The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-18
MoUSDyVfLLE MATTERS.
Kickers Against a Pennsylvania Law.
Na,y n.t.ana.a Gana.at a nta.

hickerS Against o PehnsylVhnia Law.
New Prisoners-Generai Notes.
Ex-Governor Pierpont was In town ysster-
day.
Rev. J. F. Woods, OF PArkersburg, was In
town yesterday. l- a.
N. G. Crlsswell, Esq, has been In the city
for several days past.
Farmers say the present weather Is exceed
ingly favorable for the crop OF aftermath.
Proposals for furnishing coal for the peui.
tentisry for the coming year will bs received
by the Superintendent until August LIST.
Considerable damage was done TO wheat
stacks In courss of erection by the sudden
and unexpected showers Of rain that visited
this vicinity the latter part Of last week.
1t appears TO be In accordance with the
eternal fitness Of things that oBrien's show
should happen here the day following pay
day on the Ohio River Railroad. The colored
brethren will turn ont IN force.
Louis Eissnbi purchased one-eighth
Messrs. Weaver and Humphries yesterday.
What the programme OF future operations at
the we'll IS Just what cannot be found out
at present.
1t now stated upon good authority that
:
procured the proper license In Ohio county
before coming down to perform the marriage
ceremony in the GarveT-White wedding BY
an act Of the Legislature, passed last winter,
marriage license issued by the clerk OF any
county in the State is good In that or any
other county,
The Mcconnell Bros are completely over
hauling their lower ward tannery. A new
and improved bark mill has been purchased,
the engine moved to the outside OF the build
ing In order 10 make more room, and other
Improvements aud alterations are being
made, which, together with the well that IL
being put down, will cost about 5000. ,
Mr.. Davis, OF the prison guards, who was
summoned to Parkersburg for the purpose OF
identifying Charles Rohm as having served
sentence In the State prison, returned home
saturday evening last. An officer from the
Maryland State prison was also In attendance
at ROhm's trial, by whom 1t was proven that
Rohm had served TWO terms In that institu.
ton. The records OF the institution here show
Rohm 10 have been very exemplary and
well behaved prisoner.
The Sheriff OF Kanawhs county, arrived at
the prison yesterday having in charge, George
pauley, convicted OF forgery, and sent for
five years; Charles Workman, two years, for
Morgan, robbing store, two years. This is
Morgan's second term, he having been dis
charged from the prisoa last fall. His lease
OF freedom proved short one, however, as
he was arres ted the thirteenth day after his
arrival home, ana has been in jail ever since.
Messrs. Weaver & Bardall, whip manutac:
turers, and Weaver, Bardall & Co., broom
manufacturers at the prison will pay no at
tention to the law lately passed by the Penn
sylyania Legislature, and approved by the
Governor, requiring all goods mad by prison
labor TO be branded Convict made" before
being offered for sale in that State. The act
makes the penalty for exposing for sale any
such goods, no matter In what State they may
have been made, a tine OF not exceeding $500
and not more than SIX months imprisonment
In Jail. In case the merchants handling the
goods manufactured by Messrs Weaver &
Bardall are interfered WITH or the penalty
enforced, or attempted 70 be enforced, the
firm will test the constitutionality
OF the law In the United States Courts.
The bGllow-ware manufacturers, working
convict labor in some OF the states, and who
have heretofore had large trade in Penn.
sylvania, have notified their customers that
they will furnish the necessary labels and
then will put the prices on their goeds down
to such figures that they will at once over,
come all prejudice that may exist In the
minds OF customers against prison made
goods. SO 1t LOOKS as II the law Is destined
II enforced, to operate seriously against some
OF the manufacturing establishments OF the
State, by forcing the prices 10 point that
there IL no profit In IL for establishments
working free labor,