The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-10-25
sTATEErEMs.

ing the lots on which the buildings re-
Gently burned formerly stood The e.
fort was unsuccessful, however, and We
understand the re-eeetion OF busine s
houses on the lots in question will be
Immediately commenced.-ChdTlsstoH
/ Courier.
DEAD REST.-The Chic River Salt
Company has dead rented that /,
paid stipulated price-=iI Of the ten
salt furnaces in Kanawha. This IS
/ good thing for our salt makers and the
! LabOrers of Mason county, but i i
rather heavy on the laborers in the
kanawha SaiInes. We suppose all OF
/ our salt furnaces in this county will De
. in operation soon. .HrsoH C5trtv .TolT-
hal -as ..a
AcCIDKST-We regret to learn that
the estimabie wife OF our friend Ann
brose > Leach, met with severe acct
dent. week before last bv the running
AWAY OF a horse which ahe was driving
She was thrown from the buggy to the
ground with such violence as 10 iISlO-
cate her hip.-nLsoH Co1Ot;y Journal
ALMOST BIG FIGE-OR Monday
last IRE was discovered On the roof Of
the large Touring and saw mill OF the
Messrs Bibby, in North Charleston.
\ number OF the daring citizens OF the (.
lower end OF town clambered TO the
high roof and, with the assistance OF ;
line OF bucket-passers. succeeded y
quenching he flames before much dam 3
age mad been done-htnd,rha ReDUb-
icIa.
ATTEMPTED SrIcrDE.-on THURSDAY
afternoon last, the 18th INST Mrs Geo
Lewellen tempted to become an angel. .
While walking down Walnut street she
Stopped on the corner of Front, near
Dawson blacksmith shop. and. draw
ing a revolver. presented II to her breast .
ami fired She dropped 10 the ground.
when several persons who saw the &c
ten and heard the report, FASTENED to
where she was living and picked her .
no. While this was being done,
she came 70 and attempted
10 fire the revolver again At her
body, but was prevented by those VINO
had hold of her She vas conveyed 10
ihe Virginia House and the wound ex-
amiued, when Il vas discovered that The
ball had merely grazed her breast and
partially stunned her That she was
in earnest about the matter no one
doubts. The cause OF the at;empie'!
suicide was domestic difficulties, she
having leit her husband about l year
ago. -HorggatO1cn Constitution.
The population Of Jefferson county
IS 1919
Nan KLLED-on SUNDAY morning,
October 10th, as the express train West,
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
was passing the platform AT Independ-
ence, Preston county, NJ. James Han
shaw, of that place, stepped on The
track ahead of the train 70 drive 4 hog
of. The engine struck him as ne was
regaining the platform and Knocked
him over on the platform, from which
he rolled back upon the track ami vas
literally crushed TO pieces. No one pres
ent at the time seeine-i 10 be acquainted
with the man. and he was ONLY recOg-
uizei bv memorandum iouBd IN MS
Docketbook. The remains were at once
gathered together and carried to the
hotel kept BY his father. A portion Of
the watch of the deceased was found
upon the trucks Of the baggage car
when the train arrived at Grafton. We
learn that this i the second accident Of
this character which has happened on
the road within a week. another man
having been killed ou the Parkersbu-g
branch less than week ago, who vas
driving MS COW from The track.-F,tlr-
mont LI6sruiLSf.
MARX TWAIN has evidently been EN-
ployed on the Local staff of the w
Creek Ga=stte, a. appears from the build
Of the following item
THROWN FROM HoRSE-Nm Redo
a lad about Il Years vas thrown
from q horse which ne was riding
caused bv the breaking Of the st!r-rps
The horse at the time vas running OF.
but for the breaking OF the surrUps ne
could have maintained MS position II
the saddle The lad received an ugly
wound from the forehead 10 the mouth.
which will disigure him for life, De
sides others OF a painful character.
FIRE-We understand that the store,
dwelling and several out-houses ami
valuable contents, belonging 10 NJ.
Menifee, at or near Big Bend tunnel.
were DESTROYED BY fire. on SATURDAY
night last. Loss i've thousand dollars
Accidental. Monroe County R5gistsr.
RoBRgKy At DrFrrELD s The store OF
NJ. Robert wysong 1t Dutfields Depot,
was entered and robbed OF hats, boots.
&c. on Monday or Tuesday night asst.
Value OF goods taken estimates At SOW.
-CTarlEStoa F'tes Press
RoEBEgY.-The residence OF u. ". .
Leg, Esd. near Bunker Hill, in Berkeley
county. vas entered on the 9TH instant
and robbed OF $50. Subsequently, d
nero man returned Sl3o-=tating that
he found il on his doorstep, C!rcIm- (
stances led to the arrest OF eoiored .
giri. formerly an inmate Of NJ. L
household. and the aforesaid coiored
man as parties TO the theft. Both are
in the Ma-tiusburg jail--Free Press,
Registration Infamies-
Here are two more illustrations OF
the means resOrtei TO. under STEVEN