats
swept everything before them. The
whole State ticket was elected by ih,
creased majoritics, Both branches
of the Legislature are largely Demo
critic.
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State Senator.

Judge Robert S. Brown, OF Jackson, is an
independent candidate for State Senator
for this (fftM District.