Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-03-09
BUcKHANNoN MATTERS.
rhe Public waiting with Interest the
Result of the Atkinson Gibson Fight.
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BUCKHANNoN, March S.-The public is
waiting with considerable interest the re-
suit Of the GiOson-Atkinson embroglio.
Gibson's figures are rather startling, and il
ne proves them correct it is time that au
Investigation was had. II il should turn
ut, as Mr.. Atkinson's friends claim, that
It's only buncombe gotten up in the inter
st of Governor Pierpoint, who seeks re-
venge for the loss Of q collectorship, then
he public will feel inclined to give the
Shole thing black eve. One thing will be
,ettled at all events, and that Is, which is
he "organ'-ths Intelligencer or the
Evening Journal. Aud that decision VIII
determine the c)mplsxio1 of the West Vir.
;inis delegation in the National Republican
Convention, whether for Arthur or Blaine,
There is considerable feeling here over
he wsy Upshur county was treated at q
tate term Of the Federal court at Parkers-
burg. At very considerable expense the
county had q number of witnesses there in
IN its behalf in q certain case with one
Benjamin Rich, and the case was continued
without any apparent reason, as those who
we're present allege.
The case itself involves q nice question
relating to the division of State and FEEDER.
al powers, and will probably attract good
deal of attention, as it is the declared in
tention of the county court TO carry il to
the Supreme Court Of the United States OF
the question of jurisdiction. The facts are
as follows: One Benjamin Rich, of Penn.
sylvanis, is the claimant Of q tract of land
Of lO0, coo acres in this county, and for sew.
eral years ejectment suits have been pend
ing in the Federal court between Rich and
cltiZens Of the county who claim and hold
under adverse titles.
The Rich claim was placed on the land
books of the countySand assessed at four
dollars per acre,
Rich, feeling sggrieyed at the assess.
reduction. Pending the application before
the County Court Rich asked to have the
cSse transferred. to the United States Dis.
trict Court. Tho County Court being OF
opinion that Is was not q suit in contem.
platoon of the Federal statute providing
for removing causes from q State to q
Federal Court denied the petition for re
movsl, whsreupon Rich applied 10 Judge
Jackson and proceedings were taken to re-
move the cause, and Judge Jackson as
>umed jurisdiction.
II at the control of its own police and
fiscal affairs is one Of the rights reserved to
u State under the Federal Constitution,
md that an attempt to take that control
from II by the general government Is
usurpation, and In conflict With the consti-
tuition. At all events the Supreme Court
will have another opportunity TO define
limited powers.
The extension Of the Phillippi railroad
TO this point 10 the latest sgitation- Direc-
or Mccoy, Of Barbour, and Cashier Hud-
kins, Of this place, seem 70 be the moving
spirits of the enterprise. What they will
make Of II 10 vet in doubt, but Il is to be
hoped they will succeed.
Our people sre deeply interested 10 the
.xtension OF the Sou,h Pennsylvania road
o Clsrksburg. That is the line they rely