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Morning journal and courier., 1884-08-16
EArARRH Hay Fever

Is a type of catarrh having peculiar S ymp
 toms. It is attended by an infiamed cond l. tion of the lining mem brane of the noStrils, tear ducts and throat
 affecting the lungs. An acrid mucous is secret ed, the discharge is ac- companied with a pain full burning sensation. There q r e S e V @ r @ spasms of sneezing, ire quent attacks of blind ing headache, a watery and infiamed state of the eyes. E I y , g
 Cream Balm is a
 remedy founded on a
 correct diagnosis of this
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16
TEnlIS OF SALE
TRUsTEEs, SAFE.

ny virtue OF certain deed Of trust
bearing date on the 18th day Of May,
1888, made and executed By Join
SIlamlin, to the undersigned Trustee, to
secure to Rankin Wiley, Jr. and X. Swift.
Ger, . certain note therein mentioned,
which deed Of trust is Of reconl IN the
County Court Clerks office Of Mason
couMly,W vt virginia,in trust deed book
Z, l,dge lii, &C., anil default having been
nude in the payment Of said nnte, at
the request 0f Il. Wiley, Jr., and K.
Switxer; ] will, on SATURDAY, THE
2Gth DAY Or JANUARY, 1881, at the
front door Of the Court llou.e Of said
Mason county, proceed to FELL at public
auction 10 the highest bidder, The fol.
lowing described tract Of land situate in
Cologne district, Mason county, w. Va,
and bounded as follows, to.wit: Begin.
Mig at a red oak III Van Matre line,
thence n. +, with tile meandcrs OF d
hanch, down said branch l2S poles 10
a stake in Wheeler's line, thence up
Little Mill creek with said Wheelerfs
line 40 poles to q white oak, thence with
vanAlatre's line 50 poles to the begin.
ming; contains 10 acres more or less.
For more complete description refer
ence Is hereby given to the record In
the County Court Clerks Office OF Ma.
son county, West Virginia.
Terms Of Sale CASH.
CHAS, W. PHELPS,
dec26w4 Trustee.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16
OhIois New senator.

On this evening Of theSthot THIS
month the Democracy 81 ohic %
joint CAUCUS assembledS nominated
Hon. Henry B Payne, Of eleye;
lane. Is United States Senator TO
,sacceed the Hon. George II, Pen
dleton. This IS a wise and Judi
cious selection, reaecling great
credit upon Tie Legislature and
honor lped The people, as Mr.
PsyaS an able; pure and upfight
statesman II places Ohio in The
front rank Of Presidential possibil
tiles with the Hon. H. B. Payne, in
the van. West Virginia rejoice'
in this selection, and will favor the
nomination Of Nj. Payne for the
Presidency. With him as OIL
ptandard.bearer victory is withir
easy grasp
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16
Commissioners Sale OF VaIua.
BILE fill Land.

DY virtue ci n decree OF the Circuit
~ Court OF Mason county, West Viz.
GINA, entered at the May Term thereof,
1886, in the ChMcery cause therein
pending, wherein George W. Rece is
plaintiff and John p. Jordan in his own
right, &c, and others are defendants, /
shall, on the llIll day Of FebFUI.
AIRY, 1854, sell at public auction to
the highest bidder, at the front door OF
the 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 partly in
Putnam county, and described in said
decree as containing 100 acres, but which
in fact as asCeltNined by actual survey
contains only 30 acres, and ahjoins a
tract known as the MCCallister Tract,
and Is bounded in part by this land and
the lands Of ]. B. Jordan, Isaac Glenn
and George W. Rpce, and lies on the
"Old Gallipolis road" The land Is un.
improved, but timbcrCd ant valuable.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash as TO one.
itigd Of the purchase money, and the
residue in two equal installments Of one
and two years respectively, the pur.
chaser giving bond with good security
for the deferred installlaenls, bearing
interest from day Of sale, the legal title
being retained as q further security.
w r. GUM, Special Commissioner.
! hereby certify that bond has been
given by said commissioner in tleaboye
suit, o. provided in said decree and as
required By law,
oHAS. d. WAGGENER, Clerk.
Circuit Court Of Mason County.
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Al InUt,ITy,

