The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-09
STATE MATTERS,
ANp lrEMs ERoM rAE ,MolNIrY.
B.llAlr,, s.sub.a,IiI,, noaatrllis aaa Other
SslEEbOrlpg TOWns-Reesnt DOlsssof later.
est ofWsst yirsiniaps and their Neigh.
bors-A Big Budget of BrI.M

During the past week tho prisoners in the
Mason county jail made two attempts TO
escape, and each time nearly succeeded. The
jail Is an old rattle trap affair. After the
second attempt the prisoners were shackled.
William Rechler, Of Parkenburg, is the
latest West Virginian on whom the bnnko
game has been played. He had been In New
York but few hours the other day, on his
return from Germany, when he wGs taken in
charge and relieved Of 80.
A tobacco house belonging to John Gibson,
about three miles west OF Barnesville, was
burned Tuesday morning. The house con.
tanned from seven to eight hundred sticks Of
tobacco, all Of which was lost. The house
was burned from the fire us1d In drying the
tobacco.
It Is reported that an arrangement will 90
into effect In few dSys 10 sell round trip
tickets between st. Cllirsvllle and Wheeling
for one dSllar, oyer the Narrow Gauge and
Baltimore railways. These tickets will be
good for two days. By this route baggage
can be checked through TO this city, which
will be quite an accommodation TO travellers
between st. Clatrsville and Wheeling.
The State Temperance Executive Commit.
tee is perfsctiDg arrangements to secure the
saryices OF Rev. r. Warner, D, D., for q
thorough canvass OF the State during the
coming year. His duties will be TO bold
public meetings, organize prohibition clubs
aud temperance organizations wherever
practicable, and to perfect an organization
In each county, auxiliary to the State com.
mIttee, and to solicit tunds TO carry tie tenn
persnCe work on. Several temperance mass
meetings In various counties have already
been appointed.
The St Clairsyille Gazette says: Wander
pool and Jones, tho "hay fork men," whom
Judge Hanes ruled could not be held for trial
In this county, on the warrant for their ex-
tradition to Butler county. which decision
was cDnourred in by the U. s. Circuit Court
at Columbus, at subsequent hearing on q
| like proceeding, and who were released from
the Ohio Penitentiary about ten months ago,
are now Engaged in the same old business at
Toronto, Canada. Sheriff sedwick received
letter from VaRderpool, on Wednesday
They say they are doing we'll financially, and
desire TO hear from their attorneys"
At a meeting OF the COMMITTEES Of gentle
men Of Gilmel county interested In pre-
posed narrow gauge railroad TO the river, In
which Senator Camden is interested, held In
Gienyille last Saturday, II was considered Rd-
visible to call o convention Of the counties
along the proposed route, starting at Weston
aud terminating ats!me point on the Ohio
river, Including the counties Of Gilmer, Cal
houu, Roaue, Jackson aud Mason, 10 be held
at Spencer in the county Of Roare on tbs 2Gth
Of November, 1883, for the purpose OF con-
suliipg together and to decide uEon the mes
pia,tical plan to secure concert Of a1tion
upon the part of the consties aboye named;
also the Availability OF organizing 3 company
to secure private subscriptions will be con-
sldered and acted upon; and for the ttansac-
tion OF any ether relevant business that msy
c)me before the convention.
The GAINESVILLE Eltetprise has the follow.
ing: The tobacco in this nfighborhood Is
moving quite brlsky, gstting much better
start THAI at this time lest year. Tho crop,
as far as quantity 10 concerned, Is about up
to last year, or one-half crop as impaired
with few years sgo. The farmers generally
In this section are deyoIing their energies
more to grain raising than formerly. and less
to that OF tobacco. In quality, the tobacco OF
this year Is much superior to that OF u num-
Der OF yeas past, there being much larger
per cent OF light co!ors aud higher grades,
which bring the fancy prices The common
Is short In leaf and will be low in price. In
iaot the buyers, up TO this time, are passing
1t by aud making no effort to purcsass. Il
will bs sold as low IS five to six dollars, while
the finer grades readily bring from eight to
len, and QUE crop We heard OF sold as high ss
o1avau dollars