The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-01
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Accidents, and Incidents In West Virgin
md Vicinity,

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A strange lady believed to ibe Mrs. SEQ
vile, Guiteau's sister, Is haunting Cum
berland selling pictures and papers.
Levi Maxwell, Esq, father Hon. Ed
win Maxwell, Of Clarksbury, died recent
y ut his home near Weston, In the ninety.
seventh year Of his age.
: The Guernsey county Grand Jury at its
last sitting was in session five days, exam.
ined about 100 witnesses, coyering40 cases,
presented @. bills, and ignored Is cases.
It Ia rumorei that Judge J. "Mun"
J Jackson, Of the Fifth Judicial Circuit,
will shortly resign his position &c form q
partnership with lis brother, Governor
ID. Jackson.
Steubenyille has two excellent roller
Kinks and they are literally pat.
ronized by her best people. The young
men have recently formeda polo club and
have games in the Kinks.
Benjamin Tucker, Of Fayettc county,
recently stabbed another acsident Of that
county named John Smith inAicting in
juries that will probably prove fatal.
Both parties are colercd.
The Ohio River Pulp mill, at Parkers.
burg, has not yet been disposed OF. It
was put up ut auction last week but only
brought Sl5, 100, which in the opinion Of
tue creditors was no. enough, aud 1t was
withdrawn.
4 young son OF James Finn, Of Park
ersburg, one day last week fell and upset a
kettle Of boiling water that his mother had
left on the floor. lie was 80 horribly
scalded from the hips to the knees that he
lived only a few hours. ,5f .t;q,,
Ono day lust week Vim. J. Martin, Of
Preston county, was out hunting when he
slipped and fell, and the shotgun he was
carrying was discharged. The load tore
his arm in Il frigltiul manner, and 1t is
feared that Il will have toibe, amputatcd.
Several days ago while see.sawing, one
OF B. b. Shields boys, at St. Clairsyille,
was accidentally struck on the head by
the descending heavy see.saw board, and
his skull was fractured for about three
inches. lie continues to 20 to school and
does not complain o llis head.
VIM. Craig, who is employed as engineer
at the Wellsburg water works, met with a
serious accident Saturday morning. While
engaged in working the injector, the mud
valve at the rear end OF tho boiler blew
out, burning and bruising him in a man
ner that will lay him up ior some time.
A few days since as Mrs. Louisa Adkins,
Of Raleigh county, was travelling Il lonely
piece Of road TO a neighbours house, she
was attackedby Jacob Richmond, who com
mittcd an outrage upon her person. \
warrant has been Issued for Niclimondl
unrest, but lie has not been captured yet.
The countrypress Is beginning to teen
with stories about the killing OF big hogs
and inquiries Us TO who can beat them.
They vary this by giving startling hunt
ing stories. Senator Dennis, OF Green
brier, comes to the front will, three hogs
Of his own raising that weighed l,2o+0 lbs.
Andrew Keenan,, aged II, Of keysar,
while hunting on Thanksgiving Day, with
another boy, was shot through his right
leg between the knee and thigh. The
boys had lain down to rest and both bar
rels Of the gun in some way were acct.
dcntally discharged, one striking Keenan,
in the leg.
Hardy, the colored man OF Marietta,
charged with shooting WIN. Barnett, col.
ored, has been indicted for murder in the
first degree Barnett was the Democrat
who made speeches at several places over
the river during the late campaign, and
at Bellaire and IN this city with James 4,
Hunt, ealored Democrat, Of St. Clairsyille.
A sad accident occurred at the Stone
Gilt. coal mine, in Fayette county, on
Thursday morning last, in which Mr..
John Hyzer was killed, and his brother,
James liver, and two other men were
crippled. by the monitor on the incline.
Hyzer was a man about 81 years OF age,
and leaves a mother and many friends 10
mourn his loss.
Philip PendIeton, the State Agent for
the New Orlcans Exposition, has, through
the assistance Of Major Thomas L: Broun,
Of Charleston, procured from The coal
bank, on Big Coal river, near Psytona,
and on Little Coal river, near Boone G.
H., nine large boxes OF coal, embracing
specimens Of the finest splint, camel and
bituminous Goals ioundin that well known
coal region. Tllpae boxes are now eu
route for New 0rieana.
The Hinton Headlight says; Carrie
Scott, a white woman of i'll reputc,t sui.
cidpd last Tuesday morning by shooting
herself in the mouth, death ensuing in
stantly. No cause for. the rash net has
been ascribed." The Herald in its account
o. the affair says it WIS Incidental; that
there was no one present but y negro
woman and her child. This woman says
that Carrie Scott took the pistol from the
shelf, and was looking in the muzzle when
1t fired, and she fell. The ball entered
near:the nose, and penetrated. the brain"
Mrs. Jennie Plunkets, who was arreated
early in September last, on u charge Of
enticing and d~ecoying away Anna Barber,
= girl under twelve years Of age; from the
latter's holnei In Nartln'S Ferry, was tried
before the Court Of Common Pleas Mt st.
Claisville. Tho penalty for such an Of
Tense, under the statute ofOl,io, is severe,
the maximum being twenty years in the
psaitentiary. The jury in the casedividcd
equally. Colonel Arnett, Of Wheeling,
defended Mira, Wunkett. Tho general i'm:
preston is she will not lie again tried.
The case OF the State rs. John Geieer
WIZ. Nao SlIdIStu Will tlc Iuu(ucT VI u
poor honze inmate by the name OF David
Harper, was decided nj Pqrkersburg last
week; the jury bringing in q verdict Of
guilty, not of felony as the indictment
read, but Of involuntary manslaughter.
Qeiger's son, who was an accessory to the
crime, served A Term Of nearly one year in
the penitentiary, being pArllnaa by Gov
erner Jackson a few days SINCE ii order
that he might appear in the case against
his iGtter, Jacob was sentenced to pay a
E inc Of Sf0d, and Observation-Disclosures
jail for the period al SIX mouths. The
punishment is thought. TO he very light,
considering the gravity Of the oiFense.
~ 4! Sad Suicide. M
Z Tha Huntington Republican has the fol:
aecouut 81: q sod suipidei .tThs
shocking news OF the suicide pt!AIrs. IL.
F. CofIsnan reached the city early 5Wedss11
nesday morning. i. +. CotImun died, sonic,
weeks AGO. IN thia city. 8 His widow made
q visit to her friends In the E,aat after his
death. Sic returned a few days ago With