The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-24

crime, thus marks the spot where an
innocent man suffered . cruel death"
Being little given toward faith in
modern miracles. l have made bold TO
refuse belief in the addendum to the
story about blighted soil. Nor can l be
made believe it. (sssuming that Craw-
ford's cremation was no, done on q
rock, where no soil was, unless assured
upon undeniable testimony.
An old colored man, assessed OF no
other name we can hear of but JEFF,
was drowned in the river in front of
New Cumberland on Tuesday evening
lsst. He was out fishing in q skiff,
from which he tumbled into the water,
and never resppeared to sight until next
morning, when fished out. He is sup
posed 10 have been under the influence
of whisky, and at the inquest held on
the body an attempt WAS made to i'm.
plicate the presumed seller of the spirits
in the unfortunate mans death.
Wednesday afternoon a man named
WIN. J. Vsndine was brought to town
by an officer OF Wellsburg. and lodged
in Jail. Vaudiue was charged with
stealing a skiff belonging to Hugh
O'Brien, of this county. He was found
in possession of the skiff in the river
opposite Wellsburg, when he imme-
diately turned it over to O'Brien (who
was in search OF it) on demand, and
proceeding over to the town be was
there arrested. Vandine's explanation
OF his possession OF the skiff is that it
was borrowed for him by a man named
Hudson (who is proprietor OF a sus-
picious sort OF trading boat on the river
from a man named Miller, said to hail
from New Cumberland, at Steubenville.
Vandine was taken before the County
Court Oh Thursday for examination,
which he waived, and in default OF bail
$500 required) was committed to Jail
TO await trial before the Circuit Court
in September.
The session OF the County Court last
week was an unusually extended one,
lasting from Monday until Friday
evening. and but very little wasted time
intervening.
John Campbell, Esq, one of the
Justices who served on the bench on
Monday, was married Gas l premonish-
ed your resders) on Tuesday to Mira.
Hamilton. Then, Of course, he didn'
serve any more on the bench that week;
but, (on the contrary after the cere-
monies of Hymen were concluded, went
off with his bride on tour East. Hls
groomsmen were Senator John Gun
bingham and Delegate John A. Camp
bell.
And now, the little sprig from the
tree called the Temperance Crusade
which was planted in Hancock soil in
the early spring, having outgrown itt
first tender Leaf and taken upon it thu
rough bark, has at last borne full-ripen'
ed fruit. Sometime last Saturday
night when people, who don't do deeds
in the dark, are supposed to be las
asleep, certain unknown persons broke
into the drug store OF j. NJ. D. Evant
(blamed with selling Illicit whisky) 10
New Cum berland, aud emptied out OF
the floor and ground all the liquors o
every kind, including q considerable
quantity of oil and varuish, found il
the establishment. A truly mixed VI
mess the premises were left Evans
loss is estimated at 500 or $500. Tn
perpetrators are as yet undiscovered
| Thus, that which confined in temporal
limits would have been commendsbl
ardor, allowed loose rein grows int
dangerous and licentlous violence.
CAMlLLUs.