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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

One day lust week the New York
Sun, that, MI things considered, i.
the ablest newspaper Of the United
States, editorially remarked that
the retirement Of Roscoe Conkling
from public life involved the death
Of imperialism in this country,
Nothing more disingenuous ever
appeared in the columns ofthe Sun
Roscoe CoUkling is Il natural leader
u man Of great intellectual force
and as great requirements. He has
his disagreeable idiosyncracies, as
do nine Of every ten men, hut he is
as strongly favorable to the Repub
Iican form of government US any
man in the United States or else.
where. a pride born Of his com
handing abilities is generally mis-
taken for aristocratic and unre'
publican inclination. There are
few greater men than Roscoe Conk.
ling, and still fewer with cleaner
histories.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

Among the Geographical Notes
in the last number of The Nrginiat
is the following, which is one Of
no little interest:
"The origin Of the name "New
River" the upper Kanawha, is in.
yolved in much obscurity. Last
November (lSS2 Vol. p. 173) we
published a letter from Mai. +. l.
Broun, of Charleston, West Virgin.
Ia, claiming that it was named
New River" by Surveyor Peter
Fontaine in 1852, as it is put down
on the map Of that date by him.
Now we have n letter from Capt.
G. R. Boyd, Of Wytheville, Virgin
ia, stating that Hon. David Nc.
Comas, Of Kanawha, an eminent
Virginia judge many years ago,
said "that Mc,r Rirer was a mere
translation of the Shawnee term
Kanawha, which means Ncw matcr,
as Minnehaha in an allied dialect
means Laughing water" Capt.
Boyd suggests that Judge McComas
derived his information from the
elder GOV. Floyd, who derived il
from the Indians themsplvnv
Our antiquarian friend, Dr.. j.
P. Hale, of Charleston, West Yir.
ginia, who has been investigating
this question very diligently,
claims that it was named "lhe
New river" long before Fontaine's
time, by Abram Wood, who discov
cred it by crossing Blue Ridge at
what is now known, from him, as
Wood's gap, and coming down Lit.
tie river Of Montgomery county to
IT, To substanliate his position
DR.. Hale cites old maps on which
it is called "Woods river" after
Abmm Wood, and claims that the
word "Kanawha" means "the river
Of the woods" is a mere jump at a
conclusion BY some one that saw it
named Woods river on an old map
Atkinson in his history of Kan.
wha county, page II, says: an the
Indian dialect 'Kenhawa' signifies
River Of the Woods"
We will merely add, now, that
on Herrman's map Of Virginia,
1910, no westward flowing rivers
are given, but the statement is
made on it that beyond the mighty
high aud great mountains trench.
ing northwest" the Indians report
n very great river called the "Biack
Mincquass river" Collects map Of
North Carolina, l77l, has it "New
river" JefIerson's map, made in
1887 to accompany his notes on
Virginia, has only the name "Great
Runaway" on this river; Samuel
Lewis's map Of Virginia, l704, has
it "Great Kanawha river, (the mp.
proved present spelling Of that
name. )There are numerous sources
from which additional information
concerning the origin of this nane
may be obtained, and we hope to
have some of 1t for publication"
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Silence In the Republican
Gnnln.

The ST. Louis Republican calls
attention to the remarkable tran.
guilty on the subjtc! Of the next
presidential nomination that pre-.
walls in the Republican party,
which IL says is go different from
the fierce contests and intermina.
Bile intrigues that prevailed eight
years ago, and again four years ago,
that ii seems to indicate a general
conviction in the party that the
nomination is not worth striving
for. The party 10 still in possess
ion Of the government, and in con.
troll nfall the powers Of admins.
tration. Tho one hundred ihous.
and federal Olliceholders are Repub.
licans; the treasury, the custom
houses, the internal revenue ma.
chinery, the post.ofFices and The
navy yards are all in Republican
hands; in short, all the advantages
except the support Of the people
arc on their side. And yet not d
single appointment Republican wants
the presidential northumberland
what is still more significant, gov
eral have given the party to under
stand that they will not have it
And the same paper adds:-"Il
looks as if the Republican party
really shared the suspicious popu
lar opinion that its time has COME
and was preparing to leave The
presidential business to its oppo
nout.
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TRUST SALE.

