The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-27
DIR HANCOCK LETTER.
SpecuIatiOns on the senatorship-
Grand Circular Fox Hunt-Generai
FAIRvIEw. HANCOCK, COUNTY, !
January %, 1873. /

FAIRvIEw. HANCOCK, COUNTY,
January %, 1875.
Editors of the Register.
The news of the ballotings in the
Democratic Senatorial caucus at Charles
II On Friday and Saturday, (Which We
have through the enterprise Of the
REGISTER(, leaves US in u most labyrln-
THAN state of conjecture rs to what may
be the result. can see but mighty few
satisfactory indications in the baliotings
thus far. Yet | conclude a few things,
ex. or, that the balloting tonight, Mon
davI, will end in no nomination; that
Walker cannot, at any caucus that may
vet take place, rally enough to give him
the nomination; that the same, though
with less certainty, may be said of Cam
den; that no election will take place on
tomorrow the day fixed by law; that
without II caucus nomination no combl-
nation is likely to be made upon either
Camden or Walker, to effect the election
of either; and finally that the election Is,
in the end, Cif made at all, this session.
most likely to fall upon Price or Bran
non.
The refusal of Senator Cunningham to
vote in caucus needs explanation. His
constituents assuredly will. that their
voice be heard in body celebrating for
action upon question of 50 much con
/ Germ. The caucus system may be Il bad
one, bat its evils are only aggravated
! when good men Withhold their counsel
/ and influence from its dolngs.
D l,..l lao.
| Courier, number of gentlemen met in
the Court House in this place, on Satur-
dav last. and adopted the preliminary
measures toward grand circular fox hunt
which it was resolved should BE- held
about the 22d o. February, to close some
place near this village. a committee,
consisting of ten live men, representing
each section of country included in the
proposed lines of the circle, are TO report
on next Saturday to an adjourned meet
/ inc. full rules and regulations for the
hunt. The outer line will probably be
about as follows: Commencing at the
river at the mouth of Kings creek, up
the creek and some one of Its more north
ern branches, thence 10 the Pennsylvania
line. up this line, or including Il strip
from that State, north TO 81 point about
opposite Washington school house,
thence in west line 10
the river, and down the river
to the point of commencement
This will include circle o.; six TO eight
miles in diameter. This hunt has been
proie. ed not solely for the purpose OF
rctting up some first class sport, but for
the more unitarian purpose OF trying to
get rid of some of the far too numerous
pests the foxes, which abound to an ex-
tent never before known. may cite rs
All instance what was related to me by
Col. VIM. A Jones, veteran fox hunter
Of this county. Hs was out with his dogs
one dav last week for the purpose OF Il
chase. In Il very short time the hounds
had a fox up and were at his heels, when
suddenly another one bounced up at the
very noses of Music and Lightning, then
another. and another, until six were show
iny heels to the dogs all inside OF five
minutes. | would say to your Wheeling
sports that if they wish a day Of the
'livelest and jolliest sport, they will come
up to our circular hunt, the particulars
of which | shall hereafter give them.
Constable Charles Allison brought up
from Hamilton town, and lodged in Jail
here on = commitment from Justice Nc
Donald of Grant district, one day last
week, II negro man named Albert q.
Thomas. who was charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill, in shoot
ing two shots tone of which clipped the
wool at another negro named Given
The former is from Wellsville, O.. the
latter of this county.
A concert was given in the New Cum
bcrland Town Hall, on Thursday even
iny last, for the benefit of the Disciples
Church. The musical artists were most
" from Steubenville, and gave good sat
istacton. A nice sum was realized
The complaint of hard times has never
since the beginning of hard times, been
so loud and general in this section, as at
the present. The fire brick Interests sui
fer greatly by reason of the short de
mand, and shorter prices for brick yard
products. CAMiLLUs.