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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-07-01
An Interview.

A Cumberland newspaper man
who was present at the "Hamp.
shire Rumpus" of last Saturday,
was here Monday, and says
"McGraw's castigation Of Ex.sen.
ator Kercheyal was most savage
and severe. The old man charged
around about rings, cliques, &C.,
and insisted that the meeting was
called for some other purpose than
to pass meaningless resolution and
generaliziug platitudes, and ar.
raigned Senator Camden for treas.
on. This brought McGraw to his
feet, who replied that be would be
untrue to his manhood, andungen.
erous to his interests il he were rot
in this presence aud this good hour
to hurl back into the teeth Of the
gentleman, the sentiments which
he expressed about an honorable
and distinguished man, who should
need no defence at the hands Of any
Democrat in West Virginia. One
who has been Of more advantage
and benefit 10 his party and State,
in all that promotes the interests
and the material prosperity of the
other, than whole generations Of
the little clique and ring whose
fine Italian finger has been shown
in the conduct Of the gentleman
who has just taken his seat"
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SAD Romance.



About four years ago, q small
dark eyed, nervous tailor, named
Dan Nye, came TO thiscity and was
employed at BFandyberfy' tailor.
ing establishment. BE was of good
address and made friends rapidly,
He paid cour. 10 Miss Ada, daueh.
Ter 81 Capt. Charles Finney, a we'll
known river pilot. Miss Finney
bore a good reputation and was
popular with her neighbors. She
and Nye were soon married, be
leaving Immediately for Leipsic, D.
where be had established himself
in business. She followed and they
lived happily. a bright boy, the
picture Of The father, was the re
suit Of the union and Mrs. Nye re.
turned to this city. Nye was soon
with his wife. One morning he
packed bis grip for the morning
train and bid her adieu. Going q
block, he returned and again bid
her adieu, breaking into sobs and
saying: "he felt that be would ney.
er see her again." Going to his
place Of business, he sold his pos.
sessions, shipped her trunk to this
city, and was next heard from at
Chicago. That was thirteen
months ago and she has not since
received any information as 10 bis
whereabouts, either in answer to
her advertisements or otheryise.-
The poor wife brightens al the
whistle Of every train or boat and
looks for the coming Of a kind hus.
band and father. She thinks Mr..
Nye ia numbered Of the dead. His
relatives reside in Pennsylvania
town, the name Of which she does
not know, and she is without
means 10 prosecute search. The
rumor is current that he had a wife
and three children before his mar.
riage to Miss Finney.
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hnaAL NoTrcns.
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
Henry Mocmke and August Janszan
partners rs Moemke and Janszan,

John Young, Carlton Young, Lewis
Roush, B. ]. Redmond, assignee OF John
Hall, and B. j. Redmond, Trustee, G. L.
Simpson, Trustee, Peter Bettinger, Jos.
Creesey, II. Lerner, Ida F. Sargent, Hem
ry Fry, W. R. Reeke, - McCananghy
{ Co., Caroline Young, John Cartwright,
Trustee, D. Reed, W, L. SChwrentz, F.
A: Hammer and @. F. Murray, part
ners as W. +, Schwrentz 4 Co., The
First City Bank Of Pomeroy, Goodrich
Barbour and q. F. Steadman, partners
as Barbour, Steadnan 4 Co., - 0ng
and - Love, partners as 0ng 4 Love,
Lewis Q. Sleet and Thomas D. Rose, part
ners as Sleet & Rose, John Shilito, Wal
lace Shillito and Gordon Shillito, part
ners as John Shillito & Co., Second Ma
tional Bank Of Parkersbuy, Henry II.
Lippencott, William Trotter and Hiram,
g. Lippencott, partners as Lippencott &
Trotter, - Morehead and Temp
Teton, partners as Moreheal & Temple
ton,J L. Hibbs, X. A. Starkee and G.
W. Mitchell, partners as J. l., Hibbs &
Co., Henry Fry, doing business under
the name OF Point Pleasant Dock Com
pany, Aaron Block and Samuel Block,
partners as Block Brothers,
Parties to the above cause will take
notice that pursuant to q decree entered
therein ION the lhth day OF May, 1885,
by the Circuit Court OF Mason County,
West Virginia, Ishall at my Office in the
town Of Point Pleasant, West Virginia,
at 0 o'clock A. NJ, Friday, July S0th,
1885, proceed to take, state and report
an account:
First-Showing the amount Of real cs-
tate the said defendant, John Young
owns in the county OF Mason, whether
under legal title, or an equitable title,
and the liens on said real estate and
their priorities, the amount due each Of
the parties to to this suit.
Second-Whether the real estate OF
the defendant, John Young, will rent
for enough in reasonable time TO pay
off and discharge the liens.
Third-Report any otlrr matter that
any Of the parties to this suit may re.
quire or any Of the judgment lien credi.
tors may require.
Add, II from any cause said account
shall not be completed on that day, the
same shall be diourned from day to day
and from time to time. at the same
place, until the same shall becOmpleted.
Given under my hand this eth day Of
June, 1885. JAS. h. COUCH, JR,
Commissioner.
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ProhibltIonlsts.

