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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-04-10
County Clerk.

To The Democratic Conservative Voters Of
Mason Colniy-Gentlemen hereby an
nounce myself as u candidate for the Office
OF Clerk Of the County Court OF Mason
County, subject entirely to tho action Of
the nominating Convention to be held in
June next. Hoping for favorable con-
slderation Of my candidacy at the hands
Of the Convention, and promising q will.
ing and ready obedience to the wishes OF
the Convention, i am
Respectfully,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-04-10

Alta meeting of the Democratic
and Conservative Executive Commit.
tee of Mason county, held at the law
office Of Simpson & Howard, on Mon
day, the Sth day of April, 1878, the
resignation of Col. J. PR. B. Smith,
as a member of the Committee was
received and accepted, and James H.
Couch, jr,, elected in his stead. ]. W..
Kelly, q member of the Committee
having removed from the county, his
place as a member of the Committee
was declared vacant, and s. 7. Win
don was elected to fill the vacancy.
C. E. Hogg was elected chairman
The committee as now constituted is
as follows: C. L. Hogg, Chairman,
II. R. Howard, Secretary and Treas
urer, G Sehon, E. A. Young, E. L.
Neale, S, T. Windon and J, II. Couch,
jr. The time and place for holding
the County Convention was fixed for
June 4th, 1878, at the Court House,
and the District preliminary meet
ings fixed for June 1st, 1878.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-04-10

1t will cost you $4,000, or you will
go to the ponitentiary for two years,
if you punch a hole in q silver dol
lar and place it around your baby's
neck to cut its teeth on. So many
people have an unrighteous habit
of boring holes in or otherwise max.
ing more hideous than it was at first,
the female figure on the pieces of sill
yer coin, that the Committee on
Coinage have agreed to report favor
ably a bill providing that if any one
fraudulontly dlminishes, mutilates,
delaces or lightcns the gold or silver
coin which are by law made current,
they shall be imprisoned not more
than two years and fined not more
than $4,000. Any person who shall
place thcreupon any word, sign, dc
vice character or picture and shall
attempt to circulate it after so doing,
shall be imprisoned for not more than
one year and fined not more than
$1,000, and coins so defacod shall no
longer be n legal tender-Et.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-04-10
Notice to Builders.

OEAIED proposals will be received at
y the Office OF the Secretary Of the Board
Of Education in Clifton, West Virginia,
until April 18th, 1873, for building u brick
School House, 90xGO it., in sub.district No,
5, Waggcner District. The Board reserves
the right to reject any or all bids. Plans
and specifications can be seen at the Sec
retary's office in Clifton.
S. BENDELL, President.
II. G. NEAsE, See'y. [april 3-2w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-04-10

We arc informed that a dispatch
was received at Gallipolis, Monday
night announcing that Col, Vance
had been found in San Francisco,
California, and that he was n raying
maniac, and that he had been takon
charge Of by the NIasons, who would
send him to his friends, If this be
true, how must those who have been
SO persistent in trying to dcfamo his
character, feol?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-04-10
inch cow.
Trustees Sale Of IL Valuable
House and Lot.

IN pursuance OF the provisions Of Il
Deed OF Trust, dated the 10th day Of
February, 1876, and duly OF Record in the
Mason County Court Clerks Office, in
Trust Deed Book No. 9, iolios 500, &c., and
to the undersigned, Trustee, to secure to
John Somerville the payment OF certain
note therein described, for thesum Vi $500
bearing even date with said Trust Deed,
payable twelve months after date, and de-
fault having been made in the payment Of
the same, aud being requested by the hol.
der OF said note to make sale OF the prop
erty in said trust deed described, shall
proceed to sell by way Of public auction,
at the front door OF the Court House OF
Mason County, West Virginia, on the 1871
day Of 1pril, 1878, the said lot Of
land with its appurtananccs in said trust
deed mentioned, being part OF Lot No. ID,
Third Tier, situate on Wand street, be.
tween 9th and eth streets, and being in the
Town Of Point Pleasant. There is situate
upon said lot a good mansion house with
three rooms, summer and winter Kitchens,
large and commodious stable, grainary and
other buildings. The above sale will be-
lnuue nOWcNeTi suOleCt W u uceu VI TRUST
heretofore executed by the said Barcus
and wife on the 10th day OF December, 1874
to James II. Couch, Jr,, Trustee, to secure
to David Long, the payment Of n note
therein described bearing even date with
said Deed, for the sum OF 500, payable
twelve months after date, without interest.
Said Trust Deed is duly OF record in Mason
County Court Clerks office In Trust Deed
book No. 9, folios 344, &C., to which refer.
ence may be had. Title to said property,
good,
TERMS OF SALE-CASH.
JNo. L. TINlAIs, Trustee.
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AUCTION,

A T auction, on, Monday, April 10th; at
IL o'clock 7. NJ, will be sold ON the prem
ises, to the highest responsible bidder the
frame school house and lot in sub-district,
No. 5, Waggcner District. Terms: One
half cash, and thercmainderi in six months,
with approved security.
S. NJ. BENDELI., President,
II. G. NEAsE, Secy. [april 3-9w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-04-10
Grant Clerk.

