The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-19
A SENSATIONAL CASE.
STORY OF YOUNG eReea's DEATH
A, Brought Ga. BIZ Coro.,r'. i.qs.,t a. s..ub.a.
rIlls-A conduetor Arts,,ed-Esd Dam AesI.
dsnt AOuntaIa Lake Pa,k-A Railroads.
Change Of Ssas-otA.r Items.

SEultutUuI BOuuTluRe County, uAS u uEOllu
factory, and 80 has New Salem, Hatfbon
county.
Rev. Father Tracy, OF Weston, recently
preached a sermon on death and usedin illut-
tration human skull.
It Is estimated that about 10 600 saw logs
were Lost by parties IN Tucker AID surround.
Ing counties, during the irsshet.
The name Of the Tuscaraw1 Valley &
Wheeling railroad has boen changed By the
new company 10 Cleveland, lorraine &
Wheeling,
Gts' county can show up with any Of It's
neightors In the way Of marriages. A few
DAYS ego a marriBge took place, the groom
being Sixty.two and the bride " enty.
Judge Frank Guthrie, late candidate for the
Supreme Bench 1t Ia reported, fell and broke
his arm while moving his family from bis
residence in PIT Pleasant 10 the Court House
during the floods, 5
The city OF ParkenburR Is large sufferer
by the flood. twill probably cost $40, COO to
repair the damage done 70 lie streets and
public property, 10 Ssy nothing oil the dam.
age te fHaiyidRsls.
The greatest yield OF butter beard OF lately
was had FROM cows owned 10 Noble county,
Ohio. twenty-five pounds In three days, or
seven and one.tbird pounds per day.
This, too, with no extra feed, and in the
winter time.
Dave Carr was captured IRgt Friday night
At Winiirede, kapawha county, on the
charge OF havidg attempted 10 shoot one
Hllly Burlington. 1t IL claimed that Carr Is
wanted for disob'ying the United s ates law,
When the officers entered the house he and u
number Of women made resistance, but the
Ieyolvers brought them 10 time.
On Friday last, Miss Z liza Allen, a domes-
tic in the family OF MIR. Robert Nesbit, Char
tiers, Pa, was fearfully burned about the
back, shoulders and neck, from the waist to
the head, the skin peeling Off most Of the
back. At the time Of the accidanl she was
preparing breakfast, and turning around with
her back "a the stove for moment, her CLOTH
ing caught FIRE.
The tariff meeting announced totake place
at Martins Ferry Saturday Hig"t failed TO
proceed according TO Arrangements, owing to
The unexplained failure OF the speakers to
appear. Dr.. ]. NJ. Todd, Mayor JunkIps and
Hon. r ]. Alexander were expected 10 ad-
dress the meeting. The crowd which was
attracted filed the hall, aud. when they
learned that the Bridgeporters had somehow
failed to make, connection the called for
MIR. Meek, Of the TiWes, who declined TO speak
because 81 LACK 81 prtparation. MessrS. 7.
!. Irwin and g. W; Mitcbell, In response to
calls for them, made very brief remarks.
The heavy ralns and melting SHOWS in the
mountains week before last, SO swelled the
streams beyond their bounds that on
Wednesday, the 7th inst the dam at Like
Youghiogheny gave way and flooded tbe en-.
tire front OF Mountain lake fark near the
dannt ,pl{nh kHnNuhf tftla vannh N
within two or three feet Of the railroad
bridge. The dam at Mountain Lake yaa In
jured also. o. the east aida al the channel
a small gap yas taade IN the top down to the
Boad hedoh the dam. ga the west side OF
the channel and OF the bridge small wash
had been made In December, BY the pressure
Of the high water against the fresh dirt Into
this tho high tide rushed aud gradually cut
It's way through and carried awsy from
twelve 10 fifteen feet Of the drive, cutting
the dam down three or four feet below the
shute. The bridges were secured by ropec
and chains, so that nothing YVES daniass i or
10 tsxcI p; u few lstrola tue plank walk aud
these may be all recovered.
srEuBESytLIs
W. Fl. Harding Saturday evening rendered
his resignation as trustee Of the city water
works.
u.s.. Foster, a wholesale druggist OF this
city, died quite suddenly yesterday morning,
at the age OF As. He leaves wife and six
children.
Itappears from recent developments that
Homer Gregg, the young man from Carroll
county, Ohio, who was run over by atrAin mn
Wednesday night, between steubenville and
Mingo and killed, had been putt passenger
train No. II going west, and was afterwards
run over by three freight trains and literally
cut to pieces II appears that Gregg he'd u
ticket In his poe kst, which he did not show,
but offered the conductor two nickels, which
would have paid bis fare to Mingo. He made
no resistance, and passengers state he did not
act unreasonably. The az ton ofthe condnc.
tor has caused severe comment in Steuben.
vile. Efforts were made 10 flag two efthe
trains that passed over the young nan while
lying upon the track, hut the heartless en-.
gineers would not heed the signals. The
fast line from the west, however, stopped, and
The conductor removed the mangied remains
from the track, which had been dragged and
scattered for distance Of $50 yarda The cor.
urday evening upon the arrival OF his train.
His evidence was to the effect that young
Gregg refused to show his ticket, and that he
stopped his train a quarter OF q mile from
Mingo station and put him of without any
resistance being made. He tesiiflsd that
Gregg was somewhat under the influence OF
whisky. He did not know him, aud was OF
the opinion At the time that he was trying TO
dead head his way to Mingo. After the evil
dence was taken Conductor Smith was al
lowed to proceed with his train. Henry
Blackburn, q passenger on the train, testified
before the coroner that the deceased acted
strangely; that he would not produce his
ticket but held out his hand with what he
thought was fifteen cents, and then returned
the money to his pocket, whersupon the
conductor took him 10 rear platform and
put him Oft the deceased making no resist
anpe. It is probable that the conductor
acted rather impetuously under the olrcum.
stances, notwithstanding the fact that he was
acting strictly IN accordance with the rules
OF the company,
The deceased was Que musician, and was
10 have besn married In about three weeks.
He was brother OF the Clerk OF the Courts
at Carrollton. The investigation OF the case
will be continued today.
BEILAIRR
The schools will have half holiday on the
22d..
s. R Wetherald las moved his household
goods back TO Bellaire,
Mics Beszle is teaching In the place OF Miss
Williams, on Gravel Hill.
Miss Florence Wilson, OF Wheeling, was Wis.
ing Mrs. Geo. r, Grafton Saturday.
Boegs Island Is advertised for rent. Now
Is not Just the best time 10 see II, however.
The Courier came this far Saturday morn.
ing, but was unable to get up under the
bridge.
Harry Oswald, a son Of Mr.. Oswald, Of The
Belmont House, died Saturday evening, oil
diphtheria.
James Wilson will som return with bis
wife TO live in Belllire, after years residence
on Wheeling Island.
There was no preaching at the Second
Presby terrain Church yesterday. Rev X. NJ.
Brown, the pastor, preaching at Woosfeld.
Granville H. Gray and Miss Mollie Barn.
hill will be married at the homs Of the
brides father, ], b. Barnhlll, on Guernsey
street, Thursday evening.
The small pox Is no longer In Dellaire, the
one case having been successfully isolated and