The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-05-03
-HoMENEWs.

An indefinite number OF cats want.
ed by young lady of EFairmont. We
are not at liberty to give the name Of
the lady, so all who have cats to spare.
and are charitable enough to donate d
few of them to the advertiser, must
send 'em by guess.-WeSt rHirgi1li04l.
We don't know how manya an sim
definite number" may be, but we know
where about three thousand might be
obtained-and they could be spared.
We suppose the young lady is getting
up concert.
of Mr.. Garlic as "that reversible pol1tl-
ciann-after the style OF the "patent re-
versible collar" you know. e5e
"A. +. Barnes, Esq, of Clarksburg,
who was member of the House OF
Delegates during the fall session or last
year, having been somewhat sighting
" referred to in a communication In
tho Telegraph, for voting in favor of the
present provision of the Code respecting
Interest" thus replies: .s'-.-
Gas to my being shelved in this quiet,
complacent way, with the seal of con-
domination affixed. I am not at all dis
posed to submit. I enQuired of the edi-
tor of the Telegraph of what his cores
pondent cOmplalned--whethe he want
ed me to vote for the old law on Hmoney
and interest, chapter 90 OF the CODE" or
the amendment-he replied, T'the old
law" Now said correspondent should
be better Informed before he attempts
to pull "Nessus' shirt" over my ears, for
he will find by examining the House
Journal that my vote, with three 9TH
ers ont OF fifty. five mem bets, is recorded
against the amendment. It is true that
at first voted in the affirmative; but
learning that some OF my constituents
preferred the old law 1 changed my
vote, without at all being satisfied with
the good policy ofso doing-but to car
ny out the wishes of my constituents
so far as L could ascertain them-and
yet what does all this mares nest
amount too? The legal rate ofinterest
still remains by the amendment six
per cent, and anything over is simply
upon the honor of the parties, and cam
not be collected by law. This find Is
the law of quite number of States. 1
am of the opinion 1t is Ofsmall moment
TO the citizens OF Harrison county either
way. Al any rate the amendment was
overwhelmingly sustained in both
Houses, and unanimously approved by
the press and people throughout the
State where interested enough to allude
to the subject" " -,
DR.. Barns proved himself very
worthy and useful member. The good
people OF Harrison would consult their
interests in returning him.
| Capt. II. G. Parsons, of Winfield,
auth orizes the Kanawha Republican to
say that the report now going the
rounds of the papers, to the effect that
| propositions to sell the G. 81 o. r. r. to
the Pennsylvania Central Railroad
Company have been made, is with
out shadow Of foundation.
"A Mr.. Gribbles and Miss Hard
man, OF Lost Creek, Harrison county,
were recently married on horseback,
in The big road" as our old friend
John kellar, of Barbour county would
say. About thirty persons witnessed
the ceremony. The Conservative says
lit was "uDder m outrageous oak"
but we don't see the "umbrageons" at
this leafless season. ,,
| The residence Of Robert Wells, on
the old Lem Beck farm, was burned up
on Wednesday afternoon of last week
| together with, most of his household
goods. The house WAS not very valu
i able one-and we understood was not
insured WclLSGmrg Herald.
The Fhirnont WeSt Virginian says
Mr.. Allen Hall, highly respectable
| citizen of that community, died sud-
denly last Wednesday morning. Cause,
appoplexy. -...et
-WellsburE is agitated about the
License question.
1t Is definitely settled that Mr.. o.
W. Mather is The Assessor of Internal
Revenue for the Third District also
that A. w. Mann Collector for the
same district, was confirmed during
the regular session.
-ForLy-seven emlgranIs from the
Kanawha Valley, passed through Gin
cinpati on their way West Thursday
| week. i..-'
CHARLES johnson, worthy young
man, was run over and crushed to
death by log, on the Goth ult., on his
farm, near Lynch's mill; Turkey creek,
| Monroe county.
"A. Curnins. Of Monroe county, has
been arrested and lodged in Jail on
charge OF horse. stealing. .y
The thieves at Union, Monroe coun-
ty, are gentlemen of various needs.
feather beds, holsters, wagon axle
trees, &c. .e a-@ '-...is.
The Monroe Republican says that
from the LIST day of May the cars on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad will run
daily to Covington 6and farther West as
the road shall be put in running con-
dition. BY the 1s:of Jul y they will run
to the Greerbrier White Sulphur
Springs. T. Mna.- --.t
On the 1st Sunday in April bur
glars entered John ". Stont's house, ut
Browns Mills, Harrison county, while
the family were at Church. and break
ing open burean secured $50, '.'-
The work of building slack water
dams on the Little Eanawha river has
been commenced. Gen. Power the
contractor OF the Improvement, two of
his partners and about twenty-five en-
ployes, are at Elizabeth, Writ county,
That place is to, be the Generals head
quarters. His partners will locate at
different points along the river. Engi-
neer Macarthur has laid ont the design
for dam at Elizabeth and 1t has been
commenced. He thinks he can, erect q
dam there which will throw the water
up to Burning Springs thereby extin-
gushing that place and rendering a
dam there Unnecessary. The, Little
kenawha promises soon to- be the
damInedest river in the State. Ts.Gc
The house of Mr.. Jasper Y Moore,
OF Clarksburg, was entered Wednesday
by some person or persons supposed to
be burglariousiYi inclined. They were
discovered and frightened of by the
frightened servant girl. Nothing stolen.
C0losed servant and negro barber sus-
pected, bit decamped.
"Wednesday night, last week, some
body entered the Dent House, Clarks-
burg, aud ate up n lot Of provisions,
and vent of without carrying any
thing else away. He is supposed to
have been hungry.
The Odd Fellows of Clarksburg, to
the number of about seventy, paraded
the streets last Monday, headed by
brass band Addresses were delivered
by John &. Vance Esa3 and Rev. S. w.
Davis. -. r--,..- ,rs..,.
"A negro named John Lee Watkins, !
i'll woman'S attirs,c was arrested in |
Ciarksburg Snnday- evening a week |
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