The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-26

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Editors Of the Register:
The people of Hancock county have
an established reputation in the State TOT
intelligence and morality; so that their
opinion upon the merits of the notorious
politics-personal, demi-moral and demi-
semi judicial prosecution - now IN
progress before the High Court OF I'M
peachment. may not be devoid OF in
terest to your. readers in other parts
That opinion is. truthfully ex-
pressed in the. words of private
opinion given me, a day, or two ago, by
a prominent Republican gentleman oil
this county-ore whose pursuits and ex-
perience give him the amplest title to
speak reliably in the premises. He had
read all the evidence published in the.
case of Burdett, and there was not
enough in it, he declared, if it were
case before a Hancock county grand jury,
to warrant the finding of bill for the
pettiest misdemeanor; there was nothing
in it. The persistarcy to procure and
prosecute the accusations against the
State officials is set down to far differ.
ent account from that upon which history
has recorded credits for Junius, Brutus
and Cato.
With single amendment the plan re.
commended by the REGISTER Tor the
State Democratic conventions, is good
one. The only charge desirable is this:
Since q convention, or tie convention
(Which is it?) has already been fixed at
Charleston, let the State Committee
(which has the business in its hands,
designate some other point in the other
end of the State, say Wheeling, as the
place for holding one of the meetings.
Two meetings being necessary they
should be located to accommodate both
ends of the State. The committee would
commit a mistake if they should under
take to drag delegates from our end OF
the State twice toCharleston in the same
season.
The tough times are impressing their
dire mark upon real estate OF all classes.
The asking price has declined at least
from % to so per cent. Very little
changes hands however, yet the decline
in value is fully all that have named.
Considerable brick-yard property, am
informed, may now be bought at very low
prices, and rs the brick business is one
that has substantial and improving
basis, investments IN that direction can
scarcely fail to prove profitable. A num-
Der of farms may also be bought at very
inviting prices.
The Presbyterian congregation of this
place, which has been in somewhat dis
tracted condition, and without pastor
for nearly year, appears to have come
TO the conclusion to bury discord, and by
most astonishing unanimity have re-
solved to extend call for the services of
Rev. Mr.. Porter, Of Senecaville, o.
Your popular Wheeling preacher, Rev.
Mr.. BarnltZ, lectures in the town hall of
New Cumberland, February Sd, in the
evening. Subject: "Nabal and Abigail"
1t is certain to be success.
There will be great competition for the
county offices to be filled in October, es-
pecially for that of sheriff. Among the
Republicans named are Captain William
Bradley, T. X. Swaney, Duff Swaney,
Robert Patterson, B. j. Campbell, of New
Cumberland; j. w. Hobbs, of Fairview,
and others. Among the Democrats
named are Isaac Allison, Lewis X. Smith,
Alex. Moneypenny and others.
The roads are in a terribly lad cond:-
ton. An old gentleman from Bellaire
who called upon your correspondent re-
marked: "You are might pleasantly 10
Gated here, but your roads are dashed
bad" His observation was just.
There will be numerous visitation
from this section to the Centennial. In
view OF the Martinsburg dissatisfaction
(as appears from your to-day's paper,
would it not be just the right thing to
name that place as the one for the first
Tor National delegate, State Convention?
Will the good doctors of the committee
be wise enough to consider favorably
this counsel? They have bad case of
general nervous irritation to deal with,
and something sedative is what is
wanted.
Is it '',mirersaliy conceded that the
Third district shall have the nominee for
Governor cant see why, and seek
liyht. CAMILLUs
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