The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-30
Qhe Sntellioettfer.
Omee Nos. 20 and ~ Fourteenth Street.
THROUGH THE STATE.
Accidents and Incidents in West virginia
and Vicinity.

and Vicinity.
A new G. A. R. Post Gen. Q. A. Gil
more POST has been organized at Key
ser.
A pike weighing eighty pounds wa
caught in the water wheel OF Snyder
mill, at Queens Shoals, in Elk river.
Huntington claims to have, in point o
size, equipment and finish the fines
Masonic hall in the State. The mair
lodge room is 80 by SO feet, and is beauti
fully furnished.
Capt. John Dohney, contractor on the
West Virginia Central railroad, an
poupees through the Philippi Pldindeale,
that laborers can find employment by
applying TO him at Montrose, Randolph
county.
The telephone exchange at Clarksburg
was closed, by order OF the Bell mono.
poly. The exchange has been in opera
ton over two years, and has been a sue
oess from the start, After the recent
decision OF the Supreme Court, the Bell
company came down on the Clarksburg
concern with both feet, and to protect
their patrons the latter decided TO close
their offices. They made liberal offers
to the Bell company in order to keen the
exchange running, but the Bell people
wouldn't accept them.
The Nicholas Chronicle reports that on
Tuesday last, Sheriff FraVes brougt to
that county Isham Mullins, charged with
the murder OF ]. Henry Moore. Court
convened on Wednesday, Judge Guthrie
presiding. On Thursday morning the
grand jury returned an indictment
against Mullins for murder in the first
degree. He was brought into court and,
W. E. Chiffon, his counsel, pleaded not
guilty for him and filed petition for o
change OF venue, hased upon the alleged
public sentiment against the prisoner.
Mrs. John Rollins, operator at Central
Station and Miss Matte Hudson, also OF
Central, eloped Tuesday morning. They
started rom Central on the train. They
were met at Clarksburg by two friends,
who had u barouche, and drove through
to Oakland and arrived there at 10
O'Clock Wednesday morning and imme-
diately procured a'liOense and hunted up
Methodist preacher, but being West
Yirginian would not marry them. They
next found Presbyterian minister and
were married, The father OF bride ar
rived at Clarksburg On the II o'clock
train Tuesday morning, but lost the
track and returned home very mad.
One Of the best evidences Of the sub
stantiel character OF West Virginia's
boom is in the fact that heF newspapers
are not only increasing in number but
improving In quality, while in the larger
towns daily editions are being issued.
Among the latest enterprises is the daily
Gazette, which CommeHced publication
ut Charleston last week. It is q neEsy
sheet, ably edited and well worthy OF
patronage. Mr.. George Bastable has
purchased o half interest in the Clarks-
burg Meirs, and that paper will sq4n he
changed to q daily. Dailies arc already
published in Huntington, Parkersburg,
Charleston, and all seem to be thriving.
The Clarksburg NeWs says: We feel
assured in making the announcement
that the agony Of suspense concerning
the extension OF the Ohio RlYeF Rail:
road is at last ended-and happily ended,
We believe that rs soon as certain pre-
liminary arrangements have been con-
sunmafed the hills and dales along the
proposed route, th9t are now silent, will
echo the strokes OF busy Eqrkmen.
What glorious future awaits us! When
the line OF this new road is dotted with
smoking coke ovens, and the boom is
fairly begun, Ciarksblrgw will be q city Of
immense proportions. We believe that
within five years our population will ex-
coed ten thousand. The project of the
erection OF an opera house and q large
hotel are already being seriously dis
cussed, Verify, the boom is coming,
and smart capitalists will take II gt its
tide.
H. Howard, OF PIT. Pleasant, has o
silver coin OF the city OF Dyrrhachium,
in lllyria, and coinad about 400 years B.
@. The diverse side is q coy bending
back to her sucking cali, and has the in
scription to what would correspond to
our L. l., part OF the name OF the magls-
trate who struck the coin. On the re.
verse side is the celebrated garden OF
Alcusoois, largely described in classical
history. The legend on it is the name
of the magistrate Lysionus. This inter
esting pair of coin types teaches the
richness OF thegardens and grazing lands.
Few coins are more instructive in their
numismatic imagery than this one. 1t
is registered by the American Associa-
ton Of Numismatists. It is a gilt 10
Mr.. Howard from his friend, Bob Morris,
the poet Laureate OF Masonry.
Considerable excitement rs well as in
terest is maniiested throughout the State
over the discovery OF IN embalming pro:
cess that is being put into practical use
by Barbour county man. The process
is claimed to be as perfect as that OF the
lost art OF the Egyptians. The discover
or OF this wonderful process is q man by
the name OF G. II. Hamrick. He has
two bodies ut the insane asylum which
he embalmed nearly three months ago
and it is said by eyewitnesses to the fact
that they are in perfect state Of preser
walton, and not the least bit OF color at
taches to the bodies. The Direction
have set aside q small noon for the use
of the inventor, whose discovery Il
proving such a success. Hamrick u
simply a farmer, without education OIL
scientific knowledge, yet 1t seems he hai
fallen upon n discovery that promises tC
be one ii the most important events o
the age. He has been experimenting OIL
various animals heretofore and made
success ofhi work, and now his lates
experiment with human bodies seems Il
ha equally ua efInnassftil