The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-01
MOUADsVLLE.
Reduction Of Salaries OF Teach.
ers-The Camp GrOunds-The
Corn CrOp-County Convention
-PersOnals. &c, Ge. I" "
MouEn.rfILEJ July 3

per month To $50, and the other Eve as
siItAnis from s35 per month to SIS each,
thus saving 10 this district Sl00 per
month. So much for advertising for
competition. Time will develop whether
II was & wise policy to take advantage Of
the hard times and scarcity Of employ.
ment, 10 compel teachers to choose The
alternative Of working for very ANAL
pay, or give up their situations. The
Commissioners are not TO blame, as there
was general elLmor for reduction, and
| they have only carried out The will of, a
very large hsiority Of the people. II Is
true that among the leaders OF the crusa-
ders tor reduction there Was prominent
some Who are opposed to free SchOols and
popular education - one At least ol
wealth, Who comes to the poles to vote
bringing with him = young mar, whom be
has raised a. his own son, that cannot
read his own ticket, but his learasd fAthet
does It for him, and they are both satis-
fsd. suppose 1t is needless for me 70
say that they are both Democrats. !
suppose the other school districts Of our
county will follow in The wake Of Mounds
vile and make a corresponding reduc-
ton IN the pay Of teachers. What will
be the resultf viii not qualified teach.
ers seek some more remuneratiye en-
pIoymentI VIII there be any incentive
Tor young men and young women %
qualify themselves for tsaeherai Viii
not the natural consequence Of poor pay,
be poor teachers and = very low grade oi
schools?
/ notice every day or two some fami-
lies Who have left the smoke and dust oi
your city, vending their way 70 the cool
shades Of our camp ground. The grounds
are being greatly improves, many nss and
taStsly cottages are being built and the
prospect is that there will be + much
larger number Of tent holders on the
ground this year than ever before. s ,
Oar farmers are generally through har.
yes,ipg and are now threshing and get
| ting their grain ready for market. 1 hear
OF come few sales Of wheat At 70 cents.
Wool buyers are busy, prices range from
80 10 So cents. Some choice clips, bow.
ever, have brought IS cents. Oar largest
wool growers have not yet sold aud seem
generally inclined to hold for higher
prices. / heard one Of our best farmers,
Who has about 800 pounds, talking
about holding on 80 cents. fear he will
have good long hold on. y.
The late rains will make the corn crop
and bring out our fall pasture, and tax.
ing all things together we are forced 70
admit tn at kind Providence is dealing
very beautifully with rs. =,
We cheerfully indorse your article oil
Yesterday morning in reference TO the
Congressional contest in this sdistrict. We
have no particular choice. Give us the
hest man and old Marshall county viii
show you what she can do on election
day. i would suggest though that We
select man that, can and vail meet the
Democratic nominee on the stump and
make II hot for him up to the second
Tuesday in October.
Our local Democracy are busy. They
sit in their Offices and talk "traud and
corruption"-they stand in little knots
on The street corners and -snlogiIs Col
Ben. Wilson and YeIl afraud and eorrup'
tion, pin fact they are chronic sore
head. and can only find comfort BY abus'
ing the Republicans for everything they
have done 10 the last eighteen years. Bot
lust only speak to one OF them ab0ut the
past record Of their party and you Al
\ once hear the pitiiul whine OF "bloody
shirt" You dare not say 10 one Of them
that the Union men Of this country were
eompelled to do thus and so, in order to
save the life Of the nation. Oh, no; when
you talk about copqueredIebeilion you
desecfuie ths- -sAnciibed ,corpse Of theii
dead 'dsrliag, sud, they Immediately see
aanutiug before their eyes the crimson
emblem that will not down At theii
bidding"
Oar County Convention will be held 90
the 2lsl day Of August, the day preceding
| the Congressional Convention. There
will not be much composition for any o.
the Offices except The tso clerbshiPs, bul
III think there Il no doubt that the pres.
ent incumbents, Capt. A. o. Baker and
Mr.. Finn, will he nominated and re-
elected, Ifihe people consult their oNt
interest they certsinIy will be, as they
are both time.tried and efficient otheer'
and are clever and accommodating gen
/ think our friend McFAdden, Of th'
Mound City Hotel. will be one OF the
nominAes Tor the House Of Delegates
Who the other will be mo tellAh car
tell5 At this time.
On Saturday ata military picnic giyei
!. by the Camden GuardI, one Of the sole
/ boys" got too much "bug juice" In hi
bsif Tor which be had The pleasure o
: looking out through the iron bars o
: Msjor Hunters Hotel until Mondal
, morning aud then paying q ipe Of 5
and costs. John ChaPpy, ot BenHood
| for the same offence, Al the same place
vas lodged in jail over Sunday and Pai'
81 and co-Is.
I 90 Sunday add SGs locked up ior aAi
keeping until Yesterday and paid 81 an
; costs. The boys will learn alter 4 Will
tha. Mayor Purdy means business.
John r. Hubbard, Of your city. vas II
Z, our town yesterday, Also Mr.. J. NJ. Wheat
OF MeudeI, Booth & Co. supPose MI
!, Hubbard 1As looking up his prospect
for the nomination for Congress-. Nj
D Hubbard hAsl many friends here Who re
' gard him a. u simon, pure, resresenta
i live Of the workingmen, and one to'
who, while lAboriBg with his hands h1
moi neglected The cultivation Of his mind
= and II tbs HoEkingmen Of your city ar
e sincere In What they say and really van
= an honest and inisllisent rePrsseniAhT
from this district in the next Congres
they can't do better than support job
U E. Hubbard.
: Mr. Joseph TOmlinsOu, Of Gravel Bot
ton, this county, was severely inlute.
yesterday BY being thrown out ot hi
: wagon near BOgxs' Run. BE wa broush
hone yesterday evening, but his Physi
\ clan has a. yet been unable 70 tell th
: extent Of his injuries.
John Nixon, Esq, Of franklin dbtrie
uas 10 town TO day. Mr.. Nixon is an n
E tsIligent representative Of the iarmin
i interests Of our county, and II our Peopl
could ret him TO accept be would make q
a number one representative IN the nex
Lesislhtnre. QuiL1-