Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-14
MINISTERS IN A MUSS.
Two ColOred Brothers indulge in a
Terrific Fight
Ont at Buckhannon---0ne Of Them Bites
Of the Others Lower LIP
Other State News.

On Friday last a difficulty occurred at
.3uckhannon between Rev. Benz. Myers, ct
ba. place, and Rev. j. H. S. Cooper, OF
treat Britain and the West India Islands,
Doth colored) in the apartments OF the
Cooper is by reputation a Canni'
pal. and Myers will hereafter bear that
equation. When the killed aud wound
ed were counted il was found that Brother
Myers had a slight wound on his chin, and
bat Brother Cooper had the marks OF a
chair on the top OF his head and that about
4 mouihful Of his under lip was missing.
The trials before the Mayor and Squire
were rich and racy. Myers WAS fined s.,
and the witnesses will be sent before the
grand jury. 1t appears that Myers had
received letters denouncing Cooper as an
impostor and from other sources had re-
ceived information that led him 10 doubt
The soundnes5 of Coopers conversion, and
he so announced to his congregation.
Cooper called on Myers at his oom and
in o short time was ordered to take his de-
parture, when the fight started.
BURNED TO DEATH.
Miss Della HaItshorn, a young lady in
the family OF c. c. Miller, residing near
Huntington, was fatally burned by her
dress i]gnitiug from the CRATE. She was In
her room sitting near the CRATE engaged in
sewing and having occasion TO 90 10 an
other part Of the room, and rising to do 60,
her back was TO the CRATE. She soon dis
covered that her dress was ablaze and
ran to the attic where a workman was em-
ployed to engage his assistance, aud he,
not being there, she started down stairs,
having to descend two flights before she
could make known her peril. MIR. Miller
ran 10 her rescue, and tried to subdue the
flames, and finding himself unable to do
50 told her to run TO the ~cistern, out before
she got there she tainted and Tell. At this
%iuncture Mr.. Miller threw water on her and
hereby exiinguisbing the flames. She is
burned from the hips down and is suffer
ing terribly, with but faint hopes other re-
coycry. Mr.. Miller lad his whiskers and
hands burned.
MYSTERIOUS CUTTING sCRAPE.
Mr.. A. r Lowry, q shoemaker by trade
and q resident OF Alderson, in Monroe
county, returned home Friday night last,
in a very i~nebriated condition. just after
entering the house his wife, who WAS sleep
ing in an adjoining room, heard him fall.
I pom investigation she found him lying
almost insensible upon the floor, with sew
eral knife wounds, Of q very DANGEROUS
and delicate nature, upon HIS person.
After being restored 10 his senses, Mr..
Lowry refused to give any account Of him
self, or to state 10 what manner the wounds
were received. Since then his condition
has very much improved, but he still per
lists in this refusal. Narious surmises are
made by those who are acquainted with
the circumstances, but the occurrence yet
remains shrouded in mystery.
: wET>EL. COUNTY FIGHT.
On last Saturday one Taught aud one
Edge came %meandering by long John
Hull house on Fishing creek, WeIlel
county. A debating society was organized
at once, the frat knock down argument
being O log thrown by Huff which perform
ed n surgical operation on Edges head.
Taught by this time had the floor and
with great deliberaiion he inserted his
thumb into Long Johns mouth to pry his
tongue ont. Long Johns next argument
told on uaught's thumb and caused it 10
resemble boned turkey. Taught and
Edge came 10 town and sent odt the cops
but Long John had no further argument to
make and took to the woods.
He SAVED THE WINE.
Newton s. Barns, Esq, Of Fairmont,
sealed up and put away in 1889 a bottle Of
blackberry wine which he then declared he
would not open until there was another
Democratic President in the White House
On Thanksgiving Day he brought out the
bot lie from its hiding place, and opening
1t drank with some friends to the health OF
President Cleveland. As Mr.. Barns had
Just received & communication from the
Postmaster General notifying him OF his
appointment as Postmaster at this place,
we have no doubt that the occasion was
az enjoyable as it was certainly memorable
Nan DROWNED.
During the fierce gale ST Charleston last
Friday night the steamer Handy troke
loose from her moorings at the public
wharf and started to drift up the river
There we're no persons on the boat but Mr.
Prince TomDkiGB and q colore6 man
named Garduer. The colored man was
scared so badly that be Jumped for the
shore, but missed and tell into the river
and Was drowned. The boat drifted up as
lar as Porrer's Ferry and there ran
aground and remained in hat position
uuul next morhiLc.
II [ WAS LoADED.
Gsrrett Kelly, Of Worthwhile, Tucker
county, shot himself in the mouth Friday
He thought the gun was empty
and put his foot on the hammer and his
mouth on the muzzle to blow in it. His
DOT slipped off and the gun vas fired, the
bullet taking effect in his mouth hitting a
ihCh lJOtn auu 'u'u ihnSluS uhCh "dIu
md upward. DR.. Trahern was called and
.emovtd the tooth, bat could not find the
ell He Is 10 a very precgrious condi
ORDERED Ills COFFIN.
George Habrick, who lives on knobley
Mountain, in Mineral county, is on eccen-
ric old man who has strange notions about
he hereafter, and great adherence to be.
~ buried in the ground, Accordingly he
rs built en- bis farm q vault in which to
.e pnt when he dies. The vault is built of
icely dressed stone. { By 10 feet, 6 feet
irh, with a window in oGe side. 1t was
p~cenily finished. The old gentleman has
lso been measured for his coffin and order .
4 il made as soon as possible. g
STILL TALKING ARauT TIN. [
There is 70 doubt Of the existence of tin
! large and paying quantities Old wo- ,
len are smelling the ore 10 ordinary :.
itchen skillets, on their cook stoves, and y
tin. The smelling machinery
Clifton is to be moved 10 the Glenwcod
a mines, where large furnaces are 10 he g
..,,.j Got Soma r. tho Ora and ,as, =, .