Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-02

| Jail at Hinton, John Collins, forger, az
tempted to escape. Mr.. Colt discovered
him and fired three shots at him as he ran
He was recaptured.
The Little Kanawha Lumber Compap.
has over IL, 600, 900 feet of logs, represent
ing about $4,000, lying in the Kanawh
and it's tributaries, awaiting raftiD
stage. The Company have enough logs o.
hand to run the mill to its fullest capacit.
until October.
On Grifhth's creek, Summers county
there has been opened quarry Of lime
stone, which, is considered the finest in tn
country. The color of the stone is know
az Bismarck and is not found any wher
else in this country. The G. & o. railroa,
will build branch to the quarries.
Capt. W. A. Roome and Deputy U. s
Marshal John VapBuren have ARRESTED
James Boman, OF Lincoln county, on
charge of violating the pension laws
Bomsn was taken before United State
Commissioner Dubois, who held him 70
the United States District grand jury.
A man named Crisis, of Holidays Cove
Hancock county, while crossing the Pan
handle track last Saturday morning will
horse and wagon, was struck by pas
sepger train. The horse was killed ant
the wagon demolished. Criss received in
iuries which, on account of his advanced
age, "a, will probably result in death.
A new town has been laid out in Masol
county, at the mouth of Little GuyaI
river, and lots are now on the market fo
sale, at prices ranging from $40 up, &C
cording to location. 1t is nicely laid of
with wide streets and alleys, and has ,
beautiful lake IN the center Of the town
II has been christened ''Silverton." III
projectors expect to soon have quite BIZ
town there.
Sunday afternoon Geo. w. Chancey, sor
of Hiram Chsncey, on Grass Lick, Jackson
county, was snspping revolver supposed
to be empty, when load WIS discharged
striking the young mans mother in III,
chest, the bali passing through her right
lung and lodging in the posterior ches
wall, from which it was extracted by DR.
John Post Mrs. Clancy is still living
and ia likely to recover.
Mrs. John Kesler, who resides on Lead
ing Creek, about nine miles from Weston
has -four barrel containing about tire.
bushels OF empty essence boxes which sht
has accumulated and treasured since that
commodity was introduced upon the mar
ket. 1t is frequently the CAGE that person.
secure things of little value and keep then
a. mementoes, but incidents similar to thu
above are seldom met with.
Chief of Police Meheu, of Parkersburg
received q letter Saturday morning from
the authorities at Kokomo, Ind, stating
that woman calling herself the 'Gypsy
Queen," and answering the description Of
the one who suddenly left Parkersburs
not long ago with some stolen funds, had
been seen in that neighborhood, and ask
ing the chief for further and FULL particu
IL. regarding her. Capt. Mehen will q,
once send them all the information he car
and tell the authorities there to hold the
woman.
As Mrs. John Tompkins, Of Cedar Grove
Kanawba county, was sitting by her win
dow the other day she looked out and cav
an immense black snake out in the yard
with his head up and looking as though be
meant fight She went to the mantle and
took down 3S-calibre Smith & Wesson
revolver and, returning to the window, Gu,
off his snakeship's head at the first shot,
at distance of twenty-eight feet. This ID
the best pistol shot on record and Buffalo
Bill will have to look after his laurels.
The snake was four feet, four inches in
length.
The fre.bug, who burned the Court
House and records ut Addison, Webster
County, a few weeks ago, has been cap.
tured. He turned out to be a certain in.
dividual who was convicted of horse steal
ing last April and sentenced to the peni.
Tertiary for five years, but who escaped
from the jail before be was removed To
Moundville. He has been hiding around
there ever since and when he got an Cd,
portunity, he avenged himself by burning
the Court House in which he was CON:
victed.
A serious accidental shooting occurred
on Elk, near Huntersville, on Friday Las,
by which Mrs. Conley received q bad
wound in the face. Her sister was walk,
ing in front of her, carrying O 3s-calibre
Remington rifle, and by some means It wa
fired, the ball entered Mrs. Conley's right
cheek just below the eye, ranged down.
ward, knocked out five or six teeth and
shattered the under jaw, came out and
barely marked the shoulder and passed 70
the ground. She Is now in q critical con.
dition.
]. r. Sigler's store, at Cairo, Ritchie
county, was broken into and robbed Fri.
day night. It is suppose that two tramps
robbed it. They broke into q window Of
the second story and took some clothing,
silk hankerchiefs, jewelry and shoes. They
left their old clothes in the clothing room
and evidently rugged themselves out In
new clothes from top to toe. In leaving
they unlocked the ware room door, the
key Of which was in the lock inside. They
must have been somewhat acquainted
with the store-room from the way they
went about their work.
Y. B. Archer, Eco, who Wa employed
BY some prominent timber men Of the
Little Kanawha Valley to hunt down and
prosecute the thieves who have been steal.
ing their timber, has made careful study
of the subject and decided 10 have NO
arrests made just now, but will have their
names presented to the grand jury at the
next session. This is a matter Of very
great Importance to the timber men Of the
valley. The timber thieves along the
Little Kanswha Valley are beginning to
realize that the legitimate lumber dealers
mean business, and arc now trying to
hedge, as it were. The fse-dollar clause
in the Law has opened their eyes, and all
registered brands On logs will be handled
very gingerly hereafter.
Capt. d. F. Sayer, Of Marietta, has .
valuable find in the ehape Of pipe made
of terra Gotta and in good state Of preser-