The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-06-24
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STATE NEWS.
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AT 5lT. Pleas
ANT, OHlo.-For the past two weeks,
there has been q lot Of dcpredations
committed in the town of Mt. Pleas
ant. Ohio, and the citizens Of the
place have been on the alert for the
perpetrators. On Wednesday burg
! lars entered the dry good store of Mr..
Radcliffe, and had gotten a lot Of
goods out upon the street, when they
were discovered and the alarm given.
The thieves abandoned their plumber
and fed, two of the number taking
the pike in the direction of this city.
They were pursued by several citi-
zens, who kept up the the chase un-
til they reached 4 deep cut, just on
the hill back of Martins Ferry. At
this point the burglars managed to
elude their pursucrs; and escaped.
They were pushed so closely that one
| of the thieves dropped his coat in
the pocket of which, q pass book was
found, containing the names OF a
number of colored individuals in
this city, from which it is believed
the burglars were negroes.-RcgstcT.
ATTEMPTED MURDER On last
Thursday Mr.. William Ray, citizen
of Putnam county, residing on Eish-
teen Mile creek, near 0ldaker's Mill,
while hoeing corn, saw man APP
preaching him with 4 carpet sack in
his hand, wearing alight colored coat
and hat. .Supposing him to be an
acquaintance, and wishing to get to
the end Of his row, that he might sit
down and have a chat, continued his
work without giving him any further
notice, until he had approached Wits
in about worods and discharged his
revolver at him, one shot passing
through the crown Of his hat and an
other striking a tree, behind which
Mr.. Ray immediately sprang after
the first fire. The man continued to
advance with the determination, it
would seem, to finish his helliSh pur-
pose. but Mr.. Ray made his escape
in a deep gully or branch that was
near. Mr.. Ray says he was stran-
ger but thinks he would recognize
him again.-Iadcpendcnt.
Harrison Wilmington, young
man eighteen or twenty years Of age,
was drowned in 0ldaker's mill pond
on Eighteen Mile creek, one day last
week, while in bathing. We under
stand he was attempting to cross the
pond on rail, which foated from
under him and as he could not swim
he sunk to rise no more. The alarm
was given by his companion, but his
body was recovered too late to be re-
stored to life Winfield Independent.
It is refreshing to learn that the
gormandizing grasshoppers are COM
ing to grief at last. An examination,
by dissection, made by Mcssrs. Dun
kee and Stout, extensive farmers
near Fort Scott, Kansas, developc the
fact that about thrcefourths OF the
grasshoppers so examined contain
each 4 living maggot, which, it is
believed, will soon exteminate the
pests, The question now arises,
what will the maggots do after they
demolish the grasshoppers.-Hncd.
a WOMAN Blows HERSELF Up.-
Mrs. Sillman, of Raymond City, on
Monday evening of last week, set fire
to keg of powder in her house, hor-
ribly wounding herself and blowing
Of the roof of the house. DR.. Aylor
was called in and rendered all the
assistance in his power, but in vain.
She died in one hour after. 1t is
thought she was somewhat deranged.
She leaves 4 husband and four or five
little children.-Indpcndent
We hear that Rogers and Harbour
who committed the outrageous rob
berry in Jackson county three weeks
since, have not yet been arrested, al
though it is believed they are Turk
ing in the woods in Boone or there
abouts.-TimeS.
Three or four deaf and dumb per,
sons, from the Asylum at Weston, got
off the Emma Graham on Tuesday.
They were on their way to their
homes in this and Roanc county
Jackson Ne,rs.
An aged man, name unknown, fell
out backwards from a small boat up
Birch, on Elk river, in Braxton
county, recently, and wasdrowned.-
Tines.
In the First Masonic Lodge Of Jeru,
salem, it is said the master is an
American, the Past Master an En-
glishman, the Senior Warden a Ger
man, the Junior Warden a native,
the Treasurer a Turk, the Secretary
4 Frcnchman, the Senior Deacon 4
Persian, and the junior Deacon a
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