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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04

Dawes Of Massachusetts, in late
speech in the Senate denounced the
South because of its ostracism of
Northern citizens. He particularly
referred to the case of u Boston man
who went to Mississippi-he located
the outrage there, first, and then af.
terward changed its location to Lou
isiana-and built q factory, which
was burned shortly afterward by his
southern white neighbors because he
was northern man. This story
like the rest of southern outrages
turns out to be maliciously false. In.
stead of his factory being burned by
southern whites, it was burned by
the scoundrel himself to get the
amount of insurance'he had PLACID
upon it, amounting to $4,000, and in
this even acted the rascal by putting
its value largely in excess Of what ii
was really worth.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04
To the Democratic Voters
Of
MASON COUNTY,

1t was the earnest desire Of your
Committee as well as of all the
members of the Democratic party
with whom we have had commu-
uication on the subject, that in the
coming election in this county for
County Superintendent of Free
Schools, party lines should be igno-
red, and no party nominations for
the Office be made; but the action
of the Republican Convention to-
day, has rendered it necessary that
the Democracy should unite upon
aud support only one man for the
office; with this object in view, and
the time (only two weeks remain
ing) SO short, and the farmers being
busy, your Committee have deem
ed it advisable not to call County
Convention, but to call District
Meetings of the party, at which
meetings you will vote for first
and second choice for a candidate
for County Superintendent of Free
Schools, and Immediately certify to
j. j. BRIGHT, Secretary of the Com
mittee, the result, when the Com
mittce will canvass the vote; and
the person having the highest num-
Der Of votes, will be declared the
nominee of the party. Under all
the circumstances we conceive this
to be the speediest and most salts
factory plan that can be adopted. i
The meetings will take place in
the various Districts at 2 o'clock p.
M, on SATURDAY, THE 7ru
DAY OF MAY, 1881, at the fol-
lowing named places:
Arbuckle-Town Hall.
Clendinen--At Fadeley's School
House.
Coopcr-Cullin's School House.
Cologne-Yauger's School House
Graham--New Haven.
Hannan-Town Hall.
Lewis-Court House.
Robinson-Van Matre's School
House.
Union-Wolfs School House.
Waggener-Clifton.
The Secretaries of the various
ceilings are requested to send the
result of the vote of their several
Districts to j. j. BRIGHT, Secretary,
Point Pleasant, not later than Tues.
day, the 10th of May.
G. SEllON, Chairman.
J. j. BRIGHT, Secretary.
Afay 2a, 1881.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04

than railroad and steamboat convey
ance, and II includes s.age-coach,
horseback and pedestrian transpor-
tation In the South and Far West.
Over some of the lines in the Far
West not more than three letters per
week are passed. There are more
than 5000 star route lines in all, for
which the annual appropriation is
about 100000. Between the years
1878 and 1880 Assistant Postmaster
General Brady, ian appointee Of Sen,
ator Morton, of Indiana, deceased, APP
pears to have furnished reasons in
the shape of so-called petitions for
having the service on ninety-three
of these routes expedited" which
means increased from a weekly to a
daily, or at least, more frequent, car
raige of mails. They succeeded SO
far that they raised the cost Of these
routes from s727, 900 to s2,Soo,oo0, so
that there we're only about sS,097,-
600 left for the other 5000 routes.
There has been for long time sug-
gestions and suspicious Of fraud in
the "star route service, but the de-
felt which Congress was called upon
TO meet at its last session fret brought
the matter prominently to public
notice. Mr.. Brady seems to have
been successful in postponing public
exposure and in securing his money.
The appointment of the present
Postmaster General however was a
crisis in the affairs of those who were
implicated in this "star route" bust,
ness, and it is believed by many that
Mr.. Brady, and many others in high
official position in both political par
ties, will have to answer through
criminal proceedings for their trans
gressions.
1t seems that Ex-senator Dorsey,
of Arkansas, is considerably smirch.
ed by this "star route" steal. Among
the contractors in the star route ser.
vice are his brother, brother-in.law,
and former partner. The contracts
awarded these three individuals we're
expedited from $4,000 to 100000,
so that it appears that the Dorsey
ring must have made a handsome
haul Of nearly half a million dollars.
The warm weather of the past
week it is thought, will soon thaw
out the deadlock in the Senate. In
the recent Republican, caucus there
was an agreement 10 so fur relax its
rightly as to consider the more i'm
portant of the Presidents nomina-
tions ID executive session. The
Chinese treaty must be considered
before long, or the time agreed upon
for its ratification will have lapsed,
and taking one thing with another,
it is improbable thstS the deadlock
will continue longer than till the
first Of June, c. AS.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04
Land for Sale.

