The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-26
works, Mr. siIas; RuHner, accompanied
us through theestablishment, and freely
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impaired to MS full information respect
ling every portion of the mandatory.
But the all-absorbing topic here, he
yond a speedy termination of the wal
and the restoration of peace, is the oil
question. Already nearly seventy-iiye
wells are being sunk within twenty
miles of this town A greater portion of
these wells is OH the Elk and Kanawha
rivers, while Davis creek lands are at
tracing considerable attention for oil,
iron, bituminous and camel coal. En-
gines and other machinery are daily ar
| irving, and Eastern coil Jockeys" with
pants rolled up into their boots, are
| swarming the town. While at the salt
| works this morning, we We're shown an
old salt well, where we for the first time
| saw petroleum. oozinG from mother earth
| The oil floated upon the water. and we
could see it bubbling through the water
| to gain the ascendency. We secured a
| small phial full of the grease" which we
will preserve in order to recollect our
| first impressions upon seeing oil running
from the ground. Although the well has
been neglected for years, and the gun is
partially filled up with mire, from five to
ten gallons of oil are daily obtained from
it. The machinery of the works is sup
piled with oil from this old well, while
sufficient quantity remains to illumin-
ate the dwellings of the workmen and
supply the lamps of the coal miners.
In the Federal Court to-day, Rev. ii.
G.. Estill, of Putnam county, was in
dicted for treason He is charged with
having several times violated his oath by
giving aid and comfort to the Southern
troops. Estill was a Baptist preacher,
and on several occasions, it is said, he
told his congregation that he could take
ar" oath administered by Il Yankee and
spit it ont the next moment.
In the case of William Finncy against
the United States, the plaintiflwasaward-
ed One-half of his claim. The facts III
the case are about as follows: In the be-
ginning of the war, Joseph and 7 Friend
left their farms and negroes and went
South the government took charge OF
the lands, and placed all the able-bodicd
negroes in the army, and five old iniirm
darkies were left on the farm. William
Finney rented the farm from the govern
ment for one thousand dollars per year;
upon taking charge of the lands, Finney
also took upon himself the work OF pro,
viding for the negroes; for the keeping
of the negroes, he sued the government
for one thousand dollars, or two hundred
dollars per head. The case was fully
argued pro and con, Hon George W Sum
mers appearing fCr the defence and Col
onel BENJAMIN Smith for the prosecution.
The Court allowed the complainant one
hundred dollars per head for maintaining
the darkies.
The Grand Jury having completed
their labors, were discharged, with few
appropriate farewell remarks from Judge
Jackson.
Owing to the unsettled and deranged
condition eff affairs in this section of the
District, it will be impossible for the
Court at it's present session to transact
much business. The docket viii be per
fected and every possible preparation
made for hcregular worlingof the Court
at it's future sessions.
In the Grand Jury room to-day several
amusing and ridiculous cases were re-
ported. One honest but unpretend' ng
member of the Jury stated that some
time ago he paid his tell to cross d bridge
in this county; when he had proceeded
about half way across the bridge, he dis
covered that the river was low enough to
ford, and turned back and demanded that
his toll should be refunded; the toll
keeper refused to refund, and as matter
of conscience, Gas the juror declared it to
be,) he reported the case to the Grand
Jury for its consideration. or course the
Jury did not for a moment entertain the
cause. Another member of the Jury
stated that certain preacher had preach
ed treason in this county on Wednesday
last, and gave the name of man whom
he wished summoned us witness. The
witness was sent for, when lie appeared
and stated that treason had again 49," '.....sed
its h hy dra head in Charleston Being ask
ed to inform the Jury what the preacher
| had said, the witness testified that on
Wednesday last the minister prayed for
all the rulers in the land"-which was
| lin the opinion OF the witness) prayingas
much for JEFF. Davis as il was for Andrew
johnson mo indictments" =
DR.. Hoyt, of Ravenswood, Jackson
county, arriv d here to-day direct from
Lewisburg, which point he left on Sun
day last The Doctor has been surgeon
in the Southern army ever since the war
began. He saw Major James Sweeney,
of Wheeling, about twelve miles east of
Lewisburg, at the head of ahont sixty
men, whom he said he was going 10 lead
| to join Johnston.
prominent citizen of Mason county,
| who is now here attending Court, yes
| terday received letter, dated at Lewis
burg, April 18th, from Rev W. Kenny,
formerly of Point Pleasant The rever-
end gentleman was a Southern Metho-
dist preacher before the war, and has for
the past three or four years been a Chap
| lain i'm a Southern regiment. He now
glories that he can live under the glo-
| rious old Stars and Stripes and the gov
ernment of West Virginia" and respect
| fully asks his friend to "secUVe him an Of
fec of SOME KIND from Cor Foreman"
| Mr.. Jehn p. Thompson, of Kanawha,
| and DR.. Hoyt, of Jackson, two very in
| telligent and respectable gentlemen who
have Just returned from the South. rep
resent that large and enthusiastic meet
| ings have been held at Lewisburg and
other points in that neighbOrhoOd, at
which delegates were appointed to CON
| fer with delegates to be appointed from
this point, to devise means for the sup
preston of guerrilla warfare. The prop
osition meets with great favor here, and