The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-01-10

listers of the Presbyt' IN Church in Vir-
ginia He was arr ed and confined
in prison here as h, age for some cltl-
zen of this State tax, prisoner by the
rebels. He was at f placed in the
Atheneum, but afte ards, at his own
request, was removes the county jail,
beliey ing that to be Preferable to the
tormeuts of the milf Y prison
AMEETfNG of the , items OF Hamp-
shire county is to be cid at Romney on
Saturday, Jan. 18th, the purpose of
considering the prop ETY. of petitioning
the Legislature of.N st Virginia to sub
nit to vote of the eople of that coun-
ty the question neither Hampshire
county shall contin , part of this
State or be restored the State of Vir-
ginia.
Mