The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-15
BEuI.AIRE.
All Sorts of Local Nows and Gossip from
tho Glass CitT.

All Sorts of Local News md Gossip from
tho Glass citJ.
There was family row out at Quin-
cv saturday evening that ended in
James Cross shooting Edward Cotfman,
his son-in-law, in the left leg. Cotlmau
and his wife had some trouble and the
wife went to the home OF her married
brother and sent for her parents. They
went over to see what was wrong, Mr..
Cross putting his revolver in his pocket,
anticipating trouble. After reaching
the house and hearing his daughters
Nstory OF the fracas they told her to get
Ready and go homo with them. Just as
they started Codlmann put in an APP
pearance and then followed big row
in which two shots were fred by Cross,
The first one he shot into the ceiling to
frighten Coffnan, but he persisted in
having his way, and tho second shot
took effect in his left leg and ended the
tracas. Yesterday Cross was arrested
on complaint OF Cof'mau and the case
will be heard in Squire Mason's court
this afternoon.
The officers OF Mechanics Hose
Company join in a card con-
corning Donald Mcdonald, the treas
urer OF the company, which is as
follows: ''This is to certify that the
statement published in the papers con-
corning the treasurer of Mechanics
Hose Company, No. 8, OF Bellaire, Ohio,
absconding with the funds OF the COM
pany, is malignant SANDER, supposed
to DO given to the papers by some per-
son who wished to injure Mr.. Melon
AIDS character This statement is made
by the trustees Of the hose company, in
justice to our treasurer, Mr.. Donald
Mcdonald. This statement would have
been made before, but was withheld by
request OF Mr.. Mcdonald"
Seth Jewell, an Industrious coal
miner, lost his right hand by q fall of
stone in the mine at Heatheripgton's
lower works. He was bearingin, dur
ing which work he was lying down, and
after handling the pick for time
stretched his arms out Tor brief rest.
Just US he did so q huge stone let go
and fell upon his right wrist, crushing
it so that the hand had to be ampu-
tated. ~. f.,
The Belmont Liquor League viii hold
q meeting this afternoon in the Demo
cratic club room. The saloon men in
one OF tho interior towns OF the state
have all been arrested on a charge OF
selling on election day, in that they
opened their saloons and did business
after 6 o'clock in the evening, as has
been the custom here and elsewhere.
The state league will make test case OF
it.
The city council the other night re.
jected the bid Of II. @. Fish OF 1925 for
the vacant piece OF ground south OF the
market house property and decided to
keep it for city uses. They also APP
pointed Louis Etzel city auctioneer and
did some other routine business.
Frank Naylor, formerly printer
ere, but lately rowing typo, dropped
into town yesterday, the first time for
years.
The police still want more pay and
are terrifying themselves by statements
of what is paid in other towns.
Officer James S. Johnston is on duty
as marshal during the absence of Mar
shal johnson at Findlay.
George E Morgan, chief OF the fire
department, is distributing new hose to
the various companies.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Muth, who
have been visiting at Parsons, Kansas,
have returned home.