The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-28
THE STATE.
Accidents and Incidents In WOst viEgIni
and Vicinity,

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n Vicinity,
The Ohio Central case before the United
States District Court Is to be heard in the
chambers at Parkersburg June 9.
The Italians at work on the Ohio River
road extension above Letart, receiving 81
per day, struck for and got 81 25.
Hartman Bros, OF Grantsvllle, Calhoun
county, disposed Of l03 RATS Of poplar
anil walnut to Parkersburg parties for
$20,476.
September s, 0 and 10 have been de-
cided upon as the dates for holding the
Army Of West Virginia reunion at Ports
mouth, Ohio.
The Point Pleasant Gazette has enlarged
TO al eight.Column paper. II looks neat,
Is newsy and in politics continues to be a
rcd hot Republican.
Hon. T. E. White, Of Cincinnati, who
has Just been elected Superintendent Of
the Public Schools Of that city, Is the
father Of Mr.. A. B. White, editor OF the
Parkersburg State Journal.
An angling quartette, composed Of Sem
ator j. N. Camden, Judge John ]. Jack.
son, L. B. Delllcker, and NJ. NJ. RoCkhold,
editor Of the Writ Transcript, have been
fishing at Burning Springs this week.
The Roane county grand jury presented
one indictment against DR.. Parsons, the
ex.member OF the Legislature from that
county, for murder and one for commit
ting abortion. He was admitted to bail.
W. W. Adkins, convicted at the septem.
her term OF 1885 OF Lincoln county Circuit
Court, for the embezzlement Of funds Of
Singer Manufacturing Company, and sen.
fenced to the p~enitentiary for two years,
has been pardoned by the Governor on
the ground Of bad health.
The Protestant Episcopal Council for
the Diocese Of West Virginia, will begin
its session In Zion Church, Charlestown,
on Wednesday next. Bishop Peterkin
will preside. The proceedings will be in.
teresting and attract many persons to the
town. The clergy will probably number
twenty and the laity twenty delegates.
At ameeting Of the members Of the bar
OF this State held at Charleston afew days
since, resolutions were adopted setting
forth that in the opinion Of the bar the
salaries Of the judges Of the District Courts
ofthe United States are inadequate and
should be increased 10 at least $1,000 per
annum, and requesting the Congressman
from this State to urge the passage Of q
bill providing such salaries.
Richie county has come 10 the front
once more, this time with a serious out
rage. Four or FIVE nights since a band Of
Red Men invaded the house Of q Mr..
Keck, took the man and his wife out OF
the house and then gave them a severe
beating, alter which the house was burned
to the ground. On Monday twelve ofthe
men were arrested and arfaigned before
Squire Hess. The woman identified three
Of them, Thomas Tibbs, his son and
Jacob Glover, and their chances for the
pe%nitentiary are good.
Joseph Paul, sentenced to the peniten.
tiary for sixteen years for the murder OF
Reuben Marquis, in Parkersburg, in 1882,
has been pardoned by Governor Wilson
on the ground Of new evidence. PAUL Is
Under indictment for murder In Writ
county, committed during the war. He
will be given into the custody OF the
Sheriff Of Writ county. PAUL kept a
hotel at Volcano and Marquis kept bar
for him. Marquis seduced his wife and
deCamped to Parkersburg, to which place
PAUL followed aud shot him, and II is for
this murder that he has been serving.
Two toughs named Anthony MCNichols
and Henry Deckel entered the rink at
Petersburg during the progress ola fes.
tival given under the auspices Of the w.
O, T. u. and created a disturbance. They
we're requested to desist or leAye by Rev.
Dr.. j. w. Garter, the Baptist minister,
whereupon they set upon the doctor with
steel knuokles and billies and beat and
cut him In q fearful msnner and then
broke for the door. Notwithstanding q
vigorous pursuit they managed TO escape.
The doctor received one terrible wound
over the LETT eye two inches In length and
cut to the bone, besides a number Of
kicks in the side and bruises on the back
Of the head,