The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-08

Marietta Is to have a daily paper called
the Ne,rs, which will be edited by Mr..
Crippen.
The Waynesburg Republican wakes elo:
ouent over the threatened destruction OF
the Moundsville mound.
The bowling appeals thatthe Democratic
organs of the Third District are making to
the Bourbons to brace up would almost
make a strong man weep.
The Piedmont Obserter wants to know il
it wouldn't be a 'fjoak" II Governor Jake
and Auditor Miller should assess and tax
Jumbo while he is doing this State.
The Randolph EnterpriSe says that no
Democrat now in public life openly adyo.
Gates o tariff for protection, nor does 1t
know OF one simon pure Democrat who
admits that he is in favor Of protection
per ".
A new paper Is to be started in Barnes.
vile called the Republican, which will
| appear about May 10. 1t is to be unadul.
terated Republican in tone. TT. Hanlon
& Sons are the projectors. 1t has our best
wishes.
The Waynesburg Republican gives It as
Its opinion that Senator Patton ISLANDERS
his own county when he says that Greene,
without a single licensed house, consumed
more whisky to the square foot than any
other county in the State.
The State Journal sums up the state OF
affairs outside OF this State where assess.
ments appear to be the trouble, Us follows:
Dynamite is troubling England, the Ameri.
can hog is troubling Bismarck, aad the
Scott law is troubling Ohio.
The We,zpl Messenger asks why, II there
is no State debt, the Bourbon leaders are
straining every nerve 10 raise the most
possible taxes? Why the re.assessment?
Why the additional State levy? Why the
Governors late appeal 10 the Assessors to
20 back and assess exempt property? Echo
answers-why?
The Guernsey Times thinks that when
you pin a Democratic editor right down
on the temperance question, it turns out
that he is In favor OF temperance in the 40.
stract and temperance in other people, but
he opposes the enforcement OF all temper
auce laws, and reserves the right to do as
he pleases about drinking.
The Barbour L%e6etsonian Is once more in
the ring and is welcomed. 1t contains
"Gov." Sargent's farewell and the saluta-
tory OF Messrs. J. Hop. Woods and David
! W. Shaw, who propose TO continue in the
devious paths Of Democracy. They ex-
tend pleasant greetings to the press Of the
State, which we cordially return.
An exchange wisely and truthfully re.
marks: ut is useless for the Democratic
press OF the State TO attempt to bolster up
this abominable, unjustifable, indefen-
sible, outrageous assessment law. No
specious argument will avail with the tax
burdened farmer or mechanic who has de-
priyed his family OF necessaries to answer
the demands OF the New Constitution as
construed by the oligarchy at Wheeling"
The Tugcarawas, Ohio, Advocate believes
that the passage OF the Scott bill will have
q good effect in calling general attention to
the necessity ola liquor tax law, and il the
new law be unconstitutional, the people
on account Of the agitation ofthe subject
will be in good frame OF mind. for voting
for the proposed Constitutional amend.
ment, which will enable them 10 impt Sc
part Of the burdens created by liquor upon
the traffic.
The Marshall Herald in commenting on
the fact that Mr.. McFadden has in con.
temptation the sale Of the famous mound
to the railroad company 10 be used as
filing, says: "While Mr.. McFadden is
free 10 act as he chooses in the matter, il
would be in proper grace for the citizens
OF our town to stand idly by aud see a
monument erected ages ago, and which
has made the town famous, obliterated,
and they not make a single effort to re.
tain or prevent its removal"
The Harpen Ferry Messenger, pablished
at storer College, has in its last issue an
article headed IA Mystery Solved" 1t
states that at one time there was among
it's exchanges one called the Wheeling
Times, said 10 be edited by G. W. Wei.
come, colored, but which was edited by a
white Democratic lawyer, and the AeSSap.
ger might have also added that he was an
editor. Finally the Times stopped, and
the M,sen9fr says: A friend writes to US
from Ohio, reports also come from Par.
kersburg, Clarksburg, Wheeling and from
other points, stating that Welcome took
hundreds OF cash subscriptions, then dis.
continued the publication Of the paper and
went off with the peoples money. The
act has created much excitement, and
many have sworn vengeance against the
perpetrator.
Special Examination Division.