The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-04-04

stove in Mr.. Brodt's school room IN tne
basement. 1t was discovered Ill tihe,
however, to be eXtinguished before IL
had done any serious damage
| ABsALoM JEFFERSON, colored, was al
rested in Charleston on "Wednesday iast'
he having entered the store OF Cap''
NJ Rife and distracted sundry articies
while the keepers were at alnnel WA
ter an examination before oqulo 1T
liams he was committed TO jail " q
trial.
| RURGLAR1Es.-On Saturday night, INC
| 18th ult, a robbery was commltteu a.
| the store of J. R. Smith, in BrownstoWh'
Kauawha county, Goods to the amoun'
of ahont 5000 were taken, embracing
bacon. coffee, dry goods, boots, &C A.
On Saturday night, the 24th hit'' Tue
ronnonv's store. at Coalburg, was en-.
tarad nv burglars, and dozen watches,
adS;tion TO about $500 worth OF
at0ra Goods. we are informed, were
stolen
Mr. ISAAC BEHAN, a we'll Known and
respected citizen of West Columbia, was
drowned in that place last week
OPENING OF MAILs.-The Kanawha
Journal says:
1--WE are glad to learn that the mail
route from Gauley to Clendinen is in OPP
Grafton at last. This route, we under.
stand. will accommodate several loyal
communities through which it passes
The route from Gauley to Sutton is also
in operation These communities have
LONG been excluded from the benefits OF
the mails, and will appreciate this sub
stantial evidence of the blessings OF re-
turning peace
The mail from Gauley Bridge via Fay
} etteville and Raleigh c. H. to Red Sui
phur Springs, is being carried regularly
twice per week, leaving Gauley Bridge
on Wednesdays and Saturdays at
o'clock P. NJ Besides which mails leave
for Fayetteville every Monday There
are five post. Offices on this route, at all
of which, we are pleased to know, Post
masters are officiating. Much trouble
has been experienced by our friend, ).
B. Rucker, contractor, in getting this
! route in working order, but has over
come all difficulties and the mails are
, now running regularly.
TIE NOTTINGHAM MURDER "A sub,
scriber recently returned from Clay
county, has furnished to the Kanawha
Journal the following particulars Of the
murder of JAS B Nottingham:
1t seems, from the evidence, that the
con lad been persuaded to perpetrate
the awful deed by Elizabeth Noting
ham, widow woman.
Nh. Nottingham was yet in his bed.
with small child in his arms and an
other at his feet. Before it was fairly
daylight the boy got up, together with
:. his smallest sister, and having previous
" loaded his gun with n slug about one
and half inches long, and having laid
I. an a. e and large butcher knife on the
floor, With which to complete the awful
work in case the gnn should fail, he sent
his sister out of doors, his older brother
: being away from home, then took his
r run. md shot his father through the
head with the II inch slug above mon
fionC. rs soon as he shot he ran away,
buF ftar remaining out / short time re-
, ! rurn.l, lied UP the wound supposing
y ! that - father would recover, after
e wbia' ha with the three other children
7 rrac, 5Gd 10 get breakfast, Break fast
I bono yer ne opeued his fathers trunt,
took 1T his money, and then proceeded,
, | 9cco, panied by the three smaller chill
Il Grou tha river. where he gave part
, of IA. money 70 Elizabeth Nottingham
e. aud informed her of what he had dopa.
9 Good" said she; he ought 10 have
| been ':ilied long ago" The woman and
/ boy were both arrested. and tried before
2 'S6uirG William Hamrick, Of Clay coup.
IT, who found Just cause TO commit
them 10 iail ia answer an indictment be.
fore sic Grand Jury OF the next Circuit
Court Of that county, which couvenes
on ft, Goth inst have Just returned
, from Law COUNTY, vlere had au oppor-
funif, Of learning those facts indirectly,
rs Sta ed by the hoy himself Il. L.
III, Constitutional Union map OF
Kama ia county are TO meet in Conven-
ton il Charleston next Saturday, lot the
purpc.o Of sending delegates 10 the State
Couve 1tion at Clarksburg.
Iu5 Constitutional Union mon Of Put.
nam county are To meet at the Court
House next Thursday for the purpose of
endorsing the policy Of the President
and sending delegates to Ciarksburg.
IHg Kapawha Republican says that
the az animation of Biondin and Sims,
charged with the White murder, was
conclu led on Wednesday. Some further
particulars connected with the arrest of
Sims ware brought ont. The testimony
seemed to indicate that the tracks OF
only ne person We're found at the
place @ : the murder, and those were the
size of Sims shoes. Blondin stopped at
the house of Mr.. Schoonover, in North
Chyleston, during the night of the muir
der, having reached there, according to
the testimony of Miss Schoonover, as
: early rs half past eight Sims came
, there lbo1t one hour afterwards, and
had some private conversation with
Blonde and left, after which time he
was not seen until his capture The
general feeling is that Sims was the
tool Of Blondin in the matter The
defence brought no witnesses, and the
prisoners were both sent on for trial at