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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28
County Convention.

AT the time we wrote our article
on the propriety of calling q County
Convention, the Committee had not
decided whether to do 80 or not
The Convention is now officially
called, and we hope full represen-
tation will be here on the 14th of
June, from every District in the
county. The papers of the State are
calling loud for the publication and
correction of abuses in the Democratic
party. particularly in the manner in
which Conventions have been mani
pulated by few tricksters. This is
now a good time to commence the
work here at home. Our Conventions
have been asfree fromabuse, probably,
as any in the State, yetat every Con-
vention some dissatisfaction IS man.
Tested by members of the party,
and we hope no occasion will be fur
nished for grumbling and dissatisfac-
ton, at the action of the Convention
10 be held on the 14th of next month.
There are now four or fiveDemocrats
who are candidates for the County
Judgeship, and all are expected to
submit their names TO the Convention
and abide its result. There is one
thingthat fought to receive a severe re-
buke at the hands Of the Democracy,
and that is the pratt ice Of candidates
going over the county toget personal
and particular friends TO attend pri-
mary meetings in their interest. If
any candidate for any Of the Offices,
who intends to go before the Conven-
ton, attempts to electioneer himself
into position and nomination, prior to
the meeting Of the Convention, we
hope the Delegates will treat him as
unworthy Of their confidence, and set
square down on him on the 14th
of next month. Let all the candi-
dates stay at home until the day of
the Convention, and let the Conven-
tion select and nominate the men
whom they think best fitted and
qualified to fill the various offices, to
be voted for at the August election.
There must be no dissatisfaction or
fdissensions in our party, in this
campaign. We must nominate to
win. United, we will do so. Divi-
ded, we fail,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28
Sealed PROPOSALS.

NOTICE is hereby given that Sealed
In Proposals will perceived by the un.
dersigned, until July LIST, 1879, at 10 o'clocl,
NJ, for the construction ofa Wharf, inclu.
ding cribbing, grading and paving, in the
Town OF Point Pleasant, West Virginia,
according to the plans and specifications
which are in the hands OF the undersigned
Committee, and may be examined at any
time upon application. Those who may
wish to submit proposal are requested "a
come and make personal examination Of
the work to be done, and submit theil
proposition for doing the same in writing
The following is approximately the work
and labor to be performed and the mate.
rails to be furnished:
1000 cubic yards OF earth to be removed
LOO perch Ct paving.
1874 perch of filling in crib.
100 perch Of retaining wall.
500 cubic feet OF cribbing.
III. FRY,
@. NJ. COLE, Committee,
il. BRIGHT,
B0rGallipolis Bulletin publish Sw ant
send bill to this office. [may 2s-Sw.
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Mr.. Morgan, Senatorfrom Alabama,
and an excellent Democrat, got off,
the other day, rather a good one on
Blaine. In discussing the question
about the use Of troops in the South,
Mr.. Blaine spoke somewhat Aippant.
ly about the distinctive character Of
school books used in the Southern
States, which he thought contained
principles hostile tothe Government.
Upon which Mr.. Morgan rose in his
seat and said he doubted if such
school books were used in the South.
If so, he would have heard of them.
There was some other literature
which ought to be made known. He
read from the minutes of the twelfth
annual session of the African Meth
odist Episcopal Church, held in De-
cember, 1878, in Alabama, to show
that one of the members was charged
with voting the Democratic ticket,
and the Conference, upon cosidering
the case, decided that jurisdiction be
lodged with the North Alabama Con-
ference" Of course the laugh was
turned on Mr.. Blaine, who was con-
siderably crestfallen.-Nears.
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PROPOSALS WANTEDl.
0fEIcE OF Board OF 0vERsgERs Pooh,
POINT PLEASANT, WEST VA,
MAY 2lst. 1879.

