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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21
GOV. Smith.

The Maine Senate on Friday elect.
ed Hon. ]. L. Smith, Greenback, Gov
crnor of that State, by a vote of is,
being moro than quorum Of the
Senate. He entered Immediately
upon the discharge of his dutios.-
Ho is a man Of nerve and will de-
fend tho rights of the people agains!
the Republican mob. About his frs!
official act was promulgating an or
der deposing Gen. Chamberlain, com.
mander Of the State militia, and com
msnding the officers Of all military
organizations Of the State 10 report
toGoy. Smith, and to obey no orders
from Gen. Chamberlain. Gov. Smith
should have the moral support Of all
good men in every State in the Tn
ion, and if need be, the men and
money TO uphold him in his hour Of
trial against the corrupt Republican
party which is now seeking to sub.
vert the Liberties oftho peoplo'of this
Union.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21
The Lottery swindIes.

The Postmaster Generals pressing
the swindlers to the wall, and they
are making a great deal Of fuss
There are honest men who carry on
legitimate business with clients
and patrons, whom they never saw,
but their business is greatly injured
by these swindlers. So many Of the
advertisements you meet with are
tricks to get money that one is ready
to suspect everything in that line
The mails are full Of bogus circulars,
which are sent 10 every obscure part
of the country, and strange as it may
seem, thousands are dceced by these
tricks. They generally get small
amount from each individual SO that
he says little or nothing about it. In
this way these swindlcrs make for.
tunes. One firmin New York, under
style Of Lawrence & Co., it is estima.
ted, made five million dollars in this
way. The list of swindling concerns
published by the Department is al.
ready large, but will be much larger
before the "wceding out" is done.
The public have been put on their
guard, and gulled greenhorns will
learn that the surcst road to fortune
is industry and economy. The Post,
master General calls special atten.
ton to the Denver Land Co.," and
the kansas Land Co.," and denoun,
ces them in the strongest terms
Let the investigations go on till all
frauds are uncarthed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21
Letter From MIR. Kenna.
From the Putnnm Democrat.

We can not forbear giving our
readers an extract from a private
letter just received from our able
Congressman, Hon. John E. Kenna,
showing his position touching the
Bayard resolution. 1t was not writ
ten for publication or political effect,
and is therefore all the more valua-
BILE as showing his position to be in
harmony with that held by the great
majority ofhis constituentsupon the
financial measures now before Con.
gress. 1t is dated the Sth inst, and
was addressed to the editor:
Ny DEAR SIR-Your letter came
duly to hand. | share your opinion
on the Bayard resolution, and while
| am earnestly opposed to it, l am
gratifed tosay to you that ] see no
possibility Of its passage. What the
President and Mr.. Bayard want we
will not pass, and, on the other hand,
what we want we cannot pass in the
face of the Presidents veto. The
result will probably be that whatev.
er our desires on the subject might
amount to practically, we will be un.
able, at this session, to secure any
administration. Thereare several
financial measures that | indivilu.
ally would very much like TO see
pass; but | am free toadmit that the
veto of the President would kill any
one Of them, and am equally certain
that the veto power would be freely
invoked whenever it became ncces-
sary to their defeat. Hence, us /
have said, Al lock for no immediate
financial legislation"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21
No Tnxes.

An injunction was perfected yes.
terday in the Circuit Court Of Ohio
county, by which the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company, 70,
strained the Auditor from certifying
to the sheriffs for collection some
s290,0O0, of taxes assessed by the
State upon the company's property
in West Virginia. This company
has never paid any taxes into the
State treasury, claiming exemption
under a clause in its. charter granted
under the old constitution of the
State Injecting Register.
Then why will the courts play the
willing tool to these "big" corpora.
tions? Why should they be exemp,
from taxation any more than Other
enterprises? The right way for the
courts to do is to tell these corpora
tons to go and pay their taxes, like
honest people. We suppose the next
thing will be compromise, in which
the State will get about $4,000 oil
$4,000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21
Attorney-Gener,aI.

