Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-07-02
w est Virginia Notes.

A son OF william HUI, vi luChei
county, accidentally cut his brothers
hand off with an AK, a few days ago.
John McAtee, of Randolph county,
was attacked by Il large panther while
walking through the woods and was
severity scratched before he dispatched
the beast.
Senator Kenna, accompanied by Sec
rotary of War Endicott, Chief Engineer
Newton and Assistant Chief Engineer
Parke, of the army, were at Charleston
last week inspecting the locks and
other government Improvements on the
Great Kanawha river. The trip was a
strictly business one. The officials
were greatly pleased at the improve
ments made to the river.
A little child of John Coplinger, who
resides on Tucker creek, Writ county,
wandered from the house day or two
ago during the absence of Its parents,
and upon their return, was found lying
in the edge of the creek, drowned.
The water was few inches deep. The
little fellow, who was only Is months
old, must have fallen into 1t face down
ward and strangled. The parents are
almost crazed with grief.
An impression has lately prevailed
that the reported find of tin in Mason
county was fraud. But at meeting
Of stockholders, reports of experts of a
number of tests made by them with
smelling furnaces were submitted, and,
as result, arrangements were made to
at once erect furnace upon the land at
a cost of $35, 900. Everything it is stated
now bids fair for an early development
of this very important mineral field.
meeting Of the board Of directors
of the Kingwood and Tunnelton Rail-
road, held at Kingwood few days ago,
arrangements were perfected by which
the company will he able TO complete
the road and have it in operation by the
first of August. The Kingwood and
Tunnelton Road connects with the Ball
timore and Ohio at Tunnelton, a station
on the later road, about twenty-five
miles west of Oakland. The new road
penetrates section of country rich in
timber and coal, and will be valuable
feeder to the Baltimore and Ohio.
In the United States Court, now in
session at Parkersburg, the suit Of Jer-
emiah ii. Pelton of New York against
Colonel Jessie B. Irwin, to enforce an
alleged claim to portion of Rotert
Morris 4s0, 900 acres in West Virginia,
was heard Friday before Chief Justice
Waite and Associate Judges Bond and
Jackson. Saturday morning the decis-
sion of the Court was rendered by the
Chief Justice, Diminishing Mr.. Pelton's
suit with costs and dissolviDg the injunc-
ton granted by Judge Jackson. The
land referred to covers great portion Of
that section Of the State.
The board of directors Of the West
Virginia State penitentiary recently
contracted with a Wellsburg tobacco
manufacturer to let him have the labor
of a number of cOnvicts for the manu-
facture of cheap cigars. There was a
vigorous protest against the contract,
and Governor Wilson interested him
self in the matter. On Tuesday the
contract was annulled, and the board
OF directors pledged themselves to
make no more such agreements. West
Virginia workingmen are elated over
their victory, and so are the business
men of Wheeling, who took an active
part in securing this result.
Some ancient mounds on the river bot
tom some seven or eight miles below St.
George have been opened, and in them
were found some skeletons. Some Of
the skeletons were in great state Of de
cay, while others were well preserved.
From the positions CT the bones, it seems
that the bodies had been buried in a
sitting posture, facing the east. These
mounds have always been regarded as
the work of mound. builders, race who
occupied the Ohio Valley earlier than
the Indians. The skeletons were moi
much larger or not much smaller than
those Of ordinary persons, and there wa
nothing peculiar about them. No relics
| Of any kind were found.