The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-19
THROUGH TIE STATE.
Accidents and Incidents In West Virginia
and Vicinity,

Anu NlCllltlS
Complaints are numerous in Parkers'
burg that unknown vandals are defacing
the monuments and tombstones in the
cemetries.
The three men who were convicted In
Mercer county recently OF the murder OF
Thomas Sink have been granted new
hearing and will be tried in Raleigh
county at the next term OF the court.
Frank spivey, ono Of the prominent
wool growers of Hancock county, hasgone
to New Orleans, taking with him fifteen
OF the finest head OF his large sheep flock.
He will remain at the Exposition for about
two months.
Mrs. Matilda Williams, aged IS, living
near Washington, Pa. while dressing. Sat;
urday morning, in some unexplained
manner fell in the crate fire and was
burned to crisp from the lower limbs
upward, all the hair being burned of her
head, and large blisters hanging pendent
from her cheeks. II Is presumed that she
inhaled the flame and the physicians con-
slider her case hopeless one.
The Parkersburg Sentinel condemns in
strong terms any proposition to enlarge
the Weston Asylum. ltsays that 1t is un-
necessary and oxtravagant to do SO. 1t
claims that II 1t is a hospital for the in
sane it is large enough, and that imbeciles,
idiots and those weak minded persons
whom hard-hesrted relatives wish to ban.
ish from their sight should not be allowed
to overcrowd the institution.
Tho Davis Democratic Marching Club
of Piedmont will so TO Washington to at
tend Cleveland's Inauguration: The mem
bers are having made neat blue uniform
for the occasion, and will 60 fifty or sixty
strong. Their special Feature will be two
giant color bearers, both OF the men
being nearly seven feet tall. Hon. Henry
G. Davis has generously offered to furnish
two passengers cars and free Transporter
ton to Washington and return.
Lewis county is disgraced by having
within her borders worse tiend even than
this county has, in the person OF Peter
Heiser. The name OF this Lewis county
brute is John Carpenter, and he is charged
with assault upon little seyen-year old
adopted daughter OF John Powell. He was
arrested and held to answer before the
grand jury in 81, 900 bail. Carpenter, al:
though a young man, has been married
four times and served one term in the
penitentiary.
The Parkersburg Stale Journal says that
a well known gentleman OF Wheeling has
been in that city for several days in the
interest OF parties who are about TO make
large purchases OF coal land and timber
up the Little Kanawha' valley. It's an
nounced that in a short time syndicate
is to be formed which will purchase land
in tracts OF from 100 to 100000 acres.
New York capitalists have taken hold Of
the matter, and it is likely TO prove q
great and paying enterprise.
A few days since a daughter Of John
Rutherford, OF Lewisbnrg, was standing
near a stove with her back towards it.
when her calico dress came in contact with
the fire and burst into flame that
reached above her head. Hearing the
roar the girl saved her hair by throwing
her head forward and rushing toward the
door. The door refusing to open probably
saved her life, rs ii enabled IN uncle who
was present, to seize his niece and tear the
flaming dress from her person. He was
badly burned but the girl escaped with
two or three small blisters.
William Warsham, Of Lewisburg, q
young man subject 10 frequent spasms OF
epileptic fits, on Thursday evening last
was seated by a glowing coal fire at his
home, when suddenly he plunged forward
into the fireplace, striking his head
against the back wall and thrusting his
right hand and arm into the very midst OF
the hottest part OF the fire. Some mem
Der OF the family happened to be present
in the room, and, being attracted by the
noise, turned and dragged him out just in
time TO prevent the young man burning
to death. AS it was, he was very severely
and dangerously burned.
Amanda Muncey, an eleven-year.old
Colored girl oil Harmer, o., was burned to
death two or three days since. Recently
she had her feet frozen. At the time Of
her death they were paining her so much
that she decided to try rubbing coal oil on
her feet TO alleviate the soreness. Setting
down before the fire she poured some oil
on her feet from jar and placed the jar
on the stove; as natural consequence
the jar exploded with terrible noise,
knocking one OF the children senseless and
igniting the oil on the feet OF Amanda;
the flames licked her unfortunate body in
tlicting untold torture and literally cook
ing her.
A burly negro calling himself Will
liams, was lodged in Jail at Hinton a few
days since by the Sheriff OF Raleigh
county. Williams was passing through
Raleigh when he was engaged to work by
farmer from whom he stole several
articles Of value and departed. He was
overhauled in Wyoming county, and after
hard work jailed. Before starting for
Hinton Sheriff Halstead pinioned the
arms OF his charge, and placing him upon
a horse, tied his feet under the animal
with new rope. No resistance nor at
tempt 10 escape was made until within q
short distance OF Hinton, when suddenly
Williams leaped from his horse. and sped
like deer up the mountain side. After
running several hundred yards, the cap:
tive halted at rock pile and showed
fight. lie evidently thought his pursuers
had emptied their revolvers. and cursed
them roundly, and dared them to take
him. The pistols having failed, Squire
Richmond gathered smooth round stone
and let drive at his man, and down he
came. He was then securely bound, after
terrific resistance. From some remarks
that Williams let drop, and his desperate
efforts 10 escape, It is thought that he is
the game man who escaped from the
Sheriff Of Greenbrier, at Coal Valley, in
December last.
wellsburg Notes,
Mrs. S. A. Aokison Is visiting friends at
ValIov Grove Ohio rountV