The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-09-23
FIRST AND SECOND DAYS
OF THE FAIR.
The Attendance and Display,
The Stock on Exhibition.
WHEELING ENTERPRISE.
The Federal Court
Serious Accident to a Clergyman
III ors e THEY g.
Political COS SIP.
CLARKsBURG, September 21.

Editors Of the Register:
Since my last the influx of strangers
into this town has been very great, and
to day the streets everywhere are filled
with visitors to the Fair and persons in
attendance upon Federal Court. The
hotels are all filled to overhowing. 1
observe that Walkers hotel appears to
be the house of the town. There we find
all the prominent men who are visiting
the town. The hotel is one of! the best
managed in the State, the tables being
provided with the best the market af-
fords, and the rooms and bedding in the
best possible condition. 1 am not,
therefore, surprised to fad every room
taken.
The Fair promises to be the best ever
held. The entries of stock, fruits, i'm
plements, &C., are very large and to-
day the crowds en- the grounds arc rea-
sonably large. Tomorrow will be the
day. In the afternoon the grand tour
nament will take place, for which many
entries have already been made. The
Parkersburg firemen are expected here
tonight, aud tomorrow they will visit
the Fair Grounds. In the evening
there will be several parties and balls
and grand gala day and evening is an
ticipated.
Federal Court is still in session,
Judge J. j. jackson presiding. Near
one hundred indictments have been re-
turned by the Grand Jury, and the
work goes bravely on. This morning
the Jury in the case of the Parkersburg
Mill Company rs. John NJ. Brown, rem
dered verdict in favor of the plaintiff.
By this decision it is set forth that
Brown made false returns and not q
clear surrender of his property, and is,
therefore, not entitled to discharge
from his debts as a bankrupt. The
case was tried before this Court on q
former occasion, but the jury failed to
agree. To-day the jury were out less
than an hour. J. NJ. Jackson, ESQ.,, of
Parkersburg, appeared for the plaintiff,
and Walter M. Sands, of the same place,
for the defendant. The arguments on
both sides were able and telling.
B. Despard, Esq, had valuable
brown horse stolen from his stable night
before last. He, by hand bill, to-day,
offers a reward for the recovery of the
horse and apprehension and conviction
of the thief, and agrees to furnish a
rope 60 hang him. Several other horses
were stolen in this neighborhood the
same night.
The weather is very warm and the
dust is flying in binding clouds.
The editorial comments in yesterday s
Wheeling Intelligencr upon a letter
written from this place on the Ohio
County Circular, create some little
talk on the streets. Some Radicals
assert that parties in the interest of the
leaders of the Ohio county movement
framed the letter and sent it for bun
con,be, and others that the Clarksburg
paper confirms the honest sentiments
of many Radicals. Democrats see in
both much TO amuse them. The edlto-
rial shows up in measure the villainies
for years practiced by the Radical party
in this State, clearly proving your ex-
posures of the same from time to time
to be true, while the circular shows
that some Radicals at least still endorse
the barbarous measures enacted by their
own party, and will make a desperate
effort to continue them. VISITOR.
SECOND LETTER.
CLARKsBURa, Sept. %, 1869.
Editors Of the Register
In my last intimated that to-day
would be The day of the Fair. The
crowd at the grounds to day by far ex-
ceeds the expectations of the most san
guine, while the streets of the town are
everywhere thronged with people of ali
ages, sex and color. The hotels have
long since ceased to enrol names for
rooms, but still manage to keep up the
tables. l have no idea where sleeping
accommodations Can be found for one
third Of the people, should that number
remain over night.
The display in Floral Hall is very
good, embracing little of everything
in the way of ladies' hsndiwork. Some
of the articles are really beautiful;
was going to say as beautiful as some
of the young ladies attending upon the
tables.
There is an endless variety Of fruits
and vegetables on exhibition; large
pumpkiDs, apples, peaches, pears. &c.
In sewing machines there is some
what of rivalry. observe that the
Grover & Baker, Wheeler and Wilson,
Florence, Weed and Singer Machines
are being operated, mostly by Wheeling
Agents.
In stock the display is not very large,
but what there is of it is good, There
are number of fine herses, bulls, cows,
hogs and sheep, which will be found
hard to beat.
The grounds are patronized somewhat
extensively by side-shows, and every
where greenbacks of larger or smaller
denominations are changing handsSery
readily.
The rain has held off nicely, but this
afternoon the clouds are more threaten
ing. The dust is exceedingly disagree
able everywhere, and good heavy
shower would be very acceptsaie-aftei
the Fair.
ca che OF the streets to-day observe
that a Wheeling sample room has been
opeBed for the convenience of country
merchants. The display of boots and
shoes is by X. Porter 4 Co., that oI
oueensware by Forbes Il Collins, and
that of notions by S. S. Bloch.
Federal Court was occupied yesterday
afternoon and to-day in the tran2aetIof
of Government business and hearing
notion ,to Gua2h the Indictment IN the
case of q mail robber.
Mr.. G. 5. Vaneman, of Pittsburgh
Pa. met with sad accident last lght
while coming over to this town Irot
Weston, with Judge Edmiston. "her
several miles from Clsrksburg, the We
hicle passed over large stone, almoS'
upse ting it and throwing out MT;
He fell over an embsnkment and roileo
some thirty feet from the road de wa'
taken, up perfectly insensible, and con
veyed to this place, where his wouno;
were dressed. His head and face were
badly bruised, the latter being terrlpl!
1 disfpnred Int his injuries are mol