Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-21
THROUGH THE State.
TIE USUAL BUDGET OF INTERESTING NEWS
FROM T8E INTERIOR.
Brutal Murder Last Wsek-Accidents, Fires
Suicides and Other Items Condensed Into
Small Space.

Another SnDurO IS Oelng lalu out near
Huntington. 1t will be called Skeletons
vile.
Twenty lots were sold at Camden-on-
the-Ganley, the other day, amounting
to 81, 500.
In Berkeley county Sable James was
accidentally shot in the left foot, while
out hunting.
David Mays, a Kanawha and Mlssis-
sippj brakeman, had both feet cut OF,
at Charleston, few days ago.
There are 352 prisoners in the Mounds
vile penitentiary, the highest number
in the history of the institution.
Martinsburg's new bank, the Citi-
zens' National, has been authorized to
begin business with 100000 capital
stock.
Company D, First Regiment Of Fair
mont, has re-enlisted. Nearly all the
cid members remained and several new
ones taken in.
Near Fayetteville, a few days ago, a
four-year-old son of Benjamin f. Wise
man was fatally burned by his clothes
catching fire from flames Of brush
fire.
The Oldest school building in the
State is on the farm OF Judge Daniel b.
Lucas in Jefferson county. 1t has been
photographed for the exhibit at CHI
cago.
Piedmont hopes soon to have good
water works. The parties engaged In
surveying and making estimates for
same count the cost at from thirty-tve
TO forty thousand dollars.
A little colored child aged about 3
years, son Of Henry Brown, OF Point
Pleasant. while playing with fire Mon
day morning, caught its clothes on ire
and was so dangerously burned that 1t
Is not expected to live.
One day last week Thomas II. Stall
maker, Of Elkins, passed through Bever-
II with 8 black bear which he had
killed about three miles from there on
Fdes' creek. His bearship was supposed
to be about two years old and%eighed
200 pounds. Ii took five shots from Mr..
Sta,naker's Winchester to put q period
70 the bears career.
Louie Emery died suddenly at the
Hickman House, Davis, Friday. He
was standing near the stairs talking
with some friends, when suddenly he
fell 90 the first floor, breaking his neck
aud killing him instantly. 1t is sup
posed that the fall was caused by an at
tack OF heart disease. lie was buried
in the Davis cemetery Saturday after
noon.
Randolph county is just now being
flooded with amateur hunters. Last
Friday night special car brought quite
number through from Pittsburg and
the whole corps is still in the noun
tains. Yesterday about dozen more
came. Scarcely a day fails TO bring
TWO or three fresh disciples Of Esau.
Our mountain hunters don't object, as
these amateurs pay good prices for
Gead game.-RGnd0lD Enterprise.
Last Sunday morning between three
aud four O'Clock the stable of Mr.. John
O. level, near FairmOnt, was destroyed
by fire. 10 contained twelve head OF
horses. twenty-one sets OF harness,
humorous other articles aud AT least
500 worth OF feed Seven OF the horses
were burned, and these were the most
valuable he owned, several OF them
costing $3.50 apiece. The ire is
supposed 10 have been OF incendiary
origin. MIR. LEVELS loss is 81, 300, on
which there was an insurance of 81, 200.
The capital invested in State banks
and banking institutions, including the
national banks within the State, as
shown by the report OF the State Bank
Examiner, Charles W. Young, is S5,Ol7,-
4S6.4S. The aggregate deposits rs
shown by his report for 1891 was S13,-
SOP. $50. 20, while the report just made
for 1892 shows SIS, 161, SILT, being an
increase in deposits within the past year
of 81. 667, 3gl. 77.GO of this amount the
State banks have increased 81, Gas, lS6.45
and the national banks 1922, 205.32, or
about one-haf the gain OF the State
banks.
The three Italians who robbed Dom
inic NinOsto, contractor, of 81, 200 In
gold &c Charleston. last TUESDAY night,
were arrested in Chillicothe Wednesday
night By the police Of that city on sus-
UiciOn, and when searched over y, 100
in American gold and bank notes, $4,000
fn Brazilian money and bundle OF Con-
federate long green, five gold watches,
chains and jswelry OF all sorts were
found on them. They gave their names
ss Giovanni Duranda. Louis Meier and
Tony Albert. They will be brought TO
Charleston for trial. They are said 20
be members Of a gang.
A terrible accident by which the IF
teen-year.old son OF John Lambert
came near losing his life, occurred at
the Ensign Works, at Huntington, on
Wednesday. The lad was at work In
the machine shop, and about the noon
hour a belv slipped off the wheel, and
i'm attempting 20 adjust IL his leg be-
came entangied and the poor boy was
whirled around, and not until his leg
had been entirely torn of did his body
become diseatangled aud drop TO the
eoor. Drs. Gardner, Row and Euslow
were summoned, and in brief time the
leg was amputated above the knee. II
IOckiaw does not supervene the phySi-
clans are In hopes his life may be saved.
Many oil leases are being surrendered
IN Central district, in fact it is the OBJ
iect Of the company 10 surrender them
lust as fast as they fall due. A great
deal of work is being done in the McClel-
Ian field. Machinery and supplies are
being taken in there just as fast as pos
sible. A number OF new rigs are going
ND. and several new wells will be start
ed soon. A pipe line has been laid to
the Metropolis well, and connected
with a line at the forks Of the pike, just
below the mouth Of the Flint. Two
large tanks have been erected at the
well. and it is reported that the we'll
has been drilled in and is good enc.
There is much oil talk in that section.