Quite an array Of names are pre-.
scented for the Office Of Attorney-Gcn.
eral upon the Democratic ticket fol
1880. Among them we notice the
name Of chas. E. Hogg, Esq, of this
county Mr.. Hogs il, a lawyer Of &C.
kaowledged ability and a gentleman
in every way qualified 10 Gil The
high and honorable position fol
which he has been named with
credit to both the State and himself
Mason county has he'd but few favor:
shown her upon the State ticket
heretofore, in fact her rights and
claims baye been almost entirely ig
norea by Democratic conventions -
Then when We present the name o.
a good man for the Office Of Attorney.
General, we hope the convention
when it meets, will at least consider
that Mason is one of the leading
and reliable Democratic counties in
the State, and will take pleasure in
awarding to Mr.. Hogg this place up.
on the State ticket. Probably nc
man in the county could carry q
larger vote than Mr.. Hogg. Wehope
it will be the pleasure of the Demo
cratic convention to nominate him
for Attorney.General.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21
The Financial Pot begins to


There is a prospect Of considcra.
bic financial discussion, and, nossi-
bly,, some financial legislation dur
ing the present session OF Congress.
There are some measures that will
not down, such as The repeal Of the
!legal-tender clause or the withdraw
al and cancellation Of greenbacks;
the suspension Of The silver dollar
coinage; schemes TO compel the dis,
bursement of silyernow in the Treas
ury; requiring national banks to
keep their reserves lincoln, andsrch
like propositions, all Of which have
their enthusiastic supporters no
will be heard.
The Bayard proposition to with
draw the legal tender quality Of
greenbacks has been reported on adj
yersely by the committee, but that
will not place the bill at'any parlia.
mentary disadvantage. The action
of the committe is simply a refusal
to give it the moral influence Of an
,otficial'endorsement, but no obstacles
are thrown in the way Of d full de.
bate upon its merits, even though
therei is hope gifts passage.
) This bill. in tue Senate and thore-
fanding billsSnow pending in the
House, will under any circalnstan-
GEE, bring Cup thu varied phases afihe
financial questions. So, also. the
bill requiring the Secretary Of the
Treasury to.pay our standard silver
coins equally with gold for all cur.
rent obligations Of the Government
and for coin interest on the funded
debt, has already been reported to
the House.
The bill requiring reserves of
national banks to be kept in gold
and silver coin, is likewise matured
and reported, and will open a lively
debate. The indications are favora-
Die for the passage of this measure.
It does not interfere with the amount
ofreserve,now required to be MAIN
tanned, but merely changes the char
acter Of the reserve by requiring that
one-half shall be kept in gold and
silver coin.
Before the session is many days
older the financial pot will be in
boiling condition, and the parties
will be forced to place themselves on
the record with these measures as
part of the issues Of the Presidential
campaign.-Er.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21
Penslons to stnte Troons.

The object of the following Joint
Resolution introduced into the Unit.
ed States Senate, on the 18th inst,
by Senator Hereford, is the repeal of
the statute of limitation by which
our State troops, who would other
wise be entitled to pensions, are pro-
hibited from applying for the same.
We believe there were some eight or
ten West Virginia regiments, and, Of
course, all the members thereof will
be interested in the passage Of this
measure:
Joint Resolution repeating part Of
section forty-six hundred and nine
ty-threc of the Revised Statutes.
ResOlred By the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of
america IN Congress assembled, That SO
much of forty-six hundred and nine.
ty-three Of the Revised Statutes as
requires the claim for pension of a
State mililia-man, and so forth, to be
prosecuted prior to July fourth,
eighteen hundred and sepenty-four,
be, and the same is hereby repealed
SO far as it applies to State troops of
the State Of West Virginia, whose
services have been recognized by
Congress in the act Of June, eighteen
hundred and sixty.six, entitled can
act to reimburse the State of West
Virginia for moneys expended for
the United States in enrolling,
equipping and paying military forces
to aid in the suppression Of the re-
bellion."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21
Commiseioner,a Notice.

