The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-07
.4lTRAGIC INCIDENTS.
IN THE STATE AND NeIoAeoRAooD,
A Aurdersts D.ath-suields 1t St.ubsnvIilt-A
Child Fatally SeAlded-A Boy breaks his xsrk.
lnttrsstiag Railroad ltshs.--industrlai
and various Other Current News.

s9,40o III all. A tolerably aliidosp.
The stock ram Randolph" belonging 10
Messrs. McCalmont, Miller, Work anu Giass.
OF washington county, recently died from,
sohs uhkho"h cause. The loss cannot be
easily replnced. The company would nor
have taken $1,000 Tor tho buck. ~ ="
There arc about eight h,i itircd men at work
between Washington and Pittsburgh, propnr-
ihg the Pittsburgh Southern for the lIaiIi-
more ~ Ohio cars, and building the nav
track from Finleyville 10 the Mon0nrnhrla
river: The cars will run from Wheeling 10
Pittsburgh via Washington, without chanse.
by the iirst Of May, 1883. ..,''''''''''" 80 Q >
Last week fearful accident occurcd M +,
bout on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal nan -
Dam No. 4, By which child lost It's Ike The
CHILD was two years OF nge, the daughter Of
Mr.. Hughes, OF Cumberland, and while nj
Ray IN the cabin Of It's tather's boat Ar.
cidently fell into n kettle Of boiling wuter
scalding itself SO terribly that il died The
next morning. |i ,01 ~ - go -
At Steubenvillc, John Andrers, aged 0s
committed suicide yesterday morning bv
SHOOTING himself through the head, While
alone ~ a room, ut the rNar OF Ills sons STORE
on South Sixth street ilisbody why not div,
covered until one hour after tho rush acl was
committed lie was father OF Councilman
NNn"less, o. INC second ward. Of that city.
NO cause Is assigned for the suicide. :
DEATH OF a GREENE COUNTY MugpERvr.
Ira Jobes, the notorious murderer md
criminal, who was confined In The Wavncs.
burg Jail for the killing Of Thomas Evans
died Sunday night from the effects of n
wound, caused by pistol shot lie received
October ~ at Corning, Ohio. The killing of
Evans occurred about five years oeo in
springhill township at Il school house where
aprotracted meeting was being held, Jobes
entered the house during the services, drew
bottle from his pocket, took a jrinE fro,"
It, then dashed the bottle against the stove
In order to create disturbance, AZ he wan in
the habit OF doing Evans then tried IN
eject obes from the house. when Grht
ensued, IN which Jobes was worsted. He
secreled himself near the house, iaud when
evans was assisting his wife to get on n
horse, Jobes slipped up and struck him with
stone near the base Of the left ear. brcatiuv
his skull. lie lived ten days In great aponv
before death relieved him of Ills sufIsrinr,
Jobes LETT the country at once; the peonIe
turned out in force to lynch Jobey, bit his
whereabouts was not known until Octohsr
~, when the authorities at Waynesburg wefo
notlled that Jobes was arrested at Corning.
ohio. Inc necessary papers were procured,
ana the sheriff proceeded ia Corning, where
be found Iobes in jail and badly Wounded
the result OF row had by Jobes with man
named \ gu MeDiliey, a saloon keeper, whom Jobes
said he would kill the next time he saw him
McDiHey took counsel, and WINS advsa L'' :"
shoot Jobes ii he made any attemptS to harm
him. The next day Jobes entered The suInom
and presented his left hand to McD;f;ry nv
though he was In good humor, ut the SAME
time placing his right hand In his hin noel.
e. McDlttey Few his revolver and iun,edi.
ately hired; the ball took effect 10 the ripht n
the navel and lodged in his left leg rentler.
ing him helpless. The wound wrs nnLsd
but the ball was not fonni. Iohss
was brought 10 Waynesburg, aud LODGED in
jail until Sunday, when death relieved HIM
OF his sutferings, much to the satisfaction of
the community. Jobes has always been ..
terror 10 society, and Stunned by ali GOOD
peoMe., history of this desperado would
recall to the mind of the render the dainrs
OF Jesse James The man Jobes killed was q
wen 70 10 'armer and possessed the qualities
OF good citizen. Iobes died In bis cell in
near him ut the tiine-oursng and swaarinn
and getting his teeth Us the breath left hiss
emacated body. He was bad man and n
terror 10 every community In which he lived
and on the day he died he cursed his old
'"'nef' - J.s.I{.
sherit'-elect sedwick vas among us yester.
