Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-10
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

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and the latter had shoulder and an arm
broken in two places.
Ten arrests for violation Of the liquor law
we're made Tuesday at Keokuk, and the
stocks Of four saloons were seized.
The wheat plant has greatly improved in
the Wabash Valley within the past week,
and the prospects now indicate, it is said,
bountiful harvest.
At Springfield, Mass, Johanna Msyni.
than was bound over to the May term OF
the Supreme Court yesterday for numbering
her baby.
Louis Emanuel alias Professor Leon,
claiming to hail from Pittsburg, was arrest
ed in GAINESVILLE for burglary, and yesterday
morning he attempted to end his hte by cnt-
ting his throat.
Emma Hatch, of Ashtabula, was found
almost suffocated By Illuminating gas in her
room at the Commercial Hotel, Ioungs.
town Yesterday morning. She had left the
gas only partly turned of.
Edwin Hecker committed suicide by
shooting himself at Summerfeld, I'LL, yes.
terday morning. Financial trouble and
drink caused the act. He was son of the
late Hon. Fred. Hecker, and leaves family
OF six.
Judge Van Brunt has granted the motion
made in behalf of Lucille Iseult Dudley,
who shot o Donovan Rosa, for commits
sion TO be sent to Eng land to examine GER
tain witnesses there regarding Mrs. Dad
leys sanity. Proceedings in New York are
stayed in the meantime.
The National Soldiers Home for disabled
volunteer soldiers, has brought suit in the
Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk county,
Mass against BENJAMIN F. Butler. 10 re-
cover SIS, 900, alleged TO be due tor failure
to account Tor the same while acting treas
urer Of the Home.
NJ. P. Grace, of W. r. Grace & Company
and brother of Mayor Grace, OF New YORK
has entered into contract with the PERI
Wan Government to complete the Oroya
railroad and its extension to Cerro de Pasca.
This is the road begun by the celebrated
American railway builder Harry Meiggs, in
S69.
Erwin Davis has sued Senator Leland
Stanford fer his share in the profits OF
partnership ella m d BY plaintiff 10 have
been formed in 1855 for the purpose OF con-
structing the Central Pacific system. Davis
claims that he is entitled to a one sixteenth
interest in the partnership. Mr.. Stamford
enters general denial.
William Jones, more familiarly known as
Bill Jones, the Avenger," ," who shot at
Guiteau while the latter was on his way
rom the City Hall to the Jail during the
'amous trial, has been sued for divorce
Catta-ine VI B. Jones, who brings the suit
alleges habitual drunkenness and cruelty on
lie part ofdefendant
At Hubbard, Bakewell & Co. s axe factory
in Beaver Falls, Pa, yesterday morning, the
main shaft broke, completely wrecking the
engine and some Of the pulleys. tortu-
nately one was hurt, although the escape
seems almost miraculous when one looks a.
the wreck. 1t is said the accident was caused
By the putting on Of new bolt
The coroner at Philadelphia yesterday
began an investigation into the deaths oi
Patrici Kramer and Lawrence Murray, the
men who wtre supposed 10 have committed
| suicide at the Noble street wharf on Satur-
| day night, and the evidence showed that
Kramer pushed Murray and then jumped
overheard to avoid arrest.
Hoexter's collar mandatory at Troy
was seized Tuesday on judgments for - !
600. Wallsce d Son, Of Norfolk. Va, have
decided property amounting TO Sl5O,OOO IN
favor of Balm Brosely.
The election for collector at Chenona,
| ILL.,, Tuesday, resulting in tie, the contest
ants, Messrs. Arnold and Pinkey, drew
cuts for the position, and Arnold won.
Heavy winds raised the water in the Ma.
CARA river so high that on Tuesday night
the magnificent ice bridge which spanned
the gorge all winter was swept away.
Two brothers, Arthur and Camileo Thuer'
mer. OF Rising Sun, Ind, became suddenly
insane and are now in jail in that city. The
cause of the trouble is not known.
Carrigan. ex Chief Clerk Of the Navy De,
partment. has confessed 10 participation in
| the frauds which have been under invest
CATION for several months by the autlorl'
| ties.
David Fox. salesman for r. F. Vest a
Co. Of Cincinnati, was accidentally shot and
killed at DAYTON Ohio, while handling
pis,oJ during the packing Of his ysiise.
|
C,rus W. Field, having completed fifty
wears # butiness life, has resigned from the
Executive Committees Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company and the Man
haitian Railway Company.
W H. Carroll, the originator OF miners
unions in Pennsylvania, shot and KILLED
Henry TAYLOR, al Wilkesbare, that State.
| CarrclI had beeu elected By his landlord TO
make room for Taylor.
General Thomas Pinckney Smith, OF
Georgia, is dead, aged Seventythree: he
was noted as the best informed man IN the
Safe on its early history.
There is deficiency of $4,000 in the
police fund Of Cincinnati.
Amaziah Weller, Treasurer Of De Gran,
Logan county, Ohio, and whose accounts
show shortage of 1000 is missing from
home.
At the city election in Gsllipolis, Ohio
last Monday, the Democrats elected one
assessor.
John Thompson, a stock dealer Of Grand
Lodge, Mich, assigned. Assets and haoiil-
ties about 1000 each.
NarceIlas Daugherty, notorious desper-
ado vss shot and killed at Laredo, Texas,
by a colored barber, whose life be had
threatened.
Amos Allies. chief car inspector in the
railroad yards at Alliance, o., was fatally
c,u,hed between Q car and an engine.
The village of AIfont, in Indians, was al
most entirely destroyed By FIRE. Loss sz3t
900.
August Isler vas I'M ued By train or
the Connection Railroad q. Canton, O., D.
and viii die.
Masked robbers are causing much "a
noysbce to farmers in the vicinity o.
Youngstown, o.
Arnold Clark. an old man, was run ore