The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-01
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY,

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GE0LOGIcAL SURVEY, nh
Ever since the State has been organized
efforts have bcCn made by the Legislature
to secure to the State geological survey
Of il territory. We have n rich State in
minerals and timber, but our various es-
Inmates as to its vastness and value arc
all guess work, Why not give us a sur.
vey that will enable Us to know Just what
We have, and iIs actudlvalReY An effort
IL now being made to get a hill through
the present Legislature that viii order a
thorough geological survey Of tho State
THE SALT sULPIIER SPRINGS q
A bill was introduced in tho IRglsla.
turc lastwintCr to purchase the above
named springs for 4 lunati6 asylum. I
thought then, ind still think, that Il
ought to be done, provided that law can
be passed declaring what constitutes a
lunatiC. In my opinion there are to-day
more Of them running dt large than can
bc found In the asylum at Weston; and,
strange to say, the people see fl to elect q
go0dly puWbGF Qf then b I've legislS.
turC each year. little State can be Fil Of
thisClas q mcIbusscs, by the purchase Of
the Salt Sulphur Springs, lett be done at
once, and let II be known as the asylum
Tor political imbeciieS, In cOntrR.distinction
from the ono At Weston, The price asked
for this property is only $4,000, but II
bought md used fot the purposes manuel, II
wotlilbC money saved 70 tie State, Wit.
ness the 5000 spent BY the present Leg.
islalurc to ccnsIFc President Grant for
choking down the Louisiana Ku-Klux.
itiSnOw settled that the
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS u,
are 10, be 40 changed and gcrFymaudcred
by this Legislature that there will BE- no
doubt about the election Ofia Democrat
from each Of them In 1870. Senator
Bennett opened the fight few days ago
by introducing. II bill that proposes to
attach Btaxtonc0l1nty hoAhe First Con.
gressional District, When asked by Re
publican Senator why he introduced this
bill, lie replied that "unless this Is done
a Republican will BE- eleoted,tb Congress
in 10 from the First Qiatriet,p This Il
correct. ARopubliCan will 90 ID from
that district beyond o doubtunless Brax-
ton is added on 10 H. This is another
argument in favor Of the purchase Of the
Salt Sulphur Springs for political luna.
tic asylum. r .'i is5u %
FREE PAssEG p, di
Mr.. Carlie early in the session intro.
tluccd bill making Il a penal Oilansc
for n member of Tho Legislature Of
WOSt Virginia 10 accept o free pass
from any railroad company. IN tho
State. lliA object ID u place lcgis.
laLion on railroads above and beyond all
embArrassnents. 1t Ia right, but II will
not be passed. II Ii a nice arrangement
to carry IN your pocket annual passes
over all the railroads In tho State. This
is about oil the sfat" that Legislators get,
and Of C6urSe they will moi tyicll It up
without Gghtu & ta-f "tf
UNITED srATEssENAfUR. II +.
Up to tho time Of thiA writing,
twcnty.iOnr ballots have bech taken
for United States Senator 10 sue.
coed lion. A., /. Foreman, but without
effect. The fight il close between Walker
and Camden, with Price and Brannon moi
very fdt behind them. Walkers aggre-
gate vote Is greater than any Of his com.
petitOrs, which encourages him 10 stick
to the track with increasing vigor. II Is
my opinion that neither Of Tic gentlemen
named will 10 elected. A compromise
man will have to he thrown In, or this
Legislature, viii never elect n Senator.
Az to who That man VIII be hayn't the
remoicst iieh. Sometimes l think
Il will Be Judge Raymond Of
Judge Moore, but ] find a strong opposi.
tiOn lObotli Of them in their party. II Is
not likely that an election will bc effected
for some time TO come. "
HASH.
Tic weather il vel all warm. The
streets hrc very muddy. Fiiteeh'layS of
the session Have passed, and Only ole or
two laws passed. Judges "Mndh Jack.
son and Charley Lewis are here partiCi.
pAtlmt H. tho ennld3ihl f6ht6AR "ITansp
Good is not very happy Your assas.
sinaliOn article "got away with hihD
The Senate judiciary Committee reported
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n Ns ApA 4s's""y ~" avery
careful AMI conscientious newspaper,
gives currency to the report that Tie
lsollnchild.Seltpman Syndicate Lhs chm.
,inIo,, no,. .'=,,,sao, Eli, H., 49,.
, ~ ~" ' VI W." ~ 'e"'ury
Department. The syhdicatcnit Is unlbf.
stood, agrees positively 10 take $2b, 900 900 |
more ithe fivp mr. ron, inoh .nd .bnI,ts
If uUis stale y NJ AN Ii S,o ,v
10 he correct Inc. TreastIry Deparihcnu
will have an easy wav oht q dbe pe,.
created for il Lv ibo r,itt,n,,v !
lct lately approved. The situation d
tc.eh r! E about this Sine the new Law
,eet, ,nnas rSr oySt ;SSo,inS
anE ptSnI Ipt %seF ny ee, " I6
mount in greenbacks must be tetitcd IA
SOn . n SG de ems NJ iC bank currency
.vaiiabIs vith Thit6 10 bny y" ttSSSbttcEs.,
rhe ONLY Way 10 Get stiSh iib5s Il by III \