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Weekly Register. XcruiH?Two DollnrH a Year In Advance, or File Year* 80. "hhshhbshmbbbbhhhmshhbhh OBO. W. TIPPET!, Editor. Point Pleasant, West Va. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1877. If wo wore disposed to prove the eincere sympathy of the Munilor man, for working people, wo might pub lish ft fow extracts from hia paper, printed about July last. Tho Glohc ventures to assort that some Republican Seuators wish thev had let tho officers take Patterson to South Carolina or to any other place tbey might chooso. After a year from the 4th of March next, Hayes can make as many Dem ocratic nominations as ho pleases and there will bo a Democratic Sen ate to confirm thern. Washington dispatches say that Kellogg will bo under indictment in New Orleans within eight weeks, and for charges upon which even the most bitter partisans caunot sustain him. _ Tho Democrats are to have a lar-j ger representation on the Semite Committee than they have had for fifteen years. This is proper. The Democrats happen to have a very important representation in the Sen ate this year. Tho Legislature of Virginia is in session. Tho House is composed of 103 Conservatives, 20 Independents, and 9 Republicans; and the Senate, 89 Conservatives, and 4 Republicans. Three of the latter arc colored, and four of tho nine Republican Dele gates are also colored, There is talk of tacking the Silver Rill on to the Appropriation Bill, in the House. This is to Hank the President's threat to defeat it by the uso of the veto. As silver was de monetized by u trick and a fraud, there seems to be an appropriateness in the representatives of the people resorting to even extreme expedi ents to secure the triumph of their will. Franco is having a taste of the evils of making a military man President. President MacMahon re fuses to recognize the will of tho peo ple who defeated his ministry at the polls and threatens to dissolve the Chamber of Deputies if his appoint-; merits and policies are not endorsed by them. They will not bow to the dictator and the country is threaten ed with civil war. ? Kx-Gov. William Allen, of Ohio, has authoritatively declared that, under no contingency, will he bo a candidate for United States Senator. This simplifies matters, but there nro thirteen men in Ohio, whose friends will insist on thrusting thein ? into the struggle though the heavens fall, and in four weeks from this date, tho city of Columbus will re semble Plevna, after the storming of the.Gravitca redoubt. Ucv. James A. Eccleson, of Newark, Xow Jersey, lias been elected Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia, at the Convention held in Charleston last week. An exchange in speaking of tlio new Iiishop, says: "The selection of Kev. Kccleson is regarded l>v the members of the church who knew him as an especi ally fortunate one. lie is in the prime and vigor of manhood, active, energetic and untiring. A man of .liberal education and strong common ?cnsc, he has, by his ability and faithfulness to duty, achieved his ex alted position without any extrane ous aid. Karlier in life we believe lie tilled a position as express mes senger; and he has worked his way up from the ranks. He is a native of Maryland, and his father was for years a Judge of the Supreme Court of that State." Washington /W, December C: The youngest member of the House made his maiden speech yesterday. His name is Kenna, and he hails from West Virginia, lie is twenty-nine, a nativo Virginian, and a lawyer of seven years' standing. Being, as he himself represents it, "an humble member of the Committee on Com merce," he very naturally holds that that committee should supervise all 1 it tie matters pertaining to river legislation, and the airing of that opinion wa9 the object of his maiden speech, lie did it very cleverly?as well, indoeil, as the older members do. He has a frank, carnost face, beardless and hairless, a pleasant voice and no dearth of words, Thcro wero no marks of bnshfulness, nono of conceit, and the American eagle was not given even a single swing. The youngest newspaper in the city, thctefore tedders its compliments to . < k viiLUWrit-nieinbci'i1' [)ic II?'list, Conkling and his followers con tinue to present an uubrokea front in their hostility to the administra tion, and Hayes has on exhibition his backbone, of which so much has been said. The Democrats in Con gress must enjoy this fight, and as we lmve heard no intimation of tho iuterferenco of any foreign power, the battle is likely to continue and wax warmer as it continues. Now how do'honest Republicans foel over such disgraceful conduct iu their champions; there Conklmg sits,, tjie picture of a cliiWVbw