The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-19
THROUGH rHg STATE.
Accidents and IuoidNnta In West Virginia
and Vicinity,

aud Vicinity,
The Jefferson county (0hio) Commits
sioners visited Belmont county Monday to
get some practical information as to pike
building, They were delighted with the
roads Of Belmont county.
w. J. Scott, o young preacher, whose
headquarters have been at Stone Clid, or
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, has be-
come insane, and has been placed in con
duement. His home is ut Rowlesburg,
The family OF D. II, EstIll, Of Charleston,
were poisoned a few days since by polted
meats, OF which they ate freely. After q
severe vomiting spell all were out Of dan
ger except Mr.. E5till, who was afterwards
attacked by a slight stroke Of paralysis.
The Weston Republican Is raising a mild
howl about the apparent incorrect Lists
returned to the assessors Of that county by
rich men OF their personal property. The
Republican threatens to make certain pub
LEGATIONS showing how very little some
men own.
Last Saturday the sheriff OF Mineral
county went with a posse to the Elk Gar.
den mines and arrested six miners charged
with intimidating the miners there a few
days since when q number OF them at.
tempted to go to work. The men arrested
were taken to Keyser.
James and Jefferson Grass, brothers, OIL
Nicholas county, aged 50 and 81 respect
lively, wore Witnesses at Charleston last
week in q land ejeCtment suit before the
United States Court. Their testimony
was off very interesting nature, as 1t re-
lated to occurrences OF half q century ago
Of which they were witnesses. ~Theyounger
brother saw and rode on the railroad cars
for the first time in his life and saw a
steamboat for the first time.
Reports from nearly all parts ofthe in.
terror present last weeks storm as one Of
the most damaging that ever swept over
the State. Considerable property was
destroyed by being struck by lightning and
still more was swept away. Fences, out
houses, booms and logs by the Thousands
were swept away. Farms were inundat-
ed and great damage done in that way to
growing crops. Considerable damage was
done to railroads by the washing away Of
embankments. AS an instance OF how
fast the creeks and runs rose 1t may be
stated that the Little Kanawha, at Eliza.
beth, rose 10 feet in six hours.
The Southern Ohio Editorial Associa.
ton Is to hold It's next meeting at Charles
ton, this State. A committee Of the Asso.
citation visited that place last week and
decided to have the Association meet
there. Already Charleston's citizens are
alive to the Importance Of this meeting
and have appointed committees on reCep-
ton, finance, transportation, entertain
ment, invitations, etc, etc. These COM
mittees are headed by such prominent
men Is Governor Wilson, Mayor Huling,
Hon. W. A. Quarter, Coils. Sharp, Dana
and Patton, aud many others, including
the newspaper men. There Ia also q ladies'
reception committee. There Is to be a
banquet and an excursion 10 Kanawha
Falls. Governor Foraker, Lieutenant
Governor Kennedy, General Grosvenor,
Judges Wright and Friesner, Of the Com.
mon Pleas Bench, and other distinguished
citizens, who are all honorary members
Of the Association, will accompany the
party. Gov. Foraker and wife will be the
guests OF Gov. and Mrs. Wilson, and Gem
eral Kennedy and wife will be rendered
hospitality by Col. and Mrs. ]. L. Dana.