The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-10-25
~ nenic,ed by Nasby.

la COMMUNICATION puOb3
,.'J,r. ISrrLLlGEscER, signed Jus
H.. 49, the writer says, speaking Of the
.,,;,, nf s?lOo on behalf Of the NJ. E.
rt",,b t,' south. at CIark,burg, that be
s.j.,..,pd. the house did not originally
~, more than 500 and did not sustain
n5rethan 500 damages by the OccnPan'
=, Of the government. Col. Ben, how
go, on behalf Of the church South put
!, rl,iu for :2,IOO, thus showing how
.,.eIr he il related to the Democracy OF
sr,pisiri. X Roads" in the Estate Nv
g.p;pcky.r After the result Of the "ln'
,,,,- election became known, the DEM
o.,,,, Of sCOniedrit X Roads" held a
nrdrr 4to arrange for respiug the fruits
o, the victory Na'by writes OF that
meeting a, follows;
arbspext morning we had meetin to
., On, claims agin the Government in
1,. ~ kind NV shape. We found that in
,Ino.t eyerv instance the citizens had got
.m,oo low. For instance, Deekin Pogram
sI claim for mule, lot Nv sweet
Ts,,,oes, and six lengths nv rail fence.
4. b,d M, this in for six thousand dol.
.,.oulv, wich WA ab.urdl! low. FL the
S,,f roes to the reform LOBBY, and the
,Tn.p.e. Of elec,in a reform Congris
na.t be taken out, the nin;ed DeeEin
Ton't bey more than 81 500 left, wieh Nv
,ur.e he can't stand. We raised the
sI.;m to $4,000, wich will ieeve him
.nufF % take keer uv hisseii in his old
age, wich he will need eE | shall psooa'
by board with him.
acapt M'Peller had biz claim in for
$1,000, which We raised to $4,000. Is
nker Gavi,.'s was put up from 5000 to
$4,000, and so on around. The Corners
,lone hez claims now ready for bein acted
o. 10 the amount Of $4,000, wich wuE
,Se result uv Federal occupancy uv this
ec,hun for Jest two lsy.. We feel that
Een.ucky made 4 great mistake in not
.eceedin, ior et We he'd gone on regulerly,
and bed troops on our soil 4 month, We
cod hev put in bills for ten times the
.no1nL We enr! Georgia aUd them
SIies."
We have not get seen an itemiEed
statement Of the 100000 Of claims pre-
sDieI TO Congress by Col. Ben. Wilson
n4 Biz Democratic associates from WesI
Virginia in the House, but We under
,ani that they are largely for damage
done 10 pike', roads, churches, fences, &c.
Sr,ae army OF the United States while
irving Out raiders from West Virgins
.sipfo;sc'ins the people from the in
tafisas Of the Coloneps Southern
ittsad.. Whether they are all got up on
TIE sane inflated basis as the claim il
ssllioi the Church South at Clarks
ss'gs, We do not know, but il they are
We need not ENVY Georgia and then
Ss.ei,' s'S.,by puts it, for Col. Ben.'
t'.eal' eau make more money by beinI
ilzlgei than in any other business il
'aish they can embark. All they wan
a1on var and more damage.
!oepa Aiii.on, the great Englist
ll!hor, tell. u. somewhere 10 the
S,eziior it being there, OF course there
cis be no harm in repeating it) the story
aA girl who had been a servant in a
Nn.lsnan's house. She suddenly di.
:ai'Eei herself without cause assigned
u! when her late employer met her by
':;:dsn, in the street. he asked what
good !uck had hetaIIen her, so smart he,
g'Vn, so gay her bonnet, "Lawks, sir,
EH tie reply, don't you know ! hav,
ken ruined"
And so with these partie. on WHOSE
'ehAli Col. Ben i. acting a. agent a
Washington. When the Democracy come
aD power, and they get their money
toe! can fare sumptuously and dress il
aae tVined linen, and the explanation Q
It all will be that they were rgine3 b
'a'Vf and have the price Of their ruin
''ou in bank on interest.