The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-11-03
TzrntS yf.5Oa Year la Adpance
or 50 for 5years, IN AdsGnee.
Esdltoril,l CorresnollslenceE.

I'VE are, surprised at the wonderful
strides tyhas made. Since 1870 its
population has about doubled Mag;
nifcent residences and business hou.
ses, that would be credit to any
city, have sprung UP in every guar;
ter. Among the most noticeable, is
the New Mcclure House, now kept
by the Norton Brothers, This House
has been SO repodeled and enlarged as
to be hardly recognizable, and j. now
classed among the largest and, best st
hotels in the country 81, "a ~.
Our Old friend, Geo. ScTannage, for
merly Of, Huntington, il keeping the
s., James Hotel and al, is doing good I'D
|ggl,tH'sF!il yrs III, -. ,.gieG iii isIjGi
Tbs, citXis full Of life and and activity.
All the manufacturing establish }li
ments iip,and around tn the tcIilI!X, are in
fgl operation, and pry everybody seems
To- have plenty Of Fl work PIX and ldo good
rolie 1sssl r. lEgoP eli wen,
Business men Informed p sd that
business was neyeer, 80 50 good with
them as How,r Notwithstanding the
low stage Of the river - .i5,,i,.
!.
Wheeling is fast becoming a iail,
road centre. Several lines now en-
ter the city, and more are projected.
The people Of Wheeling take great
pride in their city, and claim that
they will yet rival Pittsburgh in
all branches Of manufacturing, and
in population, as well. nae; ..,.
We called AT the newspaper, Offices
and to our inquiry: "How is bust
ness?" the invariable answer was:
Good" The hardest working jour
nalist is Charley johnson, Of the
Sunday Leader, and his paperis the
best one published in Wheeling, next
comes the Saturday Evening Journal,
and next the Sunday ;Neus Letter.
Yesterday we called at the State
House, and found all the officers at
their post ofduty. Gen. Wood State
Librarian, rendered, US great assist,
anee by showing US through the
building. He is tn. right man in
the right place, and is a courteous
and gentlemanly official, We hope
be may be re-appoin!4eYd1 ,ll t, this posi-,
ton. , ID.
Ran. Stalnaker was as busy rs a
bee inthe Executive Department.
Joe Miller, Auditor, isrhard at
work making 4up,his Reports to- lay
before the Legislature He com.
plainsthat Assessors are not send
ing in their Books as promptly as
they should, and conseqnenlyhe lis
delayed in his work. 'at ooTa
The Supreme Court'is in session
here, We met Judges Raymond,
Greene, johnson and Moore. Judge
Moore will come hometo vote. we
also met Q. S. Long, Clerk of this
Court. The Court will be in session
for u long time yeti g 5uana
To-day we ran across Jerry Jewott,
Jailor, John e. Trims and BOB Van
Matre, who were on their return
from Moundsville where they had
turned over two citizens from Mason
county, convicted at our late circuit
court i' s'a Il. y. .asst'
There is good deal Of talk here
about the Amendments, and the eff
feet it will have upon the county
court as now constituted. Some
contend that the Justices court must
go on and attend to the police and
fiscal affairs of the county, qualify
sheriffs, &C. Others contend that
Justices cannot legally hold court
or transact any business, no matter
of what nature, andif they do, their
acts will be illegal and null and
void.
An opinion, We are informed, is
now being prepared by Attorney
General White, which Will be given
soon. 1fhe constrnes the Amend.
ments to be adverse to the first prop
osition, thenitis claimedthe Governor
will have to convene the Legislature
lncxtra session, that an enabling
act may be passed, 50 that the county
court may be authorized to qualify
Shefitfs, DC, and perform police and
fiscal duties. 50 YOU see what a d.
lena the ratification of the constitu-
tIonal amendments have gotten the
CJoto ;,,o