The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-05
STATE SENSATIONS.
NEWS FROM tbs rNTBRIoR
dlsansdAnd OOndsnsOd for "IutsliESnosr"
Readers from VaEIOpS sOuIeSS-EVsntS
of = Startling Nature, Happenings Of
IutsreST and . Resume Of the News.
Hon. Marion Henshaw and family have
moved from Berkeley county to WiChita,

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Hon. Marion HenshRw and family have
moved from Berkeley county 10 WiChita,
Kansas,
The Pocahontas Times reports the start
ing OF 100000 feet Of lumber from that
county on the high water.
During the month OF March S, B. Kirby
4 90. shipped from their establishment in
HarmAr l0S,040 dozens Of eggE-l,35Q bar
rels, or l,30s, 4SO eggs.
The Pt. Pleasant Register expresses itself
in this fashion; We dislike to see Italian
laborers imported into this county to work
on the Ohio River railroad. Discharge
them and employ home labor,
The Braxton county papers estimate
that $4,000 worth OF lumber was tioated
out OF that county on the rise in the Elk
last week. This amount OF money comes
to the people of that county just at the
right time.
At the municipal election held in Hun.
tington last week, the Republicans elected
the Mayor and six ont Of nine Councilman,
There wa no opposition to the candidate
Tor Recorder, who Is q Democrat. The
Council is q 'high license" one.
While an old house in West Manning
ton wa being reconstructed by the car
psntsrs they found a number Of HCalps,
which are supposed to have been taken
by the Indians scores OF years ago. The
scalps are in a fair state oil preservation.
The average daily production, during
the month OF March, OF the Washington
county, Pa, oil wells was LAO barrels.
There were nine rigs completed during
the month. The total number OF wells,
oil and gas, drilling oil Completed is ninety
one.
Judge Hoke, OF Kingwood, sent a check
to Cincinnati some tina ago, and 1t was
returned to the Kingwood bank one day
last week, after having passed through
several banks, and honored by all oithem,
though 1t had no signature on 1t, the
Judge having omitted to aign 1t.
The Cumberland, Nd, News has entered
on its sixteenth year. II has become
firmly established and a brighter, better
printed little daily 1t would be hard to
find. II ia q lasting monument to the on.
~terprise and ability OF Col. Henry John.
son, its late editor and proprietor,
Mr.. s. r. Hanen has disposed Of the
MarshaR Herald, published at Mounds.
vile, to Mr.. John W. Burchlnal, who was
formerly one OF the proprletors Of the
Grafton Sentinel. He will continue the
paper as a Republican journal. He goes
to the people OF Moundsvillo well recon-
mended.
The Commissioners Of Harrison county
have awarded the contract for building
the new court house to Meyer Il HslmiCk
for $4S,350; no interest to be allowed on
orders issued for the work. Numerous
petitions protesting against the building Of
the house were presented. The opposition
Is quite strong.
Judge Ice struck q death blow to the
whisky dealers in Grafton at the recent
term OF Circuit Court, In several cases
he imposed fines OF $50 aud costs for each
offence, Several have pledged themselves
to 70 out OF the business being given an
assurance that In case Of further viola.
tons the tlne would be 500.
The present rise in the creeks and rivers
the lumber men say furnishes the best
run for timber that has been for FIVE years.
1t mean8 the marketing Of enormous
quantities OF logs, ties, slaves and sawed
timber and the bringing into circulation OF
money that las been tied up for many
months.-PdrkerSbUg Stale Journal.
A dispatch from Parkersburg states that
the new oil well on Tate's run was shot
Friday night by Superintendent John
O'Brien with wonderful results. Before
daylight the we'll had flowed forty barrels,
making it an eighty.barrel well Of SOo oil,
The strike has caused great excitement In
oil circles, and will be the cause OF many
wells being sunk In the same neighbor.
hood.
A dispatch from Charleston says; Bes-
sic 0ney, daughter Of a farmer near Ca
perton, elOped Wednesday with ]. NJ.
Hanley. While they were driving away
the girls father overlook them and seized
Hanley's horse. Hanley drew his pistol
and shot Oney. Miss 0ney tainted. Han
ley drove her to the nearest house and
left her there. When he returned 0ney
was dead.
Last week a fine barn belonging to j. II.
Bumgarner, Of Elizabeth, ex-Sherif OF
Writ county, was destroyed by fire to.
gether with It's contents, including q mum.
Der OF valuable implements. The fire was
started by one Of Mr.. %Bumgarner's boys
shooting rats, using a shot gun, which set
the hay on fire. The barn and contents
were worth 500 or $500. There was an
insurance Of $500.
Ravenswood guarantees $4,000 to the
proposed railroad from Ravenswood 10
Glennville, Gilmer county, via Spencer,
Roane county. Last week the citizens OF
Roane helda largely.attended meetlngand
adopted resolutions requesting the County
Commissioners 10 submit TO a vote OF
Spencer, tReedy and Curtis districts the
proposition TO subscribe their quota. The
counties have guaranteed sufficient money
through representatives 10 build the road,
which will be narrow gauge.
William 7. Lewis and Jacob Mullins, OF
Webster county, were out hunting, when
in crossing q rough piece Of ground Lewis
stumbled and fell, accidentally disCharg.
ing his gun, the contents Of which en-
tered .MullinB' breast aAd ranged up
through the shoulder, inilicting an ugly
LOWS, thinking he had killed
Mullins, did not stop to examine as TO his
wound but started for assistance, running
seven miles, and sent men to bring the
wounded man In. The fright and exer.
ton brought on hemorrhage Of the lungs,
which caused Iewis's death. Mullins,
badly wounded, Is in q fair way to
recover.
A Co.,a Catpat and curtaIn RaIe.