The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-26
A SUICIDAL MANIA
AND lTs EFFECT OMAN OHIO MAN.
Accident to a L.dy-Frs.l. oftA. Electricity In a
BsllaIrs nIl-AartiA's Ferry News and
GOsEip-Gsusral Glsanlsss from Ali
QuArtsr of til. SsIEAsOrhood.

Quarters OF the helEhborhood.
A post Of the G. A. R. will be formed
shortly At Brilliant.
James Newman, who jumped his bail while
on trial for sdultary, vt WaynesburE, was
arrested at Grafton, W. Va,
The boiler OF Bakers saw mill, near Mata-
morAs, exploded last Friday. Two employees
were hurt and the mill demolished.
Four cars OF additional poles and other
material for the telephone line down the
river have arrived.-iSte'tbsHrile Herald.
Miss Anna Means, OF Washington, Pa, met
with serious accident few days since
while on visit to her uncle, George Wy
land, OF wyland station, Pittsburgh South;
ern road, was walking across a trestle, and
becoming dizzy, fell TO the ground, distance
Of twenty feet. Her leg was broken and her
face and breast badly injured.
Benjamin Larrick, Of Guernsey county,
was brought into Cambridge as crazy as q
loon, the result Of hereditary tendency to
insanity and bad whisky. Larrick Is a man
house and piece OF ground about mile from
Pt, Pleasant. He has been married, but he
and his wife separated several years $50, and
since that time he has bsen keeping "batche.
lor's hall" In his house, staying part
OF the time with his nephew Jesse
Larrick, and his niece. Mrs. William Dat
ford. He was an inofensive fellow when
sober, and made his living principally by
hunting aud trapping aud buying furs. 90:
casionaily he would come Is Cambridge and
get on spree, and more than once he has
been In the lookup. About the Last OF
March he began TO show signs Of insanity,
with suicidal tendencies. On the oath Of that
month he ate a lot OF pokeroot and took
twenty-five OF McLane's pills at one dose. A
doctor was called and by hard work saved
tempted suicide by eating nsy.apple root,
the last time mixing II with pounded glass,
but strange to soy he recovered. During all
this time he was moody and spent q good
deal OF his time talking to himself. On
"Wednesday night he went to the
house Of bis niece, Mrs. William Dan
ford, to stoy all night, hut in the after
part OF the night he went home. Jesse Lar
rick lives about a quarter Of mile from
Bepiamin's house, ana when he got up on
Thursday morning about daylight, he Lis-
covered that Benjamin's house was on fire.
He gave the alarm aud several neighbors ran
10 tie house, and found that the doors were
locked. They called to Larrick that his
house was on fire, but got no answer. Then
they broke the door In aud saw LRrrick with
his gun In his hand. He ordered them to
stand back, and when they started in he
snapped cap ct Jesse LAfrick The gun
was loaded, and had II not missed fire there
would have been q murder TO record. The
neighbors disarmed HIM and turned their
attention to saving the few household goods.
The house itself was burned TO the ground.
BELLAIRE. ...,a ~
Ex.Judge r. E. Chambers, OF St. Glars
vile, was in town yestsrday. Sg.aN
Raspberries are beginning to take the place
OF strawberries nthis market.
Frank Reese was down here from st. Glars
vile, visiting relatives yesterday. Eli, u.
The Township Trustees have awarded the
contract for the, new school house near
Quincy to John Woods, at SAP.
Mr.. Brewer and his assistant have egtab-
lished themselves in an office In the Bank
building as surveyors OF the Ohio Valley
railroad. fs
J. w.Janes yesterday received word that
bis father was lying at the point OF death
at his home near Fairmont, West Va. He left
on the first train. '-i'
Anew bell for the Preeby tartan church at
Barnesville passed Though here yesterday
from the McShane foundry, at Baltimore. It
weighs 100 pounds. ,.o 4,
| The driver OF The Nail City beer wagon,
who was arrested and required to give bail
for his appearance yesterday morning to an
Hwer for reckless driving in running over
Mrs. Archer, forfeited his bail by not appear
ing. 'y2 ''.'..''' ,,l
a glance at the stakes locating the track OF
the Ohio Valley railroad through town shows
that the many curves by which the narrow
gauge now follows the river bank will be
straighsened. At the plmp, near Pinch run,
the track will be set back ( ON the bank al
most to the houses. The narrow gauge will
also follow this Strengthened line. 2
Yesterday forenoon just after the thunder
storm had passed over BellaiIe, some alarm.
Ing reports were circulated about the doiDgs
OF the lightning at the nail works; but for,
tunately the stroke that went through the
mill did no harm to property and injured no
one seriously. Mr.. Riley Lszare was shocked
pr tly badly and was taken home. Several
others were more or less affected,
MARTINS YKRRY.
Mr.. George Weber has purchased Alorzo
Beck's tine black mare. -
Mrs. Moses Mcoann, and Miss Lucy West,
lark are visiting at sistersyille.
A full attendance Is requested OF the g. A,
R. boys tomorrow evening at their hall. q
Judge ]. g. Gray was called to Parkersburg
very suddenly yesterday on legal business
The cards are out for the wedding Of Miss
Jennie Gray and 7. W. shreye, on July
third. ~ 2 III ..lI...g.. i
Miss Flora Williams Is expected home next
week. She will sing In Chicago in public
before leaving that CITY, ,a0Wl nrisr
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Bowers returned yesta,
day from the Chicago excursion. They res
port very pleasant trip. @4
Miss Kate Martin, OF North Seventh street,
burned her hand very badly yesterday, which
will probably disable her Tor some time.
The Ladies' Benevolent and Aid Society
will meet at Mrs. Alexander FraZer's, in the
Exchange Bank building, tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock. a fall attendance is de-
sired to complete arrangements for the picnic.
Judge J.. s. Cochran and Oliver Williams
shipped some Of the finest strawberries 10
Chicago last week thai ever went out Of this
market The agent was here and proposes to
take all Of the fruit that can be raised here
next year. MI HsH t pHe
LOOK for siedsnbach & Bro, 8 special otisrs
each day this week. q! NJ Llr 5asitpui
Are the Eouisiana Lottery Drawings
D., s4A0HE ~ Rair?t h'l& Fh4 "ds
The two commissioners who superintend
their single number drawings when inter.
viewed on the subject, reluctantly admitted
that the numbers which were plsced In the
tubes and put 10 the wheel were only count