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Zoe EENT-HGuSE no Is Cameron st.,
= between Farisx ard !Irn Appiy.o
Ap H-t! j. IL. ii. SMUGY.
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E7OE BENT OF; LI;As;R-Tha desirable mr. q
e rooEay S'tOGE ard WAREHOUSE no,
81 Cameron street, lately occupied by L. B.
Lawson & Go. Apply 10
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NEW York, Dec. Stocks strong Money
5s6. Flour quiet. Wheat quiet. Corn quiet
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POkT OF ALEXANDRIA, DECEMBER d
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-07-16

the fishing, though ! understand
there is fine trout fishing 4 few miles
from here. Will write you in re-
gard to that and the country in my
next
Major Triplett told me to tell Col.
Barbee that he gave him credit for
more good sense and judgment than
to make 50 foolish a move as to go
into the Greenback party, which
would result in nothing save The de.
feat Of the Democratic party. Give
my kind regards to old friends in
Mason, some Of whom / hope TO see
up here this summer. J.H. c.
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Rourhona.

sThe Republicans are your true
Bolrbons, says the New York Sun,
eAll their notions Of government
are Of the Bourbon sort. sWhen the
peopleyote them down, and out, they
refuse to 30 down, and stay in. II
would seem that, according to'theif
own conceptions, they govern BY d.
vine appointment; and, they assert
the right to manage elections BY
military force as well as by. civil
agents Of the central authority, and,
as in the case Of the Presidency, to
set a aside the results Of such as do
not please them. If this is not
Bourbonism, Bonrbonism has no
existeneeon earth. And they learn
nothing. They act on the snpposi-
ton that a species Of oId.world des-
potism, long since extirpated in ev-
cry English speaking country, viii
be patiently borne by the people.of
the great republic.
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TRUST SAVE.

N pursuance OF the terms and provisions
i OF two deeds OF trust, one executed to
me by Val B. Horton, jr and wife, bear
ing date the 18th day OF February, 1861
and Recorded in the Clerks Office ofAIason.
County Court, in Deed Book No. Is, page
l23, to secureto Mary L. AlcCulloch, the
payment OF bond executed 10 herby said,
v. B. Horton, jr., for the sum Of fourthous.l
and dollars, payable on tile LIST day 81
March, 1855, and bearing even date with
said deed OF trust, and bearing interest
from date. And the other executed 10 me
bysaid v. b. Horton, IT,, bearing date the
LIST day OF December, 1874, and Recorded
in Trust Deed Book No. Q, page $50. in the
Clerks office OF the County 7Courtof Mason
County, to secure to John McCulloch, the|
payment Of bond, executed by said ". 81
Horton, jr., and payable to said John Mel
Culloch, two years after date, with Interest,"
from the date of said trust deed, ior the
sum Of eight thousand three hundred and|
twelve dollars and eight cents. Default
having been made in the payment of said
bonds, and the creditors secured BY said
trust deeds, having required sale to be
mdde Hereunder, i shall, onthe 9th tlay
OF AssgIssf. 1870, at the front door Of
the Court House Of Mason County, West
Virginia, proceed to sell by way Of public
auction, for cash, the tive tracts or parcels
OF and, in said trust deeds described
One containing 20S3 acres, and being the
same on whiclith Jackson Salt Furnace Is
located, and said Horton resides, and the
other containing OIL acres, and adjoining
said first named tract, and known as LOT
No. IL oil the Mcdaniel tract.
JOHN w. ENGLISH,
July 2-aw. Trustee.
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State EIection1s.

The States which hold elections
this year are the following, in the
order Of date:
Kentucky-August A; State officers
and Legislature.
Californla-septembe 8; State and
Judicial officers, four Congressman
and Legislature,
Maine-september 5; State officers
and Legislature.
0hio-octobor Z; State officers in
part, and Legislature.
Maryland, Massachusetts, Mime.
sofa, Mississippi, New Jersey; New
York, Pennsylvania, Virginiu and
MISUNDERSTANDING 8.
Governors are elected in ali the
States except Mississippi, New Jer.
Soy, Pennsylvania and WISCONSIN,.
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Commissioners.

