Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-04
A BABY MURDERED.


a Horrible Discovery Near Anderson
Other state News.
At AldersoD, few evenings ago. while
John &. Stevens was on his way home, his
attention was attracted 10 some object
among the branches OF bush, near q small
bridge, aud a closer examination resulted
in the horrible discovery that the object
YVES white female baby. Ita skull WAS
mashed on one side and the brain. had
oozed ont. A Jury was summoned and on
inquest held, bat there is no clue or eu~.
picion as to the murderer. The crime
WAS au strocious one, and every effort
will be made TO ferret cut the guilty par
ties, il it is possible TO 90 so.
Jack Bennett, of White Pine, Calhoun
cour ty, came near shooting himself few
days ago He had shot the load cut oi his
gun and laid IL away, and in hs absence
some one had reloaded the gun. Jack con-
cluded that he would 10 squirrel hunting
and took his gun to the door Thinking
there was no load in il, he placed his foot
on the hammer Of the gun and went % blow
il in, and when lie had drew the lock back
part Of the way, be noticed that the gun
was loaded, and went 10 remove his
mouth from the muzzle of the gun khon his
foot slipped Of the hammer, and the gun
was discharged; the ball passed between
bis hat and head, cutting OF a-p OF hair
and knocking Jack TO the hoor lie was
not seriously hur,.
II is a fact and is conceded by every
military company in the State that Go. J.
of this place ~ far superior in the matters
of dicipine and coed drilling to any boo
the State, yet il was coniempiibly snuhbed
by the staff officers when it come to invita-
York last Tuesday. Why was this COM
pany not invited il question that iis
members would like answered from the
Colonel OF the regiment Equal rights
and privileges are what sll compaDies
should have, and through the indignation
of the boys here may do no good yet 10
exists and some explanation is due them.
-Morgantoioa Nao Dominion.
The well being drilled by T.. NJ. llukli
in this State, about siK miles south OF Mt.
Morris, on the farm OF Lewis Lemley, on
Dolls run, reached tie pay streak in a very
fine quality Of sand and filled up with oil,
when il WIS Immediately shui down and
shut in 10 wait for iankage and pipe line
facilities. This show * regarded OIL ro-
markably good, and is very important
strike, being fully five miles in advance
of anything now producing, and extends
the Hukill development that much.
Greenbrier county has a new iudgo, q
big one, too, tipping the beam at 3~l
pounds. TIE chair formerly used by Judge
Holt being entirely too small TO accommo-
date Judge G mpbell, now on the bench,
with any sort OF comfort, the County
Court very properly ordered a new one,
made 10 order, and measuring - inches
across the se3t.
The books are now open al Richie G.
H., under the direction OF Thomas J..
Dayis, for the subscription for the preliml-
nary survey OF the Ohio Wet Virginia ami
Southern Railroad. The route is the most
feasible one yet proposed.
G. W. Hall, who Was shot by young
McConshs, in Writ county, eeyefal days
ago, is still improving and has been re-
moved from the house Of Lsyi MARROW, m
Walker district, to his own home. Ne
Conahs is still IN jail.
The temporary organization Of The
Rsyenswood Oil, Gas ard Mining Com
pany WAS peri, cled Monday by the cleo
ton Of DR.. Hoyt a. President, ". j..
Hoyt, Secretary, and J. J.. Armstro1gr
Treasurer.
Cabell county will on the 2lst day OF
Msy, vote on the proposition Of suh-cfib-
iug So, COO in five per cent bonds, payable
in twenty-five years, TO the Huntington
and Guysndotte River Railroad.
II is reported that the dwelling house Of
James Hannish, Of Nicholas county, WAS
burned TO the ground few nights ago and
his wife and Two children burned 10 death.
Tho report has not been verified
Homer 7. WOoiter, son Of the Rev. John
Woofter, living on Leading creek M Lewis
county, while rolling logs, had a log roll
over him, mashing his hips very badly and
iniuring him internally.
Inc dOcKh on the river Juri ntloH lu1
mouth of the Little Kanawha, have dis.
continued business for time, 10 place
new machinery, refttiDg, etc.
A dwelling near Walnut Grove, Roane
county, occupied by d. NJ. Staluaker, was
destroyed by ire Sunday, with sll Of bis
household goods.
Several small circuses are gathering mp
the spare change through the State
PaTkersburg people are sgIia,ing the
question OF establishing p library.
Pt. Pleasant has slso entered the race
for new military company.
There is talk OF Lew daily paper a.
Huntington.
Pakersburg is to have a milk inspector.