The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-03-04
From ;he M.rtipsburp Now Era.l


est sale we have on record for many
wears. There were no bidders present
or it would have brought nearly double
this sum.
From the Parkersburg Timesl
A fire broke out yesterday morning on
Depot street in the corner house, occu-
pied by German, Mr.. G.. Werner, who
kept we'll patronized store in it. The
flames spread so rapidly, that the house
and all in it, except human beings, were
consumed before even an alarm could
be given. Owing to the exertions OF
neiGhbors the fire did no further dam
age.
The examination of witnesses in the
Gallup murder case commenced yester,
day at 10 A. NJ, before Justice G. W.
Taggart. A large concourse of eager
people were in attendance. From the
evidence ELECTED up to 5 P. H., when
the court adjourned, so much can be in,
ferred, that the watch found on one OF
the prisoners will probably be the
means of ferreting out the foul deed. 1t
is supposed that the prisoner referred
to bought the watch in good faith, and
his hands are not stained with the
blood of the murdered Captain. All
the evidence of yesterday pointed
strongly to another of the prisoners,
whose bail was revoked and he was
committed to prison.
This investigation will in all proba-
bility occupy the Court for several
days, as there is large number of wit
nesses to be examined.
From the wellsburg Demoerat)
The Circuit Court of Brooke county
convenes on Tuesday, the 18th inst, for
the despatch of business.
A revival is now being held at the
Union Chapel, in this town, with en-
couraging symptoms. A number of per
sons already having united with the
Church.
The weather for the past few days has
been delightful for the season. .r
The winter crops throughout this
section, arc reported as looking first
rate, being we'll set and of a good
color.
! From the Clarksburg Conservativs.]
Our State Senate on last Monday
adopted n resolution instructing our
Senators and requesting our Represent
atives in Congress "to vote for o bill to
pay the loyal citizens of the State OF
West Virginia for all the losses they
sustained during the rebellion" If our
State undertakes to pay all the loyal
citizens" of West Virginia lost in rep
utation during the war, it will become
AZ bankrupt in character, as in pocket.
Seventy negroes of Parkersburg have
petitioped the Legislature to grant
them the right of suffrage. Among the
reasons urged in favor of it is services
during the war. As the mules render.
ed as much service during the war as
the negroes, we think it would be gross
injustice to give "long heels" the right
of suffrage on this account and leave
| out "long ears"
A correspondent of the Conservative
defends the Irish Catholics against the
aspersions of Mr.. Harris, ofRitchie, and
makes pointed reference to this person
as "the wretoh who Won his notoriety in
the shadow of the scaffold ON which
Mrs. Surfatt vas barbarously strangled
to DEATH" From his letter, which is
admirably written, we make the annex
ed extracts :sgHvg aSsgFFD
"From the past, we Irish Catholics
can appeal TO the present. We did not
then, and we will not now, fear to wor-
ship God, in the way we think best.
We have adopted this country as our
home. We reyered the Constitution,
we respected the law, and did both to-
day exist, We would pay to them the
same homage and respect We did of old
any vestige of either or both that re-
mainspi we fondl y f.revere. ,Baseness
could not win for US, poor expstriated
children of Ireland, the renegade's re-
Ward. sTreschefy could not entitie rs
to the price of treason, and our sorrow
to-day, smid the saplendid cruinS OF .
mighty nation is silent and deep rs our
low. ..y5s .sI?0ID Ito
| Bnt then, heaven help us, We are igno-
rant! Was it the ignorance Of the Irish
catholic, advised by its priest, that sad
died on the country q debt of nearly
"a .OOo, ,O0O, 900, more than one third Of
which is owned by an Oligarchy who
holdiR their hands the ccntrd pf the
government Was it the ignorant Irish
Gstholic, advised by his priest, who tore
tdown the rsmparts of liberty and pro
lection, snd divided the country into
two conpartments-a battlefield and q
BastileI : was il the ignorant Irish
catholic, advised by his priest, who
causes us today TO enjoy the name OF
freemen, for which we are taxed nearly
Eve times moro than arel the people OF
Englandi Talk of your prosperity and
your free inssitutions,i indeed 1TiE3
sYou are wrecked in pride and fortune. Hou
.srs sdn ssS aaS 1 yss srs RSor and SEXTON
! styour door"
As eitiEsus of shis sonoe mighty re-
public, we believed the constitution was
adequate to every purpose for which
it Was wisely dSsigncd. We be-
Hove the gevsrnment heretofore in all
its departments, Appurtenances and
powers, .Mas the best and purnst on
earth, and % believing, We had no
word of approval for those who 90 reck.
lossly sstrcVe 10 destroy both--and Shfl
th3 3he sun ana substance of onr 6fsace
/ In tie Ayss of snazrhiats sf the Harris
! stA9p.ts-It ,Gsi9isfs osiEaosEss y, lsssa,seess
There ia often, q, boldness IN vilEny
| that Nmbst Appsls yirtHA and men who
hsSS hing 10 sssDnns1 thsa but