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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09
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Editor Register Not long since !
started on a peregrinating tour, to
enjoy the society of friends and ad.
mire the beauties Of nature. l was
kindly received everywhere I went
and Hospitality entertained. Il
found the farmer busy preparing
the earth to receive the varied kind
of seeds planted at this season of
the year, and every one was busy
making garden, especially the la.
dies; a great deal Of corn has been
planted, and the acreage will be
large and with a favorable season
an abundant yield may be expect.
ed, The wheat looks remarkably
well, and if nothing happens to it
before harvest time, the chronic
croakers will be agreeably sur.
prised at receiving u more abund
ant supply than many of them de.
serve. made a very careful ex.
animation of the fruit in several
localities, and in every instance
found that it was not killed, and
the prospect splendid for good
crop at present, unless by some
freak of dame nature Jack Eros.
should be induced to go forth on a
biting expedition, which l think
is not very probable.
The beautiful mantle Of green
which now covers field and forest,
and the caroling of the different
anu busy forest songsters, causes
the country to present a beautiful
and cheerful appearance. The
busy housewife and her attendants,
with scrubbing and whitewash
brush in hand, were the most fash
ionable ladies | met with in my
travels. At the home of Capt. Jus.
Woods, in Clendinen district, had
a nice time fishing iusixteon creek,
my associates and myself captured
tiflh.three nice fish, the species be-
ing bass, salmon, suufsh and suck
er, weighing from quarter of a
pound up to three pounds. The
angling was fine sport aud greatly
enjoyed by your correspondent.
was the recipient Of kindness
from Messrs, Cromley, Cottrell,
Arlington, and others. Mr.. Ar.
rington is in favor of a heavy tax
upon dogs, and is ready to vote for
it and il necessary take the stump
in advocacy of IT, He thinks the
canine species as a general thing
are a nuisance, since he recently
lost some seventeen or eighteen fine
sheep and lambs by them; he has,
however, made the locality upon
his premises very unhealthy for
dogs,
My time was pleasantly spent in
Hannah district, where l was kind.
ly received by all l came in contact
with, The farming interests Of
the district appears to be we'll de.
vOlopOd. and tha vel cultivated
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09
VIOLENCE aud Murder.

Huntington A,lcc4iser says, "The
Wheeling Register, some weeks ago,
noted the excessive prevalence Of
violence and murder, cnrrentin the
country and inquired "what was to
be done about III" Recently al
communication to that paper lays
more or less blame upon the par.
doning power, and very properly
as we think, berates the people who
sign petitions for the pardon of
criminals, saying that the founda.
ton for pardons are properly charg
able to those who thus indiscrim.
inately and thoughtlessly ask for
their release from the punishment
fixed by intelligent juries and
courts. This is u strong point
Personally, We have refused to sign
petitions for the pardon of convicts
in four or five cases within as many
years last past because, upon ex.
animation, we found the conyicts
were suffering merited punishment
for crime. But we noticed that
men Of greater influence had at.
tachcd their names to these papers
before they came to our notice
Whether or not they took the trOu.
BILE to enquire about the crimes com
milted by those for whom they
prayed relief, we have no means Of
knowing; but We strongly suspect
that they signed them because they
did not like to appear unaccommo.
dating Orsympathelic to the friends
or attorneys Of the convicts who
brought the petitions around. or
course the executive must be con.
trolled, to u large extent, BY the
prayers Of large numbers Of intelli.
gent and influential and just men
who reside in the vicinity Of the
scene of the crime committed, and
of the court where the prisoner
was tried. He must feel that such
people would not force upon him
and themselves and their local con-.
munity by asking for his turning
at large Of a criminal who ought
instead TO be kept cooped up
Therefore it is, that the general
public and every individualcilizen
ought to feel the weight Of respon.
sibility resting upon them and
him, and sign or refuse to sign pc.
titions only upon their merits, and
in total, disregard Of the wishes or
feelings Of the friends, relations, or
attorneys Of the subjects Of these
petitions.
The Register in referring to the
subject again notes the fact that
"a good many modern newspapers
and reporters have conceived the
idea that nothing is news unless it
ia n crime or nisdcmcanor," and
dcprecaLCs the establishment of
these hosts of Police Ga:cliea as con.
tributary to the spread of crime.
Our readers will reCollcct that the
Adrrtiser inveighed against this
feature of modern journalism some
weeks ago. Any intelligent reader
will note the fact that, very soon
after the publication in the news.
paper Of a detailed description of
some horrible crime, the same crime
is duplicated in some other local..
~. Man is an initiative creature
and this fact, perhaps accounts for
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

