The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-07
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DOWN RIVER LETTER.
The Wet weather and the Crops -9rel
Plenty In the Land Of WetzeI-Poiitit
-The U. q. flag Now ut Par Among III
Demoeraey-LNFge Inerehse OF PopuIi
tion in WetkeI-Go0d Financial Cred
Of New Mariiusville.
NV MABrNsyiILR, July 9th, 1880.
EdIto1 IntelnEeueer:
We are having a wet harvest. Ate
two clear days, Saturday and Sunday, tn
Sd and 4th inst, 1t Is again raining thi
morning, and the indications are iavora
BILE for acontinued "wet spell" The farm
ers say that the wheat ia alteady damaged
TO some extent from exposure in the shocl
to the hot moist atmosphere, and II thi
weather continues II will be ruined. Blu
farmers are "croakers; there Is something
always wrong, eitherthe trust, 1.-THE "fy,
or the "weevil' in the wheat crop, the "po
tato bugs, apples falling off," or some
thing else OF "dire portent.n Still we are
informed they, THAT Is the farmers), are
allhonest old fellows, who can tell lies
but won't. 3lt'f {llI
water and the 0croakers1 we will have
long list Of good things to thank God fol
on Thanksgiving Day, next November. OF
the large wheat crop. most OF It will be
saved in good condition, and OF the
portion Of Il that has sprouted in the
shock, we know It always makes better
"biscuitsp for the mailing. Corn and DO.
ltatoes look we'll. Emit. such as apples
cherries. plums, pears, and all kind oil
small berries. are abundant and cheaper
than thew have been for ten years We
live fat down here. II Won would like 10
try Il come. down. Spring chickens are
ripe and plenty ofthem from eight 10 ten
cents apiece. Some OF nv friends suggest
to me that the reason Of ali this cheap
',good cheer Is because '.Hancock was
nominated at Cincinnati but 1t Is my be.
| lief That II ia all occasioned by the conf.
dent expectation that Garfield will be
chosen In November next, as our CHIEF
magistrate for the next Presidential term.
Our fourth Of July was rather dull.
Some of our Young and middle aged folks
tried to find enjoyment down the river
some four or FIVE miles. at a place called
VGardinersn in Ohio. But what pleasure
thew NAV have had there was more than
counterbalanced hy The cool reception
thew received when they boarded the
Tsteamer Courier" to come home. The
popnlarity that some men gain in a period
a wears II Lost in a day and ieseryedly so
sonetirnea.
Pol;t;cs ara having HIGH old time
down here. The "Hancocf'' boom will
HboomW ia loudest on the afternoon and
evening Of Jnly i8th. A. D.. 1850. at which
time'we are 10 have a grand turnout Of che
GStnriy sDemocracy OF Wetzel.D with ban.
ners in day time and torches at night
orig Speechesn from John Hanson Good,
CbaIley Caldwell. Ben. Wilson. Bob. Nc.
Eldowney and Geo. III. Umstead, They
are going 10 march through our streets
and shont Tor Hancock and English. lam
informed by one OF the committee that IL
viii NOT be deemed an offense for any per-
son or neraons al patriotic impulses 10 dis.
NAV The limited States fiag on that occas.
Inn ' - 'ss>
70 0nr neople are going to vote this fall
abont AZ heretofore: OF course this county
Ia largely Democratic, 1--WE mean in party
senses and Hancock appears to be very
popular with them; but talk about "Crow,n
f he Ia NOT the biggest dish OF crow (276
poundsO. for some OF them they ever sat
down %. tell us we are mistaken. The
Repnblicans of this county, although in
tbe minority, will present an unbroken
front al the polls. MANY OF them prefer
red Blaine to Garfield some would rather
have had General Grant, but any Repub.
lean Ia Ia be preferred TO a Democrat. I'd
There ia a place in this county called
ttBarney Stenders,n where on public days
t5e peoplo in tbat neiphborhood congre-
Gate drink beer and whisky. and raise
the al generally On last Saturday af-
ternoon 4 young man by the name of
Hnward who VISA at Stenders al The
time imagined that he had been insulted I
Nv one al stender's sons, and proceeded
to revenge himself by trying to shoot
him. Swapping q loaded pistol twice in
h i lace sa"f X fortunately missed fire, and
the feilow was oyerpowered and disarmed.
He il now In iail here on a charge OF "as-
sanlt with intent TO XIII" He claims to
Rave f,;anda in Wheeling. and savs that if
thew knew OF his trouble they would come
down and hail him out. Re tells very
III serent storv from what the "Stenders"
teII and we opine that there are two
sidsa IN he heard before ali the truth Ia
Inown ~ -
The The census epumerators are about
tbronoh With their work In this county.
Tha enumeration for this plaee shows
r nonnIation If Ss7 an increase Of 525 in
ts po Yea,s There will be a large increase