The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-07-25

| MalIOw, VINO feSlues on Mill CTeeki III
Pendleton county, is the owner Of cat
that suckles young hare. How the
animal got with the cats little family
is mystery. The old cat misses the
little stranger if taken from her, and
manifests uneasiness until returned.
From tile Parkersburg Journal.l
We regret to learn that the dwelling
house of Benjamin Robinson, Esq, of
Lubbock, took fire on Thursday night
last, and together with its contents, was
entirely destroyed. So rapid was the
destruction that but few articles OF
household furniture and wearing ap-
parel were saved. The fire is supposed
to have been caused by sparks falling
from the chimney and falling among
some kindling wood that had been de-
posted on the hearth for use in the
morning. Mr. Robinson is one OF our
best and most prominent citizens, and
we feel assured that the sympathies of
our entire people will be extended to
him in his great loss.
From the Molgantown Constitution
RAz0Rs To THE FRONT.-On Sunday
evening last most disgraceful affray
took place in our sister city, Durbanna.
\ lot of niggers, having by some means
procured whisky, got drunk, and know
ing that the citizens of Morgantown, in
the absence OF mayor and constable,
might, if sufficiently provoked, take t!ie
law into their own hands, wended their
winding way across the creek, deter
mined to have jolly time. But they
had imbibed what is generally known
as fighting whisky" and they soon
commenced quarrcling, and at last got
to fighting. Razors, the Africans Ia,
miliar weapon, were at once drawn, and
blood flowed like water. They were
separated after considerable trouble, and
their wounds examined. One darkey
was cut in two or three places, and an
other ON the breast three times, al
though none were dangerous. 1t Is
stated on good authority that the ku-
KIux were not in the vicinity at the
time of the cutting, but We think they
ought to have been.
From the Charleston Coulicr.i'
MARROW EscAPE.-On Monday after
noon as the steamer ID Lynch was ly-
ing at Hale's Ferry landing, man by
the name of William Wilcher fell into
the river, while attempting to step from
the ooat to a barge she had in tow. For
a time he seemed in imminent danger
of drowning, sinking twice and strug-
glihg violently, but to no purpose, TO get
the shore. 4 skitf finally went ont and
took him in tow, he being too much
exhausted to climb aboard. When
safely landed he seemed very weak but
soon recovered from the effects of his
unwelcome bath.
One of the most remarkable sights
ever witnessed hereabouts attracted a
large crowd of people to the river bank
on Monday morning. 4 stone hauler,
one of the employees Of Cady a Son,
railroad contractors opposite Charles
ton, had engineered his yoke of oxen
and wagon to the brink OF the river, at
the ferry landing, to water his cattle.
The oxen being very hot and dry,
plunged into the water, wagon and all,
and were soon beyond their depth.
They at once headed for the shore on
this side, dragging the wagon with
them, all except the bed, which had
floated off. 1t soon becnne apparent
that the weight was too much for them.
The running gear Of heavy four
wheeled wagon, makes no light load for
pair of swimming cattle, when sus-
pended from their nealis by yoke.
They held mp bravely, but their snort
ing and their violent struggles to keep
noses above water, showed that their
new ferry undertaking was oyertaHlng
their powers. As soon as they plunged
into the water, two skitts put Oft
from this side to their relict. One
reached the oxen when they
were about one-fourth Of the way
across, and making fast to them, started
to tow them across The negro who
was rowing the other skiff, becoming
alarmed, rowed past the oxen TO the ol-
positc shore and gave up his boat to
some white men. They soon joined the
Others who were by this time struggling
with the cattle in the middle of the
river. The two skitis were then con-
nected, a man seated in the stern of
each grasped an OK by the horns and
held its nose above the water. The
oarsmen then went to work and abso-
lutely towed that team and wagon to
this side of the river, safely landing the
whole affair Just above Hills wharf
boat. Beyond thorough wetting the
cattle were ,unhurt in hair, horns, hlde,
hoof, or tail. The story is rather hefty
to those who didn't see the affair, but
as the occurrence was witnessed 10y a
large number of people, it cannot he
successfully doubted.