j
[ A T a MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
"A 0verseers Of the Poor for the county
of Mason, held at the Court House on the
18th day OF March, 1879, among other
things, the following order was entered:
"WIIEREAs, The Board of Oyerseers OF
the Poor OF Mason County are Of the opin-
ion, that the cost OF maintaining paupers,
at the Poor Farm, is great, now, therefore,
"Resolred, That we will receive and con-
slider bids at our annual meeting, on tho
18th day OF July, 1879, with the view Of let.
ting out the Poor Farm to the highest re-
sponsible bidder for a term or term OF
years, and bids will also be received at the
same time and place for maintaining the
paupers upon said farm, reserving the
right to reject any or all bids"
I'm conformity with the above order,
sealed proposals will be received by the
undersigned, at his Office in the Town OF
Point Pleasant, until IL o'clock NJ, July
18th, 1879. For further information call on
or communicate with the Clerk Of the
Board.
By order OF the Board OF Overseers OF the
Poor JOHN L. TIMSlS, Clerk,
may 81, 1S79-w3.
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! "No soldiers, either of the Union or
the State militia, should be present
at the polls to take the place or to
perform the duties Of the ordinary
civil police force. There has been
and will be no violation Of this rule
under orders from me during this adj
ministration. "-Hayes' last veto.
Possibly so. The Presidents word
may be as good as his bond, but an
act Of Congress is surer thing than
either. In case of death, fire or I'M
avoidable accident there's nothing
like being well provided for.-S.
Louis Republican.
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FolIY


Folly.
Says the Greenbrier Independent,
1.-THE time has come when all abuses
must be corrected by the party, and
inside Of party lines. It seems TO us
to be great folly for a voter to desert
his principles, to abandon his party
Organization, simply because he can
not have his choice as to the nominee
for any particular Office. The party
is right, its principles are correct,
and if carried out fairly, faithfully
and honestly will advance the great,
est good TO the greatest number
The principles Of the Democratic
party are based upon the Constitu-
ton, upon the integrity of the Union
Of the States; and yet State sover-
eighty is to be observed and protect
ed. There never has existeda party
in the United States more worthy Of
the support Of the people. Its great
aim has ever been the good Of the
people, the protection Of the masses.
AS its name indicates, it is the gov
eminent Of the people. 1t is the
peoples party.
"The old Federal party, the Wing
party, the anti Jackson party, the
Native American party, the Know
Nothing party, the anti-Masonic
party, the Secession party, &c, have
all had their day, and have accom-
|plished their ends and passed away.
The Republican party becoming for
midable with the election of Mr..
Lincoln, has, as we believe, accom-
plished its mission. 1t has not lived
in vain. 1t has freed the slave; it
has uprooted and destroyed the doc
trine of Secession; it has made great
inroads upon the reserved rights Of
the States. In doing and accom-.
plishing these great results, it has
created, (perhaps unayoidably, an
immense national debt. lis tenden.
cy now is TO Capitalization. 1t seeks
to strengthen the general at the ex.
pense Of the State governments, and
to do this the military arm Of the
Government must be lengtheneda and
strengthened. Amid all these chan
ges the old conservative Democratic
party has remained the same, with
out any variableness or shadow Of
turning. The same today, yester-
day and forever. Thomas Jefferson,
James Madison, and the other fathers
of the grand old party, were they
alive, could stand-consistently stand
upon one Of our modern platforms.
Hence, knowing these things and
believing the truth of what we say,
we have been, and arc, utterly dis
gusted with practice which seems
to be growing in thisold party, and
the tendency of which is evil, and
evil continually. 1t is the practice
referred to by our brother of the
Mountain Herald. Small men with
money, by liberal use Of their mon
ey, can secure nominations which
could not be secured by talent, polit-
ical experience or party service"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

The decision of United States Judge
Hughes in the Virginia case, that a
State may lawfully forbid the inter
marriage of whites and blacks, seems
to have awakened the Hoosier au-
thorities, and a number of colored
husbands and white wives have been
arrested at indianapolis for breaking
the law against such unions. Two
well.known colored ministers have
also been indicted by the grand jury
for aiding and abetting the law
breakers by performing the marriage
ceremony and the negro population
is naturally very much stirred up
about it, Hhccling Register.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

