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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-11-23
Ramblcs Through Mason.

Editor Register: "a friend in need
is friend indeed" isan old and true
saying, the truth of which your cor
respondent felt very forcibly not long
since, when after the weeks work in
the school room was finished, and l
was ready to start on my rambling
tour, to find that my kind and genial
landlord, Mr.. John T. Hogg, had
placed his horse and buggy at my
disposal, and at the suggestion of his
"better.half' himself also. With our
horse and buggy, my companion and
self left Pisgah's Hill, which is at
the head of historic Salt creek, in
Clendenin, and vending our way
over the almost impossible roads
reached Point Pleasant, where We re-
mained long enough TO exchange a
few words with kind friends, and
then continued our trip on through
Lewis District, until we reached what
is called by many the garden spot of
Mason county, which is Pleasant
Flats, in Robinson District, and
which indeed is a beautiful section of
country, and may well be styled the
garden spot"
Our first stoppage was at the home
of the sturdy, wide.awake, genial
farmer, Robert S. Hawkins, who babe
US welcome and introduced the writer
of this to his pleasant and lady-like
companion and their little RESPONSE
bilities. We were Hospitality enter
tanned, sumptuously feasted, and
made to have good time generally.
The writer's first acquaintance with
Robert was a number of years ago,
when | was made to sit with him in
the jury box for a week in the famous
Rece and Ball murder trial. It was
all the fault of Alphabetical Smith,
who was Deputy Sheriff at that time,
that | was put on the jury, and |
have had grudge against him ever
since aud would probably have con.
tinued to hold it if it had not been
for my pleasant introduction to Rob.
ert's home and family, which has
spanned the bloody chasm and causes
me how to extend To Mr.. J. P. r. B.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
notice Of stockholders 1reetin,


NOTICE is hereby given that there will
IN be ameeting Of the Stockholders of the
Atlantic and Northwestern Railroad Com
pany, at the office OF the Kanawha Compa-
ny, at Charleston, Kanawha county, West
Virginia, on the Goth day OF December.
1851, TO act on such business as may be
brought before the meeting; and especially
to act on proposition to borrow the sum
Of seven millions OF dollars, to be expend-
ed in constructing and equipping the Com
pany's line OF Railway, and to execute n
mortgage on all the properties and frun.
chises OF the Company, to secure the nav.
ment of the principal and interest Of the
sum SO borrowed; and further to take more
formal action on the contract between the
Atlantic and Northwestern Railroad Com.
pany, the Ohio Central Railroad Company
and the Richmond and Allegheny Railroad
Company, for the consolidation OF such
Companies, under the name of the Rich.
mond, Allegheny and Ohio Central Rail-
road Company; which contract OF consoli.
dation was executed on behalf OF the At
lantlc and Northwestern Railroad Compa-
ny, by Its President at Richmond, Virginia,
on the 2Srd day OF June, 1881, and was
unanimously approved by the Stockhol:
ders at an adjourned meeting, held at Bar.
louisville, West Virginia, on the 2sth day
OF June, 1881, all the Stockholders being
present, or represented at such meeting,
By order of the Board OF Directors.
s. Nc G. FISHER, Sec'y.
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Smith the hand Of friendship, love
and truth, and say to him by-gones
shall be by:gones and wha. has hap-
pened shall only appear upon record
as "reminiscences Of the past.
Our next visit was to Mr.. Joseph
Rifles, where we were welcomed by
him and his household. While there
Mr.. Jasper Rifle showed us a pecul-
iarity about some turnips that were
growing on his fathers. place, they
were very large and several Of them
had five and six large green tops
growing out Of them, in separate and
distinct places from the one in the
center of the turnip; several of them
were seen with theitops growing out
of the sides which caused the yegeta,
BILE to present quite an odd appear
ance. 1asked Mr.. R. if it was new
Of turnip he was introducing and he
said not and could not account for
the singular freak of nature.
We met quite number Of persons
who gave us a kind invitation to
stop andsee them, bat time not per.
hitting We had to retrace our steps
and wend our way home.
Not long since Mr.. L. C. Gillespie,
who teaches the Salt creek school, in
Clendenin District, while out one
Friday night hunting, met with
quite painsul accident and made a
marrow escape; the night not being a
very bright one, he mistook an open.
ing in the woods for a road and walk
ed over a steep rocky precipice, fall.
ing some twelve or fifteen feet, knock.
ing him speeches., jarring him con.
siderably and cutting and bruising
him badly about the head, face and
neck. Cash (for by that name he is
best known did not stay ont Of school
on account of it, but he now swears
eternal vengeance against all war.
minis" in the woods.
.---== OK THE WING.
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Guiteau, arose to cross-examine him.
With arms folded across his chest,
and with perfect poise and compos-
ure, but not without Difference to the
witness, he questions Mr.. Blaine with
great skill and directness. His OBJ
ject was to elicit from distinguish
ed authority, history Of the cause
and effect Of the bitter dissensions
within the Republican party at the
time Of the assassination, and to im.
press the jury with the idea that
those discussions were calculated 10
throw unsound and loosely pivoted
minds off their balance, thus shifting
the odium of Guiteau s offence to this
supposed Interior cause. Mr.. Blaine
answered the questions relative to
politics within his party with appar.
ent reluctance, and with much adroit.
ness and wit. When the cross-exam.
inalion was over, Mr.. Blaine bowling
to the Judge, and shaking hands
with the clerk who had administered
the oath, left the room.
! believe that Guiteau is insane,
but not to the degree of irresponsible.
ity for murder, and my opinion has
not been formed from what / have
seen, more than from his assertion
that he was lawyer, a politician
and a theologian. The vanity Of
those three professions is too much
for even strong mind.
CAS-.
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Pennsylvania Capital Seeking
Investment In the Two virginias.