mother has refused it "more bread and buttej-," attempting to build for himself a reputation for determination and ob stinacy, upon tho ruins of his party. Thus the President is, to a great ex tent, disturbed in trying to put into operation many good and sound Dem ocratic principles. Roseoe, let go your hold on blind ambition. We publish below that portion of the President's Message which refers to the Currency Question. As will be seen, he wishes to utilize both sil ver and gold but he is not willing to declare by law tliut ninety cents' worth silver is equal to a dollar's worth of gold. The following are his views on the subject: Among the other subjects of great and general importance to the peopjo of this country, I cannot bo mista ken, 1 think, in regardihgas pre-em inent tho policy and measures which aro designed to secure tho restoration of the currency to that normal and healthful condition in which, by the resumption of specie-payments, our internal trade and foreign commerce may be brought into harmony with the system of exchanges which is based upon the precious metals us the intrinsic money of the world. In the public" judgment that this end should be sought and compassed as speedily and securely as the resources of the people and the wisdom of their Government can accomplish, there is a much greater degree of unanimity than is found to concur in the spe cific measures which will bring the country to this desired end, or the rapidity of tho steps by which it can be safely reached. Upon'the most anxious and delib erate examination which 1 have felt it my duty to give to the subject, 1 nm but the more confirmed 111 the opinion which I expressed in accept ing the nomination for the presidency and again upon my inauguration, that the policy of resumption should be pursued bv every suitable means, anu that no fegislation would be wise that should (Jisparage the importance or retard the' attainment of that ro suit. I have no disposition, and cer tainly no right, to question the sin cerity or the intelligence of opposing opinions, and would neither conceal or undervalue tho considerable diffi culties, and even occasional distresses, which may attend tho progress of tho nations toward this primary con dition to its general and permanent prosperity. I must, however, adhere to my most earnest conviction that j any wavering in purpose,or unstead iness in methods, so tar from avoid ing or reducing the inconvenience inseparable from the transition from an irredeemable to a redeemable pa- i per currency would only tend to in- j crease and prolong disturbance in j values, and, unless retrieved, must end in serious disorder, dishonor, and disaster in the financial affairs of the Government and the people. The mischiefs which I apprehend, and earnestly depreciate, are confined to no class of the people indeed, but seem to me most certainly to threat en the industrious masses, whether their occupations are of skill or com moil labor. To them, it seems to me, it is of prime importance that their labor should be compensated in mon ey which is itself fixed in exchange able value by being irrevocably measured by the labor accessary to its production. This permanent quality of the money of tho people is sought for, and can only be gained by the resumption of specie-payments. Tho rich, tho speculative, tho opera tive, classes, may not always .feel tho mischiefs of, or may find casual pro fits in, u variablo currency, but the misfortunes of such a currency to those who are paid salaries or wages are inevitable and remediless. Closely connected 'with this gener al subject of the resumption of spe cie-payments, is one of subordinate but still of grave importance?1 mean tho readjustment of our coin age system, by the renewal of tho silver dollar as an an element in our specie currency endowed by legisla tion with tho quality of legal-tendor to a greater or loss extent. As thcro is no doubt of tho power of Congress, under tho Constitution, j 'to coin money and regulate the val ue there,'ana as this power covers the whole range of authority appli cable to metal, tho rated value and the legal-tender quality which shall be adopted for tho coinage, tho con siderations which should induce or discourage a particular measure con nected with tho coinage belongs clearly to the province of legislative discretion and of public expediency. Without intruding upon this prov ince of legislation in tho least, 1 have yet thought tho subject of such critical importance in the actual con dition of our affairs as to present nti occasion for the exorcise ol tho duty imposed by tho Constitution on the President ?f recommending to the consideration of Congress 'such meas ures as it shall judge necessary