The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-07-22
NEWS ITEMS,


The man, stung into passions by tho
sharp and bitter tongue OF his wife, first
picked up boy aud flung him Of her;
but this novel missige, after flying howl
ing through thea like a screaming shell,
brought up agains! the stove, aud eXplo-
ded in q series oftcrrifc yells, The man
then snatched up another child and hurl'
cd at his wife. This one struck with a
dull thud against the wall, and the up.
roar becumo dreadful The father was
about to seize the baby, when the wife
who had been somewhat astonshCd at
these extraordinary proceedings, picked
up coffee pot filled with the beverage
hot from the stove, and hurled il with so
true on aim and so vigorous an arm as
10 bring the infuriale4 man to the floor
aud 10 terms At one and the snma time.
The children fortunately were no! sori.
oOsly hurt
The Democracy have taken a good
deal of satisfaction in declsring that the
Republican party is growing smaller
This is the way that il grows smaIler,--
1t pollcd 1874, G12 votes 10 1856 L..
G5IG10in 1860; 2.223 O35 in 1864; and
solo, 1928 in 1868, In 1856 ii was in a
popular minority Of l, 1886, AGO. In 1868
it had au absolute popular majority Of
$685. 1922 We are well content to have
the party grow small in this way.
Mcsoy. Stokes and sen;cr, the rival
candidates for Governor Of Tennessee
ore slumping in concert. Ia recent
speech tn. former said he would give
the latter $40 il he would state whether
or not he stood on the Chicago RopubIi
can platform. Mr., Senter answered that
he did, and put the $40 in his pocSeI.--
Mr.. Stokes does not think lis money
well invested.
DURING The heavy rain storm last Sum
day fternoon, q barn belonging TO MI
Frank Ruf'ner, two miles below Red
House Shoals, on the Kanawha River,
was struck by Lightning, and entirely
destroyed. at the time it contained
about 500 bushels Of wheat in the sheet
and great number of farming implies
mems, all of which we're destroyed. No
insurance --GlI, Bulletin
Alex. H. Stephens, having given over
the country 20 ruin, writes that lie snail
never enter politics again. The country
can probably endure his rigid adherence
to this determination. The late rebel
Vice-Pres dent cannot recover bis lost
piece in the national consideration by
perpetual croakin5s of evil.
Some of tho Southern railroads are
salty out of repair. A local jluracI
saws this Of them: This route is slow
and sure. An experienced surgeon and
undertaken ore on every train, Passen-
gers vrlunbIes will be taken care Of
whether seriously or fatally Injured, or
otherwise"
DRowYED.-Tho body Of q boy about
ten years Of age, was found floating in
the Ohio river at Cham bersburs, on Sun
day evening. T5osc who viewed it could
not determine whether it was tina, of
white or bright msIiatto. There were
some small fishing lines wrapped about
his legs Gal journal,
A terrible tornado swept over Licking
tor, Missouri, on tho II h. The eau.
cassion newspaper office was wrecked,
and many houses unroofod and other
wise damaged. Trees aud fances were
blown down in every direction, and the
growing crops and Irut trees destroyed.
Accounts from Mama county, Nilsson,
ri, represent the less there by the recent
food as being immense. Houses, barns,
and much movable property generally
were swept away by the delugo, and
many hundreds of families are left in
starving condition,
An exploring party sailed from Brock
onriigc, Colorado, on Mondunin strong
boats proyisioned for several months, to
explore the Blue, Grand and Colorado
Rivers, especially the great canon of the
latter stream. The expedition is cOnsld7
cred extremely hazardous,
The Treasury department expects to
have new fractional currency OF the ten
cent denomina, ion ready by the end Of
| tko week, and fifteen and twenty five
cent notes by the end ofIhis mouth.
Robert Toomb9, instead of calling the
roll Of his slaves at The base Of Bunker
| Hill Monument, as no bosSted he would
do now meGkly contents himself with
receiving his mail mater from the hand
of cOlored Postmaster at Macon, Goor.
gia.
The President has designated the 3Oth