Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-14

affairs. They are about five or six
inches in diameter, aud look Ike balls oil
heavy cord saturated with tar. In Tact,
that's what they are, but on the inside
is q load Of dynamite and gravel, suth-
cient 70 blow up & right good sized por-
ton OF the earth. They are like some
people, apparently harmless, but not to
be tri1ed with. - Huntington Adrer'
tjScT.
One day last week a large hawk
SwOoped down into the yard OF Mrs.
Waggoner, on the hill Just east OF Lew
iSburg, aud fastened his beak and talons
into a good, fat hen, on which he doubt
less proposed 10 dine that day. But the
rogue was not quick enough. Like q
flash Miss Sarah Waggoner darted out
Of the house 70 the rescue OF the hen,
and before the hawk was aware OF his
danger Miss Sarah had him in her dead
" clutches. The hen was set at liberty,
but his hawkShip, alas. has gone 10 join
the great majority. He weighed 10
pounds and measured 40 inches from TIP
90 tip Of his wings.
Quite a phenomenon happened in
town on Tuesday evening in the railing
from the sky of an aerOlte or meteorlc
stone in front OF HOtfman's office The
stone is about the size Of hens egg,
black in appearance and when found
was TOO hot 70 pick up. II was curved
ia the descent and luminous in appear
auce as full lighted lamp, and came
with great velocity, producing such a
sound as a cannon bal. passing through
the a.r.-kCfscr Tribune.
In an alteration over game'of craps
40 Elkhorn last Sunday morning, Ed.
Dooley. colOred. shot and instantly
killed William Bennett, also colored.
The bullet went in Benefits eye and
through his brain. Dooley was cap
tured the same day by Detective Eu-
gene Robertson, of Elkhorn, and taken
10 Peeryvile Monday. DoOley is a
rough-looking negro, and brother Of
jeff. Dooley, who is awaiting execution
10 Roanoke for the murder OF Officer
Mabry.
The REGISTER last week noted the
fact that DR.. Harper. Of Tucker county,
had offered a reward for the arrest OF
the men who kidnapped him February
cd. Last Tuesday c. w. Thomas aud
man by the name OF Parker were ar
rested az II. George and were given an
examination on the following day. DR..
Harper and four other witnesses identi-
fed the men and they were committed
70 Jail. The prisoners made no defense.
An unknown c0lored man was killed
Sunday morning while stealing ride
on Baltimore and Ohio freight train.
He was standing on box car and was
struck by the bridge at Little Cacapon.
His neck was broken and large cut
made iu his forehead. His body was not
discovered until the train had nearly
reached Cumberland, when one OF the
trainmen found il stretched on the top
OF the car.
On last Tuesday MeSSrs. Gentry Il
Co., contractors for the c. Il o., while
operating across New River from Echo,
put In a blast that blew 4 rock across
the river, weighing about 80 pounds.
The rock struck the roof of a house,
passing through the upper floor and
striking q child whose name we did not
learn. on the leg, mangling il so that it
died from the effects of the shock in a
few hours Hinton Herald
In drunken row at Captain Crlgger's
camp, in Mcdowell county, last Thurs
DAY 2 .ght. Steve Johnson, cOlOred, was
shot ia the right Jaw by negro named
Coe. Johnson ard Coe had had words
some time previous, and the shooting Is
supposed 90 be the outcome OF il. The
negroes were discharged, and several
others who had been loafng around the
camp were forced 70 leave.
4 woman entered the depot at Hunt
ington the other day, and approaching
matrOnly looking woman, requested
her 20 hold her babe FOR few moments.
The woman passed out the door and
has, as Yet, failed TO return. The m0.h-
erly old soul In whose charge the waif
was left kindly cared for IL and it now
has q home.
Ed. Johnson, son of esquire" John
son, OF Huntington, aged about 1t or Is
years, was run over and killed by c. Il
O. yard engine No. 20, al the Eighth
street crossing, between Second avenue
and the river, few minutes before 3
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. He was
cut in two across the stomach.
Johnnie, little two-year-old son Of
Mr.. August Schultz, of CharleStOwn,
fell into q ciSterr from which the cover
had been knocked Of There was some
four or five feet OF water in the ciStern.
Another brother ished him out with a
clothes prop, and he was with much
difficulty reSu>citated.
The asylum authorities refuse to ad-
NIT Thomas Frame, q young man OF
this county adiudged insane, and who
is now tn jail at this place, on the
ground that be is an idiot. He will be
taken 10 the poor farm. -BrdrtoH Cen
trJl.
Mark Vannatter, Of Island Creek,
Logan, who has been in a feeble condi-
tiou for several years, was very badly
burned recently by lying in front Of the
fire, and he is dying from the effects OF
the burn.
The Echo says that the company Of
capitalists who purchased the Miller
bottom az Addison will soon begin the
erection OF a hotel 10 cost $4,000.
General Watts for Governor.
CoA1BURG, w. VA, March 10.
70 ~ Ed90r or ne Register;
SIR: As there are several aspirants