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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-08-13
CITANCEIrY- NOTICE !
State Of West Virginia,
Mason Connt.

State of West Virginia,
Mason County, 4
A 7 Rules held in the Clerks o,es.
IA the Circuit Court OF Mason Conn,r y
iheiirsl Monday in the month q Anse ~
1879. ''"suS
james A, Waddcll, Administrator a, i.
estnle Of James III. Shuuaker deceasSS
Plaintiff. VS.. sSS-''N
Martha Il. Shmnaker, widow Of james n
Shumaker, deceased, Samuel &. S,ott
enson andSlosie B. Stephenson. lis ,sIT
formerly Josie b. Shumaker,l WINE
Stansbury and Sarah ". Stanshnry ' NJ
. wife, formerly Sarah ". Shuinate,4
James Shumaker, George W. Shnnlaic,
Lee j. Shumakerr Ssttniei,S. Shunlafs,
Edward K. Shumaker, Martha T., Shn.
maker, The Pomeroy National Bank NIX
Syracuse Coa and Suit Company. ,IobS
Epley, John Dixie, q. Hilderbrmld. h
Remington, William KrameE Marian
Alumaw, Charles hickman, Peter Lam.
brecht The Clifton Nail Company. j. q,
Probst and William probst, partnerstlo ~
ing business under the name and styla
of ]. @. Probst & Son, S. Silvernan AM
Nj. Silverman, partners doing business
under the name and style OF 2. Silver.
man 4 Son, and ID. Reed, Defendants
IN CHANCEEy.
The object Of this suit is to subject tbc
real estate ofwhich James II. Shnmaker
died seized and possessed, to the payment
7of his debts,
This day came the Complainant Nv
Counsel, and on his motion, and It appeal
ing by affidavit filed, that the Dciendants.
The Pomeroy National Bank, and the N,
racuse Coal and Salt Company, are foreign
Corporations and that no person can la
found in said Countyof Mason upon whom
process can be legally served, and that
John Epley, John Dixie, B. r. Remington,
William Kramer, Charles Bickman,3 j. e..
Probstand William Probst, s.. Silverman
and NJ. Silverman, Samuel @. Stephenson
aud Josie B. Stephenson, his wife, William
Stansbury and Sarah v. Stansbury, his
wife, and ID. Reed, are non-residents Of this
State, it is ordered that they do appear
here at Rules to be held in the Clerks OF.
fee OF the Circuit Court of said County on
the first Monday, in the month Of Septem.
Der, 1879, and do what is necessary to pro-
tect their interest in this suit.
TESrE:s
GiiAs. 3. WAGGENER, Clerk.
English, q. [aug. Civ.
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Executors' NOTICE.

"A IL persons indebted to the estate Of
IA Asa Musgrave, sr., deceased, areihere-
by requested TO make immediate settle.
ment; and allpersons having claims against
said estate will present them duly anthem
ticated, for settlement.
AMBROSE YEAGER,
july 24-4w. Executor.
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Occidental MinstreIs !!

DUR1NG the Mason County Fair, nov
~ el and interesting entertainment will
be given every day, under canvass, on the
Fair Grounds, by the OCCIDENTAL MIN
STRELS, an organization of merit, who by
their wit, humor and general performance,
interest both old and young. The enter
tninments viii be amusing and instructive,
and OF character that the most fastidious
can not find fault with.
Call and see them and be convinced that
the old adage Laugh and grow fat is a
characteristic OF the organization. r
Ladies are respectfully invited to attend.
Killing & CO.,
aug 6-tf. Proprietors.
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NnrICE.

AT0TICE is hereby given to all persons
In owing me Tor coal, to call Immediately
andsettle, and save further trouble, as |
must have some money.
july S0-4w. s. p. NUTTER.
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no TEACHERs.

THEREwill be Teachers Institute held
i in Point Pleasant, commencing AN.
gust 18th. 1870, at 1880 o'clock r. NJ,
and on the 10Th and S0th OF the same
month at the same place in the Academy
Building thereof, aTeachers' Examination.
CHAS. L. HOGG,
County Superintendent.
july 16-5w.
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POWELL & PIIMPToN,
Wholesale Druggists.

