The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-05

er G. a. Thompson, at the landing
yesterday morning. The arrest was
made on dispatch resolved from the
Chiefof Police in Parkersburg. Charl-
ton was acting mate on board the
steamboat and made no resistance
when the officer took hold Of him.
The Captain of the Thompson gives
the following version OF the affair, sub
stantially. While coming up the river
(colored) who was deck hand, knock
ed in the head of barrel of whiskey
and distributed it among his fellow
employees on deck. The parties COON
became Intoxicated and made consid-
cradle noise. The mate went below,
and in his efforts to suppress the riot
Gus proceedings, was obliged to strike
the deceased. The Captain hearing OF
the disturbance went down, also, and
ascertaininG the cause of the difficulty
ordered the ringleader TO 20 to tho Of
tee and get his money. This he did,
and the boat came on to Parkersburg
where the discharged man was put on
the wharfbOat. just as the Thompson
was starting out the cOlOred man APP
piled an approbious epithet TO the mate
and dared him 10 come of and fight.
The mate jumped on the wharf
boat struck the deceased and got back
on the steamer. The boat came on TO
this city, and on its arrival was board
ed aud Charlton arrested as before
mentioned. Whether the deceased was
killed by sLabbing or by blow of the
mates fist, Jour informant did not know,
The prisoner was lodged in Jail to
await further developments.
Sergeant Stanley deserves credit for
his prOmptness in this matter.
Z. S.-SInce writing the above we
have heard n different version of thi 8
unfortunate affair. The latest report
is TO the effect that the Thompson land
ed nj Parkersburg 10 put off the cOlored
man, and that on reaching the wharf
boat he was followed by Charlton and
struck with capstan bar and stabbed in
two or three places. The steamboat
was promptly rounded ont, leaving the
murdered man where he fell. The
Waterman on the wharfbOat saw him
soon after, but supposed that he WAS
asleep. No attention was paid to him
untilhi remaining quiet for so long =.
period induced the Waterman to exam
inc aud ascertain what was the matter,
when it WIS discovered that the unfOr-
tunAte man was dond. The intelligenc"
was conveyed 10 the authorities i'll
Parkersburg, and the dispatch referred
TO. sent by the Chief OF Police i'll that
place 10 Sergeant Stanley in this city.
The arrest on the arrival of the Thump.
son here is noted above.
We give these statements, suDstan-
Tally, as they We're made TO us. We
do not pretend to vOuca for the correct
ness OF either. The faces will, probably,
be developed in "a few days. Until then,
no great confidence should be placed in
the reports that may be i'll circulation.
RuBEEKs ABJUT.-Our city was visi-
ted On Sunday night, or rather Mon
day morning, by gang of robbers,
whose operations are without II parallel
in the city's history. We hav" heard
of six ar eight stores ard residences
they entered aud attempted TO enter,
but in one instance, only, so fLE AS we
have learned, did they succeed i'll get
ting any booty. The upper end OF Mon
roe street seems to nave been the prin-
cipal scene OF the rad, uud we mention
the names of those who were the OBJ
j-cts OF the robbers attention. MIR. j.
LaLG1ried's residence was entered
through door in the rear Of the hall,
aud AFTER ransarking the house they
came into his sleeping apartment and
aOsrrncIcd a pocketbOnk continuing S2l
III money from his puutnloOns. Two
suits of clothing were token out of the
room, bnt were LEFT in the hall. The
doors of the residences of john l.. Rice
and MIR. Michael Brcinig were tried,
but the robbers did not succeed in open
ing them. The residences of MIR. j. NJ.
Matthews and Mr.. Egerter were enter
ed bnt nothing carried away. We
heard that The residence of MIR. Benz
Fisher was also visited, but we did not
learn that anything was taken. The
store room OF Mrs. GarfOrth, on Mar
ket street. was entered by unlocking
the front door, but that lady could not
discover that she had suffered any loss.
The residence of Mr.. Augustus Pollock,
on Main street, was entered from the
rear, but that gentleman was on the
QnH UiUc, and the rObber was compelled
IL -,
Centre Wheeling was also broken open,
with what result we did not learn. An
attempt was made TO get into Lewis
sore, corner of Webster and Main
streets, on Sunday morning, but the
presentation of II pistol by IL party who
was aroused by the noise, caused them
to leave without saying "Good By"
JOHN Il. GoUGu.-As the 18th of Jan
uary approaches the desire TO hear this
remarkable and truly wonderful orator
increases. TO give our readers an idea
of how Mr.. Coughs new lecture "Cir-
WINS received at his own
home, we print the following from
the Worcester (Mass.) "DGiiy Spy"
MIR. GoUGH's LEcrURE.-The lecture
season had a brilliant opening last
evening. The Lyceum and Natural
History Association commenced their
course with John Is. Cough, in his now
lecture entitled "CircumstAnces.''-
Every seat in the house was sold, and
ali available standing room WAS Occu
pied.
Mr. Cough was greeted with hearty
applause, and spoke for more than an
hour and II halt, holding the audience
as no other speaker can do it. His de-
lineaIions of circumstances" in their
relations to life, were i'll his best style,