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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-01-22
Taxation Of Property.

Governor Matthews message is al
exhaustive review Of the affairs .
the State Of West Virginia generally
His views and recommendations 70
the most part are good and sound.
Upon the question, however, Of as
sessment Of taxes, while his view.
may be constitutionally right, the,
seem to us at this time, ill-adyised
He refersto the constitutional pro
vision, requiring taxation to be equa
and uniform throughout the State
upon all property both personal ant
real, and then quotes the statute ex
empting the increase Of live stock
&C., in the hands of the origina'
owner or producer, and remaining
unsold on the LIST day of February
The Gov. says, "This provision thus
in violation Of the fundamental Law
Of the State, relieves from taxation
a vast amount Of property in The
hands, for the most part, Of wealthy
farmers, graziefs and manufacturers
This has been of long standing and
is time honored in Virginia. We dc
not know the original reason fol
adopting it, unless it was because
farmers, who pay the burden of tax.
alton anyhow, can never escape as.
sessment. They keep from one
years end to the other theirpersonal
property, while spectators, money.
ed men and business operators gen.
orally, carry over twice the property,
buying and selling many times a
year, yet have nothing taxable in
hands at assessment time. 1t would
not seem unfair then to allow the
sturdy farmer a little latitude upon
what live stock he could produce
within the year. The producer is
looked upon by all countries, and BY
all people, with great favor, for very
obvious reasons has always been en-.
couraged, as distinguished from the
middle-man, purchaser or lnen-hand.
Ter of products. The herds and focks
of our country are not produced by
the "rich graziers and farmers but
only bought up by them after being
produced by the masses ofpoorer and
smallerfarmers. At all events this
is q bad time now TO increase the
taxes Of farmers.
Ihe Governor thinks ut would be
more just to exempt from taxation
personal property in another State,
belonging to citizens of this State,
when it is taxed under the laws Of
the State in which it is" This
provision was enacted just to pre-
vent moneyed men from sinking
taxation which farmers cannot es.
cape. That is, q man holding money
or securities, may have it out of the
State at assessment time, and in the
State operating with it at all other
times, and so manage a vast proper.
ty that may escape taxation in any
State. So little room is there fol
the farmer to escape taxation that il
has become a proverb with them thai
nothing is certain but death and tax
es, but the moneyed men and spec
ulator may laugh at the tax gatherer
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Great excitement was caused in
Parkersburg the other day by reason
of the circulation of u circular of a
scurrilous and dofamatory character,
in which the initials of certain par
ties were given. Among other things.
it is charged that IL number of fami.
lies in Parkersburg are living inopen
adultery.
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Meeting Of Overseers OF Poor.

i oyerseers Of The Poor for Mason County. nj NV ",
Office at the Court House, on Tuesday, March 18th,
1870 for the purpose Of considering the best means Of
disposing or letting the Poor Farm, and for auditing
such claims as may be brought before said Board
By order Of the Board:
JoHS E. TM@s, Clerk. Jan, aa-tw.
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West Virginia Legislature.
SENATE.
January l5

January 10.
Senate met at 10 o'clock.
Communications were read from
the House in reference toappointing
a Joint Committee Of three from the
Senate and Ave from the House to
whom changes in the Judiciary
should be referred. Also, that the
resolution asking Congress for legis,
lation in regard to the improvement
Of certain rivers, was adopted by the
House.
Senate bill No. rs, to amend and
re-enact sec. 8 Of chap. 10 of the acts
Of 1928. Referred to Judiciary.
Senate bill No. 70, prescribing an
oath to be taken by officers on enter
ing upon their duties. Referred to
Judiciary.
The report Of the Special Commit
tee on the B. & o. freight discrimina.
tons, was, on motion, of Mr.. Brown,
ordered to be printed and laid on the
table.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES,
Mr.. Ferguson reported back Senate
bill No. &C. bill to amend and re.
enact sections 10 and 20, Of chap. Az
Of the Code, concerning towns and
villages. Ordered back to the Senate
and recommended to pass.
Mr.. Faulkner, Chairman Of the
Committee on Federal Relations, re-
ported back the following bill: Sen.
ate bill No. N, a bill to facilitate the
transfer to the United States of the
title TO the Antietam National Gem
etery with the recommendation that
it do pass.
By Newman: Senate Joint Resolu.
ton No. 7, was read, proposing an
amendment to the Constitution Of
the State. Referred to Committee on
judiciary.
By Baxter Senate Joint Resolu-
ton No; s, proposing an amendment
to the Constitution. Referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
MIR. Butler was sent to the House
to ask its concurrence in the follow
ing resolution: To revive the com
mittee to investigate the charges
against the B, & O. R. R. Co. for dis
elimination in freights, and that the
House appoint members of each COM
mittee to confer with those appoint
ed by the Senate.
Senate bill No. 5, a bill providing
that certain bonds shall be recorded,
was read the second time and order
ed to be engrossed and passed to its
third reading.
Adjourned.
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The estimated damagesin the Kan.
awha Valley from ice is S25O,0OO.
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HOUSE.