History Is full Of warning as 70 the
downfall OF republics: Corruption
ana a. e,xl.rIayagance first sap the moral
FOUNDATIONS, and then, an army OIL
: complete the work. In
ms memorable Grafton on the com
plellon OF the bunker Hill monu'
ment, Daniel Webster described the
present situation with almost the
spirit Of prophecyin these striking
words:
quite too frequent resort is made
70 military force; and quite too much
oil the substance Of the people is con,
sumed IN maintaining armies, not
Tor defence against foreign aggses'
sion. out for enforcing obedience 70 do
h !, authority Standing armies are
the oppressive Instruments tor gov,
erning the people IN the hands Oh
hereditary and arbitrary monarchs
a military republic, Goeernmea'
FOUNDED }, ca on mock csecseo's and support
cd only oy the sword IS amoyement,
indeed, but a retrosgrade ana disas'
trous movement, from the regular
ana oidtashloned monafchlcai sys'
TENS:
III men would ENJOY the dressings
OF republican government, they must
govern themselves oy reason,ey mu'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

To The Eotrs Of Mason County: BY the
request OF number OF teachers, l hereby
announce myself as candidate for the
office OF County Superintendent of Free
Schools, at the pending August election
II | am elected, shall discharge the du-
ties OF the Office to the best OF my ability,
and will not be a candidate for reelection.
REED YEAGER.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

70 hc Voters Of Mason County, Thereby
submit my name for your suffrages ut the
election in August next, for the office OF
County Superintendent Of Free Schools OF
Mason County. II elected promise TO dis
charge the duties Of this office impartialIy,
faithfully and conscientiously.
r. @. KISCADE
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

Speaking of the situation in Cali
forpia, the San Francisco Post is of
the opinion that the main question
before the beoplc is, "Shall the crew
that scutled the old ship be allowed
to man the new2" AS the farmers
are not communists the Post is per-
suaded that the "shiftless tramps, So
cialistic philosophers, and political
Adventures" will be held in check,
and good Legislature elected.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

The Democrats are now finding out
that the Third party, or Grecnback
organization, is q Republican trick
to divide the Democratic vote in
this county. A few Republicans are
claiming to be violent Greenbackers,
but whenit comes to voting, these
men will be found voting the Re-
publican ticket straight. Again we
warn Democrats to keep clear of the
trap being set for them, ere it is too
late to retrace their steps.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28
COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Democratic and Conservative voters
OF Mason County are respectfully request.
ed to repair to the following places in their
respective Districts, on June It'll. 1879, al
2 o'clock p. NJ, to select Delegates 10 at.
tend Democratic and Conservative Coun.
ty Convention TO be held in Point PIeas.
ant on Saturday, June Idih, 1870.
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, tonomiuate candidates
to. be voted for at the ensuing August elcc.
ton to fill such offices us the law ut that
time may require.
PLACES OF MEETING.
Arbuckle Distriet-Town Hall.
Clendenin-Fai,lley's School House.
Cologne-Wood's /"
Cooper-Cullin's
Graham-New Haven.
Hannan-Town Hall.
Lewis-Point Pleasant
-Nlachr's Store.
Union-Wolfs School House.
Waggener-Clifton.
By order of the Executive Committee:
CHAS. Il. H0GCi, Ghm'n..
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

United States conyicts heretofore
distributed amongthe different State
prisons, aresnow, by arrangement Of
Attorney General Devens, all to be
sent to the Albany, New York, pen
itentiary, where they are to be main
tanned for their labor, and thus the
Government will be saved thousands
of dollars hitherto paid the States for
keeping them.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28
How TO be Beautiful.

