The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-19

Ing of the universality Of those glorioul
Democratic principles" oil which Col
Ben pirates q great deal as he "goe
bobbin around" the District.
W. T. Burdett made speech before
Democratic county convention in Kama
wha the other day. The Courier IN. 8
WIS late paper says that he "apoke TO
nearly an hour, and fresh from the Treas
urers and Auditors books showed up th,
frauds and false charges Of the Radical.
In most telling and convincing manner.
Exactly 80, but did he show up tn
cent per cent business as connected will
the public monies and certain banks a
Charleston and elsewhere. Let this re.
markable youth make speech from thil
text, viz. "What know about the In
terest paid on the public monies"
Old John Hall, who Is the independent
candidate for Congress against Hereford
In the Third District, killed q man sew
eral years ago in a flt of passion, and was
tried and fined 1--WE believe) but not other
wise punished. 1t seems that Henry
Walker, in the course OF his Senatorial
campaign, is using this occurrence agalns,
Hall. The Ksnawha journal refers TO Il
as follows:
John Hall was once so unfortunate as
to be charged with crime. He promptly
met the charge and asked jury to pass
upon his innocency. The proof was heard
and he was promtly acquitted.
Henry 3. Walker is charged with
plundering the State Treasury, and he
pleads that he did 1t by the connivance Of
the State Auditor, and the Judge allows
the plea. This same Bourbon now per-
am6ulates.the State on the profits oi his
scheme, charging John Hall with crime.
Where, oh shame, is thy blush !"
Speaking about Walkers Senatorial
Campaign through the State, the Parkers.
burg Journal says that he spoke an hour
and hall at the Roano Court House to
show the Democratic Convention there
the exceeding beauties Of the County
Court. AS soon as he got through, the
Convention voted unanimously in favor
OF abollshing the County Court and hsv.
ing the county business transacted by
three commissioners. Walker wllted.
Out in Randolph county, according to
the Enterprise(a "a Democratic paper one
OF the questions put at recent session Of
the School Board of Examiners was,
"Give the causes that produced the late
war" To which question Miss NJ. q.
Butcher, an applicant for certificate,
gave the following pertinent answer !:
"The question Of slavery was the prime
cause, aggravated by Northern lanatl.
cism."
The Enterprise neglects to state whether
the young lady received a certificate or
not, but no doubt she did. We presume
II the charming Miss Butcher had been
asked what was the cause Of the Ten
Plaques in Egypt abe would have answer.
ed that the slavery Of the Israelites was
the prime cause aggravated by the fanati.
cism Of Moses and Aaron. This answer
would have left the Board equally free to
pay their money and take their choice.
The Wheeling 1NTELLIGENoER is a
paper OF immense influence. Those who
have doubts on the subject are requested
to notice this paragraph from yesterday q
Fairmont Journal
I'VE suppose the Wheeling InltHgeneer
and It's anti Grant and anti, Republican
ilk In the eastern end OF the State are
now satisfied, since they have gerryman.
dered this Congressional District into the
hands OF Mr.. Faulkner. We guess the
most verdant can now see that Mr.
Faulkner's bonds have purchased him q
clear track"
This means that the shrewd Faulkner
foreseeing the disastrous effect Of Dem
ocratic success on United States bonds Il
getting rid Of his before the election BY
placing them where they will do the mos
good. 1t is evident, however, that hi
didn't think worth while to leave any a
Fsirmont. Faulkner knows what Is worth
buying and also what would be dear a
any price,
Bon. U. N. Arnett was on Thursday
last nominated by the Democratic Con
vention Of the ID Senatorial District a
their candidate for the Senate, to succeed
Sep. Hall, present incumbent jane
Morrow, Jr., Esq, was Mr.. Arnett's com
petitor for the nomination, and "Cspita
Removal" was the issue-Mr. Arnett IA
voring the removal.