Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-22
CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON.
Federal Court News Of General
interest.
Good Joke on an Attorney-A Popular In.
surance Agent-Gossip About Three
Candidates for Gov
ernor.
Sutcinl n he RtlisIcr.

CHARLFSTOH, November The Ch'-
brated White sulphur Springs case is rga
in the L. S. I'iNrriCt Court in the shape OF
a motion for settlement with Judse Bonds
receiver, whose administration it seems
has not been profitable. Col. Geo. i. Pey-
ton is now in the city in the city looking
after the interests OF the stockholders.
Joke ON an Attorney.
a good joke on one of the resident attor-
neys Of the Capital city is going the rounds
here. II seems tnat tie attorney, who by
the way, is an ardent greenbacker was
counsel iur some miners who had case ia
L. 5. Court, dnd the learned gentleman
plead the cause with great earnestness, as
surrng the Court that he was the friend OF
the iAbUring mau, and drew graphic
PIC uIc OF lie miner ~ho delyes
in the mine from before daylight all day
long aud never sees the light OF day until
alter dark ia The evening. 1t is needless
TO add that every fsCe n the court room,
even the digDilied phiZ Of Judge Jackson,
wore smile.
W. H. Steele. the genial representative Of
the v ebster Wagon Company, is here N
business.
Henry Olt, Esq OF Wheeling, is here;
slsO, Col. Tom ShailCross, who Is looking
after vitlators Of the United States postal
laws.
An Insurance Agent.
DR.. w. X. Alexander, Of Petersburg is
here. The Doctor has accepted the posi-
ton OF medical examiner and general su.
perintcndent OF the Equitable Accident
Insurance Association Of Cincinnati for
this State and the Old Dominion, and q
could h,., aAaN
Tie Doctor will go to Richmond next week
to look after the interestsof the a,sOclilIon
CAPTAIN James Thompson, u pOpu ar
commercial man OF Petersburg IL Le'e OF
business.
Gardner Jackson Is here in the cap city
Of Juror in the Federal Court.
The Political world.
Currents OF political thought aud action
are beginning to sweep into well defined
cham, IS in this section, and an observer
cen dis tingui.h points OF interest here and
there. although few are yet advancing
opinions a. u general results. 1onr
caTtesponGert met Hon. f. W. vii.
son IN tie Hale House Office
this evening. and while the subject Of
po!ilirs wss vare,y mentioned, the K.Sen.
stor j. duite sapguins over the prospects,
end from what can be learned at other
points Mr.. Wilson's chances are very prom
sirg. Mr.. Wilson'S well known anti.
mon opoly views would make him popular
with the people but the entire influence Of
thme tx0 giant corporations, the B. K o.
and e & .. railroads will be used sgsinst
Mr. W.
TIE GubeYnatoriaI 'Simmons.
Col Boyd Faulkner has been here and
left for Charleston in good spirits, over the
many promises Of friends in this section.
But there IL one thing apparent 10 the
most careless observer WHO travel, over
The southern per: OF this sste.
and (stickla pin here that 10, Joe
Miller as be Is isrniliafly known, cin
knock the gubefDs,orial perdmmoas, II
bis ambition runs that way. The prevail
ing opinion here is thst PArkersburg in
Huenc- will count for Miller-ss strange u
say, this nursery Of statesmen has no can
didate 10 oB'r.
The Green back element OF Wood county
would 20 for Wilson providing they do nUt
have candidate Gf their osD. s1ms Of
their leaders are in favor OF endor-iGg
Wilson providing he Is the nominee of 30"
Democrats. But there is plenty oi time TO
make and bresk several slstes before the
campsign OF 1884 10 fully inaugursted.