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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16
Tie Galleries OF the Kauawha
District, and What They are
Doing.

Doing.
kanawha Mining Company, one
mile below Coal Valley, operate a
steam Coal seam, five feet thick. -
Ship by rail and water. Incline
to coal is $40 feet long.
Union Coal Company, near Coal
Valley, recently opened into the
gas coal seam; ship by rail, but ex.
pect to build a tipple 10 the river
this spring.
Mt. Morris Coal Company, opera.
ting the gas coal seam; the coal is
shipped east over the Chesapeake
and Ohio road.
Carver Brothers are operating n
large gas and steam coal mine, up
Morris creek; they loaded forty
thousand tons last year.
NJ, P. Davis & Co., are working
the Excelsior and old Eurekadri lifts,
up Morris creek. Ship gas coal
Coal Valley Coal Company is work
ing the gas coal seam, reached by
an incline 500 feet in length
George Straughn has opened into
the gas coal seam.
W. r johnson has two large
mines in the gas coal seam. Can
ship either by rail or river. Has
recently opened the Eagle seam 81
feet thick.
Kanawha Camel Coal Company,
on Paint Creek, are working three
feet Of camel and thirty inches Of
bituminous coal. Incline to mines
ia 1000 feet long. Pay three cents
a bnshel for camel, and two cents
for bituminous. ALI is shipped by
water
Crown Hill Splint Coal Compa.
ny, at Paint creek, ship splint coOl
by rail or water, pay 81 cents per
buShel. Coal is three feet ten
inches in thickness.
East Bank Colliery Of Conlbnrg
is working Splint coal; has two
Harrison coal cutters. Ship by
rail and water.
At North Coalburg Geo. Straughn
has an opening into the splint coal
seam, shipping same by water.
Peabody Coal Company operate
the Coalbnrg and Il thinner seam,
shipping by water.
Robinson Coal Company isone Of
the largest concerns in tho valley,
work lively and ship by both rail
and water. Pay 3! cents per bush.
el for the splint coal seam.
Winifrede Coal Company owns
1900 acres on Field creek. Four
are made on n seam 4 feet
10 inches thick. Large quantities
Of coal are loaded, and new tipples
being built. Ship by river, and
have eight boats which they will
put in the Pittsburg trade. Pay 3
cents u bnShel.
Dana Brothers, mp Campbcll's
creek, work IL seam six feet thick
and pay 2! cents per bushcl.
Campbell'S Creek Coal Company
operate two large mines; seams run
10 six feet Of coal. Ship by river
to Cincinnati.
Coke ovens at Stone Cliff in full
blast, and large shipments Of coal
being made daily,
At Sewell the mines and ovens
are fully employed. An excellent
seam of coaking coal, 4! feet thick,
has recently been proved on this
property.
At Anstoad work is better than
it was. Forty cents per ton is paid
for run of coal.
Az Capcrton the mines are run.
ming steadily, mining coal for the
ovens at Low Moor. Wages So
cents per ton, run Of mine.
Martin & Straughn's mine at
Fayet,e Station is now ut work,
employs 40 men; seam three feet
four inches. Wages 80 cents per
ton, run Of mine.-MW York Coal
Trade journal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

A new case Of copnterfeiting ha'
been discovered that will involve
new legal points and test the ef
ticienCy ofthe statutes on counter
feiting. A concern called itselI
the Fac Simile Company, Of Can,
ton, Mo-, has been nnearthed BY
the United States authorities, thai
are engaged in making bogus
twenty-five and fifty cent GOLD
pieces, There being no legal gold
cuins Of those denominations, It i.
a fine question whether the concorn
il smeuable to the law or not.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

A careful survey of the wheat
growing territory, gives informa.
ton that the outlook ismore favor.
able than reported a few days ago.
It is now claimed that the crop will
be fully an average one.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16
1naAI NOTICES.
Trustees Sale OF 20 Acres of
Land In Mercer'a RnliOm.