and expedient.' (folding tho opinion, as ( do, that neither the interests of the Govern j incut nor of I ho people of tho I'nitod States would lie promoted by dispar aging silver uf one of the two pree i<'U- in'lnK whi'di ftiniHi lb" on aee of the world, and thatlegijjation 1 which looks to maintaining ^he vol ume of intrineic money to jy f|U a measure of both metals an their rela tive comraorcial values will perurit would lie neither unjust por inexpe dient, I must ask your iqdulgooue to a brief and definite statement of cer tain essential features In anv such legislative measures which l'feel it iny duty to rccommend. I db not propose to enter the "de- j batef represented on both .sides by such able disputant# itr.ltfngreisAiid , ,!rc l':" p<">ple and in the press, as to the oxtont to wliifrii the legisla-l vion of -any ono .nutiorf can control this question, even' within its own borders, against the unwritten laws of trjjde or tlio positive laws of other governments. The wisdom of Con gress in 'shaping any particular law that may bo presented for my ap proval may wholly supercede" the necessity o?.my-entering into theso considerations, and 1 willingly avoid either vague or intricate inquiries.? It 13 only certain plain and practic al traits of such legislation that I desiro to recommend to your atten tion. Tn any legislation providirig'fbr 'IT silvor coinage, regnlating its value and imparting to it the quality of legal-tender, it seems to me of great importance that Congress should not lose sight of its action as operating in a twofold capacity and in two distinct directions. If the United ?States Government were free from a public debt its legislative dealing with the question of silver coinage would bo purely sovereign and gov ermental, under no restraints but those of constitutional power and the public good as affected by the proiwsed legislation, liut in the ac tual circumstances of the nation, with a vast public debt distributed very widely among our own citizens, and held in great amounts alsoi abroad, the nature of the silver coin age measure, as affecting this rela tion of the Government to the hold ers ol the public debt, becomes an' element in any proposed legislation of the highest concern. The obliga tion of the public faith transcends all questions of profit or public ad vantage otherwise. Its unquestion able maintenance is the duty as well of the most necessary duty, and will ever be carefully guarded by Con gress and I lie people alike. The public debt of the United States, to the amount of S72S^)00,(XK>, bears interest at the rate of six per cent., and 8708.000,000 at the rate of j five per cent., and the only way in which the country can be relieved from the payment of these high rates of.intercst is by advantageously refunding the indebtedness. Wheth er the debt is ultimately paid in gold or silver coin is but of little moment compared with the possible reduc tion of interest one-third, by refund ing it at such rcduced rate', if the United Stat'ei lincl the unquestioned right to pay its bonds in silver, the little benefit from that process would be greatly over-balanced by the in jurious cllect of such payment, if made or proposed against the honest convictions of the public creditors.? All the bonds that have been issued since February 12, 1S73, when gold became the only unlimited legal-ten der metallic currency of the country, arc justly payable in coin, or in coin of equal value. During the time of these issues the only dollar ahat could ! bo or was received by tlio Govern ment in exchange for'bonds was the gold dollar. To require the public creditors to take, in repayment, anv dullarof loss commercial value, would lie regarded by them'as a repudiation of the full obligation aa-ffnied. The bonds is sued prior to 1873 were issued at a time when the gold dollar was the only coin in circulation or contem plated by either the Government or the holders of the bonds as the coin in winch they wore to be paid. It is far better to pay these bonds in that coin than to seem to talco advantage of the unforseen fall iu ?ilver bullion to pay in a new issue of silver coin thus inndo so much less valuaUe.? The power of the United States i?;' coin money and to regulate thu val ue thereof ought never to be exercis ed for the purpose of enabling the Government to pay its obligations in coin of less value than that contem plated by the parties when the bonds were issued. Any attempt to pay the national indebtedness iu a coin age of less commercial value than the nionev of the world would in volve a violation of the public faith and work irreparable injury to the public credit. 