The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-19
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The Wsllsburg coal shaft has attained a
depth Of eighty feet.
One OF the Spaulding Iron Works buildings
at BrilliAntlis ready for the roof.
Wolves have been quite destructive on
sheep In Pocahontas layely. Que man had
eleven killed in one night.
The :ciuzens OF Grafton elect Mayor,
members Of Council and members Of the
Board OF Education, to-day.
The Democrats OF Mercer county have en-
Enthusiastically endorsed Col. James NJ. French,
OF that county, for the Congressional nomina
ton In the Third District.
Messrs. Habernehl & Upman's flour mill
at ClarinRton, Ohio, was broken into on laSl
Thursday night by some unknown parties
but nothing Of any value was taken.
In Hinton, the good people are soon Ia
give theatrical performance for the benefit
OF the Presbyterian Cnurch ut that place
which has Just been completed, but moi
furnished,
Persons who have never known the value
OF PocahOntas county lands, have recautly
had their intellects Frightened on this sub
ject, and titles to thousands Of acres are
coming In and being recorded.
The Chesapeake & Ohio railway company
will issue about the lst OF April, pamphlet
giving 8 list OF those persons located on OF
near the line OF the Chesapeake & Ohio, who
can accommodate summer boarders.
Judge Ferguson and Harry Camden, Of
Charleston, will open law office in PArEers-
burg in few weeks, so says report. 1t has
been stated also, that the firm will be the reg
ular attorneysior the Ohio River Railroad.
The Prohibitioriss OF Guernsey county
have decided TO hold county convention Al
Cambridge on the 9Th Of July. Delegates
were also appointed 70 the State Convention,
They decided 10 put full ticket III the field
The Harrison county, Ohio, poor house /,
described by the CAdiz editors, as disgrace
to civilization and humauity. From their
description. II rivals the pens OF Greene
county, Pennsylvania, and Jefferson county
Ohio.
The cadet corps at the State University
has decided 10 camp for several days al
Mountain Lake Park, during July. Msj
Lee, commandant, will have the boys IN
ating recreation.
The West Alexander correspondent Of the
Washington Reporter says: ~. d. Whitman
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wool house. will have all OF his property
sold by his bondsmen, Pollock and Chambers
on the ooh instant, to satisfy deeds Of trust.
He has fine blooded stock, and there will be
big crowd In attendance"
An exchange, in reference to the Paul.
Marquis murder trial, that has been In pro.
grtSs at Parkenburg says: "a remarkable
circumstance in connection with this trial
and verdict, Is the fact that II was known
that Ike seducer (Harquis) hsd entered the
families OF three of the members OF the jury
and robbed their fair daughters OF their
virtue"
A few evenings since Mr.. Levi Brady, a
young man Of Brar'on courtJ, went out
hunting, and few hours afterwards wal
found lying on the ground With bullet hole
through his head. Il was supposed he had
tried firing his gun, and failing, he placed
the muEZ,e OF the gun In bis mouth, and put
ting his fo)t o. the trigger was blowing in II
when the charge exploded with the abOye
result
Mr.. Joseph A. Close, Of ST. Clairsville was
In Cambridge Thursday, delivering flock oi
sheep which he had sold to ]. A. johnson, oil
that place. There were eleven ewes in the
flock, all thoroughbred Merino yearlings.
Good judges estimate that they will average
seventeen pounds OF sheasug wool each
Ten OF them cost Mr.. johnson inst thou.
sand dollars. Mr.. Close has forty more Of
them at his farm near 1t. Clairsyille, all reg
istered.
Friday night the wood work OF the 81 ,or
Of the furnace department OF the River.ide
Glass Works,at Wellsburg, was discovered 10
be on fire. An alarm was given and the fire
soon put out by means OF the Babcock fire
extiuguisher aud the bucket brigade. The
fire originated underneath one OF the fur
naces in which the ''glory holes" are con-
structed. The damage 10 the property is but
trihing. The furnace will be reconstructed
and In manner to prevent like occurrence.
II. 7. Talbot l6.year old son OF Mr.. H.
@. Talbot one OF Morgantown's well known
citizens, has left the University without
money and without giving notice. Saturday
his father traced him IA far as Pittsburgh,
where 1t was discovered that he had regis.
tered at two hotels. Nothing more could be
learned OF him. Detectives were sent out In
all directions. The boy was injured some
time ago by being struck on the mead with a
stone. and 1t is thought that mentally he Is
not all right
The past ten days band Of very filthy,
wretchCd vagabonds have been travelling
through the interior OF the State. The gang
Is composed OF about dozen men, women
and children. The babies are bundled up In
rags and carried on the backs OF the women.
They have several bony horses, five half
starved bears and two monkeys. They
begged for anything and everything. They
claimed 10 be Turks, and spoke very poor
English. Taken altogether, they were sor-
roSiul and forlorn set.
A prixe.lght, not exactly according to
| tnok t,luca AZ nrid1. Tnrf gaturdau hNt
was broken up after the second round by the
appearance OF the police. George McKarihan,
a notorious though" from Bellaire, and John
Sullivan, Of Pittsburgh, were the partici.
pants Both were arrested, though McKsr.
Than showed fight, and was only captured by
the aid OF q revolver. Numerous other par
ties, preset at the fight, were taken In "
disOrderly conduct, and altogether Saturday
was as busy day for the bridgeport police
as It seems To have been for the Bellaire
officers.
Friday night last, dance by the colored
| folks was In progress near the Enterprise
Coal Works, two miles from Washington,
Pa. when drunken row took place. Dick
Mcdonald and John Cuff, alias BOlden, both
OF Washington, we've shot In the iracas, bnt
neither OF them was seriously injured. Nc.
Donald received bullet In the front part OF
the body. The ball did not enter the intes.
tines but glanced around into the back. Cuff
was shot In the back, the bullet lodging
AGAINST the shoulder blade, The shooting
was done by John Bryant, who resides short
distance from the shaft.
About half past nine Saturday evening, at
Little Washington, the White Lead Works
were discovered to be OH fire. Tho WOTsG
being on the edge OF the town the engines
1 wara laia pattinq upOn tla ground and tina
fire gained complete Roadway the building
being completely destroyed except the office
The President, Samuel T. Shriyer, resides in
Pittsburgh, but James Stokes, the Secretary,
estimated the los at from fifty TO sky
thousand dollars. Insurance thirty Thousand
dollars The loss Is greste; on ap1ount OF a
large AMOUNT OF material for the market. All
the heavy shipments we're made during the
past week, one amounting TO iorty.two thou
sand pounds. The company Is limited aud
scattered, but the members say they Will re-
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