EEyMAWNtAWHlHlre
Index The State Temperance
Convention began It's session, as
previously announced, at Grafton,
last Tuesday. Rev. D. H. X. Dix,
Of Palaline, was chosen temporary
chairman, and Rev. W. NJ. Weekly,
Of Parkersburg, Temporary secre.
tary, and after appointing the var.
iOus committees an adjournment
was had until evening. Upon re.
assembling the permanent officers
were announced as follows Hon.
Fontain Smith, Chairman; Hon.
Geo. W. Atkinson, Vice. Chairman;
Rev. W. M. Weekly, Secretary, and
w. l.. yanhorn, Assistant Score.
tary. Nothing Of particular inter.
est outside Of routine business &C.
Cured during the sessions Of the
Convention until the reports, there
being two, from the Committee on
Resolutions were presented. The
majority report, which handled
both Of the great political parties
without gloves, declared in favor of
the formation Of a political organi.
cation to be known as The Prolii.
bition Party Of West Virginia.
The minority report favored the
selection or endorsement only Of
such candidates for the Legislature
ofeither Of the political parties as
would pledge themselves to vote
for the submission Of a Prohibition
Amendment, and while inviting
the cooperation Of all persons
without regard to their political
affiliations, it was silent on the
question Of q third party. Debate
upoa both reports was long, heated
and a! times interesting. Mr.. AT.
kinson, Senator Smith and several
other gentlemen spoke in opposi.
ton to the majority report, while
T.R. Carksadon, Rev. J. W. Carter,
Rev. Thomas johnson and several
Others earnestly supported the re.
port. Upon a vote being taken by
counties the majority report was
adopted by vote Of 1861 to 54i.-
Those who were in the minority
then quietly withdrew from the
Convention, and allowed the advo.
Gates Of a strict Prohibition party
totake such steps as they deemed
proper to perfect their Organiza.
tion.
50 we have in this State three
political parties and it now re.
mains to be seen what will be the
outcome. Whether the Prohibi-
ton party will become sufficiently
strong numerically as to hold the
balance Of power and in this way
court and receive the favors of the
Democratic and Republican parties
or whether, because of its entering
the arena of politics, ii will alien.
ate therefrom those who are consis.
tent members Of the other political
parties and thus reduce the mem.
bership 10 mere corporal's guard,
are questions which belong to the
unknown future.
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Giving it to Mason.

Free Press.
Mr.. James NJ. Mason bowls at the
very mention Of a millionaire other
than thuse Of the Syndicate he
serves. Pray, tell Us, what would
he be but a millionaire if he could
succeed in his scheme to make
West Virginia pay millions to the
SydicaIe, his reward being Is per
cent? Let him succeed in his cher.
ished purpose and there'll DO more
people in West Virginia, and es
pecially 10 this county of jefferson,
with invisible means Of support
than now, and less said about IL Wis.
ible subjects Of taxation.
II Mr., Mason controls the col.
umns Of the Wet Virginia Democrat,
as he has done the past two weeks,
then that journalistic paper
round the cOtner-is square on his
platform
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seed divisions under the presen.
regime, had not been able to do
anything because there was not d
dollar cflhe fund belonging 10 IL.
left TO operate with. twas found
necessary to furlough the employees
Of The statistical division because
The money appropriated to it for
The current fiscal year had all been
expended. The laboratory fund
had been used under the late Com.
missioner for the purchase Of seeds,
and hence that division was left
without any money, which made
the furloughing Of some Of It's EN-.
ployes necessary. Notwilhstand.
ingthe disadvantages imposed con.
siderable work has been done 10
this division under the new Com.
missioner All the divisions ex.
cept the three named have been
regularly at work, and while The
forces Of some have been reduced,
more has been accomplished with.
in the same length Of time than
hitherto,
Ihave talked witha number Of
Republican Senators during the
last two weeks, and l do not think
from all | can learn that there will
be any organized opposition to
the appointments Of President
Cleveland.
The Republican Senators are old
politicians, and accustomed to &C.
quiesce in the fortunes of politics.
The majority Of them respect the
President, and concede that his ap-
pointments are in the main excel
lent. Few Senators will have more
influence in the next Congress than
General Logon, and it is known
that he is on amicable terms with
the President and his Cabinet
The same may be said Of a MAORI,
~ Of Republican Senators perhaps
the only exceptions are the two
Senators from Virginia, Malone
and Riddleberger. D.
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How Republicans Treat Demo.
erals.

