The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-10
Parkersburg Gazette gives him the fol
lowing first class notice:

| a SWINDLE.-SOu6I IlIuo ldob 5umuOij
J. F. Murphy purchased the "Ritchie
County Star" He Published it about
six weeks, and not complying with his
contract, gave the concern up. He af-
forwards started the "Ritchie County
Independent" borrowed all the money
he cOuld-collectsd all the subscriptions
and advertising money he could-pub-
lished four numbers and decapped, car
rying all the money he could get with
him, and leaving sundry bills unpaid.
He appeared to be an adept in obtain
ing money on spurious promises.
The following notice was found
posted on the shutter of the post office
at Pennsboro, on the morning OF last
Wednesday week:
PENNsBoRo, Dec. 20, 1869.
J. F. MURPHY:
"Having left without just cause or
lprovocation, this is tonotify all persons
not to trust or harbor him on my account,
as will not pay any debts of his con
tracing "LET UP"
Mr.. w. J. Rand, of Charleston, Presi-
dent of the Bank of the West, died sud
denly at his residence a few evenings
ago. In less than an hour from the
time he first complained he was q
corpse.
Thieves and burglars are annoying
the people of Martinsburg.
David Myers, of Martinsburg, had a
thumb badly crushed in Nadenbousch's
mill few nights age.
During the severe storm on Sunday,
Goth inst, the steepIe of the new Bap-
list Church in Martinsburg was blown
down.
The Morgsntown Post announces a
feast of "roasted fox" which was in
dulged in by some Morgantown epi-
cures recently. 1t says, next day all
the hounds in town were after the
eaters"
A confidence chap named Kneffiefin-
ger, representing himself as Pitts
burgh manufacturer, has been victim
izing some of the good people in the
vicinity of Morgantown. He bought up
large lot of lumber, and wound up
with the purchase of a saw-mill, all of
which he departed without paying for,
leaving his board bills also unliqui-
dated.
The steamer T. J. Pickett is to be sold
at Point Pleasant by the U. s. Marshal,
February 4th.
The Mason County Journal says fiat.
boat belonging to Messrs. Benedict &
Graham, and loaded with cord wood
and railroad timber, was sunk in the
Kanawha at the Marine Railway mill
landing, at Point Pleasant, Tuesday,
4th inst.
Tho wharf.boat at Clifton, Mason
county, sunk on Wednesday, 5th inst
From the Charleston Jcurnal.I
A HORRIBLE TRAGRDY.-On Wednes-
day last, December 29th, Mr. Andy Low
ry, residing in Cannelton, started to
Monroe county, and, during the day fell
in company with a negro man by the
name of Charles Hale, who lived on
Wolf Creek, Giles county, Va. Near
Shady Springs, in Raleigh county, Mr..
Lowry was found, his body mutilated
with club, which was found lying
near by; his clothes were re.
moved IRON his body, his horse and
his money were also taken. A terrible
cash, evidently made by knife, ex-
tends across his throat, and his head
was also badly bruised. The negro was
seen the next day in possession of a
horse bearing the description of Mr.
Lowry's. Mr.. l.. was taken to house
close by, and was still alive when last
heard from, but in very critical condi-
tion. The negro was promptly pursued,
but was not arrested at latest accounts.
We have the above from a gentleman
from Fayette county, whose veracity
We have never heard doubted.