The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-02-05
Highest Of ali in Leavening Power.-

Mr.. Tom Mitchell, of the Flats,
was here yesterday tho guets of his
brother, Mr.. Robert Mitchell and
family.
Messrs. H. @. VanKirk, II. u. Nc
Clellaud aud j. A. Wiley, of Wash
ington, Pa arc in the city, and are
guestsof the Phoenix Hotel. They
will be in this county for about a
week or ten days
Mrs. P. @. Stevens, of Winfield,
will arrive here on the afternoon
X. & NJ. train to day, and will be
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Jas.
WindoD, and tomorrow they will
both leave for weeks visit to
relatives in Cincinnati.
Many people are not aware that
printers have a language of their
own almost unintelligible to the
uninitiated. The following gives
an idea of tho printing Office lingo:
"Billy, put George Washington on
tho galley and finish up that mur-
der you commenced yesterday.
Set up the ruins of Herculaneum
and distribute the smallpox. Lock
up eff Davis and slide Bob lnger-
soil into the hell box and leavo the
pi alone until after dinner. Put
tho ladies form to press and go to
the dovil and put him to work on
Deacon Fogg's article on eternal
Punishment Now this is all
simple enough when translated into
English, and not near so rough as
the reador may imagine.
The demand made by Germany
that Venezuela promptly pay what
she owes German citizens for rail
way building, may result in some
complication as dangerous to that
country as tho demands which have
been mado by Great Britain. In
this caso refusal on tho part of
Venezuela to comply with the de-
mands of Germany may cause the
latter country to undertake such
forciblo collection of the debts as
will bring the effort clearly within
tho prohibition Of the moderinized
Monroe doctrine against foreign in
terference with American govern
ments. Then what2 If England is
not allowed to collect hor money,
and steal territory, neither should
Germany bo allowed to do 80. These
foreign countries will fool around
this hemisphere, until they get in
trouble with your UncIe Samuel.
A certificate of incorporation was
issued yesterday by the Secretary
of State to the Guyandotte Coal
& Coke Company, whose principal
office is to be in New York city
with branch office in Huntington.
Tho company is chartered for the
purpose of developing coal lands,
mining coal and manufacturing
coke as we'll as building railroads
and switches. The capital stock is
$500 with privilege to issue and
sell stock to tho limit of S1,00O,O00.
Shares arc $1,000 each and hold by
H. G. Duncan, jr., Paul Scott, II. 7.
Lovett, Geo. f. Ratliff and Charles
Nash, all of Huntington.
Superintendent J. w. Dawson, of
tho X. g. NJ. Railroad, has mado ar.
rangemeuts with sanitarium com.
pany so that any of the employees
on his road will, by paying stipu-
latod sum of money, be treated at
hospitals either in Detroit, Toledo,
Columbus or Charleston, or if they
desire, they can remain at homo
and draw weekly benefits. Tho
time for benefits is limited. This is
a good move and should be encour.
aged. Gazette.
Up at Parkersburg they are hav-
ing a time with a lot of negro des-
paradoes and thieves. Murder,
assaulting women, and robbing
stores seems to be their sole busi-
ness, and yet tho police seem pow
erless to catch them, although tho
outrages are always committed in
tho same locality.
Hon. Warron Miller, of this dis
trict, has introduced a bill in Cong
ross to pay the trustees of the
Methodist Episcopal church of Point
Pleasant, 5000 for damages sus-
tained by the occupancy of the
church by United States troops
from November 1, 1861, to April 1,
1863.
Gets 100000.
Marshal A. D. Garden, who was