The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-17
OUR GRAFTON LITTER.
The New Railro"d-A New Paper
Rev. j. HI. walters-Attempfed
y Assassination The Governors Re-
fusaI 10 Pal tlon Lambden.
GRAFTON, January IA, 1878.

A new railroad, an increase IL the
working force of the b. Il. o. Railroad
Compsny's shops, the saw mill and pump
factory at work, Hartman's furnace IN
full blast, q Democratic newspaper and
an expected rise of the river, give us
new hopes tor the coming year.
The people of the county are alive to
the necessity of some other connection
with the outside world besides that which
is given Us BY the Baltimore and ONO
Railroad. That the road connecting
Grafton with Morgantown and Pitts.
burgh will be built may be considered
settled.
Mr.. Weisgsber, late of Wheel
ing, is very popular with the
men under bis charge, and, since his
arrival, considerable more work has been
done in the shops than for long time
heretofore.
Mr.. Straisz, the. superintendent of the
furnace 1t Ironton. has moved to Graf
ton from New York, and is actively at
work getting the fuansce in operation.
Mr.. j. b. Crouch, of the JeterSontam OF
Cambridge, Ohio, has purchased the
Grafton Times material and will shortly
publish first class Democratic news.
paper here, something OF which we are
greatly IN need and want which MIR
Scott Garner and several other rowing
editors have failed to satisfy. Mr.. Law
renee, son of ex-Congressman Lawrence
of Ohio, is to be the editor. Mr.. Crouch
is An old West Vir. inian, balling from
Charleston.
Rev. j. H. Walters, lately pastor
of the Catholic Church at Grafton
now stationed at Mount de Chanta,
has been spending few days here taking
formal leave of his old congregation.
On Sunday evening, Immediately after
the services, he was presented with
handsome gold watch and gold headed
cane. The watch was the gilt OF the
congregation, ard the cane that OF Mr.
Thomas Flanagan. The reverend gen-
tlemsn was highly pleased and declared
that this was the browning event OF his
life, as it assured him of the respect and
consideration of those for whose welfare
he had lsborei for the last ten years
Mr.. John j. Giliigan delivered the pre-
sentstIon speech. Rev. Walters leaves
Grafton, sometime this week, for Mt
De Chsntal.
A week or two ago, us Mr., Armstrong,
Clerk of the Circuit and Coun-
" Courts, Was entering his office,
pistol shot was fred 81 him, the
ball barely missing him and leaving
mark on the window frame, showing
the direction from which it came, and
what the result would have been had /:
struck him.
1t is known here that Gov. Mathews
has refused to pardon Thomas Lambden,
who was sent TO the penitentiay for the
killing of Thomas Henderson. The re
lusal of the Governor to pardon is severe
ly criticised, as, nearly everybody who
knew anything of the case expected that
Lsmbden would be released.
Mr. b. Ward had his leg broken on
Saturday evening last, by falling into
one of the many msn-trapS, with which
the streets o, Grafton are beseL.
Considerable interest is taken by our
people in the debate on the silver and
greenb back question. But the unanimous
sentiment is, Give US gold, give US
silver, give us greenbacks, anything you
piease-but give US something"
j. l.. Ii.