The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-12-15
sTATE NEWS.

A WASpERgR. "A girl between eigh-
tdeu and nineteen years Of age, apparently
mot very strong. mentally. who calls her
self Abigail Wilson, found lodging at the
lock-upn night before last. She had walked
from Decatur, Illinois, to Cambridge, o..
shc said, where her father lived. She
wanted to come to Wheeling to6ud some
Of her relations, especially "Unclc Dave
Souter' and Us her pap would not give
her money to come here with, she became
independent and walked She was PROVE
ded with lodging at the calaboosc. and yes.
terday morning she started Of on FOOT to
find '.Uncle Dave. "-Registcr.
ARSENIC spslSo.-A company Of re-
spousible Psrkersburg gentlemen have as
we learn, leased Of Mr.. John Summerville
q tract Of land near the loft Fork Of Sandy
in this county. on which there is q spring
strongly ilnpregnated with arsenic. The
company have employed competent man
to niine 70. that article at tho spring who
will commence operations Immediately
Prof Noble, distinguished scientific gen
tleman ofNew Jersey, having analysed the
water Of the spring, pronOunces tito be
rich in arsenic. blr. SummeryillC has
kept fence around it for some years to
prevent tho cattle from drinking the water
and thereby poisoning themselves to death
Great results, we lorrn are anticipated from
the new enterprise. -RascnseOOd W9s.
RBrlREMEyr.-The Kltnatoha Repu2i-
can came out last issue with thu aledicto-
ry Of James NJ. Quigley, whoretires from
It's columns, leaving Juo. s. Merrill as solo
proprietor and editor. We wish the re-
firing gentleman abundeat fortune inshis
new field, and his successor the amplest
success. The republican is among the.
oldest papers Of the State. andif any Ct
our friends desire decent" Conservative
at the Capitol, we hope IL WILDE
their pleasure to read the Republican,.
We understand that Mr.. Quigley goes
10 Chicago, where be will doubtless engage
in his profession -tbe printing business
He is good printer and q courteous gem
.lemau, aud takes with him the best wishes
IF many friends in Kanawha. -Rana'cha
Joaridl.
The Scarlet Fever is prevailing in
portion Of Hardy County. Dir. James
n. Michael, in the short space of one
week lost three children. A meeting
was held atthe court house in Moorc6eld
,n Saturday last to adopt measures toguard
against the spread Of tho disease. -Ne1
Crock Gazette.
Census RETURNS, -Oaicial census re-
turns place the population ofWheeling, at
05, 2S2, being an increase Of 5,249 over
the census of 1860, as $elearn from a
dispatch. Tho population of
the State is set down at 100000
Mruaaseillc Nhional.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT About ten o'clock
Tuesday night, Fred Henry, mold freight
Conductor while attempting to couple q
,oal car to an engineat Shields coal bank
slipped and fell under the tender. He
was badly manglcd. One Of his legs was.
taken of, the other split from tho foot to
the thigh, and his left arm was broken.
He lived until two o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and was perfectly sensible to the hour
Of his death. His body was taken to
yesterday morning on the ear
" train. KhecltSgs Regtstcrt
Marrow EscArE.-A little girl, daugh-
ter Of George Ankle, had narrow escape
from being run over by runaway team
whose performance Saturday morning is
elsewhere mentioned. The child was in
the net Of crossing Monroe street when
the horses came pluuging down that
thoroughfare. Mr.. Arkle, Qhe father, }
seeing the impending danger, ran into the
street and was fortunate enough to reach
the child and'rcmove it to q place Of safety
before the team passed over the very spot
the little one had occupied q moment
previous. Its escape from injury, or per-
haps, instant death, was o very narrow
one Wheeling Lntelligenccr.
LOOKING FOR A HUSBAND.
This morning woman named Erhardt,
from the Kanawha Valley in West Virgil
MIA, came to the Mayors Office aud made
inquiries concerning her husband. II up.