The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-17
correspondence OF JHV ht5I't-I'
FAIRMoNT, MGy,l5


FAIEMoET, Mey.l5.
We are all in the m!ds, Of the Cour;
season. The people If this county en-.
loved q session OF the County Court in
March. then the Circuit Court com
menccd on the 18Th day OF April and ad-
iourned on the llth of May, and the
County Court commenced again on last
Tuesday and will last all this week.
Nearly two months Of solid Court, and
still we are not happy. There WIS an
immense amount of business done by the
CircLit Court. Judge Hoge was here
about two weeks ana disposed of most Of
the cases in which Judge Fleming was
connected. Judge Hogc made very
favorable impression upon our people,
and should the time ever come when he
becomes tired CT his judicial lab0Ts, he
will get very large vote in our county
for Congressional hOUors.
The first SANDER suit tina. has been
tried in our Courts within the past
fifteen years, if am not mistaken, was
submitted to jury at the last term
of the Circuit Court. In this case one o!
our citizens brough. suit acins. another
for saying be had no character and after
trial of two or three days, and after the
character Of citizen hid been depicted
in very eloquent manner, and the lnjU-
ries thereto magnifed TO q wonderful cX-
tent, the Jury, after about a day delib-
Grafton, found q verdict Tor the plaintiff
and placed value upon his character Ct
one dollar and costs.
Our people seem to be tired OF the
County Court, and have no doubt tina.
the next man " no is elected TO represent
this county in tho next Legislature will
be compelled to come squsrely out in
favor OF modifying or changing the pres
ent system, not by such a bungling con-
stilutIOnsi amendment MS was proposed
last winter, but by proper legislation,
1t is now somewhat uncertain who will
repTesent Us in the next House Of Dale.
estes. Our last representatives, Messrs.
Lowe and Wells, could be re-
elected it they desired, hut one
term seems to have satisfied both,
at least they decline, as l IN
derstand to be candidates for recollection
A large number of Democrats would like
to support Senator AInelt for the House;
in iac:, he could be elected for the posi-.
ton by very hsttering majority, bat he
declines to have his name used in conncc-
ton with the office. Charles N. Dawson
Esq, is also spoken OF, and most likely
will be the candidate FROM this end Of
the county, and the chances are tina:
Hon. A. Prichard will be candidate
from the upper end. There Gre, how
ever. 8 large number of other gentlemen
who seek legislative hoGors, and, like the
! host of Senatorial aspirants last winter,
expect the lightning to strike them. The
office of County Clerk is the boon most
precious TO the candidates. There are
now three Democrats in the field for the
office, and, no doubt, before the party
makes its selection OF candidate, the
number will be increased four fold.
Marshall county, by common consent,
will get the Senator this fall, We
of this county will, of course, make our
selection OF the gentlemen presented by
that county for the position The indi-
cations are now that Hon. Lewis New
man will receive nearly the entire vote
of this county. At least he will get d
very fattering vote from our delegates,
whoever they may be.