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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-20

BERLIS, Nov. 19.-The Reichsanzeiger this
evening publishes advices from East Africa
stating that Emin Pasha has reached Usang0ro,
north Of the Albert Edward Syanza. The Reichs-
anzeger also says that Emin has been Joined by
the troops he formerly commanded at Wadelai
and that he has fought several successful en-
gagements
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-20

DUBLIN, Nov. l9.-The Irish Catholic publishes
an article In which it solemnly asserts that a
scheme is already in OF Grafton in many parts Of
ireland, including this city, to draw the young
men OF the country into the membership Of GER
tain secret societies alike accursed by the church
and banned by the law This scheme, the Irish
Ca tholic says. aims at preventing the attain
ment of home rule for Ireland in a constitutional
manner and must inevitably result in murder
md
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-20
Nicuna Keacl:ea Paris

PARIS, Nov. 19.-senor Vicuna, who was Sc
lected by the late President Balmaceda to
succeed him in the presidency, and who was
elected to that Office by the people in the
south OF Chill, has arrived in this city.
In ON interview in regard to affairs In the Chian
republic, Senor Vicuna said he was determined
to wait until the public mind there had become
tranquil and the political situation normal be-
fore disclosing what he knew about the stirring
events which have occurred in that country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-20
New French Minister to Washington.
France Leave. Russia in the Lurch

BERLIN, Nov. 19.-The St. Petersburg CORE
spondent of the Cologne Gazette says that while
conversing with a number OF bankers, recently
NJ. Vishnegradsky, the Russian Minister Of
Finance said that as France had left him in the
lurch he must again look to Germany for finan-
cial assistance. ana that he had already brought
the matter TO the attention of the Council of the
empire. The Gazette adds that Baron De
Mohrenheim, the Russian ambassador at Paris
had long interview with the secretary of For
eign Affairs in Berlin yesterday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-20
Fmin Pash a.. yyherrabout.

was caused by iii treatment at the hands OF Cot,
ton. and expressed their regret that they could
not include Mrs. Cotton In their findings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-20
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

Arrest of Two of the Leaders In the Move
ment Against Foreigners in China.
PARIS. Nov. IA semi-official dispatch
has been received here from Shanghai,
stating that the situation arising from the
recent action of Chinese mobs in attacking
and threatening foreigners in the province
of Human is more satisfactory, owing to
the energetic action of the representatives
of the foreign powers. 1t will be remcm-
bered that the chief of the Kalaohui. the
great Chinese secret society, one of tho ob-
jects of which is to drive all foreigners
from China, was recently arrested In the
French concession ut Shanghai. His right
hand man, Chen Kin Lung, was shortly
afterward arrested at Soochow. short dis.
tance from Shanghai. Chen Kin Lung was
subjected to torture to make him confess
his connection with the crimes against for
eieners committed in Human, but he would
confess nothing. 1t is said. however, that
compromising documents were found upon
him at the time of his arrest. and it is be-
lieved that these papers have given the
Chinese authorities clew TO the perpe-
traitors of the more recent attacks upon
foreigners, FOR it is said that numerous a.
rests of secret-society men have been made.
New French Minister to Washington.
PARIS Nov. 19.-M. PatenOtre, the newly
pointed minister of France to the United States
will shortly depart for his post. A number Of
his friends, desiring to honor the Minister ten
dered him O farewell banquet last evening.
Among the more prominent guests present were
whitelaw Reid, the United States minister to
France; Mr.. King, the United States consul-gen
eral TO Paris: Mr.. Meline. member of the Cham
ber OF Deputies NM WaddingtOn and Mace,
members of the French Senate. and NJ Meunir.
owner Of the Couries des Etats Unis. n French
paper published in New York city. Besides the
gentlemen named, there were also present many
gentlemen well known in the diplomatic. poit-
ical and social life of Paris. NJ. Bartholdi, the
well-known sculptor, presided number OF
| speeches were delivered. Mr.. Reid made short
address, in which he expressed the pleasure he
felt at the appointment of NJ. Patenotre to repre-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-02-25
yhey Try 70 edge on. OF 1..

