The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-30
VARIOUS NEWS NOTES
FROM SECTIONS NEAR AND FAR.
Recent Happenings In West virginia and
Contiguous Territory Shocking Accident
to a Young LAdy-Red Men Free.
Political and .BusInsSs Notes.


The opera Of the Mikado given by the
boys OF the steubenville Stanton Club
Melted over $50,
Alex, s. Hughes has been appointed
Prosecuting Attorney Of Berkeley county,
vice W, S. HenshaW, deceased,
Thu Council Of Petersburg has AZ.
ranged for nice stone pile and tramps
will no longer board there atthe clty's ex-
pense.
Walter Senior, Of Warrington, is under
stood to be standing candidate for nomi-
nation for city council on the Republican
ticket.
A man named Orum, living in Wayne
county 10 the proud possessOr Of pistol
that he claims was once the property OF
Lewis Wetzel,
The heavy 5000 barrel tanks at Burning
Syringe are being taken down and trans
ferred to the Camden Consolidated oil re-
tinery, Parkersburg,
A very hot fight is being made in
Huntington for Mayor, There are three
candidates in the field, and the X. Of L. is
to put fourth man forward.
Dan Bowley, Colored, sent to the peni-
Tertiary from Grant county for fifteen
years, for numbering old man Raw, died
alter serving bali his sentence.
The Board OF Trustees OF Washington
and Jefferson College has conferred the
degree Of D. D, upon Rev. Thomas Dorsey
Pitts, rector Of Trinity Hall, at Washing
ton, Pa,
A number OF old shells, bullets and
cannon balls from Antietam battle field
were recently shipped on the B, 4 o. road
from KearneysVille, Jefferson county, TO
Denver, Col,
]. NJ, Picklesimsr, the drunken minis
Ter who fred into school house in Logan
county where an entertainment was In
progress, killing two persons and wound
ing three, has been arrested and lodged in
jail.
Judge Guthrie, OF KRnawhR county,
sentenced George Jetfreys and Lewis
Douglass, convicted Of murder in the Sec
ond degree, to eighteen years in the peni.
Tertiary. This Is the maximum allowed
by law.
The horse on which Miss Kate Hartley,
Preston county, was riding frightened and
made several desperate leaps, throwing
her on some pieces Of rock, irsCturing her
lower jaw and cutting and brulsing her
in horrible manner.
Tho store house Of NJ. O. Young, Of
Doddtidge county, tWo.story frame, used
also as q dwelling house, was burned,
from q defective ilue. Young's loss on
stock alone Is 5000; no insurance. He
was the B. & o, agent and postmaster.
George Phillips, Of Hancock county, has
departed for parts unknown, taking with
him four horses and colt and leaving a
wife and several unpaid bills. A few days
since two men, one Of whom is supposed
to be Phillips, were arrested on suspiCion
in Cincinnati. They had four horses and
a colt with them.
The barn OF W. II. Ramsey, Of bod.
bridge county, with its contents, was de.
stroyed by FIRE; loss OF about $500; no in
surance. A young man Peter Hickman is
charged with firing it. He claimed that
Ramsey had caused separation between
himself and vile. A warrant has been Is
sued for Hickman.
Inc most important cases on the GRIM
inal docket Of the Circuit Court In Writ
Csunty this term were those against the
alleged "Red Men," who were indicted
for whipping Wilmer Creel some months
ago. When the cases were called Creel
was not to be found, and it Is charged that
he was induced to absent himself.
Capt. John j. Chipley has been elected
Mayor Of Moore6eld, and GeorgeP sar-
geant, editor Of the Express, recorder.
Both are well known throughout the
State. Capt, Ohlpley was at the head Of
the State Line Survey Corps, and Mr.. Sar.
gent is a well known newspaper man. At
the same election license was voted down,
which places the entire South Branch val.
ley under prohibition" government.
The South Branch Intslligencer, at Rom.
ney, has entered upon It's 9Th year, Save
for short period about twenty-five years
ago when the state OF the country pre-.
vented the continuance OF a regular issue,
the paper has served It's readers with full
and complete records OF local happenings
and well condensed epitome oil general
news. The paper has steadily grown and
is to-day one Of the best edited weeklies
In the State. Mr.. William Harper, lite
aged editor, was forced by physical in
ability 10 retire from active work about a
year ago but lie still keeps an eye on his |
paper and expects In time 10 resume his
chair,