At meeting of the colored vo.
tiers held at their school house, in
this place, on Saturday evening
last, James Jordan was nominated
as their candidate for member of
tho Board of Education of Lewis
District.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

West Virginia newspapers seem
70 be pretty generally prosperous,
judging from thenumetous enlarge.
ments, the purchases Of new press.
es and other improvements The
Point Pleasant REGlsTER his Just
been enlarged from a I 10 40 8 col.
nmn paper Grafton SntinsL
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

A correspondent of the Kanawha
Gazette dominates Hon. L. W. vii.
son as II suitable Democratic can
didale for Governor. Mr.. Wilson
would be strong candidate, and
would certainly make an admirable
executive officer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

Douglass, tho murderer of the
mail carrier in Grant county, some
five or six years ago, and convicted
and sentenced to the penitentiary
for life, was granted u new trial by
the Supreme Court, and a change
Of venue to Mineral county, result.
ed in his conviction last Saturday
Of murder in the first degree, and
his sentence to life imprisonment
in the penitentiary.
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fields everywhere, II nothing hap
pens, win bring the husbandmsn
rich rewards for their labor. Twas
very much amused while in Han
nan, at the sOlilOquizing Of two
gentlemen in buggy. As 1 was
on my way down the river road,
and just after crossing Sixteen mile
bridge, and going slowly Op a san.
Dis hill, to find | was the subject of
their conversation. One bet the
cigars l was a mechanic, and the
other l was a professional man.
Upon reaching the top Of the hill
they halted NE and asked me to
decide the bet; / did so, and it was
against tbs man who bet on my
having a trade. AS / am not ad.
dicled to the use Of tobacco, the bet
did me no good, but if they had
asked me TO "smils" / should have
told them | was not in favor Of pro-
hibition; as they were strangers to
me, / did not suggest smiling" for
fear their ticket was prohibition.
The death Of esLimable Mrs. Gid.
con Brown, which occurred recent
ly, creates quite a vacuum in the
community in which she lived, and
in her family circle, and no doubt
her household and all others de-
priyed Of a loving mother, kcenly
feel the sentlmehs Of the poet as
expressed in the following beauti.
full lines:
"What is home without mother,
What are all the joys We meet,
When her loving smiles no longer,
Greet the coming OF our feel"
My last Stoppage before return.
ing home was at the hospitable
mansion Of Mrs. J. E. Burns, where
l was kindly received and pleas.
antly entertained by her and her
daughter. Twas astonished to find
Mrs. Burns such an adopt in man.
aging the agricultural ship, but
found she planned with the judg.
ment of a veteran farmer, and as
skillfully commanded her forces as
a commadore would a squadron Of
vessels.
met with quite a number Of the
most substantial men and voters
in the county, and 10 conversation
with Them about the superintend.
ency of free schools in the county,
it was the general expression of all
that Prof. W. j. Kenny was the
RICH! man.
attended court in GallipOlis
during the trial of the Elias will
case in which MIS-. Burns was in.
terested, and which was twice de-.
cided in her favor, but has been
taken up to the Supreme Court
which will not likely reverse the
decision of the two lower courts be
fore which the case was tried.
Mrs. B.'had quite an array Of legal
talent, and each Of her attorneys
aenlously espoused her cause. Mr..
c. NJ. HoIcomh, one Of her lawyers,
displayed considerable tact in the
examination Of witnesses, and by
his logical and convincing argu-
ment before the jury, evinced a
power worthy of imitation. Chan.
ccy (for by that name he is most
fumiliarly known is a promising
young man, and his clarion voice
should be heard not only in the
court room, but in the legislative
halls Of his country.
OK TIE Wing.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09
Election for the ESTABLISHMENT
ola Graded School in Point
Pleasant.

