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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-01
Senatorial Observation-Disclosures.

eve inquire, tberefote, Why is it
that twenty thousand only are re.
qnired as a basis for Senatorial repre-
sentation on the line Of. the B. & o.
r. R., while nearly thirty thousand
(29, 1883 are required from this sec
ton Of the State?
"Why are only seventeen thousand
QZ012i) required in the Tenth dis
trict, while thirty.three thousand
82,619) are required in the Seventh
district
"Wesay to the representatives from
this section Of the State, that our
people are not ready to acknowledge
their inferiority by appearing con-
tent with this sort Of jerrymandering
and urge them to have this matter
attended to with a view Of giving us
our full power and influence in flu
ture legislation. The apportionment
Of this session must be endured for
ten years, and 1t is important that it
be made a fair one"
We clip the above extract from the
Huntington Advertiser, which last
week gave very able statement Of
our present senatorial representation.
If the figures used in the statement
are correct, and we have no reason to
doubt them, as Mr.. Bennett is well
posted, our senatorial apportionment
should be changed. We do not, how
ever, think that it would be either
right or necessary to yacate the seats
OF the present Senator'S. The bill SO
far as senatorial apportionment goes,
might be made to take effect, leaving
in office all Senators whose term had
not expired at the next general cleo
tion. AS is well said above, this ap.
portionment must stand for the next
ten years, and il is q matter of i'm.
portance to have it. fairly made
The counties of the Third District
are the ones that are now furnishing
the largest number Of inhabitants
for the least number Of Senators, and
this unequal proportion will continue
to increase rapidly during the next
ten years. In the proposed re-dis.
tricting of the State for congressional
purposes, it is, we understand, the
sense of the Legislature, that the
counties now composing the Third
Congressional District, should have
the lowest number, or least surplus
population, because they will out.
grow the other counties any how
Now if this reasoning is good fol
congressional re-apportionment, so il
should also be good for State senate.
rial re-apportionment. We think it
would be well for the members from
this end Of the State to examine into
the matter fully.
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Consolidation.
From the Cleveland Herald.

ltrom the Cleveland Herald
The Ohio Central has just COM
pleted u consolidation with the At
lanlic & Northwestern Of West Vir.
ginia, and has thereby secured lines
extending from Toledo & Columbus
through the Hooking Valley coal
fields TO the Ohio river. IL willcross
the Ohio at Point Pleasant, on a
bridge now under construction by
General Easement. II will thence
continue up the Kanawha Valley,
through Charleston, the capital Of
West Virginia, TO Kanawha Falls,
forming junction with the Chesa-
peake Il Ohio, and passing through
the center OF the coke and coal fields,
of which the company owns 10000
acres in fee. The entire line from
Corning to Charleston is graded,
bridges are in course Of construction
and 10000 tons of steel rails have
been bought and are now going for
ward for track laying. The whole
work will be completed during the
summer.
Messrs. A. A. Lowe & Brothers,
prominent members of the syndicate,
are large owners in the New River
coke region, and have now in opera.
tion on their lands l, 400 coke ovens,
the coke from which completes on
equal terms with the Connellsville
region. From these coke fields the
furnaces Of the Hooking Valley and
Southern Ohio will be entirely sup
piled by the new line, and coke will
be sent to the northwest to all points
now supplied from the Connellsville
region.
The consolidated company known
as the Ohio Central is also exclusive
owner of the Ohio Central coal prop
erty, Of about 1900 acres in Perry
and Athens counties, on which the
company is now working twelve
mines with a capacity of putting out
100000 tons per annum. The com.
pany has recently purchased and is
now receiving additional equipment
of thirteen locomotives, 100 cars
and $50 box cars.
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n OTICE.

TITS hereby certified that the Atlantic
l and Northwestern Railroad Company Of
West Virginia, in pursuance OF powerycst.
ed in it by the general laws of West yir-
ginia, and by the act entitled, "An act to
amend and re-enact section two OF mn Act
passed February twcnty-eight one thous-
and eight hundred and sevcnty.two, en-
titled Gan Act providing for a charter for
the Guyandotte River Railroad and Min
eral Company" passed March l4th, 1881,
has duly consolidated its capital stock,
property and franchises with the Ohio Cen.
trail Railroad company, acorporation Of the
state'o Ohio, and has duly adopted for
such consolidated company, the name Of
the "ohio Central Railroad Company"
By order OF the Board OF Directors OF the
Atlantic and Northwestern Railroad
Company.
S. G. McFisnER, Secretary,
Atlantic and Northwestern Railroad Co.
January 25tt,, 1882. feb. l5-60d.
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Judge COnkling.

