The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-15


bullets, and also o brass oVal'shapel
breast plate, besringthe letters v. NJ. NJ
The remains will be removed to the An
tietam National Cemetery,
The Iewelry store Of A. @, Dunbrach
OF Keyser, was robbed by burglars las
week, They stole q gold watches, 8.
silver watches, 20 movements, about $50
worth Of rings, together with a greaI
many other %Yaluables, such as bracelets
chains, necklaces, watch charms, etc
Mr., Dunbrach estimates his loss at aboui
$1,000.
Last week two men passed through
Hardy county few miles west oil Mans
fold. They said they were from Utah
and were Mormon ministers sent out tc
do what good they could, They were
well dressed and provided with golc
watches, yet claimed not to have q cent
and were begging their way. They wert
not very taVorably received by the PEG
pie,
An aged gentleman named Lloyd, who
has been sojourning in Richie county
for some time, WA robbed Of about $50
byone ofthe light-hngered gentryashorl
time ago, but the thief became CON
sclenCe.striCken, and . few days ago re-
turned and left the amount taken, less
about $40, "actual travelling expenses"
in coming back to REIMBURSE the old
gentleman,
Jesse Carpenter was convicted Of rape
at the Webster court last week and SEN
fenced to twenty years imprisonment in
the penitentiary, 1t is reported that
about half the Jury was In favor OF
hanging him, but the others would not
agree to 1t, and they finally returned a
verdict Of guilty, with recommendation
Of Imprisonment, Judge Bennett gave
him the full extento Of the term prescrlb'
cd by law,
Charles Fortune, OF Wayne county,
convicted several times OF selling liquor
without license, and over whom there
are a large number OF indictments hang
ing, has been Guiding the officers for the
past two or three months by staying in
Kentucky, Last week, however, he
paid a visit to his home late at night,
The officers had gotten wind Of his COM
ing and nabbed him.
The shepherdstown Register got out a
boom edition last week that was a highly
creditable publication for both the paper
and the town, The publication was
made under the direction OF u commit
tee appointed at a public meeting and
the sole purpose was to advertise and
boom Sheph0rdstown. A large number
OF fine properties were attraCtivGly adj
vertised and the many advantages otthe
place brought to the attention Of the
reader in q pleasing manner.
Governor Wilson on Thursday last APP
pointed the following named persons US
Il Board OF Directors for the second Hos
pital for the Insane, at SpenCer: For
the term OF two years, u. j. Smith, OF
Hancock county; David Simmons, Roane
county, and 9. O. Higginbotham, Up.
shur county. For q term Of four years,
George Harmon, Grant county; Henry
S. Wilson, Taylor county, and ]. A. Van
dale, Roane county. For a term Of six
years, William woodward, RoanO Coun-
ty; Joseph Sprigg, Hardy county, and
j. NJ. SydenStriCker, Greenbrier county.
A point was discovered in Clear Creek
mountains, Greenbrier county, about
thirteen years ago, OF great magnetic at
traction, which caused the stOppage Of
the watches o two parties camping near
the place. A few years ago, while MI.
J, w. Kelly, OF Baltimore, was in this
section, another visit was made to the
place by four parties with watches and a
compass, and the same effect was repro.
duced. Mr.. Kelly returned TO this sec
ton u few days since and paid $50 to be
taken to the spot. He took away with
him a portion Of tho mineral and has
reported very fayorably on II since. Mr..
Kelly is now quite a noted m~ineralogist.
The following sample Of journalism in
Writ county Is taken IRON the Elizabeth
Times: an reference TO the vitupertiye
attack made on lis q week or two ago in
the Transcript, We desire to say TINT we
have settled with the brave ~ editor
that wrote the article. We had a foot
race before we caught him, but We
caught him all the same and the matter
Is settled now. It cost him two dollars
and a half TO got his gold spectacles re-
paired and we don't know how much his
'stickin" plastera cost him, but that
matter is settled now. He is not SO
handsome as he used to was, but he
knows more. The'matter is settled now
A couple Of Kingwood citizens have
invented a "Copy holder" aud for the
convenience Of type writer's and others,
who copy written or printed matter.
The copy Ia inserted In the "holder,"
and as q line Is copied, the sheet contain
ing the matterto be copied Is readjusted
for the Copyist by simply pressing very
slightly a lever. Experts who have OK.
amined II. say there Is money in It. A
Cayeat has been fled In thepatent office,
and a company formed, consisting OF
II. II. Potter, Ashford L. Fortney, Neil
]. Fortney and William G. Brown.
They have not yet determined whether
they will manufacture the "copyholder'
themselves, OF sell the right 10 others.
Messrs. ]. II. Spring and Jacob Spring,
OF York, Pa, have submitted q propo.
sition TO the Board OF Directors Of the
M~artinsburg Spoke Works, which will
report 10 the company, and urge It's i'm.
mediate acceptance. This proposition
contemplates the organization Of a new
joint stock company, from the capital Of
the Spoke Works, and the capital in.
vested by Messrs. Spring. The plant Of
the old company Is estimated at $500,
To which the stockholders arc expected
10 add $500 more; and the foreign cap.
~italists, through tho above named gentle.
men, will invest $4,000 in cash. These
sums, In connection with the plans and
several valuable patents owned by Mr..
Jacob Spring, will constitute tho capital
OF the new company. From this basis
they will not only start free from debt
but possess a cash capital Of $1,000.
In the Tyler county circuit court last
week Edward Wilson was tried for com.
pliCity in the burglary Of L, s. Stealey's
store and convicted, Thomas Carder,
his alleged partnRrin the crime, was also
indicted, but tho cases were elected Ia
be tried separately. On the Wednesday
preceding the Wilson trial an elderly
lady appeared in Middlebourne and ap
piled 10 SEQ the prisoners In jail, say.
Ing she had some money for them. She
acted 80 s%uspiciously that admittanCe
was refused her. Thursday morning
she was seen TO leave q package under
board back Of the hotel at which she
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