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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-06-04
PERSONAL.
Railroad Train Wrecked-DyriD
Att,mpt at Robbery.

ST. LOUIS, June As the Express
train on the st. Louis and San Francisco
railroad, late Atlantic and Pacific rail
road, reached point II miles west OF
Woodward station, 100 miles from st.
Louis, at 9.20 last night, the engineer
saw some kind 0. an obstruction on the
track and instantly applied the air brakes
but not quickly enough, for when reach
ing the spot where the obstruction
was the engine and baggage car left the
track, and plunged down an embsnk-
ment forty feet high. Samuel Richard
son, fireman, and DR.. Z. l.. Atkinson,
who were on the engine, were instantly
killed, and Frank Cation, the engineer, was
so badly wounded that he died IN two
hours. Cation and Atkinson lived at
Pacifc.City. The latter was the physi-
clan of the road, and was riding on the
engine with Cation, who was a personal
friend. Richardson lived at Pierce City.
Conductor Wilson was in the resr
Car at the time, and the air
brake was applied, ard Immediately
ran forward and found the engine and
baggage car down the embaDkment. He
started at once for the engine, and on
the way heard pistol shot, the ball
passing through his hat. Several other
shots were fired, and the passengers say
they saw five men standing near who
were revealed by the flashes from their
pistols, but nobody was hit. Two balls
passed through the baggage ca, and
although two express messengers and
three baggage men were in the car, mono
of them were hit or hurt by the accident.
On examining the track it was found
that fish bar connecting the rails Or bo!h
sides of the track had been un-
iointed and the ends of the rails
moved, 50 that the train would run
down the embaDkment. A monkey
wrench, an iron pick and claw bar were
also found on the track. This, in con-
nection with the shots and men seen, left
no doubt in the minds Of the conductor
and passengers that disbolical scheme
had been planned TO run the whole train
down the bank, rob the express and plum.
der the passengers. That it was not car
ried out may be explained by the
fact that the night was intensely dark,
but it rainsd heavily, and the train was
only running at the speed of ten miles
an hour, which prevented any of the
passenger cars from leaving the track.
There is no clue to the perpetrators of
the fendlsh act. The locomotive cap.
sized and was badly wrecked.
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Another Tobacco Sale.

The second sale of leaf tobacco at our
warehouse was on last Saturday. The
offerings were fifty packages OF trash
lugs and leaf, which were nearly all sold
a. fair prices.
Trash brought from 81 90 to S4 90, &C.
cording to quality; lest from S. 90 to
81 so. Since the sale, there have been
good receipts, among which we note sew
ersl hogsheads of Mason county bright
manufacturing old tobacco. Several
private sales have been effected at salts
factory prices. There are still AZ cases
on hand. HuntinGton Advertiser.
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MINISTERIAL SCANDAL.
A Miaister ON Trial for Poisoning
His Wife.

Special Telegram to the Cincinnati Com
DIXON, ILL, June 2.-This city is
hearing marvellous developments in full
aedped ministerial scandal that has
already resulted in one death and may
result In another. The story is briefly
this: Rev. S. II. McGehee, q minister 10
the Christian Church at Ashton, Illinois,
fifteen miles from here, neat, dandyish
parsonage, was installed pastor in that
place about year ago. having removed
from Huntington, Indiana, accompanied
by his wife and his daughter, aged SIX
teen. He soon formed an acquaintance
with Rills Paddock, the young daughter
of wealthy farmer. and what was only
acquaintance soon grew to be scandal
GUS intimacy and evident affection.
In February Mrs. McGehee developed
tendency to spasms, and was soon
seized with convulsions, nausea, &c,
which occurred several times during the
month. Finally, on February 26th, while
McGehee was engaged in revivalistlc
services, she Was again seized with pain
full spasms, and the doctor being called,
prescribed mixture of bismuth and an
timony, giving her one powder and
leaving three others, which were given
her at stated periods. Exclamations
which passed her lips during this time
led to the belief that she suspected she
was being foully dealt with; and in few
hours she died IN great agony. A post
naortena was held, which revealed stry CHI
nine in her stomach. 1t was then dis.
covered that McGehee had bought strych-
nine and arsenic in other towns. Other
evidence was procured sufficient to have
him put on trial for his lite. The charge
was openly made that he poisoned his
vile for the sake OF marrying young
Rilla Paddock. The case was
brought here, and after a whole
days trying, a jury was selected
Yesterday. The pastors daughter, half
wltted girl, had in the meantime con-
fessed that she murdered her mother, but
witlessly said thereafter that she con-
fessed it at her fathers solicitation, be-
lieving 1t right to so, but she was limo.
cent. The case has been presented to-
dsy in all its inetfabe wlckedless by A.
A. Bardwell, the States Attorney, and
Judge Eustace presented the other side
to a crowded and somewhat excited audi
ence
The evidence was then produced by
the prosecution, and was damning in its
character. The druggist who sold the
psrson his poison swore to that fact, and
to suspicious that he entertained at the
time; and the physician who attended
the poor woman during her terrible sick
ness testified that though he frequently
suspected-in TACT, was certain-that
poison had been used, he had not men.
toned the fact to anybody. Indeed,
this model practitioner feared to wound
somebody's sensibilitles by suggesting his
suspicious, and so she suffered in silence.
The trial will continue on Monday.
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Forest Fires.

