Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-05-30
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

Caspar Bierman, of Huntington,
committed suicide Friday by shooting
himself twice through the body with
a revolver.
In Logan county last week Jim
Brewer killed Ike Brewer by break
ing his neck with a blow from Win
chester rifle.
Henry S. Walker and VIM. A. Nc
Corkle, of Charleston, have sold for
the sum of 1896, 600 their valuable es-
tate on the south side of the Kanawha
river.
At the recent term Of the Mineral
Circuit Court Judge Armstrong
granted an absolute divorce to Mrs.
George p. Sargent, with costs and
alimony.
Mr.. Emmons Blaine has resigned
his position of assistant to the Presi-
dent of the West Virginia Central
Railroad to accept position with
larger corporation.
Saturday Tuck Bean and Cove Jor-
dan met at Centreville, Wayne
county, and the former accused the
latter of stealing his meat. A quarrel
took place between the men. Bean
drew a 49, caliber revolver, and shot
Jordan three times, two balls taking
effect in the leg, and one in the
breast. Bean Immediately skipped
over to Kentucky. He claims that
Jordan raised d stone TO strike him
before he fired. Jordan is in pre-
carious condition.
Governor Fleming has committed
to Imprisonment for life the sentence
of death imposed on STREET. Tross who
was TO be hung on the 23d. Tross is
the Hardy county colored man con-
victed of rape on white woman OF
that county before Judge Armstrong.
The recommendation for mercy was
signed by the Judge and prosecuting
attorney, who united in saying THE
punishment inflicted by the jury was
far too severe, as the woman was
common prostitute.
Joseph Griffiths, who died recently
at Williamsburg, Greenbrier county,
was probably one of the most eccen-
trio characters ever known in the
State. For many years he had kept
q store at Williamsburg, and had
amassed quite a fortune. AT his death
over $50, 600 in cash was found In his
house, besides which he owned sew
eral tracts Of land which would make
his total fortune about 5000. For
many wears he exhibited his peculiar
tiles in many ways, one being in re-
fusing to conform the prices of his
goods to modern prices. His shelves
were loaded with dusty, moulding and
cobweb-covered goods, for which he
demanded the wartime prices, hold
ing calicoes at 40 to 80 cents a yard,
stogies at 10 cents each, etc. He lived
entirely apart from his neighbors,
and would permit no interference in
his way of doing business. He left
several heirs in this State and Oregon.
At half-past three o'clock last Sun
dav afternoon the flood in the Ohio
carried out the channel span of the
new Union Railroad bridge at the
north end of Wheeling. The contrac-
tors, Baird Bros, of Pittsburg, had
completed the approaches and the
four end spans, and were bending all
their energies to complete the big
channel span, which is 525 feet long.
The false work, containing tremen-
ted two weeks ago, closing the chan
mel, and four hundred tons Of steel
had been hoisted to the top and was
in place. Another week would have
seen the bridge completed. The ris-
ing river piled about two acres of
drift above the false work, and at
noon the contractors saw it was use
less TO proceed, and the bolts connect
ing the channel span with the spans
on either side were cut loose, and all
the machinery, engines, &c, moved
of the big span. At three O'Clock
the work of removing the drift was
suspended on account of the great
danger, and thirty minutes later the
great mass of timber, with its great
weight of steel, went down with a
crash. The channel is blocked with
the mass of steel and timbers. The
loss will be 100000, besides the great
delay in anchoring the bridge.