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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-30
Warto the Knife.

II the Democrats intend to elect
the next President of the United
States, they may as well make up
their minds that they have got to
fight to do it
And they should understand,
better now than later, that they
have got 10 fight inch by inch tho
strongest corrupt power that can
threaten the possibility of a free
Government
On whateverissuo the Democrats
may gOinto this campaign, theywill
have the vast moneyOd monopoly
Of this country arrayed against
them 10 the death.
This power, always The enemy Of
Democracy, because Democracy in
its very nature is. its enemy is
more bitterly hostile 10 the arty
Of the people today than it ever
was.
lthas reason 10 be. Not for many
a year has the Democracy shown
such a bold front to its overween.
ing foe, nor exhibited so openly its
determination to dispute its su.
premacy.
BY its election Of a tariff.reform
Speaker of the House, it drew first
blood, and pierced the monopolists
atthe tenderost point.
They are now fully aroused, and
every step that we gain hence
forth must be through the base
mire Of corruption, with which
they will attempt TO impede our
progress
Already they have shown their
spirit and their strength, and this
should only make Democrats every.
where tho more resolute to crust,
the encroachmcnts Of this un-
scrnpnlous element on popular
government
II should only ERE the heart and
still the nerve of every Democrat
loa war in which he shall neither
give nor accept quarter.
The fight is to bo between Demo,
crazy aud monopoly, and the tariff
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flhin IlRlrle,. lIinlIrnn,I.

When the Ohio River Railyoad
became a fact il WIS With a clenr
understanding thatif the indisid-
Iuais and localities alDng the line
would furnish enough 70 make lie
surveys and secure the right d
way the capitalists wh0yvere push.
ing the scheme would build and
equip the road.
Up III this time Tie faith has
been kept BY all parties. Tht road
is practically completed to Park
ersburg, and the cars will be run.
ming regularly after thirty days
more Of good weather
The question now Is if lie road
will % on 10 Point Pleasant The
Company stand jnsL where they
did aud whether The road is con,
sinuedou down the river depeNds
|ulon the conduct Of the people
along the line.
The gentlemen who are furnish
ing the money with which the
rOad is being built had a meeting
in Washington last week and ID.
peated their former declaration,
that they would push the building
of the road with the greatest speed
as soon az the right Of way is.Al.
cured, But If Che rightgf %aSsis
mt granted, 4 xtelIsiofi OK 81
line will mot take place at o6Ce.
The people between Paikers6ats
and Point Pleasant are Just now
feeling the want Of n railroad.
They cannot travel with comfort,
nor transport heavy freight al all,
and their mails are very irregular.
The completion Of the road ON
down the river rests with them.
Ii the right Of way isarraIgedthe
road will be built, but il ire road
must care for itself in this matter,
the Spencer route to the Kanawlia
is still open, aud as it is go much
nearer the cnke aud iron iegions Of
the Great Kanawha Wiley that
course might be adopted.
We recommend TO our friends
down the river that they act more
promptly in the premises and Sc.
cure the road. RarkersJwg Sentinel.
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POINT PLEASANT, WEST va.
lion. 4. 8. Brown Tor Governor.

We notice that tho papers Of
jackson and Roano counties, and
Of other localities III the State, are
mentioning Judge Browns name
in connection with the Democratic
nomination for Governor So far
as We are concerned, we have no
digestion. lie is an able man, a
learned lawyer, and withal. bus the
purest and highest qualities Of a
true gentleman. He would make
a most excellent Chief Magistrate,
and we had almost said that we
second the effort 10 make Judge
I,tosn the Democratic nominEe ip
1851 why's PA
certain that3this end Of the State
will stand by him in Convention.
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Henry Ii. Payne.


