The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-07
STATE
Gleanings From ali Parts or the Lees
E'" News Field.

Gieanings From ali Parts OF the Local
News Field.
There were II births and s deaths in Nc
Dowell county in 1889. ',-H
The municipal tsx In Weston 10 70 cents
on the hundied dollars. s.ri-
The Moundsyille penitentiary Is inviting
sealed proposals for furnishing fresh beef.
The Animal Olympic Contest between the
Sophomores and TUTORS OF Washington aud
Jefferson College will take place on May oh;
The further prosecution Of the project Of
building a narrsw gauge road from King.
wood u Tunnelton has been formally aban-
doned.
@. B. Tetrick, of w~orthipgion, has
brought suit against the town Of Fairmopt,
for false imprisonment, placing his damages
at | 200 1c,4
Judge ]. II. Brown and Henry 8. Walker
| will Rave q joint discussion at Union to-
morrow. The Third district fight Is getting
very warm.
The members OF the G. A. R. at Grafton
are taking steps 70 properly decorate the
graves OF tneir d~eadcomrades In the National
Cemetery at that place.
The body of J. EGG egg, who was drowned
at the Lochiel Mill west Of Piedmont, about
| Two months ago, was recovered s .tuIday
about one hundred yards below where he
fellin. ".'
MsjorJ Jed. Hotchklss, OF staunton, has &C.
copied an invitation Of the literary societies
oil West Virginia University At Morgantown,
| 10 deliver the annual address before them Al
the commencement In June.
James Thomas, alias James 0'Btyan, Of
! GrrenDrier county, has been lodged In Jail at
I Lewisburg. II seems that he entered the
house OF Mr.. James 0'Brysn, his step father,
| while the latter was absent, and broke open
some drawers and a box aud appropriated
about seventy.fiv dsllars in currency TO bis
own use. None OF the money was recovered.
Auditors Atkinson, OF Monroe County, and
Of belmont county, have been over
the track ottheB q. &C. railroad with view
to sppraisipg 1t for taxation. They were In
the CITY to-day but have not yet determined
the value Of the tratk, sidiugs, etc. but will
hx these things at another meeting in about
ten days. They fix the value Of rolling stock
and tools at $lS7 per m,ie.-BeHdire Tribune.
The st. George Democrat says that Stephen
Haugh, o pension agent, q few evenings since
was taken by a sqrad OF disguised men, who
evidently intended 10 treat the old man 10
dose OF red mans law, for a vile act which II
Is alleged he recently committed. he
escaped the wrath OF the mob by promising
that he would evacuate The town on the fol.
lowing day before the hour OF six in the
evening, which he did.
Afu,llsr named Kirby, living in Monroe
county, Is the owner OF a cat whose maternal
instinct Is little abort Of marvellous. A few
weeks since her litter Of kittens all died.
Thereupon she went into a state OF disconso.
late melancholy, which, however, lasted but
STEW days, when she surprised the family by
bringing into the house three very young
rabbits. These she has since sucked and
caresSed as though they were kittens. The
rabbits are now large enough 10 run about
pshs house with their won dbe mother.
Aman by the name OF Lloyd human was
arrested on Laurel Greek, 10 Barbour county,
charged with placing an obstruction on the
track ot the B. & o. r. R., about a mile cast
OF Grafton, some time last March. The case
was worked up by adeteotive by the name
Off. NJ. Zspp, from Mar,insbure. Theoficer
brought the prisoner 10 Grafton, where he
had b hearing before Justice Deck, who sent
him to Jail 70 await further trial. The testi.
mony against the prisoner was his " con.
fession 10 the officer who arrested him The
prisoner has been working IN the G.. &
G. road for some time past.