The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-08
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Rev, Father Fennelly, Of Oneida, N. Y,
was killed by cars.

Rev, Father Fennelly, Of Oneida, n. y,
was killed by cars.
Mrs. Henry Whittlow was burned 10
death near Jackson, Tenn. y
The sibley coal breaker, Sibley, Pa,
burned. Loss, $4,000; insurance, SO, 900,
The harbor at Portland, Me-, Ia frozen
over; also the harbor at Vineyard Haven,
Mass.
The Adams Tobacco Company, Mon.
treal, has gone into liquidation, owing
$4,000.
During the last calendar year 4O,05O
land patents were issued by the U. s,
Government.
Ten buildings, with their contents were
destroyed by fire at Bowling Green, Mo,
causing loss Of $4,000.
MB. Betsy Booth, who was horribly
burned at Augusta, KY, Friday, died Ii
terrible agony Saturday.
A son OF J. Halderman, living near Mid.
way, o., fell into kettle OF boiling lard
and was scalded TO death.
: Charles Hyser, Of Jersey City, became
insane Saturday, and brutally assaulted
and fatally injured his mother.
Hon. T. P. Shields, living near MaryS.
Vile, o., has had about 1jO valuable sheep
killed by dogs within few weeks.
A boiler exploded near Carson, Texas,
killing the engineer, named Martin, aud
severely injuring seven other workmen.
The Secretary Of War refuses to inter.
fere with the construction OF the bridge
over the Missisaippl river OF Minneapolis,
The insane wife Of ]. X. Whitelaw, q
wealthy farmer, living near jackson,
Tenn, was burned 10 death while build.
Ing fire.
Jacob Sharp, o lAborer in the mines at
Mt. Carmel, Pa, iB said 10 have inherited
$l20, 900 by the death Of relative In Phil.
adelphia.
II Is estimated that In Fairfield county,
o., Bohemian oats and grain swindleB
have secured notes aggregatlng $4,000
from farmers.
The business men Of Parkersburg, W.
Va, have effected atl organization 10 fur.
ther the interests Of the city by inducing
the Investment Of capital and encouraging
manufactures.
The Tennessee Supreme Court has Dc.
Cided that Mayor Thos. A. KerChiyal Ire.
publicat) 10 entitled 10 his salary, The
Democratic Legislature having passed d
bill abolshing II.
Biz Of the Poles implicated In the Church
riot at Toledo, o., last June, were convict.
ed Of manslaughter and sentenced 10
terms In the penitentiary ranging from d.
teen 10 four years.
A bill has been referred TO the HOTTIE
Judiciary Committee 10 authorize q con.
stitutional amendment, providing that Tile
President and Vice President Of the Uni.
ted States shall be elected by the people
directly and not by the Electoral College,
The Commissioner Of Pensions says that
II the bill 10 increase widows' pensions be-.
comes q law the claims will be adjudicAlsd
directly from that Office, without the inter.
yenlion OF third parties, and that no Cet.
tlACaLs for pensioners will be necessary.
The remains ot President Garfield Wefe
transferred 70 q magnificent bronze scarce.
phaguB, at Lake View Cemetery, galuf.
day, which was then hermellcally sealed
and replaced Ia the vault, where they
will remain until the completion Of Tho
monument TO be eteCtedin bis memory,
Grove City, a mining town In the east
efti part oi Mercer county, Pa, was vls.
tied BY Q tlre yesterday, which destroyed
Vests livery stables, Myefs 4 Him0ot'I
hardware store, Hawks clothing store,
and Rulings butcher shop. The loss ID
estimated 81 $4,000. The origin Of The
Gre ID unknown,