''Whcre do you liveP asked a bust
ness nan of q customer few days ago.
''Oh, UP hero piece-weIl, just in
the edge of W."
After the man had left the store the
merchant turned to the reporter and
said: ''I've been in business here ten
years, and I'll be blessed If 1 ever
yet heard man own up to living fair
ly and squarely in that town. They
either lie out of it altogether or else
barely admit that they live Jest on the
aidgc, ye know Tho reason for the
evasion Is that Tor years the town, as is
tho custom in some sections, has been
picked upon rs butt for ridicule on
account CT the real or fancied sayings
and actions of some of its people.
E7ery'rural joker and every travelling
show give it q slap at every oppor-
tunity. There fore ono of its residents
away from homo feels like apologizing
whenever lie is compelled to give the
nane of his native town.
Journal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-02-25

"Plcw deep, and you shall have corn
to sell and to keep" But Benny
Franklin, though he knew most every
thing, didn't know how deep that was,
or he would have told US so; he was a
very precise man. In some parts of
the east two and one-half inches is
about rs deep as they dare go, for be-
low that is nothing but hard pan, and
it is not Of the tin pan order. There
are no leaks il it, it holds water both
ways, it Will neither go down when it
rains nor come up when it doesn't.
Consequently three and one half inches
is deep blowing. But all over the west
the soil is from two to four feet deep,
and deep piowing is as deep as three
horse team can PCT n plow into the
ground, say twelve inches. And there
is no prctticr sight than to see three
horses blowing one foot deep, and
throwing q furrow which scatters three
feet from tho land side.-G Germantown
Telegraph.
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SAVED By 4 BRIDE.
While nidia= in Locomotive Cab she
Avert.sd n Terrible accident

AhcfAe-t n Xerr1ble Accident
r. ]. A. OrReiIly, assistant superin-
tendent OF tho Pullman Car company
for this division, his returned from q
flying trip to Portland He brought
with him a thrilling story of the narrow
, escape Of the scuthbcund Oregon ex-
press train from catastrophe while
rounding the picturesque horseshoe
curve on the Southern Pacific line a
short distance this side of Sisson.
1t was shortly after o'clock ON Sum
day evening, he relates, while sitting
with a number of gentlemen in the
smoking room, they were thrown from
their seats by sudden stoppasc of the
train. The passengers, instantly call
| ing to mind the fatal Salem accident,
Were thrown into n turmoil, but rs the
train seemed to be still holding together
they stood up In their seats and breath
lessly awaited developments A min
ute later and the cars were at q stand
still
The conductor rushed out of one of
the foremost cars, and, followed by a
number OF the moro excited passengers,
ran TO the head of the train. There,
lying scarcely three feet before the cow
catcher, he found two powders, each
fully three feet in diameter, in the mid
die of the track. With the aid of crow
bars the distractions were speedily re-
moved.
At the point where the rocks were
displaced the track winds along the
edge of a precipice fully 400 feet in
height, and should the engine have
struck the distractions the entire train
would have been rumbled over, and
nothing conld have possibly saved it
from destruction. The train consisted
of some eight cars, including four sleep
ers, all well filed.
Tho danger was discovered in rather
peculiar manner. Frank Fox, an Off
cial connected with the operating de-
partlI.ent of the Southern Pacific, was
riding in tie cab of the engine, together
with lis bride, and it being a moor
light night both were leaning out of
the cab window enjoying the pict-
urcsque cccnery along the curve.
Mrs. Fox was the FIRST to see the huge
black object lying ahead on the track
when the train was some forty yards
distant. She called the engineers at
tention to it, and luckily just in time
for him to rsvorsc the lever, put on the
brakes and whistle "down brakes. ~
Mrs. Fox was so excited over the sensa-
tons produced by the sudden stop that
she was about to jump from the cab
when her husband seized her about the
waist and restrained her 1t is GUS
tomary for the track walker to inspect
the way before every train, but whether
he neglected his duty on this occasion
or the powders were displaced from
their lodgings after he had passed is
not known.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-02-25
Some Yarns Abou. opecr peopIe

John Ashton in his book on zoology
says that the gentleman with one eye
Is the Cyclops that Pliny tells about.
1t is limited that the Cyclopses were
miners whose lamps ON their hats were
mistaken for eyes. a good many of
the whoppcrs of antiquity arose from
the reporter giving only one look before
he came back to the Office and wrote
up his stuff. But the antllropophagi
that had only one foot, and that so big
that they could lie on their backs and
use their feet for umbrellas are clear,
pure inventions, the Same as the stories
about Chicago girls feet The public
ought to be and the same is hereby
warned against any and all such decep-
tons.
A gentleman named Megasthenes told
the people of his day that there were
folks in India that live only by smell
ing apples and died Immediately some
body ate an onion and breathed on
them. This is also probably a cam
paign document. Chicago Tribune.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-02-25
A Cat Tha. .yo,sed.

