West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-03-10
AnONG ouR STATE EXCHANGES.

large number of people 10 this Stat
are Just now engaged in making Congress
mer, GoTernoNs and Senators. IL ,hesr
erterprisipg centlesen will turn thei
energies 10 the work of building railroads
and opening no the waste places OF IN,
State 10 the lsborer aud the capitalist, Il
will he better for all concerned. Po,itica.
states are VIGOROUSLY built of fragile ma
terial, and a few sturdy blows will emash
the stoutest one.-Iwheeling Register.
Delegste Wells, OF Marion County, was
severely csuei enc day this week nv
James Morrow, Jr., of Fairmont. The
stick uted wss q heavy black ebony one,
aud i made . lasting impression upon
Wells. so Tar nothing has been said
about IL by the Wheeling papers.
Speaking of Wells recalls an anecdote
he related in my presence to-day; while
the recent investigating Committee was
on its way HON from Weston, one of the
members grew quite thirsty and a bottle
was produced, the cork of Which could
net be drawn with a pocket knife. Finally
one OF the party seemed TO grasp the sit
uation, and arising from HE seat, called
out rs there anyone in this car from
Clsrksburgf' Judge Camden, who was
quietly saoozi lg In a retired seat, arose
and announced himself q citizen of the
village referred to.
care you from ClarksburgP" said the
Investigator.
Yes sir, responded the Judge.
Lend me your corkscrew, please"
And, Wells says, the corkscrew was
forthcoming. II Wheeling Correspondent,
Psrkersburg Sentinel.
The Grand Central Hotel property IN
this place, was oold OF Commissioners
sale on Tuesday last. 1t was knocked off
to MI. jacob Wisner, of Towsontown,
Nd, and Mr.. j. II. Gettinger OF this city,
for the sum of SIS, 900, not half the orig
insl cost of the property.
Independent.
acnEtor9 Davis and Camlen expect to
arrive in this city on Friday or Saturday
OF this week, 10 pay their respects, we
presume, 10 the members OF the Legisla-
turo and our citizens generally. AS each
OF these gentlemen are at this time enga
ged In promoting the construction oS n
new railroad Ia the State, we Judge the
best news Shey can bring us Will be news
Of the favorable progress of these impor .
tant works. The politics Of the intelli-
gent West Virgiuisn is at this time bound
up with the progress and development OF
~the,State. These are held above all other
considerations; and any encouraging
words our Senators can bring US will be
warmly welcomed. Il Wheeling Register.
An elopement was nlpped at this place
last Friday evening. A fellow named
Hansiord, who come time since had a
drug" store at this place aud then rene
Ved tn Milford, and a young girl named
Drummond, whose parents live at Browns
Creek, were On their way to tho depot,
when the girls father put in appearance
and knocked the match into a ''cocket
hat" II is a mighty good thing for til,
girl, As the fellow CANNOT half support
himself, but we suppose he thought he
had as good a right to starve a wCnan Il
death as any other man.-CClarkesG mrs
Telegram.
The b & o. II. x. Co. nave at last ef-
fected a compromise with Mr.. Rector oil
Aurora, whose daughter was killed in the
disaster at Thornton. Mr.. Alexander, OF
ClaI ksburg, son.in-law to Mr.. Rector, mel
one of the Company's officials at thli
place on Tuesday and after talking tn,
matter over agreed to accept SO, 600 which
was paid by check, and thus the affair IL
settled. -Grafton Sentinel.
Mr.. w. r. Wiley, OF The Register ed.
itorial STAFF, has been suddenly called t.
Morgantown by the dangerous illness d
his father, ex-URited States Senator
Waitmau T. Wiley, who, for some timr
past, mas been in very feeble health. w,
greatly regret that the health of the ven.
cradle ex-senator Is pronounced to be II
so precarious q condition, but hope tina
be may soon again be restored-to his nat
ural physical powers and be spared to ado
many more years TO his long, able ahC
useful career. Wheeling Register.
Deputy Z. s. Marshal y. Slower, OF thil
place, went TO Harper's Ferry OF Saiur-
day afternoon last, by direction of Dir
trict Attorney Corkhill, of washington
and attempted the arrest of a man named
John n. Murphy, wanted for some offeDs,
in the District Of Columbis. The mar
was on the Shenandoah bridge when Mr.
Slower approached, and evidently by som
means apprised by confederates OF wha
was up, for he Immediately stated on
run for the Virginia side, and though or
dered to halt and after wards fred upon By
Mr.. Slower, made bis escape. 1t is though
he wss. struck 10 the shoulder by the shot
-fCbarlestown Spirit Of Jefferson.
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