Parkersburg Sentinel G. F. Cross,
one of the door keepers Of the Sen.
ate, has been notified that his ser.
vices will be dispensed with after
July 1st. Mr.. Cross is a democrat,
and his removal is a good text from
which to preach a political sermon
TO the democratic leaders.
Attic time of MI. Cross appoint.
meut the Democrats had majori.
ty in the U. s. Senate. The subor.
dinates Of the Senate, however,
were about equally divided in pol
itics, and SO continued, the Repub.
licaus perhaps having a few more
places than the Democrats. The
Democratic Senators were kindly
disposed toward their political op.
ponents and permitted many Re.
publicans to continue in their var,
ious positions.
The Senate at present has a clear
Republican majority, aud that ma.
iority have ordered the dismissal Of
every Democratic employee, Of
whom there are not over a halfdo
en- all told. The Democratic SEN
ators unitedly signed a petition re-
questing the retention Of Cross, and
the Sergeant at Arms said he was
a valuable officer and he desired to
retain him, but the Republican
caucus issued its order that every
Democrat should be removed and
the Sergeant " Arms had to obey
The only complaint against Mr.
Cross is that he is u Democrat and
for this reason only he must be re-.
moved, that q Republican may
have the place. The Republican
Senators define ii as ample cause
for removal that an employee is o
Democrat
We do not complain Of their &C.
ton. Viewed from a political
standpoint their conduct must be
approved, as entirely consistent
with the accepted understanding Of
the rights, powers and privileges
Of successful party. The Repub.
licans do not comprehend the first
principles Of the go called mug
wumpism, nor do they intend to
permit It's nonsense to interfere
with their dispensatiOn Of patron
age.
The case Of Mr.. Cross is a distinct
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Diocese orWest Virginia.

We make the following extracts
from the proceedings Of the eighth
Annual Council of the Episcopal
Church of West Virginia, recently
held at Lewisburg, Greenbrier
county, W. Va.
Bishop Peterkin, in his annual
address, showed that a very large
amount Of work had been done in
his Diocese, beside assistance rem.
dered to neighboring Dioceses.-
Summary Of the Bishops work.
VipiLatiOns, S.: combinations, 157;
sermons and addresses, 204, and
other special services. Sc.
On motion Of Rev. Dallas Tucker
a committee Of nine, composed Of
FIVE clergymen and four laymen,
was appointed by the Bishop in re.
gard 10 Revision Of the Prayer,
book. The following constituted
the committee, which is to report
to the next Council-Revs. Dallas
Tucker, R, R. Swope, L r. Mason,
r. A. Cobbs and Il. A. Gibson, and
Messrs. N. S. White, Edmund Sc.
hon and Geo. W. Thompson.
The committee on Constitution
and Canons are Revs. R. r. Swope
and R. D, Roller, and Messrs. N. S.
White, W. S. White and Ed. Sehon.
The old Standing Committee was
reelected, consisting of Reys. Dial
las Tucker, W. 7. Leavell and l..
R. Mason, and Messrs. N. S. White,
Z. |. Lee and Isaac Strider.
The following were elected as the
committee on Diocesan Missions:-
The Bishop er oeioiO chairman,
Revs, r. A. Gibson, R. A. Cobbs
and ]. F. Woods, and Messrs. B. NJ.
Amber and r. J. McCandish.
The committee on Religious and
Theological Education are Revs.
R. A. Mason, 7. II. Lacy and F. R.
I.eavell, and Messrs. Ed. Sehon and
ThOs. l.. Brown.
Besides those already given, the
statistics for the year show the con.
tributions to be, for the year, about
$4,000. There are in the Diocese
reported 1924 Communicates, 40
churches and Q Chapels. Clergy
| Bishop, 1 Deacon, and 81 Presby.
tiers. In seven years the Bishop
has confirmed 1858 persons.
During the Council a committee
was appointed toseleot a number Of
places where the Cou neil shall meet
regularly. Eleven places were
chosen. The object was to meet
with as much consideration as pos.
sible to the large territory repre-.
scented, and to alternate between
the various sections. The places
are Charlestown, Weston, Hunting.
ton, shepherdstown, Parkersburg,
Clarksburg,o Charleston, Point Pleas
ant, Martinsburg, Wheeling and
Lewisburg. =
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Hard Tlnncs.

