The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-22

The Democratic conventions, Town and
Township, will be held Saturday,
Quarterly meetings will be held at the NJ.
Z. Church next Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. Harry L. Steenrod and wife started on
Monday for Steele, Dakota, where they will
make their future home.
Hon. L. Dauford was appointed by the
Court to assist the Prosecuting Attorney in
the case Of Ohio va. vanderpool and Jones.
Ex.Recorder James A. Barnes has removed
to Bonneville. His house on East Main
street will be occupied by Deputy Clerk
Thompson.
Probate Judge Cochran has adjudged John
A. Edwards, OF Warren township, insane,
and has made application for his admission
into the Athens Insane Asylum.
The postt flee Is closed at noon every day,
to prevent the school children from getting
the mail. This Is great Inconvenience to
many who depend entirely on their children
TO carry the mail home.
An entertainment will be given on Friday
and Saturday evenings, March Both and 3lst,
BY the ladies OF the NJ. E. Church, the pro-
cesds Of which will be applied toward can.
ceiling the parsonage debt.
Mr.. Frank K. Brown, OF Boston, who has
made 81. Clairsville his headquarters while
buying wool In this region during the past
winter. has returned home. BE has bought
over 700. 600 pounda Of wool In this neighbor
hood. Messrs. O. Troll q Sons, disposed OF
SOC, 900 pounds TO him.
Under the caption, Circumstances Alter
Cases" the Gazette says: "Our Representative
AT Columbus has had bills passed authorizing
Martins Ferry and Bellhiro to issue bonds
10 raise funds for making Improvements
thereon, without asking the consent OF the
people expressed by o vote, and yet he OPP
poses the passage OF similar bill TO erect a
new Court House, How consistent! And then
Bellaire has been outraged BY the passage OF
the bill to raise $1,000 for Belmont street
bridge abutments, without her citizens
being allowed the privilege OF voting to tax
themselves for that purpose. And mote,
some good citizens Of Bellaire have employed
able attorneys, residing at the "hiatoric town
the "city," suits for damages which will re-
suit 10 the aforesaid good citizens by reason
OF the construction OF the proposed bridge.
As stated In yesterdays IsrELLIoEScER,
the cases Of Vanderpool and Jones, the pat
emit hay fork men, were continued until the
April term OF court, and the prisoners were
renanded 10 the penitentiary. Major W. 8.
Kennon and James N. Reese, Eq, filed the
motion for continuance, on the. ground that
the prisoners having been brought from the
penitentiary only two weeks before, sufficient
lime had not elapsed for proper and thor
ough preparation Of the cases. Judge Hance,
of Tuscarawas county, who was called here
especially to try these cases, held that I'M.
de- the circumstances, Is presented BY the
motion land the statements OF counsel,
| Il would BIO injustice 10 the prisoners 10 be
compelled 10 70 10 trial without q fuller
preparatIon Of their cases and, therefore,
continued the cases, stating that the public
Interests had no comparison 10 the private
rights OF any citizen charged with crime,
mi that "eyery man high or low should have
iair and impartial trial, aud do not think
that under the present circumstances the
prisoners can have fair and impartial tFiali
therefore the cases are continued until next
term, and the prisoners are remanded to the
penitentiary." The question ofextraditiont
| a novel one, and Judge Hance said 1t would
be carefully considered. Major kennon pre-
senied the motion for continuance compre.
hensiyely and In his usual able manner. AL.
I[hough some criticisms are made on the &C.
lion Of the court In peslponing the cases, yet
| itiR the general opinion that Judge Hance
AID the proper thing. Thp. nonnsel for the
prisoners arc indignant OF the statements
pubIIshed In several papers OF the county
which are alleged TO be the antecedents Of
Wand erpool, and charging him with crimes
other than those with which they are charged
mere. and which upon Investigation proved
| 10 be- absolute falsehoods.
...1i BstLAIRE.
Robert Chisholm is thinking something Of
moving TO Cleveland
Ed Kelly has been engaged as assistant BY
A. j, GIlleiand, In his new hat store.
Dr. Calvin Mccullough will open an Office
here. IN the room now used by ]. +. Morri.
son, on Belmont street.
Misses Mary aud Fannie Norton, and Mrs.
walker. Of Flushing. ore visiting ct the
home OF ThoS Hays, Fourth ward.
Bellaire has good many sidewalks that
ar, MAJ naved. and, owing 70 her stretched.