The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-20
THROUGH The STATE.
A Weeks News Cleaned From the
State Exchanges.
The CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
Happening in all Parts Of West vir-
ginia---A Preacher Assaulted.--Nat-
lral Gas Strike ut Kenova-Roane
County Suicide and Other Matters.

Tho salary OF the Buckhannon post
master has been increased from $1,000
to$l 200.
A movement is on foot to erect a non-
ument to Stonewall Jackson to mark his
birthplace at Clarksburg, this state.
John W. Mccarthy, of Marion county,
was sentenced to three years in the
penitentiary last week for horse.steal-
ing.
Several manufacturing enterprises are
talking Of locating Mt Point Pleasant,
among them a lock factory, glass fac
tory and furniture factory.
The little four-year-old daughter Of
Mr.. Whitecotton, OF Harpcr's Mills, who
was lost in the woods Of Pendleton
county, has never been found, and all
hope OF its restoration has been aban-
doned.
A reunion OF the veterans OF the
Twelfth and Fourteenth West Virginia
regiments, OF Maulsby's battery and Of
all old soldiers who will Join with them,
will be held ut Fairmont on September
10th, 18th and 18th. A large gathering
OF the boys in blue is expected.
A yong man by the name OF Mullins,
who lives on the head OF left Fork OF
Twelve Pole, in Logan county, got his
leg cut of just below the knee with u
SAN on the Sth inst. He was standing
by looking on and in trying to pass the
saw staggered and fell against it.
Since the opening OF the West Vir-
GINA Hospital for the Insane at Weston,
1924 patients have been admitted up to
this date. The largest number at any
one time in the history OF the institu-
was 0lG. The present number is 907,
and the cost per capita per week is
s. 233.
The railroad grading between Beverly
and Elkins was about completed last
week, except the Scott cut, which will
require about two weeks work yet. The
bridge across the river will be completed
in about n month. However, the com
pany does not expect to have trains
running to Beverly till the LIST OF Octo-
Der.
The italian arrested in Wcsternport
week before last for attempting to pass
counterfeit money. has been committed
to jail by the United States commits
sioncr in Cumberland, in default OF Il
thousand dollar bail. There were sew
eral witnesses against him at the pre-
lhninary examination.
A meeting OF the State Reform School
Board was held ut Pruntytown Tuesday
and Wednesday CT last week. There
WIS large amount OF routine work
done, but the most important was the
awarding Of the contract for remod-
cling the Davidson building according
to plans submitted by the architect.
Thc contract was awarded to Mr.. Cor
bin OF Fairinont at the price Of $780,
Coal transportation over the West
Virginia Central railroad for weeks end
ing June 81 and July /, 1881, was %, $50
tons; year to date, 447,0 34 tons. In
crease over last year Of ll4,42S tons.
Coke transportation over same road for
week, 3,0lS tons; year to date 3S,2l4
tons. Increase over last year Of l4,9l2
tons. Shipment from Elk Garden
mines for week ending July 4, 1891,
was 1916 tons; year to date, PISCES
tons.
NJ. r. Harvey, OF this city, had mar
row escape from drowning in Sugar
creek, near NIcadowyille, last Wednes-
day. While crossing that stream the
swift current carried his horse and
wagon below the ford and it was only
with the greatest difficulty that he
reached the bank in safety. After 4
great deal OF hard labor, attended by
much danger, the horse and wagon
were brought safely to land, but the en-
tire contents OF the wagon, amounting
in value to several dollars, were lost
Eikins NclUS,
The Randolph Enterprise says: "There
is cave near Hendricks, Tucker Coun-
ty, one mile long, which has been only
partially explored. An arched channel,
varying from six to thirty feet in height,
lead throughout the entire cavern, that
has subtcrranean stream OF pure wa
ter constantly flowing through the main
way and all the reCesseS so far discover
ed Half a mile from the entrance there
is an opening where many snow-white
pillars almost blind the eyes, and
throughout the cave is fascinatingly
beautiful"
Riley Grcenleaf, an old citizen Of
Roane county, took his soE=in-law, Dr.
G. Caste, to the Salt Sulphur springs at
Webster c. H., and left the young man
in diving condition. He returned to
his home at Highly, went to an old
house on his farm and hung himself
He adjusted the rope to beam and
leaped off, falling several feet. He had
been dead two hours when found. DR..
Caste was q young man OF promise, was
a graduate from Il Louisville medical
college and loved by all who knew him.
His place of business WIS Highly, ROaac
county. He went to the springs to i'm
prove his health. but the water proved
fatal.
Our townsman, ]. +. McCarty, who
has for years been engaged in the man
uiacture Of extract from bark and wood,
has recently invented chemical ap-
paratus which will revoluhoniTe the
tanning business. This wonderful ma
chino will leach the wood or bark and
absolutely extract all the tannin there.
from. twill then dry the spent wood
or bark, ready for the furnace, or ii
wood, ready for the pulp mill. And
after the spent wood is discharged from
the apparatus this same machine will
reduce the liquor so obtained to heavy
syrup by evaporation in vacuum at Il
temperature not exceeding l25 degrees
I, No more bark peeling, no more
anxiety about bark becoming scarce, as
all kind of oak can be used and even
the roots and limbs will be utilized,
Mr.. McCHrty has small machine now
in operation in this town, which can be
seen on application to him'-E'S1os