Maj. James w. Smith, Of Clenden-
in District, and w. H, Clarke, Esq,
of Graham District, are the Demo
cratic nominees for the office Of
County Commissioners. They are
gentlemen fully identified with the
interests of this county, as both Of
them are farmers. If the people
elect them, which they will do, the
business Of this county will be trans.
actedin an economical manner, and
under their administration hundreds
ofdollars will be saved to the tax.
payers of the county. There will be
no extravaganza or fooling away Of
the peoples money, during thcil
term ofoilice. These gentlemen arc
tho right men for County Commits
sioners. Vote for them.
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The TiflY TEouseMife.

The careful tidy housewife, when
she is giving her house its spring
cleaning, should bear in mind that
the dear inmates Of her house are
more precious than houses, and that
their systems need cleansing by pu-
rifying the blood, regulating the
stomach and bowels to prevent and
cure the diseases arising from spring
malaria and lniisma, and she should
know that there is nothing that will
do it SO perfectly and surely as Hop
Bitters, the purest and best Of all
medicines. Seeother column.
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County CoIllrf.

II the people Of this county want
to do a good thing for their county,
they will vote 10 ratify the County
Court bill now before them, and also
vote for D. w. Polsley, Esq, the Dem.
ocratic nominee for County judge
With this new Court adopted and
such an eminent lawyer as D. w.
Polsley, Esq., upon the Bench, the
people will have a Court superior to
our present Circuit Court, and when
they have causes to try in Court they
will receive a speedy hearing and
termination, without the delay and
expensiveness attendant upon our
present County Court, which is obi.
GUS and burdensome to the people
generally There is no doubt but
the new system, if adopted, will be
a great improvement upon our pres.
ent system of Justices Court, and
will become exceedingly popular
with the people. 1t is with the peo-
pleto say whether they will accept
the change or not, and should they
vote it down, it will not be long be-
fore they will find out thatthey have
perpetrated wrong upon themselves
and upon the county. Vote for the
adoption of the County Judge Bill,
is our.advice to all.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-07-16
no EInainll.

The Morgantown Pos is opposed to
fusing with the Greenbackers, or any
other humbug party Itevidently
has had enough Of this aanything to
beat a Democrat " wants a fair
square fight or none at all. 1t NOR
alizes on Walkers late interview as
follows:
The Jacob FUSION (when John
J. Jacob was elected Governor Of
our State by Republican votes) did
more to disorganize the Republican
party than it did the democratic
party. What was the result? The
Democracy got all the offices and all
the pay, while the Republicans got
what? Nothing. The Democrats
sat in high places aud fed on the fat
Of the land, while they laughed in
there sleeves at the ignorance and
duplicity Of the Republicans, who
stood out in the cold after the cleo
ton, and, to use u homcly phrase,
sucked the hind teat.'
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PoIitics.I

Editor Register AS there seems to
be quite number Of candidates 10
be voted for in the coming election,
would ask you TO give me a short
space in your paper, TO make q few
observations.
We have quite enough in the way
Of parties, Democrat, Republican and
the Greenback. | wish to speak
first Of the Democratic party. Il
this party happens to nominate can.
didatcs for school officers, the cry
goes up at once that the party is OPP
posed to free schools. Now let us
look at the situation for one moment.
The Democratic party is largely in
the ascendency in this State. If il
is opposed to free schools, how have
they existed and fourished SO long
uner its administration? There are
a few men, admit, in the party,
who are opposed to schools, and large
numbers also in the Republican par
~ who are also opposed to free edu.
cation and the same may be said Of
the Grcenback party. Therefore, il
is all bosh to charge the Democratic
party as a body, opposing free schools,
when they have done more to foster
and encourage the institution, than
any political party thatever existed.
Free schools are a creature of the
Democratic party. This cry is rails
ed in the hope Of soaring some peo-
pie to vote acertain ticket, in The
hope of electing a few Of their men
in the districts Of the county to po-
sitions in the. Boards Of Education.
The men who make the charge are
generally men, who themselves are
opposed to free schools.
FREE Sc1looL MAN.
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THE BEST TRACK AND STOCK ACCOMMODATIONS ON
the Ohio River.
Competition Open TO Everybody
SEALED PROPOSALS.

