The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-02-19


conceived 40 idea that bis wife was not
true to him, and had often thrown this up
to her, which was the cause Of many long
and angry quarrels. Matters vent on 10
this way until the morning Of the 10th
inst, when be deliberately set 10 work to
carry out bis oh.rcpeated threat, that Of
killing his wife (Who was also aged about
GO years. and then cutting his own throat
Before commencing his heiIish design
he manufactured plausible excuses to send
bis children away from home, and after
arranging matters so that he would not be
frustrated in bis work Of blood, be feIIed
Mrs. Bush with a heavy club, and it is
supposed, after life was extinct, cut her
throat and laid her out; aud then laying
down beside her took an irOn.haudled case
knife and cut his owe throat, making two
or three cuts, almost sGvoriOg bis head from
bis body. In the agOnieO of DEATH be
rolled ovsr 6go or three times. Those
who we're present at the inquest report that
the bodies made uOst CHASTITY appearance,
although tGey had been neatly washed and
dressed aud placed side by side upon bed
while the room remained just aS it was
when lbo bodies we're taken from The floor,
with great pools Of blood here aud there
and the knife AID club which done the
decd, we're also upon the floor 1t was an
appalling sight and those who were COM
PEELED to be present, left tho scene as soon
their verdict EasreGdered. Squire VIM,
French, of this city, held the Inquest.
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PERSONAL We we're pleased TO meet
in our city last week, R. H. Henderson,
Esq, of Eclme,. Ohio, father of our
young friend Bob at VnnGilder's Drug
Store, and disc b. i. Stone, Esq, Of
same place.
Charley Latham, Of the tow'boat Char
ley Bowen, fpcut few days With bis nu-
merous friends 10 this cty, last week.
NJ X. Rodgers, of the Kanawha Belle,
was at home several days lest week.
D S. Stevenson, Of Clifton, gave US a
pleasant call last Friday
Rev W. L. Hill, Pastor Of the New
Presbyterian Church, has removed from
Buffalo, aud taken up lis residence 10 this
atty s..
Our genial friend Charles Coleman, Of
Maiden, paid our Office visit Tuesday
morning. We were'glad to meet him =
lie is The same lively coon lie used to
be when a resileutof our city,
Several postmasters being under the i'm
preston that letter not originally pre-:
paid in full could not be returned to the
writer in case Of non.delivcry, though
bearing positive rcqpes! for immediate
return, Tioa. fudge Spence. Assistant At
tOrney for the Post.Ofico Department, de-
cides that the l5lst section Of the Postal
laws requires the forwarding to its destin'
ation of any letter or,pac&agc on which at
least one full rate Of postage has been paid
as required by law, and that the request to
return to The writer is, therefore, included
ia the contract, for in case of uoD.deliV-
cry tic Eriter's residence or office is The
destination.
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AgLast stands the New Orleans Repub-
licau, at arumor that the game of base;
ball is to be revived in that city, and that
"a professional nine from somewhere will
soon vistit." Itdesperately says: please
ticssrs Professionals, 60 somewhere else
for We have all troubles we are able to
contend with; let this bitter cup pass from
our lips without taste"
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The MAILS. No Western Nail Mon
day morning. No Parkorsburg mail on
Monday night. Was there ever such a
badly treated community in regard to
mails? That's the question! Wearo al
most compelled to say it-aud if we we're
not religious would say-dam the con-
tractors aud dam TIC Hsil boats.
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On nearly every wet day and 90 Satur'
days large crowds gather on Main Street,
near Enos Smiths store, and blockade the