The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-18
OUR BARBOUR LETTER.
PHILIPPI, w. VA, July l3, 1874

PHILIPPI, w. VA, July IL, 1874.
Editors Oft Register:
Despite the threatened revolt Of the
Democracy of Randolph on the Senatorial
business. the committee have done II good
thing i'm determining to "beard the lion
in his dem and have decided to hold the
convention at Beverly on the 25th Of
August. 1t seems to be understood the
contest for the nomination, after compli-
mentarv votes are cast, will be between
senator Hall and the Randolph man,
whoever he may be.
Randolph holds her county convention
on the oath of August, at which they
will decide which one of her many asp-
rants they will give their united support
in the Senatorial convention. 1t Is con-
coded that either Col. Cot or Capt. Hard
ing will be endorsed by that county,
either one of whom, should
they receive the nomination will receive
the united support of the Barbour De-
mocracy, and will surely be triumphanuy
elected.
The Congressional canvass is receiving
but little attention rs yet. Capt. Brad
ford is spoken of rs probable candidate
from Barbour. We have never had n
| Congressman, and would be pleased to be
represented by SO faithful and honest n
| representative a. the Captain would
make; but can we ovcrslaught Mr Mar
tin without doing him wrong? He re-
ccivcd the nomination before and madca
good fight, and beyond doubt was the
properly elected representative, and at
| the expense of his own time and money
he made gallant contest before the
| House for seat, but was defeated be-
! cause there were more Radicals than
! honest men in the House. With
all due Difference to the other well
qualified aSpirants for the position,
| must say that fair dealing and justice
would say that Benjamin F. Martin
should he our standard bearer in the COM
ing Congressional canvass. | opposed
the nomination Of Mr.. Martin before and
gave him reluctant support after his
! nomination, but II does seem 10 ne III
| view of all these circumstances that he
! should receive our endorsement.
Our talented and rising young towns
man, William 7. Ice, has, upon the ur-
gent solicitation of his many friends in
| Harrison and Taylor rs well Us i'll his
own county, consented to become can
didate to represent this delegate district
in the House of Delegates of West Vir-
gina. We are glad that Mr.. Ice has
deferred to the wishes of host OF his con-
stiturnts, and we predict for him an easy
election and n praiseworthy record at
Charleston. No opposition TO him Is
announced us yet. ...... ..-
Henry ). Walker is billed u give us
speech on the oath inst. We hope it may
be the pleasure Of the people of Barbour
/ to give him rouSing audience and pa
tient hearing. Whatever may be the re-
puted Shortcomings Of Mr.. Walker, hc
| is entitled to be heard in his own defense
! before condemnation. On the same day
! preliminary arrangements will be made
! for the holding of II county convention.
We have heard of no others except
Messrs. Cornwell and kellar who aspire
to represent our county in the House "'
| Delegates. both of whom are Democrats,
and hone they will be willing to submit
! their claims to party convention. Mr.
! Corpwell. we are assured, is II convention
| abiding man. and it is to be hoped that 50
good a Democrat as John kellar has al
ways been, will not at this late day refuse
To ;.cquiesce in the rules and customs "I
| the party he has always So nobly sustain
ed
! We have had ShOwery weather snc"
Thursday. invigorting every living
thing, gladdening the hearts OF farmers
and giving an impetus to all vegetation.
William McBec living some t"nr
| miles below town on Sand Creek, was
committed to Jail on Friday, charged
with shooting ut, with intent TO Kill, the
wife of James Stemple. Hcwas reeaS-
ed on Saturday under bond 10 appear
for examination on Thursday next. We
are not conversant with the origin at the
difficulty between the Stemples and Nc
Bees. but we presume McBeeS assault on
Stcmple> wife may be considered retaii,
atorv, Stemplc having been charged
heretofore with some stormy assaults
upon McBcc's wife.
The absorbing matter 81 lhe
last week WAS the show, u
I being set for + riday. At an
early hour the masses came pouring IN.
Men brought their wives, and the wives
their children. and the children their
dogs, agrrcrating crowd that no man
could numRr. The clown said every
body and his mother was there lie
might have added his grandmother and
the balance of mankind without regard 10
color. race or previous. Condition of serv-
itude. No man could have charged Us
with "hard time" could he have seen
the betters round the monte men,
"non-corrosive pen men, and the "du-
luSive pen" men generally. The show
was like most shows, more or less hum
bug. bnt about up To the average. |
WAS somewhat annoyed during the per-
formance hy an aged LADY ~ my, rear
who frequently during the riding of the
Young lady, would say Well jest look
thar. Amt that ortul; | INVARIABLY
looked but saw "othmg m"Ch.
Everything passed off a. shows generally
do--a knock-down or two. 1890,
am sorry to see that my friend S"Ie
Bowman has announced himself as
female sutfragiSt We expected better
things from Cole than that. But having
lately taken. unto himself Tib. We can
account for his transmogriicaton on no
other principle than that of the influence
of matter over mind. ....H
Tom Collins passed through here on
Saturday, on his way TO the springs.
Jos. BARTER.
p. ST bow to the compliment of
"Ion,' of Lewis. .r.........- }. ID. 3D..
DURING the epidemic of intermittentS
in the West TIN. season. the whole inn
- A ~, L