The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-09
Fatal Explosion.


of lives. The sound of Lthe explosion
was distinctly heard here, land attracting
the attention of the fagman at the rail-
road crossing, he was run over by II train.
Postal Car and Malls Burned.
WASHINGTON, January 9.-By the
burning of posta, car in the collision
on the Baltimore i Pacific railroad last
night, the entire northern mall from
Washington, including the accumulated
DAVIS mail from the South, excepting one
pouch and Il canvas bag for Baltimore,
was DESTROYED. The body of postal
clerk, named Thomas Fayman has ar
rived here, it Is burned to u crisp. The
oEly thing saved from the burned car is
an express box, but the money it contain
ed was destroyed.
In the fire which followed the collision
on the Baltimore u Potomac Railroad,
important packages and letters from the
Executive Department, and more than
1000 official circulars calling for reports
from National Banks, were burned. Also
100000 in new National bank notes, but
a large portion of this amount may be
identified ut the Department here. 1t
appears that the amount of legal tenders
and fractional currency burned will APP
proximate $500, 1000. even if it does not
exceed that amount.
Killed by n Jealous Husband.
CINCINNATI. January S.-Hatch Nc
Daniels. steamboat captain, was killed
ut Point Pleasant, West Virginia, last
Wednesday evening by VIM. Wetzell.
The latter had been absent, and on re-
turning home, learned that criminal III
timacy existed between McDanicls and
his wife, seized shot gun and started to
find McDanicls, who had just gone to
the river 10 water his horse. Overtaking
him, Wotzel shot him in the leg wound
ing him badly, and causing the horse to
throw him. WetZel then walked up to
the wounded man and placing the muz-
zle of the gun to his body delivered an-
other barrel containing IL shot, killing
him. Wetzcl was committed to Jail.
Severe storm and Cold in the North
west.
OMAHA. January S.-About midnight
last night heavy northwest wind sprang
up. accompanied by snow and cold. At
u m. the thermometer was 100 below
zero; mt II a. m, l7o. In the high parts
of the city the thermometer registered
30 below zero; at Cheyenne 2G0; at Fort
Laramie 81. a heavy wind with light
snow has prevailed all day from Chey
enne eastward as far as the Mississippi.
1t l. feared that there will be much ,ut-
fering and loss of life in the grasshopper
district.
To-day there was IL train from the west
four hours late, detained by the storm.
Arkansas Items.
LITTLE Rock. January S.-Rev. j. I.
Leak, pastor of the NJ. f. Church in this
CITY, who signed the card forwarded last
night, denying the statements OF General
Sheridan as to the banditti Of this State,
will publish card in the morning stating
that he signed the card under II misap-
prehcnSion and adds that upon reliable
and considerate evidence since received,
nc is satisfied the statements of that
paper are not true.
The House to-day passed resolution
introduced yesterday in regard to Loul-
siana. and forwarded it last night.
Johnson stock Rising.
MEMPHIS, January S.-The Appeal
has II special from Nashville of this date,
which SAYS johnson stock is going up,
the opponents not being able, as yet to
settle on any one against him.
The Mississippi Investigation.
VICKSBURG, january 9.-The commit
tee Of investigation to-day examined a
large number of witnesses, and developed
the killing of four colorcd men not here
tOforc reported.
John Mcpherson, colored, living in the
city. testificd-NeXt night after the fight
u party of men came to his house search
ing for arms. frightening his wife, causing
miscarriage.
Emma Wiggins sworn-Another party
were in pursuit of her brother, Peter
Harris, saying they would kill him and
herself; that her brother was compelled
to flee from the city.
Nancy Hliyer testifed-.Just before
the fight at Halls Ferry, she left home
with her children for sefety; her husband
was to follow in few minutes; after
ward found him near home shot through
the heart; that he was not in the tight.
Ike Mosely, living near Hynes Bluff,
testifed-A few nights after the fight
VIM. Vaughn was shot, at a funeral near
there. that Joe Cook, George
Shepherd and Emanuel Tabec, all
black, and Il party of neighbors OF his
were taken from home by party of
whites, among whom were Captain Alex
ander Hogan and Read, and were taken
near to Mr.. FuXc-; and killed Cook and
| Tabor; in addition to being shot had
/ their throatS cut and their ears cut off,
/ the bodies lay on the road several days
/ before being buried; the friends being
/ unable Ia bury them; that he owed his
! escape to the fact that he hid in Naughn'S
/ grave. This witness described the reign
| of terror among the blacks in that vicini-
tv; and he had left there and gone to
Louisiana leaving everything
behind; and that Captain
James Hogan advised him to keep
ont of the way of John Robinson.
Francis Holmes testified to killing
Mingo Green. an old colorcd preacher,
two miles from the Jackson road, the
day of the fight; he was shot and had
his head cut oil, apparently with sabre.
Peggy Wales testified that her husband
was shot eight miles out on the Jackson
road the day after the fight by AleXan-
der Hebron and others. As was reported
Yesterday, he WAS unarmed
Mary Jackson colorcd, testified that
the day after the fight she went to find
the body of Joseph Groot, to wnom
She was engaged TO be married, and
who had started into town with the
crowd against her protest, and found
him aud the bodies of Wash kinsey and
Houston Boyd, lying over each other.
Wash, Henderson swore that he start
ed in with WaShburg'S command, and
expected to fight, but ran early in the
fight, and that the black men first fired,
and tnat they then came with white
hag and were fired on; also that young
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