Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-12-21

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vr r,,ue$t that our patrons would always
.ad in their advertisements by three o'clock
-. ,Iu, afternoon, in order to secure their inser-
,,o in the morning following. The crowd of
.i,bt work renders it necessary.
Pursuit cf Tie Supposed Lacendia4yJ Beth
,,a colegs-A Scenea ut Pitts5urgd.-It seems
that an Irish coal digger near Bethany, was fl
a,Iy settled upon as the person who burned
n. College OH the night of the 10th inst, and
FINN the Pittsburgh Journal of Saturday, we
r.,5 the result of the suspicion us follows:
Ttor,day morning six gentlemen determin-
don canning here to arrest the rascal, if pos
',hr Their names are Messrs. j. j. Smith, c..
- Moore. A. W. DOniphan, NJ. NJ. Burke, james
T,,,.r and J. G.. Rogers, AL We're students in
n-,b,nv College except NJ. Casner. An infor-
,nstien for inccndiariSn was preferred before n
MAGISTRATE, there, who issued a warrant for
WcVrIley. and deputized Mr.. Rogers us consta-
hi. 70 serve il. The parties were all Southern
q. from different Suites, and of course deeply
inbued with Southern Institutions and man
,4rs ILey burned with a desire to take back
in triumph the destroyer of their alma Mater,
and sci out armed to the teeth and ready for all
emergencies. How their enterprise succeeded,
and how these chIyalrous sons of the South
we're very nearly mobbed for their reckless ar
dor. we will relate below.
On Fri:ay morning they all proceeded to
Mayo Dehaven's office, Allegheny, and com
mGpiea;ed to him their errand. He sent off
,erS Scott and Calhoun with them to take into
custody the supposed incendiary. On entering
the house of Mrs. McNelley, which is on Water
steel. near Pitt alley, they found two men sit
ung in the room. Scott asked which was the
man. 1t this moment Owen got up and slip
pel out Of the back door, and one of the stu
dents said, "rhere he goes" a-rf
Al TuShe ! into the street again and in n sec
ond every one of the ''chivalryn had his revol.
yer out aud cooked ready to shoot down The fel-
lox whenever hc would make his appearance.
But Oven kept dark by this time q large
crnud had gathered, and the sight of five or SIX
excited men with six-shOoterS in their hands,
created no little alarm and Indignation. The
hot.headed Nirginians were running in all direc-
tious, with men women aud children afer them,
and il was rot until they became tumultuous for
their own safety that their deadly weapons were
put out Of sight. The Fourth ward school bad
just before been dismissed, and of course the
Thousand children swelled the crowd and sing
ling out a queer looking customer with a rough
coat from among the Soutllerners, dubbed him
with the title Of Woody Horse" and shouted it
al The top of their voices.
\ citizen now came forward, lectured the
Bethany men ON their ~inprudence; and warned
then To dlSpcrSC or summary measures would be
taken 10 punish people who were so ''rantanker.
GUS Believing him to be the Chief of Police
they obeyed, and started back to Mayor Deha.
Neh'S office, who informed them that he did not
at all approve of their conduct: that they were
acting badly in the whole matter.
Ills Honor also stated that he had Just %rcceiv-
ed word that when the crowd had dispersed,
OEe" MrNelly would deliver himself up; that
MIS-. McNelly said she could bring twenty wit
nesses to prove that on tho night the College
was burnt her son was in Allegheny.
The spokesman of the party stated thatifShc
dd 50 lie would be perfectly satisfied, but doubt
~ her power. The NirGinianS then left the Of
hceio tbs city, and were followed by n hun
'tAy = VI NAAGAAA &l4C ullN
amazement.
Oieourse McNelly did not make his appear
aACe at the Office, according to his mothers pro-
mise, but is doubtless either concealed in the
Guy, or else far away from it, by this time We
regret exceedingly that the rascal was allowed to
escape through the carclcSsneSS or cOwardice OF
ue Students, not the officers, sent to arrest him
Tor we believe him to he the incendiary who fir
gu Bethany College. 1t is said that McNelly's
Iaire'i Of the College is hereditary. His EatIler
%0H lie contract for digging the foundation Of
ue building which was Staked out us is COM
"oh' Through want Of care he dug some feet
"'eF Tie boundary line and refused to fill up
S I excavation, but was latterly forced to do so.
rus saied him so much that it is said he sWorG
oarn the editice III ever arrived at compile
|I' hut he died before executing the design,
r"u Oh las death bed made his son, Owen Nc.
NsTy, swear to fulfil his unaccomplished oath.
A'IeaSt such is the story current about Beth.
ny Here is another, namely, that his wife
T''nc hight OF the fire, came up to Bethany for
~ purpose she stated Of seeing the GollcgC
ytsr. IhIs last, however, is rather doubtful.
nope before our next issue to hear of the ar
isNtU 81 The inceHdiary. Such a man should not
'@''"eu 10 run at large on any consideration
CAa"ge g' Tme.-A material change goes
INTO effect to-day in the running timo of the
D'e'eiand, Pittsburgh & Wheeling Railroad.
me mail train leaves Bridgeport at 5 o'clock a.
NJ the express at 2:4O P. NJ, and the fast cx-
press at 4:5l P. NJ, for Pittsburgh. The 9:24
SNP'eSS train, only, connects at Yellow Creek,
'F Cleveland, arrivin, tbOro ,t o.so p NJ ~.