The President has nominated Elk.
Senator Conkling, to fill the vacancy
on the United States Supreme Bench,
occasioned by the retirement of Jus,
tice Hunt. 1t is agreed upon all
sides that Conkling will make an
able and upright Judge, 1t is good
plan for him to retire upon, yet not
SO good as he might have had some
years ago, as President Grant offered
him the office Of Chief Justice.
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bridge, and Point Pleasant win NOT
have rs many inhabitants then as
she had in 1774 when the Indian
battle was fought. People make a
town and not money. They have
plenty Of money in the Point, but
are suicidal in their policy. Why,
they ask a. much for a hog wallow
as a lot on Pearl street, Cincinnati.
General Samuel Thomas is the
money man in these enterprises.
Col. Lamison, the gentleman whom
We interviewed, is the business man
ager Of Gen. Thomas.
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Fees and Doctors.

The fees Of doctors is an item that
very many persons are Interested in
just at present. We believe the SEIZED.
ule for visits is $500, which would
tax man confined to his bed for a
year, and in need Of daily visits, over
81 900 year for medical attendance
alonel And one single bottle of Hop
Bitters taken in time would save the
$1,000 and all the years sickness
Post.
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When man makes his will and
disposes Of his assets, he is supposed
to be getting ready to die. The Re.
publican party hasn't made its will
yet, but it seems to be disposing Of
its assets in the shape of stalwart
politicians and leaders. Conkling
on the Supreme Bench, Grant on the
retired list, Blaine kicked overheard
and poor Garfield killed, it looks as
though the party would soon have
but little working capital left.
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The Secretary Of War Approves
the Plan Of the Point Pleasant
Strucfure.

WASHINGTON, February 25.-The
Secretary of War has given his ap.
proyal to the plans for a bridge
across the Ohio river, at Point Pleas.
ant. A long span Of four hundred
feet'is obe on the Ohio side, and the
other spans are to be two hundred
and fifty feet. The bridge is to be
one hundred feet above low water
mark. 1t is stated that this will be
satisfactory to the Pittsburgh Coal
Exchange.
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thing else, and while he may succeed

thing else, and while he may succeed
in entertaining bis fellow Senators
and attract some attention from the
country, he finds, if he ever thinks
about such things, that all Of his
pretty talk has brought no votes to
the measuresin which his own i'm
mediate constituents were concerned
West Virginia is more interested in
the development Of her own resources
than she is in abstract questions of
government, and she wants men who
know how to get votes for appropria-
tons for her water ways rather than
now to produce lodg homilieson mere
political questions that nobody but
the politicians ever get anything
out Of.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-01

n. BE. L. & B. s. R'y runs by Colun.-
bus time-24 minutes slower than c. 80.
R'y time. pnlat Ir.Lf.
@. & o. R'y trains run daily. Lexington
Division Trains do not run on Sunday.
No. I MaiI-Connects at Lynchbury
Junction South and Southwest; at Ashland,
KY, with scioto Valley Railroad for the
Northwest; at Lexington, Ky, with Ken.
lucky Central Railway for Cincinnati and
the West; and with L. 4 n. Hallway for
the Southwest.
No. 2 MALL. & n. and Kentucky
Central Railways connect at Lexington,
Ky, and Scioto Valley Railroad, ut ASH
land, Ky, with No.2. No. 2 connects Mt
Lynchburg Junction. for the South and
Southwest; and at Richmond for the South.
No. 3 Express-Connccts ut Hunt
ington with steamers for Cincinnati and
the West. SER
No. A Express Connects at Lynch.
burg Junction for the North and South; at
Richmond for the South; aud ON Tuesdays
and Fridays with o. D. S. $. for New York.
Pullman Sleeping Coaches daily on Nos.
] and 2 between Huntington and Clifton
Forge.
Sleeping Coaches daily on Nos. 8 and
between Richmond and Anderson. -
Special Notice.
New Coaches through between Cincin-
natl and Richmond on Nos. and with
out change.
For Rates, Tickets, Baggage-C Checks. mp.
ply to any Office Of @. 80. R'y; or Depot
or Ticket Office Of connecting lines.
G. w. SMITH, H. W. FULLER,
Gen'l Manager. Gen'l Pass'r AT.
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Tippett and Sergeant.
New Marlinsville Messenger.

