The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-04
THE STATE.
Accidents aud Incidents in woSt Vlrgnii
md Vicinity,

h"A 'S
md Vicinity.
The Parnell Relief Fund Club Of Par
kersburg, has forwarded 10 Mr.. Parneli
$3.50 80. Mayor Chancellor is treasurer
OF the club, which has been in existence
but a short time.
Misses Lily Jackson and Pauline HoCka'
day, two well known young ladies o.
Parkersburg, have started for Webster
Springs, intending to drive overland from
Clarksburg, q distance Of 100 miles. They
will be in the mountains about two weeks
AT the Monroe county Democratic con.
yention held at Union last Saturday, the
delegates chosen to the Third District
Democratic Congressional convention,
were instructed To vote solid for Major j,
W. Harris. There were nc instructions
given for Senator.
Flora Chlnn, a loose woman OF Hunting.
ton, sentenced to a term in jail, was per,
mittad, under escort Of IN officer, to e
to her home to change her clothes. The
officer waited outside, and while there
was shot at four times by the fair but frail
Flora. She got an additional dose for her
pistol practice.
John q. Cox, working near Murrays.
vile, got full Of booze and proceeded to
tho junk boat Of a rapid young widow
named Susan Starkey, who had been 70.
csiving most kindly his attentions. This
time she met him with a revolver and
made q bad flesh wound in his side with
It. He Is now In jail and Susan Is claim
Ing the laws protection against having
her domicile invaded.
The General Manager Of the O. H. v. &
T. road has telegraphed for ALI Burnett, Of
the Eureka Detective Agency Of Charles.
ton, 10 go n the Hooking Valley to pro.
teCt the roads property in case a threat
ened strike by tho miners takes place.
Mr.. Burnett went, accompanied by U. 8.
Marshal Elem RAIDER, Charles Blakemore,
George Ritter, IT,, and Wat Roy. They
were reinforced by four others at PoCa,
two at Pt. Pleasant and two OF Macarthur,
Ohio.
Whom the State Board OF Public Works
on It's recent trip through the State assess.
ing the railroads reached Weston, T.
Willis Wilson, tho Bourbon Governor Of
this Etate, asked, II is reported, not Tor
the best, but for the Democratic hotel.
He was directed by Scott Jones, coloted,
TO the hotel OF Dohen 4 Co., the Hayden
House, for which he was runner, and
Wilson went there. The go" OF this
concern is Jones and his wife. Jones Is a
good staunch Republican. II Is said that
hWindy" was considerably Chagrined
when he found out the true complexion
Of tho hostelry.
Jacob Nine, Of Preston county, who
eloped with his tltteen.yeRr.old niece, Mics
LETTERS, has been arrested together with
the gill. The warrants were sworn out
by the injured vile, and placed In the
hands Of officers who traced the guilty
pair 10 q hut ID q deserted part Of Harrf,
son county, Nine having paid $500 for tho
property, on which he was intending to
build. They were each fined $50 and
costs, the bill for tho two amounting to
$50, which Nine paid. The girl broke
down when her father appeared on the
scene and 40 did Nine, who Ia an aTrant
coward. He was 80 lump that he could
not stand up when Mr.. JefTerB appeared,
and he has not yet had tue nerve 10 face
his wife. He said he would have left the
State With Tho girl only he thought moth.
Ing could DO done TO him. AS II 10, his
punishment is inadequate 10 the crime.
The girl worked at his house, and II was
there lie ruined her.