The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-12
THRoueH TIE STATE.
Accidents and Insidsnts in West Virginia
and vicinity,

and Vicinity,
The Sietsl Is the name OF the third Re-
publican paper In MarshAll county, which
made its appearance last week, II starts
of well.
The Weston Democrat wants Hon. A. G.
Thurman appointed Secretary Of the
Treasury II Secretary Manning q unable
to resume his duties.
Governor Wilson, in q private letter
written to q friend, says: awe have paid
$4,000 OF debt to date since March 4,
1885, and will distribute the largest school
fund this year in our history"
UEiel Mallory, James Jackson and
Phoebe are the names that have been
given to the triplets that recently made
their appearance at the home Of President
E. NJ. Turner, OF the State UniveHity.
The Episcopal congregation at Morgan.
town will erect $1,000 house Of worship.
James P, Chaplin, OF New MartinsVAle,
has secured the contract for building 1t.
The congregation 10 small but growing
one,
The paupers OF Brooke county have
been turned over to q contractor, who will
keep them for 81 so per capita per week,
This contract went into effect on the LIST
and Ia quite reduction from former con-
tracts,
Major w. w. Jackson, late private sec
rotary 10 his father, Ex-Governor Jack
son, has disposed Of his interest in the
Parkersburg Sentinel to Mr., X, =. Homer,
the editor. Major Jackson will 90 into
the law,
The mortgage for two millions originally
placed on the Ohio River railroad has
been cancelled, and a new mortgage toE
three and half millions issued in lta
place, covering the entire line from
Wheeling to Point Pleasant.
The heavy rains and resulting high
water in the Monongahela river played
havoc with the track Of the F., M, 4 T,
road between Fairmont and MorHantoWn
1t was impossible to run trains for three
or four days, the slips were 80 numerous
and dangerous.
A prominent Eastern firm Of woodbury.
err, writing TO a Brooke county sheep
raiser in regard to the prospects for the
wool trade during the coming season, pre-
diets that the demand will not be brisk
and that 1t will be difficult 10 maintain
last years prices,
Plerpoint Post No. 0, G. A. r., Of Wells.
burg, commemorRted the twenty.6rst an
niyersary Of the surrender at AppomRttox
last Friday morning by firing q salute Of
twenty-one guns, using for the first time
their new Post cannon. In the evening
there was aCamp-Are, songs, speeches, etc.
The Philadelphia Gas Company has
leased a large quantity Of land between
BoliVer and Lick Run, on the Kanawha
river. The directors will begin new gas
developments at once. Already they have
about $4,000 acres in that region. HUFF &
Coulter, Of Greensburg, have also leased A
large tract IN the same locality.
A daughter OF miner named Owney,
employed by the New River Coke Com
pany, ran away from home. 0wney
accused another miner named Hanley Of
aiding the girl to get away. An alterca.
ton followed and 0Wney made an attack
on Hanley, who drew his revolver and
fred shooting owney fatally.
The Lewis county authorities offer $3.50
reward and the insurance companies re-
ward oil $3.50, for the arrest and conviction
OF the parties alleged to have set fire to
the court house, which was recently de-
stroyed. The reward OF $500 offered for
the arrest and conviction OF the person
who several months ago stole several hum
drsd whisky indictments, has been with
drawn.
A female patient recently escaped from
the second story Of the Weston Insane
Asylum by breaking the bars In 9 win.
dow and making a swing out Of bed
clothes. She went into the town and
stopping at the house Of Father Tracy,
was cared for and returned to the asylum
While out walking she secured rock
which she used In breaking the bars oil
the window.
The Haggerty Detective Agency oil Fair
mont, has sued the town OF Olarksburg for
$3.50 the aggregate amount, as 1t claims,
Of half Of certain fines assessed under what
is known as the fifty dollar whisky ordi.
nance. This law provided a penalty for
selling whisky in each case Of $50, one.
half to the intormer. Mr.. Humphrey
HoE was the inioTmer, but was never
paid, for the reason that the fines 80 as.
aessed were never collected by the town.
During the pas! ten days the State press
has been industrlously circulating the in
formation that District Attorney w. Il. II.
Flick was In q serious condition and that
II was doubtful II he could live long.
Nothing could BIO more incorrect. Gen.
eral Flick may be called by the present
reform Administration to rest from his
labors before his term Of Office expires, but
otherwise he will continue right on in the
discharge Of his duties. His health Is or.
Cellent.
The Board OF Commissioners Of Wood
county have ordered an election To vote
on the proposition to subscribe $4,000 to
the stock Of the Black Diamond railroad.
The conditions are that work on the con.
templated railroad shall be commenced
within one year from date and be COM
pleted within three years from the frat
day Of June following. The road must be
built one hundred miles and carrying
passengers and freight before the bonds
can be placed upon The market,