Election for the ESt0blIshmeaI
OF q Graded School In Point
Pleasant.
TllE Board OF Education Of Lewis Dis.
/ trlCt, in Mason County, by an order
entered upon their record, on the 10th
day Of April, 1883, deemed it eSpedlenL
To establish q Graded School in the town
Of Point Pleasant, in the District and
County aforesaid. Therefore pursuant
to section "a, Chapter Is Of the Acts OF
1881, (school law,l an election will 10
held at the Court House, In the District
Of Lewis, Mason County, on the Third
Tuesday in May, 1888, during tho usual
hours OF holding school elections, for the
purpose Of submitting to the voters OF
said District the question Of authorizing
the establishment Of such Graded School
the estimated expense OF establishing
tho same, including cost OF site, build.
Ing, furniture, books, and apparatus noI
to exceed the sum OF Thirteen Thousand
Dollars; and the estimated annual sr.
pense OF supporting said school after Il
is in operation, will be the same a. q
present, with the additional expense Of
one other teacher at $S5 per month for
six months.
H. r. HOWARD,
President,
]. ]. BRIGHT,
7. A. LEMASTER,
Commissioners.
A Copy from the Record,
Testc: JSo. E. TIhISIs, seo'J.
apr11w4
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TRUST SALE.

pY virtue Of ia Deed Of Trust, executed
ID on the 18th day OF March, 1852, by
y. S. Van Matre and Nettie NJ, Van Ma.
tire, his wife, to Henry j. Fisher, Jr.,
Trustee, and Of record in the Mason
county, West Virginia, County Court
Clerks Office in Trust Deed book No. o,
iOlios l42, &c, to secure to 0. II. P. Van
Matre and others tho payment Of ten
several promissory notes, amounting In
the aggregate to sl,455 with interest
from the date thereof, and default hay.
ing been made In the payment Of said
notes and being requested by tho said o.
II. 7. Van Alatrc to make sale OF the
property conveyed in said Trust Decd.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09
BANK REP0RE

REPORT or THE CONDITION. OF
Of The Merchants National Bank Of Wesi
Virginia a Point Pleasant, inthe State Of
West Virginia, At the close Ot business,
MAY lst., 1855:
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
For Sale.
Pay Your License.

A IL persons required to have a Town
II License to do business, are hereby
notified that they must take ont and pay
Tor the same at once, otherwise, il they
do business, they will be arrested and
fined for u violation Of the revenue laws
OF the town, and their business closed
until they take ont aud pay for such Ii.
ccnsc. This applies to saloons, pcddlers,
teamsters and oil othersreQuired to have
II license. L. +. BAKER,
may O-Sw. Town Sergeant.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09
REennRCEH

RES0UkCES.
Loansaud discounts, .......... Sl0s,9s9 81
0verdratts.,...,.............,... ZOE OF
u. s. bonds TO secure circula-
tibn....... ......,............. 5000 90
Other stocks, bonds ( mort
gages..,., ......... u....... 5000 %
asents......... 49,. ............. 1895 20
Due from other Natl Banks. 1905 Is
Due from State banks & bank
ers......... ...... ............... $3.50, O9I
is'i ures-. .,...... .. 1000 oo
Current expenses and taxes
paid .......,..... ..........,.-.. 1879 "A
Checks and other cash items. 2.2S5 80
Bills Of other banks.,...... $3.50 90
i'"t nicEeis and pennies ,,....... 80 81
Specie ......... .................. $50 60
Legal.iender notes, .......... 7,S2S O0I
Redemption fund with US.
Treasurer 10 pr. ct. otcir.
cuiatl0n .,...... .",.,., """ 2,2OO %
Toial,."......,...,o....s22 %.
LIABILITIES,
Capital stock paid In............ $4,000 0O
Surplus nd.."................. 10000 00I
Undivided proGts.........,. 5,O12 IL
Natl, bank notes outstanding $4,000 90
Individual deposits subject to
CheGk....................". l02, $50 OF
Demand certificates ofdeposit 1907 90
Due to other National banks 5,006 OF
Due to State banks and bank
erS.,..",...,,".. ...... ....... 0SS S4
.IQtRl i.",.,s, ..' ,.,,., ...,".st WI w
STATE Of IFel Virginia, Countyc Of Mdsoni q;
/, T. SrRluLSo, Cashier Of the above
named Bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best Of my
knowledge and belief.
Il. STRIBLING, Cashier.
Subscribcfand sworn TO before me this
9Th day Of May, 1883.
RANKIN WILEY, JR.,
Notary Public.
Cortect-Attest:
]. McouLLoCH, JR,
G. SEH0N, Directors.
J.D.McCULLoCH,
mCh2l-lw.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-05-09

