The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-05-15
The Weekly Register
LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL. MAI1-EHS.
SHOOTING AFFRAY.-on Thursday
morning last at West Columbia, a,
the steamer Telegraph was loading
Salt at the Crescent furnace, Col
John Clarkson and q negro deck hand
40, into difficulty about the manner
in which the Salt was being rolled
Mfr. Clarkson was DESTROYS that his
barrels should be kept clean, and re,
ouested the deck hand not to roll the
salt, as he was doing, through q mud
hole. The deck hand paid no atten,
tion to him but continued to roll the
barrels through the mud hole, when
Cal. Clarkson said to him in deter.
mined manner that he must desist,
or let the salt alone, whereupon the
negro grew angry, and used some in
sulting language to Col. Clarkson,
when the Col. struck at him, and the
negro picked up piece Of well.aug-
er and made at Col. Clarksor, and as
he was advancing, Frank Williams
called TO the negro not to strike the
Colonel, and at the same time drew
his revolver and shot the negro in
the left shoulder, making an ugly,
but we are informed not a dangerous
wound. Col. C. was arrested upon u
warrant issued by Justice Phelps,
and had a partial hearing in this
place on last Sunday. The case was
continued until Tuesday, when he
was held in the sum of 800 to APP
pear before the next term of the Cir.
cult Court, to answer an indictment
for assault and battery.
Williams made good his escape in
10 Ohio, and at this writing, has
Gyadcd capture.
Some vile wretch or wretches, en-
tered the premises Of Gen. McCaus-
land one night last week, and broke
the large glass in his front door,
knocked of the plastering in some of
the rooms, and in other ways mutt
lated the building. 1t is only pity
that the General did not catch them
in the act. A scoundrel who could
commit such an act of vandalism,
should not be permitted to live in a
decent community.
On Friday night the boys in town,
or rather Il few of them, got ahigh,
and turned the town up side down.
Signs, steps and gates we're removed,
and u good deal of damage otherwise
done to property in town. We hope
the Offenders will be discovered and
the utmost penalties Of the law me-
ted out to them.
Mr.. VIM. A. Goshorn has been res
elected President of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Kanawha River I'm
provement and Mr.. j, D. Barnes Sec
cretary Mr., ]. T. Smith was chos-
en- superintendent Of the dredge boats.
-
1t is said that that the wheat in
this county will be almost an entire
failure. Some of the farmers are
blowing up their wheat land for
corn.
There seems to be Il perfect dearth
Of items. Why don't somebody get
married, run away, steal sheep or
make us a present of thousand dol
lars, so that we can have something
worth writing about.
When you are talking loudly about
enterprise and callingyour ncighbors
old fogies just stop and reflect upon
what you have done to entitle your
self to be classed among the enter
prising.
The barge built by John Young, at
Mason City, for the Mississippi Val
ley Transportation Co., is to be
launched in few days. He has also
contracted with the same company
to build them another, of the same
size.
Before a man delibritely makes up
his mind tow be n raskal he shood
examine hisselfclussly tew ascertain
efhe aint better constitooded fur u
phool.-Billings,
MARRIED, May LIST, 1878, by Rev.
]. II, Cupp, at the residence of Sam