DY virtue Of the provisions Of q deed
ID Of trust executed on the 10th day Of
February, 1881, by D. s. yanAIatrc aud
Nettie NJ. VanMatre, his vile, to John
w. English, Trustee, and recorded in
trust deed book No. ., folio 9l9 to secure
to John q. Stortz the payment OF Ger.
tain promissory note therein mentioned,
for the SUN Of $Sl9, bearing date on the
10th day Of February, 1881, with inter.
est from date, subject however to u cred.
il Of Si5B.4O, paid July 5th, lsS9, aud de.
fault having been made in the payment
Of the residue Of said note, and being re.
quested by the said John Ii. Stortz,
will Oh Saturday, the "a day OF June,
1883, ut the Front Door OF the Court
House Of said Mason county proceed to
sell by why Of public auction for cash,
the following described personal proper.
tY therein mentioned, to.wit: One sew.
on column Washington Hand Press and
fixtures, 23i pounds Nonpareil type, 100
pounds BergOis type, 3 fonts card type,
lot Of column and head rules, dashes,
slngs and leads, and brass galleys, to
satisfy the residue Of said note and in.
terest. JOHN W. ENGLISH,
may 2-4w. Trustee.
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TllePresa.

THE PointPleasant REGISTER has
passed It's twenty.seccnd birth day
It's as newsyas ever.-Masoa Co
Gazette.
The Point Pleasant REGISTER has
been enlarged. Itisone Of the best
papers published along the Ohio
River Albany (o5 Echo,
The Point Pleasant REGISTER re.
Gently entered its 22d year and has
enlarged To an eight.cclumn paper
II isune Of our best exchanges and
has our best wishes for It's future
prosperity -Morgdnto,pn Nett Do.
miniOa,
The Point Pleasant REGrsTrB
has been enlarged and improved.
It is q good paper and deserves Il
be literally patronized by the peo
pleuf Mason county.-Martins
Statesmen.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

The proposition to hold q Ma.
tional convention Of colored men
at Washington in September, for
the purpose Of considering matters
for the bettermcnt of the condition
of tho negro race, is giving rise tc
some contention among the more
prominent persons who are consid'
ering it, Frederick Douglass advo
Gates the call Of the convention,
but ii is opposed by others on the
ground that it would degenerate
into a political affair without &C.
complishing any good result.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16
The Power Of q state 10 Regu.
late Railroad CHARGES.

The, United States Supreme
Court has just rendered two decis,
ions regarding the right Of a State
Legislature to regulate railroad
charges that finally settle an im.
portant principle, and dissipate all
doubt about the authority Of the
State to control this matter
A number Of cases involving diff.
Eferentaspects Of Western railroad
laws have been carried up to the
Supreme Court in the last five
years, and the decisions on them
are all in one direciion-the valid.
ity of this legislation. The Illinois
law provides that the maximum
rate Of passenger fares on railroads
shall be three cents a mile. Under
this provision two cases arose-one
on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy road, and the other ON the
Illinois Central-the company. in
edch case, dispnting the COnStitu.
tionality Of tho law on the ground
that il impaired tho obligation Of
contracts BY regulatingrates which,
under its charter, the road itself
was empowered to regulate, The
court took the opposite view
While admitting that the charters
gave the companies power "to cs.
tablish such rates of tolls as they
shall from time to time by their by.
laws determine" it holds that this
grant is to be very strictly con.
strued, and that grants of immuni,
ty from Legislative control are new.
er to be presumed; if they are moi
plainly expressed they do not exist;
the presumption is against them
that is, in favor Of the authority Of
the State to regulate rs the public
interests may require.
This decision, applicable in both
cases, seems to exhaust the ques.
ton and leave no room for further
dispute IEhccling Register.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