HHe DO herby e,4iiiy thai " rgpqtie g,s
arupgtmaiiI tof az ~ Aoilhly and S,Ri.
ARRhdl DnaHifN 81 The L0,iisidna SAID
Lo.trf CompHiy, aud II pdsoR maRdgfdrd
onnif5 ne Dralsiugl nSuittlrts, aud asai ne
sapIs an conducted riik hoRRiy, faiwli,
and n good teiih iOvurd all pdFlies aud ,ts
authorize the Company 70 us thiS c{iiifcdtl,
NTH fdc-imiles b our eigndllra dLaesai,
IN IL adreriissments.n
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2,970 Prizes amounting to........s522,5OO
Application for rates to clubs should
be made only to to the office Of the Com.
.psny in New Orleans.
For information apply 10
NJ. 4. DAUPHN,
New Orleans, In,
OF ". A. DAUPHlN,
COZ seventh ST., Washington, DC.
mays sw.
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Notice OF School EleClIon.

aptl1-iw. l'0l''- Nv -'u''''.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-29
A Miners ''ClOse Shave"

A miner in the hills near Socorro,
New Mexico, made a lucky strike in a
wonderful manner lately. Two weeks
ago, while tramping over the rocks, the
prospector suddenly discovered that his
haversack was on fire, caught probably
from the condensation of the suns rays
by prospector's glass which he csrried
in his kit. Now that haversack con-
tanned about six pounds of blasting
powder, and our hero dropped the
bundle and got out of reach IS fast as
his legs would carry him. The bundle
of traps fell into a crevice in the rocks
and the powder soon exploded The
prospector turned mournfully to gather
up such of his effects as were uninjured
by the explosion, when something in
the appearance of the. shattered rock
struck his eye, and he examined it
losely-it was horn silver The now
jubilant miner located a claim at once,
which he called the ''close shave" and
in less than q week disposed of one
third interest at SIS, 200. The name of
.he ''honest son of the pick and shovel
Is John Quincy Adams, and he halls
from Western Ohio. John is well
known in Socerro County, and receives
the congratulations of his friends in a
modest manner. John Adams 'sclose
shave" is by-word now in the mining
camps.-LGS VegGs Gazette.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-29
The Permanently of Democratic Ideas.

This is the only political party in this
country which has been permanent, and
the only one which has been founded
on the true doctrines and principles of
our Government. 1t was organized i'm
mediately after the Constitution of the
United States went into operation, and
at the time of the Administration of
Washington. The Federal party was
organized about the same time. Wash
ingtor aimed to rise above party, and
was not actually identified with either
of them. The Federal party broke up
and disbanded in 1916, but its doctrines
lived in the minds of class of poll
iicians without political organization.
But the Democratic party has remained
and continued its organization, under
all connections, reverSes, and changes,
on the same original principles on which
it was founded. The platform of the
party, promul gated every four years
since JefferSOn's first election in 1900,
shows that the party stands now on the
sans general principles on which it was
originally organized. 1t can not be
changed until the Government is
changed. 1t stands upon the true po-
iitical doctrine of the Government; it
is the party of the people, the party of
popular government. 1t is the only
party that has consistently Ind stead
Easily stood by and maintained our Gov
eminent as constitutional democratic
representative Republic.
If the Republican party shall be de-
feated in 1884 it will break up and 90 to
pieces, because it has no permanent fun
damental principles upon which the
Government was founded to hold it to-
gether. But the Democratic party, if
defeated in 1884, will still continue and
cling to its principles as long as there is
a possibility of recovering and main
tanning popular government in this
country. The opposing parties to the
Democratic party have never been per-
manent, because not held together by
the true principles of popular govern
ment, which is the Government of the
american people. The Federal party
lasted a little over twenty years and
Then diSbanded Its successor, the Ma
tional Republican party, lasted but a
few years. The Wing party lasted
some sixteen years and then broke up.
The Native American party and the
Know-Nothing party were ephemeral
and humbug parties. The Abolition
party continued until merged into the
present Republican party and untilsI
slavery was abolished. And there is
nothing now to keep the present Re-
publican party together but the cohes-
i've ties of power and public plumber.
! The Democratic party, therefore, is
the only permanent party, because the
only party founded on the genuine doc
crimes of our Government Washington
Post.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-29
Unnecessarily Distressing Themselves.

