davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-03-19
Rough on Boys.

There is "a steadily growing un.
willingness on the part Of lawyers,
to pay their bills on the first Of the
month, or, in fact, on any other
time. In some cases this unwill.
ingnsss amounts to a positive aver.
zion. We infer so, at least, from a
conversation between two boys that
was accidently overheard in the al.
ley, in the rear Of siftings' sane.
tum.
d say, Bob, where can 1and you
tomorrow"
"Lemme see, tomorrow is The
first, amt itH"
Eyes"
"Well, you be on the avenue to.
morrow about ten o'clock, and II
you see a boy Of about my size tly.
in out Of a lawyers Office on all
fours, itsm me. The boss is going ID
give mo q LOT oibedhills tpcallect.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-03-19
AnIngeniousMead.


A sad looking tramp, clad iu8
thealry garments Of The deceased
summer boarded d Sixth avenue
car at Canal street aud West Broad.
way Inhiseye could odeseoteda
stern resolve 10 die before heWould
work. Inthe palm othis delicate
hand, unstained BY manual labor
he held four cents. e,Till some
body please giyefme another cent
sol can get down toWn2e he asked.
Somebody giyeit. Tbonthe heart.
less minioh Of the soulless corpora:
ton came forward to take the poor
man'sall.
sDoes this car ran To- Tenth
ayenueahd thirteeth ssfeetan asked
che tramp
eNo said the tiinion, sc does
not.p e0h, calculated the tramp,
and the minion rang Che bell toilet
him get Of. Close behindw an
Eighth avenue car, andthis tramp
boarded. -Four cents lay in lis
hand aud q aynpathetio passenger
gave him another. aDoes this car
run to Dry Dock2s he hunbly ask,
ed. "No,H growled the conductors
"it don't run to no dry dock. The
dry dock you're looking for Is d
sweet spot out in Tie East River;
and It's calledthe Island. GctofE.e
And the tramp got of, and in Tho
hurrying crowd Of the busy street
counted upseventeen cents as pro.
ducts ofhis industry, and boarded
a Broadway car in search Of Oyster
Bay,-NetO York Times.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-03-19

Gao. Mainline trains run by Wash.
ington time; Lexington Division by Col.
umbus time.
Nos and 8, daily except Sunday. Do
not run between Clifton Forge and Hun.
tlngton.
Forge and Ashland, KY. No. 2, daily
except Saturday, Clifton Forge to Rich.
mond; except Sunday, Richmond to Old
Point, No. s, except Sunday, Old Point
70 Clifton Forge.
Nos. 8 and 4, Washington, Louisville
and Cincinnati FAST LINE, run daily be.
tween Louisville, Cincinnati, Washing.
ton and Richmond, Va. Do not stop for
local business, except that No. 8 stops
between Richmond and Charlottesville.
No. 5, Louisville and Cincinnati Fast
Line, and No, 4, Washington Fast Line,
equipped with Pullman New Drawing.
Room, Smoking, Saloon and Sleeping.
Cars, and Solid Trains between Louis.
Vile, Lexington and Washington, D. O.
Pullman Sleeping Cars between Ciucin.
natl and Richmond; Day Coach be.
tween Cincinnati and Richmond.
9. 4 Q. Sleeping Cars on Trains Nos. 2
md B, between Richmond and Clifton
Forge.
No. Z, daily except Sunday, leave
Cannelton $40 A. NJ, arrive Huntington
ll;16 A. NJ.
No. 8, daily except Sunday, leave
b:l6 7. II, arrive Codnelton 6:l6 Pm.
Old Dominion Line Steamers win
leave Newport News on Monday, Tues.
day, "Wednesday and Saturday, on A..
rival 81 10. 4, Fast Line, arriving M
New York next afternoon.
For Rates, Tickets, Baggage, ,Checks,ap.
ply 70 any Oilico Of O. go. Ry;o or Depot
or Ticket Office Of connecting lines
q. w. SAITH, II. W. FULLER,
Gen'l Manager. GOn'l Pass'r Ag't
jHlyl-tL
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-03-19

