The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-05
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Various Other 1attr..tins 'R,c,nt 0teu.r.ue.a IN
- lI1tl yirxiAlA aad the bordering Cpua,ies Of
iap Atjaesst sstaus-Railroad Movements. q
!i no 4 ncp.a. .yn, SAD Story. .ie. TAI
81 niSi Sdl otg it.-f ugIal,
hThe attendance ut the Fairmont normal
school Ia now about 1?5 aud nav students are
|stili arriving. .. NJ" IFIuli7
The WOODEN mill lltullad on Buffalo creek,
betwcen Wellsburg aud Bethany, 10 10 b. sold
atpub!!c sale again. Is.i ia N Ii',.,iT,
,!ClArlpgton received $3.50 aud Basdis $500
from the Cincinnati Relief Commission Is,t
week. TO- be expended III repairing buildings
damaged by lheIlood. f}EI4
The young colored Iirl who blew out the
ges, 10 her room Of tho Grafton House one
nlsht.la last week, died on Wednesday night
from the effect Of tho gn1. 'T5. -
cThe now Councll,oi Fairmont has resolved
TO grant no liquor licences for tho coming
yenr, and has expressed u deter mination to
see that no liquoris sold on the sly. p
The Odd Fallowso Of Falrmont and Palatine
lodgea VIII Jointly celebrate the Goth ami.
versary Of tue Order In America, on tho 2Gth.
Judge Hoke, OF Kingwood, will address them.
Tho Hes fam gas well, In Washington
county, waa cesed OIL. Thursday to tho depth
Of over five hundred feet, and the drilling 10
nov, progressing satisfactorily to all the
parties interested. r0(m .Ggtl5E p..E s..g
\ Over 100 men employed on the West Vie.
E.nia Csntrall& Pittsburgh railway struck
Wednesday, because they werc asked 10 work
Eeleyen hours day. instead Of ten, a, thoy
e1psctcd. Those having money returned 10
their homes elsewhere. -
3Thst Cambridge Times says: at III now
certain that the burglars, STANLEY, Martin
and DAILY. who broke jail on Monday, es-
capped with revolvers In hand. Martins re-.
yolyer WAS found yesterday In the drain OF
Olark's cellar, where he wss captured, aud
no doubt the Others will yet turn up. Thus
IT'S s'lsgeoted That their recapturo wns very
dangerous busineas." Win, p,IllsT.'. h =
The Hinton Herald aays: "Little ALEX.
Beavers Of Mcdowell, we learn, was killed
In his bed In bis house last Friday night, by
Dan Grouse and Arch Asbury. Beavers was
poisoned some Tine ago, 1t is thought by the
same parties. The object OF the mu1dcrsrs
was to get POSSESSION OF some money that
Beavers IVES known 10 have ut the time.
Grouse and Asbury were still ut large at last
accounts" s'lg p $500 ~, =,
A meeting OF the citizens OF Randolph coun.
" vas recently held for the purpose OF &c.
lectins a site and considering tho DIoposed
plans Tor the erection OF suitable buildiusa
for the female seminary ut Beverly, a rapid.
lygrowing institution. 1t was agreed that
the means necessary be rased by Joint stock
subscription, the stock 10 consist Of SOC
shares o. $40 each. with tho privilege Of in.
creaaing thes stock to 900 sharea. e Ilh
The Rsvenswood Mgy tells tho following
story:JsMiss traucid Wheaton, a young LADY
with u three.yesI.old child, has been down
sick at John NeH .. in this place, for mon Ii
or more, and has frequently sent word to her
brothers in this county for help, but they
havo not responded. The poor girl became
do~nhearted at the prtspec OF either having
10 20 TO the poor farm or be forever dspen.
dent upon Mr.. Nsff. hence she concluded 10
drown herself and forever end r or SORROW, but
was caught Oh her way 10 the river, and per
Suaded to give up the idea"
. Last week man by lie name OF VIM. B.
Webb ives killed near Clifton, Mason county.
by his slepscn, James Hall. Owen Hall, q
brother OF Jim's, got drunk md tried to
break up Webb's housekeeping arrar cemen,s
by demoliahing everything that oams within
bis reach. Webb. learning what was being
done, vent to his home 10 defend his goods,
whom oven threw two rocks ut him. Webb
lodged them, and catching 0 ven COIN msncsd
pounding him in the face. While Webb was
doing this James came up aud Oven yelled
to him 10 shcos Webb. Jim drew his revol.
yer from his pocket aud shot Webb twice,
killing him almost instantly. Owen and
Jim Hall Immediately ran away from the
scene oil the tragedy, but were captured the
next day. This 's the third murder in this
district within q year. -s.y r rsf--s At. r
.At the las. fall term OF the United States
Court at Charlsston, George J, Williams YVES
tried on two indictments for mail robbery
and found guilty. Pending sentence he
broke jail and although earnest etf)ris by
the United StasOs detectivea aud others we're
made ior his arrest, he was not caught until
few days ago, when Detective Burnett
chased him into Danville, eVu., where the
authorities had him on some triflinr charge.
He Is believed slso 10 hsve had big hand in
the late election riots there. Williams ia
now known to be none other than Noah G.
Lamb, from Dismal Swamp, N. O., of good
family, sister having married Rev. Mr..
Houghton, Of the ii. Z. Church. at
Williamson, North Carolina. He is prob
ably. as hardened criminal ss
ther2 Is in the country. II is also known that
be had outsids help'iu escaping from the
Charleston jail, aud one man il under in
dictment FOL, the rame. Williams hss come
eight or ten other indictments hanging over
him, some Of them for serious crimes. It's
believed that be will be tried on the most
ssrious ono at the May term, and rot abou.
twenty ycars In the penitsntis,y. lie 10 now
under strong guard and caunot escape again.