The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-20
Washington County News.
From the Review and Examiner.]

railroad, Wnlle descending Ioe sioue az
Whitestown, in Smith township, this
county, was thrown from the track by
the breaking of rail, and a part OF
the train was demolished, but fortunate
" no one was injured; altogether sew
eral were badly scared.
AT meeting of the stockholders OF
the First National Bank Of Washing.
ton, held on the 10th instant, c. NJ.
Reed, DR.. NJ. NJ. Clark, Joseph Hender-
son, John Harter, D. C. Houston, John
J Johnson, Thomas Mexican, Alex. Sea,
man, and Samuel Vance were elected
Directors for the current year; and at
a meeting of the Board on Tuesday,
18th instant, c. NJ. Reed, Esq, was
unanimously reelected President.
THE Fox heirs have not abandoned
their claim against the Hempfeld rail-
road company. They have gone into
the resisting the enforcement of the
decree ordering the sale Of the road in
March next, and on Wednesday last a
writ was served on VIM. Workman,
President of the road, by Sheriff RAM
sey, at the instance of j. w. kirker, OF
Pittsburgh, one of the counsel OF the
Fox heirs, directing him to appear be,
fore the Court in Philadelphia during
the present week. He started East on
Monday morning.
REMARKABLE ESCAPE FROM INSTANT
DEArH.-On the Sd inst, Gleason Conh'
lin, son Of Vim. Conklin, Esq, of Nor
ris township, this county, was out hunt
ing, and when about crossing a fence he
discovered flock Of cartridges, and
some how, in his haste, in climbing the
fence, the hammer Of his gun came in
contact with a rail, exploding the load
and the ball entered his head near the
ear. Fortunately, however, the ball only
penetrated the scalp, and passed up
ward under it to the top of the head
where it took its exit Conklin was
severely stunned, but not dangerously
injured, and is rapidly recovering, II
was very narrow escape from instant
death.
P. S.-Since writing the above, we
learn that the ball in the above case
passed so near an artery as to cause II
to decay, and in consequence secondary
hemorrhage has occurred two or three
times, and the sufferer came near bleed
ing to death before the doctor arrived
Young c. is still in very critical con
dition.
TERRIFIC BOILER DEMONSTRATION
ten o'clock on Saturday morning o.
week before last the boiler Of the steam
grist mill recently purchased 10y j.
Madison Miller (W. J. Willyerd, mil
ler), and situated in West Pike Rur
township, this county, about a mile anc
quarter northeast of Centreville
exploded with a terrific noise, and wa:
torn completely in two, and OF course
entirely destroyed. The boiler shed
was also completely demolished, the
roof, which was about twenty by thirty
five feet, being torn into atoms. One
piece of the boiler was thrown up the
creek distance of fully one hundred
feet, while another was driven diagon-
ally upward nearly the same distance
and, in descending, came in contact
with the dwelling attached to the prop
erty, knocking off the projection OF
the roof and knocking out the gable
window, the glass and portions OF the
sash of which were rendered almost as
fine as powder 1t is believed that the
boiler was defective. We learn that
Mr.. Miller has an insurance on the
property in the Franklin, of Philadel-
phia, sufficient to cover all loss.
ANVIL ExpLosIoN,-John Adams
and Scott Malone, of Cross Creek Vii
lage, this county, concluded on the 26th
ultimo to celebrate the recent Christmas
and with view OF duly impressing the
citizens with the earnestness Of then
purpose, brought into requisition g
hlacksmith's anvil. After giving expires
sion to their joyful feelings by several
discharges OF their improvised cannon
they determined to add a chorus tc
their noisy praise, and therefore, aftel
putting in a largely increased amount
OF powder, very tightly rammed home
quantity Of brick-dust. The loaC
failed to touch off, handsomely, how
ever, and they were about to commence
the drilling of new vent, when the
charge suddenly exploded with ter
rifcally loud report, severely laceratin!
and scorching the faces and hands o
both fun extractors, and driving thu
drill through Malones hat, in danger
Gus proximity to his forehead. Th'
celebration, so far as they were con
cerned, progressed no further. We ar,
gratified to learn that the injuries wer,
not of serious nature, and that hotl
are improving.
TAYLoRsrowN LECTURE ASSOCIATION
The first lecture Of the course wa
delivered before this association on TIT
evening of the 4th instant by the Hon
r. Gaily Barr, of Wheeling, West Viz
ginia. Mr.. Barr is q native Of this
vicinity, read law in the office of you
fellow-townsman, Boyd Crumrine, Esq.
was admitted to the bar, and located IL
Wheeling, where, by practiclng thos'
virtues which so eminently distinguish
ed his early life, he soon rose to al
honored place in the courts Of hi
adopted State, and to-day, by the sui
frage of his fellow-citizens at the lat
election, he occupies seat in the Hous'
of Delegates as their honored represen
tative.
His sub;ect was Labor Whethe