11 was the great merit of t ho act of March, 1809, in strengthening the public credit that it removed all doubt as to the purpose of the United States to nay their bonded debt in coin. The act was accepted as a pledge of public faith. The Govern ment has derived great benefit from | it in the progress thus far made in refunding tho public debt at lowj rates of interest. An adherence to tho wise ami just policy of an exact observance of the public faith will enable tho Government rapidly to re duce the burden of interest on the national debt toanum'ount not exceed ing 820,000,000 per annum, and ef fect an aggregate saving totli United States of more than ?!!00,000,000 bo fore the bonds can bo full paid. In adapting the now silver coinage to tho ordinary uses of currency in the every-day transactions of life and prescribing tho quality of the legal tender to lie assigned to it a consid eration of the first importance should be so to adjust tho ratio botwocn the silver and the gold coinage, which now constitutes our specio currency, as to accomplish the dqsircd end of maintaining tho circulation of tho two metallic currencies, and keeping up the vohiino of tho two precious niotals as our intrinsic money. It is a mixed question for sciont'ifio rea soning and historical experience to determine how far ami bv what methods a practical equilibrium can l? maintained wl|ich will kef'p both metals in clr^, priato spheres!,, ub'soluto equalii; uq, free from i is^hardly atta! au unlimited transactions i I would irresistibly of circulation the ilisap|Kjint tbe pr j posed by tbe legi* apprehend, illerr iconditions of, a j equality of coniwcWj tbe gulu and same denomination, and of ^'lni tiou of the amount for wnlOO^ silver coinage is to be a jcgal-lM arc essential to maintaining botu [circulation. If these conditions ; be successfully observed, the 11 from the mint of silver dollars wi a fiord material assistance to community iu tb? transition to re deemable pipei- money, and would facilitate tU resumption of specie payment aril its permanent estab lishment. Without these conditions I fear that enly roifchief and misfor tuue would How from a coinage o silver dollaifivith the quality of un ItlintraTtgUMcpflBi, eieii hi p. <????? | transactions. Any expectations of temporary ! ease from an issuo of silver coinage I to pasi as a legal-tender at a materi j al above its commercial value is, i km persuaded, a delusion. Nor' can I think that there is any substantial 'distinction between an original issue I of silver dollars at nominal .value materially above their commercial value and the restoration of tho sit-, | ver dollar at a rate once was, but lias. ' ceased to be, its commercial value. Certainly the issue of gold coinage, reduced "in weight materially below its legal-tender value would not be auv tbe less a present debasement of (he coinage, by reason of its coual ling or even exceeding in weight a "old coinage which, at some pa^t time, had been commercially equal to the legal-tender value assigned to the new issue. , - X recommend that regulation any silver coinage which may be au thorized by Congress should observe the condition of commercial value and limited legal-tender, 1 am gov erned by the feeling that every pos sible increaso should be given to tlie volume of metallic money which can lie kept in circulation, and there by every possible aid afforded to the people in the process of resuming specie-payments. It is bccnltBo of my firm conviction that a disregard , of these conditions would frustrate | the good results which are desired from tbe proposed coinage, and em barrass with new elements of contu sion and uncertainty the business of the country, that I urge upon your attention these considerations ; I respectfully recommend to con gress that in legislation providing for a silvor opinage, and imparting, to it the quality of legal-tender, j thcro bo impressed upon tho meas ure a firm'provision exempting the public dcjH heretofore issued and now outstanding from payment, ci ther of principal or interest, in any coinago of less commercial Value than the gold coinage of the.country. I Kitilroad Sleeting nt Parkers burs. A large and enthusiastic meeting of the citizens interested in the con struction of tfie prrtposed railroad be tween this citv and I'arkersburg was bel?l on the 2-lth nit.. in the last named city. Hon. W. Is. Chan cellor presided over the meeting,and introduced the following gentlemen who addressed it: Col. Benj. Smith, L A. Martin and Col. J. S. Cunning ham, of Kanawha; Judge R. S..Brown and Col. F. R. Hassler, of Jackson; Ex-Governor Stoveusou and Judge Geo. Loomis, of Wood; G. \\ . Atkin son, Esq., editor of the \\ heeling Standard- and Richard Burke, lwq., of Monroe. Col. Smith said the proposed road was needed to fraternize and