The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-30
state and NeIEhborhood news

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it comes to us as well filed and reada-
BILE as ever.
We desire to inform Mr.. Lewis Ruff
ner, of Kanawha, that Mr.. Broun"
did not write TIE editorial on Internal
Improvements in the INTELLIoENCER
on the 18th ult., as he so peevishly as
serts in the Republican,. Strange as 1t
may seem to Mr.. Ruffner, yet it is new
ertheless true, that the editors of this
paper generally. furnish its editori-
ais themselves.
The Moundsville National says that
that the Marshall Institute OF that
that place will, next Tuesday, dispose
of the following proposition:
1.-The course pursued by the Republic
can party in reference to the restora-
ton of the Union OF the United States
is neither magnanimous nor christian"
a lively time is anticipated.
General Harris has been writing up
some statistics for his paper, the Richie
Press. There are, it seems sixteen mil
lions OF acres of land in West Virginia,
or about 1852 square miles, worth on
an average &c 9s per acre. This would
make the lands worth over Sl1 600, 900.
The present assessment, however, gives
us about 5000, 900 ofacres less than that
of 1860. The average population to the
square mile is 10. In this. Ohio coun-
ty it is 224 persons to the mile.
Monongalia has fixed her county'tax
this year at 81 go on the 800. There is
considerable complaint, the Post says,
at this rate, some OF the people wanting
only so cents. The editor, however,
thinks it best to lay on the full amount
now for the reason that though money
may be tight this year, sit will be still
tighter next year"
Among the local items in the Wells
burg Herald we notice the following:
Gan extensive business man of
Wheeling in talking the other day of
matters and things connected with liv-
ing and doing business in that city, re-
marked to us, that II there was rail
road connection through Wellsburg, he
would forthwith buy property here and
continue his business there. This re-
mark struck us as having some stgniti-
canoe, and we have no doubt, that were
there such "a connection, the same idea
would strike several others. In that
case We might reasonably expect u de-
cided conviction abroad that that con-
Hection must and will very shortly be
made. We would like to see it work its
way into fuct."
The Herald says that the sale of the
Edgington property in the upper end of
Brooke county, on Thursday last, did
not realize as much as was expected:
1.-THE entire tract of 434 acres, brought
the sum OF 81, $50, or an average of a
little over S74 60 per acre. kirkpatrick,
of Pittsburgh, purchased the home
stead and 2l7 acres for Sl7, $40; Thomas
Edgington, the eastern portion of the
tract, l24 acres, for 9,l7G; and Mr..
Vaughn, the western portion, 93 acres,
for 50 ,626.
''Hhe land generally is in very good
condition as regards fertility, but in
bad repair as regards fences, &C., and
also lies well for farming or dividing
into smaller lots, hence better figures
were expected"
A Union meeting. is to be held at
WelIsburg Court House this Saturday.
evening, ITO take measures to secure
the election of proper board of town
officers next Thursday"
Concerning the soldier medals, the
Herald says that: @
1.-The boys do not seem to be much
tickled with them now, but the time
will come, when to have earned one
will be an honor, and when to wear il
Will be more of a credit than il il was
made of solid gold. Therefore our adj
vice to every soldier is to get his medal
and preserve it, and if he does not ap-
preciate 1t, perhaps his posterity will. !"
The question to be debated before the
Wellsburg Sunday School Association,
on Monday evening next, is, what
is the best Method of Developing a
Love for the Study OF the Scriptures in
the Rising Generation"
The closing exercises of SteubenviIle
Female Seminary took place last Tues
day and Wednesday. The Institution
has completed its 35th year. Its found
ers, DIR. Beatty and wife, are still
connected with it. The graduating
class for the session just closed, is as
follows:
Ida f. Allison, Steubenville; ]. Ell
Brown, st. Clairsville; Margaret j.
Chambers, Steubenville; Ella NJ. Cum
minis, Industry, Pal Joanna Daton,
Steubenyille; Mary L. dis, Pikeville,
XVI Ella r. Dodge, Washington, Pa;
Agnes ]. Frazier, West Alexander, Pa;
Carrie r. Gibbons, Brownsville, Pa;
Mary Houston, Canonsburg. Pa; Mary
l.. Hurst, Frankfort, Ky.; Nancy Lati-
mer, New Hagerstown; Phebe Liver
pool, Ill; Kate b. McMiIlen, Cumber-
vile; Louisia B. Richie, Fairmont, W.
Va; NJ. L. Stewart, West Alexander,
\ Pa; Anna Il. Walker, Steubenville;
| Agnes Waterworth, Salem; Maggie
| Waterworth, Salem; NJ. n. Weaver,
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