Fannie Stevens, Hannibal X. Stevens. John
W. Stevens, Atlanta r. Stevens, George
II. Stevens, Lydia NJ. Stevens and Eli B.
Stevens, infants, &C., by their pro cheia
amy, Mary Stevens, Mary Stevens in her
own right, and George Faidley, Admin
istrator dc bo,tis non OF the estate OF John
u. Stevens, Jf. decd.
w.
John G. Henderson, Samuel Il. Henderson.
Joseph T. George and Sallie George his
Miie, John Hutchinson and ELLA Hutch
lnson his vile, w. X. b. stevens and the
unknown heirs Of Hannibal X. Stevens,
decd, and d. S. Stevenson, Sheriff OF
Mason county, and as such administrator
OF X. Q. A. Stevens, decd.
fI'llE above named parties, complainants
4 and defendants in a suit in chancery,
depending on the chancery side OF the Cir
cut Court OF Mason county, will please take
notice that the undersigned, commissioner
oil said court, will sit at the Office OF said
commissioner. at the Court House OF said
county, on the l4th day OF February, 1880,
Tor the purpose of carrying out the terms
OF decree rendered in said cause on the
9th day OF October, 1879, wherein said
commissioner was directed and required TO
take, state and report an account showing
what monies and effects have come into
the hands OF the Administrators OF John
.. Stevens, Jr., decd, whit disbursements
either oil them has made, and the, indebt.
edness OF said deeedent or estate, to whom
and how evidenced what liens, II any, and
their priorities, upon the said real estate Of
which said John B. Stevens, Jr., died
seized and possessed; ard any other mat
ter deemed pertinent Atwhich time and
place you, or either OF you, may attend ii
you wish. F.A. GUTHRIE.
Com. OF the Circuit Court, Mason Go.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21
Notice to
Contractors and Builders.
Office OF the Board Of Public Works,

Office OF the Board OF Public Works, 4
WHEELING, Nov. Is, 1879,
GEALED proposals will be received by
- the Board OF Public Works OF the State
Of West Virginia, addressed 10 tho under
signed, up to u o'clock noon, of March the
LIST, 1880, for the alterations and additions TO
the Building known rs the State House, at
Charleston, Kanawha county, West vir-
GINA, according to the plans and specifica-
lions furnished by G. Z. Kemble and A.
PEBBLES, joint Architects. Bids will be re-
ceived for the whole, and the several parts
Of the work. Plans and spcciiications may
he seen at the Capitol Building, in Wheel.
ing, on and after JANrARY ], 1880. and any
information relative thereto-n,ay he OBJ
tanned by applying to C. G. kenble, the
Architect, resident ut Wheeling, West
Virginia.
Bonds and security, approved by the
Board OF Public Works, viii be required Of
each contractor. The right of receiving
or rejecting any or all bids isreseryed.
By order Of the Board Of Public Works:
jan. ltd. S. BRADY, Sec'y.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21
TO Stone Masons.

THE undersigned. Bridge Commissions
ers, will sell on the ground ,'or Satnr-
day. February 1fl', 1880, commen-
ciIgat II o'clock a. NJ, 10 the lowest bid
der, the rebuilding OF the wing walls OF
Salt Creek Bridge, Clendincn District, Ma
son County, West Virginia. Said walls
are to be q 1t. thick at bottom and3 Il. AZ
top. Amorc full description will be given
on day OF sale. The contractor win have
the privilege OF using'tlic rock now upon
the ground. Bond and good security will
be required Of The CONTRACTOR. The Com.
.fnissioners reserve the right to reject my
OF all bids. j. w. SrIsIssS BERt I'm,
j. T., CLENDINlsN, \
q. p. SIMPSON,
jan2l.sw Commissioners.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21
Notice to Creditors.

lothe creditors OF John Il. Stevens, Jr.,
deceased
n pursuance Of decree Of the Circuit
Il Court OF the County OF Mason, made in
q cause therein pending, to subject the
real estate of the said John B. Stevens, III,
10 the paymentof his debts, YOU arc re-
CURED to present your claims against the
said John b. Stevens, Jr, for adjudication,
to !. A. Guthrie, Commissioner, at his OF,
flee, in said county, on or before the l4th
day Of February, 1880. Witness: Charles
y. Waggener, Clerk Of said Court, this 2s,h
day OF December, 1870.
CIIAS. b. WAGGENER, Clerk.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21
The Reason why West Virginia
Is not IS Sheep Raising G Country.

