The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-06-12

ana tDnssacTe " OHlhesc u very pIOUhU-
le event, to be looked for any time Or
the Chinese women Dinety-Diue per cent
are rog. Its not peasant to reflect that
il would be nothing for China to send over
eIOigrauls enough take possession Of the
Pacific Coast.
Boston has again been visited by The
FIRE angel. Several squares Of the finest
aud most costly buidlugs in the city were
destroyed. The Gre originated in a large
furniture factory, and 10 less than an hour
was beyond the control Of the city FIRE de.
partment The loss is several million.
A number Of Eastern Insurance COmpau-
los have gone down under this fire.
POSTPONED. The r W. Grand Lodge
Of Good Tcmplars which was to have met
at London, England, on the 22d Of May,
has been postponed to the 22d of July
DR. W W Monroe. who was elected as
the Representative from this State, at the
last session OF the Grand Lodge Of West
Virginia expects 70 leave Tor London on
the 10th of July -S'ate Jow0al
SKELETONS FoUND.-W. II Rock, ofthc
middle ward, in making some excavations
preparatory to building 40 addition to his
house, came across two skeletons, evidently
of adults The bones of the bodies were
all complete save the skull bones They
had both been placed in one box Of rough
boards nearly two inches thick aud Secur-
ed with a quantity Of heavy iron spikes -
The top of the box was within a foot of the
surface aud had evidently lain there long
time as the boards were badly decayed -
How they came there or who they we're
will probably forever remain secret. L.
is surmised that they might have been
placed there 10 the days when grave rob.
biug was more extensively practiced than
at present. The ground was formerly
owned by Doctor Lemasers, and il is
probable Soneof his students are yet living
who could throw some light upon this sub.
icct. -MOundsyiRc National.
By statement in the Stanton Spscta.
tor, we learn that the money is pow on
hand, and work will be Immediately begun
on the Lexington aud Big Sandy extension
of the Chesapeake and Ohio road, and will
be vigorously pushed forward to an early
completion. This will open up to this
section the rich coal and ore fields Of east
ern Kentucky.
Saturday evening, near Pitsburg two
little girls we're at play, when one applied
lighted match to the mouth of can Gil
ed with carbon oil An explosion follow.
ed, aud 10 an instant the clothing of the
children was saturated with oil, and they
we're enveIOpcd 10 flames and burned to a
crisp.
Indian Agent Tngolls reports the Ban
nocks and Shoshone off their reservation
aud near Idaho settlement, but says they
have strictly peaCeiul Intentions,
Special, from Kansas and Iowa repre-
sent that immense damage has been done
to the crops by the excessive rains
The extension of the Mississippi Railroad
to Milaa, on the Memphis aud Louisville
Railroad is completed
A Buttor and Cheese Exchange is pro
posed 10 New York. The dealers claim
to represent an iaterest Of $50 100000
The New England Associated Press is
anxious to secure better teIegraphic faciIi
ties in concert with the Western Press.
The Massachusetts Medical Society has ex
PEELED all physicians who had been cou
victOd Of pTacticing homeopathy.
The Mayor of Boston recommends that
the Fire Department be increased and ad.
dtiouaI safeguards against FIRE be provid
ed.
1t is proposed to extend the Atchison,
Topeka, aud Santa Re Railroad to Graua,
Colorado, aud possibly to Pueblo, New
Mexico.
Carl Vogt, the alleged Belgian murder,
er, has been committed to Fort Columbus.
pending the argument on the writ Of Ger.
ti0rqri
In boarding house row at Cleveland,
Tuesday night, Henry Morgan shot aud ia.
tally wounded James Murphy
Extensive fires are raging 10 the woods
at Campabello aud the vicinity of Perry
and Pembroke, Maine. A reward is Of
fCred for the detection of their authors
About two hundred and fifty represen.
tativcs and guests Of the National Brew.
ers' Congress are in Cleveland, to attend
the thirteenth United States Brewers Con-
gress.
Jack RodIey, engineer of the Mississip.
pi and Tennessee Railroad. was murdered
at fernando Mississippi, Tuesday, by j
G. Scatter, road master, who was captur-