The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-04

from four to eleven, or even thirteen feet,
and is said to be superior for manufac-
turingi purposes to any other found
upon the continent. For fuel, there is
nothing equal to the camel ceal, which
is found here in great abundance. Coal
lands lying close to the river and con-
veniently mined, are being bought up
by eastern capitalists, and will make
fortunes for those who invest. The
salt works above and below Maiden are
in full operation, and turn out thou
sands of barrels of the best salt in the
country, every day. Iron orc, OF fair
quality, is almost as abundant as coal,
and all that Is needed to make the Ka,
nawha Valley one of the richest and
most important regions within the
limits of the United States is capital
and energy. Both of these are being
supplied, and will make themselves
felt. Z. 4 < s-.~,-.. 30
An Improvement in the navigation Of
the Kanawha river is contemplated and
will probably be effected during the en-
suing summer. The chutes at several
places below Charleston are too narrow
to admit of the passage of steamboat
towing more than two barges. 1t Is
proposed to widen them and at the same
time deepen them by conveying all the
water of the river through these chan
nels, so that boats with any desired
number of barges in tow may make the
passage safely and conveniently. Singu-
lar as it may appear, the Kanawha river
is navigable for steamboats, for several
weeks after navigation both above and
below its mouth upon the Ohio has
closed in consequence of low water.
On last Friday, April Goth, in COM
mon with the fraternity everywhere
throughout the United States, the Odd
Fellows of Charleston celebrated the re-
union of the Northern and Southern
lodges of their brotherhood. A process
sion was formed and marched from the
lodge room to the NJ. f. Church, where
the members of the fraternity and the
citizens present were addressed by Prof.
J. T. Brodt, of the Charleston Institute,
n. G.. of the order. The address was
one of the best it has ever been my
good fortune to hear. Prof. Brodt ex-
hibited no small degree of care and re-
search in its preparation, and fairly
earned the enthusiastic commendation
of all who heard him. understand
that he has received the merited COM
pliment of request to repeat the ad
dress upon some future occasion.
The music at the church, before and
after the deliuery of the address above
referred to, was furnished by German
singing society, the Charleston Leider-
kran-, and was admirably rendered.
The society has among its members
some splendid voices and, although it
has only few weeks of organized ex-
istence, it produced some very fine
music.
In the evening of this gala day, a
festival and fair was held for the bene-
fit of the st. Johns Episcopal church.
A sumptuous supper was served up for
the benefit of all who chose to partake Of
it, and cakes, and ices and bouquets and
fancy articles were furnished in profu-
sion. The fair faces and winsome smiles
of the ladies added an irresistible charm
to the pleasures Of the evening, and
drew from purses not over plethOric
goodly amount of stamps" The re-
ceipts of the evening were nearly s275,
which, considering all the circumstan-
ces of the case, is extremely creditable
to the generosity of the people and ex-
ceeded the expectations of all concern
ed. The Episcopal church, for whose
benefit the festival was held, is at pre-
sent without Rector, but his place
is partially supplied by Mr.. Pate, a lay
reader, of decided ability and much be-
loved by the church. 1t is rumOred
that your townsman w. @. Hullihen,
will be called to take charge of the par
ish.
General j. H. Obey. Collector of Inter.
nal Revenue for the Third District, is
highly efficient and deservedly popular
among men of all classes. Fortunately
his official head is beyond the reach of
the Senatorial guillotine.
Prof. White, State Superintendent of
Free Schools, was in town last week,
and held Teachers Institute. 1t was
slimly attended, but, nevertheless, will
be productive of good. Prof. White is
certainly one of the most industrious as
we'll as the most deserving of our State
officials. He is indefatigable in his eff
| forts for the advancement of the public
schools of the State, and stimulates the
teachers both by encouragement and by
good counsel. There is vast room for
Improvement in popular education in
West Virginia, and every man who can
should help to push along the car.
Among the most efficient educators of
the people are the newspapers, and that
leads me to speak of the newspaper
press of the valley, or rather that por-
tiOn of it with which l am most &C.
quainted. Howard, of the Mason eoun-
ty Journal, which has succeeded the
Ne,p Era, makes very readable and
spicy paper, which has very fair cir
culatiOn, and is getting along very we'll.
He is himself "a good egg" and de-
serves to succeed. The Old Kanawha
fOurishing condition. Mr.. Merrill is
and a good circulation, and the old
paper has many years of vigorous life
and many successful contests before it
yet The Journal, the Radical paper of
Kanawha county, seems to be losing its
circulation and its influence. 1t is in
tensely Radical, and its demise would
be hailed with satisfaction by three
fourths of the people of the county.
Political feeling is comparatively
quiet in the valley, but is nevertheless
deep. Some excitement is being pro-
duced by tie illegal and intolerable
conduct of some of Boreman's regis
trars. In Mason county the Board of
Registration has summoned over two
hundred Conservative voters before it
to shoT casse why their aames shosld not
be stricken from the list. Some of the
best and most prominent Union men in
the county, men who have taken the
test oath and have voted at every elec-
tion held up to the present time, are
now threatened with disfranchisemen
because they do not approve Of the
doings of the radical party in the na-
tion and in the State, and dare to differ
in political opinion with Governor
Boreman and the low-down scoundrels
whom he has generally selected for reg
istrars. What the result of the matter
will be remains yet to be seen, but
there are many men in Mason county,
now summoned to appear before the
Board of Registration, who are not
disposed to submit quietly to the deg.
ration of tolerating such an outrage.
But have already trespassed upon
your indulgence farther than / should
| and will rloaa my laftar m I ho0~p nv