Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-05-31
The Jenniugs Estate.

To tie Ea'tors of the Nutionak Latelligea-
GER:
An article in recent number of your
paper, and many other kindred cOmmuni-
cations on the subject of the jennings es'
tate. which have appeared. in the newspa-
pers from Time to time, have induced me
to solicit your kindness to publish IN your
paper this short article. TO one WHO has
been observant of passing events on this
subject, and to one who possesses some
knowledge of the geneao'ogy of the Jen-
nings' family and other circumstances con-
nccled with the subject. the design of
these articles is obvious. Their design,
for the most part, is to deceive and mis-
led the unweary and unsuspecting heirs
to this immense estate to discourage
them, and cause them 10 abandon or with
draw their pecuniary aid from any enter
prise TO obtain their rights. Some of these
anonymous writer's have pretended that
this estate has long since been distribu.
ted, and that is not now in obeyance;
some say il belongs to some certain Eami-
~; and others say it has been decided
that some other individuals inherit it. and
SO on. Now, tits a fact that no decision
has ever been had in the case, an d conse-
qucntly the estate has never been in.
herited or awarded 10 any individualor
set of individuals. One notice purports
that a family of Corbins will obtain the
estate, us the intestate willvd his estate, to
his wife. who was Corbin, and she left
no children, and another purports that a
Mr. COrbin married Miss Jennings
| Now, in relation TO the first Of these state
ments, the intestate, VIM. Jennings, ne
yer had wife, and, in relation 10 the se-
| cnn1 - TO- Nh,.k Ia a. Lna Il
dants Of this one Miss Jennings would in
herit the estate tothe exclusion Of all 9TH
ers, when it is we'll known that said VIM.
Jennings, who died. leaving this immense
estate, made no will. The facts in these
anonymous notices being at fault. so are
their conclusions and would advise all
who are concerned in the premises, that
the osLensibiiLy friendly warnings of most
of these anonymous writer's should bebut
little regarded, especially when they tend
to advance tho interests of those who are
known to have paid 1oO. 900 dollars to
solicitor TO procure dismissal Of suit
brought for the recovery of this property;
and when it is further known that the mo.
ney thus paid went into the pocket of the
lawyer and not the client, who instituted
| the suit.
All newspapers friendly to the cause Of
justice, and opposed to imposition, are
respectfully and earnestly requested to
copy the above article. E,
A. JENNINGS.
Rockingham county, Va, April 28. 1854.
| REMOVAL OF TIE MAIN BoNE IN THE LEo
1FA Boy By SURGICAL OPERArfoN.-
John Bala, lad Is years of age, the son
If widow lady, of Allegheny City, had
received some six months ago. an injury
If the right leg by fall, in consequence
IF which the whole shaft Of the bone had
become dccayed. To save the limb, DR..
Walker removed, last week, while the boy
vas under the influence of chloroform,
the main bone OF the leg from the knee
70 the ankle, by exirpation,
Incredible as it may appear 70 the NON.
and be made useful by the removal Of the
whole of its main bone still experience
has taught, that anew bone will be rapidly
regenerated in childhood, and that the
shape, length and usefulness Of the limb
will be preserved. This is triumph Of
modern surgery-thus TO save limb
while it is blessing to the afflicted, to be
restored without mutiIation. The boy is
doing well, free from pain and bis recoye'
| ~ appears To be certain. fl9s. Jour.
RERu1Lprxa or rae WHEELING BglpoE.
The following are the resolutions in rela-
ton to the rebuilding Of the Suspension
Bridge at wheeling.
: on motioH Il mas 1naaimo1sEy Tesolued,
That the Wire Suspension Bridge Of this
Company be rebuilt as speedily as Possi-
h
I" Resolped tttrtltsr. That a committee OF
Eve members ofthis Board, 70 be called che
Committee of Reconstruction, be appoint
ed 70 take into consideration the subject