The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-05-10
Nat. Harrison and High Waters
Fifteenth Amendment Trouble
New Railroad Proiect-Trade and
Travel.

Travel.
Special To the Register.
CHARLESToN. May 9TH.
The serenity OF the subscriber usu-
ely sweet and amiable temper was seri-
ously disturbed at sight OF his last
letter to tbs REGISTER as it appeared in
print. About the only consolation Of
those newspaper folks whose hand
writ" copies closely the Egyptian
hieroglyphics, is the fact that their
turkey tracks generally lose their de-
formity in type 1t is needless 10 say
that it was not my privilege 10 enjoy
any such consolation, a. | glanced over
the mass of mutilations which appeared
in the REGISTER of the ID, headed
From the Capital Please tender
Your compO>itors and prooi.readers my
kindest compliments, with the assurance
that the Grand Cyclops and Cannibal
Chief Of the Ancient, Free and Ac-
cepteI Ku-Klux will visit Wheeling at
an early day, with view to the settle
ment Of some old scores at the LHtciii-
oc1rsr office, and that for a small con
sideration he could be induced 10 extend
his feaciteS TO the type-twisters and
proofgougers Of the REGISTER. Let
this serve a. a careat comPoSi'7r, 10 all
who have aided in marring the symmetry
and beauty of these Letters from the
Capital
TERRIBLE TIDlNG>.
The bearer of mourniul message
should generally be brief Unfortun-
ately.. cannot 10 justice TO the subject
in hand without some slight elaboration,
to the end that the appropriate emotions
NAV perform their perfect work.
You remember the recent high water
and deep snow that caught Nat. Harri-
son beyond Gauley, and shut up that
mhdel of purity like frozen Diana in
a temple of ice. But finally the storm
subsidized. the waters abated, and Ma
thaniel completed his journey TO Charles
ton. Once here, he threw the commu-
nitv into CONSERVATION by the cruel
announcement that he was on his way,
a voluntary exile, TO the far Oft cline
of Colorado In the midst of the dis
tress that followed il was impossible to
ascert in the cause or the circum-
stances of "the taking off Of this
deep damnation.' (Your readers
can correct me if | misQuote) but al
length the important facts connected
with the case have been brought to
light. The illustrious eX-Judge does
not 90 alone. As the companion OF
his travels and his fortunes he takes
with him the late loyal candidate for
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives. Captain T. &. Putnam, whose
virtues and merits were so far above the
appreciation of that body that il not
only refused to give the eminent patriot
the post he sought, but contemptuously
drove him from his seat, for the wholly
| insufficient reason that he had not al
lowed anv votes TO be counted for his
opponent in the legislative election.
| but how, | would ask in parentheslS,
how are loyal" carpet, baggers, ever 10
get office and plumber, ii the rebel rab-
BILE is to he allowed to prosecute them
at the polls?) Putnam and Harrison
departed together. The former has
just been appointed and confirmed
Judge Of the Supreme Court OF Col
oraio. A kindred spirit, of like charac-
ter. and accessibility, goes to the same
bench from Maryland. The two, who
are as intimate uas twin tumble-bugs,
make a majority of the Court Harm,
son is TO he confidential counsellor and
conscience keeper to this lovely tribu-
nal Putnam has already secured HIM
EMPLOYMENT as counsel in heavy gold
mine case which the Court will try as
soon as organized. This is after the
plan pursued in the old Ninth Circuit by
Harrison himself, with such happy re-
suits. What would you give for a
small interest in the chances Of the
chaps who claim against the Harrison
Putnam side of that gold mine case!
Then there is talk that Colorado Is TO
be Utah-lized with these two distin-
guished West Virginians as the Joe
Smith and Brigham Young of the Ter,
ritorial harem. Next will come the ad.
mission of the State, and items flying
through the newspapers about Senator
y. Harrison and Hon. T. G. Putnam
en- route to Washington from the State
of Colorado" What a delicious con.
temptation! And vet Of such is the
'loyal kingdom.
AN Ugly CASE.
A fierce, but not fatal, case of Fiji
teenth Amendment occurred in this city
LAST evening. 1t came about in thi:
wise: A few days ago, big-feeling
rood-looking bundle of visible admix
ture" went aboard the steamer Annie
Laurie at Cincinnati, few hours befor'
her departure for this place, and stated
| that he wanted TO procure sIate-roon