The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-21
OUR CORRESPONDENCE
Official and Unoffeial Letters.
LETTER FRo1 ;. X. x'wzoRTEz, 20,
Ac-EPI1Se BIS EE-SOluEAIoS Pos
ZEE AEDTToEsHIP.

LETTIR FEoN ;. X xEzoRTKz, 70.
Ac-EPIzSG BIS REPRESENTATIONS PoR
zEE AUTHORSHIP.
WHEE1Es, ". ", sept. I3, I506.
GsRtlezzsa-I am n receipt Of yours
q The 5fh ulfiu1o. informing me that
the tg7lz Enion men Of West Virginia
IN colgsns5oa assembled had nomf-i
hated c1e foE reelection 70 the Office
DoT bold Won refer 70 nv having
faithfully and 20 the entire safEEfseEion
Of ths people Of our State discharged
the duties OF the o1fics TO which the
people. two years @Zo, saw proper to
eiez me.
Il affords me great pleasure Il, be thus
ASSURED that NV efforts 10 discharge 9hs
obligations assumed IN taking charge
OF The oiI5es have Keen 50 far successful
= % meet The hearty approval Of those
OzstnElng u. By rendering this honor
70 me FEEL that tts parry with which
( ] have sctsd during the past six years
has expressed As veil its confidence IN
ny devotion 20 the interests Of the true
Lien Of the safe, As its satisfaction
7ith he manner IN which the business
o. che otles has ben conducted / feel
myself honoHed TO b numbered among
che t-De Union msn OF this State, for
none have won prouder record Of m
sETsEEiRg devotion 10 the Government
Of 0Cr fathers and the dag Of our com
" L
Tlo-s Of " est Virginia When, through
ths influence Of corrupt politicians, the
& Commonwealth OF Virginia WAS made
Z 70 assume hostile attitude 10 the Gen
erdl Government, the patriotism Of the
sec-5cu DoW composing or State proved
ltssif 70 be not the selfish pride and
vanity OF a section or State, but OF
: that national character that bespeaks
success and psFps1uisy 70 our republic
+ can Institutions
You request that I accept the nomi-
Z nation rendered by the Couven-
ton Before doing 50, have consider
atsly examined the resolutions adopted
( by The Convention as q platform Of
E principles. z1ld heartily concur in the
sentiments there expressed Knowing
that IN accepting the nomination
shall Still be acting with the party COM
Z posed Of none but men who stood true
/ 70 the cause of their country when the
surges Of rebellion were threatening its
{ destruction. and whose objects are now
E 70 make treason odiOus and to secure q
/ basis for permanent peace and prosper
/ itT-a basis not subject TO the capricss
Of any political parry, butas durable as
5 Ehs Government itself-I accept the
/ nomination with the promise that, If
+ elected. my efforts shall still Be TO ad-
Z vance the interests and prosperity Of
( our young and prosperous Stale.
l an gentlemen, very respectfully,
your obedisnt servant,
M. AlcwHoRrKR.
II J. q. acGTeg, WH. I. B0reDgHn, j.
" HagGss, p. II. Hale, T. n. L4gan,
Committee.
LETTER FROM COL THAYKR MELVIN,
AccEPTISG HIS SO1IISATIoS PoR THE
ATTORNEY eESKRALsHR.
WHLsBURs. W. Va, Sept 1s, 66.
Messrs. J. c. ApGrae. ". L Foreman,
J. II Rdg15ls, p. II. Hale, I7iOs. II.
respectfully aeknowl-
edge the receipt Of your cOmmunica-
ton Of the 59th ult-. advising me that
the loyal men OF West Virginia, as
seJnbled in Convention at Parkersburg,
had placed me in nomination for the
Office Of Attorney General of the State.
Profoundly grateful for this hafter-
lug expression on the part OF the Con-
Tsnflon, have the honor to accept the
nomination thus made and rendered.
With assurances Of personal regard,
am, gentlemen, very respectfully
yours, III. MELVIN.
DEATH OF A WHEELING NAN FRoh
CHOLERA.
Conrad Yager died near Ripley. Ohio
on the 18th nit. The Postmaster here
has been furnished with the following
particulars of his decease:
''He was found on the road in a dying
condition. The trustees of Union town
ship had him taken care Of and the best
medical aid 70 attend him. They had
his body decently buried.
His story is as follows: He was q
hand on boat, and the mate dfseharg-
ed him and kept his money because he
had let a box of glass fall. Not having
any money, he endeavored to walk TO
/ Wheeling, and was taken with the di-
z So II frrn h. Z
name Of Elizabeth Wright who lived
on the Island, at Williams smut ma
chine shop. You viii notify her of his
death Yours,
" N. 81. MURPHY"