The Boston Herald, independent
Republican, says 'the Maine Repub,
licans need to cast about Is, 600 votes
to winaAhis year, which is 1900
more thar3 they got last year. 1t is
not easy yet to see where the extra
votes are coming from, though it is
probable that the Republicans have
gained inthelast month. There are,
on the other hand, defections from the
Republican ranks which can scarce.
ly be attributed. to the Greenback
nonsense, but which, rather, are pro-
tests against the offensive close man
agement of the party in times past.
The Democrats, though sure tocome
in on the count of votes, as the third
party, show a disposition to main
tain INSTRUMENTATION for use in the
future"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-08-13

The proposed contest over Mrs.
Dorsey's will is likely to make spicy
reading, and furnish the Republican
papers with fresh ammunition with
which to pepper Jefferson Davis.
Mortimer Dahlgren, a brother of Mrs.
Dorsey's charges that by virtually
living for a long space of time apart
from his own wife, and in the con-
slant companionship of Mrs. Dorsey,
MIR. Davis compromised that lady
socially, and caused needless gossip
and scandal at the expense Of one
wholly innocent ofany wrong.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-08-13
Taxes.

"Reform in taxes" now seems to
be the cry in some of the counties of
this State. While the taxes are bur-
densomc in many of the counties,
yet taken as a whole they are as
light as in most of the States, and
much lighter than in many. The
State taxes are not high. West Vir-
ginia stands on a better basis than
four-ffths of the States of this Union,
and taxes are to-day much lower than
they were under Radical rule This
cry of "Rcform in taxes" is coming
from the Republicans and their allies,
the Grcenbackers alone. The agita-
ton Of the tax question is only an
other means to try and mislead the
people, and to divide the Democratic
party, in the hope of letting a few
Republicans and walker, Green.
hackers step into Office in 1880.
The town of Volcano, Wood coun.
ty, this State, was almost totally de-
stroyed by fire on the morning of the
4th. The total loss is estimated at
$4,000, and the insurance, as near as
eau be ascertaincd is $4,000. The
fire was the work Of an incendiary.
There were twoat,empts u short time
siuge 10 burn lho town
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oOMsIIss10NMls's N0l'ICE.

Levi L, Raymond and John W. Pilchard,
vs..
Adam Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, A. J.
Roush, Wade Cross, II. r. Howard and l..
Richard, &c. IN Chancery.
TIME parties to the above entitled cause
/ will take notice that in pursuance OF
the authority vested inpe by Decretal
order OF the Circuit Court Of Mason Coun-
ty, West Virginia, rendered in said cause
On the 26th day OF April, 1870, i shall on
the Ind day of September, 1870, ut the Law
Office OF Couch & Knight, in the town Of
Point Pleasant, West Virginia, proceed to
take and state and report an account
showing.
LIST. What liens there are upon the real
estate mentioned in Compliments Bill,
held in the name Of Elizabeth Taylor, and
conveyed to her by A. j. Roush, as there.
in set forth, their nature their amounts
and their priorities.
I'd. What amount, If anything, is due on
the Judgment OF the Complainants; Of tho
Defendant, the Antiquity Salt Company,
and upon the trust lien Of the Defendant,
A. j. Roush, and report any other matter
that he may deem pertinent, or that either
of the parties may require; and ii from any
cause the taking OF said account should
not be commenced ON that day, or il COM
menced should not be concluded, the same
will be continued from day TO day, or from
time to time at the same place, until the
same is completed.
JAMES II. COUCH, JR.,
aug 6-4w. Commissioner
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WEST VIRGINIA,
Mason County, to-wit:
In the Circuit Court Of said County:
Adam Grandstati,

Adam Grandstaf,
Josiah Sines, ct. al,
no Josiah sines, the unknown heir at
j law of VIM. L. Wetzel, and L. b.
Knight and JamesH II. Couch, Jr., partners
doing business under the firm name Of
Knight & Couch, f. A. Guthrie and w. II.
Tomlinson. Take notice that on the 22d
day Of August A, D., 1879, between the
hours Of a. m. and p. IN. of that day, at
the Law Office OF Charles w. Phelps, in
the town OF Point Pleasant, West Virginia,
| will take the dispositions OF Adam Grand
staff and others to be read in evidence on
my behalf in certain suit in Chancery
now pending in the Circuit Court, for the
County OF Mason and State OF West Virgin
10, in-which | ain Plaintiff and you are De-
PENDANTS. Ii from any cause the taking OF
said DISPOSITIONS shall not be completed,
the same shall be continued from day to
day, or from time to time, at the same place
and between the same hours, until the
same shall have been completed.
ADAM GFANDSrAFF,
Fisher 4 Hogg, soils. IL
july % 4-w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-08-13

