The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-02-05
RIvER NEws.-The ]. S. Mercer.

M Eh NEWs--Ihe j.. ,. Mercer,
Capt Davis, arrived Sunday from
New Orleans with tow Of empties.
The Nail City, Capt. Summers,
arrived Sunday from Cairo.
The Ida Budd, Capt Woodland,
out from the mines Sunday, with
tow, and returned with empties.
The Onward, Capt. Moore, arriv-
cd from Cincinnati, Sunday night,
with tow of twenty pieces.
The Geo. Matherson, Capt. Wright,
arrived Friday, from Cincinnati,
with tow of empties.
The John Dana, Capt. Burnside,
departed Monday for Cincinnati,
with 10 pieces.
The tug J. S. Caldwell, is on
Armstrong Bros. docks.
Capt. Levi Aultman, an old fat
boat pilot, of Pittsburgh, is visiting
friends in this place.
We understand that Messrs. F. d.
Hoy and Homer Smith, are talking
of buying out Capt. Diehrs boat
store.
Died, at his beautiful residence at
Apple Grove, Ohio, Sunday, Febru-
airy I'd, 1890, Capt. George b. Nc
CIintock, aged 43 years. This very
kind, cautions, affable, and popular
gentleman, Captain of the steamer
Lizzie Bay, plying between Charles
ton and Pittsburgh, some three
weeks ago, while on duty on his
boat, during terrific storm, his
regular pilot being off of duty and
at home, the Captain anxious as to
the safety of his passengers, crew
and boat, went to the holm, steered
through the stormy night, in the
double capacity of pilot and captain,
forgetting self in his deep solicitude
and anxiety for the safety and pres
crvation of others, thus contracting
severe cold, which developed in
pneumonia, and from which, to-
gether with heart complications, in
the very strength and vigor of his
manhood, with fond, loving and
tender wife, three sprightly and
intelligent children, with an aged
mother and hosts of friends, not on
ly in his home vicinity, but along
the entire rivers Ohio and Kama
wha. wherever his bright, genial
smile has beamed and his refined,
delicate courtesy has made indeli-
BILE impress, and amid all this with
out murmur or struggle he yiel-
ded up his young and useful life, to
the God who gave it. Long will the
memory of this excellent gentleman
be cherished and revered.
Prof. Anderson, Wizard of the
North, gave three delightful enter
tainments at Hooff's Opera House,
Friday and Saturday evenings of last
week, and Monday night of this
week to delighted and pleased
audiences. The Professors tricks
in magic were new, startling and
fancy, and kept his audience in the
best of humor. The professor bow.
ed off and gave way to Mr.. Johnny
Harris, true type of the Southern
Darkey. Mr.. Harris kept the au-
dience in a continual uproar, with
his funny songs, sayings and banjo
playing. Mr.. Harris responded to
three encores, and left his hearers
in the best of humor. Next came
Jumbo the wonderful trick dog in
troduced by Prof Anderson, and the
small canine delighted all by his
cute tricks and somcrsaults. Fol
lowed by Mr.. Chas. H. King, the
refined banjoist in his classic banjo
selections, his playing of the Trini-
ty Chimes is one of the most fin
ished pieces of banjo music ever
attempted. Mr.. King is truly a
master of the banjo. After which
Prof Anderson introduced some
more marvellous tricks and wound
up with the very funny apple trick.
Then came Messrs. King and Har-
ris in their negro farce. These
gentlemen introduced genuine negro
hymns, banjo playing and funny sit
uations, and they left the audience as
prime favorites. Prof. Anderson dis
tributcd some very costly and useful
presents. In all, we can say it was
a great show and everybody went
away well pleased.
On Monday afternoon Brosius &
Co., opened in this place $4,000
worth of choice dry goods which
are being offered at auction. Mr..
A. X. Leonard, of Parkersburg, is
the Auctioneer. They have held
in reserve many of their choicest