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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-09-08
TERMS or SALE:

TERMS OF SALE:
One fourth cash in hand and the residue
in three equal payments, taking bond with
good security, payable III six, twelve and
eighteen months, with interest from day
OF sale, and retaining the title as d further
security. W. II. T0NfLINS0N,
JAS. B. MENAGER,
septi-4w. Special Commissioners.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-09-08

Newspaper Advertising Bureau, 10 sprats St.. III
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TrNGE Co.,
, 1880-11-19
SIN the workhouse, of course" they

SIN the workhouse, of course" they
answered.
"Then, am l right or wrong" / re-
joined lis he pauper or not Yol
are all providing yourselves against
sickness, and you are independent but
he-he is depending on the rates, upon
me and upon you, and he is a pauper,
nothing more nor less. Need I beg his
pardon for calling him by wrong
name %
They agreed, as I knew they would,
that | was justified in my epithet, and
the little encounter gave me an oppor-
tunity of very pleasant conversation
with these worthy fellows. They clus
tered around me like bees, and began to
question me very busily and anxiously
about their own insurances.
"Sir," said one poor fellow, as he
shook my hand, "I'm sure we're all
thankful that it was a gentleman in our
third-class carriage that wasn't ashamed
to talk to us poor fellows for our own
good, and you've told US lot to make
us think about, and God knows none of
us wants to be pauper."
, 1880-11-19
be very rapid

To Color WALLS PINK.--Take two
ounces of cochineal and steep tin warm
water two hours, when add to 1t one
half ounce of cream OF tartar. Put as
much or as little OF this decoction in your
whitewash as will make the desirable
shade. A cheaper and handsomer pink
may be had from nichwood or madder.
Take one pound Of madder and soak
over night in brass or copper kettle;
set it on the fire and let it come to a
boil, when use the same as above.
, 1880-11-19

A fancy prevails in England at pres
ent for the Marie Antoinette fchU, de.
picted in the famous picture by Paul
Delaroche. II is made of India muslin
and very fine lace, Breton or Mechlin
being most in character.
, 1880-11-19

of the fourth book of Rookwood" at
a sitting, beginning in the morning and
writing on and on, carried away by the
subject - London Globe.
, 1880-11-19
III. H. H.
Horse Medicine,
d. q. r., 1868.

A S A HORSE MEDICINE IT rs SUPERIOR TO
"A any Lininent ever invented. For RINGBONE
SPAWN, SWEENY, CALLOUS LUMPS, and all OLD
SORES apply freely to blister from three TO Ave
days In succession and four or Ave days, IL not
cured, repeat as at first. SPRAINS, STIFF JOINTS
BRUISES, WlNDGALLS, and all slight ailments, ap-
ply small quantity, 80 as not to blister SADDLE
Sores CUTS, and oil other sores where the skin Ia
broken, mix the Liniment, half and hall, with any
kind OF oil, and apply in moderation
nSFor sale by the Trade everywhere.
STOCKTON, Feb t. 1890.
II. H. MOORE & SON having this day purchased the
right, title and interest Of WILLIAMS g. MOORE in
the "E. II. H. HORSE MEDICINE" will continue its
manufacture as SOLE PROPRIET0RS, TO whom all
orders should be addressed.
H. H. MOORE & SON
Hodge, Davis & Co., Agents, Portland, Or.
, 1880-11-19

KingSford's Oswego Corn Starch, on
account Of its delicious purity, is the best
for children and invalids.
, 1880-11-19

fB In making any purcnnse or In
writing I'm response 10 amy advertise
ment In this paper yOu Will please ENen'
GlOn the aame OF tho paper.
, 1880-11-19

While Edward buckley and Lee Hall
we're watering their horses in Syracuse
Creek, near Bracket, Texas, roaring
was heard, and a great volume Of water
was seen rushing toward them, crushing
do yn trees ard everything in front Of
it. They barely reached a hill when, on
looking back, stream forty feet broad
was sweeping past where only a few mo-
ments before their horses had been
drinking.
, 1880-11-19
latest Market Reportsl!
Full Telegraphic Reports,
MI
Other Matters of General Interest
published Gl to the time OF going
70 Press,

The condensation OF Local News
select and reliable. and contains matters
OF interest to everyone acquainted with
Oregon affaira
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-11-18
Literary Revolution.

