The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-08

in the jurisdiction of ST. Johns parish.
Few names of the Episcopal ministers OF
the State hsN been mentioned, but the
NEST prominent among those named Is
Rev. r A. Cobb, who has charge oil
this parish. DR.. Cobb is about fifty years
of AGE. and ls the the sor of Bishop Cobb,
of Alabama, now deceased. DR.. COBB Is
a talented gentleman, and one VINO
would add dignity TO the standing OF the
Episcopal church. The vestry oil St.
Johns church held session here few
evenings since, to appoint proper dele
gates to attend the convention, but up 70
this writing no one has been chosen. II
is thought that DR.. Spicer Patrick, an
aged aud venerable gentleman, Will Dc
chosen, as he has served as delegate TO
various Episcopal conventions heretofore.
With other improvements that have
sprung up in this section during the past
few years, the
BIGLEY IRON WORKS
are assuming large proportions Inc
comp Teton of these iron works Is steadl-
" going on, and will, if there be no hln-
drsnce, be completed next spring. When
these works will have been finished IRON
can be manufactured cheaper here than
in any other section of the State. just
in the rear of this furnace there Is large
vein of good iron ore, and but few
steps further on is to be found the finest
qualities of limestone and coal. With
these facilities we cannot see why there
have not been furnaces constructeds here
betore this time. The material is found
in large quantities and can be worked
into iron at comparatively small cost.
THE CHARLESTON AND PARKERsBURG
RAILROAD.
Tonight has been set apart for a meet
ing of the citizens at the Court House,
in order to take proper steps IN having
a narrow gauge railroad constructed from
this city to Parkersburg. The citizens
are beginning to arouse themselves on
this important issue, and only ask
favorable support from the counties
through which the road will pass. Par
kersburg is willing to do all IN her
power to effect speedy completion OF
the contemplated road. Should this road
be built within the next two years, there
will be an outlet to Charleston that is
essential for her future welfare. II Will
not only add to the improvement of the
country and afford commercial facilities
for which Charleston has mourned so
long, but open up a competition with the
Chesapeake and OHIO road, which now
holds complete monopoly through this
section. With prompt action on the
part of those Interested the read will be
begun Immediately and pushed to u
speedy complet on.
MooNsHINERs.
Since the conven ing OF the United
States District Court in this city, large
number of the Moonshiners, in ali pro-
liability one hundred and fifty, have been
brought here to attend court and answer
the crime OF illicit distilling spurious
| LIQUORS, and dealing in the same IN the
| mountains of The Third District. This
class of men are, by far, the hardest set
of human beings it has ever been our
lot to behold. Crime is glsringly de-
picted on the countenances OF many OF
them, whilst others look the very picture
of idiocy. They are, as usual thing,
class of bein! whom one would not like
to meet on the public highway. Among
t his batch Of aw-dety ing people who are
| here TO answer to the charge OF de.raud-
! ing the government, are two females who
are equally rs rough and hard looking as
their brothers in crime. These people are
| brought from all parts of the District,
and from the testimony given by the
witnesses, many OF whom are as rough,
aud hard looking US those charged with
crime, we find that these unregistered
| stills have been secreted and manipulated
| in portions of the mountains where
It is almost impossible for an officer Of
the law to travel. When brought before
the court, they al, invariably, plead an
| Ignorance of the Internal Revenue laws,
saying that they did not know that 1t Is
wrong to make and sell liquors without
first having complied with certain re-
| qurements of the government. Had
these dcfyers of the law believed rs they
now profess, it Is very evident that the
! mountain dew would not have run
from fountains secreted in the deepest
ravines, or hid away in some out OF the
way place, where none save the initiated
| few could go, but would have been man
ufactured on some public highway where
ready and speedy sale could have been
found. At the trial of these people
| charged with the crime Of manipulating
stills, it is impossible. to find q witness
who will positively swear that the stills
| belong to any one, and the only way TO
| get at and break up these unlawful pro.
| ceedings is to convict those who are most
frequently found working around the
| sources from whence the "mOuntaIn dew:
| howeth. From the determination dis
played by the court 1t seems fact that
out of the number OF indictments
found by the grand jury atits las; sitting,
| fully seventy-tve OF the mooushluers
will be punished by the law. 1t is TO be
hoped that evidence can be found by
which every man and woman who has
unIawiuily hsndledoardent spirits for
traffic Will be severely dealt with and
punished rs they deserve.
GREAT MEMS DECENDENTS.
Among those OF the moonshInGrs who
are here on trial are Pat Henry, grand
nephew Of VirginIa's orator, Pstrick
Henry, and Henry Clay, a cousin OF the
Kentucky statesman OF the same name
In seeing these men arrsigned before the
bar TO answer criminal charges we can
lot but think Of the vast difference OF the
! criminals and their illustrous predeces.
sors, who fought SO long and so nobly for
tho riubt ~ (,n1 ,rayp tbprn IN sea II TIL.