The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-03
THE STATE.
and Incidents In West virginia
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About 700 German emiRFanta passed
through Grafton over the B. 4 o. for the
West, last week,
Several Of the State papers sent out sup.
plemsnts last week containing Senator
Osmdsn's speech on the Interstate Com
mercs bill, printed from plate matter,
Guy, con OF General GoG, who has been
seriously i'll at Gambler, Ohio, where he
was attending college, has sufficiently re-
covered to bs taken to his home at Clarks-
burg.
Hon. W. L. Wilson has promised to adj
dress the Philo and Union Literary
Societies OF HRmpden,Sidney College, Va,
at the next commencement Of that insti.
tuition.
The Charleston Star ssysthe liquor men
in that city have not yet given up the
fight for license. The County Court re-
mains strongly opposed to granting per-
mission to sell.
James McWayne who was sent to the
MouRdsville ~penitentiary for a term Of
hve years for burglary committed at
C~larksburg, died last week after serving
NSeAN hAASS yNNAHf
Governor Wilson has issued a requisi-
ton on Governor Lee, Of Virginia, for q
fugitive from Justice, Sam Griggs, charged
with grand larceny, having stolen q horse
in Monroe county.
The Third District Congressional Com.
mittee has been called tn meet in Charles
ton to-day, 1t Is probable inst the nom
mating convention will he held at White
Sulphur Springs, June %,
In Preston county a man who had
driven his own wife from home and in
duced another mans wife to come and
live with him, was ined $1,000 at the last
term OF the Circuit Court,
Major Ben 0xley, Of the State Auditors
clerical force, an ex.member OF the House
Of Delegates, Ia making a strong fight for
the Democratic nomination Tor State Sem
ator in the Seventh district,
The liquor license fght has taken a
queer turn in Cabell county. The County
Court in granting licenses confined lis
iayors to Democrats and turned down the
applications from Republicans.
A most wonderful cavern has recently
been discovered within two miles Of Davis,
Tucker county. 1t Ia said to compare
favorably with the Luray Caverns. The
cave was discovered by Col, Eastman.
A boy named Bartlett, in Harrison
county, had a large log roll partly over
him. 1t was not thought at the time that
he was badly injured, but at night he be.
gan to complain OF great pain, aud sud.
denly expired.
The Morgantown New Dominion has en-.
tered upon It's eleventh year, From a
humble beginning this banner Democratic
journal has become inc Of tho BEST edited
newspapers in the State, II merits the
confidence Of Its patrons,
Through the efforts OF Hon. Charles
Williams ex.State Senator from Grant
county, rates on cattle from Chicago to
Keyser, have been reduced from $40 to 500
per car load. This will be appreciated by
South Branch farmers and stock raisers.
The residence OF DR.. Robert McCheSney,
at LewisburA, owned by Mrs. s. +.
White, Of R%onCeverte, was totally destroy
cd by fire. Loss on house estimated at
$500. A policy Of insurance on the
house had expired a few days before. The
doctors effects were badly damaged.
Mr.. Eugene Dana, the Kanawha coal
operator who was II Of those who lost
by tho operations Of Judge Crawford,
late OF Charleston, has gone 10 New York
by invitation Of Orawtord's sister, 1t is
supposed with a view to compromises.
Crawford's whereabouts are not known.
The Fairmont West Iirginian has been
sued for libel by D. X. Ford, OF Manning
ton, who places his damages at $1,000.
Ford Is q minister and temperance worker
and tho suit Is the oItgrowth Of some
utteranOes Of the paper regarding the
work OF Ford, Captain Frank Burt aud
other ProhiboCrats.
The trial OF d miner named Bowser,
charged with drawing a pistol and intimi-
dating a miner OF Elk Garden, commenced
at Keyser Friday. The Mineral county
grand jury returned t%wenty.one indiCt.
ments lor intimidation, About one-third
Of this number were employed in the ELK
Garden mines. Some LETT the region to
avoid arrest.
The sensational report published by
certain papers to the elect that True, the
Doddridge county rutlan who drove his
wife out OF his house and then killed Nil.
Ter, the neighbor at whose home she found
refuge for tho night, has been tracked by
a posse 10 Marion county, and on refusal
to surrender rlddled with shot, Is denied
by Doddridge and Harrison county pa
perG. True Is still at large.
AT Lewisburg, Saturday, tho jury in the
case OF the State va. Speed Thompson,
charged with the murder Of Fowler, over
q year ago, after being out over twenty.
four hours, reported that 1t could not
agree, was discharged and a new trial
ordered for next November. They stood
eight for RCluittal and four for man.
slaughter. The attorneys for the defense
were Colonel s. W. Davis, Captain +. +.
Dennis, John A. Preston and Senator
Kenna. The State was represented by
John A. Arbuckle, appointed by the court,
and the friends OF Fowler were represented
by e1.Attorney General +. u. Blair, Of
Virginia.