The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-24
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Ciarleston's Growth-Assorted Politics
and Interesting Odds aud Ends.
Special Correspondence ottM Inttltgeneer.
: CHARLESTON, W. ", April Ella few
ycara make q great change in places as
we'll rs men, and no where DO I find more
improvement than in this city, the soon.to.
be Capitol Of our prosperous common.
wealth. There are many Of the old land.
marks allowed to remain, for which we
can thank the hand OF progress, will not be
M eye'sore more than another hall decade,
II 30 long a time as that. The people have
caught on TO the great spirit Of enterprise,
and almost every part OF tho city Is now
being dotted over with new residences or
bushes, houses. One great draw back is
the lack OF neat three and four room cot.
tagea, which can DO let from $40 to SIS per
month. Houses Of the size | refer to can
be constructed at from SlO0 to $3.50. Some
few OF our capitalists have seen that invest.
ment In small dwellings pays better than
bonds, and these few men are busy putting
up such houses as will command q good
ront.
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.
Politics-I mean more than the one par.
ty, as VIC have three political sects hCre-are
disturbing the average party man, and on
every corner n can see small groups OF
male bipeds disussing tho 10 be Issues OF
the coming campaign. The office seekers
are casting out their nets In order to draw
into their their support all who may chance
10 pass by. 10 i locker on, who seeketh
not political preferment, the display OF par.
Ly virtue is better than a circus OF ye olden
time, when apple.jack WAS sold at ten cents
per pint, cider free, and gingerbread five
cents a Equare foot.
r AFTER TIE BOURBON DATTLE.
Looking over the battle ground OF last
weeks meeting Of the Democratic hosts, I
find many corpses slain in the conflict.
The Ringsters were downed in that mem.
orable battle, but enough seed was saved
from the slaughter to leaven the next State
convention and make 1t rise in the Rings
favor higher than tho, most lofty mountain
that can be found in the State. The defeat
OF the Ringstcrs here last week only gave
them to understand that every crossroads
convention throughout the State must be
set up for the guhernatorisl convention
and what a hair pulling there will be-.
Rim Plans.
l heard it strongly intimated, recently,
that Faulkner, Of Berkeley, is to be the
Ring nominee for Governor, and that Will
son, Of kanawha, is to be retired 10 the
p%lutonian shades, all on account OF his be.
ing Of the people, for the people, and with
the people. Watts is busy beating the
brush in the back counties, in order to
drum out delegates who will do the good
thing by him. He is sure OF the nomina.
ton and l am inclined to think ho will get
the nomination for Attorney General. He
stands fair and by wanting his present
office bestowed upon him for another four
years will injure the chances OF Wilson for
Governor. There is n thing certain, Joe
Gallagher, Of Marshall, will be with vii.
son also J.. NJ. Mason, OF Jefferson, as will
J. W. St. Clair, OF Fayette. These three
hate the Ring and will not ride on free
passes.
RrAssESsMEST.
What is known as the Twelfth Resolu-
ton OF tho batch Of resolutions adopted BY
the State Convention and which pats the
former on the back and says "all right me
boy, we must have more money in shape
Of taxes" does not give general satisfaction.
It was argued in the convention that It
was in bad grace to incorporate the reas.
sessment into the National Convention
and Just 30 many thought, but the resolu.
ton was passed notwithstanding Davis, OF
Harrison, %strenuously objected. He is a
clear headed man and is another who will
not ride on free passes. He is an ayowed
enemy OF the ring and will fight it to tho
death.
GENERAL DuvAL.
The resignation Of Gen. l. II. Duyal,
Revenue Collector Of West Virginia, fell
among his admirers like an exploding
boomshell. His stand is admired by
many, but not liked by the few who are
administration men. 1 heard many -eay
that Duval will be our next Governor. So
may it be, as the, party 80 could farther and
Go worse. The General has many warm
supporters in this section who would sing
his praises far and near and make the
mountains echo with his sterling Qualities
aa man in civil life and a soldier in time
OF battle. 1t is not ct MI unlikely that he
will be urged Tor Governor by our people.
KASAwHA REPUBLICANS:
The Republicans OF kauswha held their
County Convention here last Saturday and
chose delegates 10 the convention to be
held at Martinsburg. find that the ma
jority OF the delegates are for Blaine and
Lincoln, while there'are a few for Arthur,
The colored people Of this county have
become tired Of no representation, and
have organized a society to 500 that they
have a representation in proportion to their
population. This has shaken up some OF
the chronic ofice-seekera. KASAwuA,