The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-21
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For Admission Is q Cadet TO be Held At Bslllirs.
Burr's nils Camp asetlps- $40 900 Damage
Salt D.eid.d-PsrsonaI, IadustriAlAad
General News Of the vlelnlty.
Charles Neuman, colored. of Martinsburg,
Is TO be tried at the October term ofcouEt for
obtaining money under false p'etenses from
John Hominch. Neumau Is now In jail.
Miss B. AherD, OF Martipsburg, graduate
OF the Normal Scaool at Fairmont carried
of the prIzs, gold medal, as the bestr0ader
at the Peabody. Institute, held Last week In
MMtinsburg. N.ln.l.
The Greene county, (Pa,l Republicans
while assembled in Convention last Monday,
adopted resolutions cordially endorsing
President Arthurs administration, denounc.
ing the free trade or tariff for revenue only
doctrine, and declaring What In our opinion
the present depression In the price OF wool,
our chief PRODUCTS result Of a reduction OF
the tariff on the same, and we therefore DC:
mSnd q rG.snactment Of the wool tariff OF
1872
w. Mercer Halls met with serious acct.
dent ut MArtinsburs one day this week. He
and Thomas Baker. had. lacked up q caboose
car, taken out the truck and placed a trostle
under the end. They then got underneath
to repair broken brace, when suddenly the
trestle broke, letting the car down with a
crash. Baker succeeded in getting out, but
Halls was knocked insensible. He was soon
gotten out, and found have two large cot
tuSions on bis head; his knee was bruised,
also his back and breast No bones were
broken, but there was some internal In.
jury. '"
BOONE COUNTY CRIME.
A correspondent OF the Charleston Can re.
ports as follows "0ne OF the foulest crimes
that has ever come under our notice, aud one
that would call forth indignation from the
deepest-dysd victim OF vice, was recently en-
acted on Camp Greek, Boone county.
Several years ago the widow OF Abner Whit
tier died, leaving two sons and daughter.
The girl, now fleen, Is almost TO ally blind,
horribly formed, and idiotiC. Inc, brothers,
wishing TO find a home for their unfortunate
sister where she would be properly cared for,
placed her In the hands OF Mr.. and Mrs
Browning, paying them for her main co.
ance. Browning has always been highly
esteemed, beinga class leader, &c. He Is 9
| man years Of age. a few nights ago his
wife having occasion ID visit neighboring
house, left him and the girl alone In the
house, During her absence another neighbor
happening suddenly in Browning's house
discovered him In bed with the child. He
left almost Immediately after, found Brown
Ing's wife, and upon being informed she hur-
ried to her house, only TO find her hui band
engaged In outraging their charge. Mrs.
Browning Immediately appeared before
Squire D0lan, and swore to the facts, We
have not as yet heard Of Browning's arrest"
r. BELLAtRE. +...
The Linean Literary Society is closed for
the summer. a...
The Ministerial Aid Society, Of the First
evening.
VIM. Cochran, landlord Of the National
House, Is confined TO bed with sickness and
Is very low.
One Of the entertainment, here for the
Fourth will be q ball by the Liederkranz
Shuetzenverein.
Deputy Grand Master. Charles L. Young,
O. 0. r., was present at this weeks meet
ing Of the Bellaire Lodge.
The Globe Base Ball Club, composed OF
prominent Young men. will have festival ut
ity Hall J une 20 and 80. 49,
twill be about a month before the con-
tractors will be ready TO commence the
actual boring Of the gas well here.
VIM. Findlay, the contractor for the water
works power house, has builtanother derrick
10 unload stone from the cars, and has Il
tramway laid to run stone out to the
works. '".
The Trustees Of the Rose Hill Cemetery
have made an arrangement to have as mauy
policemen as my be necessary to protect
the flowers and property from depreciation.
The city will make the appointments and the
Trustees pay the men. gg'. I-,- .I-" \
Tomorrow, at Oily Hall, takes place the
examination OF applicants for caaetship in
toe U. s. Naval Academy at Annapolis. The
successful cempet,t'r Pud the one standing
hext highest will be appointed cadet and al:
t S frsi should t.i 10 pass the the examination
at the Academy, Sept smber l. This method,
taken by Congressman ]. D. Tsylor, to make
the appointment, was first taken here by
Hon. L. DAnford, when In Congress. The
applicants must be between IA and Is years
Of age, healthy, Of good moral character, i've
| feet high, must live In the district, be well
grounded in reading, writing, arithmetic,
geography, grammar, spelling, English and
American history and algebra.
10. Il, ST. cIAIRsy1LLE. La
Col. W. A. Hunt, Of the Chronicle, is visit.
ing his father at Hopedale.
A number OF the young folks picnicked at
the Fair Grounds yesterday.
Mr.. John 7. Troll has entirely recovered
from sudden spell Of sickness.
Mr. Val. Heaton, formerly Of St. Clairsville
but now OF Philadelphia, returned here yes-
terdsy morning.
About seventy saloon keepers paid their
tar under the Scott law, yesterday. A large
per cent paid 5000 each, in order TO sell dis.
titled liquors. s
st. Clairsville Is represented at the Demo
cratic State Convention by Auditor Cotll4nd,
CLERK Darrah, A. NJ. Eaton, NJ. T. COll4nd,
Jas. A. Patterson and Isaac N. Riley.
Col. Poorman, Of the Tribune, and James F.
Anderson, Of the Independent, were here yes-
terday. Bellaire's journalistic trio Is, how
ever, not complies, Charlie Allen being
absent. s... f gH1.. 49,. ....
According to the ASSESSOR records, Bel
mont county produced T4s,03l pounds Of
wool in 1882. The unreliabilIly OF such :
ports Is shown by the fact, thGt according 70
Them every gallon OF Belmont county milk
produced four pounds OF butter. ,...
Conrad Troll & Sons, extensive wool buyers
Of this place, hsYe bought considerable
amount Of wool in Guernsey county. Thirty