South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-07-30

which this thrifty couple accumulated,
and which they probably buried when
the.war began.-Craicto,isrdle lIadiaxa)
Jour,ia.
a YoUNa MAN NAMED by HIS OwN
PIsroL.--At half past two o'clock on
Saturday afternoon, as the express train
bound east was about to leave the depot
Mt Piedmont ayoung man named Charles
Seton who intended going east by that
train, and had been delayed i'm reaching
the station, ran down the platform at a
rapid rate to catch the train The mo-
ton of his body Jared from his pocket
revolver, which fell on the platform,
in front of him, and was discharged. the
ball striking his right leg. just below the
knee, SCATTERING the bone in a manner
that may cripple him for life. Mr.. Self
ton turned and walked back to the Sims
House, u hundred yards away but on
reaching the steps fell exhausted with
pain and loss of blood. lie was carried
into the hotel & surgical aid summoned.
MIR. Seton is commercial traveller
for j. Kane, n hardware dealer of Balti.
more, and has number of acquaintan.
ces in this city. His home is nj Mar
tinsburg, West Virginia. whittier lie
will be taken as soon as he is able to
travel. 1t is not little singular that
hardly an hour before the accident no
ted above he had endcavored 10 sell the
weapon that has done him such griev-
Gus Cumberland Ner<, july rs.
A FIENDIsu OUTRAoE.--A correspon.
dent OF the Staunton Spectator writing
from Montgomery, Highland co. gives the
following account of an outrage commit
ted in that county: "On Friday eve
ming last, young man named Fry Bird
in a;state of intoxication, went to the
house of his brother on Back Creek, in
this county. and finding no one at home
except his brothers wife, he insisted on
her to take little drink of brandy,
which she finally did. He then immedi-
atoly caught hold OF her and threw her,
and Notwithstanding her struggles and
piteous cries for assistance, he succeed
ell in his 'hel!ish" design and perpetra-
ted cruel outrage on her person and
then fled. When the foully-wronged
brother arrived home, he found his wife
still upon the bed unable TO walk, aud
she still remains in a critical condition.
The fiend is still at large, though par
ties are in pursuit, and it is hoped will
yet bring him to the ''bar OF outraged
Justice"
A WISE Doc Mr.. Hermann A. Lang,
a florist residing in Worcester, Mass,
has a dog, concerning which the Gazette
tells this story ut is'only year old.
and OF the Prince Edwards Island
breed, and is the constant companion
OF Mr.. Lang's boy, four years OF age
Not long since the boy got possession
Of Ratchet which he had been forbid.
den to touch, and went about hacking
things generally, and endangering his
own legs. After watching this a short
time the dog approached, took the
Ratchet away from the hoy, carried il
into the garden, and buried it. and when
the child attempted to dig it mp the dog
drove him Off and lay down over the
buried Ratchet, efrectually preventing
the boy from recovering it,
MONEY SToLEN.-We regret TO learn
that Mr.. II. McWilliams, an engineer on
the 3rd Division, Il. & o. X. r.. resi-
dent OF West Grafton, was so unfortu-
nate as to have n considerable amount
Of money stolen from him in Piedmont
the other day. Mr.. Mcwilliams had
drawn his months pay from the compa.
ny, ION Tuesday EVENING" and on We'd
nesday brought his train TO Grafton
When he arrived here he missed his peck
| et-book, and after careful search he was
forced TO the conviction that ne was mi.
nus his money. Mr. McWilIiams is OF
the opinion that the pocket.book was
distracted from his pocket, during Tues
day night. The money lost amounted
TO Grofton Sentinel, J,ly "a
A HANDSOME BIRTHDAY GTT-U,
nited States Senator Robertson. of South
Carolina, is at the Warm Springs with
his family, including son who has been
at Georgetown College. Monday was
tho young mans twenty.frst birthday
and on raising his plate at breakfast hc
found n check from his father for $40,
000.-Stnmfon, Tirginio, Tadiodor.
A PAINFUL ACCIDENT Miss Nora
Norton, Of Cacapon district. home Tot
n short vacation from the Deaf. Duml
and Blind Asylum. at Ronney. met Will
/ quite painful accident on Wednesday
last. a large boiler Of hot water va.
on the ground near the porch e from some
cause she tainted and fell with her head
between the boiler and the porch. burn
ing her face severely but. we are GLAD
/ TO note. not seriously. Morgan Mercu