Many hundred thousand dollars
are annually expended by ladies, fol
artificial" appliances to hide the
shrunken and wasted form, or the
sallow skin, blotches, or liver spots,
which are due to female weakness,
dyspepsia, torpid liver, and constipa.
ition. If q small per cent. of this
sum were invested in DR.. Pierce's
Fayorite Prescription, ladies would
soon really be what they now seem tc
be. II readily corrects those weak.
nesscs and diseases upon which de.
bility and emaciation depend. II
cures dyspepsia by toning up The
system, and when used in connection
With DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative
PILES, speedily ovcrcomcs all irrcg.
ularities Of the liver and bowels
No abloom Of ,outh," no "beautifier
Of the complexion" can impart such
permanent beauty of face and form
as DR.. Piercc's hcalth-giving Favor.
lite Prescription.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

Why don't the Chairman of the
Republican Executive ,Committo of
this County, put the Okalona States
into circulation here with the New
York Tribune' If he don't tend out
better than he has oflate, his agency
for that stalwart baby will be can
celled.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

Mr.. Wilson j. Vance, of West vir.
GINA, has been appointed chief of
the Indian division officer Of the In
terror Department.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

The stalwart method of securing
honest elections is to have them run
by ex-convicts clothed with the au-
thority of U. s. deputy marshals, and
backed up by armed soldiers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

To The Voters Of Mason Co,nty / here.
by announce myself as the Peoples candi,
date for the Office Of County superintend.
ent of Free Schools, and subject to youi
decision ut the coming election.
Very respectfully,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

To de Voters Of Mason Couniw i am a
candidate for the Office OF COUNTY JUDGE,
and ask your support at the election in
August next. Very respectfully,
HENRY J. FISHER. JR.
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The Attorney.li General ofI the Uni.

The Attorncy-G General Of the Uni
ted States has just rendered decis-
ion Of vast importanceto partners in
patent rights, aswell as to the public
at large. 1t is TO the effect that a
patent issued in the names of several
individuals, when in fact, but one is
the inventor, and the Others only
hold an interest by assignment, is alb
solutely void and cannot be rendered
valid by any act Of the parties of
the patent Office. The inventor
may sell interests in his invention
after il is patented, but not before.
If two years elapse before the defect
in such a patent is discovered and a
correct application isfiled, the inven-
tion becomes the property of the
public. This decision of the Attor-
ney General is practically new de.
parture in the direction Of strict con-
struction of the patent laws.
On the 18th inst, Hon. Frank
Hereford offered in the Senate, ga Bill
to authorize the payment of custom
duties in legattender notes. as fol-
ows:
"Bea enacted, &C., That on and af.
ter the first day Of July, 1879, legal
tender notes of the United States
shall be received at par in payment
of customs duties"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

lftho organs tell the truth the
Democratic party can stand more de.
moralization and come up smiling,
oftener than any class We know of.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28
The SING y. yyest vlreinia,ll

SouNTf OF MASON, Io-WIT.
IA I Rules held in the Clerks Office, Of
IN the County Court OF the said County,
for the month OF May, 1879. fs
John l. !. Charles, In Assumpsit and up
s.E Lane, on Attachment
The object of the above entitled action
is to subject to sale'under writ OF attach
ment, personal property OF the defendant,
sufficient to pay the principal and interest
OF a certain note executed by the said De.
PENDANT to the Plaintiff for the sum OF
S3S. G3 upon which note there is credit OF
$4,000, paid August 9th, 1877, and also the
costs said action. And 1t appearing by al
fidavit fled in the papers 81 said action,
that the Defendant, s. Il. Lane, is not
resident OF the State OF West Virginia, 1t
is ordered that he do appear here at Rules
to be held in said Office on the first Mon-
Edayin the month OF June next, and do
what Unnecessary to protect his Interests.
Teste: ~
J.P. r, h. SMITH, Clerk,
Fisher \ Hogg, Tor the Plaintiff,
may l47iws >.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

Even miIlionaires have to pay
some tribute to public opinion. 1t
has just leaked out that William II.
Vanderbilt was SO much worried by
the current comment on his aliida-
Wit Of last winter that he hadn'tany
personal property liable to taxation
that he finally walked up to the cap
tain's Office and planked down sl2,
700, being the tax on half a million
dollars which he volunteered for rs
seSsment.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

If the Chicago Socialists, who deem
it necessary to drill and parade with
arms in a country governed by the
ballot, desire to put their military
skill where it will do the most good,
there is a magnificent opening for
them in Russia. They should aid in
trampling out the Car, Cincinnati
Commercial,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

To keep the civil power under, and
the hayonet on top is the last hopeof
moribund Radicalism. Tho desper-
ate game will not win. Wash. Post,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28
The West Virginia Press Associa.