1T. ltaue. reports brisk business in re,,
estate, having made several sales so fur his
week. '1g. 7-E " TEEIT" - 'A''
The transit Of Venus was very generally
observed by local observers, and astronomy i
familiar science Just now. 7"''".. -
Two new additions to Martins Kerry were
approved by Council on Tuesday evening, Wa:
bnrkie,s addition. IL the First ward, and
BELLS in the Third ward. "' "'"
John Sullivan and John Wi,l;ams havin,
finished breaking the liMestope on haDi. in
lieu Of ,ana costs each, will take the rno'l
agsin to day. They are Migrants,
Miss Rachel Nesus who died at tbe r..,.
dence OF: Israel Sidwell, near Coleraip. on
Sunday last, was buried yesterday, She died
OF consumption; aged about 30 years. ~
The stack Of the new Gill furnace at IN,
Buckeye Glass Works, is nov finishsd XIX
day Monday, in the peltns rain, liz 'br;ct1
isss!; EsIt steadily at work. The tep ID wy
IA a prominent gentleman sugges4,, thst n
view o. the probability the. .no "a n na' lh
WILEY aSS,; voted for Machine shops for the
n ~ aSe"nS Lake Erie railroad will not In
liable Tor that purpose. II be used Ms
an 'nduecment to secure the location here Of
the proposed new steel works. We hive rom
Tor it. and the people would no doubt be vii.
ling to apply the money recently voted IN
that purpose. ~
Chas. Moore was arrested Saturday night
on Il charge OF disorderly condnct. and m
Monday was fined SIS and costs hv Mavnr |
Mitchell. He had been on a urotrncied
drunk. and OH Saturday was abusing hi, wife
shamefully when the police arrested him
SINCE h's confinement, however, Moore has
developed unmlstakable signs OF insanity |
Yesterday morning he was put on the stoue |
PIE win Two other men, and while Officer |
hnhs pacI was turned for amonlent,h e tried |
10 oteak Gown the gate with sledge used for |
breaking large stones. He said Inc men he |
was working with wanted 10 kill him. and hs
was endcavoring to escape. His insnn;,v
iaSeS the shape OF fear that che officers intend
10 XII him, and he tells visitors that he is ali |
right now, hut will be u dead man in fcw
m'na'es' lie Is u fit subject for an ASYLUM,
@ ESLLAIRr.
Miss Lizzie Roberts, Of New Richmond >,
visiting ut DR.. Grafton's. - %
MTs Laura samsell, Of Fairmont, is visit.
ing her father, Mr.. Joseph Mercer. '
Dubois 4 McCoy's planning mill is turninr
out some iine work in hard wood for thu in,
terror OF Mr.. John DuEois's residence. "
Mr.. Miller, Principal of the First ward
schools, is quite sick, and Miss Webs,s,
OF the Gravel Hill schools, has resigned snd,
denly. Miss Annie Crafty is teaching temno.
farily, until All appointment Is made
NJ Craft prepared field glass for observa.
, ,,oh q ,ne transit OF Venus yesterday, and
pupils. Smoked glasses were used ali over
town, and all the glasses available were point.
At Rev. J. II. Rodgers Temperance meet.
ing IN the South Rel!aire church, petition,
W., %ns circulated IN the same interest in which
semble saturday-that is, prohibition hy t i
State Legislature. ~ go" - '"'