The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-11-24
BELMONT coUNEY, OHIO.
Recent Session OF the Court OF Com
mon Pleas at ST. CIAirsVIlIe.

j from me CtlfO1tcte.
The case of Matthew Patton Us. Albert
| d. Rice, was commenced on WedneS-
day evening of last week, and con-
cluded on Saturday evening. The case
had already been tried twice. Thejury
on the first trial gave a verdict ofabout
| 81, 900 for the plaintiff, and on the second
trial he recovered $4,000. The defend
ant demanded "struck jury" and ac-
cordingly special Ventre was issued
for the following jurors:
3. Ellis DUNCAN, Samuel Wharton,
| Walker G. Brock, John LippincOtt,
Andrew McIlvaine, John BTadfield,
Andrew Smith, James Price,
John Dochary, Louis Boyer,
Robert Claudy, Michael Danford.
The Clerk had evidently taken great
care in selecting these jurors, and it is
conceded 1t was the best jury that has
set in that Court for many years,
The case was we'll managed on both
sides. The witnesses were subjected to
the most searching cross-examination
some Of them being on the stand for
hours. The arguments of Messrs, Cow
en- (for the defence,) and Tallman (for
the PLAINTIFF were especially able and
ingenious.
The jury rendered a verdict of $1,000
for the plaintiff.
Tanman and Chambers for the plain
TIN; Peck, Cowen, Jr., and Bingham
for the defendant.
Thomas OutIGnd aud aOiJe Us. Mary p.
iStdrbttck. SANDER. Verdict for plain
titts for $500. B. S. and d. D. T. Cowen
for plaintiffs, Collins for defendant.
Isaac e. Cline Us. d. e, HoWeH, 1Adlny,
Verdict for defendant. Chambers for
plaintiff, COwen, Jr., for defendant.
State Of Ohio Us. Ndncy Coates, Ar
son. Plead guilty and remanded to
jail. Cochran for plaintiff, Shannon for
defendant.
STATE Us. Nancy Hclfantmee. Assault
and battery. Plead guilty. Fined S.
Cochran for plaintiff. Smith for defen-
Thomas Sweeney & Sons Us. Ste,Dart d.
heeLine. Breach of contract. Tried by
jury. Verdict for plaintiff, damages
assessed at $3.50. Danford and Kennon
for plaintiffs, Cowen, Jr., and Smith for
defendants.
Several minor cases were settled du-
ring the week by the parties.
Destruction OF the James River
Fleet.
semmes, the pirate, in reviewing in
his paper, the Mobile Gazette, Mr.. E. A.
Pollard's history of the war, publishes
the following order, under which the
rebel feet in the James river was blown
up on the night of the evacuation of
Richmond. 1t has never before been
published:
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
RICHMOND, Va, April, 2, 1866.
Rear admiral Raphael SenImes. Com.
mdndiHg James River Squadron.
SIR: General Lee advises the govern
ment 10 withdraw from this CITY, and
the officers will leave this evening ac-
cordingly. / presume that General
Lee has advised you of this, and of his
movements, and made suggestions as
to the disposition to be made of your
squadron. he withdraws upon his
lines toward DanYille this night, and.
unless otherwise directed by General
Lee, upon you is devolved the duty Of
destroying your ships this night, and.
with all the forces under your COM
mRndr joining General Lee. Confer
with him, If practicable, before des-
troytng them. Let your people be ra-
toned, as far as possible, for march, and
armed and equipped Tor duty in the
Very respectfully, your ob't servant,
S. r. MALLORY,
Secretary of the Navy.