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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-07-22
Mr. wAsAlNaroN sloNAL ssRNoE.
wiatsr Experience Of the Observers FrO,t
wOrk-Tslnperature wind.
New YORK world

New York woFidl
II Is a mistaken notion that tho ob.
servers are showed in during the win.
ter. The snowfall In November was
2s.S inches; December, 7.i inches; Jan.
uary, li.a, and february, vs. inches,
The total Of q little moro than Ave feot
for the four months was much less than
the fall at the Uaso or the valleys bo.
yOnd. The summit is often bare Of
snow, the high winds sweeping tholittle
that Is deposited down the mountain
side. Lespite this, the dull,colored
rocks and weather.stained buildings
throughout tho long winter arc trans.
formed into monuments and mausole.
uins white as (aErara marble.
This effect Is prOduOed by frost work.
II is one bf tho most interesting, as well
as beautiful phenomena OF cold weather.
{ When the wind blows from the north OF
west the vapor lodges on projecting
points. THO frost work is spun out into
feathcry masses, delicate lace work Of
heavier masses like chiseled marble, Ot
ptatiy ywhituncssAnde&quisitoS symmetry
these appendages sometimes attain pro.
digious lengths, Once during tho win.
ter q violent slcetstorm visited the
summit. The windward side Of
the station was incrusted with a
solid mass Of leo eight inches
thick. CulsidO Of this coating frost
feathers were formed eleven feet long
At various times they attained lengths
Of from five to seven feet, aud were
spun out into crystal threads finer and
more delicate than the glass.bloWers art
has yet Leell able 10 produce.
These teathery forms arc not only
beautiful, nut extremely useful. The
practical Observers are wholly dependent
on then for their water suppl. On
more occas ions than one has tiis frost.
work been gOds3nd to them, and their
habitation has cen quickly stripped of
its ornaments to he melted and to in
crease a Scanty water supply. In Jan.
uary frost work formed on all but two
days, February on twenty.ono days and
March twenty seven days.
lhe lowest ttmperature in November
was 10 degrees be.ow zero and tho
highest velocity Of the wind 100 miles
an hour; III Decem'er the coolest day
was J. degrees below zero, and IN three
da the wind blew at the rate Of ninety
miles an hour The only thunderstorm
during the winter was in February. The
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-07-22

Admirers Of the modest but intel.
lectual goldfish ball rejoice to hear Lieut.,
Sclwatka affirm that Coilishing banks
exist along AlaSka's shores 30 great in
extent that they never have been com.
pletely outlined, and thai they must e&.
coed in extent those Of the Atlantic
banks probably in prOportionate extent
to tho sis0 Of the two oceans.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-07-22

Tho influence upon vegetation by the
acid fumes which arc present in a
smoko'lad0n atmosphere has been in.
yeStigotcd by chroedUr, in GERMANY.
He states that ono part Of sulphuricaid
IN $4,000 parts Of air is capable of dam.
aging plants seriously in a very short
time. ConiierouS trees arc more sCnsi.
two than deciduous trees. while ordin.
ary field plants resist longest.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-07-22


We do not know whether the fishing
is good over the lake Just now or not,
but the mosquitoes are biting finely.
They are not in the least particular
about their bait but they seem to relish
the bare legs Of little city girlsand boys.
Long stockings arc no protection, and a
lady aC uaintanco of ours who has gone
over to Ba st. Louis with a nervous
and thin.skinned little boy, of whom
the mosquitoes are particularly fond,
has riggcd him out in long, buggy cotton
drawers that tome down over his shoe.
tops and are con ned there with rubber
of course, the child is "a sight to ho.
hold, and will no doubt soon be the
laughing stock Of the bay, but he is
comfortable, and the mother does not
care, In fact, she is rather proud Of
her invention, and speaks Of getting out
a patent.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-07-22

The streets of Astoria are being mac
adamiIcd with the ballast OF ships
which lighter or take in cargo there,
and here is how Tho Astarian puts il:
"from the coral strands OF India and
from the far.oE islands of the soft
south sea come in the holds Of vessels
the foundation Of many of Astoria'S
streets. South American pebbles and
Australian dornicks, chunks Of eOceno
formation from the Fl is, and relics Of
thc pAleo Ole period from Hong Kong,
are alike mingled in the tOnglomerate
mass that unlerlies our thOrOughfares.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-07-22