Il y
l.@or Reg, tc@ We, together with
The o'her good citizens If tie con
~, wan 10 bno% why it j. hat oar
Coun : Co,t w'arS such an an Of
secrecy about it. 1t is nearly a
Str Ch@mbar Court. To illustrate
our meaning: On The 1O.h ;nstant
commissioners Timns aud Was.
stner rendered thtir statement
made with A. A, Hapl', Sheriff
and this asIrte q bodS rsolged
III G,eIves i1'o executive ~ ion,
b. r4,i'ing to u jury room and sit
ting with closed doors, ,enle ing
themselves inacce,siblet to lhs p.b.
lie, aho hatl'a light TO be p e0t
at their deliberations. SaoI con.
dact woa!d have soiSi cSnssi-
ratols Of the Spanish Inqnis iea,
nutl-we. take-shismethod d:inks3hs
ing oar Co.n'y Court that their
actions Will not be tolerated IN ills
The enlightened days of libefg,
freedom and light There is a
quaint Old alugc that "Aftcr a tine
70! bea ance cease. to be u yirtu;."
We commend this Old pphori.mto
the consideration Of tue CoudLy
Court. u
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16

Whether the Democrtic party
loses or wins in the coming strng
gle it has done wise and sensible
thing in forcing to the front an issne
of political principle, viz. tariff re-
form. Fur this reason alone it de.
serves success, and We are not Of
that class who think the people
will choose to continue he leader.
ship Of theoretical cranks, but we
fully believe the people of this
country will set the seal Of disap.
Proval upon the protection given
monopolieS, and that the Demo.
cratic party bill be crowned with
u grand and glorious victory in the
coming contest. As long as the
purity kept on the defensive, it was
forced into an unequal contest, in
which, sectional prejudices and
rebellious hatred we're leading
features, but now, having grappled
one Of the greatest questions in our
politics, it has assumed an att.
tude which will necessitate a dis.
cussion of those constitutional
principles, for which the Demo
cratic party has so long Gontendvd.
.-Fayettc Democrat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16


} Tie people ofthis country dopoi
believe that q national debt isla
national blessing, and il there i
one thing they lave received, y is
that The bonds shall be paid q the
last dollar, Is soon as it'can be rea.
done, banks or no banks.
Senator VOORHEES, Of Indiana, has
voiced this sentiment IN his reso.
lutios offered in the Senate, The
first dayof Che present sessions;
Realized, 'rhatin The judgment
ofthe Senate q public debt is not
d public blessing; any measure Of
policy looking tothe per.
petuatiOn d the present. interest
bearing national debt Of this gov.
es1ment f6r the purpose Of natl.
onal banking, or on any other nc.
count, meets with the dlsapproba-
.tion Of this body, and should be
viewed With alarm BY the tax.pay-
ers Of the United States.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16
TI,e OnIy IssIc.


Mr.. Hewitt has stated the exact
truth in declaring the question of
the tariff to be the only living is.
sue between the two great political
parties.
What other issue Is there!
We all believe in the amend.
monls; we all believe in Identifying
human labor we all bellows in a
sound and stable currency. The
Republican party has administered
the Government for twenty lbree
years and IL is corrupt by reason
Gifts indulgence. Shall the people
be asked to put the Democratic
paIty in power in oder that it
may hecome corrupt loo2 Shall
we have nothing to say for our
selves beyond the mere plant that
the time is come tor us to have our
>'urn2
I've Republican party will go
when\the people come to under.
stand that lhey will pain by the
change. 1t will not go before.
What have thsDemocrats to offer
now2 What whitney do that the
Republicans haveNot done?
Speaker Carlisle and the Demo.
Gratis who agree with hun and who
control the party in the'North and
South, propose to make relprn sure
fur tho future by practicing reform
now. They propose to reprm the
great abuse Of the bly in Nparing
down the ia i'll. P'oposidg this
they will pas. reform bills tGrlaeh
that branch of The National Iegis-
latute which they control.
The Republicans take issue with
them. They favor a protective
toriT They demand thtt taxa
tion shall not be reduced, They
lWlirve in creating u Treasury
surplus which they csn expcnd.
They assert that taxes are low
enough already. II they arc not,
take off the iuteraal revenue tax
on whiskey andtobacco and leave
that on blankets, and sugar AID
corn alors. They want cheap
whisky in order that they may
Use ITO dignity human. labor"
The Democrats prefer the cheaper
blankets. They wish the tax on
whiskey and tobacco TO remain.
A royal issue it is. Let it be
placed before the people at once
pad let the people decide.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16
Claplfnn.

