The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-08-03

now rising. The Julia in coming out
Sunday last stuck twice.
The Julia No. 2, came out of Ka-
nawha Sunday, took on board 200
barrels Of salt ut this place, and pro
cceded on her way to Cincinnati,
where she will be thoroughly over
hauled, reprinted, &c, and put in
the market for sale.
Capts. Christy and Truslow con
template building a new boat for the
Kanawha and Parkcrsburg trade,
and will name her after the famous
race mare of W. II. Hogg, this coun-
lydia 0sa, Hope our enterprising
builder, Henry Fry, will get the job.
The Chesapeake took an excursion
party Of Germans, mostly from Pom
croy, up the Kanawha Sunday, to
Capt, Cooper's grove, where they en-
gagged in card playing, dancing and
beer drinking, Quite a number of
Americans were present and lager
beer and "human claret' flowed free
ly, the latter being brought about by
the American bhoys. We can't tell
lie, they did it with their little
fists.
The steamer Scioto took an cxcur-
sion party from Portsmouth and in
tcrmcdiate points, to Pomeroy last
Sunday,
The tow-boat Gem, having in tow
a raft of seventy-Gye logs, left this
place on Friday and reached Mason
City, sixteen miles distant, Sunday
following at noon, Time so hours.
This time will beat the slow mule
race to come off next month on the
Fair Ground course.
The Ohio is getting thin and the
larger boats will soon have to go to
the bank.
Local packets on time and report
u fair business.
The Andes, will be the Cincinnati
packet from Wheeling for Cincin-
natl, this "wednesday evening.
1t is reported that the Tom Hack
ney knocked hole in her hull Tues
day, and has put into Gallipolis for
repairs.
SrIcIpE.-On Monday, the 9th
ult., a man named Cremcans, living
in the lower end Of Mason county,
visited his uncle, Henderson Gre
means, living on Guyan, and after
remaining some time ostcnsibly de-
parted for his home. Nothing fur
thcr was thought Of his departure,
until the next day, his uncle having
occasion to clean his hay nov for
the reception of new hay, was
Mortified on entering it, to find hang
ing by the neck dead, his nephew
He had probably been dead some
hours when discovered. He had i'm
proviscd out of an old bride, the in
strument with which hedid the deed,
No cause can be assigned for the
rash act.
The steamer Luclla has been char
tered to convey delegates from this
county to the Congressional Conyen-
ton, which convenes at Charleston
on Wednesday the 9th inst, She
will leave here at 6 o'clock Tuesday
evening, arriving at Charleston ear
ly Wednesday morning; and if the
labOrs Of the Convention are over in
time, will leave Charleston, Wednes-
day evening at 6 o'clock, reaching
here Thursday morning, Delegates
from above will board her on down
trip to Gallipolis Tuesday morning.
The fare from all points will be re-
duccd. We hope to see Mason send
ing rousing delegation.
SnocKING THREsHlNG MACHINE
AccIpENT,-On Friday last the 2lst
ult., Jefferson Weethcc, was throsh-
ing with his machine, the crop
of wheat belonging to Robert
Dabney, on the lattors farm, and hay-
ing occasion to arrange the spout out
Of which the wheat comes, was in an
instant caught in the driving wheel
of the machine, and before it could
be stopped had succeeded in tearing
some of the muscles and all the skin
of his left side, down to his hip,
bruising and laccrating the latter
very severely, The unfortunato man
was removed TO the house Of Mr..