Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-17
STRUCK II RICH.
Uusarthlng Hidden Treasures Near
Hinton.
A Fierce Fight With WoIyes---A Heroic
Act---Nanow Eseape---0ther In
teresting State News.

On Saturday the 9Th inst, q white man
and woman, and q colored man and girl,
got off the train at Hinton and hired a hack
from DR.. Peck, having with them q spade
and pick. The same day they were seen in
the neiphborhood of the James Thompson
place on Island Creek, in the edge of Mer-
Ger county, upon a part of which Mr.. Chas.
Clark now resides. The colored man
seemed familiar with the country aud
4 was noticed by several that they
did not seem to have any destins-
ZION, but were losfng around the
plsce at q distance. A colored man took 1t
anon himself to watch them. They waited
ill come time after night when they proceed
ID with a dark lantern, pick and shovel to a
lsrge tree in the field OF Mr.. Clark and pro,
ceeded to make an excavation at the root OF
the tree. After working away till 3o'clock
IN the morning apparently satisfied, they
filed up the place with stones and Left be-
fore light, arriving at Hinton Sunday morn.
day morning before ii o'clock in a good
deal of excitement aud left or the next
train. The person who had watched the
parties reported to Mr.. Clark the next
morning. James Thompson, who vas muir
dered on this place directly after the
var, was q man OF large means and
vas known to have a large amount
of gold and silver, which was hid some
Sbere during the war and was never found
Or heard Of after his death. The surmise
is that this treasure wa hid at the foot OF
his tree and covered up with stones, and
hat the father, who died a short time ago,
of the colored man, Hardin Johnston, by
some means knew Of the place of conceal
uent and before his death impaired 1t TO
Hardin. The man Johnston and son were
,layes of Mr.. Thompson, but had left years
800. he was recognized by the ~neighbors
although he denied his identity, but gave
ais name to DR.. Peck. The parties are be
no looked after. There is but little doubt
u The mind of Mr.. Clark and relatives OF
Mr.. Thompson that they carried away a
/ large amount Of gold and silver.
A FIGHT WITH WOLVES.
Mr.. George T. Robinson, of Racine,
Boone county, W. Va, started up Big Coal
liver on q business trip, and being com
pelled to leave his buggy, and taking a
bridal path through some dense woodland
n order to see some parties desired,
le was attacked by two full grown wolves,
,ppsreutly seeking their prey. Then and
G1ere his Smith 4 Wesson proved his best
riend. At the first report Of his six shooter
lie OF the ferocious animals recoiled back
IN Lis launches, and thence bounding down
he hill L~t;eriDg bowls of pain and terror
nomeDt later the large female wolf
isshcd %turiously from behind the clas-
,,r Of underbrush and was in the
SGT Of springipg upon him, when his
sitbiul dog Cuff, rushed forward, Selling
he beast, fought and struggled a short
ime. But the dog soon found he needed
assistance and broke loose and came howl
tpg back in the direction Of his master, pur.
sued BY the wolf, and another hurried shot
vas fred, which pierced her in the side,
.susing her to stop. Then deliberate aim
Sas taken, placing a ball Just between her
-yes, which resulted in death. When gsz-
rDg on his we'll done work, his attention was
attracted by q noise near by in the cluster
If this solitary place which sounded like the
Rhipiug of a young mastif, and Fastening
the spot, soon discovered a pair of young
wolves, which he succeeded in capturing.
r ACT.
The Morgantown Post says: Our River
Bend correspondent writes us, August l, as
'ol'ows: "a very narrow escape from q
'atal accident occurred Sunday last. A
little girl of Cabel Tarleton was walking
Along the narrow road on the high point
iust above Joe's Run, at the stone quarry
when some one told her not to go 80 close
O tie edge of the road. She turned around,
topped back and slipped over the perpen-
i~iculsr precipice, which is forty feet high
md all rock. She fell down about FIVE or
six feet and caught her hand to
. small root at the very lower end.
George Devault, with great presence OF
mind and considerable risk, lay down, and
wo Italians that work there took hold OF
lis feet and let him down over the edge Of
orecipice. He could Just reach her hand
md the Italians pulled and held a death
grip on Georges feet, and George held his
Qold on the girls hand, and they were both
safely landed in the road again. All parties
we're very much scared when they got out
fthe danger, and every one should give
George praise for such q heroic deed.
THE ADDITION TO THE ASYLUM.
The specifications for the ADDITION order.
d to be built to the Weston Asylum by the
last Legislature called for q building Of
orick, three stories in height, 200 feet front
oy SO feet depth, with projecting psvillous
n the centre and at each end. The build
tnr vyfl he lnoafa1 IN tho raor NJ tho GrdN
lection north of the centre building, imne-
listely below the hospital for the colored
mare. 1t is not expected that the con-
tractor will be able to do more this year
han to make the excavations, lay the
foundation, and prepare everything for put
ting up the building az soon as the weather
opens next spring. There are now GO pa
ients, ell told, in the Asylum, and the new
building will accommodate $50 or 200
more.
ORGANIZED FOR A sNOoZE.
The Fairmont Index says the West Va. &
Pa. Railroad company has organized for
another years snooze. The stockholders
held q meeting on Friday last. That paper
also says: 1T was thought that possibly
something of al encouraging nature con-
corning the projected road might be devel-
oped at this meeting, but those who in
dulged such hopes were disappointed. The
stockholders merely provided for keeping
the organization intact BY re electing the
old board of directors, whom turn reelected
he present oficerk of the company. The
organization seems to be held together by
a spirit of MicaRberism which bids it wait
or something to turn up"
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Considerable excitement was created in
Shepherdstown Wednesday morning by an
accident which came near having a fatal
ending. Miss Lizzie Keller lives at DR.,
C. T. V. s. Buffers, and while she was at
the cistern the top caved in and precipits
ted her into the water. The cistern was
full, and the wster reached up to her chin.
No other person Witnessed the accident,
and it was come time before Miss Keller's