While the boys were. hunting
rabbits on a hill near Richmond,
s. l., they discovered some coins in
a crevice Of the ground whore the
troops Of Gen, Howe built a fort
during the revolution. The crew
ice apparently was par! Of an en-.
trance to a cavern that had Been
dug out under the fort. The boys
returned to the village and reported
that there was treasure ID the hill.
and the village people returned to
the spot with picks and shovels,
One digger unoarthod a cavern that
had doubtless been dug obl by the
British soldiers, bat is contained
no treasure or relicsot value, ,-NaO
York TINES.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-03-19

In q recent trial in Memphis,
where tho intoxicating quality Of
beer came up,a witness gave the
comprehensive definition Of drum.
keness, that "a man is drunk when
he doesn't know what he is think
ing about" If that definition is
correct, ii will impel the public to
conclude that mbst Of our political
men are in a perpetual state of in.
.ebriety.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-03-19

Printing Of altkinds executed at this
Office Of city prices,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-03-19
Flnal WOKE

uffNknN WNfnn.aIu 4
Tho Significance attached To Che.
last words oftho dying explain, in
part, why mankind listen with in.
tenseinterest 10 the utterances Of
the great spoken just before they
agiyeup the ghoslr The follow:
ing specimens Of adying words, Y
culled by q correspondent Of the
Boston 1saaserip are noteworthy
The celebrated Dr. Adams, rector
Of the High School Of Edinburg,
in some moments Of delirium pre-;
ceding his death, whispered: ut isI
growing dark boys" stretching
forth his hand syoa may gola
Our own John Quincy Adams,
lying d. the gate Of death, in on
sntetoom.of our National Capitol,
murmuFed to those who stood
around HIM This Is the last Of
earth; lam content
Queen Elizabeth Of England, ls.I
Jog on her royal eonch, was heard
70 moan out the hsaFtrendsringI
words as she closed her eyes tcfey-
err "All my possessions for one
moment Of timel' But the noble
Wesley simply exclaiming, in calm
ness Of spirit sIhe best OF all IS,
God is with u.s."
POOR Robert Burns, out OF his
head when ne drew his last breath,
cried: "oh, don't let Ct the awkward
squad tire over mel How curious,
iuuesu' 'naS LOFu Anutiow snoulu
have cried out, as ne passed away;
I'm SHOT II don't believe I'm dy.
mgr
II was q Christian philosopher,
John Locke, who exclaimed, with
his latest breath; "oh' the depth
OF the riches Of the goodness and
knowledge Of Godp Mirabeau, at.
ter a lite OF such wild dlscord, cried
out irantioally, as lie lay waiting
for the last change; "iusicl Let
me die TO the sound OF delicious
music!'
Washington, with the smile Of "a
saint, looked up into the face Of his
weeping wife for the last time as
she bent over him at Mt. Vernon
that dismal day, and calmly said,
as he crossed his arms above his
noble heart: "It is we'll"
The last wordsof Luther's friend,
Melancthou, ORE striking. The
former asked him that hour if he
desired anything. "No, Luther
no. Nothing but heayenl" be an.
swered, and died with a smile upon
his face.
Hobbies, the deist, just before he
gasped his last breath, said: II am
taking a fearful leap in the dark"
but the sweet Herbert said: "NOw,
Lord, receive my sOulI0
Goethe asked for "Light, more
lightP The deaf Beethoven, whose
whole soul had been full Of glorious
harmony throughout his life, cried
out atlaSt: "Now l shall hearp
John Adams and Thomas Jeffer-
son died the same day, but one said
with his last breath "Independ-
ence fOreyerl" And the other II
,...'l, t..Tt. -. .:.....s .
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-03-19

A horrible but humorous para,
graphist suggests that the Boston
crematory is only q new way Of
baking beings.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-03-19
WE Dlaielrence