blend the people of the two sections of the State who are now comparative strangers. It will tend to develop the interests of the whole State. II c Slate, through its lawmaking nowoi, might to extend material aid to it TtiJ people of Kanawha, he said was a unit on tbe question, and was enthusiastic in favor of the road. Col. Cunningham fe'ftve the audi ence some interesting statistics in reference to narrow gauge railroads in the United States, lie thought this road could bo built for 813,1)00 nor mile, including everything, mak ing a total cost of 81,100,000; that if Wood would subscribe' $100,000 of stock, Jackson ?'200,000, Kanawha 8300,000, Wirt 8100,000 and ltoanc 8100,000, the amount would be rais ed lie, for one, would do all ho could in his county for the road. I Mr Martin thought the entire pco ! pic along the proposed lino woro alive to tho importance of thismove ment: that it was of mure luipor tance to business interests of either . . /? I ... _1 tit lll'in fl i'arkersburg or Charleston than a dozen State Capitals. Judge It. S. Brown, was benrtil) in favor of the enterprise, lhis, he said, is a young State with great un developed resources. We want rail i mads and other things o develop our resources. We slinyhl tax our I selves beartilv and willingly to build this kukI. Col. K. H. Ha?ilor mentioned sev eral feailblc routes for tlio proposed road. Ho did not bo 1 Icvo that lho cost of tlio road would oxcood 812, 000 per mile. If wo can build IhiH road, bo thought there was no doubt ! about its paying; thrjt it would large ly incroaio tho business of Parkers burg and tnako her what nature in tended, tho cholf commercial inartof West Virginia. Ho bolloved Wood would ?pcnk loud and heartily for it. Kx-Govornor 8tovon?on and Judgo Looinli heartily indorsed tho enter prise, and believed that if the sub ject woro laid boforo tho peoplo they would goo thnt l( would not prove n ; failure. |, -? Mr, Atkinson Mid railroad* ?r" In the oountry wbat ihe arteries are to ^HHnnn sv*tem?the ducts and life-blood of buiiness,1 and trade. This enter-! ^?fc^&id, i# not confined to the | counties lving contiguous to the line, but ih ntife State is interested in eyes of tho onrtro State are now upou this movement. watch ^^Kd toping it will be a Bt;c?css. ilr. Burke believed tlmt he repro-j rented the sentiment of tho people, ?of Greenbrier Valley when he said rhev heartily ondorsed tho enter Bri?e, and b" trusted its sueccss would soon be secured.?hanaiclia, Clifton, W. Va., Deo. 3, 77. lr. a late issue of your paper ap pears a communication, from a Hai t ford City correspondent, containing, the following reference to the Clifton School House: "When wo arrived there (that is in Clifton,) we foun the town in excitement about tlie school hou'so going to fall down. Uut tu make thti thing worse, a-wr-j tain man to injure the contruetor., is spreading about town a report to tho effect that rotten brick were put into the walls." The writer of the above, is w . ? ? I Harper, and "Certain Man," knows to whom he refers. Now "Certain Mau" is not the only one who be lieves. and has said, that soft bricks were used in the construction of that school house. When "Certain Man | mentioned, that he was of the opin ion, that the brick were not of the . best on tho inside walls, many said j that their memories were refreshed j 1 upon that subject. At the time the | building was built, others besides "Certain Man," were of the opinion j that many bricks used were entire v | too soft to be used in a perfectly sale j three story building. Now that the , walls are cracking in several places,j and that the plastering is giving nwav, and that the whole building shakes, when the bell rings, alarm is created in the public mind, and pa rents, entertain serious apprehen sions of danger. They are not to be; blamed for that, and others besides "Certain.Man" are thinking ana; talking about "rotten brick. He Harper says, to injure the "contrac tors." No such a thought has ever entered "Certain Man's'' mind, but I why is Mr. llarper, so sensitive upon j ' that point? What injury now could j be done the contractors? If the con-, tractors discharged their duties faithfully they have nothing to fear, | and should rest quietly upon the, subject. But if the contractors, and (wo believe Mr. Harper is one of thein) are conscious ofhavingslight : ud their work, and put loo soft bricks I into the walls, we do ncft wonder at i a manifestation of alarm upon n re-, port that the house will fall d?)v''' ; llIKi a revelation of the soft brick j ! being made when it is too late t<> remedy the matter, and save a sacri fice of'human life. Now in conclu sion we will'say, that, no intention j has been manifested upon the part