Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-14
WEST VIRGINIA NEWS.

Nearly alI oar State papers speak in
terms of warn commentator of Brig. Gen.
Stepbenson's order in relation to refugees
and deserters coming within our lines in
West Virginia. The Buckhannon Rtpu6.
hcan says:-
We have, in the border counties Of this
State, hundreds, we may say thousands OF
dGserters and refugees, of whose antece-
deuts we know nothing. They come with
in cur lines bringing with them horses,
arms and cquipments,-the majority Of
whom are undoubtedly loyal; but from past
experience we know that some OF them
are rot. Their only object in coming with
in our lines is to recuperate themselves
and recruit their fast thinning ranks for a
more desperate campaign. To find out the
position of our forces, the number and
condition of our armies, and the status OF
their old friends and peighbors; and it is
not strange occurrence to learn of almost
every raidtng party that comes in our
border ccunties, is led by one of these
same deserters, who had been allowed TO
return to their old homes and enjoy the
full benefit of his oath, which they take
with as little coppunctions of conscience
as they would drink OF water.
Th Clarksburg Telegraph states that
Governor Boreman has rendered the ap-
pointment of Judge of the Tenth Circuit,
composed of the counties of Jefferson,
Berkely, Morgan, Hampshire and Hardy, to
Hon. Edwin Maxwell, in place of Judge
Kennedy, lately removed by the legisls-
ture. Among other items in the:.same pa
per we notice this one:
ave observe that our friend, Van B.
Hall. late LIST Lieut.. in Co G, 18th West
Va. Vols, has been appointed clerk for the
State Auditor. Van, you deserve some
thing better, than the Iaborious duties and
small pay OF clerkship."
In Richie county they are doing large
business in the way of selling and leasing
land, as we infer by the following item in
the Press:
GETTING RICH.-Jsmes Mckinney, Re-
corder of this county, has struck an Oil
Well, that is yielding him neat profit of
$225 per month. 1t flows in his store
room, without the aid of pumps. the only
extra effort needed is a little gas. Du
ring the month of February he recorded
enc hundred deeds, making his the most
PAOAhOO'C Gil IL County, VIC are
glad to hod the season 60 favorable.
From the columns of the Morgantown
Post, We clip the following items:
SUGAR MAKENG-The season for making
maple molssses aud sugar ia at hand and
every man who is so lucky as TO have
sogar tree is providing himself with a
bucket and apiles and preparing to bore,
not for oil, but mOlasses. We observed a
party the other day laying 10 stock of
several dozen ordinary patent buckets TO
serve for troughs in which to catch the sap.
From Indications, the season will probably
be good one, and no doubt it will be fully
improved.
A HIeH RIvER.-On Saturday last, the
Mouougahels. at this point, was higher
than it has been for over year, and fears
were entertained for the safety of Green.
lands Pot.shop, the water being within a
few feet of the door. Men were busily en-
gagged catching floating timber, and as the
day was windy, several hats were suddenly
lifted from the heads Of the timber seekers,
and whirled rapidly down the stream.