Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-02
THE NEWS OF THE STATE.
The Usual Record OF Crimes and Casual
ties-General Interior Notes.

ties-General Interior Notes.
A man giving the name Of Edward
jackson is ia the lookup at lrOnton,
Ohio. He was arrested by Deputy Mar
shall Clark, In GreenUp county, KY. on
suspicion Of having killed 4 man III Lo-
gan county, w Va. A reward OF 500
was offered for the murderer, and the
prisoner TALES with the description ia
several respects, notably ia the absence
of one finger. He is being held Till the
Logan sheriff arrives. Since arrested
he has confessed to breaking into
c. a 0. freight car and steal
ing box of tobacco, part oil
which the officer found Also,
that he has four wives, having been
married in Adams county, In Ports
mouth, under the name of James era
ham, in Greenup county few days ago
and in So at MilerSport, where he was
married under the name OF Hutchln-
son. by Squire Knight TO Mary +.
White. The record of the last named
marriage is on file at the court house.
The prisoner also claims TO be desert
or from the regular army, and that he
went TO the o. p. from Otway.
A well-known figure about Charleston
is Col. j. L. Irwin, very genial and
popular gentleman He is fine con-
versationaliSt and has seen great deal
of the world. Col. Irwin owns some
four or five hundred thousand acres Of
land in the counties Of Logan, Mercer
Mcdowell. etc He prides himself par
ticularly on his collection OF bears,
which he has on one OF his mountain
farms. possessing couple dozen OF
these animals, which he says are as
docile as pet pigs. Mr.. Alvin Irwin,
son OF Col. Irwin. is SOjOurning in
Charleston at the present time. accom-
panied by his beautiful and accomplish
ed wife and delightful children. Mr..
Irwin was born in New Orleans and re-
sided there all his life Till last spring,
when he came to Charleston.
Last Saturday night at Spruce Creek
meeting house, Richie county. Two men
came into the church intoxicated and
were very disorderly. Mr.. Van Wilson,
who lives on Trace Fork, went up 10
them and ordered them TO be quiet, aud
told them that they were in the house
of God and that such conduct would
not be tolerated. They replied that they
would see him later aud left the church.
After church Mr.. Wilson started home,
and after going some distance two men
sprang from the bushes upon him and
stabbed him in a number Of places.
The preacher in charge, Rev. Mr.
Jones, says II is impossible for Mr..
Wilson To recover, as he is all cut TO
peceS. No arrests have vet been
made.
The Bayard, Petersburg aud Moore
field Railway Company have secured
large interests in the iron ores on Mid
die Mountain, in Hardy and Grant conn
tiet. The mountain is said BY experts
to contain large deposits OF ore Of fine
quality. From all We can ascertain
from those who have the matters IN
hand, the prospects OF this enterprise
are Frightening. These gentlemen
should meet with encouragement among
the people Of that section.
The King Iron Bridge and Manufac-
turing Company, by W. scott, It's at
torney, has brought suit IN the United
States Circuit Court against the County
Court Of Harrison county, laying his
damages at $1,000. The suit is brought
to recover the amount of certain county
orders issued by the Court to the COM
pany for bridges recently constructed in
that county.
Messrs. Gleaves, YandegriG 4 Aide,
civil, topOgyapA mining and SAINT
tdry engifeerS Of Lynchburg, Va,
nave, through their representative at
Martinsburg, Mr.. David Woods, secured
the contract Of laying out the land OF
the NJ. NJ NJ. Il |. Company, and have
already commenced work on the survey.
The earnings of the Chesapeake and
Ohio for the second week of February,
1891, were slj3, 7ss.7j, an increase Of
So, 522. - over the second week OF Feb
ruary, 1890.
Mr.. Gerard Risler, Of Charleston, cap
tured an eagle alive last week. II meas
ured seven feet from tip TO tip Of wings.
Mr.. f. Il. Soudcrs purchased the bird.
1t yet remains mystery what pc
came Of little Bernard Iiagan, VINO dis
appeared from lis home ia Huntington
si4 months aga
Auditor tiGny announces that there
docs not appear a single dollar delin-
quent by the Sheriifs Of this State for
the year 1850.
The report that John Richmond, of
Raleigh county, had died Of cuts re-
ceived in fight turns out To be prema-
ture.
There is a mad dog scare IN Reedy, in
Roane county. \ hog belonging to J.
NJ. butcher was torn to pieces by rabid
cur
A X. OF =. Lodge has been organized
at Philippi