The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-13
THROUGH TIE STATE.
Accidents and Incidents In West vlrginil
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Accidents and Incidents In West Virginia
aud Vicinity.
The Belmont county Republican Central
Committee met at ST. Clairsyille yester.
day and elected James F. Tallman Chair.
man and Alfred II. Mitchell Secretary.
The residence OF William Selby, q
Monongalia county farmer, was destroyed
by FIRE together with nearly all its con.
tents; cause, kitchen stove; loas $l,50O;
insurance $1,000.
The Democrats OF Raleigh county have
instructed their delegation to the CongreE-
sional Convention to vote solid for .. P.
Snyder. Ths Senatorial conierees are In.
slruCted for lion. B. Il. oxley.
The half.mile track on the ST. C!airs.
vile fair grounds was completed Wednes.
day by Contractor Thomas Maloney, and
everything will be 10 readiness for the Fair
on the 1st, Cd and Sd Of September.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hare, Of Monon.
gala county, having discovered that they
could not live happily together, separated
by mutual consent, he returning TO her
all OF her personal property and $500 in
money.
Montague Frazier, Of Winfield, Putnam
county, lett home Monday evening with
$500 to pay of his threshing hands, and
was wRylaid and shot by robberp, who
failed 70 get bis money. His body was
found Wednesday night by his wife.
Hugh Daring, Parkersburg man went
TO Cairo, Ritchie county, and opened up O
iree.for.all whisky establishment without
any kind oil q license. A few nights since
serious fight was started In the ranch
and man named Benjamin Nutter, was
struck over the head with base ball club.
His skull was fractured and he will proba-
bly, die.
On Thupday Of last week Prof. ]. P.
MacLeAn, the noted Archaeological, OF Ham.
ilton, assisted by T. w. Emerson and A,
L, Howell, Of ST. Clalrsyille, with Prof.
Thompson, Of Bethany College, Eugene
Israel and others, made survey Of the
ancient eArthwofks known @ EGYPT
Fort" In Kirkwood township, Belmont
county. The works were found to be /, 200
feet In circumference. A full account
will be published In the SmithSoniaa 70.
ports.
Tannersville, o small village on the edge
Of Gilmer county near Richie, 10 very
much excited over the fact that WarnIogs
have been sent out by the Red Men 10
eleven prominent citizens oil that locality
to leave the State with their families.
The warnings are Burmounied with skulls
and CrossboneB and labeled the third and
last Great indignation 10 felt over the
matter, 90 II 10 thought 10 be part Of O
scheme 10 secure the IarmH ri the persons
warned.
John Pounds, q notorious horse thief
and general terror, has at Last been arrest.
cd aud lodged In fail at Morgantown. He
was arrested al Pun1sutawney, Jefferson
county, Pa, and turned oyer 70 the West
Virginia authofiLleB. He was with 4 mum.
Der oi Hungarlans at q brewery, and az.
temped 10 rob ono OF the Huns Of q large
sum Of money. His effort was unSuCcebs.
fol. The foreigners were 30 enfAged at
him that they made an attempt 10 get him,
but Pounds took 10 bis heels, and the in'
censed foreigners gave chase, running
him Into o restaurant, where he waB arrest
Cd, Had the HungafiAns got hold ot him
hs would have been SummAtily dealt With