The Nc,o Dominion suggests the
name Of Hon. George W. Tippelt for
Governor, but it won't do. Tippett
may go to Congress from the ''ahoe
string down the river, but we want
it distinctly understood that Sar-
geant is to be Governor the next
time. There is to be no fooling about
this, Jules.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-01

The Legislature is about to pass a
bill to prevent the spread Of the Can
adian thistle, under a penalty Of a
fine of $500. 1t will, however, ap.
ply only to Berkely county. The bill
should have applied to the State gen.
orally, as this is an exceedingly
troublesome weed and even. danger
Gus, and is spreading rapidly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-01

The President and Cabinet have
decided to restore General Fitz John
Porter to ID rank as a Major Gener-
al. When restored, if he is entitled
to back pay at all, it will amount to
sll5,OOO.0O
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Death to rats, mice, reaches and
ants; Parsons Exterminator. Barns
granaries and households cleared in
a single night. No fear of bad
smells. Best and cheapest vermin
killer in the world. Sold every.
where.
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The kanawha Gazette: A few of oul
Democratic exchanges have from time
to time contained articles that were
meant to depreciate, in the eyes Of
the people, West Virginia representa-.
tives in the United State Senate. We
do not think they have succeeded in
this because we do not think they
ought to succeed. These critics pro.
coed upon the idea that everything
that it is desirable that a represe ia.
tive in that dignifed body shall
possess is the capacity to make Ell.
oquent speeches. If he meets this
requirement he is qualified, and if he
does not he is not the man for the
place. Our opinion is different. We
do not think West Virginia's interest
is to be promoted by the slightest con-
cession to this idea. A plain, practi.
cal common sense man, will accom-.
plish more good for his State than
any number of flashy orators could
do, 1t is business sense, and not the
graces Of oratory, that tells in legis-
lative matters. Each member is
there in the interest of his own State,
and is controlled in his vote by that
interest and not by the forvid appeals
OF any man, however eloquent. The
man who devotes his time to the pre-.
paration of rhetorical speeches, to be
delivered upon all sorts of occasions,
hardly ever has much time for any,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-01
The High Waters.

The winter of 1872 will long be
held in memory by many citizens oil
the Ohio Valley, as one of terror and
destruction. The rains have been
incessant and the floods almost uni.
versal. At Cincinnati the flood was
not quite SO high as in 1S47, while
in the region of Memphis, it was
fully equal to that of 1882. Quite a
number of people have been drowned
together with great numbers of stock
while thousands of citizens are TEN.
porarily houseless and the damage to
property can scarcely be computed
In our own immediate region the
waters have been continuously high
but we have had no such great floods
rs have prevailed on the lower river,
AS we read such. distressing accounts
of the miseries of low.landers and
look around even upon our low
places, it is a satisfaction to know
that our town at last has a place to
grow upon, where the waters shall
cease TO trouble" and no flood can
ever come. The lands recently pur.
chased to be laid out in town lots, al
the upper end Of Point Pleasant on
the Ohio river, embraces a large body
of land that lies high and dry above
even the water mark of 1882. 1t is
here that not only the new town will
be built, but much of the old town,
now occupying quarters subject to
overflow, will gradually move up, as
we grow in size, we will also grow
above high water mark.
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FARM FOR SALE.

OFFER for sale my farm OF 90 acres,
i situate in MERGERS Bottom, Mason coun.
ty. 1t has on it good frame house five
rooms, barn and other improvements. The
land is all bottom, lying on the Ohio river.
For further information address
MRS. MARIAN J. MEADOWS,
ian.i-en.] Point Pleasant, West Va.
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VALUABLE TIMBER LAND for
SALEi

