Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-31
A MuROER0Us ASSAULT
Which Savors Somewhat OF a Req
Men Outrage
A Romantic Wedding in Ritchie---Deah
of "Shoggy" Cunningham
Fearful Wind
Storm.

The Wyoming Crescent relates recent
assault upon tie house of Solomon lraii'
a, Trap Hill. Raleigh county, which sAvors
somewhat of the recent Red Men outrages
ip,thst part of the State. Threeof the men
made 3 murderous assault upon Iraii
while the others assisted BY firing several
sho,s a; him, none Of which, fortunately
took effect. Frail succeeded in beating
off the entire crowd, roughly handling the
three men who had assaulted him.
"sbosp" Cunningham, an old 1912 war
,;or deosrted this life one day last week
AZ his home near Ellenboro. The report
vas in circulation that the old soldier, alter
a visit of several hours in the land across
the gull, returned to this mundane sphere
and stated that he could not rest IN peace
in the great hereafter without first unour-
dening his conscience of some OF the deeds
committed during his past life. Ii il stated
that after making his confession he quietly
dropped of into that eternal sleep tnat
knows no waking until Gabriel sounds his
trumpet on the morning Of the resurrec'
ton.
A fearful wind storm struck Fetterman
about , o'clock Sunday morning. 1t did
considerable damage to the sawmills and
lumber yards, the piles OF boards and plank
being scattered in all directions and many
of them were broken and twisted. Trees
were blown down, houses unroofed and
fencing posts blown out. Fortunately nc
one was seriously damaged, although
MANY persons in town we're badly fright,
ened and some of the dwellings were
shaken.
Abig run of timber started tromiBsrning
Springs on the present rise, altogether tor
ty.two rats. OF these twenty-five were The
property of Hartman 4 Co, and ten OF w.
F. Barripger. SAINT Brsnnon has foul
rafts at Burning Springs but will not bring
them down at present The Hartman
timber has reched Shscktown on its way
down. and the McConnsughey and Bar
ringer rats are at Wells lock awaiting the
falling Of the river.
A rather romantic wedding took place
in Richie county last week. McClellsnC
Richards and Miss Cunningham, a dsugh
ter of the late "ShogR" Cunningham, me
on the public road near Hes'on g mill, snc
taking q fancy to one another, were mar
rried BY Rev. A. Mick, who CHANGED to b
passing. The couple departed as happ.
as though the knot had been tied in tn
regulation way.
On the recent rise in the Guyandott
river over 200 log RATS were gotten out
These rats are valued at $500 each, whicl
would make total Of over 500 600 wort
Of timber which came out on the presen
rise.
a seven loot rise is expected in Ell
river. If the expectation OF rivermen ar
realized in this respect over $4,000
worth of lumber will come out o. tha
stream the coming week.
The Governor has appointed Clarence l.
Smith, OF Marion county, as Regent Of th
West Virginia University from the Second
Senatorial District, to ell the unexpire'
term commencing July let, 1885.
The people of Fsirmont were so wild Il
see q steamboat forty years sgo. that the.
actually offered prizs Of $50 in money {,
any steamer that would ascend the Monon
gahels as far as their town.
Pocs is rising and lumbermen feel con
fdent that the rise will be sufficient 10 &c
out over $40 900 worth Of logs on this run
Morgsntosn wants town hall.