The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-03
A BIG ISLANDER SUIT.
ENTERED AT ST. cLAlasvlLLs, OHIO.
For rl,. Thousand pall.r. lralu,. III. E1 Eal,or
/ OF the "6iIs,ts''-DOuElAs. the Graat County
Murderer ssts Change OF fTshus-stats
Z NOte, audSaus from Near b. roWat. Is.
The Mlngo nail works turned out14, COO

The Mingo nail works turned outl4CO0
kegs OF nails last week. H.. .u.H.l.t.
W. 8. Douglas, the Grant county murderer
taken 10 that county from this city after
spendinga q number of years In the peniten.
tiary, for the purpose OF having new trial,
has been granted q change OF venue 10 Min
eral county, and has been removed to the
Keyser Il. p r7t % ssr' ir-i!. :. 'odr 70. !
Mrs. Mary Anna Arm was buried last We'd
nesday, at Ben's Run, Peasants county, Of
The funeral was conducted by Solomon
Wells. Her I've sons were present at the
funeral. She was born Sept. 5, 1908, and died
March %, 1888.
Ut. cLAIRsvrLLE.
Mr.. John Dubois, OF Bellairc, was here
yesterday. ~ - 8i ~ lsh
Ex.Treasurer Eaton, OF Barnesyille, was in
town Saturday. ..,..t r.....,. .,.I .-..
Miss Idd Troll Is the guest Of Miss Jennie
Kelly, Of Bellaire. '''''' '''''''T aT.
Charles Troll, Of F. Troll { Son, started
East on Saturday. m ~. sos, 'Hf ~ 'u
Mr.. Henry Adams, Of Wheeling, Is visit.
Ing relatives here. .s..l.
J.. johnson, Esq, OF Philadelphia, spent
yesterday in town. '.. '' /.
Mrs.J. D. Vail, former resident OF st.
Clairsyille, Is visiting here. ilg s.-j ~ IT,
Mr.. and Mrs. !. Y, Davis, OF Mansfield, will
return home on Thursday. .......
W. B. Cash, OF the PROBATE Judges office,
Is visiting at his home In Mead township. y
Deputy Sheriff F. r. sedwick has returned
home after weeks visit at Martins Ferry.
Lou Yaus aud Jack Quinlin. OF East Rich
land, were fined IS and costs each, yesterday,
Tor being drunk and disorderly. '~ 'fS
The Greenaway entertain ment last week
netted handsome sum, which will be aps
piled toward liquidating. the debt on the NJ.
L. parsonuge.
No one attended the Republican Corpor-
alton Convention Friday evening. II was >
worse than the Democratic where eight
votes were required to nominate. -.
The Bellaire correspondent OF the Sunday
Register was rather premature in announcing
Mayor Cooper's name for Probate Judge.
Judge Cochran's term does not expire until
January, 1885. ' '.-' '''.''''''
District Court commences today. Tho
error cases are set for Tuesday; the appeals
for Wednesday and Thursday. There are >
twenty.three cases on the docket judges
EellvI Frazier, Pierce, Ball and Hance win
be present lg551 .I@ sfGgHIg
Mr.. +. K. Brown, Of Boston,. Purchasing
Agent for the famous Middlesex Co.. OF
Lowell, Mass, who has been In st. Glars =
vile for the past two months, returned home
Saturday. He has taken about one million
pounds OF woool from this section.
The election yesterday passed of quietly.
The following were candidates on the Demo-
cratic ticket for Council A. p. Blair, Louis .
Murdaugb, T.J Merritt. John Ferren aud
John W. Shannon. On the ciilzens' ticket
The following appeared: Marshall Thompson,
+. NJ. Cowen, John Carlisle, George Brown,
and James White. - 4.
This community was surprised to learn,
Friday evening" Of by the bringing OF suit
oy Mrs T. ]. Merritt, Of this place, against
Charles N. Gaumer, Esq, late editor OF the
Gazette, for s. 900 for slander. The cause Of
| the action, as alleged in the petition, Is based
| IN the following circumstances: Just before
Mr.. Gaumer and wife removed from ST.
