The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-08
OUR PARKERSHURG LETTER.
The Recent Sale orthO "Journal, News.
papsr-The Attempt to Gust Charley
Scott, and how Il FIxzIed.
PARKERsBuRd February b


Editors lntelligGneer
ParkersburE is enjoying a season Of
quietude just now that borders on ennui;
not enough going on to mar the pleasure OF
q sewing circle or tempt the nerves Of the
ubiquitous reporter. Bad roads bring poor
trade, poor trade induces encouragement
and discouagement leads to lassitude and
cnnui.
The change in the proprietorship Of our
local Republican paper here produces u
small ripple on the sea Of curiosity. 1t was
surmised by some that the change would
result in modification OF political princi-
pies, hut l am assured by its former pro.
prietors that its political standard viii not
be lowered, or its fealty to Rspublicanism
changed or even modified. Mr.. White,
the principal manager, is an experienced
newspaper man and thorough Republi.
can, and everybody knows that Charley
SCOTS Republicanism is unQuestioned and
unquestlonable. learn that it is the pur.
pose OF the new management to nut in a
hrst-class job Office and make many i'm.
proyements in the paper. They have the
capital, experience and industry TO
accomplish all they undertake, | am as
sured by the former proprietors OF the
journal that its sale was simply business,
transaction, and made to enable them TO
devote more attention to other business,
and to secure short respite from the
fatigue and perplexity OF thirteen wears OF
ardGous labor A ranaor was started soon
after the change that Mr.. White was n
Grant stalwart in political status, but | am
satlshed, from numerous conversations had
with the gentleman, that the rumor does
him an injustice. While he may not
fully endorse all that Bob Ingersoll said Of
Blaine at the Cincinnati Convention. / do
not think he would rupture blood vessel
IN hosting Grant up the Presidential pole
the third time. He deprecates all divisions
in the Republican party, and thinks the
time has come for Republicans to Law aside
all such improbable appellations as Stal.
warts and Half-Breeds and unite in solid
phalanx against Bonrbonism and moss.
back retrogression; an opinion that nil
true Republicans will heartily endorse.
Our new Council have knocked the Water
Works enterprise out OF water, or have at.
tempted to by revoking the ordinance
passed by its predecessors The revoca-
ton OF binding contract is novel pro.
positionIn law-one that King ohn would
barely have attempted even before Magma
Charter was wrung from his tyrannical
heart, and it remains to be seen Il munici.
pal authority can do what Kings and Par.
liaments have failed to accomplish. The
principal objection to the Water Works
enterprise seems to be the amount con.
tracted 10 be paid annually by Inc citv,
5000; q sum that seems large II, tho livSt
oil mere dollars and cents, but which can
be materially reduced when The comfort
and health Of the people, protection against
1re and the reduction in insurance IRE.
miums, are considered. I am moi Informed
what the action OF the company will he
since the attempted revocation Of their
contract
A postofFice squabblc, next toa Church
quarrel or a political campaign, generally
produces more acrimony and iii feeling
than most any other kind Of a community
disturbance. We are now ENJOYING That
sort Of feast here. Where or how Ii started
It is difficult to say. But one bright morn
ing, when NIL was serene, and unbridled
Joy sprang up in the hearts OF both Post.
master and citizens, a formidable looking
petition was started down market street on
rush, like veteran after his early cock.
tail. asking Charley Scott to step down and
out and inviting citizen named Steve
Davidson to hang his good.lookinr photo,
or the original rather, in the window Of the
general delivery. Many Of the citizens de-
clared that they felt outraged. Scott had
but another year to serve before the exnir.
alton OF his commission; he had made n
Sooa oihcer, and no complaints had been
made as TO his administration. Why
TINS effort to GUST him2 Who was al
the bottom Of it2 In a iify petition
was started in SCOTS favor, and, / am
informed, was signed by nine-tenths Of the
business meh, irrespective OF party. In
tracing effect back to cause, it is found that
the thing was put up during visit here Of
Bob Burdette, OF the Burlington Hartsw
on his lecturing tour. The inimitable Bob
is first cousin to Stephen Davidson. by
marriage, and Is a business partnerof Frank |
Hatton, First Assistant p. NJ, General Col |
John 5. Rurdette, OF Charleston, who. / he.
lieye, was once Treasurer Of our State. and
had o little misunderstanding With the
here soon after Bohto |
his departure, and about the time that Inc
petition was started, and took hand In h
The petition was completed, (abont one.
!ourth as large as Seott's, II Is said) and
steve and Col. John went to Washington
with 1t, ptesuming that Hatton would omen
up his richest assortment OF Office gifts as
ioon as anybody presented himself whose
had married the fourteenth
'ousin OF the man who first bore the name
i Burdette. But Hatton had some notions
y business that did NOT accord will John j
nd steye's ideas Here isa fortnidabla
oil, said he, signed by the lawyers DOCTOR i 7,