THE tract OF timber land belonging to
/ Hon s. S. Cox, OF New York, lying in
Clendinen District, Mason county, West
Virginia, containing 900 acres, is now for
sale, in the whole, or in tracts OF not less
than 100 acres. Upon this land can be
found the finest OF timber, consisting OF
Ash, Walnut, Oak, Poplar and Pine. Easy
access to the kanawha or Ohio Rivers.
Title indisputable. Abstract OF title and
map Of land can be seen at the office OF
Jno. Z. Trims. For terms and further in.
formation apply to the undersigned at Point
Pleasant, West Virginia. Correspondence
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WESTWARD. No. ! Mail. No. Sfr
e ~ Daily press idly
Leave Richmond. .,,.. s OOan sop,n
Due Gordonsville...-ll o. n IN 10 Is nm
+" CharlotteHille..ll 90 a m II 45pm
Lynchburgiunc.l2 90 m II s. , m
Waynesboro,.... 2 0Spm lO6am
" Staunton. ........ . 40pm l iORm
Clifton Forge. 5 80 pm 4Soam
!" White Sulphur. Z 81 p m q .2iam
Hinton ........ ,.l0 % p m 3 i0am
Huntington 80. Q 95am 50opm
Lexington Divis. Ell &
BSRy Exc't Sunday
Leave Huntingdon. 0 % am 525pin
Due Ashland; .."."- 0Sam 6l5pm
" Morehead ....,..l0 % am .ExtSLy
g Mt sterling...,.l2 05 pm S soa m
" Winchester.,....l2 so p IN q Is am
" Lexington...... 1 so p m 7l5am
Cincinnai....... 0 80 m Ii Sam
Louisville....... 9 % p m ......
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No. Is, Freight and Passenger.
Leaves Richmond daily except Sunday at
S.S0p. M. and arrives Charlottesville 1850
p. M.
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No. 2liail. No. 4 Ex.
DAILY press idly
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-17
THREE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS.
Dine ON the ..rewikyr and Two In tho

One on the '.rcwikyv and Two In tho
City. 49, NJ ).
Yesterday as the forenoon passenger train
on the p, W. 4. Ky. road was passing Short
Greek, Patrick Daily, late keeper Of the
county jail, attempted to leave the car while
1t was In motion. He did not let 70 promptly
enough, however, and was thrown Violently
to the ground, alighting on his face, and re-.
.ceiyiEg a. number Of severe con.
tusions and gashe, about his head,
and also sustaining several sewers
bruises on bis shoulders and chest, as we'll "a
spraiping bis back badly. 2; 1t lis Yprobablc
that he -ia also considerably injured In.
ternally. It WAS currently reported yestcr.
day that his back was broken, but this
ruulor, We are glad 10 say, was exaggerated,
lie was brought TO his home in this City, and
his injuries received proper attention. 'si5E
About noon yesterday, rs Robert Luke,
proprietor Of the well.known livery table on
Market street. was engaged In some work in
tho second.story Of his building, an iron bai.
an:e weight suspended at some distance
from the floor for; some purpose, became
loose, and suddenly descended with ,consil.
cradle force. striking Mr.. Luke.a stunning
blow on the head, cutting au ugly gash and
rendering him Unconscious for a moment,
( 1t WAS only through good fortune that he
was not still moro seriously hurt No ner.
manent or dangerous injury was sustained,
& LAST night, shortly before ,eu'o 'ciock "A
young man named Fred. WeIsce.bcr wn,
seized with all epileptic TT, OH Market street
nearly opposite the rostoiticc. Z lie Is subject
10 such attacks, and the consequences arc
generally not serious or lasting. but on this
occasion he unfortunately fell in such way
~ to strike his head on the c,rbstone. Z 4
deep cash SOME seven inches long was cut in
his head, on!theFight side and behind the Cur.
He was taken to his home In South Wheel
Ing. Dr.. baguley was summoned, and his
wound properly attended to, The blow, us
well as the cut, was quito severe, and some
internal injuries are feared, 70 gii@l5ll,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-17
IRON WORKERS PICNIC.
Mndc by the Wheeling
-----.----.--. NlAtrlct RelekRipA, ------.--..-

