Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-28
HUSBAND AND A PISTOL.
An Fxciting Scene at Sir Johns Kun
General state News.

ther or he would shoot her, and she then
ran to a window, and hallooed murder!
vixen her brother VIII Mendeahsll, came
running to the house. Cup came to
tie door and told him no. to
ceme in the gate or he would
shoot him, but presently FIVE or six OF the
neirLbors came, and among her t4ther, u.
eldenhall, who rushed in and knocked the
pistol cut Of CUPS hand, and then had him
arrested and taken to Charlestown aud CON-
fined in Jail. On Wednesday morning Culp
lod ap examination before Squire B!asely,
,rd he was held in $500 bail Tor his appear
al &c before the grand jury at the Jsauary
tenn Of the Circuit Court, 10 answer Two IN
elements, one for breaking the peace ana
The other for carrying concealed weapons
He gave bail.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.
On Wednesday evening last as q canal
boat run by Mr.. James Slgler, OF Little Or
leans, Nd, was a short distance below Shep'
herdstown, Mr.. Sigler's ten-year-old daugh-
ter Susie attempted to kindle o fire with
coal oil. The car exploded and threw the
blazing oil over the child, burning her IN a
most horrible manner. Every shred oil
clothing on her was consumed, and there
vas not o place as big as a dollar from her
neck to her ankles that was not burned. DR..
c. T. Butler, was sent for, and after
be | ad done all he could to relieve the
sufferer the boat proceeded toward home.
DR.. Butler thinks the child cannot live.
A Coon CATTLE SPECULATION.
Last fall, Andrew Merit, Of Leading
Creek, bought q lot Of cattle from George
Cookman, which averaged 925 lbs. per
head. lie bought them with a view OF lat
t~tniripg them Tor the market. Inc p-ce
paid was four cents per pound. A few days
ago he sold them at tour and three-quarter
cents per pound; but on the day OF sale 1t
was discovered that they then averaged
| 1850 pounds each. Thus it appears that in
lust about ten months each steer had gained
325 pounds; making q net profit on each
head Of $22.5S.
An UNUSUAL SCENE.
During the trial Of the murder case in
Bsaxtop, the other day, the divorced wife OF
ore Of the accused, and his new wife, were
| both called to the clerks desk to be sworn.
They came together, and together laid their
habds upon the Bible. The divorced
woman, faithful to her husband in spite OF
his 5e:cItion Of her, was one OF the most
important witnesses in his behalf. An in
| stance OF two women, situated as were these
two, has been seldom known in our courts.
THE ASYLUM COMMISSIONERS.
The commissioners appointed during the
,6Et session Of the Legislature, to select a
| ;rcper location for an additional hospital
Tor the insane, will hold a final meeting
his week. The commissioners will first go
10 Charlestown, in Jefferson county then
0 Berkeley Springs, in Morgan county, and
from thence to Mason City, Mason county.
Their report will then be made up aud sub
mitted TO the Executive.
ACCIDENT.
On Sunday last two little sons Of W. 7.
Chi,tum, Of Skin Creek, Lewis county, came
near losing their lives. They were ridinga
blind horse and the animal stumbled and
fell, When both boys and horse we're preclpl'
rated over a steep and rocky bank, between
fifteen and twenty feet high. One OF the boys
bad his right arm broken, and the other was
very severely bruised. Their escape from
death vas almost a miracle.
WEST VIRGINIA CATTLE FOR EUROPE
Major Henry Robinson, OF Monroe coun-
", c. ". and \. L. Livesay, OF Greenbrier
county, a few days $50 shipped TO B4lti-
more, from whence they will be re-sbipped
20 Earope, 2Sj head Of fat cattle. In tie
weighing before they were PIT on the cars a
lot Of y averaged 1913 pounds, and one
steer 1870 pounds; 10 averaged l4lO
pounds and 10 head averaged upwards oil
| 1850 pounds.
MISCELLANEOUS STATE NOTES.
There are 2,OOO, 600 bushels OF coal lying
along the Elk river, awaiting shipment.
The Clark8burg telephone company has
commenced the erection Of poles.
Root B. Mitchell. a Charlestown drug
gist, has bsen assigned to the Marine Hos.
pital ct Norfolk.
James Costello, a Newburg boy, filled
himself full Of whisky and boarded a train,
fell of and was frightfully mangled.
The Fair recently held BY the ladies Of
ST. Peters Catholic Church, at Harpers
Ferry, melted the handsome sum OF 81, 100.
The citizens Of Giimer county are endeav-
oIlpg to secure slack water navigation in
he Little Kanawha river as far as Glen
vile.
Mason county has o mail carrier, who
carries the mail, weighing from ten 10
:, twenty-five pounds, twice per week, a dis
tlLCe Of 2G niles on his back.
H Mallsby Of West Union is accused
Of having collected the same bills twice OIL
Of Doddridge county, By making affidavit
tat the first county orders were lost, and in
tits way clearing over $500.
The %ci'izeis OF Gilmcr county are becom-
lng interested in slack water navigation,
and want the Little Ksnawha Improvement
extended to Glenville, at which point a pub.
lie meeting has been appointed to consider
he adyissbilly OF petiuoning Congress in
he matter.
There was considerable excitement ia
Berkeley Springs on Wednesday night,
caused by thee rramps breaking into Mr..
G,orge Cross residence. His wife discov-
ercd them belore any loss occurred and they
reireated soUh.
The steepls on the NJ. + Church, at Mar.
uusburg, is said 10 be out Of plumb about
three feet. Whether the storm Of Tuesday
night is the cause or not, we have not learn
ed, but since that the twist in it has been
seen. Ii will be secured at once.
While digging q well near St. Adams, at
a depth OF 81 teet' a perfect iron horse shoe
was found, but modelled differently from
the style nov in use. The well IS thee
quarters ola mile from the river and the
country around it was q dense forest until
a few years since.
A Fayete county correspondent writes:
In the spring of 1869, Gen. Washington
entered lands to the amount of ! 600 acres,
in what's now Perry township, this county,
on which, in the spring Of Ia, he began
the foundation of a grist mill; finished it in
l776. The old foundation still stands; it
has, with repairs, been in active use one
HUNDRED years
While some men were digging a well for