The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-22
THROUGH paE STATE.
Accidents and Incidents in West Virgin
and Vicinity,

Accidents and Incidents In West Virginia
and Vicinity,
The Trustees OF Marietta College are
pOtittoned to throw open its doors to
women.
An old German named zEall, living
near Oakland, committed suicide by cut
ting his throat with q pruning knife.
Sheriff Hemphill, Of Washington county,
Pa, has withdrawn the reward Of SlOO
offered forthe apprehension Of the prisoner
Riddle, who escaped from jail June !,
John MCAtes, Of Randolph county, was
attacked by large panther while walking
through the woods and was severely
scratched before he dispatched the beast.
Henry Keatley has been arrested,
charged with having set fire 70 the tobacco
barn oil ], h, Peters and o. W: Walker, In
Summers county, which was destroyed In
May, entailing Q loss OF $1,000.
The new town Of Elfins, on Henry G,
DaVis's new railroad, Is situated at the in
tersection OF the old Northwestern Turn
pike with the north branch OF the Poto-
mao river. 0ne-half OF the town is in
Maryland and one-hRlt In West Virginia,
Tom Cox, colored, has been arrested in
Summers county charged with having
Criminally assaulted Mrs. Jeremiah Mead
ows, who lives in Raleigh county about
six miles from Hinton. She is most re.
specIed and highly esteemed lady, and
feeling against the fend isintense, Threats
oil lynching are freely made.
A young man named Walker, OF Romeo.
verte, was shot in the face q few days
since at the house OF Mrs, Workman, near
the White Sulphur Springs, and seriously
wounded, While standing before the door
awaiting Rdmittance o gun loaded with
huCkshot was discharged from within and
five shot struck him In the taca. Mra
Workman has been arrested. Walkers
recovery Ia doubtful.
Squire Joseph, Of Tucker county, who
murdered q man named Harrington alias
Robinson, few days since, has been
placed In Barbour county jail. The Jef-
JersoIian. PiaindeGler says OF the case
"What Is the real cause OF the murder
we are not fully advised, There seems to
have been personal difficulty between
the parties and Harrington made an as
sault on Joseph and In deiensce Of him.
self Joseph shot him, causing death in
thirty minutes afterwards. There were
three other accessories to the crime who
have not as yet been apprehended. The
Tucker county jail not being secure, they
were brought here for safe keeping"
One day last week as Mr.. Fred Hmm.
Ter, Of Cumberland, was riding in his bug.
gy along the road ten miles south oil
MooreGeld, Hardy county, huge she
bear came bounding into the road. Hmm.
Ter drew his revolver and fred two shots,
the second taking effect In her ribs. Just
then a man with big rifle came out Of
the woods from the same direction as the
bear, and bringing his gun to his shoulder
sent a ball into the bears head and she
rolled over dead. In a few minutes two
cubs, the size Of large puppies, appeared
on the scene, aud Himmler and the hunter
proceeded to capture them, receiving a
number Of little bites and big scratches in
doing 80. After the excitement was over
the hunter told him he had been hunting
the bear for several days, and after consul
tation, II was determined that he should |
have the CARCASS and Mr.. Hlmmler the |
cubs.