The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-05-18
WEST VIRGINIA. NEWS

The Morgantown Post announces
VIM. Gregg, Esq, of Wheeling, rs a
candidate for State Auditor, subject to
decision of the Union Republican State
Convention, and speaks OF him editor
tally in very complimentary terms.
The same paper endorses w. Z.
Stevenson MS candidate for Governor,
and says ofhim: that he sis, indeed, a
scholar, IL patriot and II statesman, and
would be tower of strength to the
party. There is no one whom We would
rather see nominated for Governor"
The Berkeley Union compliments
the new Judge of the Eleventh Cir
cult:
"The appointment of Judge Smith
does honor 10 the sagaCity and discern
ment OF Governor Boreman, and will
no doubt be ratified by hevoters at the
approaching fall election. The Judge
exhibits great promptitudeinth the trans
action of business; a quick perception
OF the points presented in argument; a
ting mind; and frmness and decision
of character, blended with marked
courtesy"
"A Correspondent in Pocahontas
county writes us that the wheat in that
county looks very promising.
Col. Jacob Hornbrook, who as one
of the directors OF the Hospital for the
Insane, has been at Weston for fort
night past aiding the committee OF the
Legislature in their investigation into
the affairs of that institution, returned
to the city yesterday morning. We
learn from him that the committee is
making most searching and labori-
Gus investigation into the management
of the Hospital-working for 10 to IL
hours out OF every 24-but have rs yet
found little or nothing to substantiate
the charges OF corruption preferred. A
great deal of testimony has been and
more is yet to be taken-the committee
being determined that those prosecu-
ting the case shall have every oppor-
tunity to sustain the charges ir they
can.
Tho Morgantown Post says farmers
in that region were never more behind
hand with their work ut this season OF
the year than now. The wet weather
has prevented them doing the work that
is usually done by this time. There is
but little corn ground broken, and un-
less the weather should become more
settled 1t will be late in May before
corn is planted. -....-
A correspondent of the Berkeley
Union nominates Hon. Jos. a. Chapline
OF Jefferson county, ms candidate fol
: Congress in tho ID district.
MIR. Thomas Maple, of MonongaIif
county, las n nice little heiter that CAV,
birth a few weeks since to a calf, wher
, she was just thirteen months oEdy Thi
> is the most extraordinary case of ma
l ternity we ever heard of.
l -pChas. h. Scott, formerly OF Brook
county, but now, we believe, practicin,
: his profession in Richie, is candidat
!. before the Republican Convention as
j, candidate for Secretary of State.
j The ClarksbuFg Conservative re
, ports the work on Brandy Gap tunnt
q on the ParkersburG Branch Railroad
t some ten miles west of Clarksburg, az
. progressing finely, and about 800 fe,
], have been completed. The work
t both difficult and dangerous, but thu
f far the great precautions used hay
i prevented any serious accidents"
, The Republicans OF Jefferson cour
ty held their Convention at Shepherds
! town on the 9Th inst, and appointe
the following gentlemen to the Clarks
burg Convention:
Hon. Joseph a, Chapline, John Z
Schley, w. g. Butler, Geo. w. Chase
c. Z. Stubbs, Geo. Koonce, ID. Billmyel
u. Butt, Edmund Chambers, 7. "
Potterfield. Thos. Iicklider, Jas. Logic
James w. Snyder, Anthony Turner
Ehud Turner, Nathaniel Myers, 7.
Woodward, w; A. Thompson, J. s
wood, ToWner Schley, j. J. Miller