NOTICE is hereby given that sealed pro-
IN posals will be received BY John II,
Timms, Clerk OF the Board OF 0verseers Of
the Poor, OF Mason County, West Virgin
ia, to the hour Of ~ NJ, Of the 9TH Of Au-
gust, 1879, from physicians for furnishing
medical aid and assistance to the paupers
sof Human, Waggener, Graham, Cooper,
Union and Cologne Districts, OF said Coun-
ty, for the term Of one year from the Sfh
day of August. 1870. Successful bid
ders will be required TO give snch bond,
for the faithful performances of their duties,
as win lie approved by said Board Pro.
posals will bereceiyed for performing said
services in one or more Of said Districts, by
the same physician. The said Board re-
serves the right to reject any or all bids
presented JOHN L. TINIAfs, Clerk
july 1B-4w BOP. NJ. g. w. Va.
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Lost Seven Pounds in Three
Weeks.

Allan's Anti-Fat is u genuine med.
icine, aud will reduce corpulency
from two to five pounds per week
Purely vegetable and perfectly harm
less, acting entirely on the food in
the stomach, preventing the forma-
ton Of fat. It's alsoa positive rem
edy for dyspepsia and rheumatism.
Boston, Mass, FEB. I'LL, 1878.
BorANlc MEDICINE Co., Buffalo, N. Y:
Conference.-The lady alluded to lost
seven poands in three weeks, by the
use Of Allan's Anti Fat.
Your truly,
SMITH, DooLITTLE, q SAITH,
Wholesale Druggists.
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c Commissioners Sale OF Real Iss.
intel Ta

7 N pursuance OF the terms and provisions
L Of d decree OF the Circuit Court OF Ma
son county, West Virginia, rendered On
the sd day oil April, 1870, in d certain
chancery suit therein pending in which
David sayre and Hiram Stephenson, Tx.
ecutors, &C., are coinplainants, and George
Cooper and others are defendants, the I'M
dersigned, Special Commissioner, appoint
ed for that purpose,w will, on the Goth day
of Jniy, 1879. at the front door OF tho
Court House OF said county, proceed to sell
by way OF public auction, to the highest
bidder the following described tracts or,
parcels oil land, situated in said county,
towit: ~ l43-l,iO acres, out OF the 26!l acre
tract ofland in the billmentioned, known
as the Hiram Cooper tract OF land, 3 ls}g--
1900 which is laid oil out OF the bottom
land, and from the upper end of said bot.
tom, and adjoining Hiram Stephenson,
ttheuppc asthc diyisionie
now locatcdl and the residue from The hill
land, adjoining said tract OF bottom, also
2acres and lSS- $50 OF an acre outof these
acre tract known us the Hannah Cooper
tract also acre and 6l-l60 out vi thetract
in the billmentioned as the George Cooper
tract And also 10 acres and 81 poles,
which is set apart by the cominissioners in
said cause, out Of the 555acre tract. Allof
which tractsare fully described by metes
and bounds in said decree, and " file Com
missione'rs report returned in the same
suit. Said sale will lie for ciislI US TO one
third OF the purchase money, and as to the
residue on n credit Of six and twelve
Bondswith good security, bear
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] ours Very truIy,
HENRY ]. sFISHER, JR

70 us Voters Of Mason County. The Leg
islature ut its last session. passed IN Act,
entitled an Act TO modify and alter the
County Court in the County OF Mason, uii-
der the 34th section OF Article oil the
Constitution OF West Virginia. The Bill
in substance .abolishes the present County
Court in this County, and substitutes in
lieu thereof a County Judge, and a Board
|of Commissioners This Bill will be sub:
nitted 10 you on the first Tnesday in Au-
gust next for adoption or rejection, and at
the same time You will be called upon to
vote for County Judge and Board Of
Commissioners.
At the solicitation OF friends have con
cluded to submit my aspirations for Judge
to the generous suffrage Of the voters OF
this county. Very respectfully,
JOHN II. III lISIs.
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STATE News.

