Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-21

DIhe Macksburg Mayoralty con-
tested election case was heard in the
Office of Probate Judges Rood Monday.
Messrs. 3. b. Stone, G. c. Lyman and
Jacob Rech composed the jury. The
case hinged on the throwing out by the
judges of three votes, which action
elected l. Fl. Delong over o. S. Gilchrist
by one vote! Had the three ballots |
not been thrown out Mr. Gilchrist !
would have had majority of two.
After hearing the testimony the jury |
declared the election of Mr.. Delong to
be illegal and therefore null and void,
and as consequence a special election
will have to be held to choose Mayor.
&C. E. Barnes, Charles and Alva
ShaclSle and G. o. Pringle, of Whig-
Vile, Noble county, are'in the city on
matters connected with the, arrest of
Geo. Sparllng. sgsE- f:ie "a seo q 5d
The Board of Health held a special
meeting Monday evening and will hold
another next, week. Frequent meet
ings are rendered necessary in order to
take note of the large number of COM
plants fled.
The body of Jacob Wease, an aged
pensioner, who disappeared from his
home in Parkersburg several weeks
ago, was found Monday in the Ohio
river at Meldhals. The body when
found was lying against the shore
about 100 yards below the place where
the body of James, the colored porter,
was found. The remains were badly
decomposed and had evidently been in
the water for several weeks, which in
dicates thatth unfortunate man was
drowned at or near the time of his dis
appearance
Mrs. Douglas Putnam, and Mrs.
DR.. Morrison left for the east Monday.
Miss Grace Lanam. of Knoxville,
Ia, arrived in Marietta Monday. and
will remain here with the family of M.
L. Travis.
Miss Mary Holmes, who has been
visiting her brother, NJ. L. Travis, re-
turns home to Fairmont, w. Va, to-
day.
wv. H. Coley, of Canal Dover, was
in the city Monday.
Hon. John A. Hutchinson is, we are
panied to say, dying by inches from
the effects of of cancerous trouble.
He may live week, or he may live a
month, but his brilliant earthly career
is nearing it's close. His physicians
haye prepared him and his family to
expect the worst 1t was intended to
take Mr.. Hutchinson to Cincinnati last
night, but his pulse was weak, and his
heart action irregular, so the trip was
postponed till to day at noon, and then
again it was postponed for the same
reason. If he can be moved he will be
taken to Cincinnati, where another
gland will be removed. d.-Parkersburg
journal.
Deputy United States Marshal
Mason returned Monday from Wings
vile, Noble county, having in custody
George w. Sparling, who is charged
with taking an excessive fee in a pen
sion case, as detailed in Mondays
Leader. Mr.. Sparkling was taken be-
fore U. S. Commissioner Guyton and
gave bond of $500 for his appearance
for examination at a. m. Tuesday.
The wedding of Mr.. Isaac Cain, OF
Lytton, w. Va, and Mary C. Temple
ton, of Murphy, this county, will occur
at 10 a. m. to day at the brides home
at Murphy. The Leader extends con-
gratulations to the happy couple.
Mr.. Murray Mcmillan, Jr., accom-
panied Mr.. Finley Porter, and the re-
mains cf Mrs. Porter to Long Island.
Adam j. Fisher, formerly of Sis
tersville, was knocked off freight
train at Rosby's Rock, Sunday morn
ing by Conductor HiXenbaugh. His
head and arms were severed from hi.
body. At the coroner's inqust verdict
was rendered against Hixenbaugh, and
warrant is out for his arrest on g
charge. of murder.
Superior corn is made for the bes