The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-06
MANCorK COUNTY.
The Fire Brick Business-Hard Me-
ney People---RespOpsibfiity Of
Justices OF the Peace-Sew Ferries.
FAIRvIEw, HANCOCK Co..
May 4, 1874.

Mky Il 1917.
Editors Of the Register.
Winter, the shameless old beau, made
o very earnest shy at enscopcing him.
self for some hyperborean dalliance lin
the lap of Msy." but his rude carrying
on with April. so long and untenderly
held in his embrace, quite disgu,ted our
beautiful queen resnant-as sure such
unseemly trifliug would any right mind.
ed dame or msiden-and 30 We at last
have something that we Mink is spring.
The cheering report greets us that the
peach bloom is generally uniDjured, the
apple entreIyso.
The manutacture Of fire bricks and
the various other products Of fire clay
is the chief money making business OF
ths, section OF the county living along
the river in the vicinity OF New Cum'
berland. Just at present, as We are
sorry to report, the business is not e1-
actly q profitable one, owing TO the
great depression in the prices OF the
manu- fsetured articles. There is, &C.
cordingIv, talk among some OF the ope.
rators OF suspending work 10 await q
reaction; and this would OF course pre-
duce loss and distress to those thrown
out OF occupation.
Referring to the working population
am reminded that, so far ss | am able
to ascertain, those in this section are
decidedly opposed 10 the policy OF ln-
hstipg the currency. They almost
universally reason as though they &C.
cep,ed the government paper promises
az a mere TEN porary substitute, render
ed necessary by war exigencies. for the
old fashioned Democratic hard money.
The working people everywhere. l
NAV remark generally, are thoroughly
and soundly Democratic. 1t is only
when entrspped in deceit'ul meshes,
led into false channels through
ueacberous lights, or blinded by the
dust thrown into their eyes by dems-
yogues, that they wander from the
party that is verify and alone theirs.
Although money in this section is un
doubtedly scarce, yet it is observable
how little demand there is for IT on
loan. This would indicate that though
our Hancock county people may not be
LAYING up much morey, or burdened
with heavy balances on hand, vet that
they are blessed with general financla
fair health, and are comfortable sno
independent. Such, in fact, L believe
to be the case. Perhaps the people o
no county in the State enjoy . more
general, or equitsbly spportioned, share
OF moderate and steady (not excessive
and uureliable) prosperity, than dc
those Of Hancock.
A law reform that hear advocated
by numbers OF our citizens 10, the re-
stora,ion Of the old law requiring Jus
tices OF the Peace to give security 10
the right discharge OF their dutie.
The result OF not 80 doing, it is urged
causes looseness and csrelessness in tn
transaction OF business by the Justices
aud has led some OF them into the be
lief that they are wholly irresponsible
even for plain violations OF right. |
is clear tha, Justice possessed Of sucl
an opinion might prove an instrumen
of much injustice, il he should hsppel
TO be man OF not impregnable virtue
And that might happeu-even with
Justice of the Peace. / am inclined t
the view that the re.orm would be
proper one.
Should any OF your readers b
minded toward journeying. over
land, through Hancock, l woul
p,emopish them that they may expec
to vrestle with some mighty bad road
When the good weather comes, how
ever, our county forms as beautiful an
picturesque region for the tourist an
ieisurely loiterer as can be found in th
State. During the last term OF count
court, two additional ferries across th
RIVER were eat .blished BY law. One b
Mr.. VIM. Freeman, from Freeman
landing TO the town of Newbury, Ohi'
and the other by Mr.. Peerce, iror
lower New Cumberland diasonall
across to Elliotlsvills. CAMlLLus.