The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-31
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
CLAYsYILLE.
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of the Register.
Three hundred and sixty-two days
before we will have to borrow pair OF
stockings again, to suspend from the
chimney pieces.
Christmas with the stores all closed
had the appearance OF Sunday IN the
village.
There was an entertainment gwen by
the NJ. T.. Sunday School on Christmas
evening, consisting OF music, recitations,
select readings, etc. All engaged did
well. Mr.. n. b. Brockwsy addressed
the pupils in neat little speech, which
was appreciated by the audience, young
and old. The children were all made
happy by sundry presents from their
teacher and others.
w. G. Anderson, OF West Alexander,
met with narrow escape on Wednes-
day evening. He was driving up street,
and when opposite the residence
of Thomas Porter, Esq, the buggy ran
over pile Of clay which had been car
iessly left standing in the highway. DIR.
Anderson was thrown violently out OF
the vehicle, but we are glad 10 say that
nothing about him received sny injury
except his temper and clothes, the latter
of which were covered with mud.
Mrs. Caldwell, wife of Samuel Ca!d-
we'll, o. Buffalo township, fell over the
end of the bridge at the postotiice, last
night. She escaped with u great many
severe bruises. We say escaped be-
cause 1t is II miracle that her neck wss
not broken, US she fell hesdiong down
Fix or eight feet, bringing up on pie
of wood at the bottom.
We chronicle toe above casualties with
feelings of shame that borough the size
of ClaysvIlle should allow strangers to
90 stumbling abou. in Egypllas
darkness, TO save the psltTy cost
of street lamps. /. Is almost
a pity that it had not been members OF
the Town Council instead OF innocent
STRANGERS who met with these accidents.
The oyster supper and pound party
Gwen bv the Mite society on Wednes-
dsy evening was success in every par
ticular. There was quite number OF
strangers present. Hon. j. Il. McLain
sold the pounds, the bidding Tor winch
WAS quite lively. One pound OF oats
brought over two dollars. The net
profits were $3.50.
The following is q copy of letter re-
celvcd by DR.. Horace +. Durant from
the notorious Charles Scott atlas Rande.
Rnrde, 70 wall be remembered, Was ideu-
tilted a, DR.. Durant, OF Clsysville, Pa,
by Chicago Times reporter. The let
Ter is cell written IN . fine, bold hand.
BY the kindness Of DR.. Du:ant we are
enabled to give it just as 1t rs;
GALEsBURG, ILL, Dec. ", 1877.
DR.. II. p. Duant CioysciiIc, Pa:
RESPECTED FRIEND - Il has been
more than twenty-six years since L last
SAW you, but have q very distinct recoi
lection OF you, ~ you used 10 WALK
to and from the school house,
tho old brick schoo. house, and then ]
always thought you were such beau
ideal Tor, in my case, 1t WAS a little BOY :
ideal OF man.
Well, Doctor, this 10 q curious world,
and had any one prophesied that you and
| now would be in correspondence with
each other, you as minister y and my
SELF rs "the most noted criminal OF mod
ern times" it would not have been be-
lieved. Not that you might not have
had the probabilities before you OF 'eing
= respected gentleman in the community,
hut that | should have become what |
Am now represented TO be. tine prlnce
If desperadocs" would have been too
much Tor even the imagination Of an
ambitious western reporter.
| was sorry to see you 50 Lbe!od IN the
S.. Louis and Chicago papers, but l
had not the power to prevent 1t, unless
l should expose my identity. | did not
wish to lot my friends know my situation
As il would disgrace them more
than i, would rebound to their credit,
but when saw my name ho!sLed to the
pinnacle OF fame Cor Intamy?, then |
thought that | would be able to sell a
Great number o, my photos-and consId-
crinr that my friends and acqusintanceS
would probably know me, thought That
il would be best to allow my identity to
become known, and so secure the where
with to pay my expenses IN the trial.
The way that that ambitious report
or" mixed up your name with lh"t "i
Frank Rsnde WAS enough to disgust any
man who had the least respect, that Is II
he did not believe in being, Is some do
accounted great robber sid desperate.
Wen. doctor, the way 1t was done was
this: | once passed under the
name of Drank Dursnde, and as
/ ru. that Tame and Not
GDuraut on box sent from Aontgom'
rrv, Ind, which box Frank hitchcock
go, from town on the Michigan South
ern railway, they put that together WIN
the fsct that | once lived in Washington
county. Pa, and as l joliDgIy said 81
once had Intended TO be - minister or
missionary they pounced down upon
YOU and made you out anything but
gentl man.
The Lhicago Times reporter had not
the lesst right to pruue my words, OF
..re-write" my language In the least PSF
,icu'ar. How easily they could have
found out whether YOU still resided IN OF
about Claysville or not?
No! Trey care DO more for msn
reputation than they care for the dust u
der their feet.
The only place they got the name o.
"Dursnder was on that box, AID
perhaps in the express books At the
So ding and receiving offices, and
when they changed "Durande,. or rather
Frank Durande' to DIR. Horace b.
Dursnt" it was their fault, and lot yours
or mine.
Thee have been in the habit OF changing
evervthirg thsL they have received from
me in the shape OF news, and l have got
50 used To their lying that l am like the
"eels" l don't mind It.
They get = larger salary for lying than
tor telling the truth, and according &c
orthodoxy they will get further rewards
after death, if the Devil will have any
thing TO do with them.
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