Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-26
STATE TOPICS.

There were two narrow escapes from
fatal accidents 1t shephsrdstown, last
week. A canal bost loaded with cement
started no the river, but stuck, and about
forty barrels Of the cargo were placed on a
scow to tighten the boat The boat then
daated. and was being toSed up the river,
when the rope broke, and The boat driiied
toward the dam. Messrs. Samuel Lou
doun and Harry Benner were or tbescow,
and they at once saw that they were IN a
pretty bad fix Benner Jumped of and
managed To swim ashore, but L0udcun
conId not swim Nevertheless, he dido {
I lose mis- rerve, for he waved his hst to the
other men and called out. Goodbye,
/ bovs. Pm q goner now" Bat he wasn't o
gonsr. for bv great good inck the scow
sruc., on the corner of the race wall and
/ sam vgss rescued in q few minutes. il vas
"a close cell. though. On Wednesday even
/ ing Of last week there was smother barrow
fscare from less Of life. A number OF
blasts had been fired, hut from some cause
one of hem failed 20 explode. When ths
men went to examine il the blast went of
when they were oulr a few feet from It.
Although the stones flew in all directions,
only one person was mt, Superintendent
Michael Brown being struck across the
small of the back with q heavy stone, and
was dangerously wounded.
The officers OF the Second West Virginia
Regiment National Guards met az Hinton
last week Tor the purpose Of electing a
Colonel 10 succeed Col. II. II. Andrew, re-
sigued. Every company was .uily repre-
seated, with one exception. Lieut. Col,
! W. A. Ford was unanimously elected
Colonel. and Capt James II. Miller, Ofthe
Hinton Guards. Liea-.n ant Colonel Of the
regiment Ccl. F,ld has iesppO'nted john
p E.hu Aoiutaui, which position now
ranks as Captein Otter ststf appoint
ments Will De made In due course 0! lime.
Dr. j. NJ. Miller, OF Dalray, Hampshire
connfv. came uear meeting with i-tai
misbsD On "Wednesday morning oil last
o,eek when cTO3sing North River at
Reksr's ford. The ryer was iuller thar
he supposed ard washed hin, buggy and
borae down the riyer short distance,
b,eakipg the buggy badly end the cocio'
barely escaped WITH his life. He lost his
medicine pcckets, instruments, sc The
horse escaped uninjured.
Tom Gregory, residing near BNbours-
vile on last Friday suddenly went msd' Y
;rsone He was immedia ely taken charge
nv friends. bit 30 wild was Re that 10
HE efYorts 20 free himself from those hav-
;,,, him in charge, he rup,ured himself
bs6lv. lie vas brought 90 the jail IN
Huntington, and unless favorable change
should take place, he viii be sent 10 tue
Inn, M Weston. Il is Gaid that his In
senitv resulted from disappointment 10
love affairs
4 few weeks $50 the barn on the Enocb
Sto,ts Ting Folk farm, in Jackson county,
occnn;ed by VanBugen Shamblen, went
mn in smoke one evening about dusS.
Vo,Rpren charged Joel Cunningham with
~ ;ncand,ari-m. which allegation Joel
resented. Shamblen swesfs cunningham
lid IN kill him with rocks This the SC
c7ssd denies. The grand Jury viii settle
IT,
O., Monday afternoon Quinn Burr son
of Cartaip J. Austin Burr, NET Win
n,icfnl accident on the s.. La@reoce iniii'
He vas caught by the live rolls oad par; J
6rswnin. The muscles Of his 5igoi arm,
and leg were torn hose from the bone, S1u
he Was otherwise burned. 1t IL thougn'
Re Will he unable 70 DO any WORK TINS sea Sc,
son. LAST sumner he was cupPled on tnt
same miil.-Rnccrerts NeWS.
LAST week TWO men passed ihIougu
Hardy county, lev miles ea5' ei Mans
field. TfeY said they were from o''n
srd were Mormon ministers sent Out u ~
shat good they could. They were wei
dressed snd provided with gold Wa'cHtsr
vet claimed no, 20 have cent, and were
begging their way They were not very
favorably received by the people.
Joseph Wet4el, of Elk Garden, AlnerS