The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-30

Personal soiuts-1he Steamboat War
GIbson's Libel Suits.

Gibson's Libel Suits.
Correspondence Qf he Inte2tsRoer. .-
PARKERsRpRa, w. Va, June ea-hirp
Lou Chancellor, Of Charleston, formerly o
this city, is visiting her many friends here
She is the guest Of Miss Belle jenkins.
Mr.. r. Heber Smith and wife are visit
Ing friends at 2anesyille, 3.
James A. Mofiit, Esq, returned yesterda,
from Nebraska, l4.
Ernest ]. Jones, Esq., Of Ravenswood
one Of the most popular pilots on the river
is at present on the Henry Logan.
!To-day's SLATE Journal announces that tht
first daily journal will appear on July 23j
II Is to bave telegraphic dispatches and
will be q seven colppn paper, 4tis pre-
iicted that it will be live paper, and
everybody wishes it abundant success.
The Fourth Of July will be duly observed
here. A grand time Is promised at the
Fair Grounds, where there will be all
kinds Of races, horse, foot aud fox, &c
Music and dancing will also be promi
nent feature. With half.fare on railroads
e9d excursions on TIP river a large attend
anee is expected. '
Captain John James, Jr., has, we under
stand, purchased the steamer Henry Lo.
gan, which he will at once take South and
place in the cotton trade upon the 4aS0o
river. .ILI 81 r4r5s
For some time there has been war wagcd
between the boats in The lower local trade,
in which the Sonoma and Norton combine d
TO run the Henry Logan out. The war has
been prosecuted with unpsual vigor, and
freight and passengers have been carried
SO cheap that 1t has proved profitable to
aone Of the parties. By The article preced'
Ing this It will be aeen that the Sonoma
and Norton have succeeded in their pro.
ject so far as the Logan is concerned, but
while the Logan leaves the scene Of action
Captain Leavett remains and will be on
hand with new boat, which is to excel
the logau in every respect, At this time
he Is in Wheeling for the purpose Of buy
ing boat that will meet the requirements
OF the trade, and he expects TO get one that
will be able to ogtstrip the others in point
OF speed, WHICH is what the people want.
SlRsoX's SUITS.
Il will be remembeFed that the Hon.
Eustace Gibson, congressman.elect from
this district, during the campaign Of 1881,
felt himseliso much sggrieyed over certain
things said in the Writ county Mentor and
Fmkesburg Journal that he, upon the ad,
vice Of his attorneys, brought suit against
the above named papers, claiming damages
from each in the sum Of $4,000. Neither
OF these cases have yet been tried, hut
during the term Of the Wirt county Or.
cult court Just adjourned, MIR. Gibson was
present, and on calling the case Messrs.
Archer and Vandevoort appeared for the
defendant, C.M. Wells, the then owner
Of the Mfntor, now residing in Wisconsin;
and @, 7. Caldwell and lpIg line ol
Democratic attorneys appeared Tor Mr..
Gibson. Counsel for defendant demurred
10 each Of the three counts in the declara-
ton, ard the demurrer was sustained by the
court ~ 10 the tirst aud third counts,
leaving only the second Us a ground
for the alleged damage. The counts over.
ruled were those reciting the facts that
in various Issues OF the paper the name OF
the then candidate Gibson appeared in
clauses, which would lead tho public to
believe that the gentleman was a man
given at times to his cups. The Judge held
that because man was addic ed at times
to the excessive use Of intoxicating drink
itdid not necessarily soy that he was q
man OF unreliable character, and hence
the counts were not good. The second
count then is tho one qpon whiah the case
must rest, and it's this: A man by the
name OF Jones, Of Jackson county, wrote q
letter to these papers, charging Gibson
with having become drunk and acting in u
disorderIy manner in MiddIeport, Ohio.
Jones has sworn to his latter, and upon
this letter rests Gitson's damage suit. The
case mad to be continued, owing to sick
ness in the family OF the defendant, who
now, resides as stated, in Wisconsin. MIR.
Gibson although elected to Congress, does
not seem to consider thata sufficient ylns
dication.