Lindsay names the cat as one of the
animals taas perpetrate practical jokes
on each c.ncr or on man, tbeG enter
thoroughly into the spirit of the joke
or fun, anu enjoy and cxult in its sue
cess, and cites in illustration of his
principle "a instance of cat teasing a
frog, seemingly to hear it cry. Tad, of
Burnh2In, LIE, seems to have had the
humorous sense in more refined de-
gree. He would sit in tho yard, and,
calling the neighboring cats together,
would maneuver as though giving them
orders till lie got them to fighting;
then would withdraw to one side, or to
his scat upon the window sill, and look
on in evident amusement, swinging his
large, bushy tail forcibly against the
window pane, but when called into the
house by his mistress he always obeyed-
w. Il Larrabee in Popular Science.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-02-25
Judge Brown Dead.

RAyENswooD, February 16, 1890
Judge r. S. Brown died this NOR.
ming at o'clock at his elegant man,
sion situated on his farm about 9
mile above Ravenswood. His entire
family was with him all day Sun.
day awaiting the end, but he ling.
cred until 2 o'clock Monday morn.
ling, when he passed painlessly away
suffering a great deal all day Sun.
day and within few hours of his
death, when all pain seemingly de-
parted, leaving him to depart this
earth peacefully and painlessIy.
His father, Joseph Brown, was
born in Baltimore county, Maryland,
living to the good old age of 80,
dying in 1882. Judge r. S. Brown
was born April 6, 1927, near Zancs-
vile, Ohio, and educated at Bethany
College, near Wheeling, W. Va.
He began the practice of law at
Writ Court House, Writ county,
/ w. Va, 1S49; was elected Prosecut-
ing Attorney for the counties of
Writ and Roane, which Offices he
filed two terms, or until he went on
the bench in 1864. He was Pres
idential elector from this Congress-
ional District, and cast his vote for
Lincoln. In 1868 he was a delegate
to the National Republican Conven-
ton, and was one of the Committee
on Resolutions which framed the
party platform on which Grant was
nominated and elected, and as an
elector- at-large he canvassed this
State for. tic Republican ticket.
January LIST, 1869, he assumed the
duties as Judge of the Tenth Judi
cial District, remaining as such for
one term of six years. In 1873 he
was elected as a Democrat to the
State Senate by a large majority
from this district, remaining there
four years, which office his son
Charles filed as soon us he became
of age. Since 1882 he. has been liv-
ins a retired life on his elegant farm
ut this place, being the wealthiest
man in Jackson county. He has
three sons living, Ephram, Charles,
and William, who live near the
home farm. He was a member of
Wheeling Encampment l. o. o. F.,
to which order he was strongly at
tached. At one time he. was Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge I. o. o.
+. of this State, and as such he was
u delegate to the Sovereign Grand
Lodge. --s-''----
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-02-25

Children often use words for their
sound rather than for their sense-a
fault of which older persons are of
course never guilty.
Lizzie. n small maiden of years, was
not careful of her clothes, and frequent
Iy came in from play with rents in her
skirt or with the trimming hanging
from her hat.
Ono day her gown YVES torn in par
licularly ugly manner, and her mother
said, Lizzie, shall have to punish
you if you are so careless
"oh, no, mammal" she replied earn
estly. Indeed am careful, but some
things always happening to this dress,
It's so unpopular. youths Cornpan-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-02-25
Nyelrhinr rreir,,t Cars.

The evident convenience to traffic
departments of being able to readily
determine the weight of freight cars
fading las led to the working out of a
new idea in this connection. An in
ventor proposes, instead of running
ears over track scale to ascertain the
weight of their contents, to place u
system of scale lovers beneath the floor
of each car. When it is desired to
weigh the contents of chr the full
cruIns of the scale lovers are lifted
by four hydraulic jacks, so that the
weight of the car body is carried on the
scale levers The gross weight is then
seen on the scale beam placed at the
center of the car. When the scale is
not in use the weight does not come on
the scale levers, SO the knife edges do
not become worn. Whatever may be
the practicabilityof this device its cost
may possibly initiate against it. general
.adcption.-New York Commercial Adj
vertiSer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-02-25
E.gland.s Richest churc,, Iiv,uc.