The Hampshire county, West Nir.
ginia Intettigcncer says that ]. 7.
Thomson, of that county, has had
within a short time nineteen sheep
killed by worthless dogs. 1t further
says that the law for the protection
of sheep ought to be in operation in
that county. Our mountains and
hills are well adapted for sheep rails.
ing, But by the act of 1875 Of the
Legislature Of this State, the County
Court has the power to levy q tax
upon dogs, and it they full to exer,
else theauthority SO conferred-when
petitioned in writing by one hun
dred resident freeholders Of the coun.
ty, they shall submit to the qualified
voters Of the county the question
whether a tax shall be laid upon
dogs-such submission shall be at
some general election.
The tax solevied to be apportioned
among those citizens of the county
who may have sustained loss by the
killing of or injury Of their sheep by
dogs. The said act also provides for
the destruction of sheep. killing dogs,
and provides for compelling the own.
ers to pay for injury done to sheep
by their dogs.
Petitions to court on this subject
ought to be prepared and extensively
circulated for signatures throughout
the county. Wool growing cannot
be too much encouraged in this re.
gion.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21
AGENTS WANTED,
Perm for Sale.

T OFFER my farm, situated in Arbuckle
/ District, Mason County, West Virginia,
1 mile from the Kanawha River and Z
miles from Point Pleasant, and adjoining
the lands OF John McCulloch, Esq, A. g.
Eastman, Esq. and Joseph T. George, Esq.
Said farm contains 3l4 acres, l75 acrcs
cleared and well set in grass, the balance
well timhered. A good dwelling house,
barn 40 feet square, and outbuildings; also
good bearing orchard. Plenty OF good
water. This farm is we'll adapted to gra-
zing, and il also most excellent for grain.
This farm will be sold on terms to suit the
convenience OF the purchaser. Forfurther
information, address JAS. w. SANDERS,
Five Mile r. o., Mason County, West
Virginia. rian7-im.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21

The papers are full Of the most
fearful reports about the way the In.
Urinary is carried on in Allen coun-
ty, lndiana-how cruelty the poor
unfortunates arc treated by the man,
ayers. The same thing is complain.
ed of about u private institution Of
the same kind at Cincinnati. This
is a disgrace to our boosted civiliza.
ton; it is bad enough to treat peni,
Tertiary convicts in this inhuman
way. In this connection we want
to call public attention to the fact
that many of these poor unfortu.
mates are poorly cared for in our own
State. Certainly county Jail is a
poor place for the insane, yet il
seems that in igreat many of our
county niis, there are from one to q
half dozen Of these people confined.
This ought not to be SO, especially
since SO many thousand dollars have
been expended to build an asylum
for them where they can be cared
for as they should, and if possible
restored to sanity. Let this thing
be righted as soon as possible.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21
STATE OF WEST VlRGINIA,

t y. AN oVN NplNlf, iO-Wif.
I Rules held in the office Of tho Clerl.
n oi The ClrcnltE0nrl 81 said county. on
tho first' Monday ia January. 1850.
W. H. Woodward, Plaintiff,
vs. t.ss
The Quaker Ciiy Salt Company I, a Corpof.
ton Defendant. In AfSumpsit and I'M.
on a writ Of Attachment ~.
/, Thcobject OF nboyeenfitled aclionisto
ahtain d Judgment for the claim IN Plainl
tits Declaration described, and to subject
Ito the payment OF slid judgment, the real.
ty and aplalrtenanccs o. said Corpofato..
situate ia Wapgener District. in said soun.
ty and state. upon which said Attachment
has been levied. And il appearing nom
an affidavit filed with the Papers In said
notion, Chat the STOCKHOLDERS Inland Of said
Cooperation and alfoi thclp ,aro non.rosi.
dents OF the State OF Nest Virginia: uu6n
motiontfth Plaintiff, VIII. Woodwarjl
BY his Attorney, Il is ordered that tho
stockholders IN and OF said Corporation.
and Tie said Corporation do appear hers
al Rules to be held in the Office Of tha
Clerk ofthc Circuit Court OF Mason conn.
ty,-West Virginia, on the first Monday In
NNch, 1850, and do what is necessary 10
protect then and its interests in said;act.
lion. TESTE:
C4IAS:: b. w AGGENER, Clerk.
Henry ]. Fisher jr.. Sol. [ianl44w.
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Ifthe papersmay DO relied ona real
negro was lynched in Massachusetts
last week. The rights Of the pooi
negro are in jeopardy up there
Those heathens ought to be looked
after.
Parnell, the great Irish agitator,
who came to this country recently,
in the interests of the unfortunate
poor Of Ireland, is meeting with q
perfect ovation from his countrymen,
and sympathisers in different parts
Of this country.
Gen. Lewis T. Miller, Of Indiana,
a gallant soldierin the Union army
during the late war, mysteriously
disappeared from the Bates House
on the morning ofthe 9th inst, since
which time he has not been heard Of.
Supposed to haye,been murdered.
The steamship Greece from Liver
pool to New Yofktwas the scene Of
a terrific explosion last Fridaysiust
after she had weighed anchor in the
latter city, killing two men and
wouading msl esasrs. (,
Mr.. Hugh j Jewett, lof New York,
is being named now by some Of the
leaders as q probable candidate for
the Presidency on the Democratic
ticket. 1t is said he can carry New
York without doubt.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21
Josiah Leak, plaintiff,
James 7. Morrison, delcnaant.

