The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-08-14
WcstYtrrinIn News.

Inc MOFEilIlOWn 1OSt 1uNOC;lleS the
construction of n railroad from that
place to UniontOwn, Pa, distance TWEEN
ty-tive miles, and supposed cost $S2J, 900,
or else to Fairmont, same distance, and
supposed cost two millions. AT Union
town, Pa, the road would connect with
the railroad from Pittsburg to that
place, and mt Fairmont with the Balti-
more and Ohio. rIgi
The Parkersburg Gazette complains
that no proper connection mt Grafton is
made with the trains of the Northwest
ern Virginia railroad. For instance,
trains arrive from the East at Grafton
ut u M, and pm, each day, ana the
only truin TO Parkersburg leaves Mt g II.
m. The night train from Wheeling com
meets with the 6 am. train.
The new railroHd bridge across the
MOnongaheln river at Enirmont, is
about finished. The National SAYS it
will be IL grand structure. The county
tax in Marion county this year is MS
On every 500 value of taxable
property in the county for coun-
ty purposes, Observation-Disclosures. $l5
County bnnnty.................... .,.,...... l 20
For tie poor,............ 10
The following picture of things in and
about Fnirmont, we take from an article
in the National:
we are reminded of the "city ofseven
hills" as we look abroad over our town
from some eminence. AtleaStas Rome
was built on seven hills, so may we
boast of as many. And cas- the noun
tains IRE round about Jerusalem" so
are they round about our beautiful
"mountain home" of course during
the war all improvements were suspen-
ded. For five long dreary years not a
house has been built, scarce shingle
tackled on, or shrub planted: for il WAS
not known but some one would come
along and pull up the shrub, and tear
Off the shingle,; with military autlori-
ty." The whole aspect of the town
shows this stagnntion. But the war is
?Vcr,. thank God, and the people, who
in this community, held their breath,
or hid themselves away in the noun
tain Businesses, and changed their harps
upon the willows i'll the midst thereof
have come forth, breathe easy, the
''reign of terror" that left lines indeli-
bly, drawn ON many faces, having past.
The people look happy md joyous; they
move with IA blithe and vigorous step.
hive taken down their harpS from tho
willows, and literally we hear every
day the sweet chords of music on the
piano, melOdeOn, guitar, violin, &C.,
and merry voices singing chcerIullv;
and political parties and religious de
nominations with few executions are
feeling better towards each other. -
The Upsher County Republican com
plains that the tax of one dollar and
seventy cents, per hundred dollars val
uation, levied for bounty purposes
alone, falls as gricvous burden,
scarcely tolerabIe, upon the people OF
thateonnty. 1t ESPECIALLY complains that
the most OF the bounty goes to those who
volunteered under the late call. md
were so soon discharged, instead of to
the original veterans.
We infcr that the war has ver,, ,,,,,o,,
demoralizcd the Kana1vha SDilcy ,rha
Charleston Republican complains ~
stealing being practiced as professiom
in that vicinity. We quote as follows :.
In our midst there are some of the
light-footed and light-tingered profess
sion, who can successfully enter YOUR
sleeping apartments, take your money.
replace your empty pOcket-book be-
meath your pillow, without disturbing,
in the least, the sweetness of .yoHr
dreams. or making you sensible of VOur
loss. We remember the happy dnvs
whom most people had some legitimate
: business by which to earn their bread,
Then the tired laborer could, after the
tolls ola hot day, lie down with his
windows open, and enjoy the luxury of
the night breeze with impunity; be-
cause all toiled by day, aud slept Mt
night. But now it is different. Many
people have nothing to do by day, and