Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-04-20
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

A new Episcopal church is TO be
built at Grafton.
Marion county has 216 uniformed
and armed militia.
Huntingdon claims TO be making
more progress than any other town
in the State.
General Golf, of this State, has been
reelected chairman of the National
Republican Executive Committee.
Governor Wilson is having quarrel
with the United States marshal on
account of the costs of the Hatfield
Mccoy case.
Carpenters and plasterers of Wheel
ing have struck for a nine-hour day
at the old wages 4 few boss carpen-
tiers have granted the demand.
A vein of very superior quality of
red ash coal has been discovered in
Raleigh county, which ii is thought
may revolutioniZe the coal trade.
A bill has passed both the Senate
and House for the enlargement OF the
public building at Charleston, and
S52, 900 is appropriated therefor.
Wheeling was visited by fire last
Friday morning that destroyed prop
erty TO the value of about so, 900, and
on Saturday big factory was burned
that caused loss of $4,000.
A colony of fifteen persons from
Washington county, Ohio, who talked
of locating in Dakota have reconsid-
cred and an agent will visit the interl-
or of West Virginia on a prospecting
tour.
DIR. w. J. Bland has rendered his
resignation as Superintendent OF the
Insane Asylum, which has been ac-
cepted, to take effect when his sue
cessor is appointed by the Directors
in October.
Mr.. Charles Caldwell, the recently
converted evangelist and eX-gambler
of Parkersburg, must be powerful
eXhorter Last week a Writ county
man went crazy from the excitement
produced by listening to Mr.. Cald-
well ; discourses.
Ten thousand acres of land, situated
on the waters of Panther, Bradshaw
and Crane creeks, in Mcdowell coun-
ty, West Virginia, have been pur-
chased by syndicate OF Iazewel
county va. capitalists. The land Is
heavily timbered, and is rich in min
erals.
A farmer near St Mary's had been
missing corn from his crib, and few
nights ago got a rifle and shotgun, so
that the thief would discharge them
| if he called again The next morning
the farmer went out to look for n pos
sible corpse, but found the guns had
| been stolen.
At Charleston, last Monday, NJ. b.
Reber, editor of the State Tribune, was
seriously injured in fight with j. w.
Goshorn, county clerk, and his broth
er, John Goshorn. The trouble grew
out of the publication Of very severe
communication against Goshorn last
Saturday in the Stdte Tribune.
An insane woman, about thirty
wears old and very beautiful, gave the
passengers on the down train on the
! Ohio River road the other day IA thrill
| ing experience. She is said TO have
got on near Moundsville. During
most of the time she kept up most pit
iful screams She made frantic efforts
to escape at every station and raised
such an excitement and fright that
women in some instances are said to
have left the car. Those having her
in charge were kept busy preventing
| her self-destruction. She is said TO be-
long to prominent family.
Major j. 5. Rudd, who was at one
time principal of the free schools of
Charleston, died Sunday morning at
Coal Valley, where he has been prac-
ticing law for some time. He had been
using chloroform to relieve severe neu
ralgic pains, and by some it is believed
that he died from an overdose, while
others say that it was suicide, as he
had been heard to remark that he
would commit suicide. Major Rudd
was a staff officer under Gen. Long
street during the war between the
States He leaves family residing in
| Union, Monroe county.