The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-21
FAIR " ONT.
The Immortal j. N.-The First RcSf.
mant-Tnat Colored Grator-Hr.
Brookoyer's Sudden Popularity
The Railroad Prospects.

FAIRMoET, w. VA, February 10.
Correspondence OF the Register.
The immortal J. n. has been among
US for some time. He lifted the veil in
the town nall in this place on Saturday
night last, and rs our people could not
stand the pressure, he lett for the East on
train No. the same night, intending, no
doubt, to visit Washington and impress
MIR. HAYES with the idea OF pensioning
Southern soldiers. Tnere is philosophy
in that, you know.
The accoutrements shipped to the
DAVIS Guards of this place have come to
hand, and the first pretty day, no doub.
they will be put on exhibition Tor the
benefit of our citizens, who socm worry
much disirclined to encourage the
the soldier boys. If the only opposition
or Encouragement your city companies
will have ls, being deprived of the room
in the Capitol they may feel happy.
They may thank their lucky stars that
the citizens of your city haven't given
them the cold shoulder. The suggestion
presented some tune ago about forming
the first West Virginia regiment out OF
the companies in this portion OF the State
seems to be practical, ut least l under
stand some steps, tending to 1t, have
been quietly taken. The only objection
70 the plan | have heard expressed, Is tine
tes- that the officers of the Wheeling
companies, who will ho largely in the
msi6riLy will gobblc up all the regimen
tai offices and leave their rural comrades
simply the satisfaction of filing up the
ranks Overcome that objection, and II
the proi ,ct is desirable, | see no reason
WHY we cannot have the First Regiment.
THAT CoLoRED ORATOR.
We were the happy recipients, not
long since OF visit from the celebrated
col1red Democratic orstor John ii. Har-
ris. This gentleman carried with him
credentials from the most prominent gen.
tlemen CT Washington, showing that he
had done valuable services to the Demo-
cratic party I'm the Southern State; that
he had enlightened the colored
tar heels, that he had enlightened his
brethren in Virginia, and that he had
contributed largely to Wade Hampton's
victory in South Carolina, and coming
nesrer homo he had the names Of some Of
the prominent gentlemen of your city,
and from our sister county OF Weizsl, all
certifying that he was what b. rcp-c-
sented himself to be. The Democrats o:
this place were promptly visited by NJ.
Harris. and, | understand, he succeeded
in collecting quite sum OF money N
sunport of the cause. lie hired horse
and started to Morgsr town, and after ne
had csnvsssed that town went 10 Union
town. Penn, and, getting tired OF the
horse. he left 1t somewhere IN PennsyI-
vsnis where the owner could
get It after paying some twenty
Ave dollars for boarding &c.
The last information | have, is tnst the
Gentleman has been arrested IN the hey
Stone Stste. and awaits requisition from
Gov Mathews. He will no doubt soon
returs TO this place, and spend a few
months in gathering statistics and ar.
rsnping his facts for the coming cam.
psign in Hotel de Camp.
DoS'T KNOW WHAT MAKES HIM so PoPU'
LAR.
Few men can form an idea how highly
they are esteemed by their friends until
il il reported thst they hsve inherited 8
fsw thousand dollars. The case of MI
Josiah Brookover, in Msnnington, fully
illustrates this. lie up 10 the time It was
renor,ed he had Inherited fortune by
the desth OF his son in Denver, Colorado,
was one OF our best but hUmbles;
citizens. He had his friends, Il /;
true, but they were limited, bull
now he is the most popular man
/ i, our county. When he entsFs Manning,
ton he is treated with the most marked
respect, and sill day bis hands are SHAKEN
by men, who, TO use his expression
..6ever knew me before They seem Il
think that he will need some good trusty
friend TO go out West with him AMI OBJ
t,in the money, and they all conside,
themselves that good trusty friend.
don't think Mr.. Brookover Will be muci
affected by sll this as.tery, but for ih'
life of him, he can't see why be Is s
popular. u,,
The passage of the silver bill hssn'j