T HAVE a tract Of land situated in Lewis
i District, Mason county, West Virginia,
on the Clarksburg road, and about seven
miles from Point Pleasant, which wish to
sell. Said tract contains S2l acres, is well
improved, has good dwelling house, barn
and suitable outbuildings situated upon it.
| will sell the whole 32l acres ut twenty
five dollars tS25l per acre, or will sell il in
three tracts, l55'acres in the first tract.
Address PERRY LEM ASTER,
Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Va.
feb.9-3m.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04
Republican Conventional Trag-
~, cdy in Four Scenes.

a prodigy, under the management
Of Mr.. Redmond, has been andis now
amusing the people of this commun-
ily, in Pharsical Tragedy, in four
scenes, denoted by the four letters,
p. A. s. S., which four letters, by a
wonderful coincidence spell out the
, doom Of this wonderful Artist
:, As tho first letter implies, he APP
pears in the attitude Of The Rucky,
with distorted face, and gesticulation,
he boldly declares that he will fight
it through TO the last without the
help of Guthrie or any Of his friends.
Now, in behalf Of the public, who
wish to see this wonderful stage en-
actment played to the letter, "stand
off and behold the quintessence of
PUCK personilied." We tell you that
the boy on the burning deck, with
his peck of peanuts, is as nothing
compared TO this exhibition of pluck.
After some music by the white-wash.
ed minstrels headed by the wonder
full Waddler, the second scene will be
enacted.
This inimitable Artist, if he was
pluck personifed in the first scene,
will more than surpass himself in
displaying the wonderful powers of
Arithmetical Calculation in the sec.
ond. He will show, or seem to show to
the astonishedgaz ofhis auditors that
So and2are equal TO 100. AS this won
derful display goes on, the cold eye
ofthc Stage Manager brightens with
more than that Of Shylock, as he sees
in this calculation q bonanza before
which all his own mathematical leg
ordemain is as the small dust of the
balance Music again, by the won
derfal Waddlcr.
What shall We say of this scene?
Language fails! The mysterious
word is being unfolded.
The mystic S., with all its preg.
nant meaning, points like the finger
of fate, but 1.-THE CALLED Jade does not
vince" Our hero stands firm. The
silence is broken, as with q firm
utterance comes the startling declar-
alton, ~ am ready to give up all for
my party, if she falls, l am willing
TO fall with her, if she is victorious,
shall share that victory" The S.
means Sacrifice. Lcandcr who swan
tho Hellespont; Loonidas at the fam.
Gus Pass; the Hebrew Children, Pro.
mctheus on the cold rocks Of Caucasus;
none of these. nay, not even the
Savior of the world presents such an
example of Sacrifice. After an In.
tcrludo by the Band, the closing
scene will be enacted, The last, let.
Ter with its meaning reflects the in
evitable doom Of our Hero, Showed
under" Reqaicscat in pace,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04

Voters arc driven from the polls in
New England by educational quail
fications, The same people wLo set
up this sort Of qualification for their
own section would force the States
Of the South under the rule Of igno.
rant aud brutish negroes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04

The Baltimore Gazette says that the
Democrats in the Senate are masters
of the situation. The Republicans
cannot control a quorum without
their assistance. That assistance
will not be given to ratify a shame
full bargain that has for its ultimate
sprposs an attack on the financial
honor Of Virginia. A quorum will
always be commanded with Demo
cratic assistance to transact the pub
lie business for which the Senate is
convened, but not to help the Re.
publicans pay the price Of Mahone's
infamy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04
NOTICES.

THE annual meeting u the Stoekholdcn,
/ OF Hartford City Coal and Salt Coul.
pany, will be held at the Company Office,
in Hartford City, Mason County, West
Virginia, on Thursday, May the le.h. 1881,
ut 10 o'clock A. NJ Tor the ptifp6sS 81
clectine Board al Directory, aud Tor the
Transaction d all other business that mar
come before said meeting.
CIV. MoREDocl, Prest,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04

One would imagine TO read the
New York Tribune that the South is
weltering in gore-a sort Of ocean Of
blood. With quite serious air it
declares that precisely the same in
famous, bloody and law defying
spirit, by which the South was spot,
ted all over with assassinations and
massacres years ago, so that the Re-
publican party was literally murder
ed in State after State, exists and
rcisns to-day" This is really start
ling, and we are somewhat astonish-
ed that Jay Gould, who owns the
Tribune, should still continue to in
vest in railroads in that terrible sec.
ton. He had better build sail boats,
especially adapted to bloody sea nav.
igation.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04

Tho present Election Commission,
ers of the county, now in office, are
required to act as Commissioners at
the school election, to be held May
Eth, 1881, as now Commissioners
h@rd not yet been appointed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04

