The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-12
FIRE AT MARTINSBURG.
THREE BUSINESS HOUSES BURNED.
y.rlou. o.A.r Matters Of I.t.r..t ia TAR. states.
Report Of the Belmont County Grand jury.
Matters at B,lIAlrs and st. Clain.
,Ills-sOms NsWsy Excerpts.

again been condemned as unsafe.
Randolph county, with population Of
about nine thousand, has but seven doctors.
Col. C. 8. Wood, OF the Eutaw House, Bal
timore, who 80 ably managed the b. q 0. rail.
road company's hotels at Oakland and Deer
Park for the last two seasons, has taken them
again for the coming season.
A number OF the enterprising young men
OF Remington, W. Va, have organized q
brass band, bought complete set OF instru.
ments and are now down 10 hard practice.
The town has the sympathy Of everyone.
The Third District Greenbackers are max
ing arrangements for r0uSing campaign
and It Is said that Col. Jesse Harper, Gen.
Weaver and others, among whom will be Col.
R. II. Freer and Writ II. Neal, Of Parkers'
burg, will stump the district.
The citizens OF South Grafton have been
considerably excited recently concerning the
nightly appearance OF o mysterious being
having the shape OF a woman with a shawl
worn over her head, and upon being ap.
preached glides away and disappears.
Col. G. H. Beall. the famous stock trader, OF
Brooke county, W. Va, recently sold TO L. &
N. W. Bundy, OF Darnesville, three thorough.
bred shorthorn cattle, two heiiers md one
bull calf, of the Princess family, bred from his
celebrated Tenth Ladies' Sale. This breed OF
cattle has world wide reputation and has no
superior in this country.
The Preston County Journal says that the
"Cheat river Is on u fearful high, reaching
several feet above high water marks OF recent
years. The damage to property along the
river has been great, and from the amount oil
saw logs that passed down yesterday, the loss
10 the lumbermen ABOVE must be very great,
reaching several hundred dollars"
VIM. Burke, colored man who lives in
strainville, near Lewisburg, was arrested by
Sergeant Brandon and committed TO jail
Wednesday evening, charged with having
committed numerous assault upon his sis
ter. He struck her severe blow on the
head with an axe handle, cutting an ugly
cash and laying bare the skull bone, and
perhaps causing fracture.
James Fuller, OF Frostburg. Nd, has an
antiquated stirrup found some years ago on
MEADOW Mountain, near Braddock's road, in
Allegheny county. II Is supposed 70 have
been dropped by some ancinnt warrior. II
Is made OF copper, weighs " pounds, and IL
shaped like the end OF MI Indian canoe,
turned up to point, being hollow to receive
the foot. There is a ring on top to attach the
strap, and 1t Is beautifully carved and en-.
graved.
Edward Randall, Prison evangelist, who
was In the penitentiary from 1S6I-G9. Is In
Parkersburg, having just finished some evan
gellstic work at the Insane Asylum ut Yves.
ton, and will try to convert the thirty.fiye
inmates OF the jail at that point He has al.
ready put in u lot OF testsments among the
prisoners and seems confident OF good results.
He Is dependent entirely on voluntary con.
tributions and is glad OF encouragement in
that way.
Friday night about midnight FIRE broke
out In Martinsburg, in the eastern portion OF
the city, and before It was extirguished the
stores OF n. @. 0pderdonk, A. NJ. Sprinkle
and G. L, Hopper were destroyed. Sprinkle
lost his store, stock and oil, and bis loss is es.
timated at 5000 Onderdonk's goods were
mostly saved. His loss will probably reach
81, 500 Hopper rented the room occupied by
him; his loss Is placed at 5000 on stock, be-
side the loss on the building to its owner.
ST. GAINESVILLE.
Er!Treasurer Eaton, OF GAINESVILLE, was in
town Saturday.
Mayor NJ. G. Mitchell, Of Martins Ferry,
was In town yesterday.
Hon. J. H. Collins, OF Columbus, was In
town on Saturday OH legal business. g
A Presbyterial meeting Of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society, to be- held here
April 10th and 1lth, has been announced.
John Anderson, who was stabbed over q
week ago by like" Berry, Is not improving
and serious doubts are entertained for his re-
coyery.
There were no services at the Presbyterian
Church as the pastor, Rev. Robert Alexander
Is assisting Rev. &. W. Pringle, at commu-
mon services at Mt. Pleasant
The Northern Railroad Company Is having
a telegraph line erected from the Clerks
Office 70 their depot. II the line works sue
cessiully number Of private lines will be
erected.
Mr.. Harry L. Steenrod, OF Steele, Dakota,
formerly Of 81, Clsirsville, was married on
Thursday to Miss Ida Finney, daughter OF
Mr.. Samuel R. Finney, residiBg east OF town.
A reception was held Friday evening at the
residence OF MIR. Daniel Steenrod.
The Committee on Counties and County
Affairs, Of the Ohio Legislature, will not
make their report until the return OF Hon.
David Wagner, at which time they will re-
port ss has been indicated. It - understood
that SIX OF the committee feel, and will prob.
ably SO report, that there Is no necessity for
removal OF the countyteat from the "yillage"
OF St. Clairsville 10 the "city" OF Bellaire,
and will recommend an indefinite postpone
ment OF the Wagner bill.
James o'Neil, OF Martins Ferry, was wit
ness before the grand Jury on Thursday.
Jimmy" was drunk aud In that condition
was examined. But there Is nothing strange
about this, for It Is rather the rule then the
exception. On the same day partial, report
was made, as follows: James 0'Neil, getting
Observation-Disclosures A true bill" 0'Neil
was Immediately arrested aud placed behind
the bar. Friday morning he was brought
into Court, when Judge Kelly fined him s.
aud costs which he paid, and was discharged.
Edward SlayiDs, also o, Martins Ferry, was
arrested as Q plain drunk and as consequence
Is now In the county jail.
The grand Jury made the following
report on Saturday morning. Joseph
Remnant, being found In state Of
intoxicationi Henry Bode, unlawful sale OF
Intoxicating liquors; Isaac Berry, stabbing
with intent 10 kill aud wound; Frank Bam-
berg, burglary and larceny; William Billie,
forgery and uttering and publishing forged
instruments; James o:Brian and Richard
Landis, larceny; Henry Leo1hatt, eMbtasle'
%sn p sssy ASfSS os! a%
Hanagbsp, Henry Eloio. CAL GaGding,
George ". schsli, John burkhart. Thomas
Fitzsfmmon, Bernard sheekey, Robert Gal.
braith, Charles II. Zimmerman, James Fer
rell, John Kyne, James Dandy, John peit-
rich. James Armstrong, Elwood Horner, Ed
ward SCOTT, Luther Erich, Patrick MELON.
ough and John T. Beck, all charged with
violating the liquor laws-true bills, Frank
Z. Farrell, seduction, and Robert Erwin,
shooting with intent 70 kill--pot true bills,
BELLAIRE.
Andrew Meyers, OF Gravel Hill, to-day
moves to Mingo.
The plans for the new Crystal glass house
are ready for the contractors to bid upon.
The nail works begins work again this
morning, but 1t will be three weeks before a
pay day, i..-..
i young daughter OF F. Snyder was buried
yesterday from his home on Noble street,
Fourth ward.
The whole broad bottom along the creek
was skating park Saturday till the snow
came 40 suddenly, .,H