We sometimes hear the remark
made by uniformed and thought.
less people, that there is no differ
ence between thetwo political par.
ties Of the country, and that it
would puzzle q man to explain
why he was a Democrat or why he
was q Republican. Thin sort Of
talk argues gross igtorane Of what
has been the guiding principles Of
the two parties from their incept.
ion. In the first place, in order to
get a true idea Of Republicanism in
all its hideousness, one must go
back to the years from 1868 to
1876, when the Republican party
in the pride of unrestrained power
felt strong enough to follow to the
utmost the bent Of Its vile inclina.
tions, before it was somewhat ton.
ed down by the refining and puri.
flying influence Of a Democratic ma.
jority in the lower House Of Con-
press. When il finds il can mn
longer openly defy the will Of the
people, it comes before the country,
with hypoctitical professions or
dependence.
"When the Devil got sick,
The Devil a saint would be,
But when the Devil got well again,
A Devil q saint was he"
The Democratic party had its
inception nearly a century ago, in
a struggle for the rights Of the peo-
pie against the ceitralizing ten.
dency Of the old Federal party, aud
ever since has steadily kept in
view the cardinal principal Of a
government, Of the people, and for
the people.
The Republican party had Its
origin about thirty years ago, up
on the ayowed principal Of inter
fering with the private rights Of
individuals, guaranteed them by
the constitution. The Democratic
party has ever been The party seek
ing to lsgislate for the greatest
good to the greatest number. The
Republican party has always shap.
ed Legislation in the interest Of
capitalists and monopolists,
The Democratic party has always
been the party Of economy andhon
esty in the administration Of the
government, and is opposed to
grinding the people down by col.
lecting more revenue than is ne.
cessary for public expenditures
The Republican party favors ex.
travagance and the collection of
hundreds Of millions Of dollars
more than is needed.
The Democratic party aims TO
preserve the constitutional rights
Of the States, as well as Of the Fed.
eral Government by a strict con.
struction Of the powers delegated
to the general Government under
constitution.
The Republican party aims to
enlarge the functions of the gensr.
al Government by a Capitalization
ofpOwer and give the people a
Government little short Of a mon.
archy.
Now any one who cannot see the
difference between the actions and
policies Of these two political or.
ganizations must indeed be blind,
and a poor observer of events
Don't hug the delusion that the
Republican party is really any bet.
ter than it was in past years
MartinSbarg Statesman.
National Republican., 1884-10-07

AHNAPoLls, oct. 6.-T'he following officers
have been assigned for the battalion oiinfantry
at the United States Naval academy Com
mander, Ensign W, Il. Fullam, y. 3. Nj field
officer, Cadet d. W. Taylor adjutant, w. G.
Miller; sergeant major, G. $. St0nworth.
First company-Captain, Mckay; first lieu
tenant, Tawresey; second lieutenant, Me-
Guinness first sergeant, Rust; second, Evans;
third Thompson; fourth, Foust.
Second company--Captain loynes; first lieu
tenant, Fenton; second, Kittrcll; first sergeant,
Wright; second, McCormck; third, Dodd;
fourth, Jacobs
Third company-Captain, Birpham; first
lieutenant, Slocun; second, Dleilcnbach; first
sergeant, Chase; second, Eberle; third, Strauss;
fourth, Oman.
Fourth ompany-Captain, Gilmer; first leu
tenant, Russell; second, Shindell; first sergeant,
Kline; second, sladci third, Coonta; fourth,
Hines.
Color guard-scrgts Bootes and Fcnnnnt,
Corporals Burnstine and Uberroth. General
guards-Dnshlell and TarboX.
Ensign G. $. McGlain, U. $. N, has charge
of the artillery drills 40
The cadits to-day began practical exercise,
In great gun drill and target practice In the
river, Lieut.. Meigs, of the department of ord
nance and glnnery, was In charge. These
drills, which take place on the steamer Stan
dish, will be continued for Il month during
fair weather
Lieut.. Charles W. Foster, United States army
recently detailed by the secretary of war as q
professor of military tactics at ST. Johns col.
lego, entered upon his duties to-day and
formed military class.
National Republican., 1884-10-07

A Romantic Play in SIX Acts and Seven Tab.
asux, by BARLEY Campbell, Esq
National Republican., 1884-10-07
Mistakes In Ordnance.