Last Friday while slowing away
oats in D. |. B. Anderson's barn,
Near Morgantown, Marion McI4augh.
lin slipped of the oats and fell to the
floor, distance of twelve feet, strik-
ing on his head and shoulders and
almost killing him. His scull was
fractured and he received other .inju-
RIGS, but he is slowly recovering.
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The New York Herald, engaged in
pointing out the way to Democratic
success, says: "If the Eastern hard.
money Democrats will only 60 on
vigorously shouting that. they will
never, never, stand on thesame plat.
form with their Western brethren,
and if the Western Democrats will
continue in like manner to declare
Iefeat preferable to a union with the
East, both factions will have the
satisfaction Of assuring the election
of a Republican Prosidentne next year
by so large majority that no cleo
toral cmmission will be needed to
decide who ought to go into the
White House"
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COMMISSIONERS SALE OF
REAL. ESTATE.

N pursuance OF the terms of decree Of
! the County Court OF Mason county, rem.
dered Mt the. May term, 1879, in a chancery
cause therein pending, wherein Philip ii.
McKinly was plaintiff and JacobJ. Grimm
was defendant, |, the undersigned, Special
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-08-13
Introduction of Wheat In Amer.
len.

Prior to the discovery of this con
tinent by Columbus there was no &C.
real in America approaching in ma
ture the wheat plant. 1t was not
until 1880 that wheat found its way
into Mexico, and then only by
chance. A slave of Cortes found a
few grains of wheat in q parcel Of
rice and showed them to his master,
who ordered them to be planted
The result showed that wheat would
thrive well on Mexican soil, and to-
day one of the finest wheat valleys
in the world is near the Mexican
capital. From Mexico the cereal
found its way to Peru. Maria DIES
cobar, wife of Don Diego de Chaves,
carried a few grains to Lima, which
were planted, the entire product be-
ing used for seed for several success.
i've crops. AtQuito, in Ecuador, a
monk of the order of St. Francis. by
the name Fray Iodosi Rixi, .introdu-
ced the new cereal, and it is said
that the jar which contained the
seed planted is still preserved by the
monks of Quito. Wheat was intro.
duced into the present limits of the
United States contemporaneously
with the settlement Of our country
by the English and Dutch.
The newspapers of West Virginia
have learned one thing through the
legislation of last winter. That, if
they hang together as they should
and allow no political consideration
to interfere with their business in
terests, they can unmake politicians
as easily as they can make them.
The old curmudgeon from Doddridge
is beginning to realize this fact
State Journal.
Indications ola revival of business
in various sections of the country
are very perceptible. The principal
wholesale houses in the East say
business with them is increasing.
The iron men of Pittsburg say they
have all the orders they desire, and
nails have advanced accordingly.-
The prospect generally, is regarded
as good for fair fall trade.
The Hinton Herald says; Mr.. j. w.
Anderson, Of this county, shipped
his crop of tobacco to Richmond, Va,
and sold it at public auction, at an
average Of sS5 per hundred. This is
"a fine price for tobacco, and shows
what can be done on our rich hill.
sides.
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West Virginia, Mason County, IS:
A I Rules held in the Clerks Office Of
II. the County Court OF Mason County,
on the drst Monday in August, 1879.
Jesse Hannah,

IA the County Court OF Mason County,
on the first Monday in August, 1879.
Jesse Hannah,
vs..
Esom G, Hannah, Z. S. Hannah, Betsy
Love and William Love, her husband,
Anne Wilson and ----- Wilson, her hus-
band, Joseph Hannah, Monroe Hannah,
Frank Hannah, Fanny Eastman and A. g.
Eastman, her husband, Mary A. Temple
ton aud Harvey Templeton, her husband,
Elizabeth Wiley and Robert Wiley, her
husband Jefferson Riggs, John Written
and the unknown heirs OF law OF Charles
Hannah, deccased, late OF Mason County,
West Virginia.
In CHANCERY.
The object Of the above entitled suit is to
obtain decree constituting the last willard
testament of the said Charles Hannah, and
to partition among his heirs ut law, two
tracts OF land, OF which said Charles Ham
nan died, seized and possessed; one tract
containing hundred crcsmore orless,
and the other containing one hpndred-Gnd
iiltyac more orless; each situate IN Han
nan District, in the County and State aforc-
Observation-Disclosures shall notbesusceptible
OF PARTITION, thcnto sell thesame and distrib-
ute the proceeds thereof among said heirs.
And it appearing from an affidavit fled
that Frank Hannan, Henry Hannah and
Monroe Hsnnan, and the unknown heirs
at law OF said Charles Hannah, deceased,
arc non-residents OF this State, on motion
,oi the plaintiff, by counsel, it is ordered
that the said defendants do appear here at
Rtlies to be held in said Office, on. the first
Monday in September next, aud do what
is necessary TO protect their interests m
this suit.
A copy Teste;
j. P. r. b. SMITH, Clerk,
By JosEpH II. HoLLowAY, Deputy.
Gum 4 Wiley, Soils. [aug. CIV.
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0iIAs. 3. WAGGENER, CLERK.
English, pa. [aug. Civ.
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LeNiL Haymond and John w. Pllcharl
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-03

