The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-21
STATE ITEMS.
From the shepherdstown Registerl


We are informed that the celebgpted
Brick Pomeroy is on n visit at the hos
pitabie home of Colonel Lewis Washing
ton, of this county.
The break in the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal short distance below this
place, has been repaired, having finished
1t tho latter part of last week.
OUR RA1LRoAD.-We learn from reli-
able authority that the Shenandoah Val
ley Railroad Company was organized
on Monday last at Luray, and that up
wards of 100000 of the capital stock of
the Company was represented upon the
occasion. We have not yet been in.
formed who constitute the Board of
Directors, but Peter b. Borst, Esq, Of
Page county, has been elected President
of the company.
From the Mason County Journal
"Old Scratch" Of Greenbrer, recent
" induced the Board of Supervisors OF
that county to pass an order requesting
the Governor to send troops TO Lewis
burg, to protect the "loyal." Upon an
investigation it turned out that old Joe
and his nephew had appointed himself
.(Old Scratch) Mayor of Lewisburg and
by virtue of such appointment usurped
tae powers and duties of that office, and
that the rightly Mayor was only assert
ing his lawful and legal claims, where
upon the Board rescinded the order.
Aud don't You think that's another Ku-
Klux outrage on old Joei What say
YOU, Sensational" of the IRteHigenceR
from the Morgantown constitutional
FATAL ACADEMIA frightful acci-
dent occurred last Monday afternoon
near Stumptown, this county, resulting
in the death of Mr., James w Miller, n
much respected resident of that locality.
After dinner Mr.. Miller started to the
woods alone, to cut down some timber,
and some person happening that way
in the middle of the afternoon saw Mr..
Miller lying on the ground. Suspecting
something wrong, he went to him and
found him quite dead. 1t is supposed
that while cutting down tree, one of
the large limbs fell on him, killing him
instantly, as his skull was fractured in
several places. Much regret is express
ed at his uutimely end, as he was a
good citizen and neighbor. He was a
brother of Mr.. Armus Miller, of this
place.
From the Morgantown Post
A QUEER CoUNTRY.-On Saturday
night at eleven O'Clock we had cousid-
erable thunder and lightning and some
rain. On Sunday morning following
the ground was covered with snow.
PAINFUL AccIDENT.-On Wednesday
morning "Berney," little son of II. ii.
Morgan, had the end of his smiddle, left
hand finger crushed off by thoughtlessly
inserting it between the frame of door
as it (the door, closed.
A NOVEL ACCIDENT.-One day last
week as Mr.. Robert Murray, jr., of this
county, was carrying hand.saw on bis
shoulder through the woods, he caught
his foot on grapevine, aud falling for
ward somehow or other the teeth of the
saw struck him across the nese, almost
severing that valuable auxiliary from
his face. Bob Rose not quite as much as
he did before he sane that sdT.
A FEARFUL RUMoR.-We learn that
information has been received in town
to the effect that John Powell (brother
Of Robert Powell of this place. and
Marshall Brand, both formerly Of this
county, were attacked by Indians on
the Plains, few weeks ago, and that
Powell made his escape. but Brand was
caught, tied TO a tree and skinned
alive! We give the report as we heard
il, but are rather inclined to think it is
canard.
From the Writ County Democrat)
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.-0n the 9th
inst, while Messrs. Joseph Wiseman and
- Robinson were riding across the
turnpike bridge, two miles south OF
Lockhart's Run, Wood county, and i'm
mediately opposite Leach's Dam, the
former (Wiseman) with his horse and
o two bushel sack of meal, were precipi-
tated from the top of said bridge to the
bottom of the ravine below, a distance
of .forty.fre feet, aud strange to say,
Eeither horse nor rider received frac-
tured limb, or was otherwise seriously
injured.
such an Instance of escape from tp-
parent destruction is scarcely known In
che history Of accidents.