The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-08

NueHBonaooD NEws.-At New Cum
berland, this evening, they debate the
question whether the world Is growing
better.
Hancock county farmer claim that
the roads were never 50 bad as now.
The Mayor Of BellairO gets 500 sal.
airy and is furnished with an Office, fur
piturs, lights and fuel. The lndspsndsHt
olamors for q reduction to 81 90 per an
mum.
Peter Tallman lawyer in the course
Of a speech at St. Clairsyille, on behaltot
two icamps convicted Of rape, charged
that society at Bellaire was Excessively
corrupt" He also alluded to the fact
that Judge 3. Il. Cochran lived in West
Virginia, but we are not told why he
made such an allu,ion. Perhaps 1t was
to show that the Judge wanted to get
away from Peters society and compeIi-
ton as a lawyer.
At the prayer meeting in the Disciples'
Church, last Thurtday night, the subject
for discussion was "HeIl }" and the con-
ductor OF the services, Dr.. Morris, made
quite lengthy argument in favor Of the
existence OF such a region, and said there
was such place, but could not tell
where, nor whether it was hot or not
4Nrv Cumberland Independent.
Lawyer Cracraft Of this city is an
bounced las "Rsv." Cracrait) TO deliver a
temperance lecture In Bellaire next Sun
day afternoon.
Col. Poorman, Of the Bellalre Agricul.
tu.al WorkP, reports fair prospects for
an increase Of business.
hon. L. Danford has introduced bill
into the House 10 pay $3.50 to Captain
Thomas K. Mccain, Of steubenville, be.
ing the value Of property abandoned at
White Sulphur Springs, W. Va, when
the claimant enlisted in tho United States
army in 1851.
Tho weather wise are now predicting
atmospheric disturbance from the pres
ept time up to the 2sth Of September,
They warn US 10 prepare for cold snap,
which will continue for week or SO,
and ON the 7Lh OF next month Prof. Tice
says look out for heavy fall OF snow.
All this freezing Is to be accompanied by
eager and nipping winds. Thunder and
lightning will rumble and fash, and In
some portions Of the globe earthquakes
will quake the inhabitants into almost
deadly condemnation.
The Pittsburgh Essays that "boat.
building on the Ohio ia assuming good
sized proportions and promises to be
lively this spring and sumner. River
commerce is rapidly waking up to ahigh
standard"
A curious divorce case is on the tapis
in Harrison county. A wife who was
greatly in need OF mess OF cabbage made
. "bargain and SALE with a neighbor
trading three kisses for three heads OIL
cabbage. The 'irate husband accused her
Of tho eci; she acknowled the circum-
stance and added that she thought she
had made good bargain. The husband
did not care much for the loss Of the
kisses, but was fearful that they indicated
more than was apparent on "lhe face oil
the returns" and so has fled his petition
for diyorce.-BaTnessiis Enterprise.
At the recent college contest at Wash
.ington, Pc, the question for debate was
"Would The general government Of the
United States possess greater elements oil
durability and be more conducive to the
welfare Of the people and Of the States il
II had taken TO itself greater powers from
the people and the States than are granted
by the ConStitution2'
The Judge decided that the strength oil
the argument was with the affirmative.
The session OF the Waynesburg Cum
berland Presbyterian Church, recently
adopted deliverance condemning the
use Of intoxicating liquors as beverage
and declaring such use in church mem
Der sufficient ground for church discl-
pliuo. They also resolved that card play.
Ing and dancing as amuSements compro-
miSe Christian character, and that the
practice Of either, will henceiorward be
esteemed an offence demanding the ex.
ercile Of church discipline" They fur.
ther resolved TO discard the use OF other
than unfermented wine At Communion
services.
a telephone has been erected between
Cambridge and Marietta, The Cam
bridge Times says singing done in Ma
riettn could he distinctly heard in CAM
bridge. The distance between the two
places Ia fity miles,