After mature consideration, P. w.
Morris, Vice President of the West
Virginia Press Association, has con-
cluded to take the responsibility of
postponing the annual session of the
West Virginia Press Association
The meeting will be held in this city
on Thursday, September Both, 1879.
This change is for the reason that
the Association will be benefited by
it, and in this connection all the
members, as well as other publishers
in the State, are desired to make
preparation to positively attend in
the fall. If the proper course is pur-
sued, the organization can be made
the means Of much good to the Press
of West Virginia. No further post.
ponement will be made, and the Of
ficers of Che Association will use ev-
cry means in their power to assure
the success Of the meeting in Sep
TENDER. We hope this intelligence
will be generally circulated through
the press of the State.-RcgiStsr.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

The negro exodus is about as near
ly played out as the last 'rcvolution."
What will be tho next stulwarl bug.
bcor,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

If the army was disbanded for
want of appropriations, how long
would it take Zach Chandler to in.
form Sitting Bull that his opportu,
nifty was at hand to take scalps, every
one Of which would be worth ten
thousand votes to Grant. He be-
lieves in blood letting to accomplish
his object.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

The New York Tribune publishes
an interview with Gov. Matthews, of
this State, who was recently on q
visit to that city. Briefly summari-
zed, Gov. Matthews said.
The present population of the State
is estimated at 100000, u gain of
about $4,000 since 1870, chiefly nat
ural;increase, there having been very
little immigration; the salt works in
terest in the Kanawha valley, which
has been much depressed, is now
picking up rapidly; the oil industry
is not making much Roadway, and
the business has lost its speculative
character. Theg worksat Wheel
ing are prosperous, and new discov-
cries Of valuable iron deposits are re-
ported on new river, on the line be-
tween Virginia and West Virginia.
The coal fields are being worked to a
much greater extent than formerly
since the opening of the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad, and West Virgin.
ia has more coal and a much greater
variety, too, in proportion to terrific
rial extent, than any State in the
Union. The State government is
economically administered. The cost
of feeding penitentiary convicts is
only 81 cts. each per day, and the en-
tire cost of food, clothing, guards and
salaries of officials, is only % cents
per day for each convict, whilst the
cost of maintaining each inmate of
the insane asylum, including all ex-
penses, isonly s2.33 per week. There
is no State debt, and the people are
willing to settle with Virginia by
allowing West Virginia to be charg-
ed with all public Improvements
within her borders, and with her
proportion of the current expenses
of the State government since 1924,
and to be credited with all taxes paid
into the State treasury by the coun-
ties of which she is composed since
that date; upon that basis, Gov. Mat
thews says, it has been estimated
that Virginia would be indebted to
the new State about 100000. The
public schools are in good condition
and improving, and the rate of State
taxation is 20 cents on the 500 for
State purposes and 10 cents for the
school fund. There are only 1900
colored people in the State, not
enough to form an important element
of its population.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

Widow d. P. Stone has given $685..
000t the Young Mems Christian AS.
ISOLATION Of Boston, towardereeting u
new building.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

If the Republican leaders were not
united in their intention to use the
army in order tocarry the election of
1880 by force as they carried the
election of 1876 by fraud, does any
body suppose they would fight SO
desperately the Democratic PROPOSE
ton Of mo troops II the POLISH
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

The Railroad Commissioners have
assessed the property of the Chesa.
peake and Ohio Railroad in this
State at one million and ninety-four
thousand dollars. A letter ofprotest
by the company was fled with the
Board Of Public Works, and there
will, doubtless, be resistance and a
legal squabblc in the settlement Of
the matter.