DETROIT, June IA telegram was re.
ceived from O:cads this evening, reports
that heavy fires are raging in the woods
south and west of Anssble, and along
the north shore toward Green bush.
Business is reported suspended at Anss-
ble. and the entire population of the viii
lage is out fighting the fire.
DETROIT, June 2 Further particulars
from the Upper Peninsula confirms the
destruction by fire of Onits, Michigan.
Seven hundred people rendered homeless
and property to the extent OF 100000
burned.
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Bill Defeated.

New YORK, June "A Columbia, 3.
Z, special says: In the House yester'
dsy, after a brief debate, The bill, similar
to that adopted by all the other Southern
States, to prevent intermsrrlage De
tween the races, was defeated. The
colored members determinediy opposed
it Oh the ground that it was drawing the
color line.
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Monroe Watchn,an is of opinion
h., Governor Mathews will be en-
tOssd by the people of that county, If
,..bsll refuse to call an extra session OF
,ss legislature. We presume that will
h the case with the people OF the State
generally.
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ii said that MIR. HAYES fsvors the
-.,;,s.;on of silver. That is doubt
SILVER was demonetized by trick,
,bo bopd-holders who brought it
,,u, own the Republican party, includ-
uIYRS
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BEEcHEs on the European war ques-
ton is with Russia, and hostile to the
Turks In war talk at the Plymouth
Church prayer meeting the other night,
b. expressed himself, individually, in
svOr Of grinding the Turkish empire to
pOwder, and hopes that England, "always
.hs slly of despotism," will get her ears
nullsd or words to that effect.
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uovr Vickedness. One OF the Clsrks-
~, papers charges the other with
aiming because the people of that town
,.zs not paid it for its support of that
nara for the Capital. Such insinustiohs
,,s highly improper" boys. Come,
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Base Ball.

LOUISVILLE, June 2.-Louisvllles, 81
Chicsgos, 2.
BosToN, June 2.-Bostons 8; Hart
fords, 2.
BosToN, June 2.-Harvsrds, 7; Brown
University. l.
LYNN, June 2.-Liye Oaks, l; Tecum'
sehs, of London, Ont, l. Declared
draw.
C1Sc1SSAr1, June 8.-CinciDnstis, 2
ST. LOUIS. 10
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~, Msrtinsburg Independent wants
s,Trs to sppoint ex. Senator JOHN S.
c,,,,r Of this State, Secretary Of War.
r.. bdeDendsnt is in hurry. Had it
h.,,sr wait until Ohio is sufficiently
..Nrnized2
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ru, Nsrtinsburg people are waking
The Capital question, and are pre-
- sail into the fight with vim.
. -.;,.hurg is a fine old place and will
- strong vote for the Capital.
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BLACK Mills AIsfug,

DEADwooD, ID. T. JaLe S.-Pierson's
ten stamp mill At Central City, after .
nine days run, cleaned up $50 ounces Of
gold, which Is now on exhibition iu this
city. The ore (l67 tons) came from the
Pairview mine. The yalLs Of the retOrt
il $1,000.
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- aTtne.