SITE Of West Virgins, Mason County, S.,
A I Rules held in the Clerks Office OF the
II Circuit Court OF Mason county, on the
last Monday in the month Of April, 1851.
George Rheinschild and Helena Rheims
child his wife, Annie Rheinschild, Liz.
zie Rheinschild, William Rheinschild and
Philip Rheinschild, Plaintiffs.
John Young, Charles W. Young, Simon
Young, &. P. Simpson, Charles {. Miller,
Katharine Rheinschild, The Diamond
Glass COMPANY, corporation, The Hope
Manufacturing and Coal Company, cor.
poration, James s. Borgess., L. Hogg,
Thomas r. Jones, d. G. Entsminger, I,
John Eberle. Richard Flood, William
Brown, John Someryiile and a. A. Han.
ly, Sheriff, and as such Administrator of
the estate Of George Rhcinsehild, ST., de-
ceased, Defendants.
! The object OF this suit is to perfect the
title OF the Defendant, John Young, in
three certain lots or parcels OF land situated
in the town Of Mason City, which lots said
Young contracted topurchase from Chss.
g.. Miller, and which lots said Young deed
ed to Simon Young, Andrew Young and
George Rheinschild, Sr. The legal title
still remaining in g. G. Miller, and to en-
force sale Of said lots conveyed to Simon
Young and Andrew Young, under trust
deed executed to by each OF them to G. p
Simpson, Trustee for the use Of sud John
Young, which trusts were assigned to
George Rheinschild, Sr., by said John
Young.
This day came the Complainants, by
Counsel, and on their motion, and it APP
pearing by affidavit filed that the Defend
ants, James l.. Borgess., L. Hogg, Thomas
II. Jones, d. G. Entsminger, John Eberle,
and Richard Flood are non-residents OF
this State, tits ordered that they do appear
here at Rules to be held in the Clerks Of
flee Of the Circuit Court of said county on
the first Monday in the month OF June,
1881, and dowhat is necessary to protect
their interest in this suit.
Teste:
CHAs. B. WAGGENER, Clerk.
English, p q. [may4-4w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04

Tho Western rivers are at food
height. The Missouri and Mississip-
pi have overliowed their banks, in.
undating farms and towns.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04

Job E, Owens, prominent citi.
zen and manufacturer Of Hamilton,
Ohio; committed suicide last WeInes-
day, by shooting himself through the
head.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04
Rev. Ryan Raising a Rumpus.


Last Thursdays Wheeling Intelit-
gcner contains the following editorial
comments on a recent sermon by the
Rev. L. w. Ryan, Presiding Elder Of
Wheeling district. This gentleman
is we'll known to many Of our people,
he having once been located at Ma
SON City, this county. His senti-
ments, below expressed, will startle,
no doubt, his Methods. friends, as
we'll as those Of other Protestant de-
nominations:
brother Ryan preached a sermon
Sunday night on The subject of the
intermediate state Of the dead that
seems by our local report to have
stirred up considerable feeling among
the Methodist people ofthe city. He
seems to have grazed pretty close on
the doctrine of Purgatory, from all
accounts. He makes his defense,
however, through one Of our reporters
this morning, and quotes John Wes-
ley and other authorities in support
Of his position. We are q little
afraid that Brother Ryan has waded
into deep water in tackling this sub
ject. The Methodist Church is sup
posed TO be pre.eminently sound on
the doctrine Of heaven and hell. Its
membership generally go strong on
both places, and never stop on q half
way condition. The good and the
had pass to their deserts as soon as
they have done with the things Of
time and sense, This is plain doc
trine, and anybody can understand
it, but this thing Of an intermediate
place both for the good and tho bad
neither heaven nor hell-hassome.
thing too hazy about ii for general
comprehension. The Catholics be-
lieye in Purgatory for those finally
destined for the better country, on
the ground that no one, not even
very good people, is free enough from
the imperfections of this worldly
state to enter at once on the joys Of
heaven. The wicked, however, they
assign to their final destination at
once. This doctrine, too, is plain and
understandable, and it seems as if
Brother Ryan ought to hold to one or
the other Of these doctrines, and not
suspend a final disposition Of both
the good and the bad for tens Of
thousands of years. We are afraid
that he has been reading DIR; Thomas,
of Chicago, who is to be tried some of
these days for hercsy, and who knows
but what We may have a trial Of the
same kind here in West Virginia?
The fact is that this doctrine is the
merest speculation. A number Of
writer's reputed for their mystical
lore have tried their hands on it in
vain, and left the world without q
particle oflight 1t lis one ofthe sub
jects that the learned and profound
men of modern times have by COM
mon consent RENTED to the domain
of the unknowable. They have class
ed it as a speculation without data
for even an opinion"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04

Malone still holds the Republican
party by tho ear and demands his
reward,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04

ST Hoffman, ex.City Auditor of
Cincinnati, was acquitted of the
charge of embezzling money. The
jury upon the second trial returned
verdict Of not guilty.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04

Denis Kearaey is about to form a
new political party, whose object
shall be- to mako over the country
i0to a garden Of Eden. We will join
i,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04

Gen, Geo. A. Sheridan will not
stump Ohio for the Republicans this
fall. He has Star Route engage.
ment.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04

Charleston, the prospective "Per.
manent Seat" is agitating the sub.
ject Of building q new court house.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04

Labor troubles are SO numerous
that it is hard TO believe that Han
cock was defeated and Garfield, elect,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04
The Robber.