House met at 10 A. NJ. Prayer by
Rev. R, R. swope, of the Episcopal
Church.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Brad.
ford, Pennybacker, Stuart, Harvey
and Poundstone on the joint COM
mittee, under the provisions of the
Senate joint resolution, to act with
the committee of the Senate to con-
slider all resolutions and bills in rela.
ton to Q changein the Judicial De-
nartmant Of tSe etass.t 81 eZs's - !
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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

hi' 0uuli, AilullIluu VI VIC ouui
ciary Committee, reported back
House bill No. 6, to regulate the sale
of property under deeds of trust, de-
crees Of Courts, and other legal pro-
cess, with recommendation that it do
not pass.
Also House bill No. Is, in relation
TO money and interest, same recon-
mendation.
Also House bill No. 81, a bill rela-
ting to evidence in actionsof assump.
sit, with recommendation that it do
pass.
Also, House bill No. 81, to extend
the time in which to file mechanics
liens to three months, with recon
mendations that it do pass.
Also, House bill No. 50, regulating
and fixing the fees of officers, with
recommendation that it do pass.
Mr.. Bradford, from the same COM
mittee, submitted a minority report
that House bill No. Is, in relation to
u standard rate of interest in this
State for the loan Of money. and pen
atty for violation of the same, and
recommended that it do pass.
Mr.. Hill, chairman of the Commit.
tee on Education, reported as mex
pedient resolution referred to that
committee, in relation to appointing
County Superintendent by the
Board Of Education; also a resolution
relative to the selection of books for
free schools, with the information
that a bill on that subject has already
been reported to the House; also as
inexpedient resolutions asking the
abolition Of the Office Of County Su,
perintendent.
Mr.. Hutton, Chairman Of the Com.
mittee on Roads and Internal Navi.
CATION, reported House bill No. 80, ia
reduce into one act the road laws,
with information that q similar bill
has already been reported by the
Committee.
Also, House bill No. 16, to provide
for opening and keeping in repair
county roads, with recommendation
that it do pass.
Also, as inexpedienta resolution to
impose a tax of five or ten cents on
the one hundred dollars value Of
property to create an Internal I'm.
provement Fund.
Mr. Wilson, from the Committee
on Private Corporations and Joint
Stock Companies, reported a substi.
tute for House bill No. 50, extending
the time within which certain rail.
road companies must begin the con
struction of their roads, Recon-,
mended to pass.
Also, House bill SO, concerning in.
surance companies. Same recon-
mendatlon.
Also, House bill No, 80, concerning
the assessment of taxes, and recon-
mended that it pass as amended by
the Committee.
The following bills were introdu
ced and severally referred TO the
proper committees.
By Clark: House bill No. SO, deter
mining the manner of examining
teachers of the common schools.
By Poundstone: H. B. No. 81, rela
ting to controversies affecting land
Adjourned.
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House convened at 10 A, NJ, and
was opened with prayer.
The Speaker announced the ap.
pointment of Oscar &. Jeffries, of
Marion, as the additional page,
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
On Judiciary-Report back House
bill No. 80, "to regulate State depos-
its" with recommendation that it do
not pass; also
House bill No. 81, "to harmonic
the existing statutes with the Con-
stitution," with the same recommen-
dalton; also
House bill No, SO, shat text books
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Notice of Sale of Personal Proper.
and Real Estate of the Clifton
Coal Company!
TN pursuance Of the terms and provisions
/ Of an assignment made to the under
signed, by the Clifton Coal Company, dated
the Sd day Of August, 1878, and recorded
in the Clerks Office ofthe Mason County
Court, in trust deed book Nos, pages 52S,
&C., we shall on the Both day Of Lar.
airy, 1870, in front Of the Company's
Store, in the townof Clifton, Mason county.
West Virginia, proceed to sell by way OF
public auction, for CASH, the personal
property mentioned in q schedule recor..
ded with said assignment, consisting Of
coal wagons, mules, &C.; and we will, at tho
same time, ii necessary, join with Samuel
Bradbury and ]. w. Chestnut. Trustees,
in making sale Of the real estate described
in said deed OF assignment and in the trust
deed under which said Trustees have ad-
vertised said real estate mentioned in the
above notice, and will confer such title az
may be vested in us as Assignees, to the
purchaser or purchasers Of said real estate
at said sale.
7, A. PLANTS,
dec. 25.tds. G. SEH0N,
AsSignees'
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be furnish the State at cost
recommeI itibe referred to Com.
mittee on alton; also ~.
That pdof the message rela-
ting to as.ents, asking it be re-
ferred TO nmittee on Taxation;
also the fdhg resolutions as be-
ing inexpt 10 legislate upon:
Changihe representation In
the LegisI.
Redacii cost OF juries.
ChangiP law furnishing muir
ProtectiBeep from dogs,
On Coun Districts and Munic'
ipal Corpdlns: Report back a Pc
tition fronizens of Mason county
asking forgtrict stock law, with
the recomhation that they be re
lieved froiurther consideration
thereof; alsouse bill No. 68, in re
lation to tpters of Huntington
recommend its passage.
On Roadld Internal Navigation
Report badouse bill No. "A AM
various otbills and resolutions.
Ad;nprn
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-09-13