Tho Supreme Courtof the United
States decided a case on Monday, Of
great interest to flour manufactar.
ora and the public generally, The
question was on Tire process Of
what is known to the public as
"PAlent" -four. Patent -four of the
higher grades is made by crushing
the grain between rollers, instead
of grinding it through buhrs, and
the roller machinery process has
been placed in many mills at an
almost fabulous price. The Court
holds that the patent is void for the
want VI novelty, the same process
Of making flour having been de
ecribed in print rs long ago as 1917.
The result will be to reduce the
price Of patent flour and severe
loss to those mills which have Sc.
cured tho machinery AT heavy ex.
pense. The patent being void, the
the mere cost of the machinery
itself will be the only expense
hereafter attached to the making
Of patent fIour.-E.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

Even the Republican papers are
forced to admit Conkling is an i'm.
menscly greater successin working
u political sensation into his after.
dinner oratory than is Carter Har.
rison, The poStprandiul bomb ex.
ploded by the disgruntled Roscoe
has driven Carter Harrison com.
pletely out Of the columns Of our
Republican exchanges. Their sym.
pathetic expressions Of anxiety
about the Democratic spirit have
suddenly ceased, and there isn't a
Republican paper in the land that
doesn't seem to have its hands full
In attending to its own family
quarrel, without bothering itself
any about tho degree Of harmony
in the Democratic camp.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16
A PIueky Editor.

The ClarEsbnrg 1sievdm Of La.
week says: "Wednesday q respect
able man catne TO this place from
Huntington aud had a severe sur.
gical operation performed, being
placed and kept under chloroform
for some time. He started to the
depot to take atmin home. While
waiting he became asleep from tile
effects Of The drug, and a miseta.
bic low'doWu pup named BtannOn,
who has been on as police, arrested
him. In vain did the man explain
the cause, but this cursed fool, who
has not as much sense as d dog,
dragged him over 10 town, because
the man who was 20 sick he could
scarcely stand, did not walk tOsuit
him, used his club on his head,
beating him up considerably. He
had to be taken back to the depot
in a carriage. We would like TO
know II the Council will keep a
miserable pup like that in The
fOrccP Has man no rights which
a low,horn, drunken Fot is bound
to respect, even il he is carrying a
maceY"
After the paper came out and
was readily the policeman, he call.
ed upon editor Richards to adjust
matters, by demanding a retrac'
ton, and il not speedily made, tC
take the alternative, a whipping
The editor refused to relract, and
the policeman proceeded 10 carry
ont his threat Of punishment, when
the editor seized him and wiped
up all Clarksburg with him, and
when he lot him go it took four
doctors sixteen hours to stick
enough of him together for the city
council to discharge him from the
police force
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

Notwithstanding the cold winter
and the wintry spring, the rail
road builders in the United States
laid down fourteen hundred and
fifty miles Of new track in January,
February, March and April, 1883.
This is seven hundred and fifty
miles short Of the work done in the
corresponding months last year;
but last year was the apogee in the
circui! Of railroad speculation,
when II reached the distance limit.
1t will probably BIZ another genera.
ton Of men that will find it nee.
essary in any year hereafter to
build railroads enough in this
country 10 reach half around the
earth.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

II Is rumored that Folger is about
to appoint u large number Of Sher'
mans political strikers special
inspectors of customs, to pcrvade
the South and endeavor to resusci
tate the Sherman presidential
boom of 1880, Raum was probably
got out Of the internal revenue SER
vice to further the same purpose,
Sherman very likely has promised,
in the event of his nomination for
and election to the presidency in
1884, to retain Folger as Secretary
Of the Treasury.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16
"reminiscences nIe.
Andrew ]. Roush and others ys. Henry
Fry and others, and
IN. Casio vs. Henry Fry and others.