We are authorized to announce Capt, F.
G. LANHAM, OF Clifton, as a candidate for
the office OF Clerk OF the Circuit Court OF
Mason county, subject to the decision OF
the Democratic Conservative nominating
Convention
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-04-10

In Wheeling on the 9TH inst, a
child of John Cunmins, railroad
engineer was so badly scalded by
Oyerturning pot of hot coffee upon
its person that its life is dcspaired Of.
Neither the Bear nor the Bull are
willing to fight, The news, Tuesday,
indicated Il back-down on the part OF
England.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-04-10
GREAT REDUCTION IN
PRICES
GROCERY DEPARTMENT.
NMY

The finest Maple favored Syrup ever Of
fcred in this market ut 20 cents per gallon.
New crop \. y. Molasses at 50 cents per
gallon.
Prime Rio Coffee 20 cents.
Arbuckle Coffee % cents.
Best Baking Soda 8 cents.
Best Starch cents.
Hominy cents,
Dried Sugar Corn 10 cents.
Dat Meal lbs. for % cents.
Dates 10 cents.
Pickles 10 cents per dozen.
The best Tomatoes 3 ID. cans, Is cts.
The best Peaches, 3 ID. cans, 20 cts.
sacks table.salt for % cents,
Dried Currnnts 10 cts.
8 boxes sitting hlueing for 10 cents.
Green Corn per can 70 cents.
Yarmouth SucCotash 20 cts. per can.
String Beans per can l2l cents.
Honey 90 cents.
Plug Tobacco 10, Is, and 25 cts. a plug.
n. o. Sugar, u lbs for Sl.00.
Sugar cured Hams 10 cts. per h..
Sugar cured shoulders u cts.
Salmon 20 cents per can,
Cove Oysters I cts per can.
MNson's Backing boxes for 10 cts
100 doz. pins, Q cts. per paper.
Clark o, n 7. Spool Cotton, 8 cts.
Concentrated 1ye, boxes for 25 cts
0swego Corn Starch boxes for % cts.
Lima Beans l2l cents per pound.
Proctor x CANDLES Olive Soap, 10 bars
for % cents.
Proctor & CANDLES p. & G. Family for
% cts; Extra Olive Ii, bars, for 25 cts.
Wooden Buckets 10 cents.
Oranges fresh, IS cts, per dozen.
Lemons, fresh, IS cents per dozen.
keep the best assortment OF goods In
this city, | pay the highest market price
for butter, eggs, dried apples, dried peach
os, lard, navy bcans, &c, TERMS POSI-
lively CASH.
j. D. BAILEY,
GALLIPOLIS, OHIO.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-04-10
ANNoUNCEMENTS.

All announcements must be accompan-
led with the cash to insure insertion in
this paper. Terms, S. for one inch OF
space, over that regular advertising rates,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-04-10
NOTICE.

TT is the order Of the Chairman OF the
Mason County Cooperative Association
that there be full meeting Of the stock
holders on the second Thursday in April,
(the 18th, that being the time ior the reg
ular meeting. A. B. ALEXANDER,
april 3-2w, Secretary.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-04-10
forms Of Sale:

Twenty per cent. OF the purchase money
cash in hand and the balance in three
equal installncnts at one, two and three
years, bonds with sufficient security, bear
ing interest from tho day OF sale will 10
required Of the purchaser for the deferred
installments, and tho title viii be retained
as further security until the bonds are full
JAMES II. COUCH, JR.,
u. W. POLSLEY,
Special Commissioners.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-04-10
GALLIPOLIS, OHIO.