Tho richest living ia the Church of
England Excluding bishops, is, accord
ing to the Clergy List" Bloxham
yicaragc,f Oxford, with an income of
ca, 40; population, 16; patron, Elton
college. The vicar, however, states that
the net income is only 2205, and that
The population numbers 1888. The
CLERGY Directory" gives the two rich
EST as Neither Broughton, G4, ESQ, and
IIawarden, f3, 4O4 If we include
bishops. the Archbishop of Canterbury
heads the list with an income of Els
O00.-Spare Moments.
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4 JEALOUS cENTellARIAN.
The Marital Troobies OF Two Faithsai
Negroes Who Are Over 100.

The Martial Troubles OF Two Faithfui
Negroes Who Are Over 100.
Use gwine ter run way, Marse
Robert. KANT stan hit no longer,
an OATS 4 fac. =
why, what is the matter9 What Is
1t you can't stand r. inquired the writer
of the old negro who stood in the Office
door, sorrowful and crushed both in
countenance and as to the shapeless
old beaver he wore. He peered eau
tiousiy about, and then, tiptbeing into
the room, approached the desk and
whispered:
She's bin at hit agin, sab; an Jest
look hyar. Amt dat second love2"
He raised his hat and pointed to a
bump as large as a goose egg on the
fore part of his skull, which presented
u curious appearance, with scattered
patch of wool here and there. while
the rest was as bald as door knob.
.'Oh, you and Aunt Hannah have
had another set-to, chr
Nav, sab, nav. dom fight wifi
Hannah 'Twar all she, Marse Robert.
She am awful CONAN, and she turn
to and waiiup me Whenever she get
ready. Las time she say wunked at
er yaller gal dat lives mex do, and dis
time she lit inter me eos Sis May Jen-
kins come by de house an gun me er
handful o. chinkerpins.
FssNo~, own up, Uncle Berry, and be
ashamed of making your wife jealous. -
'Forc de Lord, honey, 1 amt done
nothin'. an eff de fool wiinmen keep
a-rnnnin' after pusson wat he gwine
dot Dat amt no 'cuse for Hannah
a-wallupin' me-"
lyon ought to be man enough not
to let her"
''G'way, now, Marse Robert, you
knows wat desc yer South Cal'iny Mig
gers is, specially wen dey is wiry an
little, like Hannah. Dere amt no
man ken STAN agin 'em no more'n a
riled cat"
''Why, Aunt Hannah must be 90
years old2''
''She say she older'n dat" lie stood
scratching his head for few seconds
''She say her NANNY b'ong ter ole
Massa Andy Jackson and dat she was
born de night dey all start ter Tennes-
Sec"
Then she's 1O2 years old, and you,
how old are you, Uncle Berry2''
II don't know, sab; 200. reckin."
''Oh no, you arc not. Anyhow, you
and Aunt Hannah should be ashamed
of disagrecing and fighting at your
ages"
Oats SO, Marse Robert. but / de-
elar' faint me. You see, me and Han
nah amt bin jinet more'n year, and
some no count Niger done gone an
tole her Use thinkin' o. gettin' married
agin, an hit look like she KANT bar to
femme git out o. her sight "
well, may be she is in a better
humor now. You'd probably find her
very sorry for whipping you If you
would go see."
I'm willin' to give her one mo- trial,
sall. Of you thinks 1 ought ter. Han
nah's got some white folks that think a
heap o. her an gives her all the cole
vittels and ole clothes dey has, an I'm
gittin' mighty poly desc days to light
an hustle for myself. Yes, sah; yes,
sah, you'se right. I'll go home an try
ter rub her down and wrastle wifi her
in pra'r. But Use gwine ter knock
crank sided dc fust 'ooman dat look
straight at me, lot alone sInilin' at
Bcriah.n-Cor. st. Louis Globe-Dcmo-
eI.af
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-02-25
Going 10 Leave.