1t was ccrtah! that large music box
was once found inside shark; and
thoughit was not actually playing when
the fish was hauled up over The tairrail,
it was in good condition, and was soon
after set goin;. Vas it playing when
tie shark gored II: Who knows 1t
would be interesting to con Ccture a
sharks speCulatiOns respecting the music
in Lis stomach, and TO ihiuS Of 1t sweep
ing through the deep with the air
"DOwn Among the dead Non' tinkling
mo.odiously out through its barbed tail.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-07-22

Robert @. Winthrop says the prOsi.
dent, vice president and speaker are
the three highest officers Of the govern
mont unquCStioRably, because they arO
tho only ones whose signature Is abso.
lutely essential to tho Validity Of any
law passed by congress.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-07-22

'I do think that thirteen Is really an
unlncky number" said pert yuung
miss who hud just entered hat teens; at
beauxw
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-07-22

Young housewife "what miserable.
little eggs again, You really must tell
them, Jane, tn let tho hens Sit on them
little longer"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-07-22

y care not who makes the breechcs
Of the family" said strong.nlinded
wife, "as long as | wear them"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-07-22

Medical World Many form, Of tooth.
ache may be promptly aud Pleasantly
relieved By chewing cinnamon bark.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-07-22

A young mother, should not be too
ambitious 10 correct her children. She
should begin at the bottom.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-07-22
pAWN ANp pOsN


L.
Slender strip, Of srimUd sky
Mar tlO dim horizon lIJ,
Shot across with golden bars
Rsschln: to tlig falliug stars;
Sltt the halmy w0t wind bloW5
Wide the portals 4 tho rose;
Smell Of dow pine ami IT.,
LiplnH leaves and WINS ast.r;
On the border Of thS dark
Gayly sings thJ ma1dDw.llrk,
Billing Nll ths birds assemble.
HArS, the wslsIn Gems to tremblel
Su denly tho ~ ld9n gllAmS
Break tho r0ppy.taiterel dreams
Deans Of Pm, VITA tWo icat clOv0n,
Plpl1G to thb nynph and fann,
Wac. with wIeStis OF IVY wovpn,
NIubly dance to greet tbs dawn
IL
Shifting sha lows. indistinct,
LrayO RHd 5rancIs ceU1Nl anil linked
Cling liks chilirsl, aai embraced
frightened at thu noolis pale faca.
In the gln ms wool begins
MOI @ OF i1.ert vib'llS
Sw1rms o: ilrenie lash their lamps, 9.
In their atinO phrrin camps,
AMI the sad.Voicel whip -poor.will
Ecioga back from hill q hut
! La tliel,l q - llis cri8 5t3
CliFpnS In tho thnrnv thiclsts
Weary cyeliiS eyes that wssp,
" II tho magic toucl OF sl'op;
While tbs law. In dlSncl falling,
Fills the air with scant VI musk.
AMI thlslonoly night.birl. calling,
Dropsa note down through tho duiS
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-07-22

Ruskin: A cat mNy look at a king
VS. but does 1t soc and kRuwltiJ q king
When II loo.s ut h,mi
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-07-22
Live, Active Men.

as Agents in West Virginia. Good Sal.
aries can 10 earned by men willing 10
work at the business THIS Company
lends money to their Policy Ijoldc,s on
first mortgage security and The reserve
cash balance ni It's Policies.
Call on q, GRANT, General Agent,
at Pomcroy, Ohio. [apr9OmB
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-07-22
a roouIIar CIoek bal.

Tho now clock dials on tho tower Of
the general posto.hcO at Melbourne,
Australia, will be made Of GASTRIC hay.
ing hcmiSphericRl rOOsses so placed as
to mark the hours, instead Of the usual
numerals These cups will 10 nickel.
plated inside so as TO reject tho sun.
light, forming bright points during tho
daytime. After dark each will 10 illu.
minated with an ingandrsccnt lamp,
and on each Of the hands will be placed
close row Of smaller lamps. by this
arrangement II is believed that II will
be possible to read the timO ut q great
distance.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-07-22

Ucmorvts Monthly: Consumption
Is most liable to pa = from fnther to
laughter, and from mother to son.
Life insurance companies arc guided
by this FulO,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-01
THE COURTS.
MR.. ROOT CONCLUDES HIS ARGUMEN

