The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-04
FR9MJOSEPH DARTER.
Progress of Philippi-Why Peop'ego
Crazy -Unmistakable Evidence OF
Insanity In a. tizen of Calhoun Co.
The Disloyal Face of the hRrtii-'-
Potato Bug Bandit, DC, DC.
PHILIPI, W. VA,


Editors of the Register.
Having for some time neglected 70
localize matters from this point for your
REGISTER, take my pen in hand to give
YOU few scraps.
Philippi has been moving along in tho
"cven tenor of its way for some time,
nothing very startling occurring. More
improvements have been made to our
town the past year than in any year
since the war
never brag, but would just like to
show court houses with any county IN the
State. The repairs to ours are all com
pleted and under the superb management
Of the Commissioner, Davis F. Byrer,
ESQ. have been done with such nicely
and taste that | congratulate the county
upon having entrusted the work to SO fit
ting manager. hope our County
Court will give "Davy' vote OF thanks
and good pay for his watchtulness.
Another public improvement, which
has been made, was the building
of an addition to the Jail in order TO make
more room for the lunat!cstrom Cove
district. ! can't imagine why so many
people 90 crazy in that unfortunate dis.
trict 1t i true they gave Radical ma
iority Of two hundred, but | should not
think that would cause all the insanity
down there. There is something curious
about it anyway, for | notice that in
Glade district, where they keep on voting
until they hear the Democratic ticket Is
elected, nobody goes crazy, and the same
may be said OF other Democratic districts.
don't pretend to intimate that voting
the Democratic ticket will prevent crazi-
ness, but | would advise my Radical
/ friends in Cove to try it once AS pre-
cautonary measure. 1t could do no
harm.
There was man who passed through
here few days since, who swore he was
not candidate for United State Senator,
The authorities at the asylum were
Immediately dispatched to, inquiring
if they had room for an insane man.
Upon hearing from DR.. Camden that
there was RIO room, the poor creature was
allowed to go. He lives in Calhoun.
The Doctor advised that the long list OF
aspirants be kept from him, as n perusal
of it might bring about a change Of de-
termination that would prove fatal.
The earth has turned perfect "Cauca-
| sian" and is now white enough to at
tract the attention of the government,
and we are expecting a squadron OF color
ed troops to neutralize the whiteness OF
| things.
Farmers are considerably exercised
about the growing wheat crop, fearing
I that the many hard and dry freezes dur
| ing the fall and winter have been quiteln-
furious. hope that their fears may prove
/ groundless. and that beautiful crop
/ NAV reward their patience and labor.
| 1t was hoped that the extreme cold
weather of last month had destroyed that
tell destroyer, the potato bug, but am
informed by Phil Digman that few
evenings since as he was passing Luke
Wilson's garden, he saw large body OF
those internal bugs sitting on the fence,
and they all, simultaneously, stood on
tip toe. showed thoir teeth, and with one
accord scrcamed-each bug Tor himself;
Il am not afraid" Phil says he was un-
armed or he would have Immediately de-
clared them ''bandittI, and left the rest to
/ Sherluan, VINO no uouOI "OuLu no ""
them Immediately court-marshalled, and
shot, which would have been very effect
4 We if legal "All of US would approve
shim. Some of our best farmers think
that the only escape from the
aforesaid "bug' is to send for q
carpet Dagger TO take charge
of the state of affairs ala
Kellogg-and in year or two the pro-
ducts of the country will be so far de-
stroved that the said bug cannot sub
sst. and will be compelled to tramp,
but rs for me give me the "bug, being
the least of two great evils.
W. W. r. Callihan, Esq, one of our
oldest citizens, died in December last, in
Missouri. whittier he had gone for visit
He was about So years of age. lie was
long magistrate in Harrison and IN
Barbour. He leaves large circle OF
friends and relatives. By the death OF
Squire Callihan the Democratic party
loses one of its boldest and most intelll-
gent advocates. May he rest in peace.
/ Before our delegates got to Charleston
. | knew there would be lee on the Ohio.
/ Although our Ice has been slowed away
I in Charleston, it's no sign that we won
have Ice all next summer. We have no.
tccd our delegates votes on the Sena-
I torial question. and al we say to them Is,
in the language of Sumner 20 Stanton
stick" JOE DARTER,