The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-04
LETTER FROM WAYNE CO.
February "a, 1870.

February "a, 1871.
Editors of the Register:
Ihave quite list of items for your
paper now, this section of country ap-
pearing to have suddenly taken start
into tho sensation business.
Week before last Thomas Fuller, liv-
ing on Grogston creek, in this county,
died from q wound received in a fight
with James De Board, a neighbor. De
Board was intoxicated and very quar-
relsome. and went to Fuller's house ap-
parently with the intention OF making
a fuss. Fuller drsve him away once
and De Board returned soon after, ac-
eompanied by his mother, very rough
woman, and both commenced abusing
Fuller, who knocked De Board down.
Mrs. De b. pitched in, and while Fuller
was defending himself from the woman,
De Board hit him with heavy club and
crushed his skull. He died two days
after. De Board and his mother fled
and have not yet been arrested.
Last week or this week on Sunday
night, two young men quarrcl!ed about
a young girl. The preferred lover was
accompanying the girl home from even
ing meeting, when the other boy came
M and assaulted his rival, who in turn
left the lady a moment to defend him
self and succeeded in driving his assall-
ant away. The young lady took his
arm and they had proceeded but few
steps when he fell to the ground and
died in a few minutes. He had received
three stabs, either which would have
been fatal. The parties lived in Indian
Guyan, in Ohio, opposite the town OF
Guyandotte. did not learn the names.
Richard II. Smith, syoung man living
at Wayne Court House, died very sud-
denly q few days ago, Of liberation OF
the bowels. He was teaching sohool
the day before, and walking about the
house q few minutes before his death.
He was Deputy Recorder of Wayne
county, and had been Assistant Clerk.
He was Q young man of excellent char
acter. 80.
Religious revivals have been going on
all about the couhty during the winter,
commencing in November last. From
fifteen to thirty have joined she Bap-
lists and MethOdists, In the different
localities where the meetings have been
held. Some of the meetings have been
very exciting, absorbing the attention
of the whole neighborhOod for the time.
One Young man nearly lost his life In
the unwholesome excitement. He was
senseless for nearly two days, but got
about again in week.
A new and very superior vein OF coal
has been discovered. and opened, one
aud one-half miles from Ceredo and
about the same distance from the Ohio.
IL is very convenient for the citizens Of
the town and the surrounding country.
The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
project is attracting the attention OF
the people eff all this section, aud the
interest extends to Cincinnati and Co
lumbus. A charter has been obtined for
q road from Cincinnati to South Point,
opposite the mouth of Big Sandy, to
connect with the Chesapeake and Ohio
road, and the enterprise 10 endorsed by
men of energy, judgment and capital.
Contracts for building the Chesapeake
and Ohio road from Kanauba TO Big
1 Sandy, will be awarded at Charleston
on Tuesday next. The people shout
| Ger edo are anxious to knew where the
depot and machine shops will be located,
though il IL probable they viii be at OF
! very near that town. NAT