MR. ROOT CONCLUDES HIS ARGUMENl'
Elihu Root occupied the attention of the
SURROGATE yesterday presenting his argument for the
proponents in the Hoyt will case. He further dwelt
upon the testimony in favor of bis claim that Jesse
Hoyt was Of sound mind when he made his Will. lie
maintained that the letter written by Mr. Hoyt on June
o. 1892 which It claimed for the contestant gave
evidences Of couded intellect simply written In the
jerky elptica commercial style common with business
Mr.. Root comDatted the allegations
OF undue influence and examined the
testimony on this point at great length:
Mr.. Root concluded by saying that wealth was curse II
sane man could not dispose OF his property as he
thought best
General Butler asked that paper containing memoir
anda made by Jesse Hoyt which had been given to the
Surrogate by the former counsel In the ex-senator
COnkg be placed In the hands OF the conteftants cOu
sell To an inquiry by Senator Evars whether General
Butler intended TO put the paper In evidence the latter
replied: " I'm not making bargains about It. acknOwl
edge the superiority OF my learned friends to In
everything, aud especially in bargaining" Senator
Eyarts again inquired whether the opposing counsel
wanted to put the paper IN evidence :" simply want
my property" answered General Butler Both General
Butler and Senator Eyars declared that they did not in
tend to place It in evidence Then have nothing to
do with IT., SAID the Surrogate. II the gentleman who
brought Il to Will come aud get It lie take IL away
with him."
At II to-day General Butler will begin his argu
meut
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-01
FLORAL DISPLA ! Ar me INSTITUTE FAIR.
Nnrn ihnn 1 600 nnnnlc had inXndnd thI


American Institute Fair tSxty-;birds aud IIrdave,
before 10 g. H. yesterday, and were climbing over unl
Der piles big boxes full Of exhibits fractions Of nachin-
cry and nnunerJbe articles waiting TO DO put in place
Half a. many hamnci 40 saws were having peace
Jubilee and lot or small boys only lacked irccrackcrs
10 vote sCcOnd edition Of the Fourth OF July Then
tnc oh Regm ent Band mounted the platform In the
among circle OF exotic plants and began com
petlug with the hammers and saws. At O'Clock the
hammers and saws had the best OF it, andigot 80 much
m.x cd up with DOnizett Strauss and Beethoven tEat
Holm j. fucker had great difficulty In calling things and
pcople 10 order that Hosea b. Perkins could make
speech From 900 the crowd swollcd 20 seven times
that number. and by the time 1t grew dark something
like order grew out of chaos.
The floral display feature OF the opening Thirty
species Of palms looked like forest, but big fellow
fy years Old, worth $780, throw the rest In the shade
There many ferns, but the big widc-spreadlnS
Glachcnias attracted the most attention Tho dahlias
double single had the best OF tho show, but Of
thirty varieties Oh hand the " Gcnesta" took the
first prize 1hcewCrc cool greenhouse plants fbOth In
name and looks fine hOthOuso plants with large dia-
mOnd shaped leaves. thick and grccD zcnias unnun-
bered nearly 100 species OF roses and fifty Kinds OF
glad0ll. In designs there were ornamental, dinner
table basket flowers, wild flowers, parlUr. hand and
bridal bouquets, rustic stands hanging baskets ana cut
flowers To-day the exhibition VIII Dc in complete run
ming order.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-01
BROOKLYN.

Deaths last week, 2G2 bcrths 23S marriages. 1877
CorpnrAton Counsel Tay Tor has decided that the prop
ery OF Tie Young Mems Christian Association Is EXEMPT
from taxation.
Four active Democratic ward partsans were appointed
To positions yesterday by Internal Revenue Collector
Black.
Commodore Chandler, cOmmandaut ut the Navy Yard,
Ia, Cerbra.cd forctE auni crsary OF his entering
tho Navy.
The Republican and tho Democratic Judiciary Com
itcr, for the nd District meet In Brooklyn to-day,
and will undoubtedly unite In renomlnatng Judge Bar
nard of Poughkeepsic
The New. England congregational Church. from which
tho pcy Rufus T. Hibb,rd recently resigned To accept
call TO Chicopcc Falls Mass, has extended call TO the
Rev. William Il. Thomas, OF leavenworth, Kan.
Putnam Couclayc OF tho Knights Of Sherwood Forest
Robin Hoods Merry Men, of NcW-Iiavcn escorted by
Washington COucllyc. OF Brooklyn Enterprise Con
clayc of Jersey CITY and Enterprise COnclavc, Of New
York TAIL Of Ancient Order OF Forestcrs ana clad in
regalias marched the Bridge yesterday morning
o0k breakfast In FultOn-st restaurant were reviewed
y Mayor Low the city Hall steps, and then took
fcrrybOat to Jersey city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-01