IHIs standard article is COM
pounded with the greatest care.
Its effects are as wonderful and
as satisfactory as ever.
1t restores gray or faded hair tn
Its youthful color.
1t removes all eruptions, itching
and dandruff. It gives tie head q
cooling, soothing sensation of great
comfort, and the scalp by it's use
becomes white and clean.
BY its tonic properties it restores
the capillary glands to their normal
Hgor, preventing badness, and
making the hair grow thick and
strong. ~ ''''''
. AS dressing, nothing has been
found so effectual or desirable
A. A. Hayes, NJ. D.. state A.
sayer OF Massachusetts, saws. & The
constituents are pure, and carefully
selected for excellent quality and
consider it the Best PREpAp.r,o,.
for its intended purposes.
Price, One Dollar.
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Letters from Europe.
LONDON, August 20, 1879.

LONDON, August ~, 1913.
EDITOR CHIEF
Mr.. Gladstone delivered an address
not long since to the Fine Art Ex-
hibiton at Chester, England, on
Beauty in Manufactures" in which,
he made certain references to the
United States. After calling atten-
ton to the two objects in manufacture
one Of which was utility, and the
other beauty-he proceeded to say
that the English manufacturer need
have
No fear from America. A long expe-
rience of public life, which, has placed me
very much in relation to the great in
dnstries of the country, made me long
ago of opinion that an Englishman is
marvellous man iii the business Of pro-
.luction when he is put nnder pressure !;
but if he is not put under pressure he is
npt to grow relaxed and careless, and is
satisfied! if he can produce things that
will sell. He has not got as much as he
ought to have Of the love Of excellence
for it's own sake. But hold it is not
visionary at all; for, depend upon it,
every excellence that is real, whether it
relates to utility or beauty, has got it's
price and its value in the market, and il
is an element Of strength in the market.
There is no doubt England has been very
remarkable for cheap productions; but
in this Il formidable rival is now spring
ing up In America. America, however,
has been taken with what is called
v<>(
lea suffers from the fever English manu-
tacturers will not have a great deal to
fear from American rivals. But when
she learns to trust entirely to her own
splendid national resources the great
genius of her people, their marvellous
proficiency in the adoption of labor saw
Ing contriyances, iii which they are
ahead Of the whole world, America will
be a formidable competitor. But what
you have now to contend against is not
competition with America. but limita-
ton of markets. You are met OF every
side with hostile tariffs. and You want
to bound over these tariffs and get with
in them. Well for that purpose Ne
British producer must consider the solid
ity of this work and its homely qualities,
and endeayor to make it, in the first
place. true work, not protesting to be
any thing but what it is, to divest it of
all falsehood and sham; for, however
the impositure may last for a little while,
the effect is ultimately to destroy the |
reputation, to take away confidence, and |
to react most injuriously upon those who
have attempted the trick.
Again. when dwelling upon the in
mense advantage in the market of !
beauty of naked utility, he assured
his hearers that there was @.
No beauty in America. l have been
spe;lking OF Americans, with whom | |
trust we shall always continue in peace
and in bonds Of brotherhood AID ii yo:s
take the industrial productions of Amer
sea, am sorry to say We find that very
few have any beauty at all. The circum-
stances of their national existence down
to the present time have, from the scarci
ty of Tabor and other eases. compelled
them to do !: thing in the shortest and
most effectn,l way for answering the
purpose, and the beauty OF
PRODUCTION has been entirely overlooked.
may illustrate this by reference toa
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Sherif's Sale.
State of Louisiana-Fourth judicial Distric
Court-Parish Of Ascension

