The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-30
THROUGH TIE STATE.
Accidents Aad Incidents In West virginia
aud Vicinity.

aud Vicinity,
The present enrolment at the State
University at lOrgantown is III,
New Cumberland is without a saloon
and there never was y murder committed
in Hancock county.
Ex-senator Henry G. Davis has given
$4,000 10 Piedmont Tor the purpose OF
founding high school.
A manufacturer having interestsat Ia.
rentum is talking 81 locating glass factory
at California, Washington county.
Mrs. Robert Wilmington, Of Putnam
county, recently gave birth to twins both
OF whom were absolutely without eyes.
Joseph Duuoran, a young engineer Of
Mason City, has been missing since last
March 1t is feared he has been fOully
dealt with,
Rev. ], F. Msgill, pastor Of the Second
Presbyterian Church, Washington, Pa,
Church at Fairfield, la,
A mas meeting OF the citizens Of
Charleston has been called for this after
noon Tor the purpose OF instructing the
State's congressman to vote for the free
coinage OF silver,
George E. Chiffon, OF Charleston, is the
latest lucky Democrat in this State 10 be
taken in out Of the wet. Senators Cam
den and Henns have provided him with
a 5000 position in the House folding
room,
Another Democratic editor from this
State has been cared for, This time 1t Is
j, W, Snyder, tue senior editor OF the
Shepherdstown Register, who has been
given q place in the Government printing
office.
Detective ALI, Burnett has arrested
Henry West, Colorad aud placed him in
the Fayette county jail to await the action
Of the grand jury. The charge against
him istS ensiye thteviug from the Quin'
uemont Coal Company,
The engines on the Chesapeake & Ohio
road are being reprinted and the N, N.
Il NJ, V, 4, 4. Co., are being placed upon
them. The initials are for the Newport
News Il Mississippi Valley Railroad Conn
pany, which name takes the place OF the
chesapeake 4 Ohio Railway Company.
An incendiary applied his torch a few
nights since to the sheep shed OF d. O. j,
Brake, a farmer living near Salem, Harri.
son county. The shed, eleven head Of
sheep and considerable fodder were de-
stroyed, The sCoundrel, TO avoid detec.
ton, attempted to conceal his track by
walking in small stream for quite dis
lance,
George W. Bryant, of Jefferson county,
was out hunting on the Blue Ridge a few
days since, when he was pnnnCGd upon
suddenly by q catamouut. Unable to use
his gun, he used his flats to such advan-
tage that the animal loosed its hold and
reiterated sufficiently for Bryant to get in
his work with his gun, killing 1t in
stantly.
Tho WeLzel Democrat says: The Cox.
town scandal which has been raging oil
and on for year has finally eliminated in
q separation Of husband and wife, suit for
divorce and suit for damages. The parties
are Mr. g. II. Woods, plaintiff, and Mrs,
Woods and Mr.. Allison, defendants. Mr..
Woods Is q prominent citizen OF CoxtoWn
and Mr., Allison is IN engineer on the
Ohio River railroad.
There arethlrtsen iron storage tanks be.
longing to the pipe line company between
Macksburg and Blba, ranging in
capacity from 10000 TO $1,000 barrels
each, and with q total storage capacity OF
probably 800 000bar OF oil. There are
quite number Of new rigs going up north
Of Elbl, but operations are suspended for
the present awaiting the development OF
the well near the Elba depot, now said to
be near the third sand.-CdldWeR Repub.
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