Hamp Shrout, of Grant county,
whipped one Of his children so Sc
yerely that it died in 15 minutes.
He was lodged in Jail.
The county levyfor Fayettc coun-
Is, this year, is eighty cents on the
hundred dollars valuation of real
and personal property.
A jackson county farmer clipped
s149 worth Of wool off Of $50 head of
common sheep, and 104 pounds from
a merino flock consisting of IL head,
five Of which were yearlings.
The Hool Grorsrs B,,lletiasof Steu-
benville saysthere are overthree mill
ion sheep in Ohio. We haven't so
many sheep in this State, but when
itcomes to dogs We think we will be
counted second TO none. Rarkasb,ug
Sentinel.
Wheeling is troubled about her
water supply. We Away thought
that water was only used in that city
for making beer and thinning whis-
ky, and that it didn't make much
difference about The quality either
Fuircieac Courier.
A 10 months old child at Harper's
Ferry was playing in the garden
when it picked up snake which
coiled around the arm. The child
brought it in the house and but for
having it clasped tightly aroundthe
neck would havesbeen bitten. The
snake was dispatched without injury
to the child.
We regret tolcarn that a number
of dogs entered the sheep-fold Of Mr.
S. B. Williams, on Sinking Creek, in
this county, on Sunday night last,
and killed seventeen Of his flock. A
number Of Others were wounded and
the remainder were scattered in the
woods in various directions. Worth
less ours are the pest of the farmer
and a curse to the sheep interest in
all parts of the country, and there
seems to be no certain legal redress
for those who suffer from their raw
ages. Greenbaef Independent
Lynch law is becoming very com
mon all over the country. Several
cases Of late nave occurred in West
Virginia, the lutest that of the negro
Lee, who committed terrible as.
sault upon u white woman. The
citizens Of Coal Valley became en-.
ragged, taking the negro from the Off
GERS and hanging him Immediately.
The extreme taldiness Of the Courts
in melting out punishment, is the
reason alleged for people taking the
law into theirownliands. We must
confess there is some show Of reason
in this. When a brute Of this kind
is arrested every effort is made to
shield the prisoner, by unnecessary
delay in trial, &c., that people do not
feel safe in allowing the law, in
many instances to take its course
Murders and rapes are increasing in
this country, to fearful extent
The only remedy known is to deal
out justice swiftly.
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DR.. Barbec's Greenback party up.
pears to be going to pieces in this
county. We know Of one or two
members of the League" who say
they have had quite enough of it,
We are also informed that outside Of
the Workingmen the Greenback or.
ganization in this county does not
amount to a corporal's guard in mum.
bers. In order 10 give it strength
and prominence in the county the
Greenbackers are endeavoring to
swallow the Workingmen of the
county, and dictate to them the plat
form, candidates, &C.; but in some
localities they are not in condition
to DO swallowed up yet, and won't
submit to the dictum, Of the editor
of the Mason county department Of
the League and Courier, who assumes
to be their leader in this county.
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AMMouMcnn9nMEs.
For County Judge,

70 The Foters of Mason Co,mte Beliey-
ing that the Judiciary OF our countryought
10 be free from all political bias; that in
such elections, party lines should not be
drawn by party conventions, the aspirant
for judicial honors should not be the fa-
yorite Of a selected few, nor the exponent
OF rings. cliques or wire workers for future
political honors. ] therefore declare my
self a candidate for the office OF County
Judge OF Mason, and ask tho citizens oil my
county, regardless OF their former political
affiliations, to support me at the coming
August election.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-07-16

Hadn't the Greenbaok Doctor bet
ter quit talking about Bourbon Dem.
ocrats, Court House ringsand cliques,
and give the people some information
about Doctors rings, and their bills
against the county?
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IL. o. Ikin.cIa,de.

This gentleman is the Democratic
nominee for County Superintendent
of Free Schools. He is gentleman
in every respect qualified to perform
and fulfill the duties of this impor-
tant Office. He is teacher Of long
experience. His opponent is Prof.
D. ?. Guthrie. Personally we have
nothing to say. against him. Polit-
ically, we DO not think him the
proper person to be placed in charge
Of the schools of this county. This
isa Democratic county, and Mr.. Kin
cade being a Democrat, should re-
ceive every Democratic vote in the
county. Vote for Kincadc.
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Meeting ut Court House Monday
Night-Large Crowd ResoIli-
ti0NN PagANd.

