Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-11
MONONGALIA.
The County Court and the
Teacher's-The Registers In

of the Register


Court calls physical term. 1t is CON-
posed OF all the "just asses" oi the
county and there President. They are a
pretty big crowd to be called a court,
being fifteen in number and some OF
them no small weights either. The
avordupois of some of them would likely
exceed two hundred, but their great
heft consists more especially in the legal
attainments. At this physical term
they have in charge the important duty
of auditing accounts and laying the
county levy for this wear:
They were also called upon to de-
termine whether new jail should be
built or whether the old one should be
repaired. The old one is pretty well
covered over with patched places where
various prisoners have made their exits,
leaving their marks behind them. So
the court listened to the warning OF
Judge Fleming and decided on yester-,
day to build the Jail. a bid was accepted
from a party in Pennsylvania, the con-
tract price being about $1,000.
The Teachers Institute of MOnongalla
county has also been in session since
Monday. 1t is being ably conducted
by Prof. Crago, of Moundsville, assisted
bv A. l.. Wade, our County Superin-
tendent, Benz. Morgan, the principal OF
the Morgantown High School and others.
Near 100 teachers besides other citizens
are in attendance and the meetings are
interesting as well as instructive.
Some OF the pedagOgues are inclined TO
talk conceitedlv about the vast lntinl-
tude of the teachers importancs as COM
pared with that OF persons engaged IN
other walks of life, and exhibit a little
too much of the ego; but, taken as a
whole, the Institute is a collection OF
intelligent, practical, common sense
teachers, and will compare favorably
with similar meetings found elsewhere.
Considerable interest was manifested
in the election held last Tuesday for
County Superintendent of Free Schools.
The race was between \. J.. Wade, the
present incumbent, and b. l.. Keenan,,
a Young Monongahan who is at present
a student in the University. Young
Keenan, made vigorous fight, and,
contrary to the expectations OF most peo-
pie, came off victorious. His election
is conceded by small majority, though
the official returns are not yet in.
Alexis Educational Meetings" and
his far-famed Graduating system
have gone up in the flames, and all his
visions of future greatnessin connection
with the State Superintendency under
the New Departure movement are ap-
parently knocked into a cooked hat. Ills
big boom at Philadelphia, published IN
the Journal Of Education, is 10 all intents
and purposes a failure, and last winter 5
free advertising in the country newspa-
pers will all have to be done over. SIC
transit gloria mUHdj.'
Our good people have read with
much interest the REGIsTER's interviews
with various local and other politicians
OF the State, and they are thankful Tor
the information thus gained.
Speaker Moffett is evidently disgrun-
tied at the Democracy, but 1t
is equally evident that he is
ashamed of the New Departure.
He is probably aware of the fact that
the masses do not intend just yet to de-
part from the old Democratic party
Both the gentlemen who wasted their
valuable time last winter while in
Wheeling hunting up new departure,
and who clamOred for new organ with
big o, are beginning to find out that
their labOrs were not appreciated by
Democrats anywhere in the State.
But our people were especially inter
ested In the interview Uf the Big
Greenbacker." The eccentric move
ments of that hemipterous bug, as well
as certain other insects of various other
genera, to-wit: the grey-backs and the
moss backs, with whom the big Green
backer seems always to affiliate, when
here are watched with peculiar interest
because of the fact that the June bug
Matching occurs annually at this place
when the Regents meet in June.
Seriously, though, it does seem that
Henry :. Walker is getting into strange
company. Who would ever have
dreamed OF the pious, high-toned Rad
icals of this modern Athens lovingly
embracing that monster OF wiCkednesS,
the late Public Printer OF West Nir-
glnia. 1t is only a short time since he
was accounted by them the wiCkedest
man in America, and only fit 10 live
within the walls of the penitentiary. 1t
is interesting to notice the gentle into
nation Of their voices as they change
their tune to suit the music. Since
Walker has shown an inclination to de-
sert the Democratic party, he has grown
wOndrOusly in their favor, and the
mention OF his name to such RAIDS as
Berkshire, Broughner or Ben Smith ex-
l. hot - oH nh lyn a nd
bland. Ii has even leaked ont that "loiP'
MOnOngaiia statesmen are pledged to
support OF his "big greenbacker' in the
next Legislature for Senatorial honOrs.
Is il not astonishing with what alacrity
the long-faced hypocrites OF the Radical
party can talk about the morality and
decency of their party as compared with
the Democrats, and at that very moment
they and their representatives stand
pledged to vote for the man, whom ac-
COrding to their declaration, has made
the words "public printer synonymous
with public plunderer." Let the pre-
tending statesman and garulous preach
ers who have been blinking and nod
ding at Walker, stand up and explain.
John HiXenbaugh. who was impliCa-
ted in the robbery of Wilson Il Hutch
insOn's store, at Smithtown, in this
county, some months since, was arrest
ed, and is now confined in Jail here He
has made a confession acknowledging
that he is guilty of receiving the stolen
goods for the purpose OF dispOsing OF
them in the interest of the thieves. He
charges Charles Scott dli1s Double
Nerves. JamesWcaver, and one or two
of the notorious Walton family with be-
ing the principals in the robbery. All
these persons were recently citizens OF
Wattontown, in Marion county. They
have been arrested in Harrison county,
aud their arrival here is hourly ex-
pected.
The past two weeks will be memoir
able Tor frequent and severe rain storms.
Great damage has been done through
out the county by the sudden rising Of
small streams, washing OF lands, roads,
&c, and the obstruction of harvesting
oats, hay, &c. The hay crop is very
light. Oats are fair to good crop, and
corn never looked more promising.
NAT.