The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-27
cation. Young Blaine is at present a
guest at Senator Davis place at Deer

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to be able to get about when he was bi
ten by the snake.
A. few days since Joshua Buckley
made q .mnrderous assault on Marshl
Taylor. Both men live near Tunneltou
and for some time past there has beel
bad blood between the two, Buckley
used Rclub, and beat Taylor so badl,
about the head that it is feared he will
lose his eyesight, Bucklew was bount
over to answer to court,
John Stanton, Colored, Of Jefferson
county, has been arrested on q charge o
shooting at Mr., William d, Briscoe will
intent to kill, Stanton went to Briscoe'i
place and demanded some money tha
he claimed was due him. A quarrel fol
lowed and Stanton fired two pistol shots
neither OF which took effect. He has
been arrested and bound over.
It Is estimated that this years WOO
clip In Marshall county will amount
to about 100000 pounds, which on
nm Nvera"e will bring Ave cents pei
pound more than did last years clip,
Two hundred thousand pounds at five
cents per pound will bring to the com.
munity $4,000 mole for wool undera Re.
publican Rdpinistration than under
Democratic rule,
Work ON the shaft OF the coal works
at Newburg having been suspended in.
definitely, the company has commenced
operations on a limited scale above
ground; but the supply OF coal Is not
sufficient to keep the hands employed
for any considerable length Of time.
There Inns been some talk Of closing the
works at that place permanently, Should
this be the case II will be a severe blow
TO the town OF Eewburg,
It Is reported that the Gregory 4
D'Alma circus which has recently been
travelling in the lower part OF the State
was destroyed in the recent flood on
fuckers creek, Writ county. The story
is that the water burst on the show Just
after the performance, carrying of the
paraphernalia and drowning the horses.
1t is reported that Miss D'Alma, who
performed on the trapeze, catching her
brother and sister when they leaped, was
drowned. M
H. B. Campbell, a Calhoun county
blacksmith, had whitfield some shavings
on q pine board for the purpose OF kind.
ling a fire In his forge, and on endeayor.
ing to break Off the shavipgs, with the
knife still in his hand, the stick broke
letting tue sharp pointed knife strike
him In the breast just above the heart,
inticting a dangerous wound. He bled
protusely, and was 10 weakened that he
had TO be put in bed. Once or twice
since the wound has broken out airesh,
and the flow OF blood was stopped with
difficulty. He Is still In a preCarious
condition, s.t
The remains OF q man have been found
In Pocahontas county, ON the banks OF
the Greenbrier river. Whether the man
was murdered, or died from some ma.
tural cause, or an accident, at the place
where he was found, Is mystery. The
remains found consisted Of a skull bone,
the hip bones, the thigh bones, the leg
bones, and the feet bones, which were
In the shoes tho unknown had worn.
There was also found the hat he had
worn, light wool head covering, q
woolen coat OF sack pattern, well made,
aud cotton vest. None OF the bones
were broken, but by them lay two pieces
OF a stick, that had been broken In two
the wood was curly, and the stick was
evidently part Of a billiard cuo.
Several years ago Wayne county con.
tracted debt OF several thousand dollars,
which amount was used In constructing
roadsand bridges, and bonds were issued
and taken by the Society OF Savings, OF
Cleveland, in good faith, believing that
the county would stand 10 her contract
and promptly pay of the bonds when
due. These bonds draw six per cent
interest and part OF them will shortly
be due, with no provision made for
their payment, A question has arisen
as to the legality OF tho bonds,
and In order TO have no trouble over
the matter the purchasers offer To sur.
render the old bonds II the county will |
issue new ones, extend the time OF pay.
ment thlrty.four years and charge only |
FIVE per cent. The County Court be |
lieving this TO be fair proposition, and |
an easy, and just way To liouidate IN |
honest debt, has ordered o special elec.
ton to be held at the several voting
places In the county on the 18th day Of |
next October, to take the sense OF the
voters as to the propriety Of issuing said |
bonds.
A few nights since three men called
at the house Of Amelias Fogey, in Brad.
rick, Cabell county, and calling him out
told him that his mother was diving.
He hastened to his fathers house, but
found the report untrue. During his
absence from home his wife was left
alone In the house, to which three men
tried TO force an entrance, but for what
purpose II IA not definitely known,
though II ts supposed they intended to
inhiCt some kind OF punishment
on her, as 1t is said she had act.
ed 30 indisCreetly as 10 cause
some people OF that village to suspect
her chastity. The parties failed to get
Ia, howeVer, and when Mr.. Fogey re-
turned they attacked him, and In the
fight that followed, he received q shot
In the thumb OF the right hand, which
came near outing II oil. He was
roughly treated otherwise. The three
men who made the assault wore black
masks, but Mr.. Fogey claims TO have
recognized them nevertheless. Il is
said that small sack Of feathers were
left in the yard by them, which fur.
nished clue TO their Intentions on the
object OF their Indignation,
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wheeling oil IavsAtora.
A correspondent Of the INTELLldERcRR
writing from raylorstown, says, Joseph
MCGivern yesterday disposed OF five.
SiStba ei his 900 acre lease To j. D. Nc.
Cam, Barney Calling, Joseph Story and
two prominent Wheeling capitalists,
He still retains one.BIxth, TIE three
former are old drillesE, One feature Of
tue tranStey binds the leseo 70 begin op.
Mlddletown venture prove good, this
farm cannot fall 10 raise oil In paying
quantities. Several Wheeling men have