Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-25
STATE TOPICS.
LIVE ITEMS FROM TEE INTERIOR COUN-
TIES
A Condensation Of The Important Events Of The
Past Week, Throughout The Length and
Breadth Of the State.

from ST. Georke to Parsons was the ar
rest OF A. NJ, Cunningham, Prosecuting
Attorney OF this county, upon the
charge OF receiving b-ibe in the dis
charge Of his official duty. He was
brought before Squire Talbot, and AZ
ter full and fair hearing be was dis
charged, as there was not even grounds
Tor suspicion, much less grounds Tor
swearing out a warrant against him.
Mr.. Cunningham is one, and but one, Nt
the county officers who desire 20 see the
majority Of the people rule IN this
county. To say that the people felt
themselves outraged over the arrest or
Mr.. Cunningham is putting 10 mildly.
The parties who instigated and caused
his arrest have the condemnation OF
every honorable and law abiding citi-
zen. The warrant was sworn out by
man who was on day OF trial imDeached
In another case by nineteen good men.
Parsons Democrat
Two trampS entered the residence Of
ID. $. Marshal S. s. NinsOn, which Is
situated one and Oue-half miles east or
this place, last THURSDAY morning, and
ranSacked the house thoroughly, but
failed 90 find any money, which doubt
less was their object. None OF Mr..
Wilson's folks were az homo excepting
Miss Mary and the servant girl. Miss
Mary was so badly frightened that her
nerves were affected and q physician
had TO be summoned TO attend her.
She is now confined TO her room with
ma'arial fever. When q report Of the
ATTEMPTED burglary reached This place
Hrr.. IN ~ w Hrrtl
diately repaired 90 Mr.. VISIONS homo
20 capture the villains, but they had
taken 20 the woods and made good their
escape. -CCrCdO Id OHcC.
a. S. Yautis, Of Washington, has or
fered the suggestion that the people Of
HarDer's Ferry buy John Browns
Fort, and have 10 brought back from
Chicago, as the property Of the town.
He says: "The enterprise failed in Chi
cage, and 10 is now in the hands OF re-
Ceiver. 10 is not open 70 the public,
but I saw il, and found the old building
partially torn dOwn-uOthing but the
front standing. I thlUk il could be
purchased for an amount which could
easily be raised by subscription, II our
people want 10 back. The Sentinel
endorses the suggestion and urges the
people OF the Ferry TO repOssess them
selves of the historic pile. H. I. Son
tiBcI
w. B. Hill tells us that as he was on
his way up 90 his farm one morning
Just before the recent rain, he happen
ed 70 notice several snake tracks In the
dust, soon after he left town. The idea
occurred TO him 20 count the number Of
tracks he would see across the road be-
fore he reached his farm. He counted
uinetv-twO tracks In q little over two
miles On his way he met a. ). Berg
doll. % whom be mentioned the cir
cumstanCes. Mr.. BergdOll counted the
number of tracks be saw on his way 20
town the next morning, and In dis
lance of about three miles he counted
one hundred and tweuty-One tracks,
South Branch gazette.
Claude KOOken, late agent of the w.
Va. c. 81 z. Railway, and Of Adams EX-
press Company, at Dobbin, disappeared
about the Grst Of September, and an
examination Of his accounts showed
that be had embezzled S7O0, He was
bonded by Baltimore aud Philadelphia
surety companies, who put detectives
on his track He was arrested at Evans
VILE, Ind, aud brought back 10 Grant
county, aud committed TO Jail in deiaul.
of 81, 500 bail. lie is also charged with
forging an express messengers name.
EO0ken is q son Of Joseph kOOSen, de-
ceased, and was raised In WeSternport.
There are at present 039 patients uu-
dor treatment at the West Virginia hos
pital for the insane al Weston. OF this
number AS are females aud 46l males.
There are still outside confined 10 jail
at various points In the State 81 lunatics
% males and . females. These with
the 50 40 the new Spencer hospital, and
10 cOlOred patients who are not provided
for at tho COlOred asylum az Weston,
constitute the total number Of the In
sane In the State.
Prof A. C. Davis, late President Of
tho West Virginia Business College, at
Ciarksburg, whose escapades have here
tOfOre been noticed, was indicted in nine
distinct eases and the judge fixed his
bail az 81, 500. Davis is still in jail and
his trial will probably not be called at
this term OF court by the grand jury Of
Harrison county.
Mr.. John Gabri, Of HedgesvIlle, near
Kevser, returned home last week Thurs
DAY night and took his mule team into
the stable One OF the animals went
into the wrong stall, and, entering
without q light, he uncOnSciouSly went
too near and his brother found him
kicked 20 death. He was % years OF
age.
A Mrs. Davidson, claiming to be a
niece OF the great Confederate general,
.'StonewaIl" jackson, has been visiting
the people Of the towns along the Ohio
river below Parkersburg. She has
taken French leave on several Occa-
sions, and always leaving behind 90 I'M
paid board BILL
At Parsons, a boy named Loughery,
AGED IS years, was following his father
down q steep htH, carrying gun in HIS
hand, when he slipped and fell on the
muzzle. The qua exploding, the entire
charge entered his lett side, killing him
instantly.
A coon with leather strap around
its neck, which was lost By young
woman at Chester, w. Va, about 9fteen
wears ago, was found the other day by
q hunter in the woods near Chester
The animal still had the leather collar
around It's neck.
At tho recent term OF the County
Court Of Barbour county, j. A. Will
hanson, Sheriff, was required TO give
new bond, AID being unable 70 do so,
he was removed from Office and I. T.
Elliott was appointed and qualified as
Sheriff in his place.
At West Union, Walt Kenney, a small
how accidentally shot his brother Earl