A Philadelphia correspondent Of
the Pittsburgh Iron World, writing
November I'd, says:
"Unusual attention is being be.
slowed upon the development Of coal
and ore properties in New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Virginia and West
Virginia. Pittsburgh parties were
here last week and have arranged
conditionally for the purchase Of a
large ore tract in Virginia. Opera.
tions will be commenced during this
month. The condition is that an
examination will bear out the repre-.
sentations. This tract has been al.
ready thoroughly tried and will bear
the examination Of the experts now
on the ground. Several other tracts
are in negotiation. This is becom.
ing a favorite method of investment
here. The old Quaker stock which
sat down on the fine estates in this
city a generation or two ago, know
what comfortable thing it is to ow n
a few thousand acres of land which
must become exceedingly valuable
by the expansion of population and
the increasing requirements of the
country. The investors are antici.
pating the course of events and are
buying largely Of the choice lands in
the four States mentioned. Some Of
the steel rail companies have also
concluded highly satisfactory terms
for the mining and delivery Of ores
and fuel. The president of one Of
the new companies developing vir.
GINA resources, told me to day that
there were under contract 300 miles
Of railroad passing through mineral
lands in the two Virginias and de.
pending on the future traffic in and
transportation of minerals for bus.
iness."
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Humbugped Again.

| saw so much said about the mer.
its Of Hop Bitters, and my wife who
was always doctoring, and never
well, teased me SO urgently to get her
some | concluded to be humbugged
again; and l am glad did, for in
less than two months use of the Bit.
ters my wife was cured and has re.
manned so for eighteen months since
| like such humbugging.-H. T., St
Paul.-Pioaeer Press.
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The time to have punished the
Star-route thieves was when their
rascally doings were exposed by IL
Democratic house of representatives
But the Republicans in Congress
took the side of the thieves, and by
their clamor and that of the Repub.
lican press, that the Democrats were
going to cripple the postal service by
cutting of mail facilities essential to
public accommodation, the Demo.
Gratis were deferred from pushing the
matter, the movement WAS squelched,
and the robbers we're suffered to pro-
coed under the implied sanction of
Congress. All was known then that
is known now.
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Pleasc Point Ont.

