The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-10-14
STATE NEWS.

structed to vote for Grafton az the seat
Of the State capital.
The KauaWha Journal appeals to the
Union people Of West Virginia to do
their duty at the election on the 24th.
It urges them to organize in every
county, township and school district
The same paper says that John Bow
yer, of Putnam, and Judge Polsley, of
Mason, express cheerful views as TO
the success OF the Union party in their
counties
A rather choice article Of tobacco is
raised in the upper Kanawha regions.
The Journal thinks that tobacco fac
tories might be probably started in
Charleston.
Mr.. Henry Snyder of North Charles
ton raised q pumpkin weighing 1l6s
pounds, and measuring II inches in
circumference.
The cemeteries In Charleston are not
in good condition.
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars
meets in Wheeling on the I'd Tuesday
of January next.
There is report of silver mine on
Meat House Fork of Middle Island
Creek in Doddridge county, W. Va.
The vein is 81 feet thick, the ore yields
s5 per cent, and Mr.. John Pritchsrd has
disposed of his share for $4,000. So
says the Richie county Press.
An effort is being made to establish
wooden factory at or near Parksrs-
burg.
Judge Simpson, the Union candidate
for a seat in the House of Delegates,
from Mason county, has challenged
his competitor to canvass said county
in company with him during the pres
emit political canvass.
The Parkersburg Times, speaking of
the Barbour county troubles. says;
The rebel element is largely in the
Rscendency In Barbour, Tucker and
Randolph counties, and we have heard
than in any of those contiguous. We
call the attention of our readers TO this
important fact. Those counties repre-
sented by democrats in the Legislature
and which have the county Offices filled
by democrats are noted for their perse-
cutions Of Union men, and in many in
stances for their defiance oflaw. Keep
This In view.
The Hon. D. a. K. Dix is the Union
Senatorial nominee in the Mason Co.
district. Lewis Bumgardner Is the
conservative" nominee.
The Mason county Register under the
head of Facts" says:
It is a fact, an absolute undenIRble
fact, that there are but TWO parties in
this State.
1t is fact, an absolute truth. that
every REBEL in the State belongs to
one of these parties.
1t is also a fact, that not a single rebel
or rebel sympathizer is a member of
the Union party.
Hon VIM. Price, of Monongalia, is
the Union nominee in the Senatorial
district composed of the counties of
Preston, Taylor, and Monongalia. ].
T. McClaskey and ]. V. Boughner are
the House of Delegates nominees in Mo-
mongolia, and II. L. Cox the candidate
for Superintendent of Schools.
Under the head Of "plain facts for tax
payers" the Morgantown Post says:
It should be borne in mind by every
NOUS burden OF debt under which the
country Is staggering, was fixed upon 1t
by a rebellion inaugurated, fostered
and strengthened by the Democratic
Conservative party.
1t should be borne in mind that this
debt was enormously increased by the
aid and comfort given to the rebellion
while in progress. by the Democratic
party, whereby the rebels were encour-
aged to prolouR the struggles against
the Union armies, after all other rea-
sonable hopes of success had been ex-
tinguished.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
will issue round trip tickets to the fair
at Clarksburg on the 2Ist and I'D of
this month. Live stock, agricultural
implements and all other articles in
tended for exhibition will go at half
price.
The Clarksburg Telegraph, speaking
Of taxation says:
We want every Union man TO re-
member that the Democratic party
which is now making such a struggle
to get into power In West Virginia. is
the cause of all the burden OF taxation
under which the people are now labor
ing.
Every Democratic paper from Maine
to California bias something to say
about "bundensome taxes" We ask
this question, and We want some Demo-
cratic editor TO answer it: II the Thir-
ty-ninth Congress had been Democrat
ic, would 1t have relieved the people
from heavy taxation7 Could IL have
relieved them without repudiBtion
II so, by what process of legislation
Union meetings are to be held in
Marion county as follows: at Pala-
tine, tomorrow night, 18th; at New
port, Wednesday, (I6th,) at p. M; at
Bassnsttsville, Saturday next at p. IN :;
at Pennington. same day, at 2. D. mi
-at Union School House, on Tuesday,
the 22d, at 2 p. M; at RobInson's School
House. on Wednesday night, Oct. I'D;
at Warrington, on the 9th.
DR.. Dorsey, one OF the candidates Of
the Union party in Marion, proposes to
reduce the State taxes from 10 to so
cents on the 500 valuation.
The Kanawha Republican has adopted
the cash system.
There are two banks in Parkersburg
the First and Second National. The
former has a capital stock OF $4,000, a
surplus OF $50 1000, deposits to upwards
OF Sls4, 900. and shows discounts and
exchange to the amount of sl5,7ls %.
The Second has a capital OF Sos, 500. a
surplus OF ss,O22 Os; deposits, s92,7sl SIS,
discount and exchange of 81. 2S5 IS.
The Parkersburg Times says:
No PittshurOh and No wheelinr, coal