The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-14
SIX VIOLENT DEATHS
IN THE STATE ANo NElaHsoRAooo.
Hau MURDERS III, F..s.r-Rouns p.ld with .
Ballet in His B~raIa-SAOt b. the sheriff.
AAsEisd % the BAIl-L Girl Fatal!
Bura,d-A Case Of DroWAlsr.

Professor N. R. Andrews, Of Marietta Col
lege, will shortly start for q tour Of Europe.
A veteran pensioner OF the war OF ! 81
named William Gladield, died recently al
the age OF 81 years, In Greenbrier county.
Judge Robert Martin, OF s%teubsnville, ha,
been announced a. y candidate for Attorney
General. He Is q partner Of Lieutenant
Governor Richards.
Judge Loomis, OF Parkersburg, will deliver
the annual address ut the Grafton National
Cemetery on the 30Lh. The Judge is an elo'
queut public speaker.
During the past week about eighty.fve
men were discharged from the G. 90. shops
at Huntington, the object being 10 cut down
expenses, as work was light.
John Claypool, formerly Of Charleston, W.
Va, but recently OF Youngstown, Ohio, has
moved his family 10 RAyenswood, w. Va,
and will establish a bank at that place.
Archie Rutherford, aged 81, living near
Petroleum, was drowned last Wednesday
while floating logs. His loss wa very much
deplored, as he was Al. estiinable gentleman.
L. D. Dempsey, o Hogan county, was killed
by the Sheriff OF Wayne county, In attempt.
ing to avoid being arrested. Tha Sheriff did
1t In self-defense, rs Dempsy purseud him
with intent to kill.
Private Dalzsll has written TO the National
Reunion Committee, Of Columbus, that there
will be no reunion In his section Of the State
this year, and that every one will aid in max.
ing the reunion at Columbus o success.
Detective McBurney, Of Little Washing.
ton, on Saturday arrested Harvey Jennings,
implicated 10 the murder Of Lizzie Harnetts
child. He was Ia West Virginia after the
murder, but was arrested In q cabin near
the home OF Miss Harnett. He 10 In Jail and
will have u hearing next Wednesday.
John Donovan, q section boss at Gould's
Furnace, fell oil u freight train going west
when near Mingo last evening. He was
brought 10 5teuoenville on No. 4 passenger
train and taken to Hayes boarding house, on
Third street. His skull Is badly cruahed,
and he eau not survive many hours.
John NJ. Dickson, q young mar about IS
years OF age, who resided near the White
sulphur Springs, was found dead, near bis
home, with a bullet hole through the upper
part Of his neck, aud an empty pistol lying
near by. HIS death Is supposed 10 have been
caused by an accidental discharge Of the
pistol.
Recently, Matte Ashley, aged n, was
burned to death at her home In Summers
county. She was standing with her back To
the fire, when her clothes took fire. She
being scared at the flames, ran to 4 pond
some 1876 yards OF. aud threw herself In,
which e~xtinguished the flames. She only
lived a few hours.
Mr.. D. Z. Dentand Mrs. Emma Rutherford,
two Braxton county people whom 1t was
supposed had two souls with but q single
thought, two hearts that beat as one," were
TO be married. The guests had assembled,
the minister was on hand and had started to
PROFOUND the necessary questions, aud every
one was getting ready 70 congratulate the
pair, when the bride broke things all up by
pointedly refusing TO take Dent as her nus.
band. No reason was assigned.
Barnum's big show exhibited at Martins
burg last Friday and drew one OF the largest
crowds ever seen on the streets. They came
from Winchester, Va, Hsgerstown, Nd,
aud Chambersburg, Pa, ard all the sur.
rounding country. Atleast 10. 600 strangers
were in the city. Good order prevailed
throughout the day, but two arrests being
made, aud those for drunkenness. After
the evening performance the horse, buggy,
and harnets OF DR.. n. b. Baker was stolen
from his stable. The property were seen
being driven In the direction OF Williams.
port, Md.
About ten days ago Hamilton Mccoy and
A. ]. Mccoy, his son, who live In Writ
county, had some angry wordsin regard to
the working OF u piece OF land. The son
had rented the ground OF his father, and was
to clean 1t of and the father was 10 do the
blowing. After the work had progressed for
some time the father thought his son was not
a1aa ntaa al tkn arNENI fact x-at.L nal
remarked that he would move his team. that
proceed faster. The son then said that
be should not move 1t. Angry words
ensued, aud finally blows were Iesorted to.
The son struck the father with q maddox,
caving in his skull, from which wound he
died. The son started with his wife to her
people. Shartly after Constables Howell and
Coffman came In pursuit, and the parties
were oyertaken about three miles above
Spencer, Roane county. When Mccoy
found himself under arrest he kissed his
wife and told her TO go to her people; that
may be he would see her again and may be
he wouldn't He was taken back TO Writ,
where he had a preliminary trial before q
Justice, and was sent to Jail ut Writ O. H. to
await an indictment.
BRIDGEPORT.
Nj. w. W. Hollowayh has gone West on a
two months business trip.
A pot at the LaBelle Glass Works broke
Saturday, stopping work awhile.
Mr.. Martin Joyce has recently polished up
and generally renovated his restaurant
Mr.. Richard H. Muhlemann has recently
fitted up and openea q frstclass barber shop
at Etnaville.
Ed. Lyle aud Late Gifin, who were badly
burned at Thursdays fire. are getting along
comfortably.