West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-15

the dogs. These animals visit the
pest-house at night in large num-
bers in search of offal, and return to
their fond masters reeking with
smallpox virus,-Huntington Id
certiser.
ARRESTED FOR MuRDER.-H. f..
Hiser, of Greenbrier county, was
recently arrested on a charge of
numbering David Suddeth in 1871.
The killing at the time was sup
posed to haye been accidental and
the arrest is now made as reported,
on recent confessions of Hiser.
In LOVE. George r. Tingle is in
love with Montana, ard is organic
ing joint stock company for the
purpose of buying a town site there
and herding cattle. He will not
make Col. Ben. Wilson's ear Jingle
in the next campaign. Not by "a
town site. Richie Gazette.
ROMEO. Hon. Romeo H. Freer,
formerly prominent lawyer and
Republican and Greenback politi-
clan of Charleston, Kanawha coun-
ty, but now a popular and leading
citizen of the Republic of Calhoun,
made us call a few days ago Ro-
mco, wherever he may be, is a wide
awake man. He predicts that Cal
houn will be Mahoneized the next
election.-Preston journal.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE G. e o.
Engineer Thomas Smith was killed
and fireman Thomas Durrett severe
ly hurt by train No. l running into
a slide near Cannelton, several days
ago, as we learn from the Mountain
Herald.
FEVER NG.-Typhoid Fever
is raging fearfully in this section.
In one house in the valley there
were three cases last week, one Of
which proved fatal &c. Y. Courier.
HORRIBLE DEATH.-On Monday
Of lost week Lawrence Duffy became
entangled in the machinery of the
engine at the Valley City Salt
Works, Hartford City, and was in
stantly killed and terribly man
gled, The Neeos notes the arri val
and burial of his remains at Ray
enswood, attended by his widow
and five children,
HORSE THTEF.--The Ravenswood
NeDs tells us that John Bostic stole
horse belonging to David Parsons
of Grass Lick, one day last week.
He took the horse from where he
found it pitched in Ripley, sold it
to horse buyer for $50 cash, rugged
himself up in new clothes, and
stayed in town till next day, when
he skipped with pursuers after him.
ACCIDENT ON THE r. & A.--Last
night a west-bound pay train on
the Richmond and Allegheny R.
+. was ditched by a landslide. The
engine, tender and pay car rolled
into the river, and the train was
badly wrecked. David McMinn,
Paymaster's clerk, was killed, and
five others more or less injured
Huntington Commercial.
DRowNED.-The Commercial in
forms us that colored deckhand,
named George Porter, was drowned
off the steamer Ohio last Tuesday
night, while the boat was dischare
ing freight at the city wharf-boat at
Huntington. The body has not
yet been recovered.
BIG ORDER.-We understand that
Messrs. Hoke Brothers at Keyes'
Switch, in this County, on Friday
last received an order from one
firm for ninety thousand bush
els of Lime, and propose to fill it
promptly. Big order = but they
have big lime kilns.-Free Press.
CHURCH BURNED.-On Monday
night of last week the Presbyterian
church at Shanghai, Berkely coun-
ty, was entirely destroyed by fire.
The fire is supposed to have been
the work of an incendiary, as the
had not been used for over
a week.-Echo.
YOUNG LADIES INsTITUTE.--The
Free Press informs us that Rev. G..
n. Campbell will open an Institute
for young ladies in Charlestown,