Tho Hon. Henry ~ Payne, the
new Democratic Senator from Ohio,
is a little over 70 years old. He
started out in life as a lawyer, but
left that profession many years
ago, and got rich in manufactures
and railroads. He lisa sound, con.
Fervative, practical man, and the
father.in.law ofthe Hon. William
G. Whitney, Of this town. When
years ago, the greenbnck mania got
hold of q large part of the Demo.
crazy Of 0hio, Mr.. Payne remain
ed as firm us q rock on the side Of
good money and honest dealings.
Generosity flows in his blood. Only
the other day the younger Mr..
Payne, his son, made a present TO
Mrs. Whitney Of a house in this
town which cost 100000.
A good deal has been said Of late
against Mr., Payne on the assump.
ton that he is connected with the
Standard Oil Company; but the
fact is that he has nothing 10 do
with that establishment, and has
never hada dollar in It's stock.
Most Of the Standard Oil men are
Republicans, though Mr.. Payne's
son enjoys the advantage Of their
partnership. But even if the new
Senator were himself q Standard
Oil man, we cannot sec in that
fact any reason why he should not
aspire to any Office within the gift
Of the people, provided the people
have confidence enaugh in him to
elect him.
In the Senate Mr.. Payne will
certainly be an immense improve.
ment upon MIR, Pendleton, his
predecessor. The latter gentleman
lisa light weight, Suv pretentious.
Mr.. Payne is u strong, wise, steady.
going man, THERE'S no nonsense
about him, We are glad that such
a man has been chosen. It is a
whslesome andencouraging event.
The fact should not be over look.
ed that in regard to the tariff Mr..
Payne stands squarely upon the
Ohio platform. According to the
modern Kentucky definition, he is
y prOtestionist.-N0O York SIM.
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Commissioners Sale or VaIua.
Bile Hill Land.

pY virtue Of a decree. OF the Circuit
ID Court Of Mason county, West Vir.
ginia, entered at the May Term thereof,
1889, in the ChanCery cause therein
pending, wherein George W. Rcco il
plaintiff and John 7. Jordan in his own
right, &c, and others ARE defendants i
shall, on the llth day Of Eebru.
ary, 1854, soil at public auction 10
the highest bidder, at the front door Of
tive Court House Of said county Of Ma.
son, the following described tract OF
land, situate partly in tho District Of
Hannah IN Mason county, and purity in
Putnam county, and described in said
decree us containing l00aCes, but which
in lact as ascertained BY actual survey
contains only 90 acres, and adioins n
tract known as the McCallister tract.
and is bounded in part by this land and
tile lands Of ]. B, JordaA, Isaac Glenn
and George W, Reee, and lies on the
"Oll GallipOlis road" The land is I'm.
Improved, but timbcred and valuable.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash az to one.
third Of the purchase money, and the
residue in two equal inStallments Of one
and two years respectively, The pur.
chaser giving bond with good secnrity
for the deferred installlnsnts, bearing
interest from tlay Of sale; the legal title
being retained asa further security,
w. H. GUM Special Commissioner.
! hereby certify that bond Inns been
given by said commissioner In tho above
suit, rs provided in said decree and as
required by law.
OllAS. y, WAGGENER, Clerk,
Circuit Court o. SlasOn. County.
iauQwi
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A Man Struck With Death
While representing the
Saviour.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 19.-The
sudden illness of Lemuel Thomas
while he was bIasphemously i'm.
personating the Saviour at a sup
per party, hissubseqnent paralysis
of the heart and the finding of his
corpse in HIS bedroom has given
Jenkintown and its yiCinitya sen.
sation. Thomas was a carpenter,
over 90 years ofage aud was noted
in Jerkintown for his disregard Of
religion. On Monday evening he
met two friends of kindred dispo.
sltion by arrangementat Coltman'a
Hotel. They had made every pro.
vision for II supper, and one Of the
guests suggested that Thomas
should offer up II prayer, This lie
did, amid the langter and jests of
those present, among whom were
Richard Micer'sa town councilman,
and Henry Thomas, the only sou
ofthe host.
After they had been seated ono
of the men said that the reunion
on account Of there being thirteen
present, was suggestive Of the Inst
supper, and while they were cut.
ing drinking and shouting, Thorn.
rs uttered u terrible oath and made
use of some blasphemons express.
ions that shocked even his com.
pani0ns. They all started up with
amazement at his words, when sud.
denl y he grew pale, and, putting
his bands to his head, complained
of pain. Thomas was taken hnme,
and complained that his head fell
as if 1t had received u terrihleblow
His daughter left him when she
fancied he had fallen asleep, and
the next morning he was. found
dead in bed.
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What win q Railroad Bring