I'VE would like to have the Charles.
ton Call point outthe defects in the
legislation Of 1881, that it may be
remedied at the session converting
next January. 1t is an easy thing
to make charges, to mislead people,
but facts are another thing. The
Call should point out what it COM
plains of and suggest the corrections
that it wants, then the Legislature
at its next session may consider
them. 5io
The Call also says that by the last
winters legislation, the Third Dis.
trict is practically made TO build the
Capitol. How this paper arrives at
such conclusion we are unable to
discover. So far as taxes are con.
cerned, they are equal and uniform
all over the State, and each District
Will pay its proper proportion to
erect the Capitol building. 1t char
ges that Democratic legislation is re-
.sponsible for the criminal cases
pending in the United States Court
in West Virginia to the number Of
9SO." What has the State, or its
laws to do with the people who vio-
late the laws Of the United States?
So that charge is all bosh, and not
worthy the attention Of any sensible
man.
The Call again says:
Every third man carries revol.
yer. Every tenth man uses it. No
adequate remedies are used. People
cannot safely go about their ordinary
business. Virtue is a prey to vice"
1t may be that the people of Kan,
awha county are lawless, but it is
not true of other parts of the State.
People in West Virginia are as free
to ego about their ordinary business, y
as any in the land, and nowhere in
the State is "virtpe prey to vice."
unless perhaps it may be in the
county which tolerates the publica.
ton of such paper ms the Erenin
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Sketches from the Guiteau Trial
"A Weak Pr0secuti0n-Mr
Blaine as a Witness-Scene
and Incidents Of the First Day
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, DC, Nov. 10Th, 1881.
1'have this hour returned from the
Guiteau trial, and will give you my
impressions while they are fresh
The court room was so densely crowd.
ed that | could not at first see the
prisoner, but, pressing within the
bar, | secured seat from which l had
an excellent view. As I took my
seat, l heard sharp, distinct voice
say: 81 want the Court to know that
| do not come here on.my hands and
knees as a criminal, but as repro
sentative of Deityl" Looking in the
direction of the voice, / saw a pale,
thin, excited, gesticulating man; it
was Guiteau. Soon the door of the
witness room was opened, and all
eyes were fixed on the well known
form and features of james G. Blaine.
He was conducted TO a seat within
the bar. Colonel Corkhill now arose
to open the case for the prosecution.
If the reader has seen verbatim re-
port, | presume he has felt regret and
shame that the United States, in so
important case, case in which the
words of counsel will be read in every
civilized tongue, should have been SO
incompetently and weakly represent.
ed. The address was a verbose,
rambling, irrelevant haraugue about
the late war, the assassination Of
Lincoln, our form of government,
and it abounded in sophomorical
aightsand hackneyed platitudes-all
calculated to confuse the jury as tc
their duty, and mystify them as to
the criminality of the criminal. Con.
sidering the cause and the occasion
so much verbal ineptitude has seldom
been crowded into so brief time
When the counsel sat down,
thought sigh Of relief came from a
disguised court and bar. / have nc
personal i'll feeling toward Colonel
Corkhill, but, if something is no,
done to rebuff the intrusion of such
low grade mediocrity into responsible
position in this. country, the public
legal service will be in danger of in.
anition. Owing to his social stand,
ing and connections here, the city
press speaks hatteringly of his fail
ure, but the press outside of Wash
ington is free from social embarrass.
ment, and can dare to serve God and
man by telling the truth. can now
see why the Government would moi
entrust the Star Route cases to him
but cannot see why a sane Govern,
ment ever entrusted him with any.
thing.
MIR. Blaine was now called 10 the
witness stand. The clerk was pro.
ceeding to administer the oath with
the Bible, but Mr.. Blaine whispered
his preference for the other way, and
was sworn with his right hand ele.
waited and without kissing the book.
A chair was offered him, but he pre-.
ferred to testify standing. He de,
tailed the incidents of the morning,
the hour, and the moments preced-
ing and following the assassination.
But little was added TO the tragic
history with which the public is ia.
miliar, but it was exceedingly inter.
esting to hear the story from the dis
tinguished witness. AfterMr. Blaine
had concluded his testimony direct,
The brother.in.law and counsel Of
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TRUSTEES SALE
Of Valuable Town Property ia
the Town OF Hartford CITY.

DY virtue OF Deed of Trust executed 10
ID the undersigned Trustee, by Rankin
Wiley, ST., dated on the Sd day Of Nav
1876, to secure TO q. W. Morelock the nav
ment OF n certain promisory note bear;no
even date with said Trust Deed, for tbe
sum OF seven hundred and forty.eight dol.
srs and eighty-three cents, payabletwclye
months after date, with interest, which IN.
terest now amounts to about 500. 90, which
said Deed OF Trust is duly OF record in tle
Mason County Court Clerks office in Trust
Decd Book No. s, folio $3.50, and being No.
quested BY G. w. Moredock, the owner Of
said note, to make sale OF the property in
said Trust Deed mentioned, default having
been made in the payment OF said note and
interest, shall proceed TO sell by way Of
public auction, for CASH, at the front door
Of the Court House in Mason cohnty, West
Virginia, on
Tuesday, the 18th day of De
cember, 1881,
the property in said Trust Deed described,
being four lots OF land in the town Of Hart.
ford City, and marked on the plot OF said
town as Lots No. |, ., l5and 10 in Square
No. 8, fronting on Main and Front streets.
The above property has fine dwelling
house thereon and other costly improve
ments.
DE. NEWTON, Trustee.
nov. lB-iw.
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Indicted.

The lawless Red Men of Jackson
county TO the number of eleven, who
beat and maltreated Henry Muncey,
few days ago, few miles above
Ravenswood, have all been indicted
Judge Fleming convened II special
Grand Jury for the purpose. By
this time, no doubt, all of them have
been arrested, and placed under bond
or put in Jail.
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WOMEN Everywhere use Parker's
Ginger Tonic, because they have
learned from experience that it over
comes dependency, indigestion, and
weakness in the back and kidneys,
and other troubles Of the sex.-Hon,e
Journal.
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The Supreme Court Of Tennessee
has decided that the law Of that State
providing for the assessment of rail
road property is unconstitutional
This decision will empower every
city in the State to assess railroad
property as private property, and to
collect back taxes since 1875 at such
an assessment.
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Mr.. John R. Couch has rendered
his resignation as a Justice of Ar
buckle District. Mr.. W. II. Poffen-
barger, an old Justice of that District
is strongly recommended for the
place.
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The report of the Department of
Agriculture shows large falling off,
as compared with last year, in cotton,
corn, wheat and oats, but the quality
is better.
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Dakota, out of which the Republi-
cans are anxious to erect a State, was
organized as q Territory March 2,
1861. 1t has an area of 150,932
square miles-96,5 96, 4S0 acres-and
is now credited with a population Of
about 1856, 900, considerably less than
one TO the square mile.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