CENTS each, formerly sl.00 to 81 rs each: l. Mac
aulays Frederick the Great. IL Carlyles Life Of
Robert Burns III. Lamartnes Life of Mary Queen OF
Scots. ". Thos Hughes Manlness Of Christ. CTS.
each formerly$ each l. Arnod's Light of Asia. II.
Goldsmh's Vicar of Wakefield. III. Baron Munchaus:
ems Travels and Surprising Adventures For SIX
CENTS: Bunyan's Pilgrm's Progress illustrated cata-
logue sent free. AMERICAN BOOK EXCHANGE, John
B.. Alden, Manager, Tribune Building, New York.
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The Idol Bernhardt.

Sarah Bernhardt has made her debut on the
American stage, and the wires chronicle her a
great success. The play was Ad,'ienne Lacouc-
reur. When the second act was reached, half
dozen elaborate floral pieces were sent to the
stage, and the audience shouted and cheered
until the curtain had been raised half score of
times, Bernhardt bowling her Acknowledgements.
But the first scene in the last act was surpris-
ing. 1t is stated that even after the audience
had an inkling of the fervor of the great act
ress in the delineation of human suffering, the
throng was held spell-bound until the last
words were spoken and "Adrienne the Bern
hardt-fel to the floor dead. Then Berndardt
and Angelo were called to the front of the cur
tain and hearty American cheers greeted them.
The curtain fell at II 80 o'clock. 1t is estima-
ted that the box Office receipts for the first
night were upwards of $4,000. They would
have been triple that amount had there been
room enough within the building for all who
sought admittance. After the performance
Madame Bernhardt was serenaded at her hotel
at about 1890 o'clock by Gilmore's Band.
Nearly two thousand people were in attendance
and cheered continuously. She appeared at
the window of her apartments and bowed re-
peatedly to the crowd. The cheering was SO
enthusiastic as to quite drown the music. The
event was quite novel in its way to an American
public and showed that all fools, even in Amer
ica, were not all dead yet by a long shot.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-11-18

Mr.. James Redpath, the well-known journal
list, Is the Ireland correspondent of the Chicago
Inte,-Ocedn. Mr.. O'Donnel, Member of Par
lament from Dungarvan, has challenged him
to fight duel, as result of the following in
cident: "a few weeks ago Mr.. ODonnel, with
Mr.. Julian Mccarthy and others, made appli-
cation for admission to membership in the Land
League. At yesterdays meeting letter was
resd from O'Donnel Withdrawing his applica-
ton The reasons which prompted him to take
this step are said to be that at recent meeting
of the League MIR. Redpath used language in
sulting or uncomplimentary to the Queen,
O'Donnel is one of the class of Irish politicians
who endeavor to ride two horses at the same
time. He wants to be friendly with the Gov
ernment, and he always keeps pace with public
sentiment at home, but the Government being
the strongest and likely to be of the most bene-
fit to him, he naturally clings to it and drops
the people when 1t becomes question between
the two. Mr.. .::Redpath, filled with the belief
that MIR. Parnell and his cause are in the right.
contributed an article to Dublin paper. in
which he very effectually exposed Mr.. O'Don-
nels course. He also lampooned that gentle
man in true American style. The result is said
to be challenge. Those who know Redpath
believe that he will give O'Donnel all the satis-
faction he wants."
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Merrill Nolt, who resided near Green Springs,
Loudon County, Va, . few days ago, had q
QUARREL with his wifes sister, who lived in the
house with them. Thoroughly infuriated, he
went out and got large knife used for cutting
corn, and, coming back, assaulted her with ths
murderous weapon. He pursued the unfortun-
ate woman into the yard and stabbed and
hacked her until he thought she was
dead. After this he went into the house,
and taking his gun discharged it in the air, He
then reloaded the weapon, and proceeding to
within . few feet Of where his victim lay well
tering in her blood, he placed the muzzle of the
gun under his own chin and fired, the load
passing through his mouth, tearing off the
gut one and lodging in the upper part of the
jaw. He fell in bis own gore, and while strug-
Cling on the ground and gasping for breath, he
noticed signs Of returning life in his dying Sis
ter-in-law. Summoning the full strength OF
every muscle, and concentrating the whole of
his vital forces in the great, almost superhuman
effort, and even then struggling in the throes
of dissolution, he groveled about on the ground
until he reached large stone, which he caught
in his clammy hands, and then wriggling his
distorted body over the ground, he dragged it
to The side of his dying sister-in-law. Then,
lifting himself, he raised the stone as high az
he could, and set it fall on the woman's face.
It came down and mashed in the skull and nose
Of the woman, but she still struggled. The
dying scoundrel, with determination.which did
not leave him in his dying moments, reached
out again for the rock, with the design of deal
ing another blow. At this stage of the tragedy
bis wife appeared in the yard, and she, seeing
him reaching for the stone, seized another,
and, standing over his body, she dealt him a
death-blow, but too late to save her sister, who
died in q few minutes after her murderer. It
is not known what caused the quarrel between
Nolt and his sister-in-law, but it is understood
that he and his wife had also been quarreling,
and that his sister-in-law simply took his wife's
parf
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-11-18
The PuISe.

