The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-22
THE CHASTITY FIND
OF TWO WEST VIRGINIA HUNTERS.
A Gas. of Smallpox a, r.llAIt.-A YousE Lad,
Observation-Disclosures at WAlts Sulphur.
The Legislative Committee at St. ClaIrs.
rIlls-ysrIouS N,IshbOrhOOd Items.

The deer are said to be pretty well killed
off in the Elk Garden region.
W. P. Baker has agreed 10 keep the poor Of
Monongalia county, W. Va, for SL2o each
per week.
Col. J. D. Taylor, member OF Congress from
the Seventeenth Ohio Dist, has rendered the
Women's Christian Temperance Union the
use Of his former Office for areading room.
Jas. Lucas was indicted for murder by
the Grand Jury at the late term OF the ALE.
gheny County IVA. County Court. II will
be remembered that Lucas was one OF the
persons who caused the death OF the lad
Rusk at Allegheny Station on Christmasday
by dosing him with whisky until lockjaw
ensued and he died IL an unconscious state.
The Department OF West Virginia, G. A.
R, having organized sufficient number OF
Posts, W. II. H. Flick, Commander, has Is.
sued an order calling for convention OF the
authorized representative ofthe several Posts
Of the Department, to be held In Clarksburg,
Thursday, Feb. 10Th, TO organize a depart
mcnt. choose the required officers and tran
sact the necessary business.
Mr.. Harrison Phrbus, lessee Of the Green.
brier White Sulphur Springs, offers reward
OF two hundred dollars for any information
leading 10 the arrest and conviction OF the
person or persons who cut, diShgured and
mutilated the tops and cushions Of tho car.
risgeS and wagons under the veranda oil the
White Sulphur Springs Hotel and destroyed
the vase on the grounds OF the company re-
Gently.
The school house at Newport, Marion
county, caught fire on last Thursday after.
noon, u little while after school had been dis
continued for the day, and although the cit
liens promptly responded TO the alarm and
labored vAliantly, they were unable TO pre-
vail against the red.tougued element and the
building was entirely consumed. MIR. Lee
Malone was the teacher in charge. The fire
is supposed to have been produced by de
iectiye lue.
DR.. Robert Davidson, OF West Alexander,
Pa, died at Washington, Pa, at an early
hour Saturday morning. The death Of Mr..
Davidson removes one OF the Oldest and most
distinguished land marks in the medical pro
fession in Washington county, II not In the
State Of Pennsylvania. As physician, as a
citizen and as philanthropiSt in practice,
and not in theory, DR.. Davidson occupied an
enviable place In the affections OF bis fellow.
citizens, and his death was heard OF With
general regret
About three years ago George Feenix. col.
ored, while under arrest, charged With break.
ing into the store OF W. W., Orump. vi Mar
tinsburg, broke away from the officers and
rsucceeded in making bis escape. Nothing
was heard as TO his whereabouts until some
time last summer the officers received inior-
nation that he was at Wilkesbarre, Pa. The
information was kept quiet until u few days
since, the officers went 10 Wilkesharre, hav.
ing reQuisition, after the fugitive, and
brought himhome on last Monday. He will
will now be tried for the OtfenSe with which
he Is charged, but the main witness against
him haviDgdied In the mean time 1t Is doubt.
full II he can be convicted.
A CHASTITY FIND.
Two men living in the northern part OF
Gilmer county made startling discovery
few days ago. They had chased a fox to his
covert, which proved to be an immense
hollow tree, charred and blackened by forest
fires. 1t was but huge stump, being not
more than tNenty feet high, evidently
having been swept In twain by some fierce
hurricane. The cunning fox entered small
opening near the base OF the tree and all ef.
| forts 10 smoke him out seemed futile. As a
last resort one OF the men suggested stopping
the hole, and telling the tree, which from its
decaying condition would be an easy task.
The plan was adopted, and few vigorous
strokes OF their axes sent the old shell crash.
ing TO the earth, and the fox trying TO make
his escape was dispatched with an ak. AS
they were about to depart, one OF the men
discovered something white cleaning in the
old hollow stump, and upon examination
was Mortified to behold the bleached bones OF
human skeleton. The men were startled
by their strange discovery, and on closer in
spection a powder horn and bullet pouch
were brought to light together with few
Wondering articles of raiment but nothing
else was found that would give clue as to
who the person had been. Many coniect.
ures have been made as to how the skeleton
came in the tree, but the affair remains
profound mystery. TO-.