The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-06
ST. LOUIS.

| SA' HVOAsI OCFOUer O!-Ine ut0Od mas
a report from Denison, Texas, which SAYS
that on the night Of September 25, twen-
ty.hVe or thirty armed and masked men,
riding blanketed horses, visited Thos.
Boyds Rt 81, Joseph, Montague county,
and called on VIM. Stone, who, with his
family boarded with Boyd, to come out.
Stone relused, whareupon he was inform.
ed that there was q body Of men near by
who intended to hang him il he did not
leave town In twenty.four hours. The
party then visited several other houses
and made similar demands upon the in
mates: The next day Deputy U. s. Mar
shal, ]. n. Redmen and several other U.
8. Officers arrived at ST. joseph, and
found Stone and others packing their
wagons preparatory to leaving, and &C.
companicd them fifteen miles on their
journey, and camped with them the first
night keeping out pickets to prevent sur.
prise, as their intention was to follow and
murder them. Yesterday o refugee an.
peared before 0. 3. Commissioner, Chss.
3 Manner, and filed complaint against
twenty-five members Of the gang whom
he could identify. Warrants were issued
and placed in the hands of Deputy Mar.
shal Wright, who with a posse OF armed
men lett Denison last night for Montague
county TO make arrests. A demonstra.
lion against Stone and others was made,
10 prevent them from appearing in court
as witnesses against certain parties. ~
CONVENTION OF FIRE ENGINEERS.
The second annual Convention of The
Chiel Engineers Of Fire Departments OF
various cities OF the Union met al the
Mercantile Library Hall to-day, and was
called to order by President Dawrell, OF
Boston, who extended hearty welcome
to the delegates A committee of five
was appointed to select officers for the
Convention, who after brief consulta.
ton reported II. Clay Sexton, oil St. Louis,
as President, with II Vice Presidents. Il
Il, Raymond, Of Cambridge, Msssachu-
setts, was chosen Recording Secretary:
N. Chase, Of Bloomington, Illinois, Cor.
responding Secretary, with three Assist.
ant Secretaries, and Thos. F. Nevins, OIL
Brooklyn, New York, Treasurer. The
report was adopted and President Sexton
took the Chair and returned thanks for
the ehonor. The Committee then appoint.
ed an order of business and the Conven-
tiun adjourned till to morrow 10 give the
Committee time to report.
AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL FAIR.
The fourteenth annual fair OF the 81.
Louis Agricultural Association opened
odsy at the extensive and highly i'm.
proved grounds, four miles from the CITY.
Weather very fne and attendance un.
usually large for the opening day. Ac.
cording TO custom established seyeral
years ago all children in the city under
u years OF age are admitted free. Over
twenty thousand Of the little people were
present with theirparents and guardians,
numbering perhaps ten thousand or
more. Several departments are in.
complete to-day, but everything is
being rapidly arranged and oil
the classes will be larger and
much finer than ever before. This
is notably so in the stock, machinery and
agricultural implement departments, all
OF which are OVERLOOKING, and for the &C
commodation of which extensive addi.
tons to the former buildings had TO be
made.
The premiums for the trottinC and run.
ming races amount to over $4,000, and
will be competed for on the half mile
track by some Of the finest trotters and
thoroughbreds in the country. The mum.
ber of entries thus far made reaches
nearly 5000 against about 5000 last year
FOUNDRY BURNED.
Tho brass foundry and hardware house
ol Kupterle & BsisSelier, 800 North Sec.
ond street, took fire at half past ten to.
night and was completely gutted before
the flames were subdued. Neither
the value Of the stock or amount OF dam.
aye or insurance can be ascertained to.
night. A large number OF fire chiefs
from other cities were spectators OF the
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