Many erroneotis impressions prevail
about the pulse as indicative, Of health
or disease-a common notion being that
its beatings are much more uniform than
they really are. Frequency varies with
age. In the newborn infant the beat
ings are from 130 to 40 per minute in
the second year, from 100 to lis; from
the seventh to the fourteenth year, 80 to
90; from the fourteenth to the twenty
first year, from rs to IS from the twen-
ty-first to the sixtieth Year, from 10 to
rs. After that period, the pulse is gen
orally thought to decline, but medical
authorities differ radically on this point,
having expressed the most contradictory
opinions. Young persons are often
found whose pulses are below 60, and
there have been many instances of pulses
habitually reaching 100, or not exceed
ing so, without apparent disease. Sex,
especially in adults, influences the pulse,
in men. Muscular exertion, even posi-
ton, materially affects the pulse. Its
average frequency in healthy men is,
when standing, 81; when sitting, II !;
when lying, &c per minute; in women
Of the same age and in the same posi-
tions, 81, "a and 70. In sleep the pulse
is considerably slower than in wakeful-
ness. In certain diseases, such as acute
dropsy, for, instance, there may be no
more than 20 or so per minute. Thus
one of the commonest diagnostic signs
is liable to deceive the most experienced
practitioner.-Dr. Foote's Health
MOnthlu.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-11-18

Near Batesville, in Noble County, Ohio, oc-
CURED the past week one of the most horrible
tragedies it has been our misfortune to be
called upon to chronicle for some time. Some
three years ago young German named Frank
M. Biedenbaugh, married o young and lovely
girl who was the daughter of q neighboring
farmer, and the fruit of this union was one
child, boy. Late at night Biedenbaugh re-
turned from town under the influence of liquor,
but entered the house quietly, and without
waking the occupants. Besides his wife and
child, there were in the house hired girl and a
neighbor named Mrs. Stephens and child, who
were staying over night with Mrs. Biedenbaugh.
Mrs. b. and babe were in one room, and her
guests and the hired girl were In an adjoining
room. The iend, it is supposed, entered tho
room where his wife and child slept first, taking
with him an Ak, with which he began his inhu-
man work. With one blow the skull of his wife
was crushed, and then the little boy received a
blow across the throat from the ak welded by
his unnatural father. This was done by the
snarp edge OF the instrument, and almost sew
cred the head from the body. This did not
satisfy the monster, but blow after blow was
administered to both mother and child
until their heads were beaten into an al
most unacceptable mass of quivering flesh.
The murderer then passed into the room oc-
cupied by the guests and the hired girl, where
he continued his bloody work. Mrs Stephens
and her child bore appearances of having re-
ceived but one blow each, but they we're deadly.
The awakening Of the servant girl at this time
no doubt prevented the victims from being as
horribly mutilated as the first two victims of
the murderer, who lay weltering in their life
blood in the adjoining room. Upon awakening,
the servant girl sprang from her bed and ran
toward the door, but was knocked senseless and
left for dead by the murderer. She lay upon
the floor some time in this condition, when she
recovered and gave the alarm. As soon as
notified by the girl, several neighbors ran to
the scene Of the tragedy, and were almost
paralyzed with terror at the sight which met
their gaze. In one room upon the bed lay
Mrs. Biedenbaugh, with her head pounded to q
jelly and almost beyond recognition, and by
her side the lifeless body Of her child, with the
head almost severed from the trunks Mrs.
Stephens and child were found in bed in an
adjoining room with their skulls crushed in.
The blood Of the four victims had dripped
from the bed-clothing and had settled in pools
upon the floor. Search was at once made for
che fiend incarnate, but it was not until the
next day he was found. He was discovered in
the tobacco house with his throat cut, but not
sufficiently deep as to prove fatal. He was
taken into custody and the ugly gap in his
throat sewed up, after which he was taken to
Caldwell and placed in the County Jail.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-11-18
General Shertdan,s Report

