The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-12-09
STATE NEWS.

4 II Me- De
Summers county is shipping wal
! nut logs to Europe.
The jail of Marshal county was
DESTROYED by fire on the 18th Novem.
Der.
A German boy, Z years old, was
drowned by wagonupsettingwhilst
crossing stream in Upshur county
a few days ago. The family was re.
moving from clarksburg.
The total value Of all lands and
buildings in West Virginia BY the
new assessment, issl10922, ESQ; their
value according to the former asses.
ment was 500, 6SS,20S; the increase is.
therefore, sl1, 2SS,@7.
Where is that magnificent State
House Wheeling promised to have
for our Legislature? Echo answers
"Where?'-Couir.
1t must have been and edifyinr
spectacle to see the Legislators saw.
ing their written speeches from the
flames of the CapitolG) during its
burning.-Couriet.
The project of building a railroad
on the south bank of Che Ohio, from
Newport to the coal regions OF Ken
tuckyand Western Virginia, isrcceiv-
ing new impulse.
A young man by the name ofBurk-
hart, living in Morgan county, whilst
out hunting last week, shot himself,
1t is supposed by the accidental dis
charge OF his gun.
For THE CEyrExylAL.-0ur friend.
Mr.. Newton Dickson, on Second
Creek in Monroe county, has Reel
in his possession, which was made by
his Great Grand Father, in the year
1776,-Gncabder Independent.
ELScrloS.--Reu WilliamJ. Wright
at present in Wellsburg. West vir-
GINA, has Just been elected a member
of the London Mathematical Society
This Society is composed of the lead
ing mathcmaticians of Europe, but
Mr.. Wright is the first American
member. Mr.. Wrightnow ispublislF
ing in London . series of tracts or
Modern Higher Mathematics
F1rAL AcclDRSr.-on Thursday
last james Burkett, aged twenty
years, of Hampshire county, West
Virginia, was Killed by the accider:
tai discharge Of his gun whilst out
hunting. On the same day, IN the.
same county, James Poland aged
twelve years, was killed, his head
having been caught in cane mill.
In Martinsburg, on Friday, Ser
gcant Carper, the corporation collec-
tor, had counted out s1,6l6 of city's'
money, which he placed in his wallet
with $50, of his own designing to
pay It Immediately over to the treas.
urcr. Hearing a noise he rushcdou
Of his room to quiet what he supposed
was a row, leaving his wallet behind.
When he returned the wallet and
money were gone. Two men were
seen to leave Carpcr's room during
his absence.
HIsToRIcAL--Thc first white mon
known to have been upon the pres
ent site of Clarksburg, was John
Simpson, a trapper, who established
his camp at the mouth of Elk creek
in the year 1764. He remained at
that point alone, for twelve months
without seeing a human being, then
returned East to dispose of his fms,
and subsequently removed perma-
nently to this county and died here.
He gave the names to both Simpson,
and Elk creeks. The first arrivalfor
permanent settlement within the
present limits of Harrison county
was party of FIVE men consisting of
Sofia Hickman, Andrew Cottrilll
Samuel Cottrill, Levi Douglas, and
John Merrick. They located their
camp on the farm now owned By
Judge Lewis, three miles east Of
Clarksburg, on the 51st day Of Dcrcm-
Der, LII. The next morning which
was New Years day, they all turned
out to hunt and killed several tur-
KEYS one bear and seven buffalo
The buffalo were all killed at the
mouth of the Brushy fork of Elk, on
the farm now owned by Barnett Pew.
During the winter and spring they
cleared out land, planted corn crops
and late in the yearbroughtout thejr
families from the East and prepared
to build up homes in what was then
and unbroken wilderness. All of
this party with exceptions Of Merrick,
who .:aoyed further West, remained
in this county ana many of their de-
scendents are still here. In these
centennial days the deeds Of these old
pioneers should not be forgotten
Gark&burg Telegram.
The Pittsburgh Post brings to the
front for the Presidency, Hon. Jere-
miah S. Black.