The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-13
STATE ITEMS.

whilst our townsman, Mr.. John Wright,
was striking upon a steel bolt or band,
at the Paper Mill, in this place, few
DAYS ago, a piece Of steel flew with such
force into his left eye as to destroy the
sight entirely.-,ShcPherdsto'cH Register,
DISASTROUS RUNAWAY. One day last
week a two horse team of MIR. Hugh
Douglas, sewing machine agent at this
place, ran off with the wagon, which
contained at the time four sewing ma
chimes. The wagon upset and the ma
chimes were thrown out and almost en-
tirelv ruined. Mr., Douglas loss is estl-
mated to be over three hundred dollars.
-Grafton Sentinel.
Iron ORE.-H. c. Ravenscraft left
with us some time since large piece OF
iron ore, and after being tested by SCI
entific men was pronounced first quality.
The vein is thirteen feet thick, underly-
inc his farm Of 200 acres. He also has
a seven foot vein of coal underlying the
same farm. This farm lies near the
line of the new chartered railroad
through Preston county.--PreSton Conn
| " journal.
FATAL ACCIDENT.-On Monday night
last, freight train on the Parkersburg
Branch road in passing through Tunnel
No. 10, ran over the Waterman, who
was in the tunnel at the time, and killed
HIM instantly. 1t is supposed that he
was asleep in the tunnel, as the accident
was not known until the next morning
when his mutilated body was discOv-
cred. -ParkcrSJ.rg State Journal.
ATTEMPTED RAPE.-About four weeks
ago an attempt was made to perpetrate
an outrage upon the person Of colored
Girl, near town. The girl yelled "mur-
| der" and assistance arrived at the
proper moment. She gave descrlp-
ton Of the person who attempted the
outrage; the desert tiOn was rather too
pointed, and the matter was hushed up
The supposed scamp was white and a
Radical. Comment is Unnecessary
.N0rgantO1Cn Constitution.
A SCoUNDREL.-On Tuesday night
last, about 10 o'clock, fellow named j.
" FolIenbaugh, a Bible peddler, went to
a house on John street, occupied by a
couple ofdctenseless girls, and requested
admittancc, saying that "he wanted to
deliver that Bible lie was told to 20
away but persisted in his demands; the
girls screamed and aroused the neigh
borhood and he left The next morn
! ing complaint was made to the Mayor,
and the rascal was fined. We withhold
the names OF the young ladies. Rather
nice work for a Bible agent, eli >
RakeIcy Union.
EscApADE.-A big thing for a local
transpircd in our city on Monday night
| last. About 10 o'clock an excited indi-
vidual, Henry c. Hall, who lives be-
tween Kanawha and Walkers Station,
was making diligent inquiry for Il pc
! liceman. Soon a. one was found he
was told that his services were required
to hunt up his wife who without the
tear OF either the "higher or lower
law ha& ecamped with a certain Jesse
Lowe, and was, 10. even then some
where within the envlrOns of our Vlrtu-
Gus citv Search was made among our
hotels and they were soon discovered
registered at the City Hotel, on Ann
street, "a man and wife, and snugly en-
sconccd in one GOT Buhler's nuptial
chambers, and torgettuI of all earthly
cares and tribuations in the land Of old
! Morpheus. The cruel minions Of the
law would not allow them to enjoy their
dreams, but hustled them both off to
iail on the double quick. On Tuesday
morning they were brought before
Squire Dis, and in default OF $2jO bail,
both were consigned to the palatial
brick OF mine host Francis, there to en-
JOY their honey moon, and await the ac
ton OF the Grand Jury. No doubt as
Lowe sits in his prison cell and rumi-
mates over the ills of life and the unccr
taintics of welded bliss, he will cXclaim
in the language of the poet, "how is this
Tor Lotce2' The Grand Jury will an
swcr the question for him.-,Natc Jor.
nd.
OUTRAGE At TUNNELToN.-A family
/ have recently moved to function, and
occupy house, the last from town, on
the road to Fcllowsville. On Saturday
afternoon, the wife, and mother, ob-
served negro Of large build, smooth
face. thick lips, knotty hair wearing a
dirty suit of clothes with |. :. army
belt around his waist, and carrying
small bundle, approach her house and
HANGING his bundle on the fence, came
into the yard and tried the door. Her
husband having but a short time pre-
vious gone away, she had locked the
door, induced by natural feminine fear
When she observed the negro come into
the ward, she tried to hide herself in the
room, not knowing what his intentions
were Finding the door locked, the
negro went to the window and brand
ishiDg a pistol declared that if she
didn't open tie door he would shoot
her. Hardly knowing what she was
doing, she opened the door, when he
immediately seized her, and committed
one Of the most revolving and icndish
crimes known TO the law. After salts
tying his savage lust, he lett, threaten
ing her with death in case she exposed
him. Unable to move or make any
cries for assistance or for pursuit Of the
tiend, she endured all the tortures Of
fear of the nesros return, until late in
the afternoon, when her husband came
home. The alarm was given, and al
though some sort of a pursuit was made,
all has vet been futile. The communi-
ty were not aroused in the manner they
should have been at this outrage in our
midst, but contented themselves with
an expression of sympathy and hope
that the scoundrel might be caught and
summariIy punished.-GrGfton Sentinel.