General Sheridan's annual report to the Gen
eral of the Army sets forth that there are in the
Department of Dakota, 1850 officers and men;
in the Department of the Platte, 2,84O; in the
Department of Missouri, 4,720, and in the De-
partment Of Texas, 3,64O. He wishes again to
put himself on record as considering the forces
entirely inadequate to the great territory and
the numerous demands upon the army from
the northern and southern borders. The ratio
is about one man to every seventy-fve square
miles, and in Texas one man to every 125 square
miles. The result is the troops are frequently
overworked, and often compelled to take the
field against greatly superior numbers. The
officers and men are equal in intelligence,
activity and devotion to duty to any army in
the world, and no army of its size accomplishes
one-third as much hard work from one years
end to another. He refers to the rapidity with
which emigrants are taking up land in the Far
West, and calls attention to the recommended
ton Of General Pope, that permanent posts be
established in lieu of the present costly and in
sufficient small posts. He says the railroad
companies are the strongest allies of the mill
tary in the West, and shows what wonders of
enterprise are being accomplished by these Wig
orous corporations in the unsettled regions of
the Territories
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-11-18
Libby Prison SclA.

Richmond, Va, dispatch announces the
sale at auction of Libby Prison. Only & small
crowd gathered around to witness the sale Of
the historic military prison of the Southern
Confederacy. 1t was sold under deed Of trust,
and the auctioneer stated that <5, 100 in cash
must, according to the terms of sale, be paid.
The property was started at Cd, 500, and run up
to $4,000. The auctioneer stated that 1t cost
$4,000 TO drive the piles upon which the build
ing was erected, and said that such was the
value of the historical associations connected
with this prison that it could be pulled down
and the bricks sold at 81 piece at the North,
and, as there were two hundred and forty thou
sand bricks the building would bring s24o, ,oOD.
The property was finally knocked down to Mr.
James t. Gray, at s6, 725 Mr.. Gray is young
tobacconist Of Richmond. The building is now
used as a tobacco factory. A part Of the wall
has been carried away, one brick at q time, by
Northern tourists. The building and ground
originally cost &1S,000. ss ~9hH
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-11-18

The town Of Kecker, La, was visited by q
terrific cyclone the past week. The town has
about two thousand people, and some five hun
dred buildings. Nearly all of the latter are in
ruins. The storm came Unexpectedly and with
out warning. The College building was almost
totally destroyed. Professor Reynolds was
killed instantly by falling beam, and also two
tssistant teachers. One man WAS killed while
no was sitting at his supper-table, and none Of
ais family escaped without serious injury. The
oouses of Joseph McWilliams, s. E. Hall, W. L.
Peyton, G. Bogman and Mrs. Hugh were de-
stroyed and the inmates of some killed and
others seriously wounded. Among the sixty
lady pupils Of the College, some are reported
dead and others dangerously wounded. Rev.
J. Tucker and his son are reported in dying
condition. The number of dead is fifteen or
twenty. The loss Of property will not fall short
If $4,000.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-11-18

