The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-09-27
Messrs. Wisner and Ropp have been
nomi pated for the House Of Delegates
By the prescription wing Of the Repno-
l;ean party of Berkeley county.

nominated Tor tne HOUSE u
By the prescription wing Of the Kepno-
lican party of Berkeley county.
From the Martinsburg New Era)
A new Republican paper is to De
started here soon.
A successful protracted meeting Is 10
progress in the N. Z. Church In this
place.
Oyercoats have been worn extensively
in this community during the past few
DAYS. Mercury 80, in the shade !
Butter is getting more plenty, and is
now selling at Accents per pound.
STRANGE OccURRENcE.-We are in
formed by good au Chority of the occur
renee of the following strange phenom-
enon: In Union township, of this
county, q few days since, while Messrs.
Ambrose wilkinson and John ID. Hess
were engaged in getting out cooper
stuff on the lands of Mr.. A b. Salts,
large white oak tree standing near by,
actually exploded, bursting from the
top of the trunk to the root, causing
report as loud as that of an army mus
ket. Upon examination, the trunk, be-
ing entirely riven, it was found to be
slightly decayed in the heart, the ex-
plosion having thrown in every dlrec
tion small pieces of rotten wood. NO
cause can be assigned for the occur
renee. Will some naturalist explain the
phenomenon f-ChdrlestOR Journal
The Mason county Democratic Con-
vention met on the 18th. No candidate
for member of House of Delegates was
put in nomination. DR.. C. T. B. Moore
was nominated for County Superintend'
ent of Free Schools. The Senatorial
Convention will be held next Saturday.
A DESPERATE. - Thursday night a
United States soldier, named Powers,
knocked down another named Woed, on
our streets, and carried off his money,
about SlS. Powers is to be court-mar-
tialed for that and two other offenses,
q robbery and row.-Union Register.
(From the Kanawha Republican, Sept 22d)
A serieus affrsy occurred yesterday
evening, in North Charleston, between
a white man named Lunsford, and a
negro named John Thompson, which
will probably result fatally to the for
mer. We are unable to learn the par
ticulars. The negro was allowed to es-
cape.
SUIcIDE.-Mr. Carroll Hansford, of
Clifton, in this county, committed sui
eide an Monday last, by taking arsenic.
He had undoubtedly premeditated the
manner of his death for some time, as
he purchased the arsenic some three
weeks ago, and had frequently ex-
pr essed himself as being ready to die
that he had outlived his usefulness, and
nearly all of his means, and would soon
become burden to his friends. He had
been desponding for some time. Mr.. H
was about 20 years of age. He lived
but few hours after taking the poison,
acknowledging that he took it design
edly.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Mr. Samuel c. Ruck-
man, a worthy citizen of this county,
we regret to be informed. IS no more.
Mr.. r., Oh Tuesday last, the 2lst inst,
whilst engaged on his farm, about eight
miles east of this place, in burning
brush, resorted to spring on his farm,
and after partaking freely of the water,
seated himself near it, where his coad
tutor left him TO attend to the work
allotted him. Mr.. R., not joining him
in reasonable time, he returned to the
spring to ascertain the cause, aud found
him in the agonies of death and in a
few moments thereafter was corpse.
We presume, his death was occasioned,
owing to his condition, being over
heated, by a too free use of the water.
Mr.. X. was in the Goth year of his age
Romney Inteiligencer. ..y