The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-04-04
From the MoUrsasld Advertiser

town, was swept away, which will stop
the town mill for several weeks, causing
the people of our valley no little incon-
venience and trouble. We have not
heard from the country through which
the fork passes, and cannot, there
fore, give an idea of the damage done.
We think there was more water in the
fork than there has been for the last
fifteen years. The river was not very
full in consequence Of which the waters
of the fork had full sway and rushed
along its down grade with tremendous
power.
The Spirit of Jefferson, of Charles
town, publishes the names of the Oldest
citizens in that part of the county.
Those marked with a star were soldiers
in the war of 1872: sEs
Francis Gardner, aged &c; John
Hawkins, &c; Jacob Gruber, rs; Will
liam Grantham, 81; Miss Catharine Fry,
sc; Captain John Moler; 70; James
Wysoug, 76; William Crow, "a; Jacob
W. Haines, "a; Humphrey Keyes, n;
VIM. johnson, II; Lewis Young, 81.
David Coffman, aged S5 years, COM
mitted suicide near Meadow Bluff in
Greenbrier county, W. Va, on Monday
week by shooting his brains out.
From the Shepherdstown Register
This region was visited on Saturday
night and Sunday morning last with an
unusually severe storm and rain. Dur
ing its prevalence the gable end of the
large brick dwelling house, in this
place, owned and occupied by Mrs. Mar
garet Line. opposite the Ender Hotel,
fell inward, doing considerable damage
to the inside flooring. We also learn of
the storm doing much damage else.
where in the county, by blowing down
fencing and uprooting trees.
The boating season upon the Chesa-
peake & Ohio canal has commenced,
and will no doubt be continued with
considerable energy. Many persons
from this place have gone into the boat
ing business upon the raging caua,rl.
An election was held in this county
en- Thursday last for the purpose Of pro-
curing the sense of the people upon the
appropriation of S250,000 for the extern
sion of the Shenandoah Valley railroad
through this county. In the two town
ships in this place, 1853 votes were cast
in favor Of the appropriation and 16
against. At the time of going to press
we have not learned the result of any
other townships, but it is presumed that
the appropriation will be carried by
handsome majority.
From the Clarksburg Conservative
The Capital passed PaIkersburg on
Tuesday. All lovely aud nobody drunk
An effort was made to draw it ashore at
that city, but tho hawser wasn't long
enough, and the boat, with all its load
of precious souls, went down - to
Charleston. Nothing saved and no in
surance.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATI0N.-Gs
Prunty, of McClellen township, Dod-
bridge county, short time ago, whilst
riding along the road near the bridge
over McElrOy creek, was shot through
the leg by some unknown person and
seriously wounded. 1t being abont dark
in the evening, and the would-be assas-
sin shooting from the rear, be did not
see any one. Mr.. Prunty put spurs to
his horse and perhaps saved his life by
its tleetGess. Not the least idea who it
was, or the cause of this murClerous at
tack.
FATALACCIDENT.-Geor r. Jackson,
living about three miles from Weston,
was instantly killed on the 2lst ult. He,
in company with his brother, was en-.
gagged in cutting down q tree, into
which they had chased a rabbit. When
it fell, it lodged for n moment on limb
of a tree near by, aud while the unfor.
tunate boy was looking in another di-
reCtion, the limb broke, and springing
back struck him on the head, fracturing
his skull aud causing Instant death.
He was about fifteen years of age,
WestOH Democrat.
TIE SToRM.-The rain storm Of Sat
urday and Sunday last, did considerable
damage along Sleepy Greek, washing
away fences, loss of stock, &c. We
learn that Andrew Michael, Esq, lost
q fine heifer. The saw-mill lately
erected by our old friend Captain
Rice, although in au exposed situation,
was not injured III the slightest de.
gree, but We regret 10 record the loss
of three Of his hogs, which were
washed away and drowned On Sun.
day the mountain stream was swollen
very much, forcing the water into the
Strother House cellar, and overlooking
its banks into the grove. where it was
quite one foot deep. The mill race of
Rev. Geo. Cros6e.d was broken in sew
ersl places and the dam washed away.
Tho water has not been as high since
July, 1874, when the water stood four
feet deep in the grove. At Sir Johns
Run, Mr.. Henry Willard's sumac mill
was damaged only by couple of logs
having been flooded from bis dam
Morgan Mercury.
A miscreaDt by the name Of Brown,
who was on drunken spree with two
or three comrades, went up the river on
the Kauawhs Belle last Saturday night,
and while on the boat, imagining him
self insulted by q negro deck hand,
drew his knife and stabbed him, infict-
ing a dangerous wousd. The would-be
murderer jumped off the boat and es-
capped in the darkness. We learn from
intelligent Radical sources that Brown
belongs ito the Fejee order of Ku-Klux,
and would have eaten his unfortunate
victim but for the prompt interference
of by.standers-haHdWha Republican.
George Hooker, Esq in the upper end
Of this county, on the road from Steu-
benville to Eldersville, had mare and
two horses, all valuable animals, stolen
from his stable on the night of Thurs
day, the 9th inst. The mare ard one
horse were black, the other horse was
bay, all very large, and all three were
"bunchyn about the tail, that member
having been gnawed by calves, in the
stable. A member of Mr.. Hookers
family was lying very sick, and on
going to the stable in the morning, the
horses were all miesing, and so far as
we have learned, nothing has been
heard from them yet. Liberal rewards
are offered. Fellsburg Herald,
Mr.. Frank Euwart, ofLittle Whiteley,
Greene county, Pennsylvania, has been
engaged in bauling logs with an OK
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