The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-09-30

ment of the law making amy thing of
the sort necessary. fS
The most important offices of the
county are filed by men who were orig
inal rebels, and deserters from the rebel
army. The sheriff-"George Moorheadp
alias John G. Macum-was rebel sol
der, rebel sergeant, q rebel wagon dri-
Yer, and, lastly, a rebel deserter. During
his services in the rebel army he took
some of the s.annchest union men in
the county, and put them in jail, and
did many other things becoming IL test
oath swallower. Deputy sheriff No. l.
"Oats Macum," alias "John Blades
was n Beef Butcher =, and r map
draaghte,' under General John B.
Floyd; and recently he attached
himself to the 'Blue-stockings" by ex-
ercisinga little of his hocus-pocus and
leGer-de-main. Deputy Sheriff No. D.
"Sho"thg1selixp alias ".Nethodist ponsta-
ble"-kindlS sofficiated IN the capture
of Captain Radical J. X. Ramsey's prop
erty; and afterwards appeared as wit
ness against his rebel brethren and as
sociates engaged in this noble and prof
liable little enterprise. The Clerk and
RecOrder-''Jonas Scribe" alias Jim.
Strike-off'-is charged, upon the evil
dence of four of the hottest Radicals in
the county, and two halfway Conserva-
tives, with official perjury and forgery;
and some of his kin-folk have beeniate-
ly :rled for taking fancy to ''dnOthei's
hogs" Jonas alias "Jim" is accounted
by many OF all parties ass very sorry
little dog. He loves offices, and holds
SOME half dozen. The Prosecuting
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS regarded, by
all grades and classes of individuals, as
nobOdy-or, at the best, as mere cipher.
representing ignorance, trickery, aud
incompetcncy. Various complimentary
opinions have been expressed respect
ing Ills Honor, our Judge. One promi-
nent Radical says he is "a Id old
granny" another says he is an old
togy Judge, aud backs the rebels IN
all things" and another says
he is "a Id old crazy woman, who
,roMId BE- property dppdreled III ra6led
Hight-cdps and calico gOrRs." BE all
this as it may, he is certainly queer
specimen for judge in this enlightened
aye, as you would have been con-
vinccd could you have heard him rave
at the top of his screaking voice, as we
did, at his last court here - an afrdM
Of no man. Fam afraid Of no muR' ]
am GfrdM Of no man !" This last scream
was so high, keen, piercing and wicked
that it shocked us to the very centre of
our being; and looking at His Honor,
we thought, for some moments, with
trepidation and honor, alternately of
Je6ries, Titus Oates, 'and the Old Boy.
May the Lord, in his infinite mercy,
guard and protect our eyes from ever
WITNESSING aud our ears from ever hear
ing anything of the kind again
in this land of common intelli-
gence, once presided over by Il Wash
ington and Marshall. All this hmrah
and show of "bricf authority" was occa-
stoned by the report of the foreman of
the Grand Jury to the effect that our
'loyal Doctor'-who had been called to
testify before the body-had "impedched
him." the said CaptaiA, Major, Colonel,
Brigadier General, Foreman of the
Grand Jury. 0iids "JOhRdthn What-you-
cdU-em, Beef Odor," and few other re-
ports that had gone before, we opine
4,
from Jonas Thickhead, Moerhead," aud
Goats b. Bluestockings, ;" had very much
to do with Il. We trust that his Honor
will. in future, believe only ose-half of
what he sees, and nothing what lie
hears. He is very weakly and excess
sively nervous individual-the very
man to be easily cGioled and easily prcja-
diced, and he must be guarded ''V some
eternal riliain, some busy and insiaudting
rogue some cogging, cOgening STARE, to hold
some office" does not seek by "derising
some sIdRder," to enlist the power and
authority eff the Bench in his (or theirl
personal luairels, and official defence.
There is good grounds for the assertion
that CHE jury rds pdckod' for the ben
eft of our "leyal Doctor" and others,
all of which our good Judge might
have seen, if he had been so disposed.
The Radical God" defies his accusers,
and. -hurls the guilt of UnderwOod,s
escape" down their throats; but they
seem afraid of the issue, having thus
far failed to bring him before Justice
of the Peace, although he has several
times requested them in writing to do
So. .i'.,
A meeting was holden at tSumnieryille
a few days since to ascertain the views
of the people on the proposition to sub
scribe $4,000 to the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad. Col. Paxton of Virginia,
spoke in person Of the subscription and
our "loyal Doctor" rather opposed it.
What really killed the proposition. how
ever was the fact that Thickhead,
Moorehead and Sam Horse-three non
property holders and nOn-taxpayers-I
all three not owning as much property
as the "poor tatr" allows one of them
wanted to play leader in the matter.
The people have no confidence i'll these
fellows; and when Thicklead submitted
the proposition and Mq9rehead groaned
through his husky throat" II secsgd
that ar m0rshGp." it was enough. The
proposition, of course, fell dead as u
hammer-only "sam Horse" "Beef
Odor," George Moorhead," ''Thickhead
Groundanklea and Jim Strike-off,7 vot-
ing in the affirmative, while Oats
Macum' grinned as usual, s.z,. q. i
The coming crop of corn WILDE short
with Us. The drought has been mn.
usually severe. Como OF our largest
farmers will not raise over three or four
hundred bushels. The Oat and rye
crops are pretty Etjr. Wheat turned out
very well; bnt, unfortunately very small
crops were sOwn last fall. A good
breadth is being sown this season.
. Our cane crops are generally looking |
quite promising, aud there issa great
deal Of il, Some few persons have
already ground, and Others are prepa
ring to commence. Cane growing is be-
oo,aing Doth general andprotitabls with
us,Hs NE.F ESb.E. = & q u
Most of our stock was taken on by the |
armies. and since tho war We had to
make new start IL the business. Most
of us have very far horses, COWS, sheep
and hogs. Short horns, Chester whites,
and MerinOs are increasing quite rapid
ly, and there seems TO be growing de-
sire to have improved animals of all
descriptions.
Pardon the lepgth,o this communist
cation, my nextshalI not be SO long by
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