The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-01-08
A NORTH AMERICAN UNION.
A Proposition to Combine all its
Governments i'm One. :.


Bishop Haven advocates a union
ofall of North America under one
Government. He is sure that Cana
da is ready for such change, and as
to Mexico he says, in the Independent,
"Why not? Her treasures are even
more attractive and necessary than
those of the Dominion. She has
wealth unsurpassed in her many
mountains. Our railroads are press
ing into it on the north, west and
east. Three or four lines are moving
upon it. Its lands adjacent to ours
are fertile and empty. Three hund.
red miles from Monterey to Mata-
moras, is one belt of magnificent
emptiness, richest of pampas, and
practically without inhabitants
So is Chibuahuaand so is Durango
That superb land awaits our honor.
able asking" The enthusiastic
Bishop finally settles the question of
the religion of his proposed country
as follows; "The world Twill look with
admiration and awe on the sublime
spectacle, and the earth and man be
far advanced by that consummation
to the fulfllment not only of pagan
and political prophecies, but of those
furthest sceingmen ofold, who spake
as they were borne along and borne
aloft of the Holy Ghost, when they
declared that all nations and tongues
should accept one Gospel"
Curing the fear and fright that
abounLed here when yellow fever
prevailed It was almost impossible to
secure the burial of the dead even at
extortionate prices. Since the scare
has passed and freezing weather has
come it has been discovered that there
was criminal carelessnesS and negli-
gence in the interment of some of
Z
The dead. 1t is reported that sCme
were buried only a foot or two unde,
the ground, and one case is reported
ola man having been buried within
a few feet of the river road whose
coffin and contents were Simply
placed upon the surface Of the ground
and dirt thrown over them, and that
now the end of the coffin can be seen
protruding from the earth over it,
The dead from The steamer Porterare
now at least twenty feet under water,
and if not washed away by the pres
ent rise in the river, will certainly
be exposed upon its falling. Other
bodies are said to have been buried
below high water mark. Somebody
should see that something is done,
else yellow fever may again be bred
when sultry summer comes, which
will be assisted by the odor of decay
ing animal matter GaILipOlis Jour
nal.
On Thursday last, an accident &C.
CURED on the river here, which, had
it not been for the bravery and pres
ence of mind of ore of the parties,
might have resulted fatally to more
than one person. Frank Reed. Har.
ry Heritage, Hattie Stone, Katie
Lasher, and others, were skating near
the docks. Workmen had cut the ice
from about some barges near by. A
thin ice had formed where the old
had been cut away, The four men.
toned got on to this, and, the ice
giving way, all went down together.
Katie LaSher and young Heritage
were soon rescued; young Reed and
Miss Stone being in deeper water, it
was some time before they were re-
lieved from their perilous situation,
Mr.. Reed iloated on his back sustain
ing Miss Stone above water until
help came. They were all cared for
close by, and will not skate any more
on the river until there is stronger
ice. -MddicpoH Republican.