The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-22

f guilty parties were arrested together, i
Steubenville, and arc now held in clos
leonAnement awaiting disposition by tn
authorities in this county.-Hmcoc
!. Courier.
The Radicals Of Hancock county hay
adopted the popular vote system 70
making their nominations this fall
The primary election vas held last Sat
urday. August Goth.
We clip the following three item
from the Charlestown Free Press
A rumor reached town yesterda.
that j. V. Underdonk, Township Reg
istrar at Shepherdstown, was arreste'
by warrant issued by United State
Commissioner G. N. Beethoven, oil
complaint OF a colored man who was re
fused to be registered. A hearing o
the case was to have been had yester
day.
REMARKABLE EscAPE.-A spring colt
belonging to DR.. VIM. NJ. Page, one day
last week, fell down well thirty fee
deep, and was rescued with only few
scratches. The well was walled up anc
had a rocky bottom with very LITTLE
water in il.
BURNED BY MISUNDERSTANDING the
severe storm on Tuesday, the 9th inst.
the house of Mr.. James l.. Carter, or
the Milwood and Berryville turnpike
near the Old Chapel, was struck 10y
lightning and entirely consumed. There
were five persons in the house at the
time, and, most singular to say, though
! the house was small, no one was hurt
( KrLLED.-On Saturday last Mr. Isaac
Lewis, Of Syracuse, New York, lost his
life by stone falling on him, short
distance above Charleston. Mr.. Lewis
was well and favorably known to many
people in Charleston, and has been EN-
ployed on the Chesapeake u Ohio rail-
road for several months past. At the
time of his death he was superintendent
over a squad Of stone cutters employed
by Messrs. J. & II. Hull, sections Ga
and 65, Of the Chesapeake IL Ohio rail-
road. His many friends deplore his
untimely death.-W. Ia. Journal.
STATE House ITEMs-August 10Th,
the Governor appointed Thomas Sad
dlera Commissioner OF Deeds for this
State in New York Residence, New
York City.
He also issued his warrant Of rendi-
ton for one Charles Weddings, Ga iugI-
tive from justice Of the State of Vir-
ginia, who was charged with the crime
Of horse stealing, committed in ALE
gheny county, in said State,) on the
reQuisition of Governor Walker.
August l3, the Governor appointed
Lazarus Lindsey a Commissioner of
Deeds for West Virginia in the State
of Mississippi. Residence at Nicks-
burg.
August IL, the Governor appointed
George Boster and f. F. Hartman No
taries Public in the county OF Lincoln.
- CS pUJ'ntd Journal.
STEVENSON on TIE R,MrAGE.-We
learn from the Kanawha papers that
both parties held a political meeting in
Union township, Of that county on the
9TH inst. HENRY s. WALKER, ESQ,
had been invited to address the DemOc-
racy and Governor STEVENSON the Radi-
Gals. A sort Of disccssion was agreed
upon, and all who have ever heard Mr..
WALKER speak may readily imagine
what a torrent of hot shot he poured
into the doings OF the Radical party in
West Virginia. The consequence was
that STEVENSON lost his temper and,
in attempting to reply to Mr.. WALKERS
scathing invective. pursued line OF
coarse personal abuse Of his antagon-
list which was neither gentlemanly nor
dignifed. After listening about one
hour to the Governors TRADE, it hav-
ing been stipulated that no reply should
be made, Mr.. w. and more than half
the crowd lett the field.
The RAnRoAD.-The number of men
lately employed on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad has been materially in
creased Many additions are being
daily made, and the work promises to
progress rapidly.-Wcst Virginia co't'
r,Cr.
Our LATE RIsE.-The late sudden rise
in the Kanawha river came principally
from Gauley. 1t is stated, 10y persons
living twenty miles from the mouth OF
that stream, that the river rose thirty
feet in az many minutes. We do not
youch for the entire truth of this asser'
ton, but get our information from men
who had 10 evacuate their houses, and
whose chickens and turkeys, they say,
are now in the vicinity Of Nicksburg
! floating on logs to New Orleans" 'S
! Va, Courier.
! ST.. CLAIR BALLARD, John W. Desken
c. II. Lake, William y. Stone, Albert
Allen and Wilson kessinger, Of Boone
county. were taken before United States
Commissioner Freer at his office, on
! Monday morning, on warrants ISSUED
by him, on the complaint Of Robert
Iiager, charging them with IL
| legally registering, and with intlml
dating the registrar OF Washington
township in Boone county, in the dis
charge of his duties, and thus COMPEL
ing him to register them as voters. Al
the defendants were represented by
their counsel, Messrs. Knight, Miller
and Fitzhugh.' The government aP
peared by Messrs. Cracraft and Nash
| On motion OF the counsel for the prls
oners, the commissioner quashed th'
complaints and warrants because the,
did not set forth offences under the &C
of Congress under which the proceed
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