The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-16
TYLER COUNTY.
Court MAttsrs-oFop ProspSstS-POlItical
Talk and GOsSiP.

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MIDDLEsouRSE, W. Va, April IT,
Matters continue to move on in the ever
tenor Of their way in this section. Cir
cult Court is in session, with Judge stsa.
ley on the bench. Members OF the lyle.
bar are out in full force, with quite a re.
spectacle delegation from WetIsl; also
Hon. D. F. Pugh, formerly Of this place,
but now OF Columbus, Ohio, and last
though not least in point OF nobility, o, ].
Stuart, OF DoddFidgs. There are but few
II any cases Of pole to bs tried, and the
indications are that the grand jury will
ind but few bills. For many years the
criminal docket has been rather mesRer,
and 1t appears to be growing more so every
year, which certainly Is something Of
which TO be proud. Judge Stsaley has
expressed the opinion that fewer crimes
ara committed in Tyler than any other
county in the State,
The crop prospects are fairly good.
Grass is making fine start, wheat looks
we'll and promises more than an average
crop, while oats, where soWn, are coming
ub hicsly. Should the weather admit.
there will DO more than an average oi
corn and tobacco. Sheep have wintered
we'll, andit Morrison 4 Co. will permit,
farmers will realize considerable from
wool.
COL. Dams CANDIDACY.
Referring to wool reminds me that Cul.
D. D. Johnson Is reported to have recent.
Iy expressed himself as iavoring resto.
ration OF the tariff OF 1857, for the reason
that "the tariff on wool Is about, or the
only protection farmers have" 1t is not
known what caused the redoubtabls Col.
onel to discover SO much Of the truth, un.
less il Is that q Congressman is TO be elect.
nd this year, and II Ia fair to presume he
will come up smiling, as usual. There is
scarcely doubt existing as to the Contil.
ued candidacy Of the Colonel. II Is true
SOME believe he should take q rest, but II
seems that this modern Jonadab is to
stand before the Democratic Convention
forever.
While all Republicans are 10th to allow
General Golf to retire from his present
position, some, realizing the fact that he
Is determined not to accept q third term,
are casting about for the strongest man In
the District to lead the dght against "our
friends, the enemy" and there's the
rub"
A CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE.
A diligent inquiry reveals the feet that
many Of our most substantial Republicans
consider our senior State Senator, Hon.
Anthony Smith, as the best qualified in
any respect OF any OF the numerous gen.
tlelnen mentioned up to this time. They
argue that he has the experience, the
ability, the record and the qualifications
for u successful candidacy. He Is lawyer
Ot no mean ability, Republican in whom
there Is NO guile, was gallant soldier, Ia
Guiding term at AndersonVille, and is
solid on the tariff. There is probably no
other man In the district in whom Is com.
bined so many strong points with so few
weak ones.
County politics are in a state OF ''in.
noCuous desuetude." Not that We do not
possess the elements, but that like our oil
and gas they do not appear on the surface
4a yet. Aspirants for the few positions 10
be filled this year seem 10th 10 call the
game, but appear to prefer to ascertain
who's who. With harmony in county
matters Tyler may reasonably be expect.
I'd to increase her already large majority.
The fair gives promise Of being interest.
ing as usual. Our people realize that 80
far 1t has been grand success aud with
iudiCious management 1t eau be made
power for coed.
Everybody aud his neighbor Is anxi.
ously awaiting the time when operations
tor oil or gas shall begin. Situated, as we
are, In the geographical centre OF the great
basin extending from near Pittsburgh 10
Portsmouth, we believe Tyler is destined
TO be one Of the greatest oil producing
regions Of the country, The G1fley COM
pany have leased about 10000 acres In
this county, and the understanding 10 that
operations will begin this spring, Of
which, more anon. Il. n. Il.