Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-14
kTKINsoN-PlERPoNT FIGHT.
Some Inside Facts About the Trouble
Between the Marshal and the war
GoVernOr-GIbson and His Charges
How About Con?

GOVernOr-GiOsOn anu His OnarBes-
How About GOnc
Special 10 tie Register.
GRAFTON, March 13.--I left Parkersburg
Wednesday evening, intending to make
the home run without interruption, and
Law up for a quiet sleep and rest. News
paper scribes, like other men, have not
risen above the necessity Of tired natures
sweet restorsr," and your correspondents
case was not exceptional, save in its excess.
You can therefore imagine his visions OF
sweet sleep, with himself drawn
Cork-SereW Fashion
in the seat, while the train should be
making the lO4 mileo between Parkersburg
and Grafton; accordingly, when fairly out
side the corporate limits Of the former
metropolis, l grasped the healthy palm OF
by friend and conductor Captain Flana-
gan, and in ;rice he had seat reversed
in front OF me and the Intervening chssm
filed up with such vslises, boxes. shawl
straps and small baggage as were asily at
hand, and the whole softly covered over
with u couple of great coats, leaving al
elevation for the head. Make yourself
comfortable, old boy, and when gather
up the tickets, I'll come back and talk 10
you
river. Karawha, Jr., where some six dozen
muddy raft men got aboard, and my busy
friend was OF allowed to keep his prom
ises.
But determined to make the most OF the
small m iscarrisge, l settled myself com
fortably on my improyised couch, and was
entering upon q most delicious dream Oh
the golden hereafter, when newspaper
scribes will reach the shining portals Of In
dependent wealth and luxurious ease. AT
this iunCture q hand was laid upon my up
permost shou lder, and a familiar voice
greeted me with: Hello, Jack what are
Won doing out here in the hills?" Upon
looking up, discovered the clean-cut fea-
tures of nv old friend Col. s." OF Nor
Rantown. l invited him to
Share NY Couch,
and we were soon descended into the depths
of political converse. Coils had been taking
a tour in the interest of his private busi'
ness, but has carefully kept his eye on the
political situation meantime. "Oh, yes,
he said, in reply to my query
about The Pierpoint Atkinson fuss
among our Republican bTethren,
while 8 sly smile stole over the eastern
corner of his face. Now look here, young
fellow, don't you give this thing away just
yet-it is not quite ripe. But don't you
know that is going 20 be the most enter
tanning little melee that ever took place in
our State politics? The facts are about
these: A year ago
GoT and Atkinson
got it into their heads that Governor Pier
pont was a little too honest and straight
forward 10 hold the office Of Revenue Col
lector, sBd accordingly consolidated lto
use his own term) the old man out OF the
office. Well, things logged along pleasantly
until Eustace Gibson got TO smelIlnS
around some of the District Court records
at Washington, and making the dust ny
on the ecclesiastical back OF Wesi Atkln-
sons black doeskin coat. The little Fourtn
District man was fairly making the fur hy,
when some one had the bad grace to write
a tier TO the Evening Journal, Wes'
paper, asserting that the old Governor was
furnishing Gibson with facts and figures,
ard generally overshadowing the move
ments looking to an investigation OF Wes
Oflicisl conduct The truth is, Gibson
makes fearful showing against the Pions
Marshal. Well, Pisrpont got wlnd OF the
scru, atiup, end il fairly raised his sq nSre
.op beaver off his head He at once sal
down and penned
a LoVe-Letter
% the Journal, telling them snd the pub
lie that the Jourusl was a liar. He had
never lent his aid to stir mp party strife IN
TIE past, and couldn't see why he sbou d
not now be let alone to die in peace. But
the old war Governor closed his eplstle oy
wing that now, after such treatment at
the hands Of his brethren, he was deter
mined 20 furnish Gibson with information
sink Wpa in the
opinion and esteem Of all good men. / see
by the late papers thst Pierpont has been
summoned to appear before the House
Committee, and says he can and will tell
some very naughty things about Wes ad-
uiuistration. It is the prettiest little
suuabble you ever saw, You see the Gov
ernor has q very large personal following
everywhere in his section-in both parties
and all the Federal officers OF his section
are indignant at the way he has been
treated, When his head went off year
ago, the editors Of the West Virginian snd
Postmaster Tom Reed few clear off the
handle,
Cursed GoT,
and Flick, and Atkinson, and Mccormick,
snd the President. These three and Tom
Stsggers are not greatly appeased by this
abuse now being heaped upon the Cover
nor, Not much; Reed is swearing right
and left at Goff, Atkinson and the whole
CLIQUE. | happened in the postotfice at
Fairmont the other day while he was pour
ing out the seven vials of his wrath to
gentleman did not know, and | tell you
the machine would have wiltsd if it could
have heard it. Stsggers is a U. 5. Commls,
sioner, but he naturally swears well, aud
the occasion is opportune and well i'm
proved by him. The Governor is too high
minded to do much talking, but to my
personal knowledge he is already in CORE
spordence with Gibson, getting in his
work. / tell you there will be music IN
the air shsrtly."
well, Colonel, said 1, after expressing
my surprise, what will be the upshot OF
this busiDPssP'
can see this much with half an eye, thst sil
this work is only preliminary. After
strengthening out
Atkinson's Accounts.
the next fish will be still bigger, and don't
you forget it."
"You don't mean Goff?H said /.
The Colonel drew a long breath and
looked over his left shoulder. At length
he replied:
But good God, Colonell"
on well" said Colonel 8. Keep your
shirt on. Gibson knows what end OF
mule 10 90 at hrst"
"But, Colonel" intsrposed, what sor,
Of charges can be maintained against Gof?
The Colonel looked wiser than ever:
Lock here, young man." said he. Did
yoq ever hear Of Postofics bsing robbed
at BuckhAnpon?"
Yes Issid. WELL" continued the
Colonel, did you ever hear of any prose
cntiCn in that case2" / was compelled to
ssy | had not "Nsither have I, !" said the
Colonel. did you ever hear" he Goa
'iuued, ''of man living near Burton baing
threatened with an indictment in the Fed
srsl Court and avoiding the fiuding OF the
indictment by paying
Handsome sum
to the proper person. / aiuitted that I
had, bnt bad forgotten IL "Wal," said