The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-29
THE PERMANENT SEAT.
FvrvAg PROSPECT OF cAARLEsToN.
III, Improvements that Are GOIns on rhsrs-BulI.
nSss Of tho Clly-yaluS Of the Coal Trade.
MIR Anderson Tells q Fuuuy story.
West ylrgiaIa LAsds-PsrsOaAis. + 7

= CHARLESTON, W. VA, June 5.--As one
comes over the river, or over the Chesapeake
& Ohio. the first view Of the coming per
manent seat Is not attractive. Why river
towns should always neglect the appearance
Of their river front has ever been a mys-
terry to ME; and the most dilapidated and
neglected part Of Charleston Is right there.
Perhaps they think no penon but a
stranger ever sees It, and what care we
The town, however, is not to be judged by
its river front. A rger.hearted set Of peo.
pie It would be hard TO find. They pride
themselves on several things. First, they
are :he most growing town in the State;
they have large wholesale housee; they are
to be the capital; they have smarter men;
and last, but not least, the prettiest girls
that ever the sun shone on. In TACT, most
of these counts are true, at least nobody
seeks to deny them. But let some one
venture the remark that village fifty miles
ldown the railroad, known as Huntington,
is improving more rapidly then they, and
that same village bids fair TO be tie frst
city OF the State, he is at once met with an
indignant rejoinder and has committed
treason. Thetown isimproYing, though, and
rapidly. In nearly every direction you can
sec buildings going up, and the private
homes have the finest yards and lawns in
the State. One Is struck by this and by
the number OF trees. The weary law max
er In future days could be easily thrown
into the shade. How thankful the people
at large would have been could the last leg
islative body have met here Il is the great
town OF the coal region, and this Is one Of
the elements Of Its success, Most Of the coal
operators do their banking here, and uns
dersland their deposits are quite an item,
The Kanawha Valley BANK has lately made
change in its force. Mr.. Lewis, the for.
mer cashier, resigDing, Judge Ro 7. Oney,
Of Huntington, was elected. Judge 0ney
is not only fine bank officer, but quite
genius, having patented several inyeni
tions, his best known one being machine
for Identification. Charleston gains by his
coming. '"'''- '.'
BUSINESS PART OF THE TOWN.
In company with Dr.. Mayer, well known
throughout the State, took In the bust
ne part OF the town. The Doctor used 70
be Democrat, but saw the error Of his
way and is strong in the faith now. An
introduction from him secured me q cor:
dial reception. Among the others we yis'
tied the retail grocery store OF Dryden
Donnelly, Jr:, perhaps the largest in the
place, Mr.. Donnelly Is q young man, 10
bis twenties, and four years ago started
with his brother in the business with SiO0
capital. Last year he did business ot
$4,000 For n town Of it's siRs his success
IL nearly phenomenal. He Is pushing ahead,
and hopes before four more years have
rolled around TO double his present stock.
Mr. L. K. Devendorf has lately received
his commission as Aid .de-camp on the etaf
OF the commander Of the G. A. r. The
post here congratulates itself and Mr..
neyeudori on the appointment. He was
good soldier and is equally as good a
business man. u
Msj9r Snyder has just closed very sue
cessiul year OF tho Kanawha Military In
stitute. The cadets camped near Winfield,
Putnam county, for a week, and expressed
themselves delighted,
.m. THE DASs MURDER.
The Dlss murder case Is the topic OF con-
versation at present. As stated in the In.
TELL!uRScER ut the time, Leo kann, a
young man, was found floating in the river.
Dass was arrested few weeks ago, and Is
now on trial. The evidence so far shows
strongly against the prisoner. Sarah
Stewart sweats she saw Dass strike Kann,
and afterwards he told her he had killed
him and placed the body in culvert
This testimony Is being corroborated
by strong cirCumstautial evidence. Public
opinion Gays he Is guilty.
On the 10Th OF June Capt. Fitz associated
with himself in tue management OF the
Hale House, Capt. D. 2. Woodward. The
property but lately capc into Capt FItz's
possession, and they propose to make some
badly needed repairs. The house is to be
painted inside and out papered; in fact 9
thorough overhaulipg& When completed
it will be one OF the handsomest hotels in
the State.
As some evidence Of the work going on
up this valley, Mr.. Neil Robinson informed
me that during the last rise in the Kanawha
one hundred and twenty-nine barges,
loaded 10 nine thousand bushels each,
passed Charleston, carrying ,0SQ, 600 BUSH
els. :,
Capt. Burnett shook hands with me and
said he was glad 10 be at home. He still
believes in his theory. The local papers
here have takon sides with him, aad some
Of the neighboring county papers are pub.
fishing some ingenious theories ot that
ashland Horror"
TuR ONO CRSTRALrrO BR PUSHED,
The contracts for the extension Of the
Ohio Central to Kanawhs Falls were let
last week and the work will proceed at
once. Where 1t goes from there is ques-
ton that has been answered in numerous
ways. As it is it opens up some magnificent
coal land. The grading on. the st. Albans
and Boone county road began last week. This
road commences eleven miles below here,
runs up Coal River to the forks, then up
the South Branch through Wyoming over
10 the Norfolk Western. l am assured
that II Is the intention OF the company to
push It's completion with all possible dis
patch. The road runs through hitherto
undeyeloped coal and ore country. Fine
camel coal in veins oi nine feet, they tell
me, are found here. twill rival Kanawha.
A prominent lawyer showed me the map Of
l0,0O0 acres Of coal land, for which nCgotia.
tions were in progress,
AN ASECnoTR
! met Major ]. O. AIderson OF your city
on the portlco OF the Hale House this even
ing. In answer to my inquiries for news,
he told me he had lots, and besidss could
explain the origin Of the expression: This
place is not a mile from HI" As the
story is apropOs to your gas well l give IT
in the Majors words. In 1900 my grand.
father, Joseph Anderson, better known as
Colonel CoynBtalk, came down into this
country TO buy lands. With him was a
servant named Grippey, acting az cook.