Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-06

Arrest Of C5untertsiters.-On Friday night
two men, whe gave their names as George Cole
and Robert Hutchinson, were arrested at the
corner of Union and Main streets, after being
tracked considerable distance, by officers
Wickham and Scroggins. They were taken to
the Office of Aid. Wright the officers meeting
with some resistance from Cole. After hearing
the evidence of several witnesses the Alderman
committed the men to Jail. On Saturday after
noon they were taken before Esqs. Mcdonnell,
Tharp and Hamilton at the Court House for a
further hearing. @. w. Russell, Esq, appeared
for the defendants, and NJ. G. Good ESQ.,, for
the commonwealth. Adam Weisgarber testified
that the two men came into his saloon on Friday
evening and offered a one dollar counterfeit note
in payment for mineral water, which he refused
hutchinson also offered another bill which was
also refused. Officers Wickham and Scroggins
testified to the particulars of the arrest and to
the finding ola lot of money in the magistrates
office, said to be counterfeit and supposed to
have been thrown away by the prisoners. j.
c. Collins examined the money taken from the
prisoners and found about two hundred dollars
in good money and large quantity of spurious
principally in ones on the State Bank of Ken.
lucky, HopknSville, and Eastern notes upon va
rious banks, James Santmyers saw the men
pull what he supposed to be money from their
pockets during their examination before Aid.
Wright. The money was pickedup and found
to be counterfeit A young man named Delo
found roll of bank notes thrown away by Cole
at the time of his arrest, which proved to be
counterfeit. 1t also appeared that Cole and
Hutchinson had succeeded in passing spurious
notes upon Nicoll Bro; A. G. Good, 7. B.
Johnston, Conrad Bascha and Others all of whom
recognized the prisoners in Court
Mr.. Russell asked the Court to admit Hutch
inson to bail. Mr.. Good objected, and after
few remarks from both gentlemen, the justices
upon consultation rcmanded the prisoners for
trial before the county court
The bad success of the gentlemen of the libe-
raj profession who have fourshed hereabouts
from time to time, should warn that dubious
clan that this is no place for their operations
There set of men here who seem to be
possessed of the peculiar nasal faculty of SMELL
ing rogue at a reasonable distance and of fol-
lowing up the scent successfully; and then the
courts are always sure to put them through.
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a Hacbing .ScrQpe-A kicking scrape occur
red at Callenbcrg's, on Market street, on Sunday
morning. George Swartzbaugh vast he kicker
and VIM. Kimberly was the kickee. Kimberly
and another man went into Cnllenberg's bar to
get their bitters, the which Swartzbaugh is dis.
penser. Kimberly, speaking to bottle set out,
remarked that he didn't enter the place to com.
init suicide. "Why that is good whisky" put
in Swartzbaugh. "And smell so, Poh!" an
swered the epicurean K, as he marched away
with his friend in disgust. This was too much
for the dispenser of fluids to bear and so he
followed Kimberly to the door and kicked him
with such force that blood, human gore, resulted
SwartzbHugh was taken before Aid. Wright and
fined, including costs, about five dollars
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The HemHJieta Pic Nic.-We see by an adver-
tisement in another column that the committee
appointed to procure music for the Union pic
mic on Wednesday next, at West Alexander,
have secured the services of Prof. Miller and a
string band Of his selection This union cele
bration of the people of Washington and Ohio
counties in honor Of. the. completion of the
Hempdeld, willaopcarate as sort of cement oil
which both sections must readily see the effect
besides glorious time generally and day of
interest and pleasure will be another result
Every person attending is expected to take his
or her own provisions. In that regard it will
be a pic mic. In other respects it will be a
highly entertaining celebration of a gratifying
event. ltEEFf
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Bread IhrOecm on the Waters."-Thc adver-
tiseFs in the IntsEtgeater during the last week
enjoyed peculiar advantages. For several
mornings before the execution of Burns large
extra editions were printed On Friday even
ing stillslerger edition was put to, press, and
was sold out almost as fast as the, papers could
be taken ftomo steam press and folded. We
filed orders to the country-and there was
scarcely nook or corner Of this whole sur
rounding country to which the z,atszligeacsr did
not go either by hand or mail that evening.
on Saturday morning we printed another edli,
ton, which was likewise sold; land this morning
we have prepared ourselves still further to sup!
ply any demand. s'ss
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a ShQutder. Hitter Loose Moore Sloan took
offence at something which happened to be said
at Heasley's tavern ON Friday niUh& md ,noda