The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-12-14
FROM JACKSON COUNTY.
Judge Loomis and His Court-Racy
Description Of n wheeling Huntins
Party-Periis md Trials or our City
NinsPods.
RIPLEY, WEST VIRGINIA,
December ;. 1865.

hlPLEf, w EST Virginia,
December 3, 1865.
Editors of the Register
Since the late elections there has
scarcely anything of moment trans
pired to move or excite the monotonous
quiet into which the people have appa-
rently lulled. The November term of
our Circuit Court, Judge Loomis pre-
siding, was in session some ten days. A
considerable amount of business was
done, and all appeared to be satisfied
with the decisions Of the Judge and the
manner in which he dispatched business.
He is very courteous, affable gentle
man, and your correspondent is only
sorry that such gentleman should he
found in the radical ranks; he is wor-
thy of better cause. GEL
Some two weeks ago the citizens of
our quiet town were somewhat startled
by the appearance of band of armed
men approaching the town, and as they
had very much the appearance of the
"MOccasin Rangers" sO-called, some, Of
the weak -kneed radicals looked pale
and appeared to have strong inclina-
tion to run; but happily for those indi-
viduals when the company arrived in
town, upon close examination aud in
spection it was ascertained that they
were not rangers, but civilians--citizens
of the city of Wheeling, the capital of
the great State of West Virginia, COM
prising hunting party, on their way
! to the mountains of that celebrated
county, Calhoun, having understood
that the mountains of said county were
covered with elephants, lions, tigers,
panthers, bears, &c. ..srs.-F
The party was composed of some of
the best and wealthiest citizens of
Wheeling, being represented by ex-
sheriffs and magistrates, wholesale hard
waremen, grocers, and various other
different branches Of business. The
party only tarried in our town long
enough to partake ofsome refreshments,
and hastened on to the scene of action,
after which time your correspondent
knows but little of their peregrinations
until their return, which was in the
course of eight or ten days. Your cor
respondent is informed by reliable au-
thority that whilst in camp, one OF the
party, whose surname we shall call
Henry, whilst ont on scout in search
of the ravenous beasts of the forest, dis
covered some white object, (supposed to
be sheep,) short distance from him.
He became very much alarmed, chang
ed his base of operations, and fell back
in good order to camp, after which time
he did not venture out far enough to
get ont of the smoke that arose from
their camp fires.
As the party returned, they spent one
night in our place. They had one or
two venison hams, and one whole
deer, which they had succeeded in pur-
chasing from some of the mountaineers.
Although they were gone but short
time, the change in their appearance
was very perceDtible. In place of that
delicate appearance which distinguishes
the city gentleman from the laboring
man, they looked very much like piece
of bacon that had been well smoked.
One old gentleman, who went by the
name of Captain, had anything but an
enyiable appearance. He is an inveter-
ate smoker, and by some mistake, he
loaded his pipe with powder instead of
tobacco, and on attempting to light 1t
the pipe exploded, blowing away con-
siderable portion of the outside surface
of his forehead. Nothing has been
heard of the party since they left here
homeward bound. More anon.
OBSERVER.