Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03
OUR MOUNTAIN RESORTS.
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fSaAn Vofrespondcnt OF The DfpAtch.l
wmrE SvLPnUR SPRINGS, w. VAL
August I, 1884.
We are IN West Virginia here. you
kuow--on The boricr'and, thought and
When the statesmen on tho porch get
through discusstog Cameron, Malone. and
Riddlcsergsr. the extra session, and Nir-
Rtn'a n xpportionment, they generally pro-
cced to tke consideration OF West Virginia.
Fpcm the outer world--from the Blaine
Journals ia Baltimore, Philadelphia, and
New York--cyery now and then comes the
news that West Virginia "will go for
Blaine.v SO II viii, with gloves of. lie
will get from the Democrats OF these noun.
tairs and valleys blow that will be worse
on him than sunstroke.
TUE SITUATION.
To-day had the opportunity Of talking
70 high State official, aud asked him:
"ilow win West Virginia vote 10 No.
ytmberi"
Democratic" he said.
"How will 1t vote In 0ctoberf"
Democratic
.How about the nomination Of Maxwell
ly the Republicans and Greenbackers
II will give us the State by 1900 ma
iority. Maxwell IL a .moss-back Repub-
lIcan, and was on the old Supreme Court.
and sustained ali OF the tcst-oath and other
proscriotiyc measures. oh. he's the man
Tor us 10 beat. and Wen do H., rest assured
of that. To us here In West Virginia II
seems preposierous that any intelligent
man should claim the State for the Repub-
licans either in October or November"
WEST VIRGINIA OFFICES.
n, the second Tuesday In October
West Virginia votes for Governor. Audi
tor. Treasurer, Attorney. General. superin'
teudent OF schools, and two OF the four
Judges OF the Court OF Appeals. and Tor
coupty officers viz. Justices, State'sa'tor-
ney. sheriff, commissioners OF the revenue,
and clerks Of courts, and for all the MEM
ltrs OF the House and twenty out OF forty
senators.
The voters will on the same day be call
ed upon 10 adopt or reject an amendment
10 the Coustiiut on changing the time OF
such elections as this from october TO NO
yember-ip effect taking West Virginia
out cf the number OF "Uctober States"
Wilson. the Democratic nominee for Gov.
erpor. IL self-made man, man from ana
OF the peoVle, q lawyer by profession,
GOOD speech.maker, and formidable stump
or. He has seen service in the Legislature.
and was once the Speaker Of the House.
He YVES the author OF n plan looking TO pre-
venting unjust Determinations IN railroad
charges. Well, Of course, the corporate
powers do not love him for that, but the
reople generally do. The railroads, know
ing. as they now Go, that he is going 10 DE
elected, will, no doubt, forgive hun.
TIE ticket. from Governor down, is new,
with The exception Of Nominees for Court
Of Appeals.
Spy der is an cid judge, a member OF The
present court, and slavery superior lawyer,
though he slipped up in the editors con,
tsmpl crse. lie is 10 be elected for the full
tern, Of twelve year, and Woods Is to be
elected for tour years TO I'LL the unexpired
term OF Judge iIlymond, resigned. The
indges 81 the Court Of Appeals are only
pa,d s., $50 per annum. and, therefore, II
Is quite natural they should be hostile to
editors and reporters, who. 1t is commonly
believed. receive from $4,000 to $4,000 per
annum and are furnished Tree with all the
food, othes. &c, &C., they want.
The old State officers were all more or
less enlisted for or against Governor jack
son in the quarrel that long existed-5ut l
hope ~ now over-in relation TO the equal
ization of the assessed values OF lands, and,
while several OF them refused 10 run again,
IT is lucky. perhaps, that they are not be-
fore the people.
SOME OTHER POINTS.
Now and then q hint, from qIarter
where the wish Is father to the thought, is
thrown out that ex-United States Senator III =.
q. Davis will not work very bard for
Cleveland, because his son-in-law, Elkins.
Is for Bitlne, and is really Blalne's man.
ager.
Well, on that Senator Davis has recently
spoken. To nv informant he said: -
am a Democrat; l am for Cleveland and
Hendricks, and all that l can do per-
sonally aud all the influence i can exert
shall be for our ticket
That's clear enough; but even II 'twere
the other way, | AN sure iron what
hear this state would be safe. No man
carries il in his pocket; II is scattered about
in two many quarters Of the globe for that.
This State elects four congressman Of
these the Democrats count on three rs
sure for them.
In NAV. 1885, the people having long ago
20 decided at the polls, the capital will be
removed from Wheeling to Charleston.
The new Capitol is Of biick, and Will cost
100000.
The rate OF taxation by the State is 80
cents on the s100. Value and assessments
are very low; ridiculously low, II is al
legged, in some counties, and that is what
the Board Of Equalization Board Of Pub.
Tic Works. was organized for: TO distribute
taxation more evenly over the state, but
they have bad a hard time with it.
All. wILLIAas's LAND.
Jane. peasants and n. w. Bowe. the
executors Of Mr.. Adolphus Dill Williams.
Of Richmond, who left an immense landed
estate In Fayette county, W. Va, have re-
Gently been 10 that courthouse, putting the
will on record. qualifying, or something Of
that sort.
Mr.. williams's land Is AZ. 600 acres in one
tract. Much Of it is mountainous, but il
slopes to two creeks-onc on elch side
and there are fine beds on coal, some Of
them exposed TO view.
The tract is about fifteen miles from the
Chesapeake ard ohio railway, but branch
road extends some two miles nearer. and
one day il will be immensely valuable
mining property.
The title is good.
THE MISSING ONES.
A feature--a charactcr-of the old-tlme
White | mis-, and that Is the newspaper
correspondent who wrote up the balls and
the dresses oi the ladies, and out OF his vo-
calulsry OF adjectlyes found something
sweet and pleasant 10 tack OF TO each lady.
lie has disappeared. suppose he is now
out wri,ing UP campaign literature; hut ne
will never have an employment where hts
talents will he more highly appreciated.
On one ocs aston that remember there WAS
10 be a grand dress-ball, and a certain Jour-
nal sent lacy 81 eminent literary attain
menis 10 write ii up. Sue took copious
notes. and Icing well up in the milliner'-
and dressmaker's technology, ii was
thought she certainly w0uli achieve q
grand victory but her contribution was
never published tie whole thing was IA
the Dispatch by tbs time shc had composed
herself 10 write out her report. \ man re-
porter, by George. had taken the precall-
ton 10 go around the day before the ball
and get the girls 10 write out for him what
they were eoirg 10 wear. And did ihay DO
III Yes, gladly; aud their notes he CON-
piled and welded into letter and put IN
the mail In advance, snd so almos; by the
time the echoes had died away IN the ball.
room the description thereof VS., in print.
But the times change and We change
with them, and that sort OF letter-wriiiug
IL now rarely done: having formerly been
oyerdone, IL Is now not done nj all.
PERSONAL.