State of Louisiana-Fourth judicial District
COurt-Parish Of Ascension
Louisiana Equitable Life Insurance Co.
vs.. No. 1896,
Louisa BlOuin.
DY virtue of and in obedience to a
9Writ Of teri facias issued by the Hon.
Fourth Judicial District Court in and for
the parish of Ascension under date of the
30th day Of July, 1879, and to ME directed,
in the above entitled and numbered cause.
l have seized aud will offer for sale at pub
lie auction, at the Courthouse door in the
town of Donaldsonville, in the parish of
Ascension, on
Saturday, the 4th day Of October, 1870,
at II o'clock A. NJ, the following described
property, to-wit:
A certain tract of land situated in the par
ish of Ascension, on the left bank of the
Mississippi river, at about five miles above
the town of Donaldsonville, measuring
seventy (?0) feet front more or less on said
river, by whatever depth to it belongs, to-
gcther with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon and thereuntO belonging and
appertaining bounded above by lands of
Valery Jones and below by the Gen, Plan
tation," belonging to Messrs. Gibson and
Irwin.
Seized in the above suit. ..-- 1
zsvass aud conditioAsf
Cash, in United States currency, with ben
eft Of appraisement.
Parish Of Ascension, August g, 1879.
p. A. JONES, Sheriff.
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a NOHlHD WIFI uncle EDWARD.
DEAR CHIEF:
Wouldn't it be a glorious thing just
about now to be away over in Germany
Observation-Disclosures gebirg- ober- hessiche
gelssen-fuiga (can you squeeze it in II
where that talented Observer sips the
health restoring waters from those springs
that gnsh from the mountains Imagi.
nation jumps up and cracks it's heels and
lunges to the loftiest summit. sHicktum
strlctun, albranto, catnip, brazile, BAT.
fins river, boohoo! as shakcspeel said
when he stabbed Caesar in the house OF
representatives! Do you hear that
Where is Won Moltkea Where is Brud-
der Rattle Bones? Where is Plug
Uhar is NEE Where is that new Orb
that lately SO mysteriously appeared in
the inkslinger's armament and then like
a gallant merchant marine as mysterious
ly went down into the still and quiet
waters' dispose he'll turn up mermaid
next, Hopping her fish tail into the faces
Of We " distinguished pcrsonages I" Let
'er flop! The enchanting music that
swells DER the ripping waters of Biloxi
wont be a circumstance when the grand
quintnple of the CHIEF begins stimuli
taneons chin grinding9 Won't Ascen-
sionites and Symphonies and liberties
and Janesites and other ties and blath-
erskites grin9 Jehessiphat! A brightidea
i'll the noggins of ordinary ensses will
then have as much room for navigation
as tadpole in lake Maurepas! Give us
more brain food-hand up the shrinnps
and tell Harry Gould to order.a new lot
of nets and send them down to Manehac
and let the Triune be the Port of entry,
While Vincent takes in the customs.
DO you remember where we left the
lllustrious Captain when he took that
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pursuit to which have myself persona
relation-the emitting of wood. TIT
American il not intended to cut tTet
away neatly, but to cut a tree away
quickly. The American does not care &
pin about beauty Of work his object i
to clear ground.
TheIabove is striking proof that
even genius must not attempt to be
too versatile. In attempting the role
Of Ruskin the great statesman errs
greatly as to his facts, and his brill
liant talk is not true. II American
work has fault, it is its redundance
Of ornamentation we gid plows and
emblazon wagons, orr street cars are
moving picture galleries. Our art
may be meretricious and misplaced,
but the ambition is not wanting, and
time will bring excellence and refine
ment. One would suppose Mr.. Glad
stone had never seen an International
Exhibition, where the United States
in every department except that of
pure art, as seen in statuary, on can
vas, and in productions where the
aesthetic idea was the aim and the
attainment, excelled in grace Of pro-
portion, beauty of finish, in, adapta-
ton and in style. Who, that has
compared our vehicles, whether on
street, on rail, or in park, with the
sombre, clumsy machines Of Paris and
London, has not seen this. Our de-
feet is not poverty of art sense but
an exuberance Of ornamentation which
time will tame. A Frenchman at the
late Exhibition looking at one of our
luxurious locomotives, replete with
every convenience and every c0nceit
of science and art, resplendent in
steel and brass, could find no other
expression for his irony than the
question Z" Where, then, is the
piano }" al
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ROVER.