Weston World.
Some ofour dearly beloved Repub.
licanquill drivers are tearing their
hair, crashing their teeth and be.
moaning the awful hard times,
charging everything up to the mis-.
rule of us poor, deluded bourbons.
But is just where our friends are
of-away of. The hard times in
this section was caused BY the fail
Of crops last year, and the sending
Of nearly all the surplus cash out
Of the country for feed. Nov, the
crops were raised last year under
Republican rule, and when they
failed the failure occurred under
Republican rule. So, while it is
the correct and proper thing to
charge US moss-backed Democrats
with all the evils Of existence, 10.
Guiding frosts aud "tater" bugs, our
philosophical brethren must dig up
some other method of saddling the
crime Of manufacturing the hard
times upon the already overwofk-
ed Democratic administration.
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A Good Moyelnent.
Athens Journal.

Athens Journal.
There is a movement on foot in
many parts Of the country to make
u half holiday out Of Saturday after.
MONS. The idea should be receiv.
ed with favor, as there are very few
occupations which, in the present
dull condition Of trade, cannot de-
the ordinary business Of the week
in FIVE days and one half. The
halliday of freedom on Saturday is
just the remedy for the evils Of the
new and bad sort Of Sunday that
all good Christian people lament.
II will not be found practicable TO
limit the Saturday afternoon in
diligence to any one or two classes,
but should be extended to clerks,
us well as 10 laboring men.
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Contelnplible FelIoWs.

WetEel Democrat,
Those Republican Office holders
who are banking on opposition to
Cleyeland's appointments, by John
A. Logan, are liable to lose the
gate money. Logan, evidently con.
siders this q Democratic admins
tration and has political decency
enough about him To admit that
Democrats ought TO fill the official
places, and Republicans ought not.
The position Of some certain Re.
publicans in this State who are
still holding on where they are in
the way and are not wanted and
who will fall hard some Of these
days if they don't let go, is daily
becoming more ridiculous and more
contemplate,
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1naAI MoE1cns.
Trustees Sale Of Real Estate
In Waggener District, Mason
County, West Virginia.


In Waggener District, Mason
County, West Virginia.
tpY virtue Of the authority vested in
ID me, James B. Menagcr, the under.
signed Trustee, by a certain deed OF
trust made BY Walter 3. Edwards and
Mary A. Edwards, his wiic, dated Feb.
ruary 2Bth, 1883, and Of record in tho
Clerks Office OF the County Court OF
Mason County, aforesaid, in Trust Deed
Book, No. Z, pages . and 3, to secure tho
Of certain note therein dcs.
cribed, bearing date February 10Th, 1888,
for 81 900, payable one year after date,
with interest from date at ten per cent,
and executed by said Walter Il. Edwards
and Samuel n. Knight and George W.
Knight TO John McCulloch, Jr., said
note being now payable, default having
been made in the payment thereof, and
being required by the said John McCnl-
loch, Jr., the creditor secured thereby tn
make sale OF the real estate 50 conveyed
by said Walter r. Edwards and Mary A.
Edwards, his wife, as Aforesaid, /, James
B. Menager, Trustee, as aforesaid, will
sell at public auction at the front door
Of the Court Honse, for CASH, on the
llth day.Of July, 1888. the real
estate SO conveyed in Trust as aforesaid,
to.wit: One lot in Grantsburg, County
Of Mason, and State OF West Virginia.
bounded and described as follows, to.
wit: Commencing at pine post cstab-
lished near where the line between the
property Of H. q. Daniels and Clifton
Coal Company intcrsect the Mason City
and Point Pleasant pike, thence east
along tho line OF said Lot fifty (50) feet
to a stake, thence north ono hundred
and eight (l0S) feet to another stake,
thence west fifty (50) feet to the sail
Mason City and Point Pleasant pike,
thence south along the line Of said pike
TO the place Of beginning, and being tho
same lot or parcel Of land sold and con
veyed to said Walter u. Edwards by
John NJ. Lowry, by deed dated the -
day Of October, 1878, and Of record in
the Clerks Office OF the County Court Of
Mason County, in Deed Book, No. n,
pages 1906, &c, and containing about one
fourth Of an acre more or less and also
q certain lot or parcel Of land sold and
conveyed to said Walter u. Edwards by
j. N.and Sue l.. Richards, which deed il
Of record in said Clerks Office in Deed
Book, No. IS, pages 2ll and 2l2, con.
taining about one. fourth OF an acre moro
or less, Said note calls for 10 per cent.
interest, but legal interest only will be
collected. No interest OH said note has
been paid, except Sl4.25, january 9TH,
1885. Title good, but selling as Trustee,
will convey title as such. There are two
good dwelling.hOuses on said lots.
JAMES b. MENAGER,
june 10-4w. Trustee.
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Notice to Our Citizens.

