The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-11-12
STATE NEWS.

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safely q, Charleston, we notice, and en-
tered upon his duties promptly by draw
Ing fifty one dollars and twenty cents
mileage Net profit Of the trip s4l2o.
The Weston Democrat says that
"Frsuk Chalfaut received an order fol-
drugs the other day from Wyoming Ter.
ritory,"7
We suspect II must be from one OF the
fellows that helped TO al those "three full
ledgers" and who were requested to call
and settle by "cash, note or otherwise" at
ter several years credit Buyers like those
chaps would naturally send from Wyom-
ing to Weston for drugs.
Mr.. Walker, Of the Charleston Courier
replies to the resolution Of inquiry as te
whether he intends to charge the State fol
publishing the Legislative proceedings in
his newspaper that:
1.-THE idea Of making this publication
the basis OF charge against the State has
never been entertained IN this Office"
This Is a good answer thanks TO Mr.
Legg's resolu,ion) TO have on record
And just here we may appropriately
quote the following paragraph from q
Charleston letter in the Buchannon Delta
oil the 10Th.
"The State Superintendent Of Free
Schools, as yet, has made no report. II
Is asserted by those who ought 10 know,
that from that Office Mr.. Walker has been
given printing to the amount OF more
than two thousand dollars, without the
sanction Of any law whatever"
And speaking Of the Buchannon Delta
leads us TO remark upon q card in that
paper from the County Superintendent Of
Public Schools. 1t seems that some
teacher reported that he paid fee OF one
dollar and passed q private examination
by the Superintendent The superintend'
emit pronounces the report untrue and re-
blkes the said teacher as follows.
ale who brings such reproach upon
ourn oble calling as the above is reported
10 have done, should resort at once to the
ancient custom Of putting on k'cloth
and ashes" and dip himself seven times In
Jordan, that he may be made whole be.
fore attempting TO grace the halls Of the
nations headlight, or engage In q work
that has made West Virginia prominent
among her sister states, and has caused
Upshur county to stand forth as shining
light, surpassed BY no other star o. her
magnitude -,
The above Is what Jeems Yellowaush
wonldstyle q "1em ioinen piece b, writ
ing. For Superintendent Of merely
common schools 1t is certainly very I'm.
common effort, Graclng "the halls OF the
nations headlight Is something obeau-
,lfully mysterious and incomprehensible
that !, impresses US wildly. The salary
Of that man should be raised at once.
The Richie Gazette feels constrained to
speak thus Of the State Journal and the
Examiner newspapers at Patkersburg :
This thing oil devo,ing five or six COL
umns each, by the Journal. and Examiner,
to the same OBJECT Tor months and months
Is becoming tlresome, We know II We
were dependent on these papers for our
Intellectual nourishment, as many Of their
readers doubtless arc, We would pray for
achange oil diet. In ,sis ..srsaH
Messrs Brstor and Herring Of Martins
burg advertise rhat they have for sale
1855 desirable farms in the Shenandoah
Valley and go houses and lots in Martins.
burg This is rather u sorry comment
on the Shenandoah Valley from almost
any view OF it, whether the people are
selling out from choice or necessity.
Wenotice, howevtr, in their circular, that
the farms specified in the neighborhood
Of MartInsburg, arc held at high prices,
say $75 10 800 per acre. .H,g