DY virtue Of u deed OF trust executed
ID to me as Trustee, by Chas. 3. L0nt
and Miranda A. Long, his wife, on the
18th day Of January, 1880, and recorded
in Trust Deed Book No. 4, pages 453, &c,
to secure to Eliza j. Patterson the pay
ment Of seven promissory notes therein
mentioned, and being required by the
creditor secured by said deed OF trust, az
ter default has been made in the pay
ment ol u part thereof, viz; three OF said
notes for 500 each and the interest on
500 from date OF notes, | shall, at the
Front door Of the Court House Of Mason
county, West Virginia, on SATURDAY.,
me 18th dap of Mdy, 1883, at Ii
o'clock q. M, sell ut public auction to the
highest bidder, the property set forth and
described in said deed Of trust, or 50
much thereof as may DO necessary tC
pay the debt, being 7BaCresand lls poles
situate and lying in the District Of Glen.
dinen, County Of Mason, State Of West
Virginia, subject however, to the dover
interest in said real estate Of the mother
OF said o, Is. Long.
Terms Of salg-CASH.
G.P .SlMPSoN, Trustee.
aprll-4w
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

The Western Association of Liz
uor Dealers, representing fifty dis.
tilleries, met last week at Indian.
apolis, aud reported that for some
time they have only been running
40 per cent. Of their capacity, and
after the LIT Of June one.half Of
that production must be cut Of.
II would be better to cut Of the
production altogether.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

If the dead victim had the same
advantage before the courts that
the living murderer does, there
would efewer acqaittaIs and fewer
reflections upon the integrity and
intelligence Of modern juries.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16
STILL SWELLING.
The Smallpox Creeping Over
the lower End 81 ilIe Stnfe.

Inc Hultlll-pOG NEtepluE VNeE
the Lover End Of tie State.
The smallpox situation in the
lower end Of the State has grown
absolutely appalling. The report
that the dread disease has spread
from Mercer 10 adjoining counties
has been confirmed by later reports
( to De- Reeves, and letters from that
section are very gloomy and de.
spairing. To add to the danger
the supply Of vaccine matter is
very short and entirely inadequate
10 meet the demand. Itseems that
all Of the sweep Of the plague can
be traced to one point-Blankin,
ships house, and all to one man
the unknown tramp who passed
through. Owing to the Ignorance
Of a physician, the lower point Of
the State is rushing TO a terrible
state Of suffering and death. In
such a case the valne Of a stringent
law can be appreciated, and the
sooner empires are rooted out, the
sooner public confidence will be- 70.
stored.
SPREADING OVER WYOMING AND
M'DOWELL.
Last night Dr.. James E. Reeves
received a communication from j.
W. Brown, N. D., president Of the
local health board of Wyoming
county, which depicts a hapless
state Of affairs duwn there. The
letter is dated ut 0ceana, May 7,
and proceeds:
"There is at this time some 30 or
40 cases Of smallpox in the extreme
southeastern portion Of this county,
aud there is the greatest distress in
Mercer and Mcdowell, adjoining.
have, with the cooperation Of the
other members Of the local board Of
health, of this county, quarantined
the afflicted homes. There are but
few persons who are protected in
this county. We have no vaccine
virus; please send some by the first
mail, and tell me what further 10
do in the premises, for we are in
great distress. There have already
been quite a number of deaths in
this county, from the loathsome
disease"
THE CRISIS IN MERCER.
The small pox scourge seems to
have reached a crisis in Mercer
county. Last night DR.. James L.
Reeves received an official commu.
nicatiOn from DR.. Bee, which con.
tanned the following, being dated
at Princeton, May s:
"The situation is still gloomy
Thirteen deaths have occurred from
sn.1ll,uox, and there are forty.two
cases. Nearly all the county is in
strict QuA,Sptine. No business is
being done, a.3 sverythingat pres,
ent is dead as can ae, but we are in
hopes that the worst = past and
that we shall be able to si.sst the
further spread of the disease. Re
have vaccinated all exposed pei
sons here, have quarantined Ri in.
fected houses, and employed nurses
who have had small pox. The
mails have all been stopped, and
We are shut of from communica.
ton withIhe outside world. Some.
times we are able to run the block.
AIDE in receiving and sending let.
tors and papers, ,but not ulten."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

k0 nm Feet White Oak Fencing
0U,UUU Boards. Will dclivcrat r.
/. or Kauawha River bank, miles from
Point Pleasant. Address Beech Hill p.
may DIV. GEO. W.PULLIN.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

2,979 Prizes amounting to......S522, 50l
Application for rates to clubs should
be made only to to the office Of the Com.
pany in New Orleans.
For information apply to
N. A. DAUPHIS,
or NJ. A. DAUPHIN,
COZ seventh ST., Washington, DC.
mayo Sw.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

Charleston will use machine
made ice this summer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
For Sale.

