The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-12
THROUGH THE STATE.
Accidents and InoIdsnts in west Virginia
and Vicinity.

uhu lib eye put Out W hSAhb A4A
at work last week.
Hon. Ben Butterworth will make his
last speech in the Ohio campaign at Mari
eta this evening.
The type, presses and other material IN
the Brooke County Local office were sold
under q deed Of trust for $40.
The Fayette Democrat says the frost OF
week before last injured q considerable
amount OF tobacco in that county.
The Council OF Martinsburg has decided
to experiment with the electric light.
Eight lamps will be put up at first.
The Lewis county fair is reported 10
have been grand failure, and the direc.
tors will wind up the affair by selling all
the property.
A new paper is to be started in Wayne
county by Messrs. McDougal and Mans.
field, two former newspaper men. 1t will
be called the Ceredo Aduance.
Sheriff George W. Mcvey, Of Fayette
county, assisted by Detective Ali. W. Bur
nett aud guards, brought up four convtcts
last week and placed them in the peniten-
tiary.
The only punishment inflicted on Will
liam Jones, of Charleston, for shooting
and severely wounding Lewis Kelley, OF
the same place, was fine Of Si9 imposed
by the Mayor.
Capt. N. NJ. Lowry, OF Summers county,
one OF the States Fish Commissioners and
a mighty man with the rod and gun, has
gone to 81. Louis to attendthe Sportsmen's
annual convention.
The gas wells recently sunk at Wells.
burg from which 30 much gas went to
waste for lack Of use for 1t, have been
securely capped over so as to hold the gas
and save the wastaRe.
Hon. Charlie Caldwell, Of Parkersburg,
former shining Democratic light, has
been making speeches on the Republican
stump in Ohio. Mr.. Caldwell possesses no
mean ability as q speaker, and never fails
to rouse his hearers.
The barn, outbuldings and two gran
aries on the farm OF Robert Bowman, OPP
poste New Martinsville were destroyed
by FIRE Friday evening, supposed to be Of
incendiary origin, involving q loss Of
s., 000. TheinRurance was only $500.
At present there are liz students at the
Morgantown University, five more than
at any time last year. The new corps Of
teachers is popular and grows in favor
steadily. The institution has taken new
lease Of life and is on the high road to q
gratifying success.
Editors Taft and Vickers, publishers
OF the Charleston Sunday Itsn, after few
months publication OF that journal, have
ceased and will enter into the newspaper
business in field wherea business is al
ready established and there are fewer
competitors.
A man confined in the Webster county
jail for some petty offense, helped himself
TO all the whisky he wanted from neigh
boring cell, where the Sheriff TO whom it
belonged had stored 1t. For stealing the
whisky he got two years in the peniten-
tiaIy.
The Martingburg Salesman is authority
for the following; ut is said that the
sister OF Mrs. Rebecca Payne has also
gone back on her sex and its more than
likely another suit OF bifurcated clothes
will soon be put on" The case Of Mr..
Rebecca will doubtless be remembered.
Last week at Elk Garden Mines, Reuben
Rice, aged about 81 years, a brakeman on
tho tram way, was run over and instantly
killed. He endeavored to cross the track
in front Of the engine to close a switch,
but was struck by the engine which his
father was running at the time.
"Doc" Redman, Hardy county negro,
who killed young man named Lewis
while carelessly handling his gun, was
tried for granddaughter last week. The
jury brought in verdict OF involuntary
granddaughter, and Judge Armstrong SEN
fenced the prisoner to fifteen days in the
county jail.
Andrew Hill, colored man who has
been railroad Waterman at Anderson for a
number of years, was getting off freight
train when his foot got caught and he was
thrown under the wheels, having one
foot cut of and his body severely bruised.
He died in about three hours, leaving a
wife and four children.
A very quiet young man was recently
placed in the Ronceverte lookup for dis
orderly conduct. While left in solitude he
amused himself by cutting his way ont
with penknife. He cut the lock of and
made his escape. The Mayor sent him
word to come back and repair the damage
and he would let him of. He replied, ~ |
am already of, thanked"
Owing to the arduous duties attending
the Office Of Major Brazte, Prosecuting At. |
torney Of Fayetteville, that gentleman has
retired from the editorship OF the Fayett.
vile Enterprise. Hereafter that paper will
be managed and edited by Major Theophi-
lus Gaines, distinguished citizen OF this
State, who was until recently Pension
Agent at Washington. He will, no doubt,
get out as good paper as did the brilliant
and versatile Major Brazie.
Can any one tell us il the Hon. William
McCreery, Of Raleigh county, who has Just
been appointed TO the position OF Deputy
Collector OF Internal Revenue, Is the same
honorable individual who exhausted his
intellect last January in trying to get the
Legislature to legislate against the news.
papers Of the State? Is this the reward for
his faithful endeavors to break down the
press OF this State2-PdrkerSburg State
Journal. 1t Ia the same Sweet William.
: The Hardy county almshouJe, situated
two miles from Moorefeld, was destroyed
by FIRE last Wednesday. The flames
originated froma small negro boy, an in
mate, setting fire TO bed in one OF the
rooms. The entire main building was de-
str5yed, leaving only small wing intact.
All Of the inmates and large amount Of
furniture were gotten out without injury.
The building was insured for $1,000, OF
which $1,000 was in the Peabody, Of this
city; loss unknown.
One day last week fire was discovered
in the rear portion OF the largest store in
Cassville, Wayne county, owned by James
Damron. The FIRE had gained such head
way that it could not be stopped. The !,
storehouSe and warehouse belonging TO
Mr.. Damron, with their entire contents,
were destroyed; also the store in which
the p1stoffice was kept. and an unoccupied
Baking gntudrr.