Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-25
GREELEY PIKE COUNTY.
An Unsuccessful Land Specuia-
ton Bathing his Feet in a
Horse Trough.

At the annual sale nj Wild lands ior
taxes in Pike County, leuna last week
several tracts once belonRlng tn Horace
Greeley were dspnsed oi. Horace
trcolUy at Que time owned $500 acres
oi land la Pike County. In lSi3 lac
formed the Salvanian Society, aud es.
tahllshcd a community ca the property
after the plan ol Fourier, the French So.
Clai economist Large buildings were
erected, and al one time lsb persons
were active members nj the society MIR.
tireVley invested $4,000 IN the enter-
PRISE, hat u wa dislruus failure. lie
believed that be- had been made the
victim nj land sharks aud the ultra
Democratic views at the Pike County
natives This inspired him Ia publish
Ia the editorial columns Oi the HihuHs
several batter ARTICLES against the county
IA Que at which occurred two expires.
sious that the Pike Couutiaus never
iurgavu. pike County" said Mr..
tirrcley, is noted only iur d. scruh oaks,
ils lucuiucu majurilrs, and lts rattle.
snakes. There are live gallons ul
Whiskcy to oUe spelling book IN Pike
County" When Mr. Greeley ran iur
rresiicut IA 1872, riku Cnunty, gnod ut
any tame Tor nearly 1000 Democratic
majority, could hardly hr induced To-
give any majority tnr him. ilali at the
vote, almust, refused Ia come out, aud
the county WAS Just saved To- the Demo.
Gratis, aud that was all.
once, hciuru the tuunrrite society
had tailed, MIR. Greeley paid visit To
the spot. Ou his way hack Ia New
York. the stage coach broke down SOW
cral mIlcs from Miltord. MIR. O,roclcy
walked the rest ut the Way Ia this village.
Ito arrived here ~ the condition 1T a
confirmed tramp. "tncle Sammy"
puumlck kept hotel there then. Tie
was Que at the dozen or 81 Wings that
dared the Democratic forces Ia the place
tie WAS hlutl, curt man, hut kind aud
generous. llOraro Greeley was his
rlul tie had never seen him, but often
drrhuvd that hv would consider n the
pruudrsi moment nj his lilr Ia meet tho
.rrat Whig editor. When Mr. Greeley
entered the VILLAGE alter hts hong and
dusty tramp, hr rhauyrd Ia stop at Dim.
lui,k' = tavern l'uclu sammy Was IN
the harruom, aud IN one OF hts worst
humurs Mr. Greeley walked up tn
him, md tu hts peculiar hlsUtto voice
.aid:
II am very tired aud dusty, sir |
would like o. have a room whore can
wash nav feet
lnrlc sammy Ioukcd thc sccdy and
.lrty stranger lTnm head tu foot. he
Towing him tn bv an mpudcut tramp,
hc hrlluwC,l out, IA a Voice that could
bv heard over half the town.
~ room Ia wash your lrct ~ Why,
vuu a - Il impatient svuuud,,l, gu cut
ip tie horse trough aud wash your
lcrIi'
4 large public trough sluud IA the
street at the corner at the hotel, Mr.
Grrclry walked quietly cat tu it,tu"k oil
hls huuls, aud hegau washing hls feet IN
,hr trough. Cornelius " DcNItt, the
father ui john T.. Dewitt, the we'll.
auuuu New Nutk Insurance l'rrSidcul,
tt tlat time, kept a store opposite lim-
uirk n tavern. tie WAS alsp a Wing,
uud knew Mr GICrlcy lie cav the
man al the trough washing hls ic"t, Uud
t'urlv sammy slIudjus vu lhv hotel
pial.t hacking 40 him With intense di7.
u.I Dr Wit walked over, t,rugmfrd
Nj Gu,rlCy, aud az once CAV" words {"
ui. SUNRISE tie hvrkuuyd urlv Sa,u.
nav tp tbv Sput
MIR mmmirk, hr SAID, 81 want To-
utrudurr you Ia lluw,c Greeley, the
editor at the New Nurk iihlr,
urlr SAMMY never recovered lrum
thc murtlhratlpu hr iolt over hs treat
uruj .l thu man hc would have gone a
bundled miles To- du huuur o.. VT
Or,,lvy tuuk lhc matt,rr'pd uaturrdly,
uud spout several DAYS with hls Wing
ddIuIu,J.