NEW YoEk, June2.-Arriyed Steam
ship Hindoo, from Hull.
QUEENSTOWN, June The steamship
Algeris arrived from New York.
PoRTsMoUrH, June 3.-The steamship
Pommerania, from New York, has ~.
rived.
NEW YORK, June 3.-Arrived--
Steamer Hindoo, from Hull.
NEW YORK, June 3.-Arrived: steam.
ers Adrs,ic and City OF Chester from
Liverpool.
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pesred upoa the scene. After indulging
in several drinks of whiskey he became
very communitive, and from some things
he said the pioneers very strongly sus'
pected that he was Simon Girty; and one
of the party was the son of Mrs. Cur
renee, OF Tygart's Valley, who had suf-
terred at the hands of GIRTY in years
agone. The young man, although boy
atthe time of GIRTY's raid TO his mother
house, avowed that he rendered the
features Of the renegade and was satisfied
that the stranger then in their midst
was the veritsble SIMON. So he was
arrested, and being formally arraigned
before an extemporized backwoods court,
confessed his identity and plead guilty
to the charge of being SIMON GIRTY.
Whereupon summary judgment was
visited upon the renegade by the
pioneers, who threw him into burning
log heap where he was consumed.
Mr.. Brown states that in his early
missionary lie among these mountains
he learned the story of GIRTY's death
from responsible persons, who professed
to be cognizant of the fact, but who kept
the matter hushed up for fear that pro.
ceedings would be instituted against them
IN the courts for their unwsrrantad exc
cution of the bad man.
This revelation is important in deter
mining the fate of man notorious il
border history, as we'll as case of cre-
nation taking precedence of HENRY
LAURENs and DE PALM. There is q
great deal of unwritten history connected
with the early settlement OF this State,
which ought to be gathered up and pre-
served in an enduring form. believe
that there is such thing as the West
Virginia Historical Society, and l would
suggest that at its next meeting steps
should be .aken in this direction.
STATE UNIVERSITY.
President Thompson, of the West Vir-
ginia University, has been canyassing
this section of the State in behalf of his
institution and has met with q
cordial reception. 1 have not had the
pleasure of hearing him, but have heard
his lecture on "Brain Culture" we'll
spoken of. l hope that his efforts may
be covered with success. thought, and
still think, that mistake was made in
elevating the young man to such an inn
portant and responsible position, but if
Time "the old justice" reverses me in
that opluion, l shall only be too glad to
acknowledge 1t. His latitudinarianism
does not settle we'll on the stomachs of
the more orthodox, but if that be the re-
suit of youthful indiscretion we can
content ourselves with the hope that these
follies will cease with his youth, and that
with ripper age he will bring in true
wisdom to dignity his exalted position.
PERSONAL.
Among the visitors here are MIR. WILL
LIAM WALSH, the Philadelphia gentle
man who "bossed" the Centennial Ex-
hilton, and Hon. JAMES MONTGOMERY,
ex. delegate from Fayette county. Mr.
MONTGOMERY is in delicate health, but
it will crafty his friends to learn that
his condition is improving, and the hope
may be INDUCED that many years of tu-
turo usefulness are in store for him.
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Catholic Church Burned.

COLUMBUS, o., June 3.-The Catholic
Cross church was partly destroyed BY
fire to-dAy. The FIRE occurred some time
alter the jubilee services had been con-
cluded, al it is supposed to have been
caused by some OF the drapery on the
altar being blown by the wind into the
flames of the lighted candles. The fire
spread rapidly, destroying the altar,
which was OF wood, and following the
painted walls to the organ loft in the
other end of the room, destroyed the
50 900 organ and decorations. Loss about
5000. There was AL insurance of $40,
600 on the building and contents, but in
what companies cannot be learned to-
night.
Will Not be q Candidate.
Governor Young has concluded not to
be a candidate ior reelection, giving as
q reason that his private business requires
his personal attention.
Fatal Mistake.
Mrs. VIM. Boyd, of Winchester, last
Friday night administered dose OF
morphine, instead of quinine, as intend
ed, to her child, which caused its death
today.
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ELMIEA, ". Y, June Tho trial OF
Peter II Penw we'll, Tor The murder OF hi'
wife, w1 concluded this morning and tee
jury rendered verdict OF murder 10 ID.
hrst degree. The prisoner, who Is sixty
elk years Of age, ws sentsncst " b.
hanged July 30, 1877.
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The RO0%.

