The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-22
BARNESyILLE LOCALS.

Bsrnesyille Enterprise, let US know in
last weeks issue that Congressman Dam
ford of this district, had declined to be q
candidate for nomination again, for rea-
sons both public and private, and the
Republicans are now settling down 10
serious meditation rs to who will be the
one man most likely to please everybody
in the fall election. They certainly
have fine lot OF legal lights and medl-
cine men to select from, and as far as we
can Judge, the politicians of the party
around here are about evenly devided
between Col. Joseph Taylor, of Guernsy
county, and DIR. Updegraff. OF jefferson.
1t seems to be generally understood, that
the counties OF Belmont and Harrison
are 70 stand back, but the rumor ls IN
circulation, that Harrison wants to NJ out
an expedition to Japan, to bring BACK
her Bingham, dead or alive, and put him
up again.
GEN. CUSTER IN TOWN.
We were surprised Tuesday evening
by the news that Gen. Custer was In
town. Now we have the usual amount
OF credulity, and can be gulled OCCASION
ally, but this was too much to swallow.
On tracking the information to its source
we found q Dutchman seated IN one OIL
the hotels, who at some time IN MS NE
had been feariully mang led. de
could show more scars and gsshes thsn
could be safely enumerated without Gre
a,inr doubts as 10 his veracity, and had
bis back broken q few times, his scalp
partly severed and one paralized leg.
II his story be true he Dug t TO DC sent TO
Washington, where he claims TO be gong
after q pension, and have free ride in
Pullman palace car. Whoever he Is,
he hiss been roughly handled, and could
not have been much more injured had ne
been run through the "Equeezers" IN an
iron mill.
IN HONOR OF THE "LITTE RATCHET
MAN.
Friday evening there is to be
given here in celebration OF u. WIS
birthday, and for the benefit OF the
Christian Sunday School, concert OF
sacred music by bevy OF singers from
your city. They will be better treated
than WAS "Qdeen Esther" AT Morrls.own,
(where the audience was comPo;ed OF
six small boys and the jsnitor,) and Will,
no doubt, receive fair aud appreciatiVe
audience. We will attend in person, and
# the exhileratiug il fuenCe OF the "sun-
kissed hills" has melodious effect on
their voices, we will let you know.
RELIGIOUS MEETINGS.
Protrscted meetings in the Methodist
Church and the African M. Il. Church
still go on with undated success, ana IL
is now a question as to which will con-
tinue longer in the good work. The
colored folks are having an uproarlous
time, and the idea that the one who can
kick over the most seats, jump the high
est, and boiler the lvudest has the most
religion, prevails among them to an ex-
tent almost alarming. One converted soul
was heard to remark that she would
have got through the night before onl y
she was afraid her dress skirt would
come unpinned if she commenced TO
shout. The next night We presume
everything was secure, and the Jealous
child of color found no hindrance TO
prevent her exubersnce of feelings and
action.
NOT A SUICIDE FOR A WEEK.
There have been no startling or newsy
happenings up to this time this week,
and we feel that Barnesville is losing
ground if a suicide, or failure, or case
of poisoning does not soon make itself
known.
Wednesday noon, just as the schools
were let out, a horse broke loose and
scsmpered up and down Msln street,
causing the children to scatter pro-
miscuously in sll directions. Fortu-
nstely the animal WAS caught be-
fore any one was hurt or scared into fits.
AFTER THE HORSE THIEVES.
Warren township has Horse Thief
Detective Association, snd is managed IN
u way that will doubtless cause 1t TO
put decided check to depreda-
lions of such nature. The mem bers are
all expected to have their own horses
minutely described in the descriptive
charts.
THE S. OTIS.
The Sons OF Temperance Intend giving
a supper at City hall next Thursday
evening. Their order is increasing con-
stsntly in membership, and is enioldlng
in ITS walls many of our promising young
men, who before were in the habit OF
tamperlng with the fire water.
As soon as the "Mock Congress of
this place, tackles the Returning Board
question, we will inform the world of the
result, which will no doubt be surprising
end elucidstorv. WARREN.