Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-22
PARKERSBURG.
New Paper I'm the state Of Calhoun-A
Novel Suit-A Denial-Personal-PO
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New Paper I'm the state Of CalhOun-A
Novel Suit-A DeniaI-Personal-PO
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Special TO the Register.
PARKERsBURG, August 20-J. T. Piggott,
Of Harrisville, Richie county, and B. B.
McGlaskey, Of Macksburg, o., are making
arrangements to publish a Democratic pa
per ut GrantSville, Calhoun county. The
first issue will appear October lst, next.
These gentlemen are live, wide.awake Dem
ocrats, and we hope to see them successful
in this enterprise.
A novel suit was brought before Justice
of the Peace in Rockport, this county last
week, and is the first instance we have ever
heard of a minister suing for his salary.
The cise stands about as follows: Rev. ID.
II. Lilly, q Methodist minister, received Il
call to- or was appointed to minister unto
a congregation out on the middle fork of
Reedy, in ROane, but having some doubts
as to the financial status of the Methodist
brethTen in question, heSitated in accept
ing tAe charge. Now it also appears that
one of the brethren, who is all right in
financial point of view, brother Tom Deem,
assured the doubling pastor that If he
would accept the charge, and minister
unto them Gur the time designated
the salary should be paid and that
he would see it paid, etc. This happened
about two years ago, and the suit is brought
TO recover the balance of the amount due,
Sl5I. The Reverend gentleman, who is also
all attOrney-at-law-a queer combination
aud now a resident of this county, embraced
| the first opportunity, when finding Brother
! Deem IN Wood County, brought suit, thus
/ nrstinuy tho tla,,,o,, 20
| and extra expense.
| The detendpnt was represented by ;. w.
! Z. Armstrong, of Spencer, and Lilly acted
! as his own attorney. The case was Gontin-
ued for two weeks, and has attracted much
attention, owing to the unusual character
OF the suit.
Mr.. FOmeroy. of Writ County, emphatic
| ally denies that he ever attempted to sell
! ties that were not his own, and that he
never sawed the ends off and put on his
| brand.
Mrs. Stevenson, the wife of Ex-Governor
| Stevenson, has been much improved in
health by her stay at the mineral wells
near this city.
/ Col. W. NJ. Shaw, of Allegheny Pa, left
! for home yesterday. After a successful
| business trip through this State in the in
/ terests Of the Wilson Machine Company,
/ Chicago.
The Legislative ticket nominated by the
( Republicans OF Wood county, on Saturday,
! is composed of straight.Uut temperance
men, who will probably command the sup.
( port OF the bulk OF the temperance element,
/ but of course that will depend somewhat
| upon the character OF the ticket yet to he
/ placed in the field by the Democrats.
1t appears that Washington Smith, Esq,
| the GrecnbaCk nominee for the Senate, is
! Ineligible and Chairman G. f. Spence, of
the executive committee, will call another
convention for the purpose of nominating
another candidate.
The Greenbackers oi this section are
growing very impatient with DR.. Barbee.
their candidate for Congress on account Of
his failure to take the field and make an
active canvass, and they say il he
does not do so, his political death is GER
tain. The writer had brief interview
with DR.. Barbee during the convention, at
Point Pleasant, and he seemed to regret
very much his inability to take the field,
but on his return from Parkersburg, after
the convention. he was prostrated with
rheumatism and is now barely able to at
tend to his professional duties. Besides
this, he suffers q great deal from two
wounds received while on duty under the
flag of the Southern confederacy. The
Doctor is feeling rather hopeful over the
present outlook We learned one thing GER
tain while there, and that is, that DR.. Bar
hec is quite popular in Mason and Putnam
counties.
We learn from prominent Greenbacker
OF this city that q strong effort IS being
made TO induce the Hon. +. W. Wilson, OF
Kanawha county, to accept the nomination
for Congress- on the Greenback ticket. Mr.,
Wilson's we'll known hostility to monopo-
lie, Of all kinds makes him popular with
the Greenback element 1t is hardly posi-
bic that Mr. Wilson will consent to make
the race as the followers of the Greenback
er> in the third district are diSpairlng ol
success. and returning TO the respective
parties from which they wandered lew
years ago This opinion is based upon the
sentiments as expressed to the writer by
many of that faith who have been true and
Jealous followers Of the GrcenbaCk standard
ever since il was flung to the breezes.
The fend Kennedy, who is charged with
the outrage on the ten-year-old daughter o.
Mrs. Riser aHVolcano, isnot hotel keeper
aS reported, but labOring man. Many
have been under the impression that the
party charged with this horrible crime
was the well known proprietor OF the Amer
ICan house, this city. as he recently re
moYed from Volcano TO Par <erSburg. but
the man is no relation to Kennedy, the ho
lei Keeper at ParkerS6urg. Inc leellng III
the vicinity of the outrage is very strons
against the accused, and strong threats o.
vengeance are heard on every side. Extrs
precautions will be taksn to guard the Jai
here, and lynching prevented. The po0l
little victim Of mans hellish lust Is still
alive, but her recovery IS doubtful
From some cause the name OF 5. ;. Spen
Ger, the Republican nominee for County
commissioner was omitted from our rePor
OF the convention of Saturday last. Mr.
Spencer is the present efficient incumbent
and his nomination is q we'll deserved com
| plment
The following Wheelingites autographed
at Andy Ais popular central to-day: NJ Il
Wolf, {. W. Fraber. ID. Daley and Dr. Simp
son, having reached here by the st. Law
renee, which was delayed by The fog las
night and this morning stranded on the olC
dam, at Marietta, which detained her tor
TWO hours longer.
Mrs J. T. Slattery, who has been spend
inE month with her father, Col. John GIt
Milan, OF this city, left for home on the st
lawrence to-day, much to the regret oil he'