The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-06

life is proVerbial. A Memphis paper
of opposite views remarks that "the
palsy hasn't been manufactured that
would venture a tussle with Tennes-
sees gifted son. He would knock 1t
into a cooked hat in about two minutes
and a half"
"A Sun special says of Buffers COM
mittee:-Mr. Butler does not intend TO
allow any copy Of the testimony he has
collected 10 be made for the Senate
Committee, as he proposes to follow up
the threads he now has knowledge of
In his own way, being confident that
he will yet fully establish the use OF
money in obtaining more than one
vote, and of improper considerations
having Influenced the minds OF others.
Testimony has been taken which posi-
lively proves that Mr.. Trumbulls po-
sition was known in advance by the
opponents of impeachment. It Will
also be shown that Senator Grimes, IN
a recent card, made more than one pos
tive misstatement.
BIZ of Local HistOFy-BraddOck's
Death and Grave.
From letter In the Plttsburg Com.
mercfaI, written from Uniontown, Pa,
we quote the following:
In early days this point was OF COM
mercial Importance. The entire trade
of the west and east passed over this
route, and string after string of mer-
chants passed along with their droves
of pack-horses loaded with Spanish
dollars to the eastern markets, and re-
turned in short time with merchan-
disc. Theentire amount carried In one
year then could now be freighted upon
one train of the Connellsville Railroad.
That this is the direct route between the
east and west, no one acquainted with
the geography of the country will
doubt, and the day Is rapidly approach.
ing when the enterprising Connells-
Vile Railroad Company will open up II
direct line.
The Big Meadows lie about ten miles
east of this place, on the National
Pike. The battle. it will be recollected,
was fought in July, 1854, and in 1865
RraddoGk occupied this place. The
selection of this ground was one OF
frontier strategy, and was glade OF
about one hundred acres, in the centre
of which entrenchments were thrown
up, so as 10 prevent the approach of
the Indians, who were In the habit OF
approaching by trees, aud were thus
completely foiled.
In 1903, willis party of workmen
were engaged repairing the old road,
Tom Fossett, one OF Braddock's sold
iers and sailors, and Virginian, visit
ed the workmen and cautioned them
against digging down too rapidly,
saying "that they might strike Brad
docks bones" So minuiely did he
describe the spot that they found the
remains of this unfortunate General OF
red tape within a few inches of the
spot he described. Tom Fossett also
described then and there that he had
shot Braddock in the back. Fossett's
brother had with others taken to the
trees to fight the IndiansSin their own
MACMILLAN yUurfara oO6 Rra6dopk obSarV-
ing 1t, ordered him TO stand and fight
1t out like man, a. the same time
striking him with sword. This enraged
Tom, who held that If the army was TO
be saved from massacre, Braddock
would have to be put out of the way,
dock was taken from the field
OF battle and died two days
afterwards from his wounds,
at Braddoclx's Run. The bank of this
stream was so steep that 1t hau to be
dug down, and right in the cut they
filled up they buried the English Gen
eral, driving the wagons over his rest
ing place SO as to perfectly conceal it.
The workmen in 1903 exhumed the de-
cayed members of Braddock, and in
TERED them n short distance from this
spot. A few years ago Lord Napier in
timated to Hon. A. Stewart that the
British Government intended erecting
never been undertaken. Tom FOssett
lived TO be one hundred aud four years
of age.
An unpublished scrap of history is
that Washington took out land war
rant of this very ground, and held 1t 10
the day of his death, when it passed
into other hands.
Jumonville. the French General,
killed by Washington's troops, is bur-
led three miles from this spot.
The Dunbar encampment lies four
miles from this point, and recently
keg OF powder exhumed there was
found to be in perfectly hardened
state. ttsft.H
MANY of "the nice young men" of
New York city send to England for all
their boots and shoes.
TROPICAL FRUITS are drug in the
New York market.
SPRING FASHIONS.