The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-07-20
THEPOUaaKHEPsIEExC1TEMEn1
Assembling OF the H1nItary at Pleas.
ant VaIley-ArFest OF the RInEleRl.
'H' ers and seizure OF PrOperty-A
great Show OF Right, but NO g
aanfnun Resistance. -.


ant VaIRey-ArRest OF the RIngleRd.
'H' ers and seizure OF Property-A
Great show OF Fight, but NO
..- t serious Resistance. ts-r
aS PoUaHKEEPsIE, July II, 1859.
The Excitement at Pleasant Valley
last night was intense. The railroad
laborer5 changed from peaceful work.
ers into q lawless mob, by the disap.
nearance of WEIGH, the contractor, with.
the money from which they We're to be
paid their wages, armed with clubs
roamed about the streets during the
night vowinR vengeance, and threaten
ing violence IL any attempt was made
by the Sheriff ana his officers to take
the horse and wagon from their ac-
knowledged leader, Jack Mcdonald
In accordance with the order of Sher-
if KenWorthy to theimfIitary to aid him
In serving the attachment, at O'Clock
this morning, Company d, Scott Guard,
accompanied by the Sheriff and q posse,
proceeded in wagons to the scene, halt
ing a short distance from the village
and forming In platoons for work.
While this was going on affairs In the
village were assuming serious aspect.
Scattered about the streets were groups
Of Irishmsn. many carrying clubs,
coming in from the upper dlvl-
sion Of the railroad, marching two by
two. and led by stalwart fellow.
Each one of the twenty-three carried a
club. Their marching was so regular
that it certainly seemed as If they
had been drilled. AS they passed
Armstrong; Hotel they were re-
oeived with shouts by crowd
gathered there. They passed on to the
barn where Welch's horse and wagon
\ were located, and over which the now
notorious Jack Mcdonald and another
ugly. looking customer, named John
Short, were keeping guard After halt
ranks, and in squads visited other men
In the neiRhborhood, some partaking
| freely OF liquor, and all pledging mu-
| tual support to the last. They openly
talked of resisting the military, saying
| that they might as we'll be killed as
starved to death, for they had no mon
ey. Every one OF thems however,
had. been told the night previous
that the payroll was being made out,
and when it'was completed they would
receive months pay.
Soon after 10 o'clock Intelligence was
received Of the arrival of the military
on the outskirts of the VILLAGE and
Sheriff to take possession OF the pro-
perty In the barn, Some of the Irish
men who were at this time lounging
about Armstrong's Hotel, rose to their
feet and with whoop and shout OF
"Come on boys of Pleasant Valley !"
others, catching, sight OF the troops ran
Of, in another direction, while at the
same time Company +, Of Pleasant
Valley, moved to meet the Poughkeep-
sie organization. Some OF the villa
gers cautioned Others to keep away
from the barn. as two kegs Of powder
had been placed In 1t for the purpose of
blowing it up! In fact, 1t was gene.
rally credited by all that such was the
case, as the laborers had threatened to
do so.
In few moments the Poughkeepsie
company came In sight, and marched
to within two hundred feet of the barn,
hating In the middle OF the road, when
Sheriff Kenworthy, Deputy Sheriff Hal
sted, and four night policemen advance
ed to the stable yard adjoining it. At
this particular moment there was a
crowd OF forty or fifty assembled near
the building. Nothing daunted, the
Sheriff with his posse walked dellber!
ately through the gate, the policemen
breaking open the barn doors without
a show of resistance, and taking from
the building the coveted" property.
Some of the crowd expected to see the
barn blown to atoms, but there was no
powder in it. AS soon as the horse and
wagon were taken out Sheriff Kenwor-
thy advanced to Jack Mcdonald, and
placing his hand on his shoulder, said,
t'Jack, 1 arrest you" The latter inn
mediately turned to John Short and
exclaimed, "Now blow your whistle"
He had not time, however, to do SO, for
he, too, was at once arrested and both
city and lodged in Jail. The horse and
wagon were also brought here.
AS soon as the crowd saw that the |
SheriT had conquered, two or three Of
them, being under the influence OF
rum, taunted the military, and called |
on the other Irishmen to advance and
fight them, but the number of muskets |
visible were too intimidating. After |
the arrest and seizure of the property,
the military, including both compan- |
les, marched to Armstrong's Hotel, in |
front of which they halted, when
Sheriff Kenworthy, at the loudly-ex-
pressed wish of the Irishmen, visited |
the main contractor, Mr.. Davis, who |
has a room in the hotel, in order to as
certain when the laborers might expect |
their pay. Mr.. Davis assured the |
Sheriff that the pay rolls were periect- |
Ing, and the men might expect to re- |
ceive their pay by Tuesday next. |
nounced to them from the piazza of
the hotel, but 1t was not very
pleasantly received. many shouting,
TASK Davis what We Iare to do till |
then7 Must we starveH and then
loud calls were made for Davis to Rp-
pear, which he did, sticking his head
out Of window, saying, "Boys, you'll
all get your money when the pay rolls
are Completed; we are not going to run
away" This seemed to quiet the
crowd, and 1t gradually thinned out,
when the excitement for the day was
ended. The military were then escort.
ed to dinner, aiter which they were
dismissed, all feeling gratified that It
was not found necessary to shed blood.
The people of Pleasant Valley still feel
nervous, expecting trouble on pay days
Therefore, at their urgent solicitation,
the Sheriff has appointed a number of
them special deputies to preserve the
peace. Tonight everything Is quiet,
and will probably remain sos
Treatment or Scarlet Fever.
DIR. Charles T. Thompson reports in
the Lancet his manner of treatment in
Lot 90 ho tel