The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-24
VOLUME XXXIv.,-NUMBER alO.
OVER IN suERNsEY.
Burglarp, Politics, CrOps and Public Im.
pF0Vsmpnts,

Special DlpaieA 70 w I1isl0aaR,
CAMBRIDGE, o., April 93,-Ths most un'
safe place in Eastern Ohio for the merry
burglar to go "a burglin'" is in Guernsey
county. Somehow the burglaEies are us.
ually committed = week or so before the
Grand Jury meets, and the burglars are
captured, indicted and psnitentIaried, all
in q few short weeks. Turkle's store, at
Fsirview, as noted in Mondays ISTRLLl.
aEScRR, was buFglarizsd Saturday night
The officers at once set 70 work and
Thursday the burglars, three colored boys
claiming to hail from Kentucky, and with
Turkle's goods in their possession, were
arrested at Newark, brought here and
Jailed.
Politics in Guernsey county has always
formed an interesting topic for discussion
and comment, This year II has Geyeral
interesting phases, but no sensational
ones. The most remarkable points about
politics here at the present are the un.
wonted harmony and unity in the Reppb-
lican ranks and the scandalous diversity
Of opinion among the Democratic breth-
rem, From general difference Of opinion
concerning the course Of the AdministFa,
tion they driitsd into particular differ.
ences and unkindnesses over certain ap.
pointments, and now the decent and con.
serVative Democrats exhibit general ap-
aLhy and an indifference as 10 what be-
comes Of the present fraud-stained man.
agement that 10 truly shocking. The
friends OF Superintendent Elijah Burgess,
Of the Cambridge schools, have ts.
ken him up as candidate for
the Republican nomination for State
school Commissioner. The Republican
organ Of his native county, Perry, formally
places him In the field In strong and On.
thusiastic editorial endorsement, and the
press OF the counties adjoining In which
Prof, Burgess has hosts OF friends have
heartily seconded the announcement, The
Guernsey Times the organ Of the Repub.
lican party in Guernsey, has warm edi-
torial this week commanding his Candi-
dscy. Superintendent Burgess has been
In charge Of the Cambridge schools for the
past four years and has been successful in
an eminent degree and he is universally
popular. Guernsey will be behind him at
the State convention with hip, hurrah.
There is beginning 10 be some talk about
the Republican nomination for Congress-
man In this district this fall. The friends
Of Colonel Taylor are pressing him To
again make the race against Silver Dollar
Warner, They believe thathe can win this |
time, even In the present district. In case
Of re.dlstrlcting there will be an imme.
diate and sharp revival Of interest on this |
subject.
The splendid crop prospect has inspired |
the farmers OF Guernsey with new hope,
even In the face OF Democratic hard times,
Nature seems TO be fighting their battles |
against the destructive tendenCiesof Demo.
cratic government.
Two special taxes are TO be levied this |
year, one OF $4,000, TO be spread over
two oyears TO erect children's home, and
another Of $4,000 TO be spread over not |
less than thirty years to improve the |
twenty-nine miles OF national road In this |
county. Neither OF these taxes meets |
with serious opposition, but q proposition
70 provide free turnpikes at a consldera-
BILE cost is grievously complained OF, The |
new children's home will be located ut
Cambridge.
A new city hall and additional school
house are TO be built here this summer.
Work on Col. j. u. Taylor's new hotel,
will begin the first OF May. II is To be q
fine structure covering hall q SQUARE,