Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-04
CHARLESTON.
Supreme Court Notes The Disastrous Rise
In the KanaWha.
SDeeiGl 10 the Register.

Special 70 the Register.
CHARLESTON, November 3.-Judges
Johnston and Sryder Of the Supreme
Court arrived here on the 2lst OF October
the time set for the regular term OF Court
but the failure of Judges Green and Woods
to put in an appearance has prevented the
announcement Of opinions. Judge Green
arrived Saturday. He was detained at
home by serious illness. Judge Woods
was detained by the serious lines OF his
SOD, Frank Woods, E,q, of Grafton. 1t
is learned that Mr.. Frank WooGs is much
improved if rot entirely recovered. l. Is
thought opinions will be announced by the
Court Saturday next.
Invitations are out for the marriage OF
Judge Woods daughter. Miss Maggie, and
Dr. j. Hamilton Brown, on the 4th OF No
Yember. g,
The meeting Of the Supreme Court and
Upi,ed States District Court has brought
quite q number of persons from different
sections of the State TO the permanent
seat. Among them are noticed Attorney
General CaldSell, T. C. Green, OF Charles
ton, son of Judge Green, Aug Roit and
PEBBLES Tatum, Of Wheeling, Camden
Sommers OF Clarksburg, and others.
Judge jackson and attendants arrived
Sunday over the Ohio Central, having 8
special car from Parkersburg. This SEES
sion of the District Court will be q rather
impo tant one. The question OF the ten
per cent. added by the State to the taxes
of the Chesapeake and Ohio read, will be
determined By Judge Jackson The sale
ofthe Ohio Central road will come up for
confirmation. Some big civil cases are on
the docket
Elk Speaker Randall and wife are here.
Me-. Randall has some business before the
United States Court.
TIE second rise in the Ksnswhs during
the last month was attended with great
loss 10 property. In the neighborhood OF
sixty Ssrges filed with coal were
either sunk or stranded dur
ipV Saturday morning. This uuprece'
der ted loss, knowing ones Sllege was due
10 the csrelessness of attendants at some Of
the mines when boats were moored await
ing q rise. All interested were advised IN
good time that twenty feet OF water
might be expected. Esrly on the morning Of
Saturday, the cables holding some boat:
At the mines fsrthest up the KsusWha
cave way and the wild boats plunged
msdlY down the river taking everything
before them. At many coal landings
along the river, tows made up ready Tor
taking out, were struck by the wild barges
and in some instances half the TOYS we're
lost The toSboats 81 Charleston were
sayly advised of the wild boats coming
and succeeded in anding quite q number
fer having frat put their own tows II
good bs-hoIs. Most OF the boats sank st
Lock No 6, now IA course OF construction
a f-w miles below Charleston. River mer
claim navigation will be seriously lmpedeo
mill the sunken bsrges are removed
Interested persons put the loss 10 the coz
men of the Ksnswha, during Saturday, 81
500 600, while others claim It Till not Dc
40 much. Certainly the coal men naE'
been yery unfortunate this season. Since
earIv in the summer they have not beer
enabled to get out any coal, and when
rise did come, the accidents were 80 numtr
Gus and disastrous, that the profits Will d
winsd ont for some time to come. Durlre
the rise Of ten days sgo, the losses WoaIC
foot I'D SONS $4,000 or S5O,OOV. "
conrss in many instances the Losses ar
nartlv covered by insurance. Steamboat
mo on the KsnASba is attended with gsea
difficulty and besat With many dangers
Hovaver the river men are very careful
and such accidents ss happened there
during the past month are rare occurrences
Hon Henry s. Walker has been over II
Virginia much of the past week, stuDPips
for Cen. Fitz Hugh Lee. Saturday weei
he ,noke in Stanton, the same day Fer
sker Appeared there. At the con
cIusion Of the meeting it is understood
Mr., Walker challenged Foraker to q JOIN
debate. but the challenge was no
accepted. Msjor Harris, OF Greenorier
has sl.o been lending the Virgins Demo
Gratis heIpipg hand. ! am told that
treat ou-porrins Of Virginians listened tt
he uble gentleman ~ Clifton Forge one
day last week g..
People in the upper end OF the Sis,e
have no ides of the interest manifested IN
Virginia politics in this section. There Is
even more interest manifested here IN the
result in Virginia than your people take IN
Ohio politics. Many Of the neE-comers IN
the section are from various parts Of Vlr'
GINA and all the old settlers came from
tke mother State many gears ago, conse
quently the feeling regarding Virginia
vote is quite natural
John Litllepsge. who Was shot by Blake,
more Saturday afternoon, an account o.
which wss autographed the REGIsrER, Is
nov Monday rsstiug easily, and hopes
are entertained of hiG recovery. The ties
tmouy at the preliminary hearing. which
was held Saturday night. and which was
adjourned for ten days before 9 conclusion
xSs reached, developed toe fact that Little,
page ssOt frat and there we're at least two
shots cred by defendant, Blskemore, one
OF which took eject in Littlepsges breast