OEND your orders for printing to this
" office. Done promptly. Low prices.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-16

The above sale is postponed until Sat
urday, May 10th, 1883.
G, I, SIMPSON, Trustee.
mayl6-1w.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-05-18
NEWS CONDENSED.
Telegraphic Summary


The New York World has been sold
byJay Gould to Joseph Pulitzer, of St Louis,
for s4OO, 600. The World will continue to be
Democratic in politics
A serious collision occurred between
two engines on the Third avenue elevated
railway in New York One of the fremen
was fatally injured but none of the pas
sengers were seriously hurt One of the
boilers was crushed in, the hot water scald-
ing horse and foot passengers on the street
below.
Ward McConkey, who murdered
George A. Mcclure in Dead Mans Hollow.
near MeKeesport, Pa, Aug. 81, 1881, was ex-
ecuted ut Pittsburgh. He protested his In
nocence on the gallows, and met death with
unconcern
There arrived at Boston by the steam
er Phenician s21 evicted tenants from Ire
land, most of whom had been assisted" to
emigrate by the British Government
During storm lightning struck and
exploded large oil tank in the Standard
Oil Companys works at Communipaw, N. J.
The blazing fluid quickly spread in all dlrec-
UlonS, reacnlDg Lne ouner tahAh anu eApiou-
ing them, and before the fire was got under
control twelve large tanks, eighteen cars.
six barges a dredge, three docks and five
brick structures were consumed Six men
were burned to death The total loss will
exceed 81, 100000
Seven hundred female cigarette
makers at Rochester, N. Y, having de-
manded an advance of 20 per cent on the
pay they were receiving, the employers in
stituted q lockout
Hannah Simpson Grant, the mother
of ex-Presdent Grant, died at Jersey City
in the S5th year of her age. Her death was
sudden, old age being the cause She was
residing with her daughter, Mrs Corbin.
Mr.. James Gilfllan, who resigned the
United States Treasurership last month to
accept the Presidency of financial institu-
ton In New York, has, after three weeks
service in the latter capacity, withdrawn
from the concern, together with three other
prominent gentlemen who recently entered
Us directory.
Ex-Gov. Israel Washburn, of Maine,
died at Philadelphia, where he had been un-
der medical treatment
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-05-18
HERNDON CONDEMNED.
The Little Rock and Fort Smith Train
Robbery of Last March.
One of the Mon Who Killed Conductor Cain
Found Guilty of Murder.

A GAINESVILLE ark dispatch says the Jury
in the case of Jim Herndon, one of the Little
Rock and Fort Smith railway train robbers
who murdered Conductor John Cain, re-
turned verdict OF murder in the first de-
gree after being out thirty minutes.
The crime for which Herndon has been
convicted was committed March last,
Herndon, with his fellow miscreants, being
soon after jailed in Ozark, Ark. March II
the Johnson brothers confessed their com
plicity in the attack on the train. 1t was
the understanding that the train was to be
captured and the passengers robbed. Their
intention WIS not to kill any one except in
sef-defense. The shooting of Conductor
Cain was done under excitement, and
was entirely unnecessary. man named
Mcdonald was at the head of the gang
Herndon fired the shot that killed Conduct
or Cain. He then went to Mcdonald to stop
the shooting, but Mcdonald shot at him.
surprising he was passenger. Jim returned
the fire, shooting his leader in the face. One
of the Johnson brothers, known as the "Gov-
ernor, served in the United States army
during the war of the Rebellion, and is now
drawing Government pension.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-05-18
ODD OCCURRENCES.

PENNSYLVANIA is evidently no place TO play
at matrimonT About a year ago Denni.
CTonin and Annie Powers of Al coma, aged
re~pe stVey 10 nd Is stood ~ N n 10 rely
p ace and procla med them el es married
CIouin suDse uently often acknow. edged
Eer rs his wife She became mother and
he deserted her The Judge said lie must
support hr In default of bail, Dem s
went t. Jail
A GENTLEMAN in Hartford who lost his
daughter last Christmas will nor, in con, G.
quence of her expressed dread OF being put
into the ground, suffer her to be buried
The body lies in the parlor, and TO il an un-
dertaker frequently applies preservatves
Every midnight the father dresses himself
and sits with the corpse, addressing to itwords
OF endearing affection as though his daugh-
ter heard. At daylight he goes and finishes
his sleep. Neighbors have tried in vain to
induce him to consent to the burial. His
wife has suffered greatly and he has at last
consented TO vault in his dooryard made
easily accessible so that he can still hold
n ghtly communion wish his daughters re-
mains
a NUMBER of men were carousing in Can
delaria, New. lately, when n doctor named
Mart interrupted the half-drunken revelry
by assuming grave tone, and telling his
audience how he might become somebody
IL he could only conquer his mania for
drink, but how he had tried in vain. aAh,'
he said, "rll leave the world; but,
boys, as last favor, let me do
so to the sound of music" His
friends summoned some Italian musicians,
and while tbey played the doctor took NOR
pbine. His friends, who did not beieve
Martin was In earnest gradually LETT the
saloon, and the saloon-keeper, seeing him so
sound asleep, locked up the house and re-
tired In the morning the doctor was found
dead.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-05-18
POLITICAL.

