The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-13
THE CURRENT NEWS
IN ALL PARTS or WEST VIRGINIA.
Accident. and IOeidsnts Near and Far. and
IutrIIiEer cs from Adjoining Counties Of
Other States a Horrible CrIme Com.
rnIttsd Near SIound.ViIIs, etc , etc.

Land buyers ara numerous in Gilmer
and Roaue counties.
"Moonshiners" are becoming numerous
and bold in some Of the interior counties.
The deputy mSrshals are on the Lookout.
An inceudiary fire destroyed portion
OF the Nutallburg coal and COKE works iast
Sunday night. No insurance on the 5000
less.
Miss Annie Taylor, young lady of
Clifton, was burned beyond recognition
while blowing scot from chimney with
powder.
John S. Wooi!er, OF Pennsboro, was ar.
rested at ParkersburG Tuesday, charged
with attempting TO burn down his own
property.
Major S. +. Shaw, Of Parkersbnrg has
been appointed member Ct the National
Executive Committee OF the Il. a. X.
from this State. The honor is one
worthily bestowed.
The press Of Mason county is dong its
level best to bring out large vote In IA
vor OF granting subscription for the cx.
tension OF the Ohio River road. Mason
county is very much in need OF the hene'
fist be derived from the roads extern
sion.
William Riley, Of tho firm OF Dixon &
Riley, millers, Of Bral!syii!e, Ohio, skip
ned the other day, with another mans
wife. The affair has created quite 4 SEN
salion in that usually staid and quiet
town. The woman in the case bears the
name Of Price, is married and has two
children.
John Rlb5, well known resident Of
ParkCrshHrg, in fit Of remorse over his
tissipated life, attempted 10 end it by
shooting himself in the breast. The ball
striking rib nearly over the heart, planc-
ed around the body, coming out under the
left arm. The wound is not thoughtto be
dangerous.
The Paikershurg Journal says: Social
ciycles ont at Volcano are al torn up over
reCeut scanidious disclosures. which i'm
plicate prominent people. First, there
was the wife charged with inliieiily; then
the haTdsomer man; last, the husband
wronged, meeting, Traihtul words,
pistol ghO.s, and the husband wounded
seriously.
Hon. James Morrow, jr., cf Fairmont,
has been retained rs attorney and COun-
selor 10 the Wetzel county court in the
matter Of the removal OF the county seat
to Wileyville, and authorized Ia appear
for il ia the Supreme Court Of App eals
and do there and elsewhere what shall
seem 10 him proper to be done. His fee
in this case is $500.
The McFarlane Coal Company, OF the
Kanawha Valley region, hiss failed. The az
fairs OF theC0mpauy have been placed in the
hands OF i. d. Knight for settlement, but
nothing is known az to the amount OF the
failure or the assets Of the company. The
recent heavy losses sustained by the COM
pany consequent IpOn the sudden rise in
the river, had an important bearing upon
the collapse Of the company.
Mira. Trenter, daughter Of Mr.. Longstou,
respected farmer OF Gravel Bottom,
Marshall county, was assaulted by 4 negro
named Roy Liidel few evenings since as
she was returning home from Mounds
vile, In r rather seqnGstcreh spot the
brute sprang upon her from behind a
tree. He dragged her into the woods a
short distance, where terrible struggle
pnsupt, which, ended by Mira. Trenter
being overcome and treated In shock
ing manner. The feud disappeared,
leaving the young woman exhausted.
She managed to crawl to the nearest
house, from which she was removed to
her home, where she has since lain III a
precarous condition. a posse Of lnen
started in pursuit OF Liddel, but failed to
catch him. liz ia aooEt feet inches
tall, very dark. with peculiar Look in his
eyes, somewha. resembling crossed eyes.
He wore n dark suit and soft hat when
last seen, and had several packages with
him.