of any one, to injure any body, or to create unnecessary alaim, but, in common with many others, 'Cer tain Man" has a right to express his opinion upon the matter, and ll there is danger, show upon what the danger may depend. No doubt Mr Harper felt vindictive, but ins vindictiveness, will not prevent peo ple from forming opinions, and others can be found who have spoken of "rotten brick," besides, "Certain Man. I To Wlioin it Mil}' Coiiccm! Mr. Editor: This is in roply to an article pub lished in your paper of the 29th ult., headed "Moral Character." Why not eomrnenco the right subject in I lie right place? On the father and not on the children. For further in formation, the reader is referred to the articlo of the above date. As 1 tuko this as part of my subject, und also in response to the article in the same paper headed "Don't wait till wodlo." And as a citizen of this great and once noble govominent, given to us by our forefathers, and as u native by birth of the Old Do minion, and of Mason county, and now of this little pet called West Virginia, and as such will open my "alabaster box" and belch forth tho little substance it may chance to contain.. As 1 atn not a graduate of the prosent day, but one of tho old white-oak and dog-wood graduates, you must expect plain language, al though not wishing to wound the fcolingsof anyone; but as I am of the samo opinion as "Don't wait 'till we all die," 1 havo become soro over it, 1 respond and take it on my head, though it may ache. I have long looked for some politician to come out on this subject, but it would not bo popular with ofliee-suckorsjaml as I am not ono of that clajs, nor do I (lesiro to be, 1 tako my position a* a j free and independent little boo, hopo | ing after 1 open tho way to justice, ' according to my limited viows, some honest oflico-holdoc may tune tho I Irlliblo to cord with the tuning5 of tbe present bass, hoping the old po litical animals may fed the shook from the end of their nose to the longest hair in their tail. I feel that no honest, thinking citizcn of tho United States, can'deny but (hut this government was given to us by Divine Pror)donce< If to, I refer yon to its history, and lo tho life of t,':o noble George Washington, and to his Firrewoll Address. More partic ularly to hft> toils to establish this government. TJ.ink, yen, think, you vile sinners at the miiidof affairs "that while the lamp holds out toi burn the vilest sinner may return."; I am aware this will not bo popular,' I will not trespass on the editor's! timo further this week, being satis fied to have this considered as u pref-! ace to my future articles, 1 remain the Litti.k Bee. LEGAL PUUUCATIONH. "LIST OF ItE.tL ESTATE with in the County of Mhwii, fcoldln the month of Koycuiber, 1877. for the non-payment of taxes thereon for the years 1875 anil 187U, ~iUjiI~pnrcfOTPTi bjr- htxl?v4UuaIs, to. Wit: ARBCC'KLK. Long Nathan, IMO acres,. Kanawha buck lands, 75 acres, Adam KuHcli. CLENDKN1N. Gillespie, J. C. 50 acres Kanawha waters 25 ucrcd, A. H. Durst. Melville, Elizabeth B. 122 acres, Ohio 10 mile creek, 25 acres, \V, K. Gunn. Min urn, James C. 100 acres, Ohio wit ters, U0 acres, James A. AV atterson. 11 ANNAN. Chapman, James, heirs, and Alex. Sta tan, loo acres, Little <jnvmi, Alex. Staton. Jenkins Henry and Win. Urvan, 09U ac. Little Guyan, J no. Jlryan. Ktlgoro*5Hinliel, -tfO acres, Guvan, ?i0 ac. B. J. Keilmond. Koseberry W. 0. and T. J. Ilogg, 30o ac., Guvan, B. .1. Kedmond. "same 017acres,Unyan, same. UNION. Fry Jon, 101 acres, 13 uiile crk waters of | ,'it acres, ('. W. Maupin. Johnson Margaret, 10 ncres, dangers Hills, Jeremiah Yattgcr. Lull Casper, 100 acres, Mud Lick, 40 sc., B. J. liidniond. | I'arsons \V. A., V. W. Parker and V. ?., Sisson, 354 j ac., Mud Lick, 1. A.Guthrie. C'OLOGN E. Chris-holm James, heirs, "it j acres, Kan. ten mile, S. J. Forbes. . . t'ullin Israel-, 110 ucres, Mill Creek, ?!?> or j A. It. Hurst. Hyatt Ellen J-, I acres, tin mile creek,, Jeremiah Yanjrer. I 1 j n'inis O. G.. !W acres, Little Mill Creek j 29 acres, IS. J. lUdmond. Tncker Emily, lot No. 2'!, Leon, Mrs. K. j Wilson. MASON CITY. t'lirran Hugh, Lot No.3, Fourth and Ad dison sts., J. John A. Myers. Park II. 1'., Lots 70 and 72, lot 70, same coopki:. Great Kanawha International Oil and Salt Co., KiJ acres, Kan. 10 mile, George W. I'lillin. llaeket ltosll, 100 acres, Waters o[ Old Town, I). W. l'olsle.v. McOraw Benjamin, 40 acres, waters Ka. 10 mile, B. J. Itedtuond. WAGGENKH. Crescent Coul and Jralt Co.. 31 lots Nso. 51 to SO inclusive, Howard Manstield. same lots 1 and 2 mine same lots 4, 5, 17, 101, 102, 103,104, Howard Mansfield. same lot No. 8. same lots it), 20, 21, 27, 20, 30, 31, 32. i and 33, W"'"1 ! same lot 48, same