A LII tho type now IN this Office Is entire.
n ~ new. We have oil the late stylRs :.
card and poster type, and hatter oursei
that we Gun do ~ good work ~ any Office
III The State Give US trial,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-04-10

The Monitor has u good deal to say
about the Democratic aspiraut' for
the County Clorkship. Better ut
tend to your own side Of the house
Bro. Gibbons.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-04-10

In this Issue we publish a com.
muuication from a "Truc Blue DEM
ocrat," giving some suggestions to
the various Districts of the county.
His suggestions are certainly very
good, and we trust tho Districts will
consider them when they meet in
primary convention, II any one
can suggest any faircr and better
plan of selecting delegates we would
like to hear from thom,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-04-10

In the City ofRichmond, Virginia,
April I'd, 1878, the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad was sold at auction for
s2,750,0OO. 1t was bought by A. S.
Hatch, of New York, as chairman Of
the committee ofpurchasc and reor-
ganization, consisting of A. S. Hatch,
G. P. Huntington, A. A, Low and
John Castree, of New York, and Isa-
&C Davenport, of Richmond, for them
selves and others. The purchase was
made in pursuance of plan of reor-
ganization in which over nine-tenths
of the bondholders under Chesapeake
and Ohio mortgages have united
As the privilege Of joining in the
purchase will probably still be ex-
tended to the remainder, participa.
ton in unanimous. The amount for
which the property sold is more than
sufficient to cover the bonds of the
Virginia Central Rail Road Compa.
ny outstanding, with past due inter.
ests on the same, expenses, foreclos-
ures, &C., and all claims having pri-
GRITTY of 6 and Z per cent. bonds of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, the amount of such prior liens
being understood to be about $1,000
900. As the sale will undoubtedly
be satisfactory to all parties, there
can be no doubt Of its ratification by
the court.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-08-28

Rr the Sdle.

Ahsweet!" said l. The sun dropped low
And fl led the water with passing splen'
dor,
An d fingered rs if 10th TO go,
Blessing the hill with kisses tender,
Too sweet she wasl Flowers hung Their
heads,
Asst to do tho maiden honor;
The little violets from their beds
With timid blue eyes gazed upon her.
So fair, with an ethereal grace,
With eyes like stars at midnight burning,
The pefect beauty of her face
Had filled my heart with secret yesrning.
loved her. yet dared not tell,
As by the stile we stood belated:
Her words would make my heaven OF hell
What wonder that lOnged and waited?
One little star peeped from the sky
And winked at us with visage wrinkled.
As If to say, Nov On the sly!"
And at my hesitation twinkled.
She leaned across the stile -
How could the heart of man resist herf
I paused very little while.
Ana then. ended all. and-klssed heri
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-08-28

"A political orator, speaking of q
certain general whom he protested to
admire, said that on the field of bat
tie he was always found where the
bnlle.s were thiokeet Where was
that 7" asked one OF his auditors.
In the ammunition wagon" yelled
Aothe
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-08-28
RECIPES.

| one gallon OF water, one teacupful of
pearl barley, two carrots sliced, two
turnips sliced, two onions cut small,
three carrots grated, the white part
of q large cabbage, chopped very
small and small quantity of parsley.
Season with pepper and salt. Let
this boil very gently for three hours
and half, and at the dinner table it
will nost likely, by all those who are
fond of soups, be pronounced excel
lent.
VeG1 For Bre06JGst. - Take
round earthen dish and put in it
layer Of bread crumbs. Over these
put spots of butter; then layer of
minced cold veal, with salt and pep
per; then crumbs, butter, veal salt
and pepper. When the dish is full,
with q layer OF crumbs for the top.
pour over it an egg, beaten we'll, and
mixed in half a cup OF milk. If YOU
have gravy it is better shan milk,
Bake until brown.
Cream. Af465s)'s One quart Of rich
milk, or if you can get it, half cream
and half milk one quart of flour, six
eggs, one tablespoonful Of butter, one
Of lard, softeued together. Beat
whites and yolks, separately, very
light then add -four and shortening
and scant teaspooniul Of salt, and
stir in the -four the last thing, as
lightly as possible, and have the bat
ter FREQ from Jumps. Half ell your
well butteYed muffin rings, and bake
Immediately in hot oven, or your
mullins viii not be good. Send to
the table the moment they are done.
Admond Cstssard Cake.-One lib.
Of sugar, one bali pound of butter
rubbed to cream five eggs, beaten
very light, one cup of sweet milk.
one pound of flour, with two to-
spoonfuls of anti dyspeptic baking
powder sifted with it; flavor with
lemon bake in three jelly pans The
custard. lone cupful thick sour cream,
two cuptuls graduated sugar, one
pound sweet almonds blanched and
chopped fine; flavor with vanilla; mix
all we'll together and spread between
the layers of cake.
Confederate Puddiug.--Rub thor-
oughly into four teacups Of siited
flour one teacupful of suet, SHREDDED
and chopped fine, one teacup Of rails
ins, seeded and chopped, the same.
quantity of currants, washed and
dried the day previous, and ono tea.
spoonful OF cinnamon; stir into this
one teacupful Of molasses and the
same quantity of sweet milk. Pour
into pudding bag, well Toured, or.
better still, pudding mould and
steam for two hours. Eat hot, with
sauce. If there is any left, it may he
heated we'll through, and will be
found just as good as when fresh.
Bread BaR.-Break the bread in
small pieces, and moistcn with milk
or little warm water, season with
salt, pepper and nutmeg, adding
little fine sage or parsley and small
piece of butter, mix and form into
small cakes or balls: roast with beef
or chickens, or fry after meat in
skillet. ,''~
Ginger Beer White sugar, five
pounds; lemon juice, one gill; honey,
one-fourth pound; ginger, bruised,
five OF; water, four and one.half gal
Ions. Boil the ginger half an hourin
three quarts of water, then add all
the others and strain. When cold,
add the white Of an egg well beaten
and one teaspoonful Of extract Of
lemon. Let stand four or FIVE days
and bottle. 1t will keep for months.
ROSin-In case a knife or fork
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-08-28
WILD STRAWBERRIES.