Andrew u Roush and others We. Henry
Fry and others, and
j. n. Casio Us. Henry Fry and others.
In Chancery. Consolidated.
TN pursuance Of the terms and proyis.
ions Of q decree Of the Circuit Court
Of Mason County, West Virginia render
lea In the above named consolidated eau.
ses on the 18th day Of February, 1883,
the undersigned Special Commissioner,
7 will on the 18th day of lfuty 1888,
lat the front door OF the Court House Of
Mason county, West virginia, proceed
70 sell by way OF public auction to the
highest bidder, the following described
real estate belonging TO the Defendant,
John Hope, tO,wit. Lots Nos, 2 and 8 on
the Scion farm, also lots $40, $40 and
Si7 in the town Of Brownsville, In said
county, also lot No. 6, in Meeks addition
to the town OF Hartford City, also one.
fourth Of anacre more OF less, belonging
to the Defendant, Stephen Thomas, stu.
ated on Sliding Hill Greek; in the town
Of Hartford City, in aid county, and up.
on the following terms, to.wit: for cash
as 10 one.third ri the purchase money,
and us to the residue on a credit Of six
aud twelve months, taking from the pur.
chaser or purchasers bonds with good
security bearipginterest from the day
Of sale for the deferred payments, and
retaining the titles as a further security,
JOHN w, ENGLISH,
II. r. HOWARD,
Special Commissioners.
Thereby certify that bond In the pen.
atty Of $1,000, has been given before me,
by the above Commissioners, according
to law. JN0. L. TlSIAlS, Deputy
fer G. b. wsggcner, Clerk.
apr25-4w.
] The above sale Is postponed until Sat-
urday June I'd, 1883.
JOHN W. ENGLISH,
II. X. HOWARD,
mayl6.Sw. spcCl Comr's.
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Paw Your License.

A IL persons required to have Town
n License to do business, are hereby
notified that they must take out and pay
for the same at once, otherwise, il they
do business, they will be arrested and
fined for a violation Of the revenue laws
Of the town, and their business closed
until they take ont and pay for such Ii.
cense. This applies to saloons, peddIcrs,
Transfers and all others required to have
Il license. +. i. BAKER,
may 9-3w. Town Sergeant
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16
NOTICE.

THE Animal Meeting Of the stoCkhold.
L ers Of the Hartford City Coal and
Salt Company, will DO held at the Com.
pany's office in Hartford City, Mason
county, West Virginia, Thursday, the
18th day ofMay, 1883, at 10 o'clock a. m. [,
for the purpose Of choosing a Board OF
Directors, and to do any other business
that may lawfully come before said
BY order Of the Board Of Directors.
&. W. M0RED0GH,
apr2iw4 President.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

The regular annual meeting Of
the stockholders Of the Ohio River
Railroad took place at the Compa,
uy's Office in this city on Thursday
last. Among those present from q
distance we noticed Hon. r. IL
Browse, Of Peasants, W. +. Peter
son, of Wheeling, Sep, Hall, Of
Wetzel and h. S. Blown, Of Ravens
wood, Something over $4,000 oil
the capital stock subscribed was
represented, Tie bylaws were
changed in a few respects, and thu
number Of directors reduced to nine
instead Of eleven. The following
persons were elected directors IA
serve during tho ensuing year, D.
r, Neal, G. II. Shattuck, W, N,
Chancellor, II. G, Jackson, Sep,
Hall, W. +. Peterson, R. II. Browse,
R, S. Brown and G. Sehon. A res
OlutiOn was adopted authorizing
tho execution Of a mortgage on the
road for 100000, bearing G per
cent interest payable semi annu.
ally, to secure the payment Of the
bonds Of the road to that amount
The par value Of the stock was
also increased from $50 to 500 per
share. Some other routine bus
mess was transacted and the meet
ing adjourned to May 22nd inst
RarkersburQ Sentinel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

Perhaps the civil service exami
nations will be able to define tht
difference between a rule and d
regulation. In general the pro
visions for organizing societies
have "rules and regulations" and
have nothing to reform the mind
which is q rule and which a regul,
alton; but in theciyilserviCe these
things should be Distinguished
NSCS.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

II turns out that the story told
by Maj, WATSON, u paymaster in
the U. S. army, that he had been
robbed Of $4,000 while in a Texas
sleeping car on his way to pay of
the troops in that section, was a
story trumped up to cover a short.
age Of that amount, caused by a
too frequent resort to the delusive
game Of poker. Sufficient to say,
Wasson is a Republican official,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

The sudden requirement of the
wealth of the so.called Bonanza or
Silver King, Of the Pacific coast has
in most cases been hurtful to the
domestic relaLions-about the latest
instance being that Of Senator Fair,
whose wife is now sueing 70. a di.
vorce. Tho domestic peace Of wo
men who were faithful and true,
and shared adversely with their
husbands without complaint, is dc.
stroyod by the sudden transition
from poverty to untold riches in
mines Of silver and gold, 1t is
the love Of money that is the root
Of uIl evil.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16
4 Big Pile or Money foran Ap.
pnrentIY &InNll Thing.