same lot 10, same i same lot 40, same [ Same lot 01 West Oluiulna same same lots 114 and 115, same same lot 110, ; same lots 7 and S, same tame l"t 12, ?unu : sumo lot 0. same j same lot 15, same J same lot 123, ??mo | satne lot 121, ?? eauic j same lota 80, 37, 38,40,41,42, suino same 05 ac., 0. riv. below West Col-' umljiii Biiliio j Lew is John, lot 17, Clifton, J. N. llicli-1 ards. I, I>. S. Stevenson, Sheriff of Mnson ? Countv, do certify that the above is a true list of all the lantls sold at a sale for delta ouent land had on the 10th day of Novem ber,'1877. I>. S. STEVENSON, Sh'ff C3TThe owner of any real estate sold as above, his heirs or assigns, or any person having a right to charge such real estate for debt, mav redeem the satne hv paying to the purchaser, his heirs or assigns, with in one year from the sale thereof, the pur chase money paid for said land, including commission] fees, and such additional tax es thereon us may have been paid by the purchaser, with interest at the rate of 12 per cent, per anutii. dee. 13-Sw. L>. 8. STEVENSON, Sli'lT. Trust .Sale of House mid Lot 111 I lie Town of I'olnt I'IcbkwiI. BY virtue of authority vested in us bv a . doed of Trust executed by W, W. Mlhturn and W. T. Minturn, on the 1st day of April, 1870, of record in Trust deed book No. 1, folio 107, to secure the pay ment of n bond for the sum of Two hun dred and ninety-eight dollars to Issao Lo master, ?Itli Interest from date, and de fault having been inado for the payment of saiil bond, and having been requested by the Administrator ol said Isaac bourns tor to sell the real estate conveyed by said trust deed, we, the undersigned, trustees, will On llie 21st iIiij of January 1K7H, sell nt public auction to the highest bidder for CASH, one hotiso and lot con veyed by said Trust deed and known as the A. I. I'eein lot, and No. 13, nt the front door of the Court House, of Mason County. W. 11. ToMI.INSOS, C. 1'. T. MOOHK, dec. 13-l?. Trustees. NOTICES AT ii County CoOM continued and hold (or the County of Mason tit the Court House thereof, on .Monday, December 3rd, 1877, the following entry was niaile: On ovldenco adduced liy I'erry (5. l'ih nell iiiiiI Mary Ellen I'imiell, his wife, tliu Inst named ot wliom in un heir lit law ami dovlsp# of Nimrod Puinphrey, docoased, II in ordered, that Uoorgo w. Puniphrcy and Uazalcll J. l'umplirey .tlio two nurvlvtliK Kxecntora of the Inst' will and testamont of said Nimrod l'uui|ihrey. deceased, who up near to lie non-residents of the State of Went Virginia, do appear here on llio flritt day of the next January term of tills Court to'aliow cause, if any tl'iey can, why they kIiiiII not give new bowls un audi Kxecn tora. And It la further ordered that publica tion of thin order for four aucccaalvo woaka in Mime nowapapcr published in Mason County, \Vo?t Virginia, shall bo held and i considered equivalent to personal service. A copy, Teste; K. KIMRKItl.INO, Clerk, lt\ ,Tnsi:rn II j|oi t.nw AV, IVpnij-r Aolicc to Crcditori*. George UuugheHy, Administrator of i|h, estate of SuuiuelN. Murjwn, deceased, vs. : W. A. Morgan, et.ul. lu Chancery. To the Creditor* of Samuel X. Morgan, de'd IX pursuance of a decree of the Comity Court of Mason County, wade in '? . cause therein pending, to subject tiiu real : estate of the said Samuel N. Morgan to the payment of hi* debt*, > ou are re.piiud I., , present your claims ngnitist the slid Sum-, i uei X. Morgan, for adjudication to Julio K. i Tituuis, C'9Uiuiisiioner, At jiis otlice in th> said county on or befoie l|ic ltd. (lav of i Jn'nnarv, 1878.. Witness: K. Kiiubcrling, Clerk of said Court, this Otli day of December, 1ST". E. KIMUEKI.TNO, Clerk, liy Jcteph II. HoIIum)- Dimity. | ?4U parties interested in the above cuikc, . aro heid'V notiilod, that i will proceed, at my otllee in It.ti Court Home, in tho town ' ofl'olnt i'leasant, on the above named 1 ?lav, to mice, state nud n'port an account .of the Administration of said estate, ami the amount of its indebtedness, and to whom salil Indebtedness is due, stating, first, such its are scoured debts, and liow seemed, and to Whom tho same uro due, together with the priorities of lien on said real estate, and secondly such debts mare unsecured, and to whoui payable, and the amount thereof, and refwrt sileh other matters as said Commissioners inay deem pertinent, or tinit initjr he required l>y ei ther of the parties to said suit. JXCi. K. T1MMS, Commissioner. SiiuWHm S Howard, Sols, [dee il?l\<. Trust Snlc. IN jiursnnnee of the teims ami provisions of a Deed oi Trust yseeutod on the 4ih day of January, lKT.'l, by W. K. Hlggs mut* Sojdila liiggs, fiis wife, tii secure to Henry (.in inn the puymeqt of a note executed l>\ the said \V. K, ltiggs, on