M Eiitcr ! have read recently
with much disgust the complaints
Of The Radical pressthroughout the
country Of the action Of Speaker
Caslisle In lacing at tine head Of
epensiOn Committee, Hewett, 81
Alabama, an ex;confederate sold.
der Their hoglsof rage, that tie
lex tedetal soldier will fare badly
with such q mansat the head II
that Committee, isill.tined, ia bud
taste and far fetched. Tie wtilef
Of this Is isan ex rebel soldier, and
Fprides himself that during the lale
unpleasanlness he did his duty
well-and tina. since the war, more
especially during the last ten ears
he has done more f0f heex.fedeful
soldier, both in money and legal
services, than all thsge editors cons
bined. We haze now among orr
clients large number Of exf-deal
seldiers whoate applicants for pen;
sions, and for whom we ia g freely
rendered our services and moneyto
Obtain pensions. without anybope
of reward. This clamor doe, not
cone fun the soldier who went
forth, 10 the battle field and hsisd
Ibis breust in defence Of his co,rhlry,
b4t emanates from that class Of
poor devils who stud at home, and
from behind their wiyes petiicoats
cried "yebel! rebell rebel!' or fmm
those who followed The settlers
wagons, and MT the battle flag Of
the Republic. We venture die as.
setiion that the ex federal soldier
will find in Chairman Hewitt a
warm advocate Of their claims for
compensation in defense Of the
ttnicn. We remember among our
warmest friends many brave ex.
federal soldiers, and we are proud
Of the fuct, aud know full we'll that
in the breasts Of all brave confeder.
ate soldiers, this fraternal feeling
is rcciprocated. THENs.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16

Hon. Eustace Gibson, represent
alive in Congress from this Dis.
trici, has introduced the following
resolution in the House, which
ought to pass. This resolution EN-
bodied into a law, would do much
to break up the illicit traffic in
whiskey:
Reso'ral. That the authority Civ.
en- by the Federal Government To
persons to sell by retail or whole
sale intoxicating liquors who have
nut first obtained license therefor
from the proper State authorities,
in accordance with the State law
relating thereto in the State where
said traffic is to DO carried on, is
Contrary to good police regulations,
aud in opposition to the fixed Dem.
ocratic idea Of home rule, and that
all laws granting such power ought
to be repealed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16
ET,EcTrnN NOTICE.

A 7 a special meeting Of the Common
n Council Of the Town OF Point Pleas
ant held at the office Of the Mayor on
the first day Of January, 1884 Present:
W. II. TomlinsOn, Mayor, NJ. II. Hale,
Recorder, Gentlemen, ]. ]. Bright, +.
Sellun, John L. Charles, y. S. Snyder,
7. j. Hoy aud D. W. polslcy, Council
men.
WHEREAS, Alta public meeting OF the
citizens Of the town held or the Slst day
Of December, 1883, in relation 10 the
question Of subscribing TO the capital
stock Of the Ohio River Railroad Com.
pany BY said town for the purpose Of
encouraging said Company to build its
road through the County OF Mason,
down the Ohio River to this town, 1t was
RcOlHd. That the Council Of the town
be requested TO submit the question Of q
subscription on behalf Of the town to
the capital stock Of said Railroad Com.
pany In the sum Of Fifteen Thousand
($l6.0OO.00) Dollars to the qualified 70.
tiers VI the town. Therefore be It
Resolved, By the Common Council OF
the Town Of Point Pleasant that a vote
Of the qualified voters Of sNid Town be
taken on the question Of subscribing FIJI.
teen Thousand (sl0,0O000) Dollars TO
the Capitgl stock Oftlle Ohio River Rail.
road Conpany, subject, however, to
these conditions That the Bonds for said
stock shall be issued in denominations
Of 81 10000 each, bearing interest az the
rate OF six (8) per cent. per annnm, pay.
able annually at the Merchants National
Bank Of West Virginia at Point Pleasant.
The principal Of said Bonds 10 be due
and payable within thirty (S0) years aft
or their date, and at any time after five
10 years, at the pleasure OF the Council.
This subscription to said stock not to
take effect, however, and said Bonds not
to be issued until said Railroad COmpa.
ny shall have completed the grading Of
It's road through slid County Of Mason
10 this town.
II Is therefore ordered that a special
election 10 held at the usual place Of 30.
ting In said town, OH Saturday, the
Second t2d) Of February, 1854,
'or the purpose Of taking TIE sense OF
the qualified voters Of the town on the
queition OF subscribing Fifteen Thou.
sand Dollars TO the capital stock Of said
Railroad Company on the above men.
toned conditions, AMI those voting in
favor Of said subscription shall have
written or printed on their ballots, tic
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16
LEGAL NOTICES.
Election Precinct.