DIR. Fischer, of the. Imperial Germsn
Postoffice, has just published pam
phlet showing the. comparative postal
and Telegraph, - statistics The letter
post. fer, the .whele. world ine., 1873
announced in round numhers to 3, 300,
100000 letters, or about $3.50, 900
daily; and. the numbers have been in
crea sing daily at an astonishing rate.
Thus in Japan the number of postofices
in 1872 was 1859, and in lS76,it had
risen to 3,649. The number of separate
asaicles which passed through the
Japan post in 1873 was A., 900, 900, of
which 25,000,000 were letters, 1000,
900 post cards. and $500, 900 news
papers. Post cards were first brought
into use only in 1865, and now they
are employed in almQstevery country
in the world. The PARCELS post has,
however, not yet got beyond the first
stage Of its Development. The npiaber
OF. ,telegraphic dispatches sent inalS77
amounted for the whole globe to neagly
l30, 000,00 or an average of 1853, 600
daily.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-03

Holes can De maderia- hard steeE by
the application of nitric acid. Ifue,
thcy-will not se very perfect, but eases
may occur wis~e such an operation,will
besyerS convenient. The proeess'is as
follows: Cover the steel plate, where
you wish the hole, with a thick layer of
melted wax; when cold, makesa hole in
theywax of the siae you want the hole III
the plate, then put on one or more drops
Of, strong nitric aiHl, leave it en- for some
time, wash off with water, and if not
eaten through, apply other drops of the
same liquid, and continue this aatil the
the plate is perforated.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-03

A professor in crackraanship,, who
has done California some service in her
Penitentiary gave pnhlc exhibition
of his skill at a public hall in Saw Fran
cisco last Friday night. An Omission
fee of fifty cents was charged.laad a
smalls audience, composed in large part
of professional thieves and, burglars,
availed themselves of the oportunity to
gather some information that would ell
able them to repeat the operation at
some future TINS upon the safes of
merchants. Th5 time occupied i'll
opening the outer aeoMof the safe Yves,
ID. minutes, but ;t,fweuld have been
shorter if the breaker, getting EXCITED,
he'd not BROKEN q drill after having
nearly pierced the front steel plate.
Detective Coffee arrived upon the scene
lust after the. feat had been accom-
plished, and Immediately proceeded to
clear the hail of the most noted of the
cracksmen, who had assembled to learn
for fifty cents what otherwise would
haYe cost them months or years of
labor and study.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-03

In the course of the next five years a
vast amount Of British capital will find
its way to this country, where branches
of English houses will be established,
while in many cases the main business
will be transferred here. We may see
this to-day in NewrYnEk, where shops
are constantly being established by
Englishmen. The great dry goods
hoqses are largely represented bythem.
The English capitalist, feeling an ,abso-
Lutte security in our public finances, will
IN ore and more pour those, hosrds which
he is at his wits end to know how to in
vest into associations conducted by his
countrymen here, and the benefit will
ac:rue to both countries. The present
,,ouble in England will tend to bind
even closer the commercial interests OF
the two countries. Englishmen already
own large possessions in the West,
and every year will see the number OF
SUCH proprietors increase. Within a
very few years there will be a daily
mail steamer to England
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-03

Sir Stafford Northcote, Chancellor of
the ExcheQaer in answering aletter call
inGshis atteation to ne popular distpess
in southwest Irelanls and suggesting
imnediate action~by Tie Government in
providing work for t!s& people, says he
sympathizes with theSpeople, but can
only refer them to the Irish Executive.
He adds that direct interposition Joy
the Government. would be open to
great abuse.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-03
DEArA or sExxroR CHANDLER.

