The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-15
VOLUME XXlX.-NUMBER ly5.
OUR MouApAYILLE LErrER,

OUR MOUSDSVILLE LETTEE.
Accident Rt the HarFoWs-RobbsFy or 1
store and AFFFst Of the Robbers-Th,
Eyeat Of the SeRsOn-A Probable ssnH
tOFIAI Candidate.
MoUNDsvILLR, January 10.
While Frank Burlsy, Jr, aud Miss Nrf
were driving through the NarroWs Mon
day last, the animal, which was youup
and had been driven but few times, be-
came frightened at come object, and shy
Ing of against the bank, upset the sleigh,
throwing both the occupants out, then
rushed hGadlUnS over the preclpitous,
rocky bank to the railroad track seventy.
i've teet below, breaking h.s leg and OF her.
wise y hIurtng himself so bSdly that 1t was
lound necessary 10 kill him, The sleigh
was not dvmsged to aEy great extent, aud
the occupants escaped uniI iu'ed.
The Wheeling and Parker burg Railroad
project, over which many OF our Citiz aus
managed TO enthuse 10 considerable ex.
lent, some time sRo, appears to have en-.
llrely died out here, at time, too, when q
person would think that the miserable &C.
G1mmodations SffDTded our citizens by the
B & y, would furnish sufficient fuel to
stir the matter up TO q white heat, We
sometimes get mail from Wheeling soon
alter dinner, and other times not until
alter six O'Clock in the evening.
The Board oil Direct rs met at the prison
Yesterday, four members, Messrs. Gala.
her, President; Col, Smith, Tom Smith
and M'ilr Anderson being present, Dr..
Bee, the fifth member, being so busily en-
gSged with legislative duties that he was
unable to atteDd.
IL Ii rumoTed that operations will not be
resumed at the Union Coal Works until
spring opens.
Mr. Goldwin's store at Jscktown, Pa,
was entered by burglars Sunday night
last, the sale blown olRn. and the coutenl
amounting TO about $3.50 carried of. The
proprietor was not at home at the time OF
the robbery, and the gentleman in charge
upon entering the store next morning, At
once discovered The condition OF affairs,
and BY the aid OF the snow tracked the
robbers, two In number, TO the house OF n
man living near the store, where they had
gone TO try 10 induce the man to take
them to Cameron. Failing In this they visi.
ted another citizen, with whom they were
more successful.
They were followed and overtaken at
Cameron. The services OF Constable
Cooper were called into Te0uisitiop, who.
without the iOrmslities OF getting out a
warrant, proceeded to arrest the two men,
NO resistance was made to the officer
wnen making the arrest, hut upon beins
taken to 'squne Plpet's office one OF the
i.llows. drew q revolver aud gave indica.
ll0na! oi an Intention TO resist further pro.
ceedings. ewas promptly knocked down
and disSrmed. His raj was seen at this
lunc'ure to slip handkerchief down bic
pants leg and quietly push 1t under the
stove I'm bis foot, which, upon being re.
covered, was found 10 contain quantity
Of money, silver coin, including q humber
o! loreign coins done up In a separate
package. The men utterly refused Ia tell
their names or give any account Of them.
selves whatever. They teleRraphed Mr.,
UracraIt, Of your city, to come out aud dc.
lend them, signing the telegram "Clients,"
ProsecnliDg.Attorney HOoten was alpo
lelegraphed for, together with sheriff
HICKS The examination developed sutll.
Gent grounds, Ia the opinion oil the may.
lstrate,, to justify their committal to await
a reqnisltlOn from the Pennsylvania al.
lhofi'ieS, and hey were brought 10 town
and placed 10 jail. understand that upon
ne return OF Mr.. Goodwin he fully iden.
lihsd the foreign coins found In possession
ol the accused as those taken from his
William Dodson and Travis Papons
two year cOnvicts from Mason county,
sent Tor honsebreakirg, we're discharged
from the prison Tuesday last.
VIM. Grindstaf, OF this place, one ot
the, oldest freight conductors on The u 90,
railroad, met with an accident at Benwood
on Monday last, which will compel him 10
rellnqnish bis position for some time.
strain was passing under the bridge Al
that place, and bis head coming i" con.
tact with the same, Re was thrown down.
put fortunately not falling of the car, 10.
lutlne hlH Knee cap severely. Not realiz
ing a. the time, the extent Of the II iuries
received, he continued on his train until
lts arrival at Huntington, where be left
the train, and telegraphed his family 10
meet him at tho depot here, and returned
by the next train.
What Is expected 10 be The social event
Of the season comes off at the Oneta
House this evening. mean, OF course,
the ball gotten up by the young married
gentlemen. Martins Cotiliion band will
furnish the music.
owing TO q ROrg' below, the Ice stopped
running here about noon Wednesday last,
remaining stationary Until about 7 O'clock
In the evening, when II again commenced
moving slowly, and 80 continued all day
Yesterday, checking up Vt intervalp, no
thaE lls movement was cAicely perCeptt.
BILE. There is an unusual amount Of shore
Ice piled up all along the beach between
the two creeks, which 1t will require consid.
erAbIe OF a rise To remove,
The warm weather and rain veater dav
threatened to spoil the sleighing, but this
mornings snow makes II good again,
leSppears that brother Horner Of the
PafkeFShu'g Sentinel had two strings 10
his bow" having secured the promise OF
an assistant Cletkshlp, prior 10 the election
vi the Senate tlicets. Oh, | tell you the
no,wapApet fellows are long headed
Il is entirely within the bounds Of DOS.
Stsiltty that lightning may discover ia
the person oil n distinguished citizen Of
our town successor To Hon. Frank Here.
lofd as United States Senator merely
state this proposition that yOur readers
may not have the breath knocked out Of
thetn IN case such q very desirable tesult
should occur. Xxx.