A report Of a strange phenomenon comes
from the Lone Star State, Texas. At San An
tonia, Fred Balder, aged eleven years, son of
Constable Balder, went home from school, and
finding his parents gone, went to the cupboard
and sliced on piece Of bread, buttered it, and
then went to the front Of the house and sat
down on the gate-post and began eating. Ina
few seconds he was enveloped in flame which
passed around the house to an irrigation ditch,
and was then lost. Freddie's sister, near by,
saw the flame, and describes II as ball Of fire.
Freddie's hat was burned, also his shirt-bosom,
and his eyebrows were singed off, and the hair
where not protected by the hat. He is unable
see, and can scarcely hear. His face is
swollen, and ridged as if by sharp instrument.
The boy is in great pain, and may lose both
sight and hearing. There was no one near ex-
cept his little nine-year-old sister at the time.
The burning is said by physicians to have been
produced by an electric fire. 1t is the occasion
of universal wonder and comment there, being
an extraordinary case.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-11-18

When the House of Representatives reassens
bles on the 9Th of next month, the members
will find on their desks calendar which con-
tains the titles of 1854 bills and resolutions
which await action. OF course it is not ex-
pected that more than or 10 per cent of these
bills will become laws in the course of the $685.
sion, which, exclusive of thei holiday recess,
will probably not comprise more than sixty
working days. On the long calendar mentioned
there are 965 personal bills, more than one-half
OF which are individual pension bills. Several
very important measures will come before the
House early in the session, under special orders
already made. Senator Morgan's resolution,
which establishes a joint rule to govern the
counting of the Electoral votes, is on the
Speakers table, and is special order for the
first Monday in December. Representative Bick-
nelPs bill, to regulate the counting of the Elec-
toral votes, is also special order on the House
calendar. Under the head of unfinished bust
ness there are four measures, but none of them
are important unless the resolution s.reaffirm-
ing the Monroe doctrine may be SO considered
Whenever the House goes into Committee of
the Whole and takes up the calendar the bill to
facilitate the refunding of the national debt
will take precedence, to the exclusion of all 9TH
er business except appropriation bills. With
the exception of Mr.. Fernando Woods and Mr..
fFrye'e speeches, the important measure has re-
ceived very little attention or discussion in the
House. Next to the refunding bill ION the cal
endar of the Committee of the Whole as a spec
ial order, stands Mr.. Hooker's bill to settle the
long standing Choctaw claim, which will elicit
considerable discussion before it is passed
Among the other special orders are the follow
ing bills: Hr. Hostetter's famous bill to ''pro-
hibit Federal officers, claimants, and contract
ors from making contributions for political pur-
poses;" a bill to regulate 'the manner of in
creasing the service and expediting schedules
on mail routes;'' a bill concerning commerce
and navigation, and the regulation of steam
vessels;" q bill "for the relief of Fitz John
Porter, and 80 forth; and bill ''to establish
a Board Of Commissioners of Interstate Com
merce, and for other purposes 1t will be
seen from the above brief review that the House
already has more work cut out than it can hope
to finish at the coming session.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-11-18

The following shows the result Of the Guber-
material elections in eighteen States:
Colorado-Governor, F. W. Pitkin, Republi-
can.
Connecticut-Governor, H. B. Bigelow, Re-
publican.
Florida-Governor, W. G. Bloxham, Demo-
crat. ...EhE q. f--l..s-
nlinois-Governor, s. NJ Cullom, Republi-
can.
Iowa-secretary of State, J. A. T. Hull, Re-
publican.
Kansas-Governor, J. P. st. John, Republi-
can.
Massachusetts, Governor, John D. Long,
Republican. = "
Michigan-Governor, D. H. Jerome, Repub-
lican.
Acknowledgement, T. T. Crittenden, DEM
ocrat.
Nebraska-Goyernor, Abinus Nance, Repub-
lican.
New ampshire-Governor, L. R. Bell, Re-
publican.
New Jersey-Governor, J. c. Ludlow, Demo-
crat.
New York-Chief Judge, c. J. Folger, Repub-
lican.
North Carolina-Governor, T. J. Jarvis,
Democrat.
Pennsylvania-Supreme Judge, Henry Green,
Republican. - -
South Carolina-Governor, J. Hagood, Dem
ocrat.
Tennessee-Governor, Hawkins, Republican.
Texas-Governor, o. M. Roberts, Democrat.