The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-12-25

fed OF tho time was all bunc0mbe, and !
is now clearly indicated that The admins
tration. having secured the surrender Q
tue vessel, will zeaIously set about assist
ing Spain 10 proving she had no right t
carry our Gag, in which event The salute i
to be dispensed With Ths will be easily
accomplished, innsmuch as both sides arc
anxious 10 establish il,
A Foevrp,plg OPERATION On Sa'ur.
day last, Dr. / s Tandrr, assisted by
Dr,. Reynolds, Alexander ard Manning
evacuated the contents Of an ovarian iumor
upon the person of Mrs. Miller, wife Of
| Levi Miller, residing near Scrabble, Berk,
ley county This tumor, We understand
contained nearly ten gallons Of liquid and
semi. Iiouid fluid which by its immense az
cnmuhiion caused Mrs, Miller great SUI
ferinq. She was, when last heard rom
doing we'll -Shepherds'ora Register
WAYNE The free schools in our coun-
~ are in good condition. Our county Su.
pcriotondcnt, Mr. A. Workman is labor.
ing faithfully aod excessively in the dis
charge Of bis duty, and wo hope to see a
Grand advancement in the cause Of free
schools under bis Inbors, The annual
Teachers Institute was held here during
tho past week which exhibited strong ind
catoUs of success
There was shipped from Middlebourno,
Tyler county last year, by one dealer,
over seventy Eve thousand dollars worth Of
tobacco As the extent Of its cultivation
increases, its quality does also, as West
Virginia tobacco is beginning to be quoted
at much better figures than formerly.
Coon Hoes. Col Juo. NJ Rowman Of
this place killed last week six hogs, weigh.
iug respectively, l05, 400, $50, 216, BIZ,
and 294 lb;averagiog 81 ID. All were of
the Berkshire aud Chester breed - Watch
man,
A SINGULAR DISEASE We have receiv.
cd intelligence from Rock Lick, in this
county, tina. mysterious and fatal disease
has attacked tho horses in that region, -
Several horses have died very suddenly.
We are informed that a man by the name
of Randolph Crawford accidentally shot
himself on last evening -.NoantSsiHe Re
porter,
There are seven colorcd members of the
lower house of congress aud all voted
against tho removal of the Political test
from the Southern men who were in the
rebellion.
On the Sd inst. the residence Of James
Williams, Clerk Of the Randolph County
Court. at Beverly, was destroyed BY fire
Loss, So 600, on which there was no in
suranco Besides the house and furniture,
$1,000 in greenbacks we're also destroyed,
-SoM Branch htcll,gcnccr.
The wife OfNTr George Coal, formerly
editor of the Weston Democrat in this
State and at present city editor of the
Escaiug Ledger, Louisville, died at the
above city on the 7tb inst. we tsiiievo
Mrs. Cozad was the granddaughter of
General Jackson, Of Park:rsburg Reg
lister.
A CuRroslrY "A calf owned by Hon
j. NJ. Bennett, of this place, and now
kept at WaIkersville, is said to bage five
logs-tho fifth leg growing out on the left
side. With this exception the calf is per-
fectIy formed; and at last accounts was do
ing we'll. An explanation Of this pheOom'
euon is anxiOusly awaited = Weston Dem
The Kingwool HcraId records another
case of lamp explosion, aud the partial
burning Of woman in whose hands it o''
Cured There is no use in devISing
means, or telling how these explosions can
be avoided The best way perhaps is to
break the lamp before you fill it As a
general rule there is always danger of ex,
plosiou, when the lamp is nearly empty of
kerosene. It's therefore better to have
the bottom Of the lamp we'll filed with
salt.
The house Of Mr., Isaac Linewoaver,
near Berkeley Springs, was burned on
Sunday, while the family we're at church
The house and contents were entirely dc''
troycd, The fire is supposed to have orig
mated from defective fue, and high
winds prevailed at the time. Loss about
$1,000. No insurance -. E~ttasJ@y
Independent,
A child was smothorcd in AppomattoS
~ 80. ..s, ann l., oUnr Il,