The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-09
STATE ITEMS.


Creek on Wednesday, was attended bya
sad case of drowning at Ocean. A young
son of Mr. p. Morgan, Of that place, re-
turning from school with some Of his
mates, had to cross the creek on a narrow
loot-DrluSe To reach NOME me S"''V
running stream rendered crossing en-
tremely dangerous, even Tor man OF
steady nerve, ana gentleman WHO "a"
the boys about To- cross NoiU"',c'e" 10
assist Iheih' i"HIilS one % 'lIy 10y 10y =, III
h"" coHu"c'Tu nm "'"''S a. .''J %"'
across Wi'th nearing cry oe"''.,' Nun .l
nc turhe" !" See I"ui'9 No.s%' i, ~.
seeming stream, o'InS '"i'''N S"''''!
down with no nope oil rescue, a. his young
lie must have been almost inm'di"tel!
eNtlngulShed by the hoa'ihS MASSES o! zee
-Pco"oH A''CP'''as"'
SUDDEN DEATu.-Mr. Grim, II farmer
who resided near Warrington, this
county, died very suddenly on last NJ on
day evening. We have no particulars
other than that he had started out to feed
hi, stock IL was his usual custom, APP
parently ENJOYING good health, but
strange to say, was found lying by Il
fence only a short distance from MS
house, which ne had reached GA MS way
To- the feeding place. 1t Is supposed ',at
death was caused by heart diseHSe.-f.''-
ch0ge.
FINE ryTrcKY SrocK INroRTEp 70
WEST VIRGINIA.-On Saturday last =
car containing eleven Durham bulls and
hrifrrs WAS unlopdcd at Kcvsrr. Mr.. ID.
p and Arthur VanmctGr of Hardy
county had the stock in charge. They
BROUGHT them from Clark county. Ken
tuaky. Fonr two wear old hcifers and
one COW with calf at her side. were Tor
j. L. Pierce of Patterson Creek, tins
county. The five bulls, yearIIngS III the
spring ensuing, are all fine pediS /
mails and splendid specimens OF the
thoroughbred. They go to the Old
Fields, in Hardy, for Jacob, William
Isaac and Joseph anmeter. lhe males
were bred by W IN. ahhetcr ana MT
Suhieth, OF Ozark county, heh'uchH,
Wo were Sired Dy fiohcer' an liilPorle"
pun ana the other' Dy Mr' N"nihG''t
D''h l"S'or' "o'H premium "''iii'"'S III
Nen'"'N!'
The following Is the way IN whIch
valuable minerals were discovered IN
Roane county: Several boys We're OUT
opoSsnm hunting ana run Iittl@ Joker
INTO creVlce IN inc rocks. hey ~
tempted 10 smoke MN Out presently
Il HqWd matter ran out, Which upon c"o',
ing ana hcihS proper! """'G"'u P'"N'''
to De rlcn III SILVER lea1, ana copper oTT'
we are llIor!heu t"a' VT, H. D'i''!US
80 ia, - Paano L,.L,.,, D.,,,o.
',,l a,
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/ CowARpLr HHoorlNG'-Oh last sat
urday night rs gentleman ana 'hree
/ ladies were sitting IN the par!or al Inc
4 Walker House, some miScrcant iIred
shot ut the building IRON the opposite
side ofthc street. The ball struck the
Notwithstanding OF tn" parlor, causing
great alarm to the ladies. They, how
ever, came tothc conclusion that 1t was an
accidental shot fired by some drunken
fellow. But IN about hall an hour an
other Sot was fired from the Same
place, which struck the window IN the
lower half of the upper sash, and passing
through buried itself IN the door on the
opposite side of the room. 1t passed
directly over the heads OF those sitting
in the room, 50 near, that If they had
been standing. one Woul" c'rt"iili! nave