The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-19
A MOTHERS CRIME.
SAD STORY FROM asLMoNr COUNTY
sirnuve Fatal Accident TO Woman and Cow
Former wheeling uan'. III POrtaOt-Crs.
It.inss with SnalI.POx-The B,llnIrs
RIrs-NOusd,rills Matters, sts.


town into four wards. Each ward Is to have
two members Of Council.
r. b. Mccain, formerly principal Of tht
First ward school Of this city, and who wa
discharged on account Of his intemperat,
habits, has recently been dismissed from thu
office Of principal Of one OF the schools
Canton, Ohio. for the same reasons He is
very bright aud cultivated person, but tot
much given to dissipation.
The Point Pleasant RegiSier has the fol
lowing: We are told that the Fleetwood, Or
her up trip last Saturday night, put a mar
she came up in the Kanawha, where shl
laid up for four or five hours, and while her,
threw the bed and bedding on which the
sick man had lain into the river.
A test case has been decided in the Clrcui
Court OF the United States at Cincinnati
that will result In bringing several hundred
dollars into the Belmont county treasury
For years the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company has refused to pay taxes on the
full assessment OF the road, disputipg somt
thousands OF dollars mile put upon 1t by
the Board OF Equalization. Judge Baxter
decides against the company, and the back
taxes will be paid.
MIS- 1htCudIu DuEIellt VI EuTt NhSuluRluu
died very suddenly on last Saturday evening
She was milking when the COW became
frightened and from some cause Mrs Burrel
fell down.. This frightened the COW more, and
in jumping around Mrs Burrell stepped on
the cows neck, bursting an artery, which
caused almost instant death. Her husband
was near by when the accident occurred, and
reScuing his wife, started to the house sup
porting her, but when few steps from the
stable, Mrs. Burrell placed her hand over hei
heart and exclaimed, oh, the COW has killed
me-" and expired almost Instantly. She had
been afflicted with the heart disease.
The Marietta Register notes the encouraging
progress of the Ohio Valley Railway commit
tees. During the past month considerable
work has been done, and II begins 10 look as
II there was something more substantial
than hope 10 inspire future efforts in behalf
OF this important enterprise. Gen Warner
held enthusiastic and highly successful
meetings at Newport and AatamoraS, last
week. The Maiamoras people increased
their subscription to SIX thousand
dollars. Between Bellaire and New.
port several important rights oil
way have been secured within the past week,
and from all along the line, correspondingly
encouraging reports are made. People
seem to be waking up TO vivid sense
OF the value OF this railroad, aud to an un.
derstanding OF what its loss will involve.
Seventy-tive thousand dollars haye been
raised, and two.thirds OF the rights OF way
secured. This is good beginning, and Il
speedily followed up with hard work, argues
success. Strike while Theron is hit.
Abouta mile and half south OF somerton
Mills, in Belmont county, lives man named
Elijah Mann. with bis wife aud two grown
daughters. The youngest girl Is about tween.
ty years OF age, and on Saturday gave birth
10 u female child. II was bright and healthy
and there was no sign OF weakness or disease.
Mrs. Edwards, a neighbor, was present at the
birth OF the child. and called at intervals
afterwards. She was at the house Monday
morning, when the child was as healthy. as
usual bnt when she called about noon the
next day, the infant was dead, having ex-
pired few moments before her arrival.
The circumstances OF the case were so sus.
piCious that Esquire Carter, Of Somerton, con.
sidered Il his duty TO summon corOner'S
inquest, which met on Monday and made an
inv eStigation. A post m0Ftem examination
was had, the decision Of the doctors being
that death had been caused by strangulation
No arrests have been made, but there Is
great excitement over tho matter in that
neighborhood. The Mann family Is wretch.
eddy poor, and the scene at the Inquest was
enough 10 move heart OF stone. Says the
Barnesyille Enterprise The floor has wide
cracks between the boards, and tho wind
whistles at will through numerous holes in
the walls, while the snow drifts
in through the dilapidated roof. Only
one room with two teds lin It
serves for all tho uses Of the family.
In one OF these was the young mother,
suspected OF numbering her child, wailing
out her agony andiprotestations Of innocence.
On table in oHe corner OF the room was
placed her child, under the knives OF investi.
gators, while the Jury was gathered around
It, the only curtain to hide the CHASTITY sight
from the PROSTATE mother. We arc arcus-
toned to think OF such scenes as belonging
only 10 crowded dens OF the cities, but even
opt in the country, under Gods free sun.
light, there are terrible cases Of poverty aud
misery. It Is thought that the Mann girl, II
she killed her child, committed the crime 10
save 1t from y fate like her own, where irnor.
ance and poverty are the daily bread OF life
and crimes like the above vary the monotony
OF miserable existence.
BgLLAIRE.
s. A: johnson, formerly OF this county,
was in town yesterday.
Mrs. Rev. VIM. Castor, of Cleveland, is
visiting relatives here,
The Edwards Circle will have a social at
City Hall Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Mccoy are back home,
after we9k's absence visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Coweu, of St. Clsirs.
Vile, were in'toTn yesterday visiting rela-
tives.
Tho removal OF MERGERS wharf boat for
safety from the ice severed Its telephone
connection.
A child OF Mr.. McMasters, living opposite
City Hall, on Belmont street, died yesterday
Of marasmuS.
"Woodsfleldn Blukerly drumming Us mes.
senGer for city delivery Of the B., d. d @.
Telegraph Company.
Tho building corner OF Twenty.ninth ar,
Union streets, Second ward, Is having a cellar
and walls built under 1t.
v. 7. Morgan got back from Pittsburgh
yesterday afternoon, where he has been Wis
iling with his daughter Dot
a variety OF large pictorial bills for the
Two Orphans was posted yesterday by the
Forrest Dramatic Company"
The Hope Hose Company will have ball
at City Hall this evening, Dancing will be to
the music OF La Roohe'S orchestra.
EraStuS Scott, former BellaiSs boy,' and
we'll known in this vicinity, Is to be sent 10
Europe as u correspondent OF the Chicago
Daily News: .I... ..
IA child OF Mr.. Stewart, living next to the
Fourth ward school house, Is suffering with
violent spasms tor which there has been
found no cause, ...g .r
The fire Wednesday evening was the first
one destroying house siGce the burning Of
Henry Kempie's house In the. Fourth ward
about two yeats ago.
1t was a matter OF general remark on the
streets yesterday that there was M extraord.
mary number Of vehicles on the streets-of
every kind, and all busy, too.
A number OF gentlemen were at the B. &
o. depot last night on the arrival OF the train
from Columbus, and accompanied the Legis.
latiye Committee 10 Wheeling.
There are anumber of cases OF dlphtberia In
tnvn hnt IL sAama nOl IN ha nf a m ottgna ., )