The following taken from the
Morgautown Nep Dominion, is as.
upplicableto Point Pleasant as ii
is to Morgantown, for We have
everything to gain by the building
Cfnilroads to our town: 1--WE have
no manufactures and the railroad
willopen opportunity for an inf
mite variety. We have an i'm,
mense quantity Of timber going to
waste that can 10 worked up into
useful articles which will bring
large profits. We might establish
key factories and find a ready mar.
ket at Pittsburgh for all we make.
We might make large profits out Of
broom handles, axe handles, slaves
and even clothes.pina Where
there are. facilities for getting to a
market, il only requires a little
enterprise and u small capital to
ret up q paying business. Our
chitftrouble now is ID find sale for
anything we make or to get to a
market where there il q demand
for it.
"a railroad will change all this.
1t will bring men and money and
new ideas. 1t will infuse new life
and hope into our own people.
New buildings will spring up and
the town will grow. We will not
only have railroad facilities but We
will be at the head of navigation
and that will give US almost as
many advantages asa railroad.
There is only one thing that our
people are likely TO be disappoint.
ed 10, and that is the increase ex.
pected in real estate within the
town limits. That is already in
tlated to an extent that is a draw.
buck to the town. The change
which D railroad will effect will be
10 reduce rather than advance this.
New houses will spring up Of Il
more modern and attractive style
which will depreciate the old and
ComfOrtless style by contrast, and
the owuers themselves will get
their eyes open as to the exaggera-
ted value at which they are held.
When property thus comes to have
a fair market value, real estate, and
every kind Of estate will take a
boom; and we will all go booming
along together. There is no man,
woman, or child whose fortunes
will not be improved by the great
cisilizer-a railroad.
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Trustees Sale of Valuable
Tond

DY virtue Of the authority vested in
ID me BY u decd Of trust executed by
Vim. h. Hays, Jr., oil the 9th OfSentcm.
her, 1850, and duly recorded in Mason
County Court Clerks Office, in Trust
Deed Book No. 5, folio ia, &C., / shall.
on the 18Th tlaD of January, 1884,
at the front door Of the Court House Of
Mason county, W. Va, in the town Of
Point Pleasant, proceed to sell by way
ofpublic auction to the highest bidder.
u certain tract Of land containing one
hundred acres, situated on the Mud
Lick fork Of Thirteen Mile creek, in said
county Of Mason, Said tracts Of land
adjoins the lands Of James GRAY and Il
bounded as follows Beginning at A
dogwood and pile OF stone corner TO
Joplin survey, thense south 9GIo, W, SO
poles to Il white oak on lIill, S. i3o, W.
eS poles to q pile Of stone near a drain,
$. S9!0, T.. 2S9 poles to n stake in the
Harvey aud Hill line, n. B5O, W. 27B
poles with tic Spplin line, at the place
a beginning.
TERMS OF SALE one.tlrlrd cnsh in
hand, and the balance on credit Of one
and two years, in equal payments, 70.
quiring bond and security Of the pur.
chaser, and retaining the legal title as a
further security,
WILLIAM A. DINKER, Trustee.
Tomlmson & Polsley, ettys. Idec5w4
The above sale Is postponed until
Monday, February 4th, 1854.
WILLIAM A. DlNKER, Trustee.
jan23w2
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RAYBOULD AGAIN.
Lucy Wright, OF Pittsburgh, Elk.
plains Her Acquaintance
With VIM. ISaybOIIId,