A Ia County Court continued and
a held for the County Of Mason at the
Court House thereof on Wednesday,
January 9th, the following order was
entered OF record:
Upon the petition Of L. +. Rodgers
and 81 others, voters Of Clendinen Dis.
tlict:
Said Petitioners praying that q voting
Precinct may be established ut Pine
Grove School House in Clendinen Dis.
triCt in lieuof piSglh, discontinued, and
the same being considered by the Court
II is ordered that a Voting Precinct be,
and is hereby appointed and established
at Pine Grove School House ilf said Dis.
trict, 10 be known as Pine Grove School
House.
a COPY-TESTE
j. 7. Il. j. SMITH, Clerk,
BY JOS. II. lIoLlOwAY, Deputy.
janI6-iw.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16

Within a short time work will
begin on the Washington, Cincin.
natl and St, Louis Railroad, which
will extend from some point on the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad in
Virginia to the West Virginia line,
through PocahonIas and Webster
counties, and down Gauley To con.
meet with the 0. G. at Gauley
Bridge.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16
How the TariGProtects Labor.

How the TarilfPFotects Labor.
The wages Of nearly a thousand
men employed in Rpebling's Wire
mills al Trenton, New jersey, have
been reduced len per cent.
The tube manufacturers Of Pitts.
burgh are considering reduction Of
ten per cent. in the wages Of their
employees.
A ten per cent. reduction in the
wages Of 'he miners of the Clear.
field region Of Pennsylvania went
into effect on New Years Day.
The Pioneer Silk company, at
Paterson, N. D., has reduced wages
from So to abont 81 a day. The
workmrn are now on a strike.
The operatives employed in the
thread manufactures az Newark
and Kearny, n. j., have been in.
formed that they will have to sub
nit TO a reduction often and fifteen
per cent.
There is a strike in the Grinnell
Cotton mills at New Bradford,
Mass, against a ten per cent. re.
ductiOn in the wages Of the opera.
Lives.
It's not a low tariffthqt is bring.
ing about this state Of things, for
we are still living under a high
protective system; it is not the
tariff revision Of last year, for that
we are told, has not been well
enough tested to enable a fair
judgment Of its merits; ii il not
the laritf legislation Of The present
Congress, for not u Revenue Re.
form bill has yet been introduced.
1t will doubtless be found in a
great majority Of instances similar
to those abnve cited, that the re.
duclions Of wages have been neces
STATED by overproduction, and
overprOduCtion is something al.
ways to be feared, so long as the
cmpidily ofproducers is ahnormally
stimulated BY high protective leg.
islatiun.
Mr., Hewitt's letter on this sub.
jet will bear reperusal in this con.
-tAOAtiAn.----.,s--i.e,,,..,...-................,
Excessive profits" says Mr.
Hewitt, "are injurious to the work.
ing men Of thecountry who are the
chief sufferers when the inevitable
reaction 10 unnatural expansion
narrows the field for the employ.
mcnt Of labor."
1t is to the relief of the condi.
ton of the workingmen Of the
country, now being thrown out Of
employment in all directions, that
Congress should first address itself.
The way to relief lies through a
reduction Of the tariff-a reform Of
the revenne-protection to the
weak rather than the strong
Washington Post.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16

Kanawha has reason to be proud
Of her bar, She certainly exCells
in able lawyers. We print many
OF their arguments, and II any set
Of men can persuade you that black
IL white and always was and will
be, they arc the ones TO do it,
RanalrhG Gatette.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16

II issaid that the street improve.
ments in Charleston has destroyed
all natural drainage, and that The
city, which was once one Of the
best drained in the country, will
now be subject 10 all the evils Of
stagnatOd sewers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16

Mr.. Jay Hubbell is the only man
in this country who has the knack
Of reaching the hearts and pocket
books Of the government employees
at the same time. We are glad to
learn that Mr.. Hubbell Is to be
placed in command Of the Civil
Service Commission.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16
Trustees Sale Of Il salt Fur
mace, Coal and Farming
Lands and Town Property m
Mason county. West Nh.