IT has cost Mr.. William Dcering abnut
! Two Hundred Thousand Dollars to
lnt into his Celebrated Grain Binders
what looks like little thing, but is real.
ly admitted to be the greatest improve.
ment ever put into q binder. Taking ont
% pieces, spEings, levers, &c, all the
delicate portion OF the machine, he has
substituted just seven pieces, without
any springs, and impossible togN ont of ad.
juSiment III other binders will hare The
parts discarded By Me Dreriag. Farmers!
be sure and see tho Deering before or.
dering binder,
J. W. WELLS, Agent,
mayl6-lm. Middleport, o.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

A dispatch from Tucson, Ariz.,
dated May 18th, says General Gar.
cia's engagement with the Indians
in Sonora has demonstrated that
tho band Of renegade Apaches is
much larger than was heretofore
supposed. Tho general idea has
been that they numbered about rs.
General Garcia estimates those on
Tho West side of Sierra Madre
Mountains at $50 10 200, and those
on the east side will probably bring
the number up TO 800. The coun.
try is mos! abrupt and difficult Of
access, and those who remember
the ModOc war in the lava bed.
will appreciate the difficult task
before General Crook. The Indians
can not be starved out, because the
mountains furnish plenty Of game.
1t is believed, in view of the fact
that this is precipitous country is
equal in extent to the State of Ohio,
that it will require at least six
months to subdue these Apachcs.
Col. IIges, commanding at ASSN.
iboine, has information that the
Cree Indians are preparing for Il
general war, There are 800 lodges
under Big Bear, Lucky Man and
Little Pine campod within % miles
of f. Walsh, ready 10 cross over
into Montana.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

Judge Hebard, Of GallipoIis, is
spoken Of as a candidate for su.
premO Judge. Judge Hebard was
appointed TO the Common Pleas
bench by Gov Allen, and proved to
be one Of tho brightest ornaments
ofthe bench, If the party should
place him in nomination, he would
honor his party and serve accepta
bly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

To THE PUBLIc.-Charl Ray, q
fifteen year old boy, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. B. Ray, Of Craigsville, left
his home last month, and has moi
since been heard of. When last
seen he was getting on a through
freight train going west. His pa,
rents are greatly distressed about
him, and those who know anything
Of his whereabouts arc requested "a
communicate with them as above.
The papers which copy this notice
will confer a favor upon worthy
and distressed couple Valley VIZ.
Qinia.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

II is not such a sure thing that
while we are now busy in hunting
up some sort of definite issue for
the campaign of 1884, the Irish
question may not be precipitate,l
upon US with startling force.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

Senator Edmunds is going to
Oregon. He ought to stop at Salt
Lake and hear what the Gentiles
have to say about his polygamy
squolcher. They can't make 1T
and the wicked Saints
stand by and laugh at their failure,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

Senator Camden, who is in New
York, expresses the opinion that
Mcdonald and Bayard are now the
most prominent Of the Democrats
mentioned for the next presidency.
He regards Mcdonald us especially
strong, and would undoubtedly be
elected il nominated.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16
A Valuable Dwelling House IN
Point Pleasant for Sale.

T OFFER for sale at a bargain, my late
l residence, on the East side Of Wand
Street, just above Sth street, in the town
Of Point Pleasant, The lot is 81 feet
front by 1872 feet deep, and contains q
little more than one.sixth OF an acre.
The house is n twO.story frame, and con.
tains four rooms and two halls, with an
l. containing four rooms, ali in good re-.
pair; there is a goodcellar, l2xl3 feet
under the kitchen, and also a good sta.
bic and buggy.house, with other neces-
sary out.buiIlings. Terms to suit pur.
Chaers,