Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-24
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n ALLEGED HCgDE
Some weeks ago Jerome Mcintosh, =
prominent citizen OF Gilmer county. this
State, disappeared and for DAYS nothing
could he even ~conjectured as TO the canse
Of this absence. On Saturday 8 bloody
club was fcand in 8 dense forest on the
mountain side not far from his house.
clotted With blood, hair and brains. 4
short distance away ONE bones were found
For the last three or four nights the most
horrible means and groans have been heard
in the vicinity, and the simple minded visi-
tsnts attribute them to supernatural causes
and refuse to 20 out at nights Its thought
that the noises are made By panEhers or
Wildcats which abound in the vicinity. Ii
is also conjectured that Mr.. Mcintosh was
kill BY some man and his body devoured by
the Wild animals-
TWO HorsEs BURNT.
Last Friday night two houses in Taleott
were burnt. One was owned BY Mrs. Nc
Cormick. and the other the property Of
Mr. Griffith Meadows. We have not heard
sIl the particulars blt learn the fire ougiu-
ated from q defective fiue IN Mrs Motor
mick's house. The Mccormick house had
been insured until very recently, when the
policy expired, and the owners declined
TO renew it. This ought to serve as c
warning to all to keep up their insurance
policies. From what We can gather, there
was no insurance on the Meadows prop
erty.-Hin,on Herald.
MORE BED MEN,
The following item appears in the Hinton
Republican. Almost the same thing ap-
pears in one or two other papers, leading
the reader to believe such q gang exists in
every county mentioned:
There is SAID to be an organization in the
upper part OF this county, under the name
OF Regulator which organization is for
the purpose Of dealing justice to unlawful
and indecent citizens OF The community.
We learn they recently thrashed two or
three evil-doers.
NASGLED TO DEATH.
The intelligence reached US Of a sad &C.
cident which occurred esrly on Saturday
morning last at Central depot. Va. 1t ap-
pears that Mr.. George Mshsfey, while act
ing as switchmau in the railroad c~ompsnys
yard at that place, fell in front OF one the
engines on q side track and vas literally
ground TO death beneath the wheels. The
Young man was a stepson OF Henry Args.
brite. Of this place. Young Mahsffey was
about 20 wears Of age.-Greenbrier indie
pendent
THAT SANE OLD COOK.
Two young men named kincade were
hunting on Sycamore last week, and during
the fore part Of the night freed g raccoon,
on a large tree in the woods. They built 8
FIRE By the tree and lay down to wait until
morning, when they hoped to he able to
shoot it. During the night they fell asleep
and the tree taking FIRE, burned of and fell
Upon one Of them, crushing aud b~ruising
him seriously. We have not learned whether
bis injuries will prove fa:aL-Clay County
Star.
BLOODY AFFRAY.
Dan fuels saloon at S%tringtown. Tyler
county, was the scene Of a bloody ARRAY on
the 3lst ult. Three strange roughs under.
took to run the saloon to suit themselves
and Tuel and his son John undertook to put
them out. Dan was struck in the face bya
lamp, thrown by one OF the intruders, which
broke and cut his face badly, aud John was
shot in the abdomen, and will probably die.
The visitors have disappeared.
Republican.
TwO ALLEGED HEAVY FIRES.
The Danville Wooden Mills, in Barbour
county were burned Friday night. Loss.
$l4. 900; no insurance. They were the
property Of J.. q. Miller. The tipple al
the Fire Creek mines, in Fsyette county,
was also destroyed by Ere the same night,
causing a loss of $4,000, ami will TEN
%porarily close the mines. Both fires are
supposed to be the work of inceudiaries.
Hinton Headlight.
DIED DRUNK.
The Lonacourng Re7iew notes the find
ing Of a dead cody near Piedmont. bur-
to 6 crisp, With q whisky bottle near by. H,
res supposed to be from Hancock countr
and that. having lain down BY the fire
drunk, his clothing caught fire, causing tht
horrible death.
SKIPPED THE TRA.LA-LEE
J. c. Campbell, the mail contractor and
postuan between Charleston and Spencer
Rosne county, %sbsconded last week, taking
With him 1888 belonging to his father
Huntington Republican.