Clairsyille, and while packing up their goods.
Mrs. Gaumer's gold watch, chain, bracelets,
and one or two other articles disappeared.
Mrs. Merritt ives assisting In the packing Of
| the goods, and no one else seemed to have
quietly went to Mrs. Merritt's husband,
Thomas J. Merritt, who had been loremanof
lhe Gazette office, during all the time that
Mr.. Gaumer edited the paper, and laid all
the facts before him. II Is not alleged that
the matter wes ever mentioned 10 any one
else, nor was anything ever known BY the
public until since the fling OF the peli-
ion. Since Mr. Gaumer's removal the articles
have been found. The sum aud substanceof
the matter, rs cleaned from the petition, Is .
that Mr.. Gaumer intimated 10 M. Merritt
that Mrs. Gaumer thought, from all the cir
cumstanees, that Mr.. Merritt might have
taken the articles. Captain Danf0fd repre-
sents the plaintiff, and Robert M. Eaton,
Esq the defendant. Mr.. Gaumer was here
on saturday, but left on the u o'clock train
for Mansfield. .0.,.
III. iBrLLAIRE. tr.u III .r ..
The Mayor raked In SO as the result Of
hilarty on the First 'a9s ,,#rf;l sEa-
Rev. J, K. Nc 6allip and family are now
boarding at J. T Hyatrs. l5g:G "t9s'
An infant child OF Eugene sterritt, OF the Z
First ward, was buried yesterday. ', 's'
Mrs. A. Sheets and Miss Alice Cunning.
ham are visiting relatives near Moundsville.
There will be prayer meeting for the
temperance cause AZ the home Of B. F. Nor
gan, OF the First ward, Wednesday evening.
Rev. l. J. Spencer, formerly pastor OF the
Disciples Church here, now editor OF the
Atlanta ChsiStian preached to his old con-
gregatlOn SUNDAY evening. uf.#rs
William Lytle leaves to-day to take charge
OF the crossing OF the O. 4 7. tracks and d
Superior street, Cleveland. His family will
go as soon as he Is settled there. IN TO.
The Shueizenyerein have elected the fol- /,
lowing officers for the next year: President,
g. Gantert; Vice President, Fl. Bonarius;
Secretary, L. Long, sr.; Treasurer, @, Rum
baugh; Directors. Louis Ross and Carl Doer;
Shuetzen Master, Fred. Eininger; Vice
shutzsn Master, William Clouse Librarian,
Florence Hardwick; Flagbearer, K. Bsntfield;
Trustees, Albert Brandt, Henry Bonarius. 81
VALLEY GROVE. .3'nH OF %
One OF the brilliant events OF The week
past was an entertainment given ut the
residence OF Mr., Richard Carter near Wheel.
Ing.
Attorney I.:F. Jones, OF Wheeling, County
Assessor Zane, OF Pleasant Valley, and Depu-
~ McCoiloch, OF this county, were In this
vicinity few days ago. rs'
Mr.. William Faris, and Miss CASTOR, Of
WellAburg, were here attending the funeral
OF Mrs. 6rotherton, from the residence Of
Mr.. William CASTOR, OF Point Mills, on Sun
day.
Mr.. Robert Hall and son, OF WashIngLon /.
county, Pa, were stopping n few days with
MT hhA ptotueItL hehI tsUuey EUlut,
on their return from an extended teur In :
Kansas. tFIn 3n.i t.
The question, "Resolred, That the signs Of
the times are indicative OF the downfall OF =
the Government" will be discussed by the
experienced debatev Of the Valley Grove q,
Literary Society on next Wednesday evening,
Mr.Jsmes Buchanan, ,Jr., Just in the Spring.
time Of life, has fallen victim to the sttouR 3,
hand Of death. A young man OF brilliant
promise, he was laid 10 rest on Monday last
In the beautiful cemetery over looking the
village Of West Alexander, Pa.
wELLsGuR1. .,.-. .t... ,
A couple Of scientific gentlemen from
neighboring city paid the Wellsburg gas we'll :
n visit n fAR hnHA hinna. Ohtaininn thn In. /.