The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-28
STATE ITEMS.

IA tAhtp bi S,Vub pCunus Ol ginseng
reached Huntington the other day, from
Logan county, West Va. 1t will be ship
ped East, thence to China. The celestials
will chew it Wayne Adrocate.
WE see by our exchanges that VIM.
NJ. Welch, Esq, member elect to the
House of Delegates from this county, will
be candidate for the Speakership Of that
body. Mr.. Welch is q gentleman ofvcry
high attainments, and is will fitted for
the position.-Piedmont Independent.
A FATAL accident occurred at Volcano.
W.. Va, on the 18th inst, resulting in
the death of Mr.. ii. ID. Weatherford, an
employee OF the Grant Oil Company of
that place. The unfortunate man WAS
engaged in cutting tree for the use of
the wells, when he found an old torpedo,
which had been placed there, no doubt,
by some of the agents Of the Roberts
Torpedo Company, and it is supposed
that in. trying to ascertain what il was
he CAUSED il to explode mangling his
body in u trightful manner, and causing
his death in few minutes. Tie leaves u
wife and one child among strangers .-
Vest Union Observer.
DEATH IN A Coal BANK.-A sat ii
fur.-On Wednesday last John TIT and
his brother. the former aged about twelve
years and the latter older, We're digging
coal in John o. Van Fildcr.s bank
While at work massive rock fell from
the ceiling OF the bank, together with
coal and slate, crushing the younger TIT
to the earth, breaking his legs and back
and smashing his skull. The older
boy WAS also iellcd to the floor Of the
bank by the mass of slate. and Fortunate
ly escaped with lis life, but with Seriou,
injuries. There were no other hands al
work in the bank at tn" time, but by call
ing at the top of his voice TIT finally
brought assistance, when the mangled
body of his dead brother was removed
from the dcbris-Noryamtomn Past.
Big HoGs-Our clever friend, Mr.. Lvs'
Camp of Grant district, killed Il hog the
other day, only s months old lacking
three days which weighed 344 pounds;
and our enterprislng old friend, Mr..
VIM. Wells, residing one mile out on the
Kingwood road. killed 'thc boss hog
Of tho county last wcck-thc monster
weighing 520.-IjM.
We understand they had big time at
II party in the ncighborhood of A.bury
Chapel one night last week Knuckl"s
and war clubs were brought into play,
blood flowed freely and they had "red-
hot" time generally. We did not hear
The exact number of killed and wounded,
but our informant says one fellow had
Swiss Cottage" put abnv" his eye, and
another had his nos" ''p"undcd all over
his face "Tanglr-l"g' = what did the
busincss-HaHcock Com'ty Courier.
The story that Il man WAS killed dur
in@ mcteoric fall on II mountain in
Webster county, by being struck by an
acroltc in lis descent, and that his COM
paniun had been arrested for his murder,
turns ont to br huge hoax. The state
nirnt that two horses were obtained from
Nc Ball Of this city. TO ride tu Webster
county is incorrect; the two men
did not stop at Weston rs the story
has it; there is no man under
arrest in Webster county for murder, nor
has there been. There is no such II point
in Webster county known as Terror Pin
naclr, and lastly, it i limited that the
whole story was invented by brilliant
fellow who drives II goose quill III the
Wheeling REGISTER office, and who has
not been outside Of Wheeling for five
wears. He should be presented with II
leather medal rs the prince Of all liars.--
Garksj,uy Telegram.
The individual who originated the
above brilliant hint, ought to b" also re-
war,lcd for his extraordinary sagacity.