The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-04-03
OUR VISIT TO THE up. 81

account OF the sane, when VIC now
propose to do 10 as briofs manncras pos.
sibIe:
Ip company with our young friend, s.
G. Sisson, We boarded The magnificent
Whceling aud Cincinnati packet Ahdts on
the night of the, Goth ult., and arrived al
Huntington same night We put up at
the Merchants Hotel, by far the best no.
tel 10 the city. We remained ID Hunt.
iugtOn until Thursday evening, which az
fOrded US ample time TO stroll over the
beautifully laid out city, and examine the
immense number Of improvements that is
going on there. The city is being rapid.
ly built up, and it is expected that some
four hundred houses will be put up this
season, the largest number o. which will
be built on what is called Fifth Avenue, -
We predict that in few years Hunting.
ton will be a strong rival Of Cincinnati,
10 population, manufactures aud commerce.
During our stay in the city we called up
on our Mason county friends, among the
number, Mr.. A, Leonard aud family
We also called on Chase Of the IQdrpcn.
dent, and Gilbert 4 Wallace, of the Argus
10th Of these Offices seemed to be doing a
good business. At 3;45 we took the mail
train for Charleston, arriving there at 6
p IN. Weput up at the ST. Albert, and
soon found our friends Howard, East
ham, Walker, Reynolds and Bumgaraor;
after taking d.wplk over tho Gty, visiting
the newspaper establishments convorsiug
with friends, &c., We retired to bed early
on Friday morning
On Friday we visited tho Senate and
House, where we found our own Senators
and Representatives in their seat and hard
at work, The principal business in both
Houses GU Friday was the passage Of bills
over the. Govcrnor's veto. Friday after.
snoon and tho greater part Of Saturday,
'Rss take& up BY the House in considering
The General Election Law; while the Sen,
ate was engaged in amending and passing
the Road law, The bill regulating The
sale Of intoxicating liquors'was passed by
tho House on Thursday and is now law.
The law is sweePiugsin its nature; and all
who engage in tue traffic of liquor will
have to be particularly careful to whom
they sell.
The Legislature expects to adjourn da.
ring this week, to meet again next winter;
at least that was the understanding when
we let the 'permauentssA"
While there has been great deal o.
abuse hOaped upon the Legislature by the
newspaper, we are of opinion that When
the people come to know the great amount
OF work that has been done by this body
they will fud that the Legislature ba'
been wrongly ceusured by them,
There is q breach between the Radicals
and Jacob Democrats, which seeps to b.
widening each day. Prominent Rcpubli
cans there openly denouuce Governor ia
cob; aud the Jacob Democrats are accused
Ofbad faith to Republicans. Thd happ.
crisis between Republicans and Jacol
Democrats has arrivelTTaud it is Predicts
by some that It will terminate in an Qpe
rupture, :.
The impression is that the public print
or will be completely %Oneratcd from til
charges preferred against him, for over
charges for State work The attempt
blacken the character Of Mr.. Walker, vi
rebound ten-fold on bis enemies.
While at the Capital we called on tn
various State officers, with whom We hs
pleasant chats"
We were informed BY Joel Quarter
Esq, County Clerk, that there had bee
admitted to record in Kauawha county
conveyance Of tho property and frar
chises Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Raj
road Company, in the contemplate
extensions Of this railroad from the city
Richmond to some eligible point on tid
water on the Atlantic coast between Il
James and York Rivers, aud from Scare
Creek down the Kanawha to its moutl
aud also bridge 10 be constructed ov
the Ohio at Huntington, as a FIRST NOR
gage; and Of tho entire line Of tue rol