In pursuance Of a call from Vice President
Ed. Rogers, representatives OF the. various
lodges Of the Amalgalnated Association OF
Iron and steel Workers met ut McI.an's
Hall last evening for the purpose Of making
arrangements to attend the picnic OF the
Association ut Beaver, Pa, on the 3rd OF
June. The following representatives were
present. l.}S aF3 S+f)it I0 L5.y y sd
sigcl Lodge-W Webb, J. II. Dickerton
and Jas. Darling ~ ,lSr. *
Virginia Lodge w. Knokc, John Roy,
Edling. 4SSs..ss-f ,,.la s t'sl7i.'' =
Wheeling Lodge-M. O'NeilI, Geo. Hab.
berileld and W. O'Neill. Az 5l.5af y
Nail City Lodge-A. D. Worth, w. Ray
mond and r. B. Roberts. z, ~ Il =
Crescent Lodge-Thos. Fox. Thos. Lewis
and Henry Hockey, lei /. IN 1
Belmont Lodge chas. straub, John Lane
and r. Barrett. ir... ss al.4}s 81 d n
jog; Roberts Lodge. Weitzil, i. Barker
and Chas. Crymble. 81 g's5'gz > a
Advance Lodgc-W.5J. McAnninch, Thos.
Robbins and John Terrell. 5Ssl SgI'G
Carroll 1.odgc-Charles Flag and R. Sur.
ger. itEd5f3f; lgi5I. j E
Bellairc City I4odgc-John FELTON,, C.
White and Murray Davis. IA a.
The meeting was organized by clccting
Vice President " Rogers, Chairman; W.
0'Neill, Secretary, and c. j. Thompson,
Treasurer. M s, 81 10 - p $50 4
y 1t was resolved by tic representatives pres.
emit to engage Myers band to accompany the
delegation from this district TO the picnic
The lodges represented are to be assessed in
proportion to pay the expenses. 1924, ~ 4,
II was decided to meet at the Capitol build
Ing at $50 A. ~, Tune Sd, and form in line
and march 10 tue train. Vice President
Rogers was elected Marshal of the day, and
the following gentlemen were selected as
aids: Geo. Habbertieid, Jas T. Darling, John
Jones, Thos. Fox, w. McAnninch, John Roy,
Murray Davis, Jas. Roberts, VIZ. Lewis and
A. D. Worth. Each marshal was empowered
to nppoint his aids to assist in keeping order
on the train. ~.
1t was resolved to request the managers OF
each mill to stop their. mills on that day so
MS 10 give the employees an opportunity Of
attending the picnic. IL gz.T1,9 : 4.,l =. b,
Mr.. China W. .seabright, tho South Side
merchant tailor, did avery handsome ching
in placing in the hands OF the general com.
mittee MI elegant gold watch to be disposed
OF at the picnic fof the benefit OF the order.
At the next meeting OF the committee the
me.hod Of dlsposing OF the yalaab le present
will be decided on. y, j; li3.5 ~ ash
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-17

The towboa.s Relief with q tow OF bricks
and the Hornet No. 9, with Goa! passed down
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Tina, wheeling womnnI,,, ,ulc,,,c.

~ SAuNt " cclluk WOMnn'k hUtcl0c.
The Pittsburgh Evening Lea,ltr OF yes,er.
day contains the following additional refer.
ence to the attempted suicide OF Maggie
Schultz: W His 81 Il so, Il III II :
}t"ln the account Of, the attempted suicide
OF Maggie Schultz, at II, Ferry street, on Sat.
utday night. II vas stated that Mrs. Ball, OF
Wheeling, slsteE OF the woman was presen.
at the time, This Is mot the csse. It was
Mrs Rose, who, with her husband. had CONS
at the solicitation Of Maggie. 1t WIS also
stated that it was owing to the fact that Nj.
John II. Bali, her stepiather, would have
nothing to do with her and had cast her or
that she was led to commit The rash act. Nj:
Ball arrived in the city from Wheeling, last
night. and went directly to the house. In
conversation he said to u reporter TINT he
married Maggic's mother when the girl was
but an infant When ahn yes thirteen wears
old MIS-. Bal! died, and shortly after Maggie
discovered that he. vas, only her step.fatlier.
From that moment she was not DISPOSED to
obey him. but set z his authority Ut he.
hancc. Mr.. Ball said there was not
word Of truth /; in q the s,atc.
ment that hc had refused to shelter her
when abe was betrayed and deserted. The
story that he went TO the home OF relative
and had her driven away, DO also pronounce d
false She ran away with . commercial
drummer and came TO this city, They were
married In Trinity church In 1877, and cer.
titlcstc of marriage was produced to show
that such ges the case. He says his house
was always open Tor her, aud he counseied
her 70 renounce her preacat mode Of living,
but she refused TO return 10 respectable
life. It's now said that the real Gauss Of
the attempt to end her existence was the dc.
scrton Of Patrick Gallagher, who was mar.
ried to her on the 4,k o: last November. lie
left three months ago aud went vest and It is
said, refused to haye anything more 10 do
With her. This caused her to frct and ended
BY her emptylne tho contents Of a pistol into
her body. Last evening she was III precari.
Gus condition, splitting blood and being very
tevsrlsh.; Sill hopes OF her recovery arc en-.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-17

The Union glass works are now connected
with the telephone exchange, \,
Miss Emily Warwood was ono OF the cxcur.
sion,sts to Cincinnati, yesterday, on the