Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-01-27
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.
The News From Every Section of the
Little Mountain State.

Two Young men were drowned while
skating on the Ohio river at Wheel
ing Tuesday night.
Joseph Farmhouse, of Window,
Mineral county, in attempting to
board a Baltimore and Ohio train at
Bloomington, fell under the wheels,
having both legs severed. He will
die.
Charles g. Stevens, postmaster at
Empire. Wayne county. indicted at
the United States Court for ritiing
letters, entered plea of guilty and
was sentenced to fourteen months in
the penitentiary.
At Berkeley Springs last week a
son of Mr.. T. II. b. Dawson met with
a fearful accident while coastlng
down a steep hill. Young Dawson
was almost disemboweled and his
condition at last accounts was ex-
tremely serious.
Miss Minnie Fisher, of Lewis county,
has offered for probate the following
will. which occurred in letter writ
ten her by her now deceased lover,
John w. Collins: Il now state what
| had told you before if | leave this
world before we get married, II we
are still corresponding, | Will you all
after nv expenses are paid.
Mrs. r. w. DALEY, wife of DR.. r.
w. Daley, of Romney, died earl y
Wednesday morning Of last week,
after an illness of little more than a
week. aged about 20 years. She was
the mother of Hon. G.. Wood DALEY,
Judge r. w. Daley. DR.. &. u. Daley,
besides other sons and several daugh-
ters. She was a lady of beautiful
character and greatly beloved.
With but four dissenting votes the
West Virginia Senate adopted Joint
resolution instructinK the Senators
and requesting the Representatives III
Congress from this State to vote for
submitting a constitutional amend
ment providing for the election of
United States Senators by popular
vote. The resolution will also doubt
less pass the House of Delegates.
A romantic wedding occurred at
Kingwood last week, the parties be-
inc Miss Jennie Sypolt, OF that place,
and a Mr.. Murphy, of near Washing
ton, Pa. They had never met till the
dav before they were married. They
had agreed to marry at the time
stated, if they liked each other, and
they met, liked each other, were
married. and left on the evening train
for Mr.. Murphy's home.
Harry Houser, the Wheeling mail
carrier, indicted for stealing $1,000
worth Of postage stamps, stamped
envelopes and postal cards from the
Wheeling postoffice, and also stealing
letters from the mails, was sentenced
by Judge jackson, Of the United
States Court, to serve one wear in the
Ohio county jail and to pay fine Of
500. Houser confessed and threw
himself on the mercy of the court.
Seven tons of powder exploded in
the mill ofthe Kellogg Powder Works,
near Huntington, last Saturday,
wrecking the plant and shaking up
the city fearfully. Fortunately no
one was hurt, the employees having
gone to dinner. This is the sixth eX-
plosion in less than two years. On
the 18th of January, 1892, seven men
were killed and great many wound
ed by ali explosion at these works. a
suit has been in court some time TO
compel their removal.
Mrs. John Hall. of Wood county,
was fatally injured Friday night last
while returning to her home FROM
church She started to walk, as her
feet were cold, telling her son, who
was driving a teal Of mules in sled,
to overtake her. The young man
while passing through dark piece Of
woods was alarmed by scream.
When he got ont he found that his
mother was run over. The flesh Of
her face was torn to pieces by the
hoOfs Of the animals aud her body
and limbs were terribly cut and
bruised. She died on Monday.
A dispatch from Charleston, dated
January Goth, says: The State rail
road taxes have been coming into the
State treasury for u week or so, and
Yesterday and to-day nearly $4,000
have been received, while Sl50,0O0
more is expected tomorrow. Not
counting this there is already in the
State repositories over $500, 600 to the
credit of the State, which owes not a
cent. Since the first of the year
every cent Of the States Indebtedness
has been paid and with considerably
over half million dollars in the
treasury, West Virginia is absolutely
and entirely without debt save for
the current expenses Of the uniinish-
ed month.
A distressing occurrence is reported,
by way of Cumberland, from the in
terror OF West Virginia, caused by the
burning of the house of james Ma
lone very early last Sunday morning.
Mr.. Malone was awakened from his
sleep by the yelping of a dog in the
sitting-room on the lower story, and
soon discovered the house was on fire,
the flames having broken out in the
sitting-room, in which the dog was.
Mr.. Malone made an attempt to eX
tinxuish the fire, and then aroused
the other inmates of the house, who
were still asleep. His wife was got
ten out but vas badly burned about
the head and body and will probably
die. Humbird Malone and Arthur
McCarty escaped uninjured through
a second story window, but the two
remaining occupants, Louis Malone,
bachelor, aged about fitty-tive
years, a brother Of the head OF the
family, and Edward McCarty, were
stified by the smoke and burned to
death. The house was entirely con
surned and nothing was found of the
two unfortunate men except a few
charred bones. Some partially melted
silver coins and twenty-dollar gold
piece were found with the remains.
The survivors were given shelter in Il
neighbours h ouse where Mrs. Malone
was visited by DR.. Lawrence, Of
Frankfort, W. Va, who has but
slight hopes of her recovery.
Mr.. William Y. Price. Justice Of