The news from Petersburg that workmen
recently found In q cellar theresa loaded W
pound shell, II inches long and inches In
diameter" shows the carelessness or ignorance
so frequent In writing Of matters pertaining to
ordnance or projcctles. No elongated "
pound shells were used during the late war;
and It's nearest kind, the Parrot 30.pounder,
was about Is inches in length, with a callDer
of about 50. A very common error-probably
the most common, even among military writ
ers-is to speak of how, In the hot part OF an
action, grape" and cannistcr tore ACROSS the
field or through the ranks. The fact Is, that
not single stand of grape was fired during
the rebellion from field gun \ stand OF
grippe is n navy implement, and consists oil
rows of iron shot ~ or 2 inches in diameter,
encascd In canvas and secured in place by
iron rings, and is usually fired from smooth
bore guns of considerable caliber. What is uu-
doubleday referred to by the phrase is the use
OF thin.walled shells filled with bullets liked
In melted sulphur, through which is bored q
hole to contain bursting charge Every OIL
Ger of the regular army knows this, and yet
Gen. o. o. Howard in 1876, in II magazine
article on Gettysburg, fell into the same care
less error, and he had been an ordnance officer
himself before the war. CASE SHOT,
National Republican., 1884-10-07

TRENTON. N. j., Oct 6.-Rev Dr. Thomas
IIanlon president of the pennsylvania semi
nary, near this city, received circular from
the National Independent Republican COM
mittee in new York few days ago, urging
him to vote against Blaine. He has returned
the following reply a t an S2pvcSv whv ns "n cb JH
should vote FOR Mr.. Clcveland-a man Of
stained moral character, and tho representa-
tive OF the political party which, for the last
twenty-five years has strenuously oppQsou ~
most every advancing step attempted by this
government? Az an earnest and conscientious
republican, shall therefore not vote f0r MI
Cleveland, but for James g. Blaine, whose per-
sonal aud official character ! bclieye 10 be-
pure, and who represents the political nartyof
tho most virtue and the most progress
National Republican., 1884-10-07

Court in General 7tr1H-JUsticCs Macarthur and
Jdmes,-Strausburg VS., Inglehart set for Oct.
10. Giddings vs., squier death of the defend
ant suggested. District of Columbia vs. Smith,
printing of record not required. District of
Columbia VS., Washington Gaslight company;
printing of record not required. Estate of j.,
Dennis, jr.; name of Elisha c. SolChow on
tered as defendant, No assignment for to-day.
Equity COurt-Justice eJdHes,-McCoy VS., Jack.
son; order appointing l.ibbey l.. Mccoy guar
dian nd litem, and reference to the auditor
ordered Mlddaugh VS., Wilson; order OF June
Is last set aside, and cause renstated, Mitchell
VS., Mitchcll restraining order continued till
the final hearing OF the cause.
National Republican., 1884-10-07

Tho Young Mems Christian association held
its regular annual meeting for the election OF
officers and four directors last evening, The
following were elected 10 servo during the en-
suing year; President II, H. Warner; vice
presidents, Charles Lyman and A. S. Pratt;
treasurer, T. II, Barnum; recording secretary,
]. l.. Ewing; directors, @, II, Bailey John b.
Wright, w, i, Nash, and L, $. Wesoott. Re-
ports were submitted showing what had been
accomplished by the association during the
past year. The establishment OF gymnasium
has been found TO be productive oi much good,
being an attraction to young men,
National Republican., 1884-10-07
THE MARK ETs.


