The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-06
WASHINGTON, PA.
Yesterdays Review.

! Yesterday ReNieW'
DR.. ALFRED CREIGH, of this town, is
writing at the request of the Deputy Sec
retary of the Commonwealth, j. b. Linn,
the history of ell the Revolutionary SOL
diers of Washington county. Any per-
son having knowledge of Revolutionary
soldiers will DO q favor to the State by
forwarding names and history.
ELSEWHERE we publish DR.. Durants
letter denouncing the Peoria Journat for
the scsndslous effort to fssten upon bis
good name the crimes Of the notorious
Frank Rsnde. Tnis desperate has muir
dered half dozen men il the West In
their efforts TO capture him after commit
ting robberies. He is az unerring shot,
and never fails to bring down his man.
At present ne is wounded, and prisoner
in Illinois. He is remarkably brilliant,
speaks several languages, and falls occa-
slonslly into poetry, like Silss Wegg OF
old. HIS real name is Van Zsndt. Clsys-
vile Is much exercised by this rumor,
and many are the speculstlons as to his
connection with their borough history.
A swiNDLE EXPOS Farmers cannot
be too cautious in entering into any
kind OF contracts with unknown agents.
The more favorable the offer, the more
suspicious the affair. Through the COL
umns OF the press, warnings have again
and again been sent out, but seldom a
season passes but we hear OF some one be.
ing scooped in By some bland agent. The
latest is on small scale, but 1t may
serve us useful lesson TO some OF our
readers.
A short time since some travelling
agents persuaded some OF our honest far
mers to buy an agency for selling corn
shellers. A written contract was made
BY which the farmers obligated them
selves TO pay by note or cash tor twenty
corn shelters. ten dollars each, as soon as
then 10ere del,rered. The agents led them
to believe that they could be readily sold
for fifteen dollars each, thus giving them
q handsome profit upon their invest
ment. When delivered the freight
upon them had been paid and
the party who came to collect was not
one of those who mad made the bargain,
but urged ne was only there to deliver
and collect. If the shelters we're unsstiS-
fsclory. they could by the contract be re-
turned, and the farmers would receive
the cash market vdLuc OF the goods. The
farmer, who 10y this time had examined
the shelters, found them very inferior
and small, would have backed out OF
their bargain If the collector had
not held them TO the written
contract. Finally their notes were
given payable in Elk months. Since then
they have learned to their chagrin two
things: The cash market vaJue OF the
corh. shelters $3.50 would scarcely pay
for reshipment to the firm who promised
to take them back ut that valuei and sec
end, That their notes are negotiable, and
have doubtless been sold before this to
some innocent party who will bold Them
Tor full payment
The farmers whose names We heard
mentioned rs 'btten" are Messrs. Samuel
Fergus. South Strabane; Jno. llameS,
West Bethlehem; Noah Cox, Besllsvillei
VIM. Dinsmore, Hopewell; Robert Rus
sell, CHARTERS, and others.
Daily Reporter.
Hon. JAMES II. HOPKINS, OF Pitts
burgh, u native OF Washington county,
is prominent as candidate Tor the Dem
ocratlc nomination tor Governor next
wear. Should he and Mr.. Lawrence be
nominated for the same office, then we
shall have two Washington county men
pltted against each other for the same
position.