The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-07-26
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disfranchised and not one of them will
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Important as are the advantages to
be secured by the construction of the
road. and vast as are the Interests in
volved, there is much apprehension felt
by the friends Of the enterprise lest 1t
may be defeated in Kanawha county.
If the proposition is rejected here, it
will be mainly in consequence of q
piece of hasty legislation enacted at
the last session of the West Virginia
Legislature. A charter is held by the
town of Charleston which exempts the
property in the corporation from any
county levies, except for school pur-
poses. If the people of Kanawha
county should consent to the taxation
requisite to pay the interest upon the
proposed railroad bonds, the people
of the corporation would assert the
rights conferred upon them by their
charter, and the entire burden would be
thrown upon the rural townships. How
ever, it is probable that some compro-
mise may be effected, and it is to be
earnestly hoped that measure so full
of Importance to the prosperity of this
entire section may not fail of complete
success. '.ra
have not much other local news to
communicate which will prove inter
esting to your readers.
young man named Philip A. Mon
tague was brought here last Thursday
by Deputy Marshal Aultz, and had a
hearing before United States Commits
sioner McWhorter, charged with rob-
biDg the postoffice ut Fayette G. II. The
facts elected were that some time in
June gentleman of Fayette county de-
posted in the postoffice at the county
seat u letter addressed to party in st.
Louis and containing one one hundred
dollar treasury note and three fives.
The money was shown to and the letter
sealed in the presence of the POstmas-
ter, and was, by him, locked up in a
drawer for safe keeping until the de-
parture of the mail. The letter was
sent, and, some weeks after, a let
ter was received from st. Louis
stating that the letter had come to hand,
but no money was found enclosed.
About the same time, young Montague
bought q horse and paid for him a hun
dred dollar bill, which, being found,
was identified as the one enclosed in
the letter. Montague was unable to
give any satisfactory account of the
manner in which the note came into
his possession, and was accordingly ar
rested and, after hearing, committed to
Jail for trial before the District Court.
Montague is one of the loyal stripe and
is deputy clerk of the Circuit Court of
Fayette county.
/ was pleased TO meet upon the street
and at the barbecue ON Saturday, Hon.
G. w. Summers, now much improved
in health, but still quite feeble.
Gen. c. II. Howard of the Freedmen's
Bureau, spent last Sunday here and had
talk with the negroes. have talked
with no person who heard his address
and cannot say what its effect will be.
The negroes here are generally behaving
themselves very well and seem to be
contented. They have no need for
Bureau or any other Radical furniture,
if they are only let alone.
Should anything else worthy of note
occnr within few days, will take the
liberty of boring You with another let
ter. but remain, Yours, ever,
NIATOR.