tho lili day of January, 11(7:1, and pnvahht ono year after date, for the sum of Throe Hundred ami Thirty Dollars, und since assigned to l.ewi? Newman, I shall on tliu - 31.sC Dujr ?r .Imitnir.v. lst7s. at the Front Door of thu Courl" 1 Ioitw>- of .Muson County, Virginia, proceed to sell at public auction, the 'followlug prop erty, vu: One tract of laml situnli in the District of llannan, County ami State aforesaid, containing litii acres, more or less, fully described, in saiil trust deed, which Is'of record in the Clerk's ollice ,,i the Connie Court of Mason County, in trust deed Look No. -, folin Jk). Saiil tiaet is well improved; lias ori it a '.good dwell ing house and necessary outbuildings. and is only one mile from the Ohii> ltiver.? Terms of sale cash. Title good. Til OS. MUintlX, Trustee. noe. StMw. Trust Niile of Hoiim* hikI Lot in Hurt lord t ifj , Mason Count). M ost Virgin in. IX pursuance of the tonus ami provision* ()t .'I 1*00^1 of 'iVust OXt'CllUtl mi fiir'Jl. l I dtiv of November, 1874, by ftollv' W. Fur na) and >!ur^nn.*t, lus wife, to H'eure to A. L. Sehon uuil Kdiuund JSeh??n, the pn?*w ment-of four boruls c?.\'cfruto<l by tin* vai.i Uolly \V. Kunuil, on the 1st flayof Xovem her,*1874; and |>avable to tlio Niid A. L. So' hob una Vdnmml rvhoti, for the Mini v.f two hundred iwent.y-iivo ?lol!:ir>vfih,h, with interest timn flute, ami lulling dm I respectively, in oih\ two. three and four vein* afterdate, I yh<pit the toll* Dun uf i)crrmbei'f fS7tt ut the Front Ooor *>f tin* Court llouxe "of Mason County, West Virginia, proceed t?> sell at public auction^ tin- lot in said Trust Deed described;?? i.otXo. 7. m Spain* X??. i.pii FirM .Street, llarN'ortl C'itv,subject if? reservations nnule in Ilu* original deed front the Mu*on County Mining and, Man ufacturing Company to Oliver Kelly.'? Said siile will lie iuhjIv f??r CASH as t?? SloUof the purchase money, with iirtcrcet oil Lhe eutne since Xovemher *_M 1S71, ami the coftts of executing said Trust, and as i<> the residue on a crcdituntil the 'id day.,uf 'Voveniber, lS7x. The title to said Lot is Ke'ievid to lie good, hut selling as Trustee. I shall uon vev sueh title onlvnj? is vetoed in me. JulIX W. LM.USJI, nov. l.V-lw. Trustee: WEST VIliUhVIA, Mason C'otinfj, AT liules held ill tin* Clerk's Oliiv'i' i-l the Circuit 1 :u 11 rt of Mum III t'liiwity. on the Hint AIoin!uy in Mtu month ullir eonib^r, 1877. Faniiie Stevens, 11 minor, Iir Iter next friend, J mum K. Clendcnin,. I'ltil' vs. llunttilml 1!. Slovens, J0J111 W. Su-vcti Atlanta It. Steveni, (icorge lit Steven-, Lydia M. Stevens, Benjamin Stevens, chil dren anil heirs nt law of John It. Steven Jr., deccuso<l| Mary Stevens, widow of John B. Stevens. Jr., dewascd, y.tjorge Knidlcy. Administrator de henis non of the estate "i John U. Stevens, deceased. and I!. A. <1. Slovens, Defendants. In I'haiieei v. The ohjeet of this suit is to subject the real estate of which John It. Stevens. Jr. died seized and possessed, to the pnynll'llt of the sum of OnQ Thousand Three linn died Dollars withcompound Interest their on, twiil the said John It. Stevens, Jr., in his lifo time, to-wit: on the 10th" day of Mnv, IRflfl.bv James E. Clendenin, tin said John H. Stevens. Jr.. deceased, ut Unit time being the tluurdiaii of his infant child Francis Stevens, and for which Amount lie executed his receipt, signed by him m Uuardinn. And it utiucttrliig by affidavit filed in |ho papers of this cause, that the Defendant, li. A. 0. Steven*. Is a ribn icsldent nf tin' State of West Virginia, it is ordered lh?t he do appear here at liules to bo held i" the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court "1 Mason County, West Virginia, on lhe lir-t Monday in January next, and do wlpit - necessary- to protect his Interest iu thw suit*. Teste: chap. n. WAtitiKNr.rc, cii/fl. Tlnuns and llogo A Me linger, Nils. dec. il-fw. mjtciikk siior. O. Htri'inx. N. Ci\'W EUREKA MEAT SHOP!! SUTPHIN & CANADAY. raoPKinv)};s. Muri Street, opposite Franz I'OINT PI.KASAXT, W. V.\. I W'llUM) inform tl?- cili r.oiiBof Point lMonwint *jn'* i riVfjJT'ff Hurronmliiiif country, tnnt I WohavnwittWUIiwl a irtwl| 1 tnnrkoi in thin plan-. i,ihI | that wo have conic t<? piny, and liuiM "][!l trade, nnd at nil time* tliov will- ??"?? tn? very bdftt quality of FRESH MEATS, at tliu lowest cualt prici'l, nml 'S ""r ?hnru of votir ))nti'nuuK<'' Tlio IiIkIkwI nmli ]? ri? >1 cattle, hIu>u|i, mul hopn. milt. 28-11. . 15. L. Woi.ki:. ' J ah. "THE TAILORS" DYEING, 8courinir. nml Cutting a upoelnlty. Lnti"-i I'Vi'i""11, liilwiiVKivt liund. (laiilii N. M. >!???Jlotlili"" Emit Wing of Court Hon?m ' '? 1 nov.8, J87* l.v. nVEIiY IiiikIikwh iiiiiii nn-it.-'Ufl-*'' I j I'lrciiliirv, yriul t" tlio ItcicMvr V '