The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-04
THROUGH TIE STATE.
nArs ANp MIsnAps EvERywnGnn
In West virginia ARD tho Adjoining Conn.
hss-TrassdloS OF Several sotts-Nsws.
paper Motor, Postal changes, and
General Gri.t OF NoWsy Items.

The pos.ofIicc at Ballard, Lewis county,
has been discontinued.
The cornerstone OF now Methodist
church at Mildleway, Jefferson county,
this State, isto be laid tomorrow, by the
Masonic fraternity.
The most interesting topic in and
about Little Washington continues to he
oil. There Is yet considerable mystery
about the Gordon well and scouts and
spectators arc stillon the ground.
Hon. John Sherman will speak at Clar-
iugton, Saturday, September IL. The ma.
jorities in the DARK hills Of Monroe should
be cut down, and Ii anyone is able to do
it, Senator Sherman is that psrson.
Williams & Wetzel, Of Jackson county,
purchased between tue l0;h OF May last
and the first OF this mouth oyer 100000
slaves. Had ii not been for this industry
there would have been much more suffer
ing in that locality than there was, few
weeks since.
Hon. p. W. Morris, OF the Richie Ga.
rsttc, will DO the orator at the coming an
nual meeting OF tho State Press Aseocia--
ton, at Charleston, and Hu Maxwell, OF
the Tucker Pioueer, poet OF no mean
ability, will be the post. Both are adj
mirable selections.
Firebuss are still at work in the north
ern part OF Berkeley county. The barn OF
Cornelius Kennedy, together with the
contents, incluGinga large lot Of hay and
seed wheat, VGs the last property TO suffer
at tho hands Of these inCondiaries, MIR.
Kennedy's loss WIS partially covered by
insurance.
ALI Burnett, the West Virginia deteG-
tive, who was assaulted and badly hurt in
East Liverpool sometime $50, has succeed
cd in ferreting out the Anderson robbery,
which occurred at East Springfield. John
Anderson was robbed OF about Si,S00 by
six men who entered his house and
Knocked him senseless. Burnett got sey-
eral OF the parties under the influence OF
liquor and ono OF them gave away the
robbery.
On Thursday Of next week, the 10Th,
the Ohio Rivsf road will run special ex.
cpraion train for tho accommodation Of
people il Jackson, Mason aud O4bell Ooun-
ties WHO want to attend the state Fair.
The train will leave ParkeIshu.g on the
arrival Of the morning boat ind arrive
here In timo for the raceF, which will be
first class on that day. The railroad COM
pany has made the rates for that day very
low.
Edward Johns, OF Pleasants county,
was drowned few lays since. He got in
e skin and roTed ont IN tho river with the
Intention Of taking hath. He Jumped
out OF the skltf and Us there was high
wind blowing at the time, the skif was
carried away faster than lie could swim.
He then started for shore, but failed to
reach it, and sank tetaro assistance could
reaah him. lie was about 20 years ofagc.
Miss Lumhie Smith, an attendant in
one OF the wards Of the Weston Insane
Asylum, committed sgicidO ono night the
early pat Of this week by taking several
oInCes Of bromidia. She was an orphan,
aged about ~, OF quiet, retiring, modest
disposition. The Uoroner's inquest de-
veloped the fact that she was in an inter
esting condition. The verdict ex0nerated
all the officers and employees ot the ipstitp-
ton.
| Richard Salisbury and George Washing
ton, two colored citizens OF Clarksburg,
between whom for long time there has
been bitter fepd, inetduringthe progress
Of the Harrison county fair early this week
and without any notice Salisbury pulled
out % calihre revolver and let fly, strlk-
ing Washington In the breast. After the
shooting Salisbury left. Washington is
an old man, and the wound may prove
fatal.
The Charleston Star says that Mr.. W.
A. Merrill, editor and proprietor Of the
Ceredo Eniaprisc, has leagsd for term Of
years the typo, presses and good will Of
the Stale Tribune, OF Charleston; that 1t is
Mr.. Msrrill's intention to dispose OF his
office at Ceredo and devote his whole
ltime and energy to the Tribune. Mr..
Merrill is an able writer and
would make the Tribune what it ought to
be-straight out and out Republican, The
people Of ChsFleston sre 10 be 0ongratu-
lated on this really valuable acquisition to
their social and business circles. Mr.. Mer.
rill has proved in the small fisld in which
he has been working that as an editor
he is success, and that he is fully com.
petent to manage the Tribune.
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