The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-09-05
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WEST YIRGINIA.

Hon. A. w. CAMPBELL, OF wheeling
will deliver the annual address before the
Hancock Agricultural Association. on
hThprsday, September e2d,at y O'Clock
p. M!-HdneDSs COurttr. GGq s!s
THE Hancock Courier says Mr.. Mccall
ferty, the ferrymAn at New Cumberland
came near being drowned on Monday last
His little boy fell into the river. Mac jump
4 Cd in after him. and as neither could
swim, both would have drowned If per
sons present had not rescued them.
THE Hancock Democracy will hold
their Conymtoaa FairTtgw On tAeI1oth
TEE time Ytot holding Sthe; Hancock
Agricultural Fair has been changed once
more. 1t will positively be held on the
91st, cad Land 2Sinsts.
A SINGULAR AFFAIR.-The vito Of
BENJAMIN Hardman, who resides at the
West End Of Clarksburg, was found dead
Qn1a lounge In her house on Thursday
morning, last week. The particulars Orc
these; "A few days before her husband
had gone away from home, into one OF the
adjoining counties, leaving Mrs. Hard
man alone in the house, she refusing TO
allow any one to remain with her. On
Wednesday night Mrs. Dr.. Meigs, who
who resides opposite, dreamed that she
had not. seen Mrs, Hartman for several
days, and was 50 impressed that carly in
the morning she went over, when she
found Mrs. H. lying upon her face on the
lounge ClarkS6Hry Conservative.
THE camp meeting, at Vinccnt's, near
shinnston, commenced Friday.
REMARKABLE FHA)ET.- Last Wed.
nestlay two ladies walked from Is point
beyond Quiet Dell TO- Clarksbtrg' tn q
hours, earring their shoes in their hands
They then took the cars for Wilsonburgr
and spent several hours in tho intricacies
Of croQuet. One Of them also attended
the circus.-C harrisburg Conservative.
! POISONED CuEEsE. Lon sundfy& Last
quite number of our citizens, all Of
whom bought cheese Of Mr.. Lowensteinl
and ate It, were taken suddenly sick with
cramping in the stomach, and came near
dying. They, however, by medical assist
ance recovered. 1t is supposed that the
infection Of the cheese was milk dis
case-RGn. Journal.
DIR. o G. CHASE, formerly of Putnam
has established a Republican, paper Il
| Gayandotte. styled the CInSlttles / h4
INDIAN REL1c.-Wc learn, from the
New Creek Gazette, that Mr.. John Ar:
mold residing on Cabin Run, Mineral
county, recently found on the land Of yAIr.
John Umstot, an Indian pipe, made Of
black limestone rock. The pipcis good
fac-simile of u swan, and remains unin'
ljued Notwithstanding It's antiquity.
THE Clarksburg Telegraph pledges d
beautiful silk banner to the Republicans
of the township inaHarrisor giving the
Elargcst increase over their vote in October
1868.
WE learn that on !the 25th ult. Mr.
Okey johnson Of Parkersburg, made q
speech ut GrGntsville, Calhoun county, in
which he advocated tho adoption OF the
Flick Amendment, and several Other
honorable, and just measures, not in accor'
dance with the doctrines advocated by
Mr.. John Jefferson Davis.-7eIegraph.
HARDY county has population, as just
!. revealed by tho census, of $685. There
arc 2,447 white males, 2,455' white fe
males; 800 colored males, and 3O7 color
ed females. This shows an equality ii
numbers Of sexes quite remarkable.
| Gov. STEVENSON and other Republican
speakers spoke at Lewisburg Saturday
SERIOUSLY I1L.-Thc many friends o.
Judge Joseph A. Chaplinc will regret to
learn that he is lying seriously III ut his
residence near town. of typhoid fever
StepherdstolOn Re0fsttr.G ga = b
LASTS Saturday week, ago, Mir Joe
HoIlys who Is one Of the Oldest citizens o.
this county, visited the White Sulphur
Springs to see the cars Tor the first tint
in his lie, though. he is in his ninetictl
year.-LetoiSbuTg journas. sos : (. g. - II
H. THE Berkeley UpiaRi Indignantly: ask
If some kind Of o rule cannot DO served
On Mr.. Ferguson, to compel him to show
tcausc why The indox to Tho ocode is'ho
completed. sucA9r = gssr3 erri'z.
A POLITICAL discussion came of q
West Onion Friday; e5tES inst, between
Gen. Harris and co. Benz " tsoh0 s &
-F1oHr BETWEEN HAWK AND SNAKE
| A gentleman on Toms Fork, Tu tff!
4 county, informs US That \ shortTtime> age
| he witnessed & fight between b large
.blaeksnake and q hawk, The Aawlk fey
down upon the snake, and was the at
lacking: party, ,cll1Ghing;rtt dD his claw
perhaps for the purpose OF carrying; !
away, but the Snake winding hihisel
quickly around the body, neck and legs o
tie liawk, held him tightly, when oul
friend went up, to them and killed .hQil
Itha&R and snake II, Il luncertain (Which
be say, it let alone, would have been tht
C6nQnerI6dr!.H Our best wishes would have
beer, decidedly jim favor, of tho hawk
West Union Herald.
Tiff, census gives Charleston, the "pcr
mancnt seat" population Of SO91.
4 fAE ACQUIsrTIoN.-We IRE informed
that the Hon. James II. FurgesOn, o
'ICa6ell county has rented rooms in 'thl
fine new building erected tIyiJ Shields
Esq, on Front street, in this city, with /
view to locating hero permanently, ant
. devoting his time exclusively 70 the prac
tice Of his profession. We suppose Thu
will necessitate tho nomination 81, o new
candidate for Hodse Of Delegates by TIL
Democracy Of GabslL cou1tyg ipasmuch q!
the Constitution provides That member
Of tho Legislature shall reside in tht
county which they IFsprcsent-Ranat'h'
Journal.
We trust Mr.. F. will nov, fad fine i
sEput tho finishing touches on the Cod
Index, qs We are inforp1ea that very littl
labor Is rcnnired 10 complete It.