The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-02
OUR HANCOCK CORRESPOND.
ENCR.
The workings Of the County Court
System IlluStrated-The New Cum.
Detland PostofIice-Congression

petIah0 Fostohice-COngFesSi0n ma
Matters.
HANCOCK Co., ". Va, April 80, IA.
Editors ofthe Intelllgouces.
The recent session oil the County Cour
OF this county has had the effect Of 70
awakening public attention to the subiec
Of our judiciary system. The people o.
Hancock never did favor q return TO the
old plan Of Justices c0urts-A plan per
haps well enough adapted 10 the Old Red
Sandstone era OF judicial DEVELOPMENT
but as little fitted 10 the present tines AZ
the deacon's Wonderful One. Hoss Shay
would be fitted to the requirements Of the
present trade and travel business between
New York and San Francisco. Scarcely
q contested case OF any importance what.
ever, tried OF the last term, but will be
taken 10 the Circuit Court, on appeal.
This is rendered necessary In some In
stances In order to protect meritorious
suitors against the seer injustice perpetra.
ted through the laundering ignorance Of
the justices; whilst Ia other cases, In
which the illegality and injustice are NOT
90 palpsble, the parties are led to
appeal from general want Of
confidence in any decision made
BY the justices. The result can be
readily seen, as they are sensibly felt,
Parties arc hindered and harrassed and
put 10 double trouble and expense in the
prosecution Of Just claims, or the defence
against unjust ones. The county is also
put TO large expense for witnesses, Jurors
&C, In trials unreasonably hindefed and
heightened, and In causes rendered neces.
sary (tor the reasons alluded TOY to be re.
tried. What the opinion OF Brooke coun.
~, on the same subject, may be, we are
unable to say; though reasoning from
analogy Of conditions, we Judge It to be
pretty much the same as here. Hence
there Is very strong and general senti.
ment OF having the sense Of our own and
Brooke county taken, with view TO the
establishment Of q court having a Judge
lone learned In the law for the Two coun.
ties united.
TIE NEW CUMBERLAND PosroFFrcE.
Though there has been q change in the
mastershlp OF the PostoftiCe at New Cum.
berland (as l before advised you), vet
there has as yet been no change in the
locality of the Office. II still remains in
upper Cumberland to the satisfaction OF
The denizens OF that section-between
whom and the residents Of tho lower
town considerable rivalry exists. Avid
type caused my last 10 you to name the
salary OF the office at $2l0, instead OF
at $4l0.
sUNDRY ITEMS OF NEws
Young Scott, who had three indict-
nents for selling liquor against him at
he late term Of the County Court appear.
ID and plead guilty TO them, and was
ined $50 ON each.
Lewis Mccoy, the original proprietor
j McCoy's Station, on tho P. q. s W.
Road, and resident Of that place,
the same who several years ago shot
md killed Mcdonald, lor which he
served several years in the penitentia-
'y-died In Louisville, Ky, last week
md his remains were brought home lor
nterment.
The Rev. ]. s. Pomeroy, l am assured,
8 not going 10 commit cremation on him.
'ell in the event Of his failure TO get the |
nomination for Congress; yet he would |
make things hot Tor his oppo-
1ent in the canvass, II he should get the
nomination. 1t is not likely that any |
1ery mortal rivaly will arise between him |
md Atkinson. They will settle anything |
Ike antagonism satisfactorily between |
themselves.
A young boy was detected one day last
week, trying TO rob the money tile in the |
tore ot Samuel Moore, in Fsirview, and |
me day, or night, this week, the same was
Ictuslly robbed Of some IS OF, $40.
Mr.. Robt. Moore, respected citizen OF |
he northern part Of the county, died last
week. Also, Mrs. Fensworth, q widow
ady Of Fairview, after but day and a
lalt Of sickness, on Saturday night last. |
The weather Isn't 1t singular And |
yet, how plural 1t is-plural Of January |
t Is feared the peach bloom has been |
killed by the keen freezing OF the past |
wo nights, Fodder and feed ior stock is |
getting very scarce, and farmers pray in |
with some few cusses thrown
q, ITO fill up the interstices between the
ntersections'O for the return Of the vernal
lirs. DELTA.