The Baltimore Gazette says Gen.
Brady, late second assistant post
master general, files in the New York
Herald a plea of avoidance as TO his
connection with the star route swim.
die. After a general denial he says
"a thorough investigation Of every
phase Of the matter cannot be initia.
ted one moment too soon for me-
He urges that Congress Investigated
the whole matter Of the large in
crease on ninety-three Of the routes,
and not only voted an appropriation
to cover the cost thereof, but actually
appropriated $500. 900 for furthersuch
increases during the fiscal year, and,
infercntially, thereby Endorsed and
approved the actions Of the depart
ment in such regard. And then he
asserts that "all this talk about rings
and corruptions comes from digraced
contractors and would be blackmail-
ers; incessant overtures were made BY
the press brigands to contractors who
were supposed by them to be in the
enjoyment OF fat contracts and large
profits, to properly mold public SEN
timent, and these propositions being
rejected in many instances were fol-
lowed by threats that if they were
denied participation therein q con-
trary sentiment would be created"
All which, if admitted, proves moth.
ing whatever in behalfof Gen. Brady
and hisconfreres. The question now
depending is not whether Congress
appropriated money to cover the en-
ormous deficiency Of 100000 con-
tracted for by him without authority
of law, or whether "press brigands"
or other cormorants sought a part of
the large plumber. But the question
is by what authority the contracts
were made, and why the exorbitant
increase of pay was allowed on the
ninety.three routes without any cor.
responding benefit to the postal SER
vice. Surely the people have a right
to know something about tho squan-
dering Of over two millions Of dollars,
and to know whether it was done cor
ruptly or honestly. The burthen of
proof, by way of his justification, lies
with Gen. Brady. The examination,
by direction Of the President, recent
ly resulted, as our readers know, in
Brady's immediate removal. We
fully agree with him that the inves.
tigation cannot come "a moment too
soon" and when it does come there
is little doubt that the gigantic
swindle will be fully exposed, al
though enough has already been de-
veloped TO stamp it as the grcatest'of
all frauds perpetrated by Mr.. Hayes
administration.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04

1t would be interesting to know
how much the Star Route boys paid
towards the Garfield campaign fraud.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04

Before Mr.. Vanderbilt left for. Eu.
rope he purchased 100000 more
government bonds. This makes s67,.
100000 this unfortunate man has in.
vested, What an effort it must be TO
cut IF the coupons.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04

The Queen of England is sixty.
two and has mourned seven of her
Prime Ministers. There is now no
ex.Premier living in England. Five
years ago We had no ex-President
living, but We are more fortunate
now.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04

According To- our potion there has
been entirely too much free adver.
Using given to Mr.. Mahonej of Yir-
GINA. 1t was evident long ago that
he intended to sell OFT the little pc.
litical stock he had to the RepuIh-
cans, and being now joined to his
idols he should be permitted to sink
at once into thatobscurity which his
conduct merits The history of this
country presents but few examples
Of such political tergiyersation as he
has shown himself capable Of, and
now that he is known and estimated
at his full value he can do no further
harm to the Democratic party with
which he once pretended TO affiliate.
Baltimore Gazette.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04

Texas owns the lands in that State,
and disposes of them as she pleases.
The last Legislature passed a bill
known as che Crippled Confederate
Soldiers Land Pension Bill, which
goes into effect the 1st day of July
next. By the terms Of the act the
Confederate soldier now living in
Texas who was resident Of Texas
when he enlisted in the military SER
vice Of the late Confederacy, and be-
came disabled by reason Of wounds
is entitled to an alternate land GER
tifcatc Of 1,2S0acres. He is required
to prove by two creditable witnesses,
to the satisfaction of the County Com,
missioners' Court of the county ofhis
residence, that he is entitled to the
certificate.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-05-04

The Worlds Fair project still
hangs FIRE. 50 fsr tho transporta-
ton lines have subscribed but $780,
600 out Of She 100000 expected
from them, and where the other
s55o,000 is to come from is n perplex.
ing question. And then even il Tits
is raised, another 100000 must be
forthcoming before the one subscrib.
ed by the Commission can be made
.availabfe. 1t is generally under
stood that next weeks meeting Of
the executive and finance committee
will decide the fate Of the enterprise,
and just now it is conceded that the
prospects are rather blue.