ANty WElkllls vi A-illADllEkl1 EiNs
plains Her Acquaintance
With VIM. Ray bOiIld.
The woman called Lucy Wright,
Of Pittsburgh, who figured III the
scandal in which Rev. William
Raybould Of Clifton, this county,
was the central figure, has written
a letter, called out by the publica.
tions in the matter, explaining her
acquaintance with Raybould. She
says
"First, l was not q married wo.
man at that time nor am | vet. |
met Mr.. R., and upon first sight he
appeared pleased with me. In
short, he determined should NIT
look at any one but him, and after
some time | learned to love him
with my whole heart, which my
letters will prove, and Of which |
am not ashamed. He took me to
one Of our first Churches and he
was there recognized. | thought
him perfection.
~ happened 10 hear by a man
from his town that he WIS married
| asked him about it; he said he
was, but his wife was partially in
sane, and told rae things which l
respect her too much To put before
the public, But no said he had
started to get u divorce, and the
moment he was free he would be
only too proud to take me right
home,
"Well, woman like, | really did
believe him until Mrs. r. called to
see me. | treated her kindly, gave
her his letters, and kept nothing
secret. Was | to blameY Just
did what Ishonld want any woman
TODD for me, r. wrote me a scorch.
ing letter. lie said when his wife
started tn Pittsburgh he trusted all
to my honor and good sense, Well,
| did my duty. Z
"All ] sincerely pray is that Mrs
r. may get free from him, and if
he ever crosses my path ! havO
those that will settle the whole &C.
court for me-
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nnaAI MOTORS
SlaLe fILest Iilal,lla. as.

i,ttite ~ coz. Y tt'ytfftttt ~
n RULES held IN the Clefksoili6l
IA 0fthe Cifruit Court oiMas6n coun.
Ton the lAst Monday IN the month b
January, 1885,
l,S. Easement, T. II. Kelley, and Jere.
flniah lieDuke, surviving partners 81
themselves, and james G. Mcdonald
leceased. late partners doing business
Under tie tirm name and style Of US.
Easement 1 Co., plaintiffs
vs..
The Point Pleasant and Ohio River Rail.
road Company, a corporation, former.
y The Pomer0y and Ohio River Rail.
road Company and Tile Point Pleas.
ant and Ohio River Railroad Gonna.
NY Tie New York Liam and Trust
COMPANY, and George ]. u. Cioarkey,
Trustee, defendants,
In Ghancery.
Tie object oil The above entitled cause
Is to enforce the payment OF a Mcchan.
les Lien, duly recorded in the County
Clerks office Of Mason county, West
Virginia, ior the sum Of Fourteen Tiious.
and Three Hundred and Seventeen Dol.
lars and silty.four Gents, due October
10th, 1882 being the balance due plain
lifts for work done, labor done and ma.
terial furnished tn the defendant, The
Point Pleasant and Ohio River Railroad
D. ~. 1 - q
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Col. ". r. Thompson.

In the Eenquirer's report Of The
generalship that resulted in the
election Of Hon Henry B. Payne to
the Senate from Ohio, We find a
complimentary notice ofourformer
fellowtownsman. Col. W.P. Tomp-
son. Speaking Of the gentleman
-, charge 0f Mr.. tpayne's cagsass
the report sayt:
tone Of these was Colonel w. P.
Tompson, Of Cleveland, who was an
ardent and persistent, yet thor
oughly judicious and self possessed,
advocate Of the nomination Of Mr..
Payne for many weeks before the
caucus reached decision. Colonel
Tompson isapowerasa an organizer.
He is in the vigorous period Of his
life-intelleetually mature aud
stand alf dav md y. nm ali niobl
| if necessary. withont ap n -" ,nonifs.t
imnairmont If h;s yi,al forcaS -
Be il n man If axcelIsn, oSdTs..
He imnrassas every oms WIN ~ D,ao,.
him Win the case and s;n"s,ity ' "
his monnnrs Dismifod ~;,Eont
BEING self ;mnnyt"m, arJ r"ysr
STIMULATING friYnlHv 10 n"trnn,s ~
the friynlon. his eyen op,i d;rsct
address oomme and hint, a ali class class.
es Of poli,jeians, He : - = ~ man oi Of
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Election Precinct.

