The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-08-16
STATE ITEMS.

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Mr.. Philip Wintermeyer, an aged and
respected citizen of Shepherdstown
dropped dead on Friday last. rg- E
Mr.. Nicholas Shaull, in the 8lst year
= of his age, died suddenly from parsly'
sis, near Middleway, Jefferson county
last Tuesday week.
A two horse team backed over the
platform 1.-The depot on Monday. The
borses were thrown down, but no dam
age sustained except the breaking o1
the wagon tongue. .iE z I'll
The farmers of this county are push
ing their new wheat into market With
a rush. Sensible move. -.-.
The continued drought has rendered
more than half a corn crop IN this and
Jefferson county, an impossibility.
A grand re-. union of the soldiers OF
Upshur and adjoining counties will be
held 1T Buckhannon on September lUth
and l1rh. Gen. T. NJ. Harris will de-
liver an address on the occasion.
LARGE SALE OF LUMBER.-Mr. Am
; brose 5. Leach, sold one day last week
over 10000 feet of yellow pine floor
ing to H. Newman & Co, Irontou, Ohio.
II was said to be the incest lot of lum-
ber ever shipped from the place. 1t
vns taken from here by the Victor No.
flast Monday Pleasant Register.
u. w. FLEsHER, EsQ'-The Ravens
, wood Necs says: We have just re-
ceived the painful intelligence, that U.
w. Flesher, Esq, the Prosecuting At
torney of this county, and one of the
Commissioners appointed to assess the
taxable value of the Baltimore g. Ohio
railroad in this State, is 10 more. BY
his death, we have lost an excellent Cit
izen, good lawyer, and true gentle
man.
REsCUED.-On Tuesday four urchins
were playing about an overhangiDg
bank near Burten Despard's residence.
In the twinkle of an eye mass of dirt
completely buried jimmy Dunn, who is
about six years of age. His compan-
ions made haste to leave the spot, filling
the air with their cries. Bsrton Des-
pard, Jr., who was in the neighberhood,
hastened to the rescse with a shovel
and exhumed the little "done gone"
not much burt, but we'll sanded.-
Cidrksburg Conservative
THE RAILROAD BRIDGE.-The first
pier in the river has now been run above
high water, and they are laying stone
on the second, and commenced work on
the third with another set of hands.
Before winter sets in, the whole piers
will be above high water, so that the
work can be prosecuted nearly all win
er.-Pdrkersbarg Gazette.
COURT.-Last Monday, Judge n. Har-
risou held court here to try Milton Rad
cliffe for the murder of his wife, and IL.
X Diamond for horse-stealing. Rad
clitfe's case was continued to tue regu-
lar term in September, as the evidence
was not all on hand. In the case of
Diamond, the court with becoming re-
gard for moral intirmity, discharged the
prisoner and adjourned to Lewisburg.-
Union Register.
EFFECTS OF DEMONSTRATING the
bail and thunder storm which wenotlced
last week, a bolt struck the dwelling OF
Mai WIN. Row III, in Craig county, shat.
terlng the roof, chimney and part of the
furniturs, and slightly injuring Maj K.
and a young man living with him.
Union Register.
llrom the Moundsvillo National.l
FIRE.-About ) o'clock on Monday
afternoon last, small dwelling on Me-
chanic street. near the river, was dis
covered on fire. There was some alarm,
and quite large crowd started on run
to see it. The house belonged to Col.
Lockwood, and was occupied by col.
ored woman. The fire originated from
sparks out of the chimney falling on
the roof An adjoining house was
saved by the exertlons of citizens.
ACCIDENT.-On Saturday, 3lst ult.,
young woman named Miss Franklin, re-
siding on the farm of Capt. Treadway,
on Fish creek, near Adaline, met with
a serious accident. She was on horse
back, taking dinner to the workhands
in the field, when the horse became
| frightened at the rattliDg dishes, and
threw the girl sff to the ground, injur-
ing her very badly. At last accounts
| her recovery was considered doubtful.
RIBS BRoKEN.-On the 31st ult. Solo
mon Blake, living in Meade township,
aged about 50 years, accidentally slip
ned from o small tree resting on fence,
and was Injured very badly, breaking
two ribs and otherwise internally in
jurcd.
PRISONER CAUGHT--The steamer
Science, on Saturday last, brought back
| To Moundsville, Luther Crumeans, one
of the large number of prisoners who
escaped from the Stale Pententlsry
some time ago. He was caught down
the river at Barboursvllle, aud showed
fight toward his pursuers, His resist
auce was no avail, however, and he sur
rendered after being beaten on the
head several times with the butt end OF
a revolver.
MELANCHOLY ACClDENT.-On Satur-
day last, the 9TH inst, while threshlng
the wheat crop of Mr.. James French, at
Frenchburg, in this county, seven miles
from Romney, Mr.. James Yost, who was
feeding the threshing machine, was so
unfortunate as to have his left arm
caught by the revolving cylinder, and
before il could be extricated, was crush.
ed and torn off above the elbow. Mr..
Yust was Immediately removed to the
house of Mr.. James H. Powell. DIR. j.
VI. Snyder was called to the case, and,
after administering chloroform, ampu-
tated the limb near the shoulder. Mr..
Yost is doing we'll, and strong hopes are
entertained of his recovery.-South
Branch Intelligencer.
BURIED ALIvE.-A son of the Emer-
aid Isle, named Pat Mcclure, while dig
ging well in Robinson township last
week, had the misfortune to be buried
alive, by the well caving in upon him,
and covering him to the depth of about
three feet. The neighbors, as soon as
they learned the facts, gathered toge-
ther and commenced excavating in
search of tho missing man. When Nc
Cures head and shoulders were uncov-
cred, an attempt was made to pull him
out, when those engaged in it were
somewhat surprised by McGaire re.
marking that he felt a "wee bit more
comfortable now," and for them to be
alsy and remove more of the dirt from
around his body before they again at
tempted to pull him out. When released
: he went about his work as if nothing
r al hol han