The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-25
UTILIZING THE GAS
from rnE NEw wELLAr aRILLIANr
A yl.l, to the n.,p.,r Coal MIS-. Is oAis-n,d Al
an slmOut. County seat, Her Ne.
troplls, and the tsttei's Growing Rival.
Wslllbargh demonstrations Matters.

Kslhbargh Demonstrations hAttSrS.
The Mayor otMorgantownre receives salary
Of one hundred dollars per year.
Twenty.eight to thlrty.two Is the figures
Muskiughani county, Ohio, wool buyers are
talking about while In Harrison and
Guernsey they get up TO thlrty-three.
A young man OF Mason county, named
Barrett, while out limiting, was cutting down
. tree TO get some squirrels when limb fell
from Il, striking him on the head and killing
him instantly.
The Pennsylvania State authorities OF the
G. A. K. have issued orders and directions
for Decoration Day, which, among other
things says: 'SeH that no comrades grave Is
neglected. Touch nota grave with thought
less handa.n '.7...I... -.
That end OF o. r. r. below Patkersburg
will be put under contract about July l.
Bonds have been ordered issued for this pur.
pose, and land owners along the survey are
beginning to figure up what they will want
for their lands.
A few days since an aged man named
Curimsn, living on the farm Of Thomas Hut.
son, in Hancock county, died very suddenly.
He was sitting on chair, apparently In good
health, when the family heard noise, and
going to him fou d.him lying on the floor
dead. ~ g.Et .f r.I NrH
The work OF constructing the new line oil
the Pittsburgh Southern, north Of Findley
vile, ia progressing rapidly. Long train
loads OF ties, timber aud iron pass through
Washington daily, to be used on that part Of
the rosd The timber aud ties are brought
from West Virginia. a.s..;
Last week Francis King, OF Mason county
was killed. A fire broke out In piece Of
woods and caught large chestnut oak tree
| which was about 10 destroy bis fence. He
and Others were engaged In removing thf
fence, when the top OF the tree burned Of
and fell, striking Mr.. King on the head and
killing him instantly.
Near the famous Kanawh9 Falls, nIal
Charleston, au immense cliff ovsrhangs thf
river. For some years past this cliE has had
tenant, who dug hole under It's huge
wings and lives there all alone. Heis n very
old darkey, and he has the den divided of
into apartments. one for sleeping, another
for dining.room and one for kitchen. He
does his own cooking, and lives by fishing
and hunting small game. H seems perlect.
| " satisfied and can almost always be found
under the rocks OF this cave. i
The Grand Jury OF Guernsey county. which
reported last week, failed to indict Frazier
the school teacher, who killed young Lusf
and Hays. Judge Ball charged them es
reoially on this matter as follows: "A
school teacher has right 10 control his
school, but not TO kill his pupils; but II, In
the exercise OF his lawful authority, the
pupils should turn on him, and he should
be placed In such circumstances as would
warrant reasonable man In believing that
be was In great bodily danger, he would moi
be held 10 answer for taking life" This Is
the second grand jury that has investigated
this case with the same result
RAILROAD IN HAap8HiRE COUNTY.
Negotiations are now pending between the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company and
Hampshire county parties with view 10
building the long since projected and aban.
doned line from Green Spring Run TO Rom
ney, distance OF III miles. Il will be renem.
bered that the road was graded the whole
length for narrow gusge during Mr. Gar.
rett's absence in Europe, the understanding
being that the Baltimore & Ohio Company
would equipit. On Mr.. Garrett return he
discouraged further prosecution OF the work,
and the road has since then stood as left ex.
cept 30 much as was wRshed away. The stock
OF the company Is held in part by individual
stockholders al d In part bS the two districts
OF Hampshire county through which the road
runs. II is understood that the B. & o. de-.
sire to gain possession OF this stock, probably
without cost, on the ground that now the
stock Is without value, aud Is probable 10 TO
remain unless that company shall take up
and carry on the uncomplettd work. As yet
no d, fiaite results have been reached.
BRILLIANT.
The agency OF the INTELLrsEscER Is now in
the hands OF Mr. Joseph Wiedman.
Mr.. Theophilus Pugh, Of Wheeling, has been
appointed supervising architect OF The new
nail mill.
The people OF this place are not at all pleas.
ed by the sunday train on the p, q. & 81 L.,
road being taken of.
"A large number OF houses are In process OF
construction in all portions of the town, and
dwellings are In constant demand.
About the only sign that the town Is in.
corporated exists in the printed ordinances
which have been "hung" In various portions
Of the place.
Yesterday the Goals were taken from
beneath the boiler In the engine room OF the
we'll substituted. The results are highly sat
isfactory. 1t does away with all dirt and
smoke, obvlates tho necessity for fireman,
gives very equal heat, and is In oil senses q
perfect success. ltis observed that while for
some distance from the mouth OF the pipe Al
the Wellsburg we'll, a large quantity Of salt
Is being constantly deposited, nothing Of the
kind Is ssen at the Brilliant well. ..
Through the courtesy OF Mr.. John Sichol
son, Superintendent OF the spading mill coal
mine, an IErELLIGEScER correspondent was
yesterday permitted TO visit all parts Of the
mine. 1t Is In an almost perfect shape, un-
der the excellent management Of Nj. N:chol
son. Not drop OF water was 10 be seeu, SO
perfect Is the drainage. A constant current
OF air Is discernible at all points 10 the mine,
Furnace and pump are designed 10 do heir
work In the shortest possible time and TO the
best advantage The coal Is OF superior
quality, remarkably free from sulphur and
making an A grade OF coke. This altS
claims the distinction Of being the deepes,
mine In Ohio by some fifteen feet, being 285
feet deep. Should the gas supply continue
as 1t undoubtedly will, the company will
have no use for their coal here, but will ship
work by September /. .a
BELLAIEE.
Mr.. A. B. Batteli, sr., is very siekat Mari.
eta.
Robert Boreman, of Parkersburg, was in
town yesterday.
Mrs. Gen. B. R. cowen, of Delaware, o.,
was In town yesterday.
Hope Hose Company, No. 2, will have a
bail at City Hall this evening.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad has large
force at work transferring ties from barges 10
cars. ~,
R. F. Trayilleck will lecture at City Hall
next Monday evening, on Labor and its
Wrongs" '|
The Fifth ward school house Is getting on
It's roof and the brick worn OF the Second
ward building is climbing upward.
The roof 0f the front OF City Hall has been
reninyeh. and work has been commenced at