AT a meeting held at the Court
Housed on Monday evening, July 14th,
for the purpose ofconsidering the in
terests and welfare Of the town Of
Point Pleasant, G. E. Hogg was elect
ed Chairman, and Jos. FL. Holloway,
Secretary.
On motion the following gentle
men were appointed a Committee to
draft resolutions expressive of the
object and sense of the meeting; H.
R. Howard, John G. stortz, and John
L. Charles; which Committee report
ed as follows:
WHEREAS, A large portion Of the
l'citizens of Point Pleasant deem it
q vital Importance to the business
prosperit, Of the town that license
should be granted for the sale ofspir-
itous liquors, wine, beer, &C., anu
WHEREAS, A petition has been pre-.
sented to the Common Council Of
said town, signed by a majority of
the voters thereof, praying for ale
and beer license, and the said Coun-
Gil has refused to grant the same, and
WHEREAS, We, as law-abiding cit
liens, and having the best interests
Of the town at heart, are willing to
acquiesce in the views of a majority
OF our ieiiow'eitizens upon this sub
o eI. a .han I ,;aana snas qhessio 81
election Mt which The nresen ~ to ,., y
officers were elected, therefore
RESOLVED, That the Town Council
DC ana are hereby respectfully re-
= ~ IT,, 70 ailece special election.
b II y far ~ - a am ea.ly uay as posi-
the question Of license or no lieensee
to the qualified voters Of said town.
Of Point Pleasant, and if majority
u 'bs stia th voters ; are IN favor Of license,
same. and if . mo;o u 81 .a aa,; sne
license, we hereby pledge ourselves
muir or complaint.
RESOLVED, That a Committee of
tnree De appointed to present these
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The Okalona Estates. Finds Its
Match i'm an Iowa Republican

l : .
From the Lamars iowa Sentinel, Rep.
While Republican papers delight
in clipping from the Okolona States, a
paper supported by Republican mo-
ney, they may find food for comfort
in the the following utterances Of a
Republican editor:
While the amiable idiocy that pre-
vailed in Congress during the recon-
struction days was at its height the
niger was enfranchised.
He was invested with the ballot
on the pretty theory that he was a
man and brother, with an infusion
Of sand in his makeup.
It was given him on the school
girl notion that affecfionfoisthe party
that gave him his freedom would
make him it's perpetual instrument.
But the niger is less serviceable
to the Republican party as a voter
than he was as a slave.
He needs too much eoddling-stoo
much protection.
He can only vote the Republican
ticket when surrounded by a Gordon
of Republican bayonets.
There is no grit in him.
There is more voting and party
strength in dozen raw Irishmen
than in thousand well-fed niggers.
There is not an ounce Of Stalwart-
ism in ton of niger.
The more niger the less strength.
As slave, the picturesque misery
of the niger was an unfailing armo-
Try Of party weapons-as a freeman
there is no romance in him-cowar
dice is not romantic.
All over the South he is throwing
his ballot for rebels and traitors,
when he votes at all.
He is too cowardly to vote hts con-
victions or too stupid to have convic-
tions.
When the Stalwarts get into pow
er in 1880 he must either be disfran-
chised or compelled to vote right.
The free negro is fraud.
From the above, the colored man
can readily see in what estimation
he is held by the Republican party.
Greenbrier independent The
tenth section Of the platform adopt.
ed by the National Greenback
Labor Party" of Cabell county,
West Virginia, contains sound and
wholesome truths; good advice for
aspirants for office in all parties
We find the resolution published in
Mr.. Fl. S. Walkers paper, the Charl.
eston Courier. We publish it in the
Independent, not caring a copper
cent whose feelings may be hurt or
whose corns may be mashed thereby.
Somebody has cause to exclaim-save
nue. from my friends! The resolution
reads in this wise:
"That the habit Of aspirants for
office, demagoging the county and
wire working for nomination for Of.
flee, is pernicious to the political
morals Of community, and should
be condemned by all patriotic man
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V'Dg FTefr1,VN,s, &, Ar n, -, !. - - q
a1sio 80. :. = : S,aA.E - SAAU-
m;ss,. sIs.c -. ~ ~. .ana IN Wnggemer
r.,on ~. lncael9ihg Tue SaatElir.
E I,asS !. Mlio"h us the jackson
=, 'aSe'
X virtue Q. deed OF trust, executed to
~ the undersigned, trustee, by V. B. Hor-
ton, IT,, on the lst day OF July, 1875, to Sc
burn, the payment OF two certain single
eleven hundred dollars eacb bear;a sa, a,a 2,
date with said deed, due respectively
twelve months after the date thereof,
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A few weeks ago the editor Of The
Monitor was vigorously urging the
adoption of the County Court Bill, to
DO voted for in August next, declar.
ing it was just the thing for this
county, and would rid us of the pres.
ent abominable County Court sys.
ten. In his last two issues this edi,
tor is as vigorously opposing its
adoption. What influence has been
brought to boar upon you, Bro. Glib.
bons?
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Mr. EDrfom Please announce me as d
candidate for the Office OF County. Superin-
tendentof Free Schools, for Mason county
d. r. GUTHRIE.