The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-07-14
state News.

Vlrglniln, who died at tho Scott
House, in Beaver City, on Friday, from
beating supposed to have been given
by two men named Bolcs aud Smith.
The coroner was investigating tue affair
on Saturday. Smith is in Clarion jail
and VIM. Bolcs is at largo aad cannot
be found. Brooks was beaten on the
the Fourth. lie has tho reputation Of
being n peaceful and industrious man.
Pi9sburg Dispatch.
Terrific Erp!o,i On-Ttc steamer
Courier arrived from Parkersburg
about o. o'clock last night, bringing
tho dOIails of one Of the most disas-
trous explosions that has occurred on
the waters Of upper Ohio for many
years past. About 8 o'clock yestcr.
day afternoon the steam towboat j. n.
Camden exploded both hor boilers and
sunk at the bead Of Fish Creek Zip.
pie, sono thirty miles below this city,
killing VIM. barnard, tho pilot, and
three colorcd men named Charles
Mitchell, RGeder Adams and james
Dorsey, and injured T, II. Wiley, the
clerk, and Samuel Rodgers, James
COndlcton and Thomas Jennings.-Er.
Probable MTdef.-On the morning
Of tho Fourth On unknown man was
found lying at the foot Of the lane lead.
ing to Nr. Goods residence, near Elm
Grove. in prccarious condition. An
examination proved that tho mans scuIl
was fractured, and that he had Sc.
we're CASH cut on bis right temple, and
at last accounts, although still alive, he
was thought to be in dying condition.
1t is thought that the man was attack,
cd for the purpose of robbery, rs the
wagon which he had been driving was
riIicd of its contents. and the horses
attached to tue vehicle had been taken
away. No clue as get has been Oh.
tanned as to tho perpetrators of tho
Outrage. Wheeling Register.
4 Trick to Catch Eotes for Charles.
tOA,-The advocates Of Charleston
ought to DO ashamed Of themselves for
stating that story about Mr.. Garrett,
Of the Baltimore 4 Ohio road, buying
up West Virginia deferred ccrtili.
Gates" seeing that said certificates
keep on declining in price. If any.
body believed that Mr. Garrett was
buyer Of said certificates, and tina;
they would eyer be worth anything TO
him when bought, the certificates would
not be drug on the market at II
cents on tho dollar. As the member
from Lincoln would say. tho story is
"too rotor thin" It is q trick Of the
Charleston corner lot men to scare poo.
pie iuto voting to put money into their
pockets. Anybody who thinks the
certificates Il good purchase can get
bushels Of them in New York and
Baltimore for 3 cents on tho dollar
Wheeling Mtclliyencer
Sud Fate Of Three Colored Hen.
-PANKEEsDURO, W. Va, juno l.
Three colOrcd men named All Nicholas,
Lloyd Richardson aud Douglass Taylor,
while attempting to cross the Ohio
river, last night, about eight o'clock,
from this city to Dclfre, wcrO upset,
and, none Of them being able to swim,
were drowned. The boat was what is
called john boat, and was lcaky. It
had begun to sink, when the three
men bccauIe paHic.strickcu, and rush.
ing to one side Of tho boat, upset it.
Efforts wcro being made to-day to re-
cover tho bodies, but without success.
Nicholas aud Richardson were recently
married, and the former leaves one
child. Taylor was SINGLE and hailed
from Cincinnati, where the most Of his
relatives reside. Tho deceased had all
been out back Of Parkcrsburg to work
in harvest fields, and when death over.
took them they were on their way to
their homes in DslEre. Our wheat is
harysstci-a SPLENDID crop, in splGn-
did condition. -CtHciaaati Enquirer.
MaEtinsburg seems to be waking up.
to the emergencies Of the Capital locu-
ton question, and proposes to mike
vigorous Gght from this timO forward
for the prize. 1t seems that her re.
cent quicsccncc has been part and par.
eel Of her programme, which was to
avoid wcarrying tho people Of the
State with any protractCd recital Of her
claims, but waiting until tho other as.
pirants had stated their case to come
in Just preceding the election with