The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-04-13
HORRIBLE AFFAIR AT CLARKs.
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We hear some particulars of an aE-
fair which recently transpired at
Clarksburg that savors about as much
of the horrible as anything we remem-
0beFeVer to have heard of. The parties
concerned In 1t are connected with the
best society there. Out of respect for
their friends, we omit the mention Of
any names, though the matter we learn
is quite notorious. The circumstances,
asrelated to US, are the following:
A lady gave birth to n stiIl.born
child (which was duly and, decentlyin-
TERED in one OF the ighbOriug grave
yards. That night three fast young
men, who It Is said had been keeping
, themselves ina condition of senii!in-
went to. the grave and dug up
the coffin and carried It to the room
Of one Of them in town. They
took the corpse iont and, It seems,
made an attempt to dissect 1t,
succeeding, however, only in mutila-
ton. The matter leaked out in this
way. The next day the party in whose
room the ;bpdY was conceaied took a
fFiend to his room, telling him he ihaLi
he went to a wardrobe aud after MANY
tnjunctions OF secrecy brought out a
bundle Wrapped ina coffee sack aud
opening It disclosed the sfckenfng re-
mains to his astOnished friend. The
p eutrRils had been taken out aud burned
= In Elle Fireplace, along with the coffin.
Inc Iiln6S- had been hacked and mutt
lated and some Of them cut of.
Such aIseeret lconld NOT be kept. of
II frnF1 ., a
under injunction Of secrecy, till it be-
came generally and at last publicly
known, and created so much indigua-
ton that the guilty parties disa ppeared.
to avoid arrest. $50 81 ~ taE r.
Aner the affair became known a
druggist In the place remeni bered that
one OF the parties had asked the prpVI-
Gus day to borrow n dissectiug knife, 4
though at the time he thought nothing
1t seems that the perpetrators of this
revolving act have not even the apology
Of science to offer, they not being stu
dents OF medicine; and it Is difficult to
assign n ssu6icient motive for their
strange c0nduet-unless 1t be that it
was prompted by that shggestor OF SO
much that Is Unnatural and devilish
In human conduct, Whisky. Sac .afsl
SHADE TREES The board Of Com
missiOuers Of Clay township have been
making further improvements on the
premises Of the Third Ward School.
They have set out young trees in front
of the building and in the school lot
Just above the building. Had this been
done q few years ago, the lot would be
delightful summer playground for
the school children, as It will be a few
years heLee, II the trees are properly
cared for. 80 y 81 p - rs 2 ~
The board for Madison township
contemplate similar Improvement or
the premises OF the Seventh Ward
School house, on the Island. They
were expecting To- receiyB trees from
PlltsSuER yesterdAysr ar n Il
Every school house ought to be sur.
rounded with shade trees and It Ia new.
srto bate 70 remedy past !neglect. The
fouFth Ward would do well to fall in
with the spirit Of improyemant.s Why
coop children up in brick walls M tGs
dQg-d days and broil them rs in an,oven,
when their school house NAV be made
cool and delightful retreat, and the
ways of knowledge ways Of pleasant
ness instead of slow torture s,.',ss5. i
i The man who plants q shade tree Is a
benefactor of his kinda He may;never
sit in itsshadow himself bat posterity
Will, anu VIII remember hin With
gratitude. Who would not build him
selfa monument when 1t may be done
SO easilJf = 80 s. ~ o. -if., p \
MEssRs. sccrr q HEEsEaEN, having
got set up in their new room nsPeter-
sons building, may now iatrly claim
to have by far the finest JeWelry,estab-
IIshment In the city. Indeed, but few
cities can boast Of a finer one. Their
large room is most elegant In Its finish
and appointments, and shows EtheirI
goods TO great advantage. These gem
tlemen always lead in their line of bIIsi-I
ness, aud are never content TO be any-
thing but foremost. They have noyria
large stock OF Clocks, Watches and
Jewelry Of every description and qusl-
lily, and gold and silver solid and plated
wares, which cannot fail 10 please the
most critical and fAstidfous. Thew
have a novelty ia the way OF a clock,
which It Will pay any one to 20 aud
see. It Is made wholly OF wood, after
the pattern Of a Swiss cottage. When
the hours come round, q window opens
and n little bird hops out and calls the
hours and then hops back again. Call
and see 1t, and you see much else to be
pleased with. .Ig.FoE San .
DEMoLIsH0tENF.-Th demolition OF
Alexander Turner'S old building on
Main street has been begun, and with