The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-02
THROUGH THE STATE,
AeOIdSnts and InSidsnls In West Virginia
aud Vicinity


aud Vicinity.
AN effort is being made TO have Allen
OMyers lecture ut GAINESVILLE. Whom
has B4rneRyille offended?
By the sudden increase in value Al q
supposed worthless California gold mine,
j. NJ, Fleming, Of Fairmont, becomes
wealthy.
Robert Sullivan, who lives about two
miles from Ceredo, few days since be-
came very much intoxicated and going
home beat his wife 80 brutally that lears
are entertained for her recovery.
?, Lipscomb, OF Tucker county, iS the
latest Second District Democrat who Ia
mentioned for Congress. Being mention.
ed has proven sufficient to start him OIL on
a prospecting tour through the district.
For several years he has been Prosecuting
Attorney OF his county,
The Charlestown Free, Press says that
Colonel Simpson K, DonsVin, who has
lately sprung into great prominence by
reason Of the charges he has preferred
Ggainst Senator Paone, Of Ohio, to the
effect that he paid $4,000 for Ills seat,
was formerly a resident oil that place.
DR., T, G, Edmis.on Is going to leave
Weston shortly and locate on the Pacific
slops Of Honduras, In Central America,
The Doctor has long contemplated going
there, The recently discovered gold fields
In Honduras, which are said 10 be the
IiGheat ever known, will take thousands
Of Americans to tho Republic.
Hon. ]. II. s. Trainer, Of steubenvllle,
who was striCkenlwith aopplexy Saturday
afternoon, Is still lying lii q pteCarious
condition, physicians IN attendance being
unable to give any hope Of recovery, aud
his death may occur at any time. lie
was able to recognize and converge with
his family yesterday however.
1t IL reported that the sons Of Judge
Samuel Woods, Of the Supreme Court
bench, are not satisfied With that honor,
but all want an oillCs. Frank WoodP, OF
Grafton, wants to be q Circuit Court Judge
j. Hop Woods, editor oil Phillppi Jt9srsOn.
dn.llGindsdier, wants 10 he State Senator,
and Sam V, Woods wants TO 90 to tho
Legislature as delegate.
Tho Monongalia Improvement Com.
pany, OF Morgantown, which has under.
taken to establish Water Works In that
town, is reported 10 find tho outlook en-
Couraging and has determined to push the
matter vigorously. Prof. !. O. White, OF
the University, is interested In the matter
and Is progressing fairly well with his
negotiations with Pittsburgh capitalists.
John Z. Hines, the Marshal OF West
Union who was struck on the head last
Christmas by Tol Tucker, . drunken rough
Is not expected 10 live. Last week Bis
skull was tsepapned but II is feared that
the operation was.postponed 80 long that
the unfortunate man cannot recover.
Tucker, picked up stone aud used It with
great force on Hines 40 he was being
taken othe lookup,
The stockholders Of the Wellrburg and
Bethany Turnpike Company at a recent
meeting decided to turn over the stock
represented at the meeting to the county,
and committee was appointed 10 look
after the balance, settle Affairs and make
the transfer. The pike lie tho most i'm.
portant thoroughfare In the county, and
II IL thought that Il the county takes
charge Of II, It will be kept in better con.
diuon,
A petition Is being circulated in Marion
and Monongalia counties requesting the
States representatives In Congress to ask
for an appropriation 10 construct fish lad
ders on oil the dams OF the upper Monon.
gahela to pittsburgh. The Fairlnont Indt1
says: "The remarkable scarcity Of fish In
our rivers during recent years Is Gttrib.
uted TO the fact that these dang prevent
them coming up aud conGne them to the
lower pools. This Ia q manifest injustice
to the people Of this valley, and should DO
corrected at once in the manner pro.
poaed."'
Manager Fallon, OF the Moss Concert
Troupe that has been giving very pleas.
ing concerts at several OF the interior
towns, called on Editor Mccormick, OF the
Grafton Eagle one day last week for the
purpose Of thrsshing him, having q bia
whip 10 ILLS hand Tor that
purpose. The editor used q poker sue.
In defending himself, and the
Mayor OF the town fined FAllon $3.50,
Mccormick had intmated that the
turned over by Fallon as the re.
suit Of concert given for the benefit OF
the Newburg afflicted was not as large az
Il should have been,