Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-07-05
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

been appointed Consul 10 o.
Thomas.
Arthur S. Biggs, well-educated
young man of Wheeling, committed
suicide in Baltimore the other day.
Mr.. Stephen b. Elkins has obtained
plans from New York architect, and
will build a splendid mansion at
Elkins, this State.
Hon. Jos. S. Miller, ex-Commis-
sioner of Internal Revenue, has re
moved his family to and will locate at
Huntington, w. Va.
A little daughter of James yelling,
of Peasants county, was bitten by a
comprehend snake last Saturday, and
died from the effects of it in twelve
hours.
Governor Wilson has appointed
Frank p. Jepson, of Wheeling. a di-
rector of the Second Insane Asylum
for term of six years, vice Joseph
Spriggs, resigned.
Max Lansburgh. of Baltimore, has
recently sold to j. Don Cameron. of
Harrisburg, Pa. and others, 10000
acres of land in Mcdowell county, re-
ceiving therefor a per acre.
Governor Wilson has appointed L.
J. Johnson of Kanawha county, SUI
perintendent of the penitentiary tenn
porariIy, TO fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Mr.. Robertson.
Governor Wilson has pardoned from
the penitentiary James 7. Quick,
convicted of murder in the second de-
gree, and Francis Nolan, convicted of
grand larceny, and Walter Lee, who
has become mentally deranged.
Benjamin Wilson, of West Virginia,
has resigned the position of regular
assistant attorney in the Department
Of Justice and has been appointed
special assistant attorney for duty in
connection with French spoliation
claims.
Governor Wilson has appointed the
following directors for the West
Virginia Reform SCHOOL,: First class,
term of two years, A. p. Sinnett,
Kanawha county; j. G. Gluck,
Richie county. Second class, term
of four years, j. l.. Peck, Logan
county; William o. Dawson, Preston
county. Third class, term of six
years, George Price, Mineral county;
j. Hopwood, Barbour county.
The Mormon element, under the
control of Elders Shinn and Kelly,
has obtained strong foothold in GER
tain portions of Richie county. and
there are indications Of coming troub-
le On Indian Creek there are nine
teen converts, and others are scatter
ed about Secret meetings are held
each Wednesday, and the plurality of
wives is a leading subject of tuition.
One convert has taken second wife.
The Supreme Court of Appeals has
affirmed the judgemnt of the Circuit
Court of kanawha county in the GER
tiOrdri case of Anderson VS.. Commits
sioners of the County Court. The
effect of the decision is to remand the
case to the Commissioners and re-
quire them to make, in the manner
directed by the Circuit Court, re-
count of the votes cast for the candi-
dates for congress in kanawha cOun-
ty at the election last November
In the annual Encouragement of
postmasters' salaries we note the fol-
lowing in West Virginia: Increase
Charleston, from $1,000 TO $1,000;
Huntingdon, from $500 to 81, 900;
Morgantown, from $1,000 to $1,000,
Piedmont, from $1,400 to $500;
Wheeling, from $4,000 TO 50, 100. De-
crease Charlestown, from 81, 600 TO
81 800; Weston, from 81, 800 to 1000.
These changes are made on the basis
of the business done during the past
fiscal year.
Mrs. Mary Mann, wife of David J.
Mann, of Greenbrier county, commit
ted suicide last week by hanging her
self with small cord fastened to q
beam in an clubhouse. She had writ
ten note, addressed to her husband,
announcing her determination to end
her existence, but generating him
from all blame, saying that he had
always treated her kindly, but she
was tired of living and was only car
rying out what she had long contem-
plated.
About nine o'clock Sunday night
Charles Porter, u resident of Mounds
vile, left Wheeling to walk TO his
home along the county road. At day
light Monday morning Porter's body
was found on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad track. 1t was supposed he
had been struck by a train but an in
vestigation showed that there was
but % cents in deceased's pockets, and
that his throat had been cut from ear
to ear. Tn was no blood on the
track near the body. Porter had been
killed, robbed and the body laid on
the track.