A I q County Court continued and
~ held for the County Of Mason at tho
Court House thereof on Wednesday
January 9th, the following order was
entered Of record:
Upon the petition OF l.. r. Rodgers
and 81 others, voters Of ClendlnOn Dia.
trict:
Said Petitioners praying that q voting
PrecinCi may be established at Pin6
Grove School House in Clendincn Dis.
triCt in lien Of Pisgah, discontinued, AMI
the same being considered BY the Court
II Is ordered thata Voting Precinct BIZ,
aud is hereby appointed and established
at Pine Grove School House in said Dis
trict, to be known as Pine Grove School
House.
A C0PY-TESTE
J. II. r. b. SMITH, Clerk,
lIT Jos. II, HULtowAY, Deputy.
lanlO-lw.
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i che issue q which ii RiIl. Be

Is tbeissueon which IL will be
made.
It's an issue which will call out
all the inmepse power of the sub.
tilted oliga,chisis against vs. y
will impel them 70 stopat no cost
orcrime 70 accomplish our defeat
Their power can not be TOO well
understood. TO day tbey,bave their
representative in the higheytle pis.
lative branch Of Congress. The
letters Of Huntington illastratethe
extent Of corruption on our law
makers which may be exercised by
only one moHeyed enterprise.
Legislatures are their prey. They
bought the last Presidential elyc.
ton. They will buy the next Que
ifthey can.
There is only one power greater
than theirs it is the power Of
the people-of the people when
thoroughly aroused. There is no
outstanding such power. The
most gigantic despotisms go down
before IT, Tbs shackelslof wrong
auu.obbfeaiOn aaa ,se.s ~
broken Ike Strlws The voice q
such a people is indeed the voice
and the might Of God.
Men may be bought, butthe mass.
es can not Once alive to the true
condition Of affairs in this country
to-day, and thsy will sweep these
Corruptionists from their path like
chat. Their gold will melt before
popular wrath
There never was a time when
The people were SO nearly aroused
on this subject. The discussion Of
practical pOlitics within the Inst
few months has widely spread
enlightenment and intelligence
among Chem. Day by day the up.
probation Of this subject grows
broader and clearer. 1t isonlynec'
essary for til, Democrats at Wash.
ington to continue the straight.
forward course they have SO well
begun, and, sooner or later, the
triumph of rights is as sure as fate.
But this is no. time for hesila.
tlng-QuloDllng, trpcRllng, time
serving can only weaken the cause.
Our purpose has been disclosed, our
foe has been fQrewarned, and all
ambuscades and flank movements
Of the timorous could not now de.
ceive him.
We are fighting for justice, we
are not trying to flch it. 1t is
worth winning, and to be won, but
it can not be stolen. We must take
it; we can not sneak into it. Sue
cess is manhood, courage, convict.
ion; not to fear, inactivity aud
1eceit-L0uisrile Co,trier .Ip,lrnnl
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>. B. MenOger will be a candi.
date for Governor in the next Re.
publican State Convention, That
party could confer the honor on no
more worthy gentleman RatEDrs.
burr Sentincl.
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Thieves recently went through
the houSeof Sheriff James knight,
OF Greenbrisr county, while he and
his family were absent. After got.
ting what they wanted the thieves
ret The bOilding on Gro, but tho
ilames were fortunately discovered
in time to prevent serious damage.
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1t is useless to attempt to stran.
gle the cry of the people for tariff
reform. |! is a living issue which
cahnot be suppressed. The Rich.
mond State truthfully says "Ev.
cry time the subject Of tariff RETURN
is mooted there comes the word
"hush" from certain quarters "you
will un1ettle the business of the
country"
Whenovera monopolisIis chosen
to Office we haar the expression in
certain quarters, "Good-ho is on
the side of business, and the coun.
try is safe" But who are the peo.
pie that cry down reform2-Who
are the people that applaud the
lh"lop0ly cirque! oLf0ng ana
dangerous monopoliqs fear reform.
II is indeed an ugly sign of the
times when reform is hated and
corruption is upheld. The Repub.
licau party has long been The party
Of corruption, The Democratic
party is the party of honesty aud
liberal ideas. The people want a
change in the Administration,
though the monopoliSts and the so.
called expediency element cry,
"Hnsh." In this country the PEG.
pie must rule, aud the outlook for
the Democracy is therefore encour.
aging GrCnbrier hdpaIcnL
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COMMISSIONERS SALE OF
One Hundred Acres Of Liant
IN Arbnckle District, Mason
County. HYcsi Ylrginin.