RoME, June 2-Ths Pope today, .,
he celebration Of the fftIeth snniverssry
of ka elevation 70 the Ep!scopsts. re-
ceived about 5000 pilgrims, mostly
Italians,
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ohio Democrats are talking of
ia ,bs, S.s.e this fall. That would
f' ,,bsr Governor and another
~ S,.,ss Senator to the Democratic
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formed that the statement heretofore
made that number Of American naval
officers and engineers had arrived at st.
Petersburg is untrue.
CAIRo, June 2.-The departure Of the
Egyptian contingent for Turkey 10 post
poned till the arrival of the Turkish war
ships. The Egyptian feet is totally un-
fit TO act as an escort.
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TIE Repub;ca9 psrty in Ohio is on
The defensive, according TO the Cincin-
ls.i Enquir,r, which says: 1T has the
forced resumption policy to defend. 1t
hu the characterization of silver to de.
lend. 1t has the stealing OF the Presi-
tsncy to defend. 1t has the stealing OF
Southern policy to smooth over in
ipecious platform phrase"
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Died..

NEw YORK, June 3.-Edgsr A. be
witt, editor OF the Insurance Chro'''e1ei
died here yesterday.
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Geld for EapONe.

NEW YORK, June 2-Ths steamship
Maine takes 100000 in gold coin 70
Europe to-day.
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ayheeline geeister.
;, .,os,d Saturday at 1907.

.,,otSer today ,o,A be partly
l .h ,o,th 10 pest ,oiads, station.
''' .,,rature. and local rains.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-06-04

VIZ fear some Of our patriotic oratori-
cal irieIds have been guilty of some tall
lyIng on grave subject. Only last fall,
when it was necessary to "fire the loyal
heart" in the interest of continuance
d GsASTIsM, these editors and orators
pictured the rebels as the worst of friends;
but last Thursday they taught IN their
decoration addresses that it made no diff
terence which side man fought on
That the men on both sides were equally
patriotic and equally deserving.
IHE Louisville Commercial has ungal-
A,sly undertaken an assault upon Mrs.
thompson, recently appointed postmss-
N Tor that city, 1t has sent its re-
NFtes TO interview leading Republicans,
snd learns that the objection from all
SO the appointment of a person wholly
inexperienced in business to such an i'm
Nftsnt place, and from a large number
"'he fact that the sppointee is not a
Republican, and was not even friend
b!hs Union"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-06-04

GOVERNOR CULLoM, of Illinois, vetoed
The silver bill because he was afraid if it
became law all the silver in the coun.
ry would be poured into Illinois. That
would certainly be a calamity. The Gov
errors fears, however were pot well
founded, for We have silver bill in
Wet Virginia and it has brought US no
such calamity va.
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Peace Besvee. Aby ..i.i. s.A Tgyps.

CAIko, June 3.-Tbe King Of Abyssin.
il hss accepted the conditions proposed
by Gordon Pssha, and pesee has been
concluded betwoen Egypt sod Abyssinia.
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We are grstifed to learn that the an
uoupcsment of the death of Hon. PER
srGuISY HAYES, of Gilmer county, is in
correct. Mr.. HAYES has been very i'll,
We learn, and for some time his recovery
Vas considered doubtful. out of which
circumstance we presume grew the erro.
nous report. He is now reported as
apdly recovering bis usual good health
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We have what appears to be a typical
Uss Of emotional hydrophobia in the
Mal illness of Frenchman at Hartford.
tas man was bitten by dog some
weeks ago, and ne Immediately set to
'0'h reading everything he could lay his
-Aads on upon the subject of hydropho.
!" ana is symptoms. AS q natural re-
"N she symptoms he had read of ap-
pared in due time, and the poor fellow
O''a In agony, a victim, in all human
PROBABILITY, to useless sensationsllsm.
AASY Of the farmers Of this and ad.
'0'ning counties-snd especially in the
"'asy Of Wetzel-complain that their
"'n came up badly. This they attribute
"0e'eetivs seed. The theory is that
-acn corn was cut up last fall and placed
4"aok before it was we'll dried out and
:" Inc early setting in of unusually
's'ete cold weather froze the undrled
~. .u and destroyed its vitality. However
A may be, the corn has come up in
Auy localities very unevenly, and the
'ps making a rather poor start of.
AO'Oef thing that aided this result was
'oid' wet weather experienced in this
u,'y about corn planting time. Much
sas. a00s was done with the ground in an
@s! Condition.
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A CBEMATED RENEGADE.

