The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-21
THE STATE.


!" 49, o."
Rnl Vicinity.
The Board OF Education, OF Ironton, o.,
have elected Augustine D, Selby, Of, Hunt
ington, Principal.
Secretary Of State Walker hiss issued q
certificate Of incorporation to the Jefferson
County Building Association No. s, Of
Oharlestown.
One hundred dollars reward has been
offered for the capture and delivery at the
KanGwha county jail, Of George Beasley,
who Is wanted for killing his wife, and for
the shooting oil a man named Moore,
Charlie, q ~l6,year-old son OF Rev. S. j.,
Todd, Of RoschestsF, Pa, left home April
~, and has not been heard of since, BY
profession he was a printer, His parents
are very much distressed about him and
anxious to know something OF his where
abouts.
Allie, a 5.yoar.old daughter OF w, n,
ThaCksr, Of Monroe county, was picking
up chips while her brother was Chopping
wood. She came near to him, and was In
the act Of reaching out over the log when
his X glanced and struck her hand, max
ing a terrible cash and cutting oil three
fingers.
Shelton Rogers has q mine in Tucker
county that he ia working for silver. Oae
day last week, according to the Pioneer,
his miners struck for higher wages, threw
down their tools and quit work, He was
not there, and when he arrived he found
notices posted up warning all persons not
to work 10 the mine, and threatened to
bloWthe wholem0uptain up with dynamite
fanny person should dare to touch u tool,
The miners had struck q very rich vein Of
copper ore, and concluded that 1t would
make Shelton worth millions and he could
we'll afford to pay higher wages 80 they
struck.
Jackson county Democrats are hard to
please. AT q convention held July 7, 1854,
they jumped on Governor Jackson with
this resolution; 1--WE depreCate the order
OF our executive officers Qamiliarly called
the reassessment orderl for we regard the
same as illegal, unwiss and impolitiC,"
Governor Wilson encouraged by this and
other similar resolutions passed by Demo.
Gratis elsewhere issued his recent order re-
VOking the Jackson order, and now the
Jackson county Democrats in convention
assembled turn q neat somersault as fol-
lows: 1--WE do not approve OF the action
OF our Governor in reference to the assess.
ment Of personal property OF this State, rs
in u opinion it isa question that should
BIZ settled by the courts and the Legisla.
ture Of the State"
Persons in Pocahoutss county are talk.
ing serioys!y Of Incorporating q railroad
company with u Wow to building a narrow
gauge road from Huntersyille, in that
county, by way Of Beaver creek, Anthony's
creek and Dry creek, to connect with the
Chesapeake & Ohio railway at White Sui.
phur Springs, ThedistanCs 10 about thirty.
five miles, aud the country through which
the road would pass is heavily timbered,
There are two lumber companies directly
on the line Of the proposed road which
will be compelled to build some miles OF
road to reach points at which they can
put their lumber into the G%reenbrier river,
These companies must then run the river
to Ronceverte and pay boOmage and incur
risks Of q very grave character, and 1t Is
believed that they would cooperate in
the scheme.