The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-28
Brutal Outrage.

WILKESHAERE, Pa September 81
Last night about II o'clock four negroes,
named Henry Thomas, James Welcome,
Thomas Irwin and George Bazinc, set
upon James English, white man, on
Halle street, and after knocking him
down cut his throat, partially Scvering
his wind-pipe Thomas is the man said
to have done the cutting. He was ar
rested soon afterwards at his house, where
he had Secrcted himself under II lounge.
After his arrest crowd of over 200 per-
sons surrounded the officers, and with
rope in hand, and cries of 'Lynch him!
tried to take him away from their Gus
tody. Only strong force of police,
with drawn rcvolvcrS, were able to keep
them at bay. English is still living, but
is in precarious condition.
Railroad Accident In Mississippi.
HOLLY SPRINGS, September 27.-IeS-
tcrdav about o'clock, the North bound
mail train on the Mississippi Central
railroad, was prccipitated over an en-
bankment over thirty feet high, three
miles south of here. The ladies car and
the Pullman palace car turned over
twice. No one killed; fifteen wounded;
one seriously. The names of the persons
were not asccrtaincd. The accident was
caused by heavy rain during the NOM
ing. which undermined the cmbankment.
No blame is attached to the railroad
company, the accident being regarded as
unavoidable. The south bound train was
turned north, and the passengers, mail
and express transferred. Trains are on
time to-day.
KellOgg's Letters.
New ORLEANS September 2I.-Io-
days Bulletin, after publishing Kellogg ;
lrttcrsAaS they appeared in the New
York 7riJU,,,. says in relation to Car
pcntcr'S connection with the matter:
I'VE hay" seen KclloggS check books,
containing the following memoranda on
the StubbS:
May 10, 1879, Matt Carpenter, 500;
Nav u, 1873, $500; December 29, $500;
another check, date forgotten, $4,000.
We have also seen letters from Carpen-
ter to Kellogg calling for more money,
and ntimating that it must be forthc"m-
ing. as he WAS hard up and in need of
funds. Then follows long list mad"
from the stubs of check book, including
the following: July IL, 1873, j. :. Beck
NTH, $500; April 3, 1874, Beckmith,
81 900. Bcckmith is United States
District Attorney, March Sd, 1874.
Packard's draft $500, March u; Pack
ards draft $500. March II; 5. B. Pack
ard $500; April Sd; 5. B. Packard $500,
April p; Packard draft $1,000. April
20; Packard $500, April 80; Packard
5000, April 80; West $1,000. The list
published, contains memorandas of forty
five checks for various purposes. The
largest is June 80 1873, repairing steamer
Ozark $l3.S@7, and the smallest is April
18th. Lafourche sufferers. S2j; July 2nd,
1873, Caleb Gushing 81 900.
Gas Explosion.
PROVIDENCE, September 26.-An en-
ploSion of ga> occurred last night in the
residence of James Coates, on William
street, which partially destroyed the
house and burned Patrick Sheehan, II
carpenter, and Walter Patterson, Mr..
/ Coates butler so badly that both died
to-day. Workmen had been repairing
the gas fixtures, and left one of the pipes
unplugged. Shcehan and Patterson en-
! tered the room with lighted candle,
when the explosion took place.
; Nebraska Items.
/ OMAHA, September 26.-The speed
premiums at the State fair aggregate
/ S2,l00; free for all purse, $500; 2:S5
purse, $3.50. The books will be open till
Tuesday night, the 29th.
The Union Pacific railroad company
! through Sidney Dillon, President. has
donated 5000 to aid the sufferers by
grasshoppers. The B. X VI. Nebraska
road, donated $500 some days ago.
/ Paul c. Bishard, of the Kansas and
Nebraska Stage Company, has been ar,
rested for robbing the mails while carry
/ ing them over the route.