The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-11-12
Weat VIrrInIn Ttana.

AAGAuHs
The Berkeley Union says that Judge
Ephraim B. Hall is quite unwen, so
much SO, as to be unable to attend to
his duties.
Hon. B. NJ. Kitchens majority in the
Second Congressional District will be
upwards of 1900.
Preston is the banner county of the
State in the late election.
Judge Berkshire will not reduce Mr..
Maxwell's majority thousand In the
State from present figures. -
Anew PoStofice has been established
at Oil Creek, Writ county, and G. d.
HendriclIson appointed Postmaster.
Another at California House, same
county and VIM. N. West, Postmaster.
A friend writes to us as follows from
Nicholas county: -s,.#
NICHOLAS c. H., Oct. 30, 1866.
Editors I1tteuigencer:
GENTLEMEN: I have just returned
from Webster G. H., where happened
to be Professionally on election day.
The polls were opened in only one
township under the registry law. In
tho other two townships the registry
election held under the old law, at
which all persons voted indiscrimin-
ately, and, of course, for the Conserva-
tive ticket. At the first above men
toned township the average Union
majority on the State ticket Is about 25,
although Governor Boreman's majority
is only 2.
In this District, Clay and Nicholas,
we elect our delegate by majority of
about so.
We elect our entire county ticket by
majOrities ranging from 40 to 75; State
ticket about the same.
The Fairmont VcdctCe condoles with
the three West Virginia editors that are
elected to the legislature, and cOngrat-
lates the one hereabOuts who was SO
fortunate as to put his competitor sin
for it," 1t hopes that the three elect
will maintain their integrity amid the
many and great temptations to which
they will be exposed as members of the
legislature.
Dick Lott, the postmaster at Fair
mont, invested in the "Grand National
Concert for the benefit of the Soldiers
and Sailors "at Washington City, and
drew a prize. 1t is said he tainted when
he received the award and found it was
the Life of Andrew johnson.
That coal shaft is really to be sunk at
last up at Wellsburg, and the fact has
revived the talk of branch of the Pan
handle railroad down to that place from
opposite SteubenVille.
Girls arc wanted in the Wellsburg
Cotton Factory.
The Democrat of that place attributes
the failure of the party In Brooke coun-
ty to the parsimony of some of the
leading men. 1t seems that Bob Glib
son, of Washington, Pa, came down to
speak for them, and charged sos for mis-
services. The Democracy thought this
was rather steep, land 1t wasl and stood
on the last IS. Whereupon Gibson got
wroth and commented very unflatter-
ingly on the brethren in Brooke.
Brother Wharton, of the Parkersbure
those chronic Yisitations for which he is
already famous. "Several prominent
citizens of Wheeling" have once more
called upon him to express their won
der and amaZement at the growth,
beauty and grandeur of that modern
London. They were forced, as usual,
ITO admit that Parkersburg is the mas
ter of the situation" and that "she has
the best location if she had the coal. p
Brother Wharton fixes the "coal" diff
Guilty quicker than you could say Jack
Robinson; in fact, with one firt of his
pen In the very next sentence. His
words are, We mill ShoU the DorId vet
that tge haze tie coal, iron and EitRlber.107.
the l0or1Ed." We cali that huge, especi-
ally when compared with this item in
his local columns:
Goal is right short among us. wehope
for a supply in a day or two. Remley
d Parrish are looking for Pittsburgh
and wheeling coal on the first RISE"
This local item indicates lust about
how near Parkersburg will ever come
to furnishing the world with coal. One
would suppose that such a "hub of the
universe" would not be waiting on a
rise to rcceive, instead of sending, coal.