The official canvass Of the Michigan
State election, held the first Monday in April
to elect two Judges of the Supreme Court
and two Regents of the State University,
was made at Lansing last week. The result
for Judges was officially declared rs follows:
John W. Champlin, Fusion Democrat 127 $40;
Austin Blair, Republican, 49, $40; Thomas Il
Sherwood, Fusion Greenback, 124 $50; Thos
J. o'Brien, Republican, 10, so; d. p. Sagen-
dorph Prohibition, 1880; J. II. Taten, Pro
hibit!on, Is, 46Z The result on Regents was
not largely different from the above figures
The Pennsylvania Senate has passed
Q bill prohibiting the manufacture, sale or
use Of devices for destroying life or property
by explosion or fire
A delegation Of Texas Republicans
have been visiting Washington, IN order TO
wrest from Tom Ochitree the monopoly Of
Federal patronage in Texas, which he has
seemingly acquired
The Governor of Connecticut has re-
fused to sign the bill reducing railroad take
in that State. He has hopes that his refusal
will cause the next Assembly to adopt some
scheme to fairly distribute the burden of
taxation
Paul Strobach, appointed United
States Marshal of the Southern and Mid lie
districts Of Alabama short time since,
has been indicted at Montgomery for fraud
in his accounts during 1885, while acting as
Deputy Marshal Strobach alleges it is n
plot on the part of some Republicans to get
him out Of office.
Ex-Gov. Horatio Seymour, of New
York, in an interview with n reporter, ex-
pressed the belief that the tariff question
will not he made an ISSUE in the Presidential
campaign of 1884.
Ex-Representative Dezendorf, of Vir-
ginia, has written letter to President Ar
thur, complaining that Senator Mahcn3 is
corruptly disposing of Federal patronage in
that State in a scandalous manner greatly
to the detriment of the Republican arty.
An appeal is made to the President 20 check
the abuses which have grown up under Ma
homes administration of politics in the Old
Dominion
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-05-18
WASHINGTON.

Rear Admiral Edmund r. Calhoun
has been placed on the retired list.
The Department of State has advices
from United States Consuls in Ireland that
no exceptional distress exists in that coun-
try, although in many agricultural districts
the peasantry are in a state Of abject pow
erty, which has come to be regarded as their
normal condition The Consuls report that
they have no knowledge of plans for the
deportation of paupers to the United States.
Charles Lyman, Chief Clerk of the
Treasurer's Office, has been selected Chief
Examiner of the Civil Service Commission,
vice Keim, whose name was withdrawn at
the request of the Commissioners
Secretary Teller. has written letter
to the President OF the Union Pacific Rail
road Company recommending that the mat
ter at issue between the comp any and the
Government relative to the met earn ngs"
clause Of the Thurman act be submitted for
judicial decision.
A ssatemo n p~epa G ~ the Sixth
Auditor Of the Treasury shows the receipts
of the Postofice Department from July to
Dec. 81, 1882, being the rst two quarters of
the current fiscal year, TO be $23,0R,Y9; ex-
penditures for the same period, 500 ,4i5-
leaving a surplus of 81, 3S9, 534.
The Bureau of Statistics of the Treasury
Department reports during the month of
April, there arrived in the customs districts
of Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Huron,
Mimi, New Orleans, New York, Passama-
m 4. O.
475 immigrants The arrivals Of immigrants
in the same districts during the correspond
ing month of last year numbered 1o4,214,
decrease of $3.50. The arrivals in these
districts for ten months ending April S)were
AZ, 1850; for the same period last year, 5l4,-
Col; decrease of 126, 9l2
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-05-18
RUSSIA.
The Emperor's Coronation to BE Made the
Occasion of the Grandest Pageant of the

