The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-23
PanhandIe News.

HeruLd Tor the IOllOWlnS lLeLlS Gull
cerning matters in Hancock and
Brooke:
Atthe Hancock Circuit Court, which
sat on the 10th, the Grand Jury, Ewing
Turner, foreman, presented as follows:
State of West Virginia VS.. James Camp
bell (76l for intimidating and hindering
the Registrar of Butler township in the
discharge of his duty; against AlonZo
| Knox, for voting in Butler township
contrary to law; and against Daniel A.
Yant, for retailing spurious liquors
contrary to law.
During the session of the Grand Jury,
| VIM. M'CrearY was fined $40 and costs
on previous Indictment for auctioneer-
ing without license, Rev. w. S. Ken
to perform the rites of matrimony.
Pittsburg and SteubenVille Railroad
case, and several others laid over and
minor matters attended to.
Execution for penalty of 81, 600 was
ordered to be issued against Samuel
and John Cunningham, said parties
having been duly warned and failed to
make their appearance in Court.
VIM. Reed, a boy about fourteen, was
put upon his trial for receiving stolen
goods, being some Sl3, stolen from the
store of Thomas BOnSel in New Cum
berIand by another boy and found con-
cealed in the clothes of young Reed.
On being arrested and somewhat fright
ened, he disclosed the name of the thief
who was also imprisoned and subse-
quently made his escape.
The case came before jury, and
owing to various mitigating circum-
stances, the jury found n verdict of not
guilty.
A case involving the paternity of a
colt, the reputed ancestor in one case
being IS horse and in the other Il $50
,Nf n u
Mr.. Evans, of the latter, I. NJ. Patter-
son, John White being the owner of the
mare, next occupied the attention ofthe
court and Jury. The examination OF
the witnesses disclosed n good deal OF
information on the physiology of the
horse" and without having toSummon
that ghost of Soloman to testify, the
case was decided in favor of the IS
horse, though it was argued that the
young horse "took AFTER the $40 Nor
gan in II preponderating degree.
THE Wool TRADE.-The wool trade
has been exceedingly brisk in the upper
end of Hancock during the last ten
days, Mr.. s. George, acting for Rhode
Island manufacturers, having gone
among the natives with n pile OF green
backs and a slightly advanced price
and stirred them up wonderfully. On
our arrival at Pughtown, Tuesday
morning, we were astonished to lind
the street choked up with something
less than a quarter of mile of wagons
and imagined that the whole county had
been spewing out. over thirty wagons
were waiting at one time their turn to
be unloaded, and we were informed
that the amount of wool thus brought
in exceeded 90, 900 pounds. small lot
of the more inferior was bought mt DOC
per H., but the great bulk was bought
at 60c-61c and &c being paid for some
toward the last. .a
The general good quality as regards
cleanliness and appearance of the wool,
this season, is a subject of universal
remark. It is partly attributed to the
cool weather in the forepart of the sea
son preventing the elxe from rising, but
probably with more justice to greater
care being taken with the sheep, and in
preparing the wool for market.
In Brooke county, we believe, as yet
very little wool has been sold, and the
farmers seem not disposed to accept the
current price, holding for an advance.
Comparatively little, at any rate, has
come to town. a
The seventeen year locusts are pre-
vailing in Hancock county at this time,
the woods aud orchards being full OF
them and their music, We had our
visitation some three years ago.
A couple of women named Henis
from the vicinity of Bethany were com
mitted to Jail on Monday evening on a
sort of ge neral charge of "horse steal
ing and universal ornariness." Their
cases Will be in time for Court next
week.
There is beginning to be some talk
in regard tou State nominating conven-
ton 10 be held shortly for the purpose
of preparing II State ticket. In Han
cock the 10th of July was suggested as
IL proper time for holding the county
con yention for the selection of dele
gates, III this county we have heard no
day specially spoken of.
B. +. Williams, recently purchased
the Virginia House in Wellsburg for
So 300, and proposes some day to "keep
u hotel."