The Gossip OF wall Street-Siock and Bond
Quotstlons-Baltimore and Chicago Prices
The Cotton Crop.
New YoRK, oct. 0.-Tho selling was gener-
ally bullish yesterday, but some bulls were
uncertain whether Gould would further help
the rise this week or wait until afler the Ohio
election. somo leading houses report more
outside orders on Friday and Saturday than
usual and there was some London buying for
Vanderbilt's stocks
Morgan thought yesterday Union Pacific
and Pacific Mail would go TO 90 this week and
he was great bull on 81. Paul, Northwestern,
and Western Union. IIo predicted st. Paul
would go above so to-day, and confirmed the
street story Of saturday that he had proposed
to WoerishooiIer to buy 1000 shares of st. Paul
on Joint account, Woerlshoefler declined, but
said he was not short Of st. Paul. The street
| says Henry ~ Smith was the seller of the
10000 share block Of 81. Paul, and that he un.
| loaded ON Morgan. Morgan said yesterday IL
WINS true that he had bought this stock aud
was very bullish on y; He attached great i'm i'm.
Union Pacific floating debt would be REDUCED
| TO $4,000 900 by next February, without selling
OF any OF the treasury securities, also that thG
| August and September earnings OF the road
| would exceed those of July.
| After the board 57M was bid for $1,000 Erie
seconds by n broker who was unable to fill his
order, to stop loss in tho board, owing TO the
| jump of per cent In the timo between trans
| actions. II Is reported that Lake Shore
| freight business is improving considerably and
all cars are in use. The trunk line cast.bound
traffic increased $500 tons last week.
A Chicago special says: Passenger rites be-
tween Chicago and Missouri river points are
reduced TO 81 by all the roads this morning,
| and the passenger rate war Is growing bitter.
| During the day the rate was further reduced
to p. The room traders were generally bulls
to-day.
1t Is understood that Cyrus w. Field has
4 bought upwards of $4,000 shares Of Union Pa
Il ciho since his return from the west.
Tho Union Pacific earnings for August de
creased In gross si7,2l7; decreased expenses
$4,000.
National Republican., 1884-10-07

BERLIN, oct. 6.--The government Of Eng
land has made proposition that an interna.
tional commission be formed to decide upon
the rights of British traders In the districts of
the CamerOOns, Batanga, and Angra pcqucna,
In Africa. which have been annexed to Ger
many The proposal aims 10 secure protection
to British merchants from diilerentinl duties.
The Gdpiois says Prince Bismarck has made q
proposition to the cabinets of France and Eng
land to hold convention for the purpose Of
fixing the limits of the territories upon the
coast OF Africa,
National Republican., 1884-10-07
DIED.

pFNnbETON,-OnT Thursday, Oct 2, ht $50
p. m, THORNToS j. PESDLEIoS, formerly OF
CLARK county, Va, mt the residence Of his son,
John Il. pendleton, in Culpeper county, Va. :
WALSH.-OcL u, at 1918 a. M, ANNIE,
youngest daughter Of the la!e Ihomns and Della
Walsh and beloved sister of Mrs. NJ. 4. Butler.
Funeral will take place Wednesday afternoon
nj . u. M from IA Eleventh street northw est f,
thence TO ~. Patrirk's Church. lnterment Mt
Mt. Ollvet Cemetery. %"
COONEY.-On saturday. October A. 1884. ut
5!3O u, m, AFTER Il long Illness, ARNBELLA v,
widow OF Patrick Henry COOncy aud daughter
of the late Richard Thompson, In the Dist year
other age.
Funeral from her late residence, No. Is l
noon y"
National Republican., 1884-10-07
4 Chinese Girl Admitted % an ohio COllcsO.

CLEVELAND, Oct, 6.--The Ohio Wesleyan uni
yerslty at Delaware has just admitted into tho
school girl who has come all the way from
China TO be educated I'm Ohio. Miss liu King
Eng is the daughter of the Rev. Hu Yong Mi,
the reserve delegate from the Foo Chow CON
ference and also presiding elder OF the ho'
chang district. She Is bright, intelligent
girl Of Is. She was born Of Christian parents,
as the family of her grandfather, Hu, was lne
second which embraced Christianity thirty
wears ago. The object of Miss Ilu King Eng in
coming to this country is TO obtain thorough
English education, then 10 study medicine,
aud go back to work among the women OF her
own land. At present her knowledge of En-
glish In limited, Ms her education has been
conducted In the mission schools In her own
language. The ladies are interested m hcr
success, and special contributions are being
made 10 aid her In her effort.
National Republican., 1884-10-07
Tmenty.four Rounds for 5000.

