The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-21

in the elghty-fltth year OF his age.
The deceased was most excellent
citizen. ,--- 81 20. ..-
, On the 3lst ultimo Hugh Turner,
at Victory coal works, Carroll
township, was SO badly injured by the
falling Of slate that he died few days
afterward at his residence, in Wilkins
burgh. His back was broken and the
lower half of his body entirely para
lyzed.
FRIDAY and Saturday nights last
various parts of our country were again
visited with severe frosts, in some in
stances thick crusts of ice being form
ed. Ia some places the cherries.
peaches, and even apples have been
killed, but Wedo not think thish been
general.
Track-laying on the Charters road
has been completed as far as the Poor
House farm, about three miles from
the terminus in this place. About
forty hands are actively engaged in
pushing the work through, and it is
highly probable that the cars will enter
our borough by the 10th Of May. The
work on the depot buildings in Wash
ington is rapidly progressing.
Thursday, 9th inst, while Samuel
Davidson, of Cross Creek township,
who is employed at W. j. Patterson
saw mill, was hauling logs, the timber
wheels were overturned by coming in
contact with the butt Of tree, and the
wheel horses thrown to the ground; and
one of the animals (the one he was
riding) falling upon Mr.. D., he was
very severely injured, although not Sc
riouslv. The other wheel horse rolled
completely over both its mate and Mr..
Davidson.
SATURDAY. evening, Sth inst, while
Will Conlin was drawing gasoline in a
warehouse attached to the store OF
Joseph Conlin, in upper Limetown,
Union township, the fluid ignited from
the candle and set fire to the building,
which, together with its contents, was
entirely consumed. Mr.. Conlin, during
the early progress of the fire, rushed
into the building and threw out Of the
window five kegs Of powder, thus, no
doubt, preventing serious injuries to the
women and children who had gather
ed in the vicinity. The loss was
about $500, on which there was no in
surance.
SATURDAY last W. G. HARRISON, the
newly appointed United States Asses
sor of this district, removed from this
place to New Castle the books, papers
and other articles belonging to the Of
fec. We havenot learned what branch
OF business General Ripple intends to
engage in. By the way, Mr.. HARRISON
is grandson Of the celebrated Mrs.
Massa Harbinson, whose tribulations
and narrow escape from death at the
hands of the Indians, during the earlier
DAYS OF Western Pennsylvania, are
familiar to many Of our readers. And
we have residing in our borough a
daughter of the heroic dame, in the
person of Mr.. William Wiley, mother
Of postmaster Wiley. .
A SINGULAR CoUPLE.-A valued friend
furnishes us the annexed somewhat
amusing account OF singular married
couple, living in the western part Of
our county: 1--WE have in West Finley
a husband and wife who marry every
few weeks. We have, or rather they
have, a new wedding at short intervals,
and are apparently very happy at each
reunion. They are now apart, and the
fellow may be seen every few evenings
going out to court his own dear wife.
They seem to think that the fun OF
counting is much superior to that OF
being all the time huddled up together,
and think they enjoy themselves better
than all the other people in the world. "
To On SMELLERs.-In Charters
Creek, about one mile from Washing
ton, on the Charters railway, and near
the residence of Mr.. E. Hess, may be
seen one Of the most astonishing dis
PLAYS Of gas ever witnessed in this re-
zion. Such is the volume Of gas escap-
ing that it keeps the creek agitated like
a boiling pot for a considerable distance.
Mr.. Hess informs us that peculiar evil
dence OF gas has increased rapidly
during the past year. Had such phe-
nomenon existed during the day OF the
oil mania, there would have been a
rush for leases in that neighborhood.
DWELLING BURNr.-Tuesday after
noon of last week the large two story
brick dwelling of Daniel Baker, situat-
ed in Amwell township, about nine
miles south of town, was destroyed by
fire, together with all the contents in
the rooms of the upper story. The con-
fagration resulted from burning SCOT
falling upon the roof of the building.
Nothing but the walls was left standing.
There was no one at home at the time
but Mrs. Baker and the children; had
Mr.. Baker been present at the COM
the disaster might not have
been so severe. The loss is between
two and three thousand dollars, on
which there is an insurance Of about
thirteen hundred dollars in the Favette
County Mutual Company
The Registration OF Clerks.
General II. " Boynton, gentleman