The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-15

meeting at the Court House this even
ing at o'clock, for the purpose of Sc
lecting delegates to the State Conven-
ton in this city on the 22d inst. We
hope to sec a large attendance. 1t is
expected that several members OF the
Legislature will address the meeting.
Tie Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Mr.. Garrett, President of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, made an adj
dress at the monthly meeting of direc-
tors OF the Company on Wednesday
last which contains some statements
OF general interest. a good share of
the address is taken up with remarks
upon the Pittsburgh and Counellsville
road which is now to be built, and is to
connect at Cumberland with the b lii
more road. From Pittsburgh to Balti-
more by that route the distance will be
$50 miles instead of $50 by Harrisburg
aud the Northern Central connection.
From Pittsburgh to Washington City
via. the Connellsville route, and the
lie" ECtA lEOGh L bAuL ia 4AIChSV lGc
distance will be 2s9 miles only, instead
of S74 by Harrisburg. Mr.. Garrett an
ttc!pates that the oil trade of PennsyI-
vauiA will largely coucent rate at Bal
timore when the Pittsburgh aud Con-
ueIIsvil!e connection is made. He VEN
lures the prediction that the road will
become the avenue OF greatly incrsas-
ed prosperity to the city. He
refers to the two steamers that
are TO run in the interest Of the
road from Liverpool and Bremen, two
from each port, making monthly trips.
They are expected to bring passengers
and freights for the West and South
west as well as for Baltimore. He
also speaks OF branch road that the
company are pushing up the Valley
from Winchester TO Strasbarg and ul-
timaJely to Salem. The twenty-three
tunnels on the Petersburg branch
'are being archei rapidly at enor-
NOUS cost" The length of these tun-
nels is about three ana one-half
miles. The expenditures in this
work are $4,000 per month. The
bridge 4: PaTkersburg and likewise
al Bel!air are TO cost together upwards
of million and half OF dollars. A
closer alliance with the West and
Southwest is to be cultivated by means
OF unbrOken connections at the river
and thus the Baltimore and Ohio is to
push her way through Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois and the vast region beyond.
Ia e
eviuciug the magnitude of the opera
tons that are going forward to secure
the prosperity not only Of the city of
Baltimore. but likewise her great road.
The Parkersburg Times notices the
remarks of the Register in regard TO
resolution adopted few days ago by
the House Of Delegates requesting from
the Governor report as TO hls DISPOSE
lion OF the civil contingent fund for
the last year. The Register held out
the idea that this action meant business
of some sort towards the Executive,
and that there was something suspi-
cious in the circumstance. The Times
refers he Register to the House Jour
nal for 1867, page 2s4, to the report of
the last Investigating committee, two
OF whom were Democrats and all
OF whom reported that after an
examination they had found all the ac-
counts o! the officers of the State, in
Guiding books, vouchers and every
thing pertaining to the same in good
ORDER" and "RccurateIy kept" and
H.
satisfaction" with the results of the in
yestigetiou.
II we mistake not i; ia the practice at
every session of the Legislature TO :u-
sLitute an examination OF the sort.
Aud we presume also that Democrat,
when there chances to be one in
eithe. branch, is generally appointed
on the Committee OF Investigation.
We have yet to hear of any ir-
regularity" having been discovered
at any time. We suppose that
the same examination will be gone
through with this session and we pre-
sumo we do not risk anything in say
ing tina; the Registers intImations and
inuendoes rs to "something rotten in
denmark Will turn out 10 Dc Simply
so much partisan gas and nothing
more. The civil contingent fund last
year amounted to $4,000. Out of this
the Executive expended not quite So
900. The vouchers for each item OF ex-
penditure are OF course on file
in the Governors office. All that
the Committee have to do is to inspect
them and report whether or not they
are proper. Every reward paid by the
Executive for the apprehension of an
escaped criminal comes out of this
fund, and, in general, all such items
of State expense as cannot in their ma
ture be otherwise provided for. When
the Committee make an examination
this year we trust that the usual num-
Der Of Democrats will be members of
1t, and that the Register will consider
their report when made of sufficient
interest Tor publication.
THE Capital question was again be.
fore the Legislature TOR a hal hour or 80
yesterday, but. as before, reached no
conclusion, and the bill still lies on the
table. The vote on both sides was Iess
than on the last occasion owing to tho
absence Of members, and the opponents