ASTORIA, L. l., Oct. Ga prize fight for 5000
took place at daylight yesterday morning in
Woolscy's woods, near tho shore, between
Patrick Smith, Of Long Island city, and Patrick
Dempseys Unknown" of Greenpoint, with
bare fists under Marquis of Queensberry rules.
Finy persons were present rs spectators.
Among them were several wealthy residents,
for whose special entertainment the fight is
said to have been arranged. Twcnty-iour
rounds were fought In one hour and thirty.tlyc
minutes, the unknown" being the winner.
National Republican., 1884-10-07
THEY HAD LOTS OF p1AMoNDs,


NEW YonK oct. 6-Mr. and Mrs James
Graves landed nom Europe on Friday, and
ancr max ing the usual baggage entry started
to leave the barge ofiloo. They were stopped
by tte customs officers and told that they must
bo examined, ~ information had been re-
cclyc1 from London that they had large
number of jewels about them. They were
searched under protest, aud the officers found
clghty.sevcn diamonds In the center of cake
of soap, ils diamonds sewcd In the lining Of u
ynllsc carried by Mrs. Graves, nly-two dia-
monds In tho lining of Mrs Graycs's hat
2lG diamonds In the lining Of her cloak,
one scarf pin set with three diamonds, ono
pair OF earrings each set with two diamonds,
one ring with solitaire diamond, one scarf pin
set with four diamonds one stud with soli-
talrc diamond, one brooch set with amethyst
and turquoise, one large diamond and six tur-
quoisc. 5000
The duty on the jewelry amounts 20 5000,
while the diamonds are valued at $1,000. MT.
Graves was arrested, but waA subsequently
bailed out for 5000 by his wife, lle is said to
be a member of n iewelry firm in this city.
National Republican., 1884-10-07

PETERSBURG, Va, Oct 6--Tho closing of all
the cotton factories in this city and vicinity, in
consequence of the scarcity of water occasioned
by the long.contnued drouth, throws out of
employment over 700 men, women and chill
dren, nearly all Of whom are actually suffering
for want of the necessaries Of life "Pinaforc''
will be produced next Friday night at the
Academy of Music 10y number of ladies and
gentlemen of this place for the benefit Of these
nnaratiypS
National Republican., 1884-10-07

Building permits were issued yesterday to
c. Huerick, erect n private stable in alley In
rear between NJ aud \ and Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets, $1,000; Edward Bankitt
erect a small brick dwelling, South Carolina
ayenuc southeast, between Fourteenth and Fif-
teenth streets, $3.50. The report of the inspec-
tor of buildings for the month OF september,
1884, shows 1l3 permits for new buildings, lb5
permits for repairs, new awnings, SiI9 lineal
feet for vaulthg, and % park railings. Re-
ccipts of olce, s53i.
National Republican., 1884-10-07

BRUSSELS, Oct G,-'Tho distribution of prizes
to the successful candidates In the educational
competitive examinations took place satur-
day Tho king and queen were present.
Cheers, mingled with slight hoOting were
given in their honor, Upon their departure
there was renewed cheering and some Kissing,
A few of the Offenders were arrested, but after
ward rplpnspl
National Republican., 1884-10-07
CABLE SPARKS.

Earl Northbrook will ascend the Nile 10 As
souan, and thon return SO as to roach Cairo by
Oct. 30
Ten soldiers were burned to death IN at
tempting 20 save the contents of the burning
royal palace at ChrisLiansborg. The king and
crown prince were present ~ the hro until
ailer midnight.
National Republican., 1884-10-07

MADISON, lSD,, Oct, 6,-Mrs A. NJ Wyatt, Of
Kent this county, came to Madison last Friday
ostensbly to find house, but, fallingto return
m expected, her husband came here ON satur,
day, and, after dlligent inquiry, ascortained
that she had eloped by the up mail boat with
one Dr. Gwynn, recently located here, who
was formerly Wyatts family physician Tho
runaways took Wyatt's 3-year.old son.
National Republican., 1884-10-07

ASdosTImA BITTERs Is known as the great
regulator OF the digestive organs all over the
world. Y Have Il Ia your house, Ask your
grocer or druggist fdr the genuine article,
manufactured " Dr. J. q, b, SiegeTts& Sons.