The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-01
THROUGH THH STATE.
Accidents and Incidents in West
Virginia and Vicinity,
A RIOT IN A SCHOOL HOUSE
In Barbour county-A ohlld's DIsap-
pearanoe-Touug Lady Drowned,
Happenings in the State Com
densed for Hasty Readers.
Mason county is going 10 build a new


light plant Of seventy lights, alta cost o.
$iO,7s5,
Chester Morgan, Of Lincoln county
has a skillet which was brought from
Wales l65 years ago,
!; An ordinance has been passed by the
Council OF Uniontown, Pa, taxing book
agents a license OF one dollar per day.
Amos Dye, tormerlyof RayensRood,
this State, has been nominated by the
Republicans OF Cincinnati for Police
Judge, The election takes place to-day,
House rent in Huntington Is high,
Au ordinary frame dwelling with seven
or eight rooms, in favorable locality,
brings from $40 to S25 per month, and
houses are scarce at any price.
A rather romantic wedding took place
in Richie county last week, Mr., =, NJ.
Summers and Miss Malinda Grimm be-
ing married on horseback, at the p. 4
H. railroad depot by Rev. D. F. Hay
mond.
Hough st. Clair, Of jackson county,
celebrted his l0Sth birthday last month,
He has daughter aged 72 years. Mr.,
St. Clair followed the trade Of black.
smith during the many years he was able
TO work.
Marietta is TO vote on proposition to
bond itself for 100000 to build water
works. This will be the second time
this question will have been voted on In
that town and there Is every reason for
believing that II will carry this time.
The Commissioners appointed to rep.
resent West Virginia at the Washington
Inaugural Centennial, to be held in
New York on the 10th and 30th OF
April, are called 10 meet at Parkersburg
tomorrow To take proper action 10 Sc.
cure the necessary representation for the
State.
Minnie Cokeley, an orphan, about 70
years old, who has been living with the
family Of James Culp, a short distance
from Harrlsville, Richie county, has
mysteriously disappeared. She left the
house 10 60 to a nearby spring. The
child had been acting strangely for some
time past,
While workmen at Union, Monroe
county, were excavating for the founda.
ton for new church last week, an en-
tire human skeleton was discovered
about three feet beneath the surface.
Later thirteen other human skulls were
unearthed. The spot Is probably the
site OF an old Indian burying ground.
1t is reported that Edward I, Knight,
well known as somewhat OF a politician
throughout Wood and Richie counties,
committed suicide near Grafton, by
shooting himself in the head. The
cause Is said TO have been dependency
over tho marriage ofhis former mistress,
Lave Rollins, to Henry Garrett, Of
Richie county. -a
Near RonCeverte, Monroe county,
Garrett II. and William Brockman,
brothers, aged respectively about 50 and
80 years, were engaged In hauling ties,
and while in the act Of crossing afailroad
track they were struck by q train run.
ming at a high rate Of speed. Both men
were terribly injured and two OF their
horses were killed.
Mrs. stockman, the wife Of Fred Stock.
man, oil Connecticut, committed suicide
by cutting her throat at her brothers
house, Samuel Williamson, near Hedges.
vile, In Berkeley county, where she was
visiting. Mr.Williamson's family missed
her, and not finding her In her room,
went To the garret, where her dead body
was found. Domestic trouble is said to
have been the cause.
John Cameron has been arrested for
the murder Of Frank Beaham, watch.
man on the Shenandoah Valley road,
who was shot through the head and in.
stantly killed. The assassin used q 80
calibre revolver and fired through a
window OF his box near Rileysville sta
tion, Jefferson county. Cameron lives
in that neighborhood and q 32.callbre
revolver was found on his person with
one chamber recently discharged.
Terra Alta Is to have water works. A
well is 10 be sunk on the hill at the head
OF Main street. A reservoir is 10 be
built with q capacity OF 1900 gallons; O
wind mill 10 pump the water into the
reservoir Is TO be purchased the water
to be conducted through pipes 10 the
junction Of Main and State streets, and
from there, by the same means, east,
south and westinto dwellings, stores, &c.
In Grant county, one day last week,
Mr.. R. O. Smith and wife and Miss Annie
Hanger were crossing the Potomac river
on horseback, when the animal on which
the latter was riding stumbled and fell d,
throwing the lady into the river. Mr..
Smith made every effort TO save her, but
the swift current tore her from his grasp
and she was carried down the stream.
The body was found the next day some
distance below the ford.
John CocRrell, d machinist working at
ParkerSburg, attempted 10 commit sui.
eide last week by cutting bis throat with
a razor. His nerve failed him, however,
and he walked 10 the Little Kanawha
river and threw himself In. He was res.
Cued anu given ID charge Of the police,
The only reason he gave for his action
was that lie was tired OF life. Cockrell
formerly worked at Clarksburg and
Grafton. ~
George Christian, the negro who burn.
ed the GuyandoLte prison and caused
the death OF Frank Brown, also colored,
who was drunk and asleep In the prison
when II was fred, was tried for arson at
Huntington last week. The Jury was
out q day and q hall, and then reported
that they could not agree, and were dis.
charged. Eight Of The Jury desired 70
render q verdict Of unlawful burning and
four stood for arson. Christian was 70.
manded and will be tried again In August,
About three weeks ago Miss Emma
Reed, daughter Of Alex Reed, residing
on French Creek, ID Peasants county
met With an accident which latei
proved 10 be fatal. She was working
about an open FIRE place, when hel
clothing In some manner took fire and
, before Il could he extlngulBhed The
voting lady was badly burned. She lin,
pefed unlil ono day last week, suffering
Rruat pain, when dpath relieved her
syho was about 10 yeant oiage. nj
About o o'clock Saturday night a
!, James NJ. BIllmyet Was about ClD6inl
M aLofe al vanoleyesvllle, Berkeley
! county, three roughly dressed stranger
, entered and asked TOT crackers and
cheese, which were furnished them
, They then asked 10 see some bools, ant