At City Island. light, SW; hazy. N'
Wind, Sc miles, swell, heavy, L. Weather Gear ""
Arrived yesterday
steamer gosehorus Br, Smith; Genoa - days Della.
At the Bar t7pm ''e
steamer Adriatic tBr, Parse Liverpool Queenstown
Steamer Brooklyn City (Br. Ftt Bristo-Arkell DOUG
Steamer of Nevada OBJ. Stewart Glasgow-Ausus
Steamer Frsa Ger, Kopn Hamburg via Plymouth, &c.
steamer Thomas Allen CBr, stevens, Antwerpand Bon.
steamer Fl Calao span) schOltz cudad Bovar-I Ago
steamer caribcl tBE. Mcknight Kingston carthasena
Steamer Elsa Brj Arbuckle Kingston &c-pIm. ForwooS
Steamer Rio Grande Lewis Galveston-C Mallory IN
erCy OF Atlanta Lockwood. CharlestOnJ Quius
steamer Fasny Cadwalader Hart. BaItimore-Js Krems
Steamer Commonwealth Van KIRK, Philadelpma-Robera
steamer Eleanoiss Bragg. Portland-Horatio Han
Ship John McDOfd siSSer Sam yeG
BARK vigate Gerlserra. Batavia Java, for orders.
BARK INOr). zachar.sen Tuborg Den-Funch Eays
Bark Mattea AUST, Cattarennsn Alicante, sp-AndrevJ
BaTS Alice Dyer H %'aSs, AsE,E Cpst?a
Brig Lillian tBr, schieve, Georgetown Dc Tats
i"10' % y" SAILED
Steamers weTrr for Bremen st simon Hayre; PORTUGUESE
CSnmonweaith Fhadepha. "p''' Ne"S
Barks Keswick for Rouen folciana Caarles Dots Eek
hon Havana.
Bng Robert Move for st Kits
Also saleI-via Long Island sound-Bark HTidso9n, fl
Hull.
BELOW.
Bark Amicizia Utah. Trapani London.
Bark Festina Lente (Ital) Pedei sen, Bahia.
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
FOREIGN PORTS.
LONDON sept 3O-Arrived steamer Bretwaldi (Br, Can
pentsr, from New York sept 10.
2VthIArriyed. steamer Holland tBr tyson, from New
LIyERfooL sept 29--Auved steamer Mcmnon tFrl Cray
from New YORK Sept IL.
Land from Liverpool hence for NewYOrk -
BgIsTOL Sept 29-Arriyed steamer LANDAU City (BrD
Gore from New.YOrk Sept ID.
SWANSEA Sept 3O-Sailed steamer Wells City (Br), -
or lew. York.
kins. for New.YOTk.
LIZARD, sept 3p-Passei steamer Belgeniand lNex Bey
n Il from York sept Il. on her YtJ Antwerp
BRFMEN SepC 90 Arrived steamer DOnal Ger, POhle,
from New. YORK sept 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-01
wRAyGLIya CHARITIES COMMISSIONERS.

A somewhat excited meeting OF the Kings
County Commissioners Of Charities and Corrections
held yesterday In Brooklyn For some time c relations
be eeu Commission Reese and Van Sclen. and their
colleague, Commissioner hssan, have been strained and
an omen rupture has been avoided with difficulty. Tn
recent revolt IN the Pcnitentiary which Warden Green
nscIibcd largely TO the sympathy Of Mr. Kssam. with
the prisoners In thcir efforts 10 get hash for breakfast
stl further widcued the breach between the members
Of the board Yesterday Commissioners Reese and Van
Sclcu discharged two employees In the Peuentiary upon
tie recommendation Of Warden Green. Mr. kissam
protested vain The vacant places were led by the
OF the TWO commissioners In harmony one man be-
Ing whose dismissal hal been secured hy COM
missioner Nissan some months ago. The Withholding Of
hubble money by Chief Clerk Eoa then taken up.
I'm answer 10 questions he stated that he received
10 80 on July and put the money in the safe The
eyt day lie told Commissioner kissan, treasurer OF the
board about It. but failed 10 pay IL over When lis at
tcntou called 10 the matter last week lie said II was
mi n the safe but only part OF Il o aiterward
paid the amount. lie would have paid 1t sooner If
he would have thought there would be ans trouble about
IT, Commissioners Reese and Van Sic!en stated that
Commissioner Nissan had said that Mr. Toals conduct
was iudcfcnsblc but Mr. Nissan eXcitcdy denied this
and said that he had qualified tue statement He also
said that he tho responsible In the
matter ana claimed that Mr. T02l being prosecuted
because be furnished him tkssam) with figures in tho
PcnitsutiRry iuyt stlgatiOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-01
NEWS FROM fHE SUBURBS.
scrvrs Ar A TRIAL FOR RlGAMY.

