The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-16
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"a FAIRyxEw, Mk4coCkS0Y
q 80 May rs, N7s
Ed,tqr of the asisbers ;
II latter ~ Of last Nselsshe vAfi
Gus 6xoprietorsfot In bricR works alo6g
Rho over in thb county, received letsefs
through the postofice, Of which the fol-
lowing is 3 copy:
"GeNTLEMEN:-We, as lsborers, have
come to the conclusion that you as brick
makers, have ruined the brick business
about long enough. 1t is ruinous to US as
we'll as you. You could have fair COM
pensatiGn tor your products if you would
act honorably with one another. We as
lsborers are willing to work fo- fair
compensation, but we do not wish 70
stsrve; so we will give you fair notice,
and il YOU do not do something to i'm
prove the business, we will notify the in
surance companies to take no risks, aud
we will lay everything in ashes along
the river.
! [Signed] "LABoRERs."
As may be expected not little alarm
was created by the simultaneous receipt
of such audacious threats, made in SO
formal and deliberate y manner, and
the alarm continues. ! can scarcely be.
lieve that these threats of inceDdiarism
are seriously intended, or that there is
great danger OF their realization. What
sort of remedy for the grievances COM
planned OF would the. burning of the
brick works be? And can it reasonable
be expected that the manufacturers
should plunge deeper stile into the ruin
that already confessedly surrounds them?
1t Is earnestly 10 be hoped that these
missives are but the work of some practi-
cal joker; though certain 1t is that
througho the friedrich region they are
looked upon with serious concern.
New Cumberland is at present in the
throes Of municipal embrloglio which
promises to eventuate in an appeal 10
the arbitrament of the third and most
respectable one of the trinity of su
preme powers IN the State the Judiciary.
At the municipal election in April new
mayor, George w. Newman) sergeant
and council were elected. The old mayor
and council examined the returns and
gave the newly elected their certificates,
and the latter promptly appeared at the
proper times and were sworn in. Subse
quently, however certain of the defeated
candidates, or their friends, made COM
plant before the old council of inform,
atty in the election, and induced them
to conclude that they, by virtue of the
charter, still COZ inued to hold over in
office. To this the newly elected officers
demurred, and accordingly themselves
organized and now claim that they, and
they alone are the only and "original
Jacob" Thus New Cumberland-riva!-
ing Chicago in this one interesting fea-
ture, ut least-has duplicate and
intensely antagonistic sets of mum.
cipal authorities. Hence it was that
on Thursday last, when Haniilton's
circus exhibited within the municipal
lines, there was the very sharpest kind
Of u sharp match played between the
competing powers, touching the realiza.
tion of the license tax, which, OF indis
putsblc charter right, attached itself unto
all, and singular the portable effects OF
Mr.. Hamilton. The game was gamely
contested, but the old 'uns came out easy
winners, and the prize of superior fiscal
pronptltude and speed pocketed V
from the showmans Golfers. From this
little competitive tussle, begun and ended
on the ''catch as catch can" rule, sprang
directly the diverting little episode which
briefly thereafter followed. wherein the
sturdy dexter digIts of Capt. Boz Chap
man (of the News were brought in 0
playful compressed enlightenment OF the
windpipe of Sergeant Thomas k.
Swaney (of the Olds). Any man with
half an eye can readily see that this kind
OF work is going to lead To- Well, no;
can't imagine what it is going to lead
to.
Tho Disciples congregation of this
place have contrscted for the coDstruc-
ton of "a handsome church, at cost #
abou. ~. 500. Harper Ralston does the car.
penter, and Leonard Hobbs the mason
work
An old resident of this county-Ben-
ja,nin Miller, whose fine farm lay on
fomiinson's run, three miles from here
died on Thursday last. Mrs. " ilkin-
son, an aged lady, lately resident Of
Pittsburgh, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Harrison Marshall, near
TINS place, on friday
The Presbyterian congregation at Fair
view are highly pleased with their new
pastor, Rev. r. b. Porter, and unwonted
harmony prevails.
Local politics are warm and heating.
Lewis K. Smith is the undoubted choice
of the people, and nothing short of the
very adroitest party wire-pulling and
personal SANDER and falsehood "a good
deal of the latter has already been ex-
pended, but at 50 early stage that it is
likely to spend itself can possibly defeat
him CLMIIIuS