The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-05-13
;gTATE NEWS.

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sTATE NEWS: :
Z .P,c,,xs ron BsAxr6S.-fhe W .;
ton, B9enIocndt says: We are informed
fs s,l 4 few. DAYS ago as two children
, r walking across the farm Of Mr.:
John Cunningham, not far fren sdt-
Ton. when they came stoea place
where an old tree had blown down;
tearing up the ground near theIoots.
The children observed something
neculiar among the soil, and looking
# il, discovered it to be a vein OF
lead. They !. Immediately carried
some Of the ore to Mr.. Cunningham
and others. when. it was found to be
almost pure, and upon further exam
inationaf the locality in which it
was found, lead ore was discovered
| in considerable quantities. Mr.. +, ).
Bland, our informant, showed US a
specimen Of the ore. 1t contains be-
tween so and so per cent Of Lead:
This, if true, is certainlva .'bonanza
for Mr.. Cunningham and those own
Ting. land in that locality;
SAD 4cefbEsr.-Bast Tuesday as
Mr.. Eugene Rap; employe vt the
brewery over the river, and brother.
| to one of the proprietors, was epsag-
led in his duties. attending toa tank
flled,with boiling water, when he
llosthis balance and fell IN. He.wiis
Immediately escned BY Mr. Hebrahks
who. WIS standing by, and medical
aid was summoned Ut, once But alt,
efforts proved futile. He fingered IN
considerable agony until s6'clocs
the next morning when death re-
lieved his sutferingS,-SGte journal.
The following isa good foundation
for West Virginia romance. If it
is only true, it shows some very rap
id phases of life:
a few weeks ago a young gentle.
man from down the river saw and
fell in love with a lady residing in
WAYNE county. They were married
ON the 10Th ult., early in the evening,
and within four hours, quarrclcd,
fought and separated. The young
siren, it is said will apply for 4 di-
vorce at the next term of the circuit
court"
BLooDED SrocK.-0n Thursday
last, fifteen of the finest mares that
ever left this State, passed over the
C. & 0. K. R. cnroutc to KANSAS
These horses were purchased by Mr..
Geo. Grand of Victoria, Kansas, from
farmers in Grecnbricr county. Five
of the mares and one of the finest
stations one year old sired by Duke,
in this or any other State, were pur-
chased from Col. J. W. Davis, one of
the largest blooded stock raiscrS in
/ the county. The Colonel is the OWL
cr of the celebrated horse Duke, bred
BY DR.. Breckenridge of Ky. Mr..
( Grand is one Of the wealthcist, if not
/ the wcaltheiSt man in the State of
Kansas. He is purchasing these
mares to breed to his celebrated inn
ported horse Floddcn.
The horses of Grccnbricr have al
WAYS been noted for their powers of
endurance and high hreeding.-Co@r-
Ter.
I A new company has been organic
ed for the purpose Of constructing the
| Elk River Railroad at an early day.
The new company is backed by east
crn capitalists and are confident that
within FIVE wears the road will be
completed. This road when complet-
ed will be one of the best paving In
vtstment> in the country. We hope
that the most sanguine expectations
of the stockholders will be more than
realizcd.-Ilct Virginia Journal.
FrRE.-Thc boarding hall of Camp
bell Creek Mining Company, located
on the Great Kanawha river, was
burned last week with its contents.
Loss $1,000, partly insured. The
building was used as boarding hall
for the miners, and its loss will cause
some little delay. 1t will be rebuilt
at once. The stock of this company
is owned exclusively by Parkcrsburg
citizens, and preparations had just
been completed for mining upon an
extensive scale this season. No ceS-
sation Of work will result from the
fire.
Old Tommy Eads died suddenly of
heart disease on "Wednesday. Core
ncr Cromlcy held an inquest, and re-
turned Il verdict accordingly. He
had worked hard during the day, and
dropped dead on his road home. His
body was not fcunduntil the succeed
ing day. He was about scventy-ive
years old.-Ga!Epo,;s Journal.
The Richmond. Wig has some
words of comfort for the farmers of
Virginia, who since the war have