The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-08
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Society at Washington. Pa, on the 10Th inst.
Sylysnia McKisson, formerly OF Jefferson
county, Ohio, who murdered Mrs. Maggie
Copeland, formerly OF the came place, and
wife Of MckiSson's employer, near kewanee,
Ills, In 1882, has been sentenced 70 be
hanged at Kewanee, May II.
George Hunt, OF Greene county, Pa, while
passipg through dense woodland, short
time ago, was attacked by two unknown men
and robbed OF $50 Hunt had revolver on
his person at the time, but was so scared by
the sudden attack that he failed to use 1t.
Henry Kratz the leading merchant tailor
In Martinsburg, has made an assignment for
the benefit OF his creditors. 1t Is believed his
assets will cover his liabilities. He Is IN old
citizen OF the town, and respected By. every
one for his upright character and honest
dealing.
The world still moves even In the Demo-
cratic county OF Greene, Pa, and q colored
man was elected assessor Of springhill town
ship ut the recent election. Isaac G. Butler
Is the American citizsn:ot African descent,
and the Republican says he will make fair
and creditabe officer.
The remains Of Henry seybert, the Phila:
delphian, which were TO have been eremated
in the lie Moyne furnace at Little Washing.
ton Sestetueyi mIeSeu, SouheVtiVh az At'o
burgh morning and did not arrive at the fur
mace until after o'clock. The incarceration
took place last evening.
The Steubenville Glass Pot factory was to
have been started IN all departments Tues.
day, but It becoming known that the stack
had given away, the Fire Wardens visited 1t,
and after careful examination condemned
the stack, thus necessi.ating considerable de.
lay, as the old stack must now be taken
down and new one built.
N. J. Epson, proprietor Of the Central Oil
Company, OF Cincinnati, made an assignment
Tuesday. Mr.. Upson has been regarded as a
very active manipulation In oil, and III Decem.
Der last claimed 10 be doing an annual bust.
ness OF $4,000. and was interested In the
Commercial Oil Company, OF Parkersburg,
w. D. Lewis & Co., OF Maiden, this State.
and the West Virginia Oil Company, Of
Baltimore.
Suit was entered yesterday, at steuben.
Vile for five thousand dollars, against the
Wellsvile Union, by James Paisley, attorney
John Evans and J. n. Mcintosh, all Of Iron.
dale, Jefferson county, Ohio. 1t appears
that the. Union published an alleged libsious
article charging Paisley with being sbyster
and swindling an old man out OF twenty.fouf
dollars Smith, the proprietor OF TIE paper,
was in steubenville yesterday and was arrest.
ed upon the charge preferred.
The Cumberland Netrs says that the new
glass house there made the first iumbler on
Tuesday. The works are owned and operat-
ed by the Zihlmau Brothers, l.. A. Fletcher
and James A. Kirk, all formerly OF Bellaire.
The building Is Of frame, 70xs0 feet, with
two stories. In the center. OF the building
rises the stack OF the furnace 10Y feet. The
f,r aN1 nh nH lty
ed aud the draft Is said to be perfect. But
six pots are in position, though the furnace
Is twelye.pot one.
term OF court held in Berkeley county, for
robbing the hardware store OF W. W. Crnmp,
and would have been convicted but for a
technically, was again arrested on Tuesday,
for stealing chickens, by officers Crague and
0'Neal, of Martinsburg. On the way 10 the
Office Of the justice, Harper gave one bound
into the middle OF the street. Then began
one OF the most lively chases ever witnessed
In Martinsburg. The officers followed him
through several streets, firing at. or at least
towards him as they ran. His aim-to get
away-being better than that OF the police, he
made good his escape.
At Wellsburg, 'on Tuesday, the case OF the
State vs.. Morris Everett was called in the
Circuit Court, Judge Boyd presiding, but was
continued till the June term, on account OF
the absence Of material witnesses for the de.
tense. The alleged olIense Is bsastly assault
on q steubenyills young lady OF good char
acter, at the Wellsburg fair, last fall. The
defendant, having sufficient money to make
fight secured the services Of Hon. j. II.
Good, OF this city, aud G. W. Caldwell, Of
Wellsburg while the lady's friends, being as
well determined 10 make the offender suffer
for his wrong doings, procured Hon. ]. q. 9.
Trainer OF Steubenville, 10 assist States
Attorney Tarr for the prosecution.
Washington county, Pr, with all her edu-
cational advantages, is nevertheless an abode
for some pretty tough characters. A short
time ago some fend tried, by an impede
ment placed on the track, to wreck passen-
ger train on the Waynesburg railroad. An
other fiend mutilated and injured the cattle
OF Mr.. Legler, near Finleyville. Now, very
devil has used the midnight torch to destroy
the property OF Mr.. Arnold Lawton, OF Cross
Creek. The value OF the property destroy cd,
though considerable, is Of small consequence
when compared with the magn' tude OF there
grimes. The RevieW and Examiner says: 1t
makes one shudder to know,that Washington
county Is infested by such atrocious scoun-
drels. The man who Ia SO unspeakably de-
based as 10 wreak his vengeance by the use
OF the torch, would not hesitate to drive
dagger into the heart OF his victim, ualos
deferred by his own cowardy and wltheted
soul.
pELLAIEE.
'Among the Breakers" Is being rehearsed
for the evening OF St. Patrick's Day.