A little piece Of history connected with
the early settlement of Western Virginia
has recently came TO light, which
Is important if true, and seems
to be pretty we'll authenticated.
There is scarcely man, woman or child
in West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania
and Eastern Ohio, who is not familiar
with the name of SIMON GIRTY, notori.
Gus white renegade, who as the leader OF
rowing bands of Indians committed many
depredations upon the frontier settle
ments hundred years ago. l have re-
Gently seen letter from Rev. SAMUEL
BRowN, q Presbyterian clergyman OF
Rockbridge county, Virginia, who is now
a very old man, in which he gives his.
tory of the death of GIRTY, which he be-
lieves to be perfectly reliable. He says
that some years after the Indian troubles
on the frontier had ceased, there was a
gathering Of men in the Little Levels Of
Pocshontas county at what was popularly
known as q clog rolling" at that day.
When a man had piece of ground to
clean all of his neighbors would come in
on a given day and assist to roll the
logs together into heaps and burn them
As was customary, plenty Of whisky was
on hand and q general frolic indulged
in, winding up with country dance at
night. At the log rolling spoken of
The Osceola times., 1877-12-01
Tbs Afksnsas Gasetir celebrate

Tbs Afksnsas q as-tie celebrated
her ily eighth anniversary on he
on,a il stxs., aud Issued us II
supplement, u fSe sin,;l- u: The frN
copy OF tie G,x,iie, dated Nov.
enber 90 1919. F,'ty.sight years
dates hrrk to the pioneer days,
when A,az.sAs WAS a territory,
and Ar.snsss county ~ large ~
some Of The eastern states. The
anc.sn, copy oi the Gazette before
lie IL - d,mlnn,lve crexture, scarce
iy calculated to inspire She pioneer
editor With hopes. even, y. the s'r".
prsnf Of III. Gazette. Bat, ike
the tesdcr sh.ub, nurscd and era
died in the storms vi tho mountain,
and reared ~ the wars OF the sls.
mcn,., TILL Il gradually ,akrs deep
root in The ragged soil, and grove
to he the king of the iorcs,, 80 the
Gpzct;e, turroundcd hv all tina,
we cxlruix,ed Ia inspire appre
hsnsios, on the part Of rs founder.
batting Tor the right, and Away
ass, ring its convictlotA however
uapopGlsr, carrcr'ng wildly over
4le we OF our intestine war.
hailins gladly the dawn OF III ora
al Peace, aas putlin- '"rtl, rencm d
energies IT. caim Tue ryuU III va
trr. sLA T.. sxrrt - 'nvigorn u
u auruce 80 our brnksn spirits
and fortunes, hss strengthens ! w'ta
our strength, and grown s.ih our
growth, until she stands unsur
pass"d ~ state pap r, as the ex
,easn, of the will of onr people,
aud with = character tor iniegriN |
and straight ;orw ard dealing, uu
Diem shed and sp",.rsS.
The Osceola times., 1877-12-01
Miss FioxsN. ApELE, jaughtc

Miss fiossN, ADELE, daughter
III Millism II. Vanderbilt, WAS
married To iI.mi'ion Mex. Twomb.
~, vt St. Bagthllvmews chnrch,
IN New York ci,l, Oh "Wednesday
evening, tine 2l,l instant. with
regal promp aud princely spiendor.
One thousand gursts were invited
TO the church, and Two hundred To
the res.dcncs. AZ All Illustration
o, the cpst nj the bgidal ilnussrau
he hat is sad Ia have cot so 90
IN tie shop in PARIS. /, WAS the
mus, elegant wedding ever seen IN
AleIita.
The Osceola times., 1877-12-01

THyes evsm,~ 10 be iair pros
meet Of reconciliation belwevh
Theodore Triton and HE wife
Theodore, after MI these y~srs OF
arrangement rrturns tn iis old
love, AMI sues tor peace and re
k,,,rat;uu ,f the iUrmef domestic
relations. We heartily say, men,
rroy,dsd the Cad ,ikc Henry Ward
can be yes,rsinrd from any further
personal supervision Of lac "l-Ines
0i his iosd.
The Osceola times., 1877-12-01
s,,c,np, to arres, The gag.
1ns entrr,nis,ny rroprleto

THR entrrln rr"pr'etors ut
the For, Smith Herald. hsvs start.
ed o daily. The initial number be.
fose Us in well gotten up, and HIS
. ncwsy as we'll s hus't css like
e;r This IL \ want tor come time
Tot in Fort Smith. and We COM
mend our brethren oi the Herald
Tor thr,r zeal, rre'!ir'ing tor the
daily Herald bright iu'are.