Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-11-12


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rETaE CoUSrY JArL-Irs PRrsoSRRs.
We yesterday visited the county Jail and
were shown through the establishment by
the courteous jailor, Mr. Joseph Toliver.-
The Jail appears to he in pretty good con-
ditiOn in sanitary point of view, and
when the repairs which have been recon-
meuded are made it will be perfectly Sc
cure. There are now about thirty prison
ers in the Jail most of whom are confined
for offences against the ordinances of the
city. Doc. Pool, convicted of murder and
sentenced to be executed on tho 9th of jan
uary next is the prominent criminal. He
occupies q very secure and comfortable cell
on the first floor, about ten by twelve feet
square. He is not disposed to talk much
upon any subject, and scarcely at all upon
the one subject of so much Importance to
himself-that of his approaching death
He has already been visited by several
ministers of the city, and having been pro.
vided with various religious books he is
endeavoriug to make his peace with his
God. Such thoughts as he is now called
upon to exercise are new and strange to
him and he goes about making his prepa-
ration like one who was earnestly trying
to realize his awful situation. When he
was first incarcerated, some boys caught
ring dove in the Jail yard and put it into his
faithful companion ever since. He says
that it sits upon his book as he reads and COOS
and sings to him almost constantly. Thebird
could easily fly out of the window, but it
has never even attempted to escape during
period of nearly three months.
There are three young women il jail
charged with reasonable practices. Miss
Mary Jane Green, Miss Kate Brown andIMiss
Peck, of Marshall county. The two former
one of whom is quite violent character,
are from Braxton county and are charged
with cuttinglthe telegraph wires!and carry
ing rebel letters. The latter, Miss Peck. is
charged with utteriug reasonable Lam
guage and refuses to take the oath of alle-
glance.
A man by the name of Beaver, charged
with passing counterfeit money is also
stopping with Mr.. Toliyer at this time, and
is getting along as we'll as could be e1-
pected.
The position Of jaiIor appears to be re-
sponsible and very troublesome and arlu-
Gus one. All sorts of characters in all sta
ges OF drunkenness and filth are brought to
the Jail at all hours, aud humanity demands
that they should receive the treatment
which their miserable condition seems TO
require. The man who keeps Jail does
not sleep on bed of roses and when BUSH
ness is active sleeps very little upon any
thing.
BSpRwRR.-There we're three feet two
inches in the channel of the Ohio yesterday
as near as could be ascertained while the
wind continued to ripple the water and
toss the waves upon the marks. The
weather was clear and pleasant lovely
Fall day.
The Cspitola left last evening for oinoin
natl with as much freight as she could
take.
The Parkersburg Gazette of Saturday says:
We are pleased to learn that Mr.. Camp.
bell Sweeney, Of Wheeling, has commenced
building fine boat at SIR. Cawsell's Mills,
in this city. Mr.. s. we believe, was the
principal owner of the steamer Science,
one of the best low water boats on the riv-
er, and we presume the present one will
be equal. That person should come
from Wheeling here to build boat is evil
deuce that the place is very desirable one
for the purpose, both for economy aud
skill.
The Pittsburg Dspateh of yesterday
says
The weather yesterday was mild and
pleasant, and the snow has almost entirely
disappeared. The river remains about
stationary at this point with less than thtr-
tyinches on Glass House.
Capt. R. 9. Gray, we understand, has
Northern Line Packet Company. Captain
w. B. Haslitt has also contracted for
mammoth sideWheeler for the st. Louis
and New Orleans trade.
E4A COSHLrcr OF AurHoRIrr.-Qui'e
difficulty occurred yesterday at Captain
Cars recruiting office, Washington Hall.
Our readers are aware that some time ago
ageneral order was issued from the War
Department authorizing officers in the reg