Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-22


characteristic female in the Watts MUIR
der case, was rearrested at huntlngtoh'
at noon last Monday, on a warrant, oy
Constable Wilson, the warrant reauluS
that she was detained as witness ID
the case OF the State against Maurice
Davis. This act was not on the pro-
gramme, and was quite surprise 10 aii'
II i hard to say what will yet be the
outcome of this celebrated case, out at
all events the two now in Jail, who are
associated with it, ought TO be sent 10
the penitentiary on general prlnclpteS'
as there seems to be no doubt that WIZ
lis and the Brumfeld woman know more
about the murder than they nave yeU
told. The detectives are hard at WORK
on the case. and some startling develop
ments may be looked for.
Quite an interesting case is being in
vestigated in the southern part OF Mar
shall county. 1t is claimed that notes
10 the amount of Sl,SG0 have been
forged by placing the name OF Il. =,
Bowman as security on them. The
makers of the notes are Harry Dlggs
and Dan Miller, who have retained j.
w. McIntire as their attorney and ne
saws that there is clear and full
proof that neither HiggS or Miller IS
guilty of the offence, but that the notes
were sent by third party to Mr.. Bow
man and when returned had Bowman 5
name to them attested by the thlrd
party. Mr.. Higgs is actively engaged
in numbering and is interested In TWO
saw mills.
John NJ. Elliott, the courier for the
railroad people between Wayne Z. ii.
and Tick Ridge, says that young man
named Marcum, son Of Rev. Isaac
Marcum. was bitten by rattleSnaKe on
Tick Ridge one day last week. Inc
young mau was going 10 an orchard 10
get cherries when the snake bit MIN on
the heel. The Warfeid mail carrier
found him soon after lying by the ROAD
and took him home. He lived ABOUT
two hours and showed no evidences OF
being bitten except swelling OF the
tongue. He described the place where
the snake was and some Of the family
went, found and killed it. 1t was three
and one-half feet long.
Old man Slaughter, who stole horse
Of Isaac Morgan's in Upshur county
about FIVE years ago, and who was re-
Gently arrested in Richie county, where
he was living under the name OF
Walker, confessed to the oifense at the
recent term OF Upshar Circuit Court
and was sentenced TO the penitentlary
for three years. Slaughter has wife
and family living in Braxton county.
Jack Groves, of Morgan county, had
a very narrow escape on Tuesday from
death. During the heavy storm, while
passing near large tree in the upper
end Of the county, it was struck by
lightning, completely shivering the tree.
Had he been a few yards nearer, he
would undoubtedly have been killed,
and his team also.
The work of widening the Grafton and
Greenbrier railroad to a standard gauge
will be commenced and completed at
once. 1t is said that the Baltimore and
Ohio people have contracted with Sena-
tor Davis 10 give him a Pittsburg con-
nection via Morgantown by the first of
April, 1882.
just as we go to press information
comes from Crump'S Bottom by gem
tleman Just from there that the com
pany has at last struck fine flow OF
gas. Our informant could give US
none of the particulars except that al
ter boring TO q considerable depth gas
was found. -HultOR Herald.
4 day or two ago we were shown two
splendid specimens of building stone
taken from the newly discovered Lodges
in this county. One was 4 very brilliant
and beautiful brownstone. and the other
was as fine d specimen OF granite as we
ever saw.
ar Eastern furniture manufacturing
company desires to locate in Tunnelton,
but it seems there is difficulty in pro-
curing title to the site they desire-the
old tannery lot-and the citizens have
offered to donate grounds across the rail-
road.
The West Virginia and Pittsburg
Railroad Company has put on a daily
passenger train on the Braxton division
between Weston and Sutton. This will
prove a great convenience to the people
Of Braxton county.
The United States government will
soon construct a telephone line from
Morgau5own TO connect the locks
on the Monongahela river. The pur-
chasing of rights of way for the line
viii begin at once.
An electric railway is to be built TO
connect Charleston and kanawha City,
the new city laid out about mile and d
half from Charleston on the opposite
side Of the river.
The Huntington Board of Trade has
resolved TO hold a big banquet in
August, at which there will be one
hundred and fifty guests from all over
the State.
The telephone cable across the Ohio
at WellSburg, has been replaced. 1t
was swept out by the flood OF February.
The Greenbrier Industrial Exposition
will be held in LewiSburg the first four
days of September.
Weston now pays its mayor a salary
Of $3.50 year.
There are GO guests at the White Sui
phur Springs.
Charleston has steam fire engine.
DR.. WooD's Norway Pine Syrup was
used for years as n prescription by a
successful physician. 1t is in all re-