The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-06
THIEVES AND THINGS
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Rlra-ssu,J Letter from the Hous of the
Prospect OF the PsrdOuof
Member Of the Jlmsu aasE.

RlTtr-SeWsJ Letter from the Hone OF the
| Penitsntiary-Proapte OF the Pardonof
Member OF the Jamsl aasE.
The Sportsmen's Club, OF Pittsburgh, has
procured a thousand partridges from Ten.
nesse, to be turned loose in Western Penn.
sylvania.
The Wyland bridge, on the Pittsburgh
Southern, was crossed by broad guage
train for the first time on Saturday last.
This bridge is little over eight miles from
Washington. r.T.Ilf
A novel wedding is reported from the
southern end OF Fayette county, Pa. The
parties crossed from West Virginia into
Springhill. township where Esquire Conn
made them one flesh. The bride walked
from Fairmont, some thirty miles, and met
her husband, two miles above Morgan
town. After the Squire had sent them on
their way rejoicing they started to walk
back through the mud and drenching
rain to Morgantown, but when three miles
on the way the wife gave out and was left
at house with orders to "come on in the
morning." which she did.
| MouSD6vTLLE.
Colonel Thompson, one OF the Legislative
committee clerks, spent Sunday here, the
guest Of Rev. A. Buchanan, Of whose
wife the Colonel Is o relative.
The Granite State landed here Sunday
morning on her way up, having on board 100
tons Of pig metal for the mill, and in COM
pliance with instructions received by tele-
graph, 1t Is said, continued on her way with
the metal on board.
Circuit Court Clerk Baker, and County
Court Clerk Finn, drew, the grand jury
and trial jury for the February term Of the
Circuit Court Saturday. The special jury
for the trial OF the shepher-M McMechen will
case, will likely be drawn to-day.
VIM. Kountz, Esq, of the upper town, ship.
ped q car load OF black walnut lumber to
Denver Colorado, consigned to ]. Ross Car
ney, formerly OF this place, Saturday last,
the first shipment OF the kind ever made
from here to the far West Large quantities
Of that class OF lumber have been sent East
from this spoint. le
A large number OF persons gathered at
the river" Sunday afternoon, drawn there
by the announcement that the Rev. Long, OF
number of persons at that time. The sudden
rise in theriyer aud the floating ice, caused
thereby. induced the gentleman to postpone
the ceremony until to-day.
Mr.. Meaghen, OF Mcconnell & Meighen,
the law firm by whom the suit was brought,
showed very decided reluctance to impart
any information in answer to inquiries sbout
the case, merely saying "he guessed the mat
ter would all be adjusted in short time"
Mr.. Kloman Is reported as saying when
here q few days ago that The had spent large
sum OF money on the mill, and that 1t was
not his intontion TO allow 1t 10 remain idle
long" 50
Captain ]. Alexander Lockwood, pilot OF
the Scotia, with some friends were skating
on the Ice near the mouth OF the Big Grave
creek, Friday evening last when the Ice gave
way, and ]. Alexander suddenly found him
self foundering In the cold waters OF the
creek, where he would no doubt have found
watery grave but for the heroic efforts OF
I'D Cooper, late OF Wheeling, who at i'm
minent risk to himself succeeded in rescuing
the young man from his perilous and un-
pleasant position.
The Kloman Mill complications were the
universal theme OF conversation on the
streets Saturday evening last. All sorts OF
theories and surmises were INDUCED in as to
the probable effect Of the suit entered
against the concern by the trustees OF the
estate OF Andrew Kloman, deceased. On
Tuesday last an Office judgment was entered
up against Messrs. W. Il. Caruthers, A. @.
kloman and @. II. Kloman, partners as the
Kloman Iron and Steel Company, for the
sum OF s. 600 In suit that day instituted
against them by A. G. Kloman and G. II.
Kloman, Executors and Testamentary
Trustees Of Andrew Kloman, deceased.
Old Granny Grimes,n the Indian.negro,
OF the Third ward, died Saturday morn
ing last and was buried yesterday. Mrs.
Grimes 10 supposed TO have been fully
one hundred years old. No person here, not
even herself, knowing her actual age. D. A.
Troupe, who did such q business as agent for
some OF the Pennsylvania death rattle In
surance companies here some time ago, sold
large number Of policies on the old lady's
life 10 different persons here. The action OF
to the said insurance companies, was SOME
what discouraging to the policy holders, but
they now have an opportunity OF testing the
reliability OF the concerns. But the persua'
siye, and oily tonguea Troupe, where, oh,
where Is he? ~ Il =
Doctors Barbee, Harvey, Reeves and Bruce
visited the prison Saturday last for the pur-
4 pose OF making IN examination Of the physi.
cal condition OF Thomas Webb, the Hunting.
ton bank robber, who has for a long time
past been In very poor and declining health,
with indications OF lung disease. Apetition,
signed by the leading citizens OF Huntington
aud Cabell county, asking the Governor TO
lnterpose executive clemency In Webb's case.
has gone up to his excellency, and your cor
respondent Is informed that the Governor
has said that II committee OF physicians in
good standing and Of acknowledged ability,
II INptIl th0t Hf,a NJ In pat,
itenhary will likely prove fatal to the priso-
ner, he would issue pardon. The in.
formation Is that the physicians who made
the examination will report that in their
opinion Webb cannot live his sentence out In
prison, in which case he will no doubt be
pardoned and released soon.
| BELLAIRE.
s.R Wetherald and family will move back
to Bellaire from Martins Ferry.
Miss Ida Hammond has taken situation
iuthe dry goods store OF Mayer & Klotz.
There will bes temperance prayer meet.
ing at the South Bellaire church Wednesday
evening.
The First ward building association, has
made v. T. Morgan president and i. A.
Chambers secretary.
A number Of South Bellaire people have
organized y Saturday evening prayer meet
Ing, to meet at the church.
The Katy stockdale came up 10 Heather.
ington's yesterday when the Ice proved too
heavy for her and she put up there.
Frank Bumberg Is in jail for stealing some
jewelry from Ed. Monahan's dwelling, which
ne entered without violence, but stealthily.
The street car track between Gravel Hill
| and Benson's ferry was under water yester.
day, and the street cars did not go above the