The Emperor's Coronation to BE Made the
Occasion of the Grandest Pageant of the
Century.
The cornation OF the Gar, Alexander Ill.
will, it is thought, be the grandest and most
magnificent ceremony of this kind of the
present century. Beside the festivities in
The Kremln, the great fetes for the people
will be one of the most interesting parts of
the coronation programme. The enormous
Chodynsld plains are now the scene OF the
most busy preparations Booths, tents, bar
racks, and all other components OF a great
Russian fair are being erected, with stands
for the spectators, and an imperial
pavilion opposite to the Petrotfsky Palace,
from which the Gar and the court can
survey the entire field and the populace at
their amusements At least 4 0,COO persons
will be present Drink AID food for the
people will be distribu, ed from 10 decorated
railway baggage cars transformed into
temporary bars and drawn up in one long
row. Every guest will receive an earthen-
ware Jug, stamped tn the imperial eagle
and the date of the coronation with which
he can call for his beer and mead The
MaSslennikoH factory at Moscow has fur
nished 800 900 of these Jugs in dir erent
sizes and coiors. Furthermore, every PER
son will receive two meat pies, candies,
dried fruits and cakes
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-05-18
FUNNY THINGS.

take NoTTcE" is the name OF new mining
town in Nevada
SARA BERNHARDT committed suicide the
other day near Dublin, Ga.
MIR. DRrNKwATER happens to be the name
OF Massachusetts ale-brewer
ZACHARIAH TAYLOR has been sent TO iaii at
Syracuse, n. u, for theft
IAINs BIBLE and his wife Sarah Test lment
live in Cr1ttenden county, Ky
AN Indiana farmer has chrstened n calf
with two mouths "O'Donovan Rosa"
The village of slight Squeeze" Ga, is to
DC known hereafter as North Atlanta
AT recent election in Sheridan Mich,
benjamin Franklin beat John Quincy Adams
for Justice OF the Peace
BooSE county, Mo-, has citizen named
Old, whose nearest neighbor is named
Young. At Rockford Mr.. Graves lives n
few doors above Mr.. Gay
GEORGE WASHINGTON is featuring in Som
erset county, N. j., David Davis teaches
school ut Middle Valley in the same county,
and Cornelius Vanderbilt works in mine
near by.
GEORGE WASHINGTON was witness bcf re
n baltimore court last week he was also dis
charged from the Botetourt tVa.) Jail on the
2nd inst, after having served term of
twenty years.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-05-18
FOREIGN.

J. r. Keene's Bluegrass won the
Burwell stakes at Newmarket, England,
from four competitors.
The death sentence of Delaney, con-
victed of participation in the Phoenix Park
murders, has been committed
The reply of the Prussian Govern
ment to the last note from the Vatican has
created an unfavorable impression at Rome.
A letter from the President of the
French republic informs the King of AMMAN
that the inability of the latter to preserve
order at Tonquin compels France to estab-
lish herself there. The King is advised
not to resist, but TO recognize the protector
ate, and is guaranteed the integrity of his
domains.
At Paris man going to church to
be married was killed by his rival, who then
poisoned himself
Haytien rebels are reported 10 have
blown up the bridge at Miragoane, resulting
in the killing of 200 persons and wounding
as many more.
Joseph Mullett was convicted at Dub
lin Of completely in the attempt TO murder
Juror Field, and was sentenced TO penal
servitude for life. He refused counsel and
said the English press comments had preju-
diced his case.
The Hon. HUH Chiliers, Chancellor
of the Exchequer, stated in the House of
Commons that the Government would con-
slider, during the present year the question
Of permitting the growing Of tobacco in the
United Kingdom.
Levin Motley, money-broler, of
Lombard street, London, has failed, with
liabilities amounting to Co.,, oO0
The Right Hon. George J. Dodson,
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, intro
duced bill in the House of Commons by
which agricultural tenants will eentitled
10 receive, when their tenances expire,
compensation from landlord, for any i'm
provements they may have made to lands
they occupied. This will be the principal
measure brought before the House during
the session. by it the landlords right of
distress will be limit ID TO u sum equivalent
TO one years rent.
All the men who were arrested in
London for the unawful possession of nitro
glycerine, with the exception of oConnor,
alias Dalton, and the inforiner Lynch were
committed for trial at Bow street, on
charge of treason-felony. Lynch was com
mi,ted for misdemeanor, and OConnor was
rearrested and taken TO Liverpool O'Herli-
ny and Featherstone, who were arrested at
Cork on similar charge, were again re-
manded Three more men were committed
for trial in Dublin for conspiracy to murder
Joe Brady, the first "Invincible"
convicted of participation in the Phoenix
Park butchery, was hanged at Dublin on the
morning of the 18th inst Reporters were
denied admission, the Irish executive and
British Home Secretary having sternly re-
solved that none but officials should witness
the execution It was sought to make the
culprit's fate mysterious and ignomnious.
and to cast all possible obloquy upon his
memory.
The British Foreign Office has been
informed that China intends to oppose a
French protcctorate over Tonquin