The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-23
SEVERAL TRAGEDIES
OF REosNg NEAR oooURaENoE.
Murderer OOpvIctsd-APArkSrsburEs Scamp
IA JsiI-Elopsmsnt in OHbsn County.
Rmbsr1lsr in HOo-DWsllipg burned
and other Recent state News.

similar in its aims and purposes Of the
Parnell Club, Of this city, has been formed
at Grafton.
Senator W. NJ. o. Dawson, editor Of the
Preston county Journal, has been elected
president Of a Y. NJ. o. A. recently formed
at KingWood,
The Clarksburg Telegram was sold at
public sale last week. As yet no arrange.
ments have been made as to who will
edit the paper.
Two sged female inmates Of the Weston
Insane Asylum died last week, One was
from Preston county aud the other from
Putnam county.
While friends we're preparing the sup
posed dead body OF William Cunning.
ham, OF Ellenboro, for burial, the trance"
wore Oh and he got up,
Charles johnson, an inconigible youth
fifteen years Of age, broke into The tn
store OF o, NJ, Cole, ut GAINESVILLE, He
has been arrested and bound over To
court,
1t is not Col, Jerry Hill, OF Parksrsburg
who has leased the Western Hotel ut Sis'
tersvtlle, as reported, but man with the
same name US the clever proprietor OIL
Hills Central,
Owen Martin, Of Upshur county, com
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through the lungs with navy revolver
He gave US his reasons bad health and
other troubles,
1t Is said that q number OF Mormon
preachers are proselyting at Smoke Hole
IN Grant county, and are meeting will
such success that tar and feathers aHt
strongly limited.
A $4,000 barrel iron oil tank, erected Of
q cost Of $1,000, belonging to the South
West Pennsylvania Pipe Line Company
situated on the Hall farm III Washington
county, Pa, collapsed while being tested
Charles Fox, colorsd, has been placed
in jail at Lewisburg, charged with break
ing into the barber shop oil George Hunt
also Colored and stealing Sll7. There
was found on Fox Sl04 OF the stoler
money,
The Raleigh county Indsf says that Il
is currently reported that there are sever
al illicit distilleries in operation in tina
county, There are seven in one neighber
hood, part OF them in Raleigh and part II
Wyoming and Mercer counties.
At Charleston the jury in the case o
Louis Douglass, on trial for the murder 0
Thomas Teel, brought in verdict 10
murder in the second degree. Ieel wa
killed last Christmas by being struck OF
the head by rock in drunken brawl.
Tho brick dwelling house OF Joseph A
Feamster, OF GreOnbrier county, was do
strOyed by fire while the family wer
seated at the dinner table. The tire wa
discovered too late 10 save anything but
few household goods. Loss, 5000; IL
insurance.
Saturday night at Huttonsville, nea
Piedmont, Henry Howell and william
Clark became involved in u quarrel Of
the street, when Howell drew a revOlve
and, placing the muzzle against Clark
stomach, fired. Clark died on Sunday
Howell escaped.
NJ. 5, Hogue wasarrested at RonCeverte
Greenbrier county, by Detective Hoffman
Of the Eureka Agency, on charge OF EN-
btzzling money belonging to the D. II
Baldwin & Co. Organ Manufacturing Com
pany. He sold organs and pianos Tor sew
eral months. He was taken to Charleston
and gave bail in $500.
The authorities Of Randolph county
have received word from Detective W. H.
Friplett, OF Youngstown, that Hays and
son, who stole several horses in that sec.
ton, have been tracked to Brownsville,
Pa, going west. The Detective secured
two indictments against them, and thinks
he will soon run them down.
N. A. Ramsey, OF Milton, a lnarrledman
with wife and three children, and Miss
Rosa Henley, granddaughter Of Ram
sey's iather.in.law, who Ia a clergyman,
stirred that little town to It's depths by
clipping together. The girl Is Is years old
and pretty, and wassupposed to have good
sense. Ramsey has always stood high In
the community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson MCClung, OF
Greenbrier county, were riding horseback
on their way to visit relatives, when Mrs.
McOlung's horse frightened at a hog and
rearing, fell backward on her, breaking
her Collar-bone, knocking one hip out OF
place and breaking the other, and the
horn oil the saddle injured her otherwise
30 that she cannot recover.
O. W. Bryan, Of Cabsll county, while
making slaves cut tree that had a large
swell about three feet from the ground In
which, when split into slaves, be found a
large rifle ball imbedded eight inches
from the bark. The ball had a small tuit
Of deer's hair stuck to 1t, which was per.
ieCtly sound. From the growth Of the
tree he thinks the ball was fired over 50
years ago.
Bennett Cook, Jr., OF Parkersburg, was
arrested on warrant issued by the
authorities Of that city, on charge Of per.
sonating an officer and intimidating the
Shire family; also, under the guise Of an
officer, trying to compel Q young girl
eighteen years Of age 10 20 with him to bis
home during the absence Of his wife.
After the city authorities get through with
him the Government will take hand.
Last Friday afternoon the Sophomore
class oil Washington and Jefferson Col
lege held mock trial over the study Of
Anglo.Saxon. The Language was con.
demned to be burned at a stake. About
the street 10 Gallow's Hill, where the
cremation was TO take place, when sud.
denly two buggies abreast, each contain.
ing two men, dashed through the process.
ion. In few moments they returned
and repeated their performance, knock.
ing down and seriously injuring Grant
Hess. Not satisfied with this they went
through the procession the third and
fourth times. The whole affair occurred
In few minutes, but tho students sue.
Ceeded the last time or two In completely
riddling the buggies with stones,
bridgeport,
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