The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-12
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kcetdenf9 and Inciaeats N Hest Virginia
and vicinity.
Hon. John a. Bingham sailed nom
Japan, . tly 10th, and will arrive ct Gadik
this month. his old nome Is being reno.
yated for bis occupancy.
Hon. wflliam A. Wilson has appointed,
James Edwin ohiplsy, youngest son OF
Captain John j. Chipiey, Q cadet a. the
Naval Academy, ct Annapolis. y,
A colporteur Of the a. u. s, who Is can
wasting Blrbour county. has already sold
and dopaied over 4 600 volumes Of the
Scriptures, and the work Is not yet done.
Wilson Wiseman, Of Raleigh county,
was killed last week while engaged In
clearing timber on his farm. a tree fell
suddenIy and without warning and crush
ing himto the ground killed him instantly.
Anew days ago while two little children
of Patrick Mgnley, who lives about three
miles above Guyandotte, We're playing in
the yard, they were struck by lightning.
The clothes were torn from their persons,
but neither was killed.
Senator Kenna, w. Z. Chiffon, Esq,
| Clarence Moore and Fleet Porterfeld have
gone TO Webster o. H., where they expect
70 meet Senator Camden. They will
rusticate for several days and then pro.
coed down the Elk river in canoe to
Charleston. They will put in several days
fishing their way down.
Several Weston gentlemen propose, Il
they meet with the proper encouragement
to commence shortly the publication OF 8
monthly paper or magazine, which Is 70
be devoted TO the dissemination OF Catholic
news and literature. II Is presumed that
that pushing, enterprising individual,
Father Tracy, Is behind this movement.
| Caroline Robinson, colored, living in
the family of Jos. S. Duckwall, Esq, near
Berkeley springs, is 50 years Of age and
has been married five years, and since her
marriage has given birth toeight children,
four OF whom were born inside OF fifteen
months, and to cap the climax on the
9th OF last month she gave birth TO three
babies.
Among the disastrous results Of the re.
cent burning OF the Wilsonburg depot
building was the total destruction Of the
political library OF Colonel Ben. Wilson,
which he had collected during his eight
4 years in Congress and since. For lack OF
l,room in his Office, Colonel Wilson had
caused these books TO be boxed up and
placed upstairs over the store room In the
depot, and they shared the tate OF the
building
The corn crop in Monroe county, 1t Is
said by old residents, will be the best
realized in many years, Theyield Of oats
Is also unusually tiae aud the hay crop
excellent. This propitous condition Of
things Is more or less accurately dupli-
Gated in the sister counties Of that sec.
ton, and notwithstanding the partial
failure Of the wheat crop, must result in
the amelioration Of those financial en-
Ibarrassments which have hampered the
people duringth past twelve mouths.
The following appointments By Collect
or McGraw have bupn teesntly announced:
Storekeepersa and gaugers-J Ilian b. Elem
ling, OF Alorgantown Neg Dominion,
Monongalia county; James D. Brown, Of
Charlestown, Jefferson county; Otto w.
Snsel, of Webster, Taylor county. Gaugel
Solomon Armentrout, OF Petersburg,
Grant county. The appointees will be
assigned to distill and the gaugers to
a division as soon as they have familiar
lied themselves with the duties OF their
respective stations.
Col. Fred w. B. Hassler, of Writ county,
who is alleged TO be a rampant and OBJ.
noxious Republican, and who was ap.
pointed trader at an Indian post OF no lit
lie Importance, which office he held only
until the howl OF the Faithful reached
Washington and threatened not only his
but his brothers scalp, when lie wa
bounced, has entered suit against the
Transcript for 5000 damages, which Il
the latest newspaper damage suit in the
State. Hassler claims that the Transcript
publications or that part Of them that re.
lated TO his brief term OF office injured
him to that amount.
Secretary of State Walker has issued .
certificate of incorporation to the Pluey
River Boom, Dam and Lumber Company,
formed for the purpose Of constructing
maintaining and operating booms, with Of
without dams. on Piney river in Raleigh
county, aud for the purpose Of blasting
rock and cleaning and removing OBJ
structions from the bed OF said stream,
and to do such other work as may be neces
sary to make 1t practicable to drive logs,
slaves and other lumber down said stream
!, to the mouth thereof. The principal Office
is to be ut Raleigh @. II. For the purpose
OF forming the corporation the sum oil
\ 81, 800 has been subscribed.
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