The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-11
CHARLESTON.
Dtvers and supdries from the Valley
Kanawha-aud and the County
Court-Fires and TheOlogy-Rsil-
roads, &c.
OF the Register.
CHARLESTON, March Z.

COurf-f1res anu lueoioky
roads, &c.
Correspondence of the Register.
CHARLESTON, March 7.
Our County Court is at work with q
large business docket. No wonder
Charleston gives liberal, almost an
affiuent, support to nearly half hun.
dred LAWYERS. She is perpetually
blessed(2) with some sort OF legal TIL
bunsl Tor the adjudication of causes, DC.
Our streets are in bad condition with
mud, mud mud everywhere. and no gas
or other light to guide the weary pedes.
TRAN at night. Nothing but the twink
ling stars above in heavens ceruiean
dome, said dome being invisible about
six nights out of every seven, during this
celightful March weather. But be It
said to the honor OF ttis "used TO was"
and ia to be, the capital of West Virgin
ia. she does not deny herself any luxurles
because of penuriousness on the part OF
her people or OF those who administer the
municipal government, but it is almost
necessary to practice this annoying econ
omy in order to get straight with the
world ere she prepares sgsln 70 receive
the State Legislature IN comfortable and
hospitaole style. See how self denying
she is!
The coal trade ofthi: Valley is steadily
increasing year h Ter year. BY reports
lately published we note the exports OF
bituminous coal from the Kanswhs Val
lev reaches nearly thirteen million bush
els for the year 1877, which is good
showing over that Of any previous year.
Our city has been suffering again from
the fire fend. Four fires in one week
visited us, though the loss at separate
times was so small we did not think 1t OF
sufficient Importance TO report by tele.
graph. The sufferers being mostly poor
men, the losses fall heavily upon them,
though moderate insurance Is some pro-
lection. In these hard times substantial
and paying insurance companies a:e the
most benevolent OF societies.
A strolling troupe, styling themselves
the Southern Favorites" will concert at
the Cotton Opera House Friday and
Saturday nights.
OF course rs all the Slmon-pure pulpits
OF orthodoxy throughout the country are
having their little fling at the doctrine
of the final restitution OF all men,
Charleston theologisns haye had and are
having their say.
Hands are raised in holy horror at the
meEtion OF such heresy and by those
too, who have father, or brother, or
friend in sn impenitent grave. On,
mani God only knows thy llttleness and
the narrowness of thy charity.
A Bible reading at the First Pres0y-
terian church one Sabbath evening re-
Gently, established by certain texts culled
from the Word, to the satisfaction of that
people, the certainty OF the eternal tor
lures Of the human soul.
To how little purpose have men
studied the character of the infinite God
that they should cling so tensciously to
the Pagan ides OF retributive justice
which long ago was instil!ed INFO the
Churches BY tradition and not by any
word of God. The broad Christianity
that all men can accept ferventy and
speculate upon without horror is coming.
Extremes are working out the means, and
though like some followers Of Copernicus
who were martyred for what the Christian
world then said would overturn the truth
of the Bible, yet now accepts TO
be true, these men may be abused and
sneered at for their heterodoxy, still they
are honest, and the world will gradually
sccede to their doctrine.
That means the dawning of "peaca on
earth and good will toward men"
AS By them preached, Christ Is one
great tower of good works and saliva
ton, who is the cornerstone OF good III
all religions, the Mohsmedan, the Buddhs
and ali others, which make men better
and the world wiser. But this world Is
the devils and not Gods, according to
the prevalent belief of today as incul-
Gated by orthodoxy. and if this be true
then are theories vain.
Putnam and Mason counties are ear
nestly advocating the expedleDcy OF
building railroad down the valley to
connect the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road with the Columbus and Gsllipolls
short line, which is now being rapidly
pushed to completion. Charleston is in
tsrested in this scheme, and 1t is to be
hoped that success Will crown it at an
early day.
Polteness is a disease Indigenous to
the average citizen Of Kanswhs, but as is
usual just few months previous to any
important election, it has broken out with
renewed vigor. That hsnd-shskings and
how-sre.you's and how's yoIr fsmily's
are becoming more frequent and cordial,
IS quite perceptible.
You have heard of the leaves In Val
umbrosis. Likewise plenLeOus are our