The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-02
HE WANTS TO DIE.
LlrTLEglLL klNNgY, rAg MuKOERER
rris. 10 sAuHlo on the Mortal Coll-SIlk Culturs
in Ws.t yirgiSin-S tsel Plat for BELL
airs-yatiOus Notea from nattIa's
Ferry and the Vicinity


Little Bill Kinpy, one OF the West Union
murderer, according TO his own confession,
seems bound to keep himsslf before the pub
lie. Having run out OF confessions he at
tempted suicide. Tie West Union Record Of
lat week sys 1--WE are informed that 4
lew day since, Little Bill Kinney under q
pretsnse that he wauttd TO exterminnte
come rats that were bothering his coll, pro-
sured small quantity OF arsenic through a
workman or painter 1t the Clarksburg jail.
The yigilaJ CO however OF the keeper, Cap
tain N. W. Ball, detected the effort before
the fatal dose had been taken. and stopped
the wretch. who was about 70 rob
justice and cheat the galloWs. HIS
partner in the fiendiSh murder.
we have no doubt, would have been happier
than he il now, had the design beon accom-.
plished. We speak OF an accomplish, be-
cause the circumst lncssp point !hatthere wers
ut least two who participated in tho tragedy.
Who the other murderer was we do not now
undertake to soy. But certainly, since little
Bill has confessed his own guilt, his evidence
will be very material in determining who the
other party ~. He can have no motive now
for falsely eliminating any one"
A casa Of smallpox isrsported at Littlston,
Wetzsl county.
Tho smallpox epidemic in Wyoming and
Mercer counties Is ut an end.
Hon. Henry S. Walker will speak at the
4th OF JGly celebration, to be held at Har-
ri4burR, Va.
The Odd Fellows OF Warrington, are pre-
pairing to 50 to Mountain Lake en- mGsse
about July 18th.
A monster owl measuring AZ feet from
tip to tip was shot in Marion county last
week by Thomas ]. Neptune.
The Doddridgs county Oircnit Court has
over three hundred cases on its docket, one
hundred Of them State cases,
YouHg stillwell, Of Barton, Belmont ooun.
ty, whose attempted suicide was chr0nicled
Saturday morning, died Saturday.
Martins Ferry is iorn up over social
scandal. in which'a physiclan and his wife
and a prominent mahuiacturer figure.
The people OF Hinton ara stirring around
10 org6uizs Fire Company. They propose
TO start witha hook and ladder company.
Ths Parkersburg Roller Skating Rink hes
declared dividend OF 10 par cent. That
knocks Wheeling's roller skating venture
cold.
Buckhsnnon, Upshur couusy, has an old
colored man named Major Brown, who is
bright and active and makes livelihood by
acting as. ianitor for stores, who is l07 years
old. @
A son of W. F. Denny, Of Cannonsburg,
Pa, was accidentally shot by revolver III
the hands VI his brother, Saturday mosnsng.
He was shot in the bowels and dangerously
II not fatally injured. He Is aged about tan
years. The boys were engaged in shooting ut
mark.
A movement has been set on foot by Graf.
ion Lodge No. 81 l. D. y. r., 10 raise funds
for the purpose Of erecting monument over
the grave OF the lats Thomas g. Steele Grand
Secretary OF the Grand Lodge l. o. O. +. Of
West Virginia. The moven ert Is TO be made
aSt4ts affair and all the lodges in this Grand
Lodge jurisdiction are expected to contribute
10 the fund. Mr. Steele was the frat Grand
Secretary OF the GIaud Lodge OF the State
and was leading and Jealous light OF the
order until the time OF his death.
About four o'clock Saturday morning the
east bound freight train ran over COW, one
mile west OF Cambridge, o. The engine and
fifteen box cars were thrown from the tack
and are piled OH top Of each other, making q
wreck that took several hours to clear away.
The only person hurt was the fireman, +. N.
Thorne, OF Newark. He jumped from the
engine az the COW wss strnck, and wss cover
ed by the wreck. He was between two box
cars when found, but fortunately wash such
position as not to be dangerously hurt, al.
though his collar bone was dislocated aud the
right lip fractured.
John Thompson, who lives near MoundE-
vile, has commenced new Industry in that
section, that Of silk culture Some months
since he sent TO Italy for some silk worm
eggs, and in the early spring he received
them by mail anh succeeded Ia raising a
thousand or more fine. healthy worms, which
have already about finished making their
cockoonR He intends saving the eggs OF
these and increasing his stock to about 60, 900.
Mr.. T. understands the care and attention Of
these worms to perfection, and when he has
suitable buildings arranged he will greatly
increase his stock and make business Of silk
culture. He says with proper care the bust
ness will pay from 40 to 90 per cont and
wonders that more people do not engage in it.