lanes G.. West was convicted I'm the General Sessions
Court OF Jersey CITY yesterday indictment for big
any lie was married I'm 1919 at Long Branch to Miss
sarah A. Tabor. Ho lived with his wife until about
three year, ago when no abandoned her Last winter
he arifted to IIobokc and became frequent visitor at
the rolier-skating rink. Although an elderly man he
was an expert skater and paid particular attention to
Nss ora HlsbrOuck, daughter OF Captain Washington
IInsbrouck, "a wel-kuuWn and respected resident OF
Uobokcn. West undertook the task Of teaching Miss
nsrouck to skate ana after they had been acquainted
hout three weeks he proposed marriage to her. She
rejected him, but the proposal was repeated 40 fire.
urutly that she finally yielded and on sunday june
u thoy privately married by the liev: EDWARD ~
unrding pastor OF the Baptist Church In New Dur lan
TEcy never lived together, because day or TWO later
Canaan IIasbrOick discovered that West had another
yf living and caused his arrest on chnrge OF bgamy.
he defendant claimed that he married Miss iasDrouck
Inlrr compulson, her father and brother having
threatened 10 shoot him unless he married her some
excitement was created In court by Miss iabroucI and
her brother dynounclng West as a laE Judge McGA
raupcd for order aud sharply remarked that any Que
who interrupted the witness again would be commit ted
10 ai Vests defence that he was never married
10 tho woman who claimed to be his first WIFE, and when
he made that his vile tainted and had to be
carried out court Two OF the witnesses for the pros
ccution wero Vests and brother The son, who IS
TWEEN yhye years Cd seemed deeply affected and test
Ned that he heard any nmation that his father
and mother not married until his father was ar
rested.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-01
cr1EnRArlxa Az EPISCOPAL cEyrryxLAL

The altar and chanccl of Trinity Church
were nseiully decorated with flowers yesterday morn
iug It's walls echoed with the voices OF more than 800
cergymen and laymen Of the Diocese of Ncw-lOrk as
Scmblcd at the opening services OF the Centennial
Docesan Convention. At o'clock the services began
with prayer and reading OF the any An hour later
the Holy Communion was celebrated Among the pIomi-
u.ut clergyman present Assistant Bishop Henry
C. Potter bishop Lit'lcOhu, Of Long Island, Bishop
Coke OF Western Ncw-Iork, Bishop starkcy. OF Sew
Jersey Bishop whitehead. Of Pcmnsy yana, and Bishop
Ouintlrd Of Tennessee, tho Roy. Drs. DIN, Morgan,
luype Ticker IObdcll. BabcOck Scabury. Mayor seth
Inv OF brooklyn, W. j. Douglass and John A. King
were among the laymcn in attendance Dr. Potter acted
n, celebralt OF the Holy Communion Tho Rev. Henry
Bcdngcr assistant rector OF Trinity, read tho hrst les
son After these services sermon was preached by Dr.
scabury reviewing TIC progress Of tho Protestant Eps
copa Church during the century. The exercises were
preliminary 10 the business Of the convention which
will begin this morning In St Augustine Chapel I'm
HOustou-st Dr. Potter was elected chairman OF the
convention the Rev. Dr. FranCs Lobdcll, secretary
I'm tho evening there IL large Attendance AT 81.
Thouls's Church, VIII RS services mclnoratlNo OF
the centennial were held. The exercises Included music
and an historical address by the Rev DR. Is T. De Costa,
VINO traced carly influence OF the Episcopal Church
IN New York from hc time OF IT. establishment by tho
English alter the capture OF the province from tho
Dutch. Addresses also made By several bishops