West Virginia walking beam. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1879-188?, 1880-05-22
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Parkersburg, last Saturday. Tn
latest returns We have at this writ
ing, which is on Monday, ne OF
tain from q telegram in tho Wheel
ling Sunday l. ader. This shows
lPoculiAr state OF affairs in tho Dom
ocraey OF Wood county. 1t seem
that many OF them took moro in
lerest in 4 circus exhibition on Sat
urdAy. than thoy did in tho eonven
ton. We suprrsN ,hcrc must hAV
been some cooling drink 70 be OBJ
Itsinod ut tho show. While tn,
bono and sinsw OF the Democracy
attended tho cirous, the willy vii.
son mon had things sll their owl
way, aud pretty efectually set W
tho pins Tor thoir tavorite. Thor
fusbed with auccess, instead Of ad-
ourning and going up to tho circu,
70 got something 10 cool their parch
throSts, they introduced q resolu
ton instructing tho delegates to
Vots as unit for Col. Ben Wilson.
The anti-WiIson mon, laughing at
tho jokes OF the clown undor the
canvass, and suppiug lemonade
through q ntrsw, heard about this,
and rushed out Of The show and of
TO the convention in hot haste.
Like the performers at tho otner
circus, they then kicked ieartulIy.
The resolution in regard to tho
nnit value was Withdrawn, but il
appea's that tho gentlemen from
tho precinn OF tho sawdust ring,
did not prevent the Wilson men
from getting in their work effect
uIlly. 1t is q solemn warning
against going to q circus to got q
drink and leaving Democratic
convention to its fate. The moral
OF it is that no Democrat who val.
uos his vote and influence 10 con-
vsntion, should 90 no farther away
than tho nearest saloon for his
lemonade. II he docs 20 To tho cir.
cus, he should be put in n cage and
exhibited with the other monkeys.
Gazette.
POISONED WATER.-The family Of
Hon. James II. Furbee, Of Man.
ninaton, was taken quito i'll ono day
this week, and an examination
showed showed that the water used
by the family wasimpregnated with
arsenic. A considerable quantity
Of thi8 poison had been placed about
tho premiseSs low Gays before TO
kill rats, and it is thought tho ver-
min carried it TO the water, and thus
poisoned it. All have since rscoy.
cred from tho effects OF the poison.
.Fairmont Index.
Parkersburg is An euterprising
town after all. The voters and tax.
payers decided by . largo majority
1t An election held few days ago,
10 erect = city building at cost OF
$50, 900. Tho building will com.
prise q mark~t b use,. largo public
ball, Offices for the city govern
mont, &C., tho rents from which will
no doubt pay the interest on the
ebt incurred In its construction,
aud in addition pay = revenue to
tho city. Wonder if Grafton can
not at some day in tho near future
be- induced to take . step. sone-
thing after the fashion OF Parkert-
burg7-Grafton Sentinel.
A man in Tuckor county who
wants 10 be . Sheriff, 10 order 10
.avo . printers bill, has posted no.
tices announcing bis candidacy in
conspicuous places throughout tho
SHIPPING W. Va. GLASS TO GER.
Wheeling Sunday Lea
der, of the 9th inst., says "YesLer-
day tho Central Glass Company
[ [Whesling] shipped twenty tons OF
glassware " Bremen, vim Baltimore
and OHIO Railroad.
1t 10 reported that J. N Camde",
ESQ. OF Parkersburg, declines to
carry the empty honors OF leading
tho Democratic forlorn hope in
West Virginia, and that be refuses
TO be = candidate tor Governor. His
sxperiones Of eight ysHrs ago is
still fresh In bis momory and bank
account. II . fusion OF 8 600 Dem.
ocrats with tho Republicans could
elect John Jacobs over Mr.Cxmden,
the prospect OF his carrying the
State against tho Republican vote
united with $1,000 Greenbnck votes
10 not very promising. Charleston
Loader.
Tho report comes from Washing
ton ~ woll a. ParkerSburg that
Hon. J. N. Camden will doolino 10
bs q candidate ior Governor. This
virtu lily loAvss tho field clsnr To
Mr. Faulkner, though tho frionds
nf Judge Brsnnon and Hon. J. n.
Bennett, Of Weston, arc pushing
their Misunderstanding News.
J. b. Jackson seoms TO be the fa.
vorits in this county. So far as Mr..
Faulkner is concerned. we would
prefor some ono oil the present rath.
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