The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-15
TnHoUGu THE STATE.
Accidents aud InoIdents In West YirEIni
and Vicinity,

The subject iorthe Regenta' Prize Essa
has been Announced to lie students at Ii
MoTgantown University: "What Is tn
true relation oi capital and labor?"
Burglars during the past ten days hay
been busily engaged operating at 'ClArkI
burg, While none OF the amounts stole
have been large, in the aggregate the
make very tidy SUN,
Clarksburg people have been negotiat
ing with Rev. Henry Ward BeeGhsr L
have him lecture there on the aubieCt O
"Capital and Labor" He has named
price, but 1t has not been accepted.
A little daughter Of Isaac stutlur, Twin
on Bear Run, Roane county, while LEI
alone in the house, went too near the fir
and her clothing catching, she W2s 81
severely burned that death ensued in 1
few hours,
0lehundred and thirty thousand roundl
OF tobacco, from Fayette county, has beer
received at Cotton Hill station aud shin
ped to market during the last month ant
q half. Faystte produces more tobacco
than any other county in the S ate.
Members OF the old Sixth West Vir,
glnia Cavalry will be pleased to learn thai
a former comrsde, Capt. John w. Perry
was, elected Mayor oil keyssr, q Demo
cratic town, over Hon. Wood DALEY, a
well known exmember Of the Legislature,
Rev. James /, Leeper, Of Claysyille, has
received q call from the Presbyterian
church oil Reading, at a salary OF 81, OOO
and parsonage. The congregation OF the
First Presbyterian church Ot PittsburRh
has indicated that 1t would like to extend
him call,
Mr.. A. A. Bee, editor OF the West Union
Herald, was married last "Wednesday eve.
ming to Miss Jennie MRulsby, charming
lady OF that place, The West Virginia
editorial force will be unanimous In one
thing at lasst, and that ia in rendering
brothef Bee the sIncerest Congratulati
The Grst regular passenger trim over
the r., NJ. y p, branch Of the b. 4 o.,
which was completed last week, is an.
nounced to leave MOrgantown for Fair
mont at O:45 O'Clock this morning. Re.
turning the train will reach MorpS ntown
at o'clock this aud every other evening.
L; A, Rsyerlin, a furniture dealer, OF
Grafton, assigned last week to John W,
Mason, trustee, some real estate 10 RecnTs
the following debts: The Marietta Chair
COMPANY, $S74,Sli Bentley 4 Gerwig, Of
rlarkers9nrg, Sl3O %; Friendship Lodge
NO, knights Of Pythias, $500; First
National hank, oil Grafton, 5000, Total
$2,Oll,5Z '
Jasper Auglin, q Lewis county school
teacher, was soundly homewhipped by a
pig Countrymal named Bradberry, who
had taken oliense because young AuVlin
had Chastlsed some member OF the Brad.
perry family, who has been one OF Aug.
inns pupils. Bfadberry was arrested and
bound over to await the action Of the next
grand jury.
]. D. staley 4 Co., Of shepherdstown,
hRvO received from MIR. A. Trump a CON.
tract for the saving OF 10000 feet Of Inn.
ber--b0, 900 feet Of walnut and 10000 feet
Of Wild cherry. Mr.. Trump Is largely en-.
gagged In buying the lumber in that yici.
nifty. The lumber will be sawed into small
sizes, tied with wire, and sent to @ Germsnv =.
where II will be used In the manufacture
Of furniture.
Col. VIM. Morgan, OF Sheperdstown, has
received letter from the Government
Historian, John .. RatChelder, OF HYDE
Park, Mass, asking him to write a de-:
tailed account Of the part performed by
the first West Virginia Cavalry at the bat
tie OF Gettysburg, and for any other In.
formation In regard to the engagement OF
stuart's and Gregg's Cavalry In that fight,
Col Morgan will comply with the request.
The town Of Clarksburg proposes the
repeal Of the tlity dollar LIQUOR license or.
dinanOe regarding which thero has been
go much trouble In enforcing, owing To
lts constitutionality being questioned. In
TACT 1t has been once to the Supreme
Court oi She State, and Is tho cause OF the
litigation now In which Mcdonnell IA
plaintiff and the town defendant, In the
proceedings upon q petition praying first
an injunction temporarily and since writ
Of prohibition.
Mr.. Charles Muhlenberg, merchant at
Cacapon, died last week. Tho Romney
!ntehigencer, in speaking Of him says: "Mf.
muhlenberg was the agent soi the Wash.
ington Senatorial Fishing Club, and super.
intended their house and grounds, located
on the Maryland shore Of the Potomac.
When President Cleveland was the guest
ol the club last summer he was In special
charge Of Mr.. MuhlenberR, who escorted
him when fishing"
The p, 9. 1 st. L. Ky. Co. is making
an improvement on It's line about three.
lourtbs Of q mile below Golfers, A mum.
Der Of men are employed In digging a
channel for the creek on the south sIde Of
the railroad, through the land Of B. D.
SanderS' heirs and Others, OF nearly q
mile In length, which when completed,
will enable them 10 turn the creek from
the north TO the south aide OF the track,
and the company can then dispense with
two iron bridges over the creek,
Mr.. Henry Shepherd, one Of Jefferson
county's most enterprising citizens, was
given an ovation In honor Of his birthday
on Tuesday Last The programme was
enacted at shepherdtown, which town was
ablaEe with transparenCies and fireworks.
+ a Buinptuous repaBt al the Lee Central
Hotel and a grand ball were the main
features OF the occasion; several neat al.
dresses were made. ShephertlAtown peo.
pie think that they cannot TOO highly
honor and esteem BtCh genial and lib,
eral.heNFted gentleman,
Daniel Anderson, colorsd, has been In.
dicted by the Mason county Grand Jury
for murder. An Indictment for murder
was also found against C1loted man
named HauCk, WHO resides in Gallla
county, Ohio. II was Hauck who fol.
lowed from Ohio the man Hardwood,
who was murdered several months ago
and then hung In q nude condition 10 a
tree 90 "a 10 lead 10 the belief that II was q
case Of suicide, and ltis said that he con.
gpifed with Anderson 10 murder and rob
HARlewood, who was supposed 10 have
considerable money about bis person,
The court declined bail ioE Anderson, and
he was committed 10 jail. A reputation
has been obtained from the Governor ol
Ohio iot the arrest Of HAuOk. twill he
remembered that euppoSlng II To bs sui.
eide HpSlewood vaS out down and BURIED,
Afterwards lhO remains were eShumed
and ths fractures III the skull found.