The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-05
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Tho Bluolluld telegraph says that
thoro Is going to bG serious timo over
IN Logan county during tho next few
days. Dynamite and Winchester rifles
will play the leading roles In tho
threatened disturbance. 1t will DO n
war between certain sQuatters aud n
detachment OF oAicias Of the Trans.
Flnt-Top Land Association, Of Brain.
well, backed By twonty.nvO determined
U. s. marshuls, armed with WinChestNra
aud rGVolvers. Tho surveyors OF tho
above company have rnndo several Rt.
tcnpts Of late TO survey largo tract OF
land in Mcdowell and Logan counties.
Each timo ,hcy mot with force resist.
anco ut tho hands OF tho natives who
have held possession OF the tract In
question for many years. Tho squat.
ters fired upon tho surveyors from am
bush and several casualtIcs resulted.
Tho surveyors then retired from tho
disputed territory. Tho squattcrs now
threaten to use both dynamite aud Win.
rhcstCrs when tholand men resume op.
orations. Tho land mon are equally de.
tcrmlnod and declare that they will
push the surveying in the taco OF all oh.
staclcs. To this end thoy will swear in
twenty-five U. S. Marshalspnd arm them
TO tho teeth. Late AdvicGs from tho
scene OF trouble state that tho
aquattcrs arc making all sorts OF threats
and declare they will blow the survey
ors and deputies skyward with dyna.
mite whom they resume work,
Tho 1ronton (Ohio) Irontonian has
this: Saturday J. G. Drown. OF " ayne
county, W. Va, WIS q caller At the
court house. Mr.. Drown was here to
find out by what right the local officials
granted license to his sevcntcen.year.
old daughter, Gothic, and Alfred Chad
wick, who had clopGd md were Inar.
ried at tho hotel Dcnison Friday, rs
mentioned in the IrOniOniun OF Saturday.
At tho probate Office Mr.. Drown learned
that Chadwick had sworn that tho girl
was IS years OF age, and upon his oath
tho license was issued. Tho indignant
father then wanted his aon-in.law pros.
ecuted for perjury, but as tho grand
jury had Just reported he was unable to
do 80 at this term OF court, but threat.
ems to in tho future. Mr.. Drown says
Chadwick Is q worthless character, with
no means OF support for n wife, and for
this reason he had objected 10 the mar
riage. Mr.. browns oldest daughter
eloped in q manner similar to his
daughter CettiU's escape, and now the
father claims he is compelled to sup
port sho and her husband. Having
five single daughters yet remaining 10
him, the indignant father proposes to
cure any matrimonial inclination they
may have By making m example OF his
latest requirement in the way Of a SON.
in-law.
Sergeant ]. W. Haggerty, OF Man
nington. and Baltimore & Ohio dc.
teCtive brought two Colored gentlemen
to this place on Monday aud lodged
them in Jail. They had broken into u
Baltimore & Ohio freight car between
Littleton and Warrington and were ar.
rested at the latter point. After cutter.
ing the car they threw some goods out
in order to reach some clothing they
felt they had use for. 1t was the throw.
ing out OF tho goods that attracted tho
conductors attention and led to their
apprehension. lc5bCluhl tucS were
escorted to the Wetzel county jail, the
authorities having learned that the
depreciation was committed before the
train reached this county.-Edirmont
Vest l'iryinldn.
The contract for the construction Of
the Baltimore & Cumberland railway,
from Cumberland to Hagerstown, which
10 ha nf ha Il,
Central system, will BIO lot March IS.
Tho necessary funds are now in hand
and the work will be pushed forward a,
rapidly as possible consistent with the
weather and other circumstances. The
distance is IS miles, and the cost OF con-
struction- will amount to good, round
sum. The gentlemen at the head OF
this road, Hon. II. G. Davis, Hon. S. B.
Elkins, Col Thomas Is. Davis and others,
deserve much credit ior their enter
rise.-PitdmOm Herald.
The Dry Fork company, which is
building q railroad from connection
with the West Virginia Central & Pitts
burgh road. to the hcadwaters of Dry
Fork river, by the way Of Cheat River
Valley, has completed the grading rs
far rs Harmon, and has removed its
headquarters to that point. Two hun.
drcd men arc ut work on the line, and
the work is being pushed rapidly. It's
expected to have the ties and rails down
as far as Harmon, which is nearly half
way to the line. by the middle of March,
and to have trains running that far 4
few weeks later.--Fdiyar Republican.
Last week suit was brought against
the trustees OF Broaddus college, Clarks-
burg, for the sum OF Sl,SGS 9S. james
VI. Lyon, George ". Whitescarver and
David Johnson have instituted the suit,
having for its object the ascertaining
tho debt due Luther Raymond and
others, and Il note mado by Broaddus
college trustees, or some one Tor it, and
asking for sale OF thelproper.y OF the
corporation. .
Grafton is to be supplied with natur-
al gas from tho Warrington field. Ar
rangcments Tor tho piping have been
made, the survey will be mado early in
next month, and the pipes will be laid
it is said in April. Tho distance from
the well to this place ia some 20 or %
miles. and the cost Of tho piping neces-
sary will BIO about 100000.
Yearling colts at Mr.. ]. W. Taylor's
sale on last Wednesday sold for Sll,
two-year-olds for $50, and good horses
for about $40. Two years ago we sold
at public sale yearlings for $50, year.
ling mulo for Sol, and two-year-old colts
for Sl26. Tho same year we got be-
tween 50 cents and 81 for wheat
Charlss!o,rn Farmers !AdrOcote.
Mn. THOMAS lioUGM this week sold
( his hotel property, what is known as
SINNERS Tavern, the purchaser being