The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-28

| gagged at some necessary employment
about the machinery in Mayors & Flem-
iug's manufactory at Jobnstown, and
by some unlucky mischsuce bis hand
was caught by one Of the planning blt-.
and all the fingers and the thumb were
go badly larcerated tnat it wss found
necessary TO amUutste the thumb ST
the first JOINT, the fore finger at the
second joint, and extract large piece
OF bone from the middle finger, below
the second joint, and it is feared that ii
will also be necessary to amputste the
third and middle fingers, the last named
being cut through aud dslocated at the
second joint. Dr. J. NJ LszztlI was
| summoned and dressed the wound, and
Mr.. Wilson is reported TO be doing well
though naturally suffering much pain.
-Fairmont West VTyiniGn.
AN AGED PEDEsrRIlN.-0ld Uncle
Jimmy" Hall, a former resident OF
Grant District, this county, performed
a rather remarkable feat last week.
when he walked the distance OF -
miles in a little less than 9 hours
Uncle Jimmie is now a resident OF Har-
son county. and is aged upwards OF
II years. Having desire to vrsit Ia
old home once more, he concluded to
make the trip on loot. He started
from bis present home at 9 o'clock
N and arrived at the house o' friend
near Fairmont, li,tle before 6 N. OF
the same day. and experienced no un-
pleasant results whateVer.-FdtrmOnt
West Viroinidn.
JUDGE LEw1s's CHARGg.-We have
heard the charge OF Hue Honor, Judge
Lewis. to the Grand Jury, at the pres
ent term OF Court, very frequently COM
plmented as an able, comprehensive
opinion. TIE legal gentlemen, parIlc
ul4rIv, were all well pleased with 1t ard
sneak OF it in the highest terms
Fairmont West pirytnidn.
ATTEMPTED E,cAPg One of the prls-
oners attempted 10 escape from the
penitentiary last Saturday evening, but
WAS found alter search OF an hour or
Two, secreted in the hue OF the black
smith shop.-Moundsvitle Reporter
DETERMINED TO MARRY "A couple
applied at Mr.. Finn's office one day
last week for marriage license, VINO
had walked from Woodland, abort
eighteen m les, a. d expec'ed 10 return
The came day -MoundSvisle Reporter.
SLAcKwATER.-Work on the Slack
water Lock, AT Hoard's Rocks. 10 pro.
gressing finely ard the stone ls being
rap'dly quarrrtd out The Lock is Il"
be com mplrrPd in DecemF er, 1874, We
believe -MorSantoaOn Post.
FATAL ACCIDENT Ore day last week
young msn by the name OF Smnh
who resided in Ohio, opposite MUSES.
Bottom. met with an accident which
caused his almost instant death. l.
seems that be WAS enesvoring 10 lit +
harrow over the fence and by some
means slipped and tell backward pull
rug the harrow after him, the teeth o.
which struck him in the breast and sh
domen, il h,cting such severe wonnds
that he died shortly siterwsrd.-RavenS
tcood Ne~S.
FATAL FooLIsHNEss Last Saturday
nigh Austin Llllry, tenant on Dr.
Mansers rarm, situated on Fiat Top
Mou"ta'n. in Raleigh county, near the
Summers line, temporarily retired from
3 nelg boriog wild pigeon roosr to warm
at hi4 freside. While sitting BY the
hearth, he, in port, placed TIE mnzzlr
OF revolver to bis mouth and blew
down the barrel The pistol. thereupor
d ,scharged into his mouth, killing tim
| instantly. He had been often warned
against the practice Of blowing through
4 pistol barrel 1t fnally blcU him
Monroe Registtr.
HoN. R NJ. T. HUNTER, ex-U United
States Senator, hss been visiting hi
brother-in-law, A. s Dtudridge E-q
at the Bower" in Jefferson. We learn
with pleasure that the Senator'S rising
years sit easy upon him and that he hss
not lost any OF his wonted vim and
energy May be live lorg to lend the
force of his great talents in rescuiDg the
good old mother OF US all" rom the
destroying memesi- OF rsdicslism. So
says the Msrtinsburg Salesman.
AN old-fashioned snow storm pre-
vailed in this section on the night OF
the 20 b instant and during the 'ollow-
ing day, the white element falling to
the depth OF some three inches in THE
place. On the 30.h o October, 1853
this sectron was visited ~ a snow
which fell eight inches deep. The
winter which followed was unusually
mild and pleasant. The 'oldeet inh sb-
ltsnt" makes the prediction that the
approaching winter will mpare favor
ably with the winter o. 1853. WesuslI.
see Greerbrter Independent
SAD ACCIDENT Sunday q lady
banned Mckinney was returning from
Vest Columbia in a buggy with her
hu-bsnd, when near the Poor Hou-t
the bore took fright and ran auav,
throwing Mr.. Mex inney out. instsurl,
killing her The deceased was resi-
dent al Robinson DIstrct. Mason
County Register.
HoS J. T HoKE, formerly a member
o our West Wig MIA Legs ure, il q
candidate or Comm Uealth's Artor-
ney, On the Republican ticket, Fairfax
county, Va.
TIE Rsvensvood NeDs esvs Thou
sands o. dollars have been been e1pend-
ed at Butingtou Island this season, and
some say but little good has been &C.
comphabed The chaunel is no better,
aud perhaps uot go good a. j; wes be-
tore there Tas sny work dons on IL /