more strawberries Z" said Mrs.
Wilde, with a preplexed contraction
on her brows
eyes" said old Phillis, the cook.
"pve made two shortcakes and a pie
and dar amt nigh enough lett to ill
the big glass dish for tea"
"Dear me-" said Mrs. Wilde, "what
shall we do? Lisette is dressing, and
Maud never could endure the sun.
I3arbara"--to a slender young girl
who was curled up in one OF the deep
window seats reading-"you'll have
to co."
Barbara Wilde reused herself out
of an Arcadian dream Of Dickens
Little Nell, and fixed a pair OF big
blue eyes upon her mothers troubled
face.
$50 where, mamma Z"
go down to the south pasture LOT
for wild strawberries: The ground is
crimson with them there and"
Barbara Wilde scrambled down
out of her high perch.
Mamma" said she, "wiat nui-
sanoe all this isl l don't believe Capt.
Ellwood Severn is worth all this
trouble. / don't believe he win
fall in love with either Maud or Les
cite. And l think preserved goose
berries are ouite good enough for
Hold your tongue, child" said
Mrs. Wilde, sharply. "rake the
basket and go for the Strawberries at
once"
But it is 30 hot mamma"
Put on your broad brImmed straw
hat"
"And I haven't finished my nov
ell" pleaded Barbara, with her mind
reVerting longlngly to Little Nell"
Nonsense" said Mrs. Wilde, 'you
read too many novels, q deal, for a
child of your age"
And Barbara disappeared, unwil-
lingly enough, into the apple orch
ard, across which sinuous path,
bordered with buttercups and red
clover, led direct TO the velvet slopes
Of the south pasture, where the rip
ened fruit Of the wild strawberry
Ghone like tiny rubies along the
course Of musical little brook, all
fringed with reeds and alders and
tall growing ferns.
Strawberries indeed" said Barba-
"a to herself. otis dreadful to be
the; Youngest of a family Of girls, and
have to pick Strawberries for ones
elder sisters beaux."
And she pushed the yellow curls
out of her eyes, and went to work in
lngubrious earnest, popping the larg-
est and sweetest into her little rose
bud Of a mouth, staining her. dress as
she knelt down TO seek the sly treas,
ures under the clustering green
leaves, and crimsoning her hands
with the haste she made.
Il wonder which Of them he'll mar
~ ?" said Barbara to herself as she
paused a minute TO listen TO the song
Of robin, which, perched on the
boughs Of a feathery elm, beyond the
brook, TITLED out his barcarelle OF
music. "Lesette is the prettiest, of
course, and he can't know what a
temper Sue has got. But Maud is lit
erary and has read all the new books,
and can talk so well. l wish, with
a sigh-"that was intellectual, gen.
entlemen like intellectual ladies'"
And our little maid fell to work
at the strawberries again for full five
minutes. And then she shook her
basket and gazed down into the
depths with eyes of azure despair.
mot half fnll," said she to herself,
mot quarter full. Oh, dear me
how do wish some one would come
and help mel And there is some one
stretched provokingly in the shade
under Squire Dallas big oak by the
stone wall where the sweet-brier:
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-01
MARITIME MISCELLANY.

