The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-29
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THE JACKSON COUNTY FAMINE.

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Conflicting Reports ssh Coming in-SOme'
thing Prom Both Sides.
REPORTS inrelation 10 the alleged suffer.
mo n, want az food In Jackson county are
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they continue 70 peot connlcung nature
The reports OF both sides, when considered
sanaratelv ara strong and conclusive. but
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to Judge Wnat inc s'tuauon fealy IS
From one Of the leading citizens otJack-
son county. who was written 10 for In
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which ne states ne mas MADE careful m
yesngahon and KNOWS tnat ne speaks the
truth when ne says, that there Is actual
suffering IN tne county, ne gives
the names OF DINER feuaple anu
Trustworthy citizens VINO may pc
written 70 loE conntmation %
his statements. FOR weeks past, enls gen,
tieman says, many 4snlne IN nave .i naa
only one meal q DAY, and INA. Us htne
progresses TINS STATE o. Analls
and grown worse. he writes Iutthef, that
the statements OF denial OF any suffering
come from persons WAC nYe a. oistauce
OF twenty or thirty miles from the hen
tuck settlement, wnlch Il IN w asnln Hton
district, the seat Of tns spneflng, ana tn my
they have not visited tnAs secIon tnls
spring, ana Woula my ~ oat u l 1nsifM ~ 7
70 investigate 50 unpleasant mstteF. H Y
has no doubt put that sa9stantlAl sio y 4
needed IN NUMBER OF instances ana
that, quickly. Inc oVsfseet-of tne foot
in Ripley district mas been compelled 70
furnish wagon load Of. meal and Hour
every week for some time past to the hun
cry ones OF that district. In order that
ali might be served and have bread, u: b.
Corey, q miller, for three weeks past, has
only given out meal and Hour by the peek
or gallon. This gentleman also writes
that auy one investigating the matter
should push his way at once 70 the rear OIL
the county aud not stop 70 listen TO the
reports 10 be heard along the river. Ine
situation is bad and must be 80 ior some
time to come, at least, until corn gets hard
enough to be gritted."
Mr.. j. NJ. Ray, G cAretal and thoroughly
reliable man VINO lRs been making tr1p
through Roane and jackson counties,
writes TO the Jackson Herald as follows:
"For the last month ! have been travelling
over the destitute districts, and Know
whereof SPEAK: In the beginning VIII
say that the half has never been told, for
tiud the suffering greater than any OF
the published reports ! have seen. One
family told me they had gone without
bread four days, and had dug up their po-
tatoes that were planted, out OF which
they got one meal for the family: Another
man told me that he and his wife had let
the house to keep from hearing the chill
dren cry for bread. The grain in the
country is exhausted, Oh Ut least the sur
plus, and honest men who are willing TO
work can not get bread for work. ind
that this calamity Is not confined to the
poorer class, but men heretofore In easy
circumstances arc now without the nee
essaries Of lie. p. Q. Cleek told me that
be had spent five days and got ! bushels
OF corn. A card IN the Spencer Bulletin
purporting to be from Squire Gibson says
that 500 would tide Harper District over.
would say 70 Dir. Gibson that SlUO would
not give one meal TO the really needy
families l have seen in Harper district"
Another correspondent OF the AErdtd
writes q vigorously worded communlca-
ton, from which the following extracts
are taken. He Is atesident OF Washing
ton district:
"ltwas bat Yesterday that had the OPP
portunity OF being twitted as being q resi-
dento Of District that was 80 poor they
bad to be helped. have Travelled over .
greater part Of this District and ! ind .
| man here and there who has the Shoulder
OF his coat worn out by carrying gun, or
one know to be q professional horseshoe
pitcher, ETC., and then some who are 100
lazy for either, who are In destitute clf-
cumstauces. l believe N helping every
man that needs help, II he tries % help
himself. And we have an oyerseer Of the
poor in each District to see 70 TINS. Ihen
why do We raise such an excitement over
this and other States because one iittle
corner OF one District OF hye IN the county
calls for help? 1t Is Q shame and disgrace
for the people to make such Lamentations
when they have had no more drouth than ~
other parts Of the county or state, and ne y
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cause themto cry tor heip. one man says
is terrible, the han mas not YET oeen
told, for he has known men VINO were
never known to work TWO consecutive
days before, 70 Work thFee Gays OUT Oh
week TO keep from starving TINS spring.
When aeonasy 70 IN q prosperous =
condition az this Il, wolla suggest Ina!
every able-bodled man take . dose q
three parts Work ana one.Paf economy ~
and ne @ill pc sure e efaaleate enat GUS
ease they eau sIaryatlon,
u know one or TWO men mere Il tney
wish 70 sell out ana put taeir. W1oie
amount up at aucuonTh would not DYING
80, and they are not starving or maEing
application TO the county iof help, whlcn
plainly shows % me pqnlc taat tae gu
Is huQbuH, aud very large one. Al: