Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-11-13

One afternoon, two men, formerly res
ident in Kentucky and Missouri, came
into the camp from the upper valley and
represented themselves as destitute OF
food and anxious to return to Fort Lar
annie. They were disgusted with the
meagerness Of the gold product in this
country and said there were many 9TH
ers equally disappointed. They offered
some'ot their bedding in exchange for
rations, of which they succeeded in OBJ
tanning small quantity.
FATAL SHOOTING ON A CANAL Boar
ANOTHER WARNISG. From the Cum
berland Times of Tuesday last we clip
the following In regard to the shooting
of Moses Braxton ,(colored) by Nathan
Falrew of this place. The body of.
Moses Braxton, aged % years, colored,
hand, on the canal boat Is. NJ. Stan
hope, was brought to this city yesterday
morning, and acting .coroner Daniel
Blocher, Esq, notified of the manner OF
his, death. AT the same time Nathan
Farrow, also a hand on the same boat,
was held in custody to answer the
charge of shooting the said Moses Brax-
ton. The coroner summoned ajnry of
twelve men, who, after viewing there
mains and hearing the testimony, rem
dered the following verdict: THAT
the said Moses Braxton came to his
death by a gun shot wound, the gun
being fired by Nathan Farrow without
design to kill; he using the gun with.
out knowledge of it's being loaded, the
CUR having been fired short time be
fore and reloaded without 9Farrows
knowledge" Immediately upon the
rendition OF the verdict the prisoner was
discharged. The facts in relation. to
the shooting are these: AS previously
stated both of the parties are engaged
on the same boat, and on occasions take
it by turns to hunt for such wild game
as they may find along the route Of tn the
canal. On Sunday evening about six
o'clock when at point on the Eight
Mile Level" some twelve miles distant
from this city, Nathan Farrow, who:i is
about twenty years of age, called to
Moses and toid him it was time to take
out the team in order to change or re-
lieye. Moses, who was eating his snip
per replied that he would presently.
He finished his meal and without rising
proceeded to take a chew of tobacco,
meanwhile young Fairow approached
and taking up the gun pointed it
through the wiudow at Braxton, say
ing, jestingly, that he would shoot him,
pulling. the trigger. simultaneously
with the threat he was horrified to see
it discharged, knowing from its pro&im
ity to Braxtoh, that some dreadful casu-
atty had followed his imprudence. On
the production of light his worst fears
were realized, for there sitting upright
at the table still in death was the form
of Braxton. That there was no mailer
or design to karm, We are satisfied but
the fearful result of this freak of folly
should serve as sad lesson On the dan-
ger and impropriety. y.,oifl Of such conduct
AMERICAN ISvTENfroNs.- The cotton
gin, without which the machine spinner
and the power loom would be helpless,
is American. The. powsr. shuttle, which
permits an unlimited enlargement Of the
breadth aTthe wsb, sI American. The
blaming machine is American, .Naviga,
tion bS 4e@ isfAaefioaR The u6wt1
er and reaper are American. The rota-
ry printing presses are American: The
hot air Cebg&e B I Anefca8 TIE sSw-
ing machine IS American. The ma
lchine manufacture Of wool cards is
American. The hand saw originated, !
we believe, in. America. The machine
manufacture nf horseshoes is American.
eThe,sand blast, of which.the large capar
bilities are yet to be developed, is Amer
sican. The gpage lathe is American.
The only successful composing machine
for printers is American. The grain
'elevatorA is American. The artificial
manufacture of ice was originally invent
ed by Po-fessor A. s., Twining, an
American, The tro-magnet was in-
vented, and, Immediately after its in
vention, was first practically applied in
transmitting telegraph signals, by Pro J
lessor Joseph Henry,an American. The
telegraphic iustIumept, ,,introdneed few
years later into public use which has
Since obtained universal acceptance
was Invented by Samuel F. iB. Morse,
an American y III