49, IreSpass on the case in AssumpSit.
The object Of the above suit is 10 recover
the sum Of 5000, with interest thereon
from February 18th, 1878, due from defend
ant to the plaintiff, and attach the prop,
cry Of said defendant in Mason county,
West Virginia, and subject the same 10 tho
payment OF said debt and costs OF this suit
And it appearing from an affidavit filed in
this cause, that the defendant Is A non.
resident Of the State OF West Virginia, on
motion oil the plaintiff by his attorneys, it
IS ordered that the. said defendant do APP
pear IN the Clerks office aforesaid at Rules
to pc held in said office on the first Mon.
day in the month OF February next, and
20 what ~ necessary TO protect his interest
IN said snit Teste:
j. II. r. .. SMITH, Clerk.
Z. By JcsRrn 1T HoMLowAy, Deputy.
simpson &lllnwRtd, Attorneys,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21

thornley, ut LAW. Font Pleasant West ViNinil.
~ rr1sficct IN the County n AIall nj; The United
Slatc. n.sifict Conrt Tor West rinr. and IN the Su.
prcme Court Of AZ West VirEiui1 lt- Piemft
attention kiven 10 he Collection Of claii iahitiy
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21

NV ANTED-Doha sell Your iars and
wv sheep skins until ycu call on n.
HollowaS, At Gallipolis, Ohio, who viii
pay the highest markets price in Cash
+. NJ HOLLOWAY,
ian. 1i-ti !. N-l-- --l- T.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21

The telegraph mouopolies of this
country are receiving some severe
blows, by the American Union Tolc-
graph Company, which is establish
Ing itselfin the great censers of trade.
"Competition is the life Of trade"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21
rhe lluaker clty salt Z 7company. a corpor.

The Quaker City Salt Company, Corpor.
ration, Defendant. In Assumpsit.
The object ofethe above entitled action
is to obtain n judgment for the claim, in
Plaintiffs Declaration described. And it
appearing from an affidavit filed with The
papers in said action, that the stockhold.
ersin and Of said Corporation aud ali OF
them are non-residents Of the State OF West
Virginia, upon motion Of the Plaintiff, W.
II. Woodland, by his Attorney, it is order
ed that the stockholders In and Of sail
Corporation, and the said Corporation do
appear here at Rules 10 be held in the Of.
fec OF the CLERK Of the Circuit Court Of Ma.
son county, West Virginia, on the first
Monday in March, 1850, and do what is
necessary to protect their and its interests
in said action.
TEsTE:
CnAs, b WAGGENER, Clerk.
Henry j. Fisher, ir., Sol. [ianl44 w
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21

The most partisan party in the
world is the Republican party, Even
strictly Judicial decisions are always
made in favor of the Republican
client. Gen. Walker, superiatend
ent of the Census, first intended tc
appoint an equal number of Demo.
Gratis with Republicans as supervis.
ors Of the several districts, but the
Republican leaders said no, and by
the direct order of President Hayes
he was compelled tochange his plans.
This il a country of equal rights
with.a vengeance.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21

There is what She papers call the
Rappahannock oyster war, going on
in Lancaster county, Va. There is
said to be a fleet of 40 vessels taking
oysters from the beds of private in
dividuals, and that their owners are
power1ess against these pirates. Two
citizens ordered the boats away but
were shot dead Immediately by the
pirates. The legislature has made
an appropriation to pay troops to go
to the seat Of trouble.