The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-13
STATE NOTES.

The Grafton Eagle, new Democrat
ic weekly, appears this week, under the
management Ct Lawrence n Crouch.
1t is q bright, well-gotLen up paper, and
we wish II success.
The Baltimore agd Ohio Company's
Deer Park and Oakland Hotels will be
opened on or bsfore the first day Of June,
and the price of board will be reduced
from the terms of last summer,
Mr.. l.. +. DoNNELLY, Of Charleston,
w. Va, President Of the Lewiston and
Kanawha Coal Comdany, who was sori-
ousIy injured in the accident on the
Richmond and Potomac railroad, last
February, had both OF his legs ampu-
tsted, and has sued the railroad company
for $4,000, with good prospects of re-
covery.
WE are bound to say for the Wheel
ing REGISTER. that is u newsy paper
JoluTtaL.
We endorse the above fury.-Hing-
,0cod Argus.
Col. MASON informs US that the Com
mittee of Arrangements Tor Decoration
Day have secured Hon. w. Il. Wiley to
deliver the orstion. The Irondale Rifles
and probably the Marion county Guards
will take palt in the eXerclses.-GrGttOH
EogLe.
WE understand tina. an ordinance was
recently passed in Council compelling
every male citizen over u years OF age
snd living within the incorporate limits
TO work two days out oil ,he yeor on the
streets. There undoubtedly will be
kicking against this by some of tue
young men when they are called upon
to work.-HRgl0ood Argns
WE take no sock IN John W. Daniels
bread riot Story, though something Of
thst character took place Ut Richmond
during the war. But there Is no use in
Ex-Governor John Letcher saying he
suppressed riot, or anything else, except
sundry barrels of MouutaIn Dew from
old Augusla.-Nel0 MGrli1SUHie Demo
crot.
The talk about impeaching President
Hayes is all buncombe. That has been
common jsrson Tor two years. Wheet1og
SiaEddrd
The Standard man stretches the truth
like a hanged man. Suspends 1t. Mr..
Hayes only been de facto President one
year, two months and week.-CharIes.
torn Free Press.
The city of Wheeling has some very
vivGclous tempersD Ce lecturers and would
be public benet4c,orS One Of them,
Capt John Bags, says he don't approve
OF the Murphy movement and proposes
TO stSrt out on missionary tour of his
own getting up, and be will doubtless
succeed if ne don't stumble across beer
keg. The trouble with Capt John is, he
knows 100 muchl-Rtchis Democrat
OUR military companies must bury Up;
the White Sulphur enctmpmeat is GET
ting ready, and Brady Johnson will be
there. The Mathews Gusrds will hold the
post of honor, SIS usual. We have rot
yet Learned how msny governors are to
be there, but we know our Henry him
self can be absent. The Green brier
company must stick red feather in Hsr-
lows chapesu.-Roane APPeaL.
IT seems that q well organized branch
of the Commune exists in Parkers burg.
The members meet regularly, and though
they are without arms, their organiZs-
ton is msintaiued on q semi-mlitary
footing. We have he .rd their numbers
estimated here as high as six hundred
The members are very reticent, and sp-
pear unwilling TO talk about the pur-
poses OF tnelr order, or the proposed
means Of accomplishing them.-ParksrS-
b,rg Sentinel.
OUT of the sixtv-threo papers in this
State, sixty-fve have spoked favorably of
the proposition TO send US to Congress.
In fact, whenever the West Virginia
country editor has nothing else to occupy
his attention, he devotes his time to us
aud our merits We appreclste this and
are flied with gratitude. But so far as
this Congressional matter is concerned,
we simply suggest that the penitentisry
is open TO US, yet. Of two evils, we al
ways choose the less.'-Ritchie Ga.
zette.
The Executive Committee of the Lee
Memorial Association have appointed