NV vlpTIfp "a. l,..... u ~, c,......
conr, - in.n "s ,.,.', W W. w., IF W.
;;n;o UNI NIL y. Su y. ~, cVah.y, mgst VIZ
isSS H. V, ~, u. .mc Ss.elDsF TERM
i"S sv S SO,,s sui. .'eteI penn.
,ISi %4s!o'm spencer Nicer s M ct aus were
u ~ Isas.. sns y on Tue A9tn day
~ January; zoos, WoeeVu 70 sell
~ W.! " puD'ic auction 70 tne highest
uluueIl Nv tue front uOOI Oh the COnft
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Stockholders' Meetine,

NOTICE Is hereby given that a gen.
IN erNl meeting Of the Stockholders Of
the California Coal aud Mining Com.
pany will be held at the Office Of tho
Liverpool SaIt Co., ct Hartford City, W.
Va, on Saturday, the I'd day February,
1884, a lGo'Clock a, IN, foF the tFMsac
ton Of general business and filling any
vacancies that may exist or may DO do.
clared in the Board Of Directors Of said
Company. CElAS. PIERCE,
.TH0S. DAVIS,
DANIEL LEWIS,
Stockholders
holding onC.tehth otthe Capital.
jan23w2
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Commissioners Sale Of VaIM,I.
able FarIne Union District,
Mason County.

MASON County.
RY virtue Of the authority vested in me
ID by . dccretal order Of the Circuit
Court Of Mason county, West Virginia,
on the 18th day OiSeptehiber, 1883, in the
ciancery cause Of }. G. Forrest VS..
Washington Stephens, John Somerville,
Wesley sonleryille, Trustees, and Ran.
kin ]. Hill, Administrator Of the estate
Of Jonathan Hill, deceased, therein
pending, shall sell II public auction, 10
the highest bidder, at the front door Of
the Court House If Mason county, on
the First Monday In February,
lSA. the following described tracts or
parcels Of land, situate IN the county
aforesaid and District Of Union, on tho
Mud Lick Fork Of Is Mile Creek, con.
tanning $50 acres, and which was con-
yeyed to said Washington StephenS by
James Gray mud vito by decd dated
AaIch 20, lsOS, and also IN adjoining
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DOn'I lIls IN

Wells "Roush oil Rats" Almanac at
druggists, ormailc,l for &C. stamp. L. s.
Wrtrs, Jersey Clg.
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JAMES B. AIENAGER,
Special Commissioner.

I, Charles B. Waggener, Clerk Of tho
Circuit Court Of Mason county, West
Virginia, hereby certify that said James
y, Menager, Special Commissioner, has
given bond in the above cause, as re-
quired By law.
t)EiAS. b. WAGGENER, Clerk.
doc. 1f.lw.