The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-12
KILLED HIS CHILD.
HARRISON COUNTY FAMILY Rows.
Gold Ia West yIrslnla-A Kangaroo ard an Eagle
StOrJ-wslIsburE Gas-woOl Aad oll-RaIl.
road NOtes-i Bold, bad Boy DefsaG
Seven Asn-YOuthfaI Travellers.

Seven asn-fOathful Travellers.
A halfdozen marriages in high life In
Lead ore has been found on the side OF
Little Mountain, near Gap Mills, In Monroe
county.
Charleston wants Government Signal OF.
ice In that town. Is there anything else
Charleston would like?
A fat boy from Kentucky. Az years old and
weighing J46 pounds, Is starring in the In
terror and drawing we'll.
At last the county seat OF Raleigh Is To
have a church. Thu work Of Chrlstiauizing
the people over there Is about TO commence.
Hon. J. J. Burns, ex.school commissioner,
OF Ohio IL said TO be on the track for the
next Democratic nomination for that Office.
James Aud, OF Washington, Pa, 1t Is said
has bought from Geo. Wisecaryer, Greene
county, three clips OF wool, 5000 pounds
at ~ cents.
Edward Ford, the patient OF the Insane
Asylum who while fishing, had Aft and fell
from bridge into the river few days ago,
has since died ofpneumonia.
Leonard shobe, OF Grant county, killed
gray esgle few days since that measured
seven feet two inches from tip to tip. There
Is n premium OF one dollar Oh their scalp.
The Dukes.Nutt murder case came up at
Uniontown, Pa, Saturday. Only two jurors
were mpaneled, and 1t is probable that u new
panel will have TO be ordered today. A very
large crowd was present Saturday.
During the year 1889 the G. & 0. Railroad
Company handled $4,000 tons OF coal, an In.
crease OF 230, 1888 tons over the year previous.
Il is believed that there will be large IN.
crease this year over that OF last year.
Col. Tarr, OF Wellsburg, says that the gas
well is now saving the Riverside Glass
Works $27S per month In the matter OF fuel.
1t is said that ut only one other place In the
country is gas used at the glory holeS
A man named William Jones was struck
by train No. l at Newburg, Saturday after
noon, receiving injuries that caused his
posed that he had one when the train came
along.
Hon. George H. Molett, OF Pocahontas
county, has been In BuckhannOn Upshur
county recently, and has rented property
adjacent 10 town and will make 1t his resi-.
dence in the future. He Is one OF Yves. VIr.
gnia's most prominent public men.
Five children arrived at Fairmont by ex.
press from Fannin county, Texas, last Fri:
day. Their transportation cost SIS. They
we're met there by Mr.. Andrew Tenant
to whom they are related, and taken to his
home. The eldest Of the children was al
intelligent and manipulating little fellow
OF about fourteen years Of age; the Others are
girls, OF whom the youngest IL about i've
years old.
"A few nights since seven armed men at.
tempted 10 arrest Floyd Harsh, boy living
on Glover run, Tucker county, but he proved
too many for them. One Of them received q
slight wound In the shoulder from Harsh's
revolver, The parties attempting to arrest
him were under The Impression that there
was fifty dollars reward on him. The par.
ties were from Barbour, and the warrant was
issued by a Justice In 1881.
While at work at the Buchanan oil well, In
Washington county, Pa, last Thursday, the
| rope broke near the surieGe Of the ground,
and tbs drills and rope are consequently
fastened over four thousand feet below the
surface. Superintendent Crocker has gone
to the oil country. II Is not known whether
this means an abandonment or not. 1t Is
now one Of the deepest wells In the country.
The Tyler Independent is responsible for the
following: IAN animal reSeniblinga kanga.
roo was Killed few nights since on the
premises Of John Wagner. Weare Inform.
ed by reliable authority that the animal was
about the size OF large cat with Its front
legs measuring about four inches In length
and It's hind legs about three feet in length,
The most prominent feature OF the animal
was lis tail, which measured about nine
feet three inches"
One night last week party named Jack
Cottrill, living at Clarks6prg, killed his
child, aged about years. 1t seems that Cot.
trill had an alteration with his wife and u
scutile ensued between them, during which
| the child was struck by It's father and killed.
II Is said that was not intentional on the
part OF Cottrill, but be that as 1t may, the
crime was committed. The neighboss were
aroused by the cries Qs the woman and the
yells and curses OF the man.
Atihe meeting OF the stockholders of the
G. & G. Railroad, held in Philippi, Thursday,
twas agreed that the liTestQrs should mort
glae tho road 10 the amount OF $1f5 900.
One hundred thousand dollars OF this amount
TO BIZ used In the completion OF the road TO
this place, and the remaining SO, 900 was to
be held In reserve for the advancing Of the
road beyond that place, and bonds for this
sum are not 10 be issued until there Is asgur-
ance that the road will be pushed on through
Barbour county.
II will be remembered that few weeks
ago an account was printed Of a family war
In Harrison county, during the progress oil
which old man Boyce shot borse from
under one son for riding over pivoe OF
ground contrary TO his wiGhes, and was after.
wards s0undly thrashed by another son for
shooting the horse. This Boyce war, Il Is
learned from Harrison county papers, is not
drawing to close very fast. The soma stand
guard near the old mans house, aud say he
shall not come out until he pays for the
horse aud gives bond to keep the peace. He
came out OF the house q rev days since, when
the son on guard shot at him, The ball passing
over his head.
Eight or len years ago Randolph county
and vicinity was thrown into great excite
ment by report TO the effect that gold had
been diGcoyered on Leading Creek that
county This gold fever was Of short dura.
tion. The mineral was Analysed by some
parties, who know rs little about mineralogy
as a mole knows about Astronomy, and II
was pronounced by them to be worthless.
Nothing has been done since toward testing
the value OF the ore until short time ago
when DR.. Nine OF Cincinnati, procured a
specimen and had 1t analysed by experts,
Who pronounced II gold OF rare quality. Mr..
Nine has leased considerable tract OF this
extensive ore held and will make further de.
velopmsnts in the spring,
| RELLAlRE
There was no preaching at the Episcopal
Church yesterday.
J.,B. Smith Is absent In Columbiana county,
visiting bis son, II. 8. Smith.
TIE Council Committees on City Prison
and Fire Department meet this evening.
Mrs. Myers. wife OF the late General Myers,
is the guest Of .. II. Lewis, on Union street.
Mrs. John Crystal and Miss Ella, OF Wheel.
Ing, were visiting at Mr., Jas. ;, MorrisOn's
lsRt week.
Henry Landkrohn will 90 into the business
OF cattle dealing this. summer, abandoning
butchering. Etf
The Glass City Building Association has
It's annual election OF directors Monday even.
ing, April 2.
Mr.. Armstrong, OF New Concord, Guernsey
county,yIll take charge OF the Empra HOUSE,
on BELMONT Street, April AHt.
Mrs. Daniel Campbell and child, Of tho
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