The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-07
OUR HANCOCK LETTER.
of the Anniversary
burglars Br u.ht To Gricf-Ehc
Northumberland Times.
FAIRvIEw, HANCOCK COUNTY, |
July 9Th, 1875. !

FAIRvIEw, HANCOCK COUNTY,
July 9Th, 1875.
Editors ofthe Register:
Hancock county entered the centennial
year of American independence with eX-
cmplary moderation and propricty OF
conduct. At New Cumberland there
were the usual commonplace Sunday
School pic-nics. Here at the permanent
seat of the shire government the CUSTOM
arv eXclusiveneSs of dcnOminationGl pic
nicking Was delightfully."- varied by a
union of the Presbyterian and Disciples
Sunday Schools. They met in the large
church of the former, in the forenoon,
under the supervision of Superintendent
Allison and Pugh, and were addressed
briefly by Rev. J. :. Pomcroy. Then
/ candies and Lemonade in abundance were
served to about 80 Of the youngsters.
| After this there was an adjournment to
the adjoining grove. when the whole
crowd, BIG and little, by families and
groups. joined in social lunch upon the
+ srnS-, under "the shady shadow of the
outrageous oaks.
\ rather neat job of thief catching was
performed over in Liverpool, Ohio, Fri
day night last. Sometime IN that night,
noise was heard in the clothing
store of Mr.. Joseph DERRICK. In
/ vcstigation revealed II brace
of burglars inside, slowing away clothing
in sacks for shipment. A number of the
! neighbors were reused, the house COM
pletely invested and the thieves summon
/ cd to surrender. This they consented to,
and were taken into custody. Next
morning they were taken before the
mayor and committed to New Lisbon
! iail. One of them acknowledged the
! corn; but the other one, with the unSoph-
istlcation of All Sin ut ''the game he did
not understand" Indignantly disclaimed
all and any a9jnuS f,lrdndi. The thieves
were strangers, supposed to be from
Pittsburgh, and had come down on the
/ train that day.
Its almighty consolation TO the friends
| OF truth and virtue that both Tilton and
Beccher are satisfied with the result of
/ the great scandal trial. havn't Il par
/ ticlc of doubt that the satisfaction is not
only mutual, but real and profound. Con-
sidering the amount of lying, hypocrisy,
"nest hiding social indiscretion and
marital intidcllty involving both sides of
the case, either party might well feel
I iovtul that it is no worse with him than
/ it is. The lame and impotent conclusion
of the jury which 50 successfully realized
public expectation by arriving at Point
No Point leaves such 'plcndid opportuni-
ties for two such sinners of such eminent
genius rs Beecher and Tilton, to assume
all the airs of innoccnce; and though
each is approved sinner, yet each has just
foundation enough in the jurys disa-
grcement 10 take on an amount of virtue
never appropriated by any other person
than consciously guilty one. Foreman
Carpenters jury made no verdict at ALL
the world ut large has, and both TiIton
and Bcechcr are convlcts.
Should | attempt to picture the pro-
foundest sentiment prevailing IN this
community, should try to pencil! out
wide, dismal wall, bearing upon ITS
breath the only words, "hsrd times.
Money never in all history was so hard
TO collect. How very strongly Sugges-
tive the times are that, the much taxed
people of the land should not be required
to pay to the holders OF the public debt
any more than the debt-that Is, that
they shouldn't be held to pay not only
all they promised but the gold premium
to boot. -.
No harvesting yet done, excepting OF
soale little grass. The weather never
was more favorable for growth. The
potato crop is destined to be very large.
CAMILLUs.