Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-09
STATE TOPICS.
The Important Happenings OF the Past
Week la the Interior.

A telegram from CattlesbuTg, ky.
SAYS: VIM. Henry Baisden, notorious
throughout the entire Sandy Valley as
a desperate murderer, was arrested Ia
Floyd county Friday and taken To
Louisa and Jailed to await requisltion
from the Governor Of Virginia. Baisden
is badly wanted in the mother State
for the cruel murder Of j. l.. Irons,
near Grundy, Buckhannon county. The
bloody deed was committed some time
during the winter OF 1890. and was \
cruel. cold blOodcd affair. Three men
wese implicated in the murder, John and
VIM. BaiSdcn and an unknown man.
While old man Irons was seated az din
ner the deSperadoeS rode up TO the house
and emptied the contents Of their guns
into his body. After committing the
deed they escaped. They were pursued,
but eluded their purSuerS. Some months
after the two became engaged In dill
culty with the Brewer brothers, near
the mouth of Pigeon, in Logan county,
w. Va. and John Henry Baisden was
killed. Bai>dcn will undoubtedly
stretch hemp.
The dredgers have completely de-
SPARED of finding the body Oi Miss La
vina Lanier, who was drowned at Glen
wood. above Huntington. The river
was dredged from GlenwOOd down To
Huntington, and then men went along
both sides of the river As far as Ports
mouth, but could discover no traces nor
any one who had seen a corpse floating
down. The theory has teen advanced
that probably the young lady was not
drowned. but had wandered ia the
woods aud died. Tracks to the waters
edge were found, which are the only ey-
idence that she was drowned, and on
the theory that she did wander to the
woods. dillgent search has been inSti-
tuted.
The railroad bridge over the Little
Kanawha river ~ Burnsyllle, on the
Weston Il Sutton line has been cOmplet-
ed. making the third bridge across the
Kanawha from its source 10 its mouth.
They are located. one at Parkersburg,
one at Glenvile. and the third al Burns
vile. The first and last named are rail-
road bridges, the other county bridge.
There are about dozen ferries scat
tered along the river. The stream
above slack water il fordable about
half the season, but should be- brldged
in many places to accommodate the
travelling public aud resident citizens.
A fourth bridge is in course Of constrnc-
tion at Parkersburg.
Charley Miller Is IN the city attending
eonrt. lie tell. Of wedding he at
tended aud danced with the bride,
which occurred on FOurpole, Lincoln
county. The contracting parties wore
Samuel Davis, youth Of 50, and Mrs.
Anna SAMSON, comely, yiyacious and
coauettish widow Of -. The happy
event was solemnized AT the home oil
the bride. and was one Of the merriest
ever given in that whole country
Huntington advertiser.
Grant Cochran, the notorious outlaw,
who has committed a number OF crimes
OF various degrees In the eastern part OF
Kanawha county, and successfully
eluded the officers, was arrested SUNDAY
last on Lens creek, two miles from
Brownstown, at the house OF man
named King, by Justice Of the Peace X.
E. Atkins and Constable T. Meyers, oil
Brownstown. and brought 10 Charleston
and lodged in jail.
Henry Beeler, Of Waynesburg, the
Young man who figured In a foot race at
New Martinsvlle, fully described IN
the REGISTER at the time, and relieved
some Of the sporting men OF that town
Of considerable sum OF money has
been arrested by the Fedora authorl-
ties ON the charge Of a violation oi the
postal law