The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-13

The News In All Paris Of West virginia
and the ylelnity.


The News In All Parts OF West YlrgInIa
and the pleInIty.
Tbs 3. 4 o. Company has determined to erect
q number Of building5at Grafton for the ac-
commodation Of its employee
George Potter, eolered, aged about 90 years,
during the war body servant and before and
since family servant OF Afsj. B. 8. White; Of
Lelsburg, was murdered on Sunday night
last In that town, by Flsye Guy. colored,
aged about 81 years. hdrlesiowH Free Pres.
Hon. D B. lucas has received from the
Executive Committee Of the Lee Memorial
Association and accepted an invitation 10
deliver an address for the benefit Of said IS.
Lociatiop, and will deliver in short time,
bis address delivered recently before the stu
dents OF Hampton Sidney College.
Afew days ago the jailor OF the Clarksburg
jail took from The cell In which Lite Bill
Kinney and Swiger, the two Doddri6g couny
murdsrers, are confined, cRse.knlfe maze
into saw, a bar OF iron two feet long anda
cold chisel made OF an old file. They were
probably Smuggled 10 by outside parties.
AtMarietta Saturday evening, during the
progress Of Barnum's show, there was halt
made ip the programme and handsome
gold headed cane was presented TO Professor
George Arstingstall, the noted elephant
trainer, by q number Of bis old friends and
pIaymates. Marietta was his former home.
The Tucker county Pioneer says Anew days
ago P. Lipscomb run Into o den OF rattlers
about four miles from town on dry ridge In
huckleberry patch. P. is no coward, and
cutting club he went into them right and
left and str, tched out twenty seven, when he
became sick from the smell Of the reptiles
and lave up the fight.
NIX Nadt, C.nIs,,A Al oa.a +haf npa y1t5hf lAut
week, there was an attempt made at Freeport
| to blow up the new saloon, lately started,
with gunpowder. A cotton ball, with large
Iquanuty OF rock powder In II, was placed
under the saloon and exploded by = fuse,
Considerable damage was line TO the building.
Another ball tailed TO explode, but was 10 und
intact. Ia.
1t Is reported that recently In Logan coun.
ty, two men named Yank Bollin and DR.,
Harrison Baisden got into q difficulty over q
settlement; short words brought blows, when
/ Bollin used kuife, severely II not fatally
stabbing Baislen. Thereupon Baisden drew
q revolver and shot Bollin, who died the
same day from the efiectsof the wound. There
is little hopes Of the recovery Of Baisden.
The Greenbrier Independent says: "a Sc.
we're drauth has prevailed III this section for
sayerai weeks past, and vegetation has suf.
fsred seriously for the want OF rain. The
corn crop has been materially injured, and
must Of necessity be far below an average
crop. We learn that III the Valley and In
other parts Of Virginia, aud in Maryland the
drouth has been quite serious aad extensive
in Its results"
Last week John Braunemau, one Of the
proprietors Of the Oak Hill saw and grist
mill, In Fsyette county, was closing the mill
Il tr yofnf, hnINns ha hu anna anNf.
dent stepped on the pand connecting the
saw with the driving. wheel OF the engine, and
was, In few seconds, mangled In o. terrible
manner. He survived only about fifteen
Il minutes. He was one OF the most valued and
respects dcittzens Of the county.
Barnum's big circus waSat Parkersbug last
Friday. There was tremendous crowd In
the city. The distance. travelled by some OF
the backwoods people TO see JUMBO. would
seem almost improbable. Mr.. Deckett, an
old entleman OF 10 years Etsrted withhisiteam
Tuesday morning with his wife and two
daughters, from thirty-five miles back Of
Glonville, in Braxton county. Friday night
hundreds Of people walked the streets unable
to obtain lodging. One feed store threw
open Its doors aud many women and small
chile rem were permitted to sleep on sacks
and bales OF hay.
Jacob Wise, Of F,ostburg, was drowned
while bathing in the Potomac at Piedmont
Frldsy afternoon. 1t appears he could not
swim, but seeing the boys In the water, pro-
posed to his friend Lewis Glnsburg, TO 20 In.
| He had only bis4n In the water minute or
| two when he began to sink and call for help.
| His friend reached him and grabbed for his
hair under water, but 1t being cntyery short,
he could not hold him. When be came up
he grasped Ginsburg by the wrist and he had
great trouble to get away from him. This
appears to have frightened him as we'll rs the
| boys, and all hands padded for this shore,
and the young man, about II years OF age,
sank to rise no more.
List week Burwell Booth, OF Wayne
County, eloped with the wife Of Klah Adkins.
Booth has for some time past been rather
intimate with the woman, and for several
days previous 10 his leaving, had been mai
ing arrangements to leave the country, by
selling his property. On Thursday last Mrs.
Adkins, the wife OF Klah, made an excuse
that some Of her relations at Gpyandotte
went over there. After her arrival there she
was Joined by Booth. The husband having
some intimation that all was not right fol.
lowed the next day and reached Guysnaotte
before the parties left. He procured a war,
rant tor Booth, but before II could be served
he and the woman took passage on a boat
and left. Booth had heretofore been looked
upon as gosd citizen. and the affair created
quite a sensation. He leaves wife, two
sons and two daughters. all but one grown,
who keenly feel the disgrace OF the affair.
Adkins wife left four small children, taking
one with her. Adkins regrets the loss OF his
child great deal more than his wife's de-
parture, and hopes that she may soon realize
The natural result OF Der act.