a. holiday presents; square grand pianofortes four
very handsome round corners, rosewood cases three
unisons, Beatty's matchess iron frames STOOL book
cover. boxed, a222.75 to s207.50; catalogue prices
$500 to $1,000; satisfaction guaranteed or money re.
funded after one years use upright pianoorteS S1e5
to 5000 catalogue prices, $500 to $500; standard
pianoiores Of the universe; thousands testify; write
for mammoth list OF testimonials Beattys cabinet or
gans cathedral. church, chapel, parlor, $50 upward
visitors welcome; free carriage trains illustrated
catalogue holiday edition. free Address or call upon
DASiELF. BEATTY Washington, New Jersey.
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From the Barbour Jtfersonian we
learn the particulars Of the recent
outrage in Barbour county, in which
Floyd Harsh and John Watkins two
prisoners recently convicted and con.
fined in Jail, were released by mob.
The two men belonged to the gang Of
outlaws known in that part Of the
State as Red men, and it is supposed
the mob was largely composed Of
members of that infamous band.
The JcGesonian Justly condemns
this outrageous violation of law in
unmeasured terms, and calls Upon all
the order loving and law abiding cit.
liens of the county to rise up and
pursue the Williams until they are
brought to justice.
This grave violation of the law is
a stain upon the good name of Bar.
bour county and blot upon the civ.
ilization of her people. 1t seems I'M
reasonable that such a gross and
shocking outrage could have been
perpetrated with immunity unless
the mob had a large number Of friends
and sympathizers among the citizens,
and it speaks very badly for the 10.
cality in which it occurred.
Such occurrences are great draw.
back to the prosperity of our whole
State, and canno. be too strongly
condemned. We cannot expect EN-.
migration until we can fully satisfy
the emigrant that his person and
property will be. absolutely safe in
our midst. Just such outrages as are
reported by the Jcfersontan are used
with telling effect against our State
and indeed against the whole South
by parties interested in diverting
immigration from us. No stone
should be left unturned to capture
these rascals, and no trouble or ex.
pense spared to fully vindicate the
laws of the State.-Hiaton Herald.
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Married, at the residence of B. F.
Butler, Esq, on Tuesday, November
22d, by Rev. ]. H. Jackson, Mr.. P. F.
Duly to Mrs. Jane Jones.
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This town offers superior induce
ments to manufacturers.
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y the 18th day of De-
cember, 1881,
COMMISsIONER'S SALE OF
REAL ESTATE.

PURSUANT to the terms and conditions
i OF decretal order OF the Circuit
Court OF Mason County, West Virginia,
entered on the 18th day OF May, 1881, in
the Chancery cause OF Robert Luton, Ex-
ecutor OF Samuel Greer, deceased, VS.. Nan
cy Greer, ct. al, the undersigned will offer
for sale, at public auction, 10 the highest
bidder, at the front door OF the Court
House of Mason County, West Virginia,
on the
9Th Day OF September, 1851,
oil the real estate Of the said Samuel
Greer, deceased, situate in Cooper District,
in said county and State, containing about
800 acres, for the description and bound
aries of which reference is hereby given to
the records OF said county.
TERMS OF SALg-0ne-third OF the pur-
chase money cash in hand on the day OF
sale, the residue on credit of one and two
years, the purchaser to execute bonds
with good security for the deferred INSTALL
ments, said bonds to bear interest from the
day Of sale until paid and the legal title to
be retained, as further security, until the
purchase money BIO all paid.
The above land is well improved, under
timber, and will be sold subject to tho dow
er right of Nancy Greer, widow relict Of
said Samuel Greer, deceased.
HENRY J. FISHER, JR,
aug. "a. Special Commissioner.
The above sale is adjourned until We'd
nesday, September 18th, 1851.
HENRY ]. FISHER, JR,
Special Commissioner.
The above sale is adjourned until Mon
day the 18th OF October, 1881.
HENRY J. FISHER, JR.,
sep. 2l-Sw. Special Commissioner.
The above sale is postponed until Mon
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Women that have been given up
by their dearest friends as beyond
help, have been permanently cured
by the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. II is a posi-.
tive cure for all female COMPLAINTS
Send to Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, 1888
Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass, for
pamphlets.
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The above sale is postponed until Mon
day the 9th day OF February ,
lSS2. HENRY J. FISHER, JR.,
oct. 26-td. Special Commissioner.