Zachariah Chandler. United States
Ssuator from Michigan, was found dead
in his bed at the Grand Hotel in Chi
ago, last Saturday morning. He had
been making public speeches in Wis
cousin, and on Friday nignt last adj
dressed an immense audience in Chi
cage, and spoke with bis usual earnest
hess. After the nleeting, when he and
Senator Logan and Hon. Jesse Spaul-
ding were sitting i'll his room, engaged
III converSatio Senator Cnansder conf
planned of Indigestion. AS he had com
p.ained OF the same distressed feeling
while on his way to Chicago with these
gentlemen, he was advised to remain
oyer in that city until Saturday night.
lie said that business affairs required
his attention at his home, and the or
der was given to have him called at
O'Clock in the morning. His friends
then babe him good night and left.
This was the last time the, Senator. was
seen alive. Saturday mopning,, when
he was called, there was no response,
and upon repetition, as silence pre-
vailed, an entrance to the room was eff.
fected and the Senator was found to be
dsad. The physician who was present
decided that death occurred about three
hours previous to the discovery The
face looked tranquil, showing that
lis death had been painless.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-03

r.. r. Parkinson, Of the Carson Tri-
bune, has been convicted of 1.-THE crime
of Illegal voting, in the United States
Circuit Court, at. Carson. All of the
papers in that poSaon of the State agree
in pronouncing it case of persecution,
and Judging from the result of the late
Judicial election and some of the names
mentioned as prosecutors, we have no
doubt that such is the fact. The result
reflects no credit on the honorable (:)
prosecutors.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-03

1t is said that an investigation of the
New York elevated railroads revealed
that the stock had been s.'watered' to
the extept of six or seven million dol
lars. During the investigation some
interesting statistics were given. The
fifteen miles of track now in operation
cost $4,000, 0O0,s andswhen the COZ :
siruction is thoroughly completed, it is
thought, that the. expense viii be fully
a million dollars to each mile of track
A car costs $1,000 and en- engine over
$1,000
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-03

5 The Italian papers report a case OF
bigamy just tried before the Law Court
atQSalerno, which is another of those
instances seeming to show that the in
stitution of trial by jury is not suited
ferall human beings alike. The offender
admitted the tsee-marriages, which were
otherwise proved, and the Judge
summed up for verdict of "Guilty, "
i. but the jury decided in the negative.
The Judge, dismissing the prisoner,
said: ''Signor MUSTANG, you assert
that yoa have married twice, bat. the
gentlemen of the Jury have declared
thatsyou have married. neither once,nor
twice; consequently i'set you at liberty,
and you may now marry third time. "
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-03

Henry Percival vas arrested in Gov
ington, Kentucky, on a warrant sworn
out by his daughter Alice, 4years of
age, charging him with incest. She
says he threatened to take her life if
she exposed him. He is a, native of
England and is a stencil cutter, and has
a wife living in Ontario, Canada lie
says he is Y years of age
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-03

According to the international postal
law the following articles are prohibited
om,transmission in the common mails:
Tobacco to England; salt, daggers, sword
canes. and postols Of small size to Italy;
copper coin, copper, silver and gold
articles to Holland; cigars in lesser
amount than 5000 also, alcohol, liquor
and beer to the United States and
Canada.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-03

Gemma Kuniberti, an, actress, years
old, has produced sensation in Italy.
She performs childrens roles with won
derful skill, and is frequently engaged
to play, at court to amuse the young
Crown Prince. As there was no piece
with prominent children's roles, the
Italian POETS, Zarri, Ferrari, Marsike,,
and Rindi have written several plays
speciaily designed for the phenomenal
ibid actre 5.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-03

1t is estimated that the. census to be
taken next June will show~4S, 500, 900
in all the states and territories gain
of about 10, 900, 900 over the census re-
turns of 1870, or an increase of about
100000 year, If the next census
comes up to the estimate the United
States will exceed in population any
CHRISTIAN nation excepting Russia. :. The
latest census reports give Germany
(lS75), 1921, G59; Austro- Hungary
1870, 373J0,O00; France CS76), &c.
905, 7SS; and Great Britain and Ireland
uS7D, 3l,62S,3SS.