The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-26
cludipg the Ohio river bridge at Point
Pleasant Mr.. Sharp was formerly mister a1 .s 81
transportation OF the Baltimore Ohio rail-


eludipr the Ohio river bridge at Point
Pleasant. Mr.. Sharp was formerly master 81
transportation OF the Baltimore q Ohio fais-
road.
Regular trains on the B., 2. & O. will run
from Caldwell TO GAINESVILLE and return,
daily, after to-day. Trains from Bellatre 70
ZauesVille, on this road, will 20 through oy
January 1st.
Hog cholera continues to prevail. In por;;
tons OF Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers ana
Fayette counties, and o large number Of
hogs have died from Its fatal effects within
the past few weeks. ,.,.t-.s-,
The chairman OF the Summers County Re
publican Committee has Issued call Tor
meeting OF the Republicans Of thaseounty
next month for the purpose OF Thoroughly
organizing for the coming fight
Thomas Hite, OF Marion county, while
out hunting shot huge gray eagle meat
urirg eight feet two inches from tip 70 up
It was about 175 feet Ia the air and had
sixty pound spring lamb In lis talons. Inc
lamb was merely stunned.
Lewis Johnston, the negro railroad boss
who killed Daniel Sims at WylAnd Station
Thursdsy night, has been lodged in the
Washington county, Pa, Jail on charge Oh
murder. Both men were from Washington,
D. O. Johnston was drunk at the time Oh
the shooting
Jackson Mccoy, Of Writ county. who
killed bis father sometime ago In dIhcuIty
about blowing fisld, has been tried, and the
Jury rendered verdict Of involuntary man
slaughter. He was sentenced to conhne,,
ment In the county Jail for six months, and
fined $500. This was considered avery light
sentence.
It Ia reported that q man named Colman
aud wife, who live on the Ohio river In Jack
son county, have two children, both boyS,
one four years old and weighing but fourteen
pounds, the other seven months old, weigh
Ing seven pounds. Neither OF the children
can speak a word. The father and mother
are cousins.
The County Court OF Harrison county re-
trenched recently, by shutting of the ALLOW
ance OF tobacco given the inmates OF the
county poor house, and increasing the Prose-
cutting Attorneys salary 500. The older
pAupers feel The priyation very much, anu
the Ne,rs berates the court, and calls on citi-
ms for contributions OF tobacco.
George Linton, OF Berkeley county, at
tempted suicide Monday last by hanging.
He was found hanging in the barn, by his
wife; the alarm was given, and he was cut
down. DR.. Baker was sent for, and after
considerable effort succeeded Ia bringing
him 10 consciousness. He has now entirely
recovered. No cause Is assigned Tor his rash
act.
Capt. John II. Ro sler, recently Sheriff OF
Kanawha, now citizen OF Essex county,
Virginia, was elected 10 represent the latter
county In the House OF Delegates. Support
ed ss q Republican, by Republican and Read
ulster votes, tgAinst the Bourbon candidate,
he won by majority OF 233. In the same
county the Bourbon candidate for CLERK got
over 600 majority
Laura Burlock, OF Lincsln county, recently
went to Lynohburg on visit An adyen-
turess made way with her purse containing
$40, the proprietor Of the hotel where she
was left stranded, supposing her to be an
other adventures, turned her out, and
sporting woman picked her up, but police.
man fortunate saw the game and rescued
the innocent West Virginian.
At recent term Of the Federal court at
Charleston, large land suit was disposed Of,
in which the defendants came out victorious.
The court decided that holding the land in
peaceable possession for tan years, and pay
Ing the taxes on It entitled the occupant to
q good title. This, says the Braxtoa Democrat,
gives citizens good chance to beat the
New Workers or land spectators.
Spencer W. sturm, OF Marion county, has
Issued call for meeting OF the members OF
the National Greenback Labor rarity In that
county, for tomorrow. He says: u hope 1t
will be the pleasure OF every National In the
county to try to be ct our meeting on the
9th, and ts Ike part In its deliberations and
aid In carrying forward our .well.begun
work until the State Is freed Of the political
incubus that has for years been pressing out
the life Of our industries"
c. W. sutphin recently opened a vein OF
coal in Boone county which, when faced up,
proved 10 be line quality OF bituminous
coal, the deposit being twelve feet and si1
inches in depth. In the centre Of the vein Is
q stratum OF slate only eighteen inchts in
depth, the coal above and below this being
entirely free from #, leaving eleven feet Of
solid coal OF the finest quality. Mr.. sutphin
describes the deposit as elevated several feet
above the bed Of the creek thus doing away
with the expense OF drainage, and az easy OF
access 10 either q tramway or o railroad. TIE
surface OF the country around tn, opening
In the vein for miles, in every direction, Is
covered with primeyal forest Of valuable
woods.
The Clarksburg Nnw at last comes out
strongly. and demands the immediate re-
movGl Of W. F. Richards, the present post
master at that place. It backs up It's d.
mands by the following reos ms: First, that
he is morally and socially unfit 10 occupy
any public station, and that his appointment
to and retention in Office Is sanding re-
proach aud disgrace ID the community.
Second, that the management OF the Off 20 Is
inefficient, by which the transmission OF
mail matter Is rendered unsafe and uncer-
tain, in that 1t is habituslly placed in wrong
boxes AMI delivered TO wrong parsons.
Third, that letters are frequently withheld
for several days after reaching the office and
after being called for, as 10 shown by the
Clarksburg postoffice stamp, showing the
eaie OF their arrival. Fourth, that the
postmaster, without authority and In viola.
ton OF law, arbitrarily imposes and collects
fines for alleged violations Of the postal
laws, thereby usurping and com.
bining in himself the functions and powers
OF court, jury ani sheriff; and
Filth, that he prostitutes the cifice Of Post
master and renders 1t tributary to his private
business, by arbitrarily and unlawfuliy de-
Quoting from Postoffce money orders, paya-
bic at the Office, the amounts Ct alleged pri-
va,e claims. The News has bssn complain.
ing for sons time. Il claims TO be able 10
substantate all Its CHARGES by affidavits.
Richards is editor OF the Telegram.
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