Captain Decides. Of the steamer Caland from Rot.
terdarn and Captain Hoffman Of the steamer General
wcrder Hamburg thanks for special meteo.
biological observations made in connection with HERALD
weather service.
sHIP BzRTHA from Liverpool for Portland before re-
ported bac TO In charge thira Of
Bolivia mad covering board started aud lost
board topg aiiant rail-.
from Batavia reports Dec D. James Casssdy uoama AM
disease Of the brain; native of England aged
81 years
BRIG IsAnwLLA. 1902 tons. Of and at New London has
been pu released Capt VIM Lewis OF New Bedford
is be fitted for whaling voyage In Hudson Bay sail
about June /.
scaR JESSE CARLL recently wrecked tho coast OF
SPAIN wholly owned by residents of Huntington own
IL She through strait tho and
the wind failing the current sct her on the rocks.
TuenoAr ScAvpISAvIAS before reported sunk In (ed-
ncys Channel of sandy Hook. raised by baxter
Wrsckng Company Dta inst and brought this city
ovxRpvE vFssELs-The bark Edward james LEFT Astoria
January IL Tor Honolulu and has not been heard from
since Tho bYiK sheet Anchor len BurrArd Inlet January
- point. and nothing has been heard her.
Fears cntertsned for the safety OF both vessels
san Francisco, March 24-Towboat Milien Griffith on
returning 70 port about O'Clock yesterday afternoon
picked with the captain OF the
p Haven, abandoned at o'clock miles south OF
Tom hies In sinking condition. The reported
that had sunk before thcy left tbs
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-01
LITERARY CHIT CHAT.

D. Appleton Co. will shortly publish ..The Armies
Of Asia aud Europe from Official Reports. /" by Emory
Uptou Brcvet Major General United States Army.
vol SIN. 8vo.
Porter & Coates, Philadelphia, will publish and
cheap editions OF Wilson ana Bonaparte's American
ornithoiogy. with 800 figures Of birds.
The engraving OF the .sSortie from Plevua." which
appeared In tho Illustrated London Nezcs lately was
printed from block containing two hundred pieces OF
wood and multitude OF artists smut cousiy
busted in engraving the different sections Of tho pic
turc.
A vcnturcsomc Ea giishman named J. Bull has writ.
ton the lfo OF DIR. oliver Wendell Holmes.
volume calculated to create great deaf or excite
ment in certain circles ~ soon BIO published ia
Florcnce II has large number Of documents tending
10 prove that Plus TX. desired carry out liberal
ideas but was prevented by tho influence or the re.
dictionary Powrrs Tho work Is tho incditcd me.
moirs Cardinal Pentini intimate friend OF the late
Pope.
Dr. r. Faber has published at Ebcrfcld q translation
OF tho works OF tho ancient Chinese philosopher
I,cius VINO came ono hundred years after Confucus
in tho nth century d. G., ana was Panthcisl
In lndia the number OF journals published In 1877
was FOG, about two.tnirds OF winch were In Hin.
doostaui and the remaining oncthird various Eu.
ropean languages.
Is In press 10 London.
Tue Airiue Journal for February has lively and
mastery article tho Grsn d'ftaiia" dcscrib.
ing an asccn, Of this king OF tho Appcnines by D. W.
FroshGeld. the editor.
Tho literature OF tho Talmud has been further iiiu.
minated by Mr. Charles Tayiors book Sayings from
tho Jewish Fathers" fresh from the Cambridge Uni.
vcrsity press.
The "rravcls o, tho Baroh Minchhausea," long out
OF print will be rcpublishod In handsome form by
Porter q Coates, Philadelphia.
Mr.. Luigi MONTHS book, "a Consul Abroad" de-
scibcs the interesting and the udicrous experiences
Of consular life at Palermo ana will soon appcur from
Lcc shepard's press.
Tho British Newspaper Press Directory for 1873 OK
hibts 7il papers published IN the United King
dom. In the United States In 1877 there were SO7g
newspapers and periodicals. or British newspapers
1853 are daily wbi.c OF the American 100 daily.
A learned legal work, entitled "Lumloy's Essay
Bylaws" has bccn published In London, and covers
ground.
Tho London Saturday Rcric,c contrasts tho Rev.
Adirondack Murray . description Of American scenery
with Fcnmorc Cooper's, and says
Descriptions OF scenery abound moro than ever In
the generation, but the scenery that ~ now &C.
scr bod belongs neither 10 the heavens above
the earth beneath, TO tao waters under the earth
In THIS generation Mr. Murray deserves to hold bigh
place. He has evidently made very careful study OF
the art OF writing nonsense, and has learned bow TO
tho nnest ana most nahniD0iess Of nhrss"s IN d.