WE, tho members Of the Board Of
wv Health Of the Town OF Point Plea
SAINT. West Virginia, having made SAN
itary examination and inspection Of tho
town find q filthy and unhealthy condi'
ton Of our streets, alleys, stables, priv.
ies, cellars, back.yards, slaughter houses,
&C. Therefore, notice Is hereby given
that all persons living within the juris'
dictioh Of this town, either owners, rem,
ters, or guardians Of property, must
within the next ten days, cleanse, purl'
y, disinlect and remove oil garbage,
NTH, and impurities Of every nature
from their premises, and this shall in
clude all stableS, ponds, cellars, privies,
cutters, streets, pig pens, 30. This no.
tice y positive aud final, and will be en-
forced under the law without respect %
persons. II Is for the health Of our clti-
zens, and any one violating or refusing
70 comply with the requirements oil tins
notice shall DO amenable 10 the law.
W. s. HOY, NJ. D.,
l. r, Campbell, NJ. D..
]. ]. BRIGHT,
iunclO-Sw Board o. Health
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Mr. John Peter So. John. whose
name is now and again incidental,
ly mentioned in Republican paper,
in connection with The celebrated
Butler canvas, expresses the opin.
ion that President Cleveland will
siyethe people San honest, straight.
forward, business administration. =
Capt. james Mehen, who was ap.
pointed mail agent on the Parkets.
burg and Pomeroy route, a few
weeks ago, resigned his position,
and has accepted the Deputy Uni.
ted States Marshalshipfor Parkers.
burg, rendered him BY United
States Marshal Sehon. The place
has been filled by Mr.. Harry Tip
petit, son Of Geo. W. Tippett, editor
Of the Point Pleasant REGISTER,
who entered upon his duties yes.
terday. Mr.. Tippettisa young man
Of intelligence and good standing
in the community in which be re
sides, and we predict for him d
bright future. We congratulate
him on his success. -MosQaito.
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Smiling and COntented.

etheI DeuluCTub'
As the smiling and conlented
Democrat Of these happy days, on
his daily meanderings, slaps At the
deadly mosquito and drives away
the blue tailed fly from his mug Of
beer; he Is still further annoyed by
the impertinent Republican re.
mark-"though! you said times
would be better If Cleveland was
elected" Well, and go they are,
10 the average Democrat. II is on.
ly the wretChed outcast Republi.
can who feels lonely, sad, out.of.
Office and in all ways miserable
and disagreeable and let's every.
body know just how be does feel.
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TO PHYSICIANS.
Advertisement for Bids for Poor
Practice Of Mason County.

THE County Court deeming It to tho
j best interest Of the County to lot out
the practice Of Medicine and Surgery up.
on the paupers Of the county TO thelow
est and best bidder, notice Is hereby Civ.
en- that bids for the same for the county,
or for one or more Districts will DO re.
ceiyed on or before the 9th day Of July,
1885, at - o'clock noon, Of the office Of
the Clerk ofthe County Court. Allbids
TO be In writing, sealed, and to DO opel.
cd IN the presence Of the Court, stating
the District or Districts bid for and tho
amount for which tho bidder will treat
the paupers thereof with Medical and
Surgical aid, and furnish TO them all no.
!cessary medicines for one year from Jn'
~ 9th, 1885. Bids for Robinson District
70 include the Inhrmary practice. Tho
Court reserves the right 70 reject any or
al bids. Bond with good security will
DO required Of each successful bidder.
Teste: ]. P. r, B. SMITH, Clerk.
iunel0.4w,
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A Rebel Major General who drew
his sword against the Government
that educated him got a fat place
esterday.-Pittsburgh (Pa.,) Com.
ntercidL Gazette.
We might have supposed his
name was T.ongstreet but probably
it is not, as that Republican "Reb
ell" Major Generals now on the re.
tired list. Or was it little Billy
Malone? No, he was only a "Reb.
ell Brigadier;;" besides, he recently
manifested a retiring disposition
from The ranks Of the truly loyal
oh, IL may have been the Guerrilla
MOsby. We are sure it was moi
Key nor Settle nor Holden nor
Alderman, for they were all Brig
adiers and oil got their rewards
from The Republican party before
their swords had the Union blood
washed off them; and the rewards
were given, too, by Republican ad.
ministratiOns. Give us u rest on
this subject, esteemed Commercial
Gasctte.- IKetsel Democrat.