t All the Republican papers are specu-
lating about the next Democratic Pres
idential nomination and wondering
whom it will fall upon. They are be-
wildered by the number of promising
aspirants brought into the field by the
elections of this year and last, and ex-
tending an ironical coincidence to the
Democracy in its difficult task of decid-
ing between so many distinguished and
available champions. They do not see
how Judge Roadly can be overlooked,
with the great Western State of Ohio at
his back, and with the dew of a fresh
and brilliant victory on his brow. Then
there is Governor Cleveland, with the
still fresh laurel of his victory less than
year old, in the still greater State of
New York, on his brow; and there is
the old ticket of Tilden and Hendricks,
elected in 1876, and capable of being
reelected in 1884; and there is Gov
ernOr Pattison, of Pennsylvania; and
there is Governor Butler, of MasSachu-
setts, whom the Republicans delight to
class in the category of competitors for
the Democratic nomination. How,
these papers ask, will the Democrats
dispose of this embarrassment ofriches?
How will they be able to select one re-
eipient for the nomination, when the
choice involves the setting aside of half
b dozen unhonored gentlemen?
1t viii be time enough for the Demo-
Gratis to answer this question when the
day for awarding the honor arrives. 1t
is true there is an unusual number of
able and popular Democrats in the field
of vision just now, and they can not
all be elected President and Vice-Presi-
dent But, on the 4th of March, 1885,
The party will have use for a large
amount of first-class material There
will be seven Cabinet offices to be filled;
twenCy-cdd first and second-class Min
listers. and as many more Consuls- Gen.
Eral and Secretaries of Legation to be
appointed to mention the large
humber of honorable and responsible
domestic appointments to be made
and the Democracy will have need for
hll its eminent champions for these
places.
Meanwhile, the Republican organs in
6evoting so much time to speculations
about the Democratic nomination, and
30 little about their own, are affording
signal proof of the abiect humilia-
ton Of Repubiicanism. When party
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-29
Good Reason to Be Satisfied.

Democrats have good reason to be
satisfied with the work they accom-
plished at the elections throughout the
country yesterday; and viewed in its
bearing upon the Presidential election
there is everything to encourage the
party and to strengthen the assurance
that the country will next year have a
Democratic President.
In 1879, the year preceding the Pres
idential battle of 1880, the Democrats in
New York lost their entire State ticket
with the exception of one man. This
year, Notwithstanding disaffection in
certain localities, the entire Democratic
State ticket is elected with one excep-
ton, special effort being made against
the defeated candidate on account of
his supposed views on the temperance
question.
In 1879 Pennsylvania gave the Re-
publican candidate for State Treasurer
nearly $4,000 majority over his Demo-
cratic competitor. This year the Re-
publican majority is barely one-third
what it then was.
New Jersey went Republican on the
Congressional vote in 1878, the election
last preceding the Presidential cleo
ton. This year a Democratic Gov
ernor and Legislature have been elected.
In Virginia the backbone of Malone
ism has been broken, and that State
will again take its place in the Demo
cratic line.
Governor Butler has been defeated
for Governor in Massachusetts, but with
the overwhelming majorities which
that State formerly gave the Republic
ans, and which for years it never failed
to cast on full vote, the only wonder
is, considering the stupendous efforts
made against General Butler, and the
unprecedentedly heavy vote cast, not
that he was beaten, but that he was
beaten by such a small majority. The
Butler vote has been rarely exceeded
heretofore by any party in the State.
Butler failure to carry his own State
will take him out of the range of posi-
BILE Presidential candidates.
In the other States which held cleo
lions the Democrats held their own. In
conjunction with the Anti-Monopolists
they staggered the Republicans in Ne
braska, and they cut down the majority
IN Mlnnesota.-ETchange.