We are very sorry TO learn that
Mr.. ]. Friedman the Senior mem
Der of the firm of J. Friedman &
Co. will leave us, and we are request
cd TO say for publication, that all
their accounts must be settled by
March Goth, as he has contracted to
be engaged in another enterprise
April LIST, 1891. Any of their debt
ors who they may see in person, or
who may receive statements from
them, 10 that effect, and do not set
tie their accounts within that time,
will have their accounts placed in
the hands of an Attorney for col
lection. Tho establishment will
continue under the management of
Mr.. Nj. Friedman, who invites the
public to call and take advantage
of the low prices ut which all their
goods will be sold for up TO the
time of taking stock, and who
guarantees that all their patrons
will be treated as fairly us hereto
fore. Respectfully,
J. FRIEDMAN & Co.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-02-25

CINcINNArI, O., February IL
The steamer Sherlock struck the
Kentucky pier of the Chesapeake
and Ohio bridge going down the
river on a trip to New Orleans.
She had on board thirty passengers
and about 80 or GO of the boat s
crew. The boat went to pieces and
floated down to Fifth street, where
she sank. The cabin fioated down
the river, and at Riverside some of
the crew got ashore in a skiff.
Some were rescued at Fifth street.
1t is not known how many are lost.
Mrs. Mclean, of Pittsburg, was
instantly killed by falling freight at
the time of the collision. 1t is not
known how many of the crew were
lost.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-02-25

Some people may be opposed to
the use, and some to the abuse OF
whiskey, yet its use is often abso-
lutely necessary, especially for med
zeal purposes. In such cases, the
pure, unauthorized stuff is needed
not doctored, drugged combi-
nation-and when the 1. w. HAIR
per is used, you get the best results,
without any bad effects. Its purity
and high standard will be main
tanned because this firm has an en-
viable reputation which it means
to sustain. 1t can be had from
w. r. Tippett's Point Pleasant,
w. Va. X. P. Saloon.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-02-25

AccIDENT.-Mrs. VIM. Steimbach,
on Thursday, met with a painful ac-
cidcnt. She was engaged in hang
ing out clothes and stepped lon a
small piece of board, which tripped
her and caused her to fall onto her
left arm, breaking it between the
elbow and wrist.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-02-25
Not In Arabic.

The Arabs have no '.hello., in their
language. The nearest they come to
it is to throw a stone and hit q man in
tho back, and then ask him as he turns
around, Docs it please heaven to give
you good health this morningf'-De-
troit Free Press.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-02-25
Commissioners No.ice.

THE accounts OF the following named
i hduciaries are before the unetirsIgued
Commissioner for settlement:
James w. Smith Executor OF John @.
Henderson, deceased; John s. Hanly, Guar
dian of Robt Beale. Given under nv hand
this 2lst day OF January, lSgi.
JAMES. H. COUCH, Jr,
COanmisSfnnar
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-02-25
DissoIu1ion Nntico

VIE copartnership heretofore existing be-
i tween the undersigned parties, in the
practice of law I'm Mason county, w. Va. has
this day. by mutual consent, been dissolved.
All unfinished business will be attended to
and completed by said parties. Witness our
hands this 3lst day of January, 1891
CHAS. L. HOGG,
feb. 4-w JOHN T.. BELLER.
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F1RE.-Mrs. Hoffman's house on
Main street, opposite VanGilder's
Drug Store, caught fire in the roof
from defective fiue, about 2 o'clock
Tuesday morning, aud came near
being destroyed. Watchmen at the
Drug Store discovered the blaze and
gave the alarm, and soon it was
under control. 1t caused. a good
deal of excitement, for at the time
it was surrounded by some six feet
of water.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-02-25
PERHAPS

no local disease has puzzled and
baffied the medical profession moro
than nasal catarrh. While not inn
mediately fatal it is among the most
distressing and disgusting ills the
flesh is heir to, and the records show
very few or no cases of radical cure
of chronic catarrah by any of the
multitude of modes of treatment
until the introduction of Ely's Cream
Balm a few years ago. Tho success
oftlhis preparation has been most
gratifying and surprising.
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win Not Stand it ANY Longer

A LLpersons are hereby notified not to
Cooper and Arbuckle Districts, by hunt.
ing. nutting, fishing, berrying, or by
taking chickens, corn, tools, iron or
other property, for will prosecute to
the full extent of the law. any person
found so trespassing ON any of NV
lands or premises. G. G. MILLER.
nov. 20-ly.
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We are little late this week,
and it was with hard work and
difficulty that We got the paper out
at all. 1t is not an easy matter to
move an Office and get out u paper
in the same week. We hope TO be
all right next week, if the water
will only keep away.