mace Cotll ana Farming
l.ilnds and Town Property IA
Mason county. West Va.
Il n pursuance ola deed oirust execu.
l iedto James I. kilhreih, trustee. by
the Mason City Salt and Mining Compa.
my, 70 secure the payment ol the pfin-
IGipal and inlefast OF certain bond there.
inspected, which deed Of trust bears
date on the lst day Of December, A. b.
1875, and duly recorded III the Clerks
office Of the county court 81 Mason coun.
y, West Virginia, in Trust Deed Book
No. 2, follos 6B9, Dc, four installments
Of interest on said bonds being due, and
default having been made RI the nav.
lIient thereof, and being required by u.
Y. Roots, nnepi the holders Of q part Of
said bonds secured BY said deeloi trusS
no to do, the undersigned, who was aIl.
pointed trustee In the place and stead Of
tile said JAMES p. Kilbreth by an order
Of the Circuit Court Oi Mason county,
West Virginia, made ON the 10th day IL
September 1883, shall on Saturday,
the 26lh day Of January. 1854,
Vt u O'clock, A. NJ, in Point Pleasant,
West Virginia, at the front door 81 the
Court House Of Mason comfy. proceed
to sell to the highest bidder lorrrady
money, q. e. casl) at public auction, all
Of the real estate and property, with the
Improvements and appurtenances con.
veycd by said deed Of trust, Tie nrop.
eftV 10 he sold Ii dnsrriha1 In soIA NA,,,l
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16

IA certificate Of incorporationhas
been issued to the Elk River Coal
Company, Of Boston, Mass. The
c1mrany has the righttoi own co |
lands and engage in the coal busi.
ness In all its branches. Capital
stock limited % 81, 10000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16

Joseph E. Mcdonald has not vet
affirmed or denied the report that
he called Holman demagogne,
and Mr.. Dana il getting impatient.
II is believed that il Mr.. McDon.
aid owns up to the charge he will
be hit with pile driver.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16

Brewster Cameron, the assistant
ditty.work ,doer Of the Attorney
Generals Office, has caught the eye
Of Springer bent upon him and
fed. As soon "a he knew that
Springer was after him he resigned
and fled TO Arizona, where he will
be Register Of the United States
Land Office. When Springer gets
fairly to work there are likely to
be more designations.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16

1t is rumorod that Mr.. Blaine
will be a delegate to the National
Republican Convention. lit be so,
look out for trouble, for James will
have his war paint on.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16

According toa correspondent Of
The Philadelphia Times United
States Senator Warner Miller has
taken CUnkling's place as leader Of
the New York Republicans.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16

On Friday last a disastrous Gre
occurred in Parkersbnrg, by which
the W. Va, Fiber Company's works
were destroyed. The loss was
about $4,000 Of which $4,000
worth was covered by insurance.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16
sac Of YaluabIe Real Eslnte.

IN pursuance Of a decree rendered by
| Tie Circuit Court Of Putnam county,
on the 25th day Of May, 1883, in the
Clancery cause Of 4. NJ. Saunders, Adj.
ministMlrix Of !. w, Saunders, deceased,
VS.. |. NJ. Saunders et8l., therein pend.
ily, /, the undersigned Special Commits.
siuncl, will, on the I1ilI day OF Feb
rOary, 1884, proceed to sell by wny OF
public auction, at the front door Of the
Court House Of Mason county, the fol.
lowing described real estate:
LIST. A steam Grist Mill With | acre
aud l54 poles Of land attacne,l, situate
in the town Of West Columbia, Mason
county.
"a. K tract Of 200 acres Of land stu.
ate In Union District, Of Mason county,
on thv Waters Of Mud Lick Fork Of
Thirteen Mile Greek.
Also, on the eth day OF Febrn.
ary, 1854, ut tile front dour Of the
Court House Of Putnam county, will
offer for sale n tract Of ll2 acres OF land,
situate on the Waters Of Poplar Fork Of
Big Hurricane Greek, and described in a
deed from Preston Frazier to l. W.
saunders.
TEENS or SALE:
Cne.iourth Of the purchase money
cash in hand, and the residue in three
equal payments, at six, twelve and eigll.
teen months, purchaser giving notes
with good security, bearing interest from
day o. sale, and tlr title being retained
rs u further security,
q W. CARGILL,
SItctl Commissioner
Bond end security given.
ianl6-lw. II. JUDGE, Clerk.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16

We now feel the need of Ohio
River Railroad; lot the right Of way
be speedily secured through this
county, so chat ere another Winter
roalS around we can have other
means, than our uncertain river,
Of getting to and from home, when
business requires. Five dollarsis
the passenger rate between here
and Parkersbnrg, over land, during
the present close.up.-RaVcnSp
NcuS.