The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-26
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AOcIdoats and Incidents In West Virgin
and Vicinity,

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The Point Pleasant Gazette in Its last
issue contains the following: "As we 60 to
press we hear that a son OF Mr.. Austin
Meadows, Of Hannah district, killed one
Of his children Saturday night, but had
not been caught Monday"
Mrs. Ann W. Jones, the widow OF the
late Joseph Jones, who was q soldier Of
the war Of 1912, died In Point Pleasant, in
the ninetleth year Of her age, By her
death the last pensloner Of the war Of
1872 from Mason county passes away.
Ground was broken on the Ohio River
Railroad Wednesday at Hartford City,
Mason county. A large force Of hands
have been engaged, and the work will DO
prosecuted vigorously. The contractors
have advertised for three hundred teams.
Thomas Coleman, postmaster at MUSES.
Bottom, Jackson county, has been arrest
ed by Deputy Marshal Mehen, Of Parkers-
burg, on charge Of violating the United
states postal laws. He was indicted by
the United States grand jury and nothing
is known OF the details OF the charge ex.
Cepting that 1t is based on the alleged
illegal opening Of q letter. Mr.. Coleman
is an old and wealthy citizen.
A contribution OF $500, intended for the
Conscience fund.-" inolosed in letter
postmarked Grafton, W. Va, was received
at the Treasury Department at Washing
ton, on Wednesday. The writer states
that lie was in the Commissary Depart
ment OF the Union Army during the war.
He returns the money, which he Consid-
ers belongs to the United States, because,
"When die want to 90 To heaven, and
I fear the $500 might bar me out"
Two years years ago little child Of j.
O. Dabney, of Point Pleasant, swallowed q
knife.blade. Local physicians could not
afford her any relief, and she was taken
to Cincinnati and placed under the care OF
surgeons, who, after long treatment, gave
up the case and her parents returned
home. Two weeks ago she was taken
with pneumonia, accompanied with par.
oxysms from coughing. She dialonged
the knife.blade, much to the relief OF her
parents, and she is now on the high road
to recovery. One end OF the blade was
encrusted, while the other was perfectly
bright.
John Duff, Jacob Mercer and Thomas
Duff, three young fellows Of respectable
parentage, were arrested at st. Mary's Q,
Peasants county, charged with chicken.
stealing. The boysmade confession and i'm.
pliCated O. O. Davis, AN attorney from Ohio,
who was in ST. Mary's at the time await.
ing trial on aa aindiCtmentior obtaining $500
by false pretenses from Mr.. Lore. George
nackathorn, one Nully and q man named
rimmons, all Of whom are well known In
Peasants and Wood counties, are also i'm.
pliCAted. The charge OF petty thieving
by these parties has astonished the neigh.
borhood.
AT special meeting Of the United States
Court at Charleston, Wednesday, Judge
Jackson presiding, the amounts OF the at.
torneys' fees in the case Of the Ohio Gen.
tral railroad, which was sold last October,
were fixed, and are: Central Trust Com:
pany, OF New York, $500; johnson,
Gallup & Hurry, New York, and Brown &
Geddep, Toledo, jointly, $1,000; L. L. An.
drews, New York, Z. 4 r. T. Waite, To.
ledo, Wilby & WGld, Cincinnati, and Z. L,
Dewitt, Columbus, jointly, $4,000; Alex.
ander Matthews, administrator oil II. M.
Matthews, Lewisburg, W. Va, $500; 7. L.
Brown, Charleston, $500, and Kenna &
Ohilton, Charleston, $500.