A FRAuD.-One DR.. H. F. Hart, for
four or five years past citizen Of
Perryville, Ark, located last spring
ut Rocky Mount. Bossier parish,
where he behaved himself very badly.
Although he has two wives, both liv-
ing at last account-one at Pine
Bluff AID the other at Perryville,
A-rkansas-he gained the consent of
a young lady Of Rocky Mount to
marry him ; but his bad character
was discovered i'll time to save the
young lady from this sad fate, and
the scoundrel left the community for
parts unknown, leaving an unpaid
board bill. Hart claims to be a Ken
tuckian. He is 6 feet II inches high !;
weighs 200 pounds; has wild look
about his eyes; broad shoulders, and
about IS years DID, He is bad
character. Our brethren of the press
will please pass him around.
Booster Banner
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Important Notice.

THE Policy Holders of the LOUISIANA
l EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE Co. OF New
Orleans will please take notice that l.. A.
COLOMB of Donaldsonville is now acting
us Solicitor and will make collecti ,ns for
this Company in the Lafourchc district.
We call the attention of those desiring
LIFE INSURANCE and the SECURITY offered
under The STATE REGISTRATION LAW to
Our YEARLY RENEWABLE PLAN, giving low
rates Of premium and Il guarantee Of full
protection. For particulars apply t.
AND. PATTON,
Or to Secretary.
L. A. COLOMB, Agent, Donaldsonville, La
New Orleans. June 10, 1879 2m
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The Baton Rouge Capitoz;aas hoists
the name of Louis A. Wilt for Gov
ernor and grows eloquent in his
praise. All right; we have not word
to say against this distinguished ma
tive Louisianian but he'd father have
John c. Moncura@e.. Francis T. Mich
oils: Buff We can't get our wishes,
will the Capitolian and other sup
porters Of Mr.. Wilt give Mr.. Moncure
the second place on the ticket? We
do not know that he would accept it,
but we do know that We would like
to assist in making him either Gov
ern0r or Lieutenant Governor of this
Richland Beacon.
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Succession Sale.

State of Louisiana-Parish Conrt-Parish OF
Ascension.
In the Matter of the Succession of Paul
Leblanc and of Lodoisca Braud, his Wife
DY virtne of decree to me directed by
ID the Hon. the above entitled court dated
the Goth day Of August, 1879, and rendered
IN the matter of the SUGGESTIONS Of Paul Lee
Blanc and L6doisca Braud, both deceased,
will offer at public sale on the premises,
on
Saturday, the 4th day of October, 1870,
at II o'clock A. NJ, the following described
property, to-wit:
A certain tract of land situated in the
parish of Ascension on the right bank of the
river Mississippi, about two miles above the
town Of ponaldsoDville, measuring about
one-half arpent front on said river BY a
depth of fourteen arpents, more or less,
bounded above by lands of Widoy Leon
Lessard, below by those of William Harrl
son and in the rear by those of Widow
Francis Allemand, together with all the
buildings and improvements thereunto be-
longing.
Terms-Cash in q. S. currency.
GUSTAVE LEBLANC,
Administrator.
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