The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-21

WdtSI buCu US du uuulbunutSu species
which might DO considered Us belong
ing TO The ge1tb homo GsiRus. They
tell us that although this renown
cd gentleman Is young In year
such Ia his enormous corpofosity that III
can neither walk on foot nor ride OF
horseback, and therefore had TO be trans
ported around by Richmond, Washing
ton, baltimore, Parkersburg and othel
noted places, travelling the whole distance
claimed. But whether at the ordinary
rates per capita or az freight, his friend
do not say, and Of course cannot; bu
the eleven hundred miles Is claimed AMI
allowed upon the Recommendation Of thu
Hon. gentleman from Berkeley, chairman
Of the committee. Now, / will take tn
liberty, although an outsider, and nevel
having been taughtin this modern Demo
cratic Of economy, TO suggest, not only Il
the good people Of Monroe county, Init u
those of the entire State, for We are al
interested in this subject Of economy
though | do not deny but that tho services
of this mighty man, being, as We shall
not attempt 10 deny, so Indispensable L
tho State-that they provide (even though
IL be ut the State expense) o large "a
wagon Or Sedan chair, upon which llieil
noble representative may bc transported
10 Lewisburg; from whence tri.Weekly
line OF stages run regularly the veal
round TO Charleston, on which he might
have been accommodated, even though
lie had to pay double fare, and this, al
though somewhat expensive, would be Q
considerable saving when compared will
the eleren hundredimiles passed over al
public expense; or what would be still
better TO secure, at q small expense, the
vehicle which one Of his constituents
(Saml Luddington, Esq used to trans
port his mammoth bullock (that was toe
large to walk) from his pasture TO thu
railroad-the weight Of which was -
pounds. (Pardon'me; have forgot the
number OF pounds, and do not wish Il
exaggerate,) But l am sure he was 9
Eittl6 larger than the honorable statesman
who halls from Monroe. There are quite
o number Of other honorable gentlemen
the number Of miles set opposite TO who's
names might be fruitful subjects Of com
ment-but forbear.
There was quite buzzipg in thu
Democratic hive this morning, after somC
member Of the House presented seriel
Of charges against the Public Printer III
s. Walker) for exorbitant and unlawful
charges. Three practical printers, undel
oath, have shown that this great ant
immaculate II. S. Walker, the bright ant
morning star oil Democratic purity, who
plucks the ambrosial fruits Of Paradise
(the Treasury Of the State, and from thu
proceeds Of California gold has, within {
year, built and furnished fine cottagI
residence, and reared o magnificent bricl
printing office Of some three stories high
with raised gilt letters on the front, show
ing that 1t is The "C0lrier Building.
Well, he has struck lie; but perhaps thi
exposure ofhis peculation in tho printing
Of nineteen House Bills, composing sixty
six pages, thirty.three tokens and 99,68
ems, for which he has charged $21C
whereas the law only allows 1861 70
that amount oil work, making an over
charge OF $1,000 in this small job c
printing. Thus the great Henry lives o.
the "neCtar that Jupiter sips"
The Convention doubtless has an ele
plant on their hands that they can neithe
get rid of nor manage. They called
against the will or wishes Of the people
secured its passage through the Legisla
ture by fraud; the people let the ca
be sustained" by default, and noI
it is very evident that they dGr
not incorporate into the organic law tn
measure which they pretended and mad
their ignorant adherents believe wer
needed. They are afraid even to inter
fere with the "ballot," and they dare no
openly attack the "frec schools" although
they are making some Indirect and coun
ter.drivcs in that direction.
"The mountains are Just now intensely
in labor" Whether theywill bring tortl
"mOusc" or a monster" remains TO bl
seen. One thing Is certain, the people
money" has 10 pay for 1t to the tune o
many hundreds Of dollars per day. Th,
Appropriation" Committee this morning
suggested for public printer, $4,000
when that tnnCtionary became very in
dignant, and told them very promptly
mot to talk about less than $35, 000.n
MoNoNGALIA.
The Remarkable Climate of the r,
S.---Pen and Ink Sketches oil Sena.
tors. Y. i71t
Correspondence OF the Intclllgencer.
CHARLEsON, w. VA. Feb. 10 no
The Kanawla river, at this writing, Is
full Of floating ice, / suppose from thu
Gauley and New rivers, and the proba
bilities are that by the time the Legisla
ture G5ournS, the Kanawhs and Ohit
will be open, and the members will havt
an opportunity Of going home withou
taking the overland route.
Charleston, ut present, is noied for SOM
queer things. For instance The dali,
paper is issued about twice q week; the
.ceekltes come out about once month
and we expect their monthly magazine
if they had one, would be issued annually
The climate is the most wonderful in thu
world. In the morning lis "cold al
blit2en;" by noon, the balmy brcezes o.
the perennial Summer" so often talked
about by Col Ben. Smith, make one fee
like DOMINIC a linen cont, and in the at
ternoOn overcoats and mutllers, command
high premium. As consequence, mos
every one has either neuralgia, bronchitis
sore throat, or bad cold 70 complain oil.
leaving out the changeable weather, mud.
dy streets and poor mail facilities, how.
ever, Charleston is o nice place to stay
for it,can boast Of as intelligent, hospita.
Die and clever a community as twas
ever the pleasure Of rye correspondent
to be associated with. 49, II. y
As neither the Legislature nor Conyen.
'tion have done much OF any thing as yet
worthy ot-mention, ave will occupy little
space with sketches Of some Of the promi.
nent members of the Senate.
Carlos AGSperry, the President, is o fine
looking man Of some 80 years of age. He
served in the Federal army during the
war rs Captain in Gov. Hayes Ohio Regi.