The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-03
OUR HANCOCK LETTER.
The Senatorial k-Gr"hd
Fox Hunt-General and Miscei'
laueOus Items.
FAIRvIEw, HANCOCK Go"
February /, 1879. J

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February l, 1879.
Editors OF the Register.
Tn. result of balloting III caucus and
in the Legislature is thus far exactly what
| anticipated. regard the deadlock ~
in fact "A very serious one, susceptible ii
no easy break, either 10y fair or foul
means. If | felt possessed of any advice'
likely to prove available toward solving
the muddle. | solemnly declare that l
would freely give them here and now; for
there never was anybody excepting AL
the other people who write for the news
papers more willing TO give good advice
than am. To my mind the business Is
b,voud the solution of the ordinary
forces of reason; and the caucus and the
Legislature have got 50 completely IN the
way Of " How Not 10 Do 1t that How
Ia DO Il" Is completely out Of sight.
An interesting experiment affecting
the bushes, would be the immediate
rushing through of the removal bill, and
the immediate actual removal of the
Legislature to Wheeling. Should this
bee done, [ should not be afraid to prom.
i,e Judge G.. ID. Camden "a material III
crease OF ms vote, If lie should be able 10
show the removal due to his energy.
The Judge has nothing to lose IS II now
stands. and such AN alteration may work
u mighty beneficial state of the case for
him.
The grand circular fox hunt which |
announced as proposed to br held in this
vicinity on the 22I inst. has been fully
determined on and arranged for. The
closing ground is 10 be about
mile and q half from this
place-southcast. Colonel WIN. y.
Jones i. Chief Marshal, with corps OF
+ Ii Assistant Murshals among whom are
james Chambers, ESD Colonel William
II. Crawford, Thomas K. Swamcy, john
/ :. johnson aud other leading men Of
( the county. / will send YOU a program
me OF regulations, rs many OF your read
err. no doubt. will wish 10 attend and
Join in the sport.
There has been great prevalence OF
pneumonia diseases through this county
this winter,Iand the medical practitioners
have seldom ever been kept buster. Yet
not great proportion of II has been
fatal or very serious Some scarlet fever
also exists among the children. a young
man named Rcplan died i'll New Cum
brrland of the former disease, and Mr.
William Dover. of Grant District, is re-
/ covering from very scriou. attack OF
b the same.
The vote of Brooke county in favor %
an additional subscription to the L. "
* X. railroad, is regarded here H. acnsi
bic. and revivcs hope that the day l.
coming when the river shore OF our OWL
county will be Travelled by u railroad, I,
afford additional facilities Tor the d"vch
opmcnt of our mineral resources.
Married. on Tuesday evening, 2jtI
inst, by the Rev. Mr.. Stevenson, AT th,
residence of the brides parents, Mr.
Samuel Moore and Miss :. lamar Mel
vim. sister of the Hon. Thaycr Melvin, Of
Wheeling. All Of Fairview.
The people Of this latitude are enjoy
inc the best slcighing just now that the!
have had for at least two years past.
An election of deacons in the Prcsby,
terisn Church OF this place, took place
to-day \ full corps Of ten was chosen
The congregation Is, We learn, some $500
in arrears for tue past two years salary
Of the pastor.
\ horse, attached 10 wagon, ano
driven by Mr.. Homer Thayer, ran of
to-day. smashed the vehicle 10 smith
Greens, and severely injured itself.
CAMILLUS.
y. B.-Thc Hon. Samuel j. Randall
of Pennsylvania, deserves great prai>,
for the excellent Judgment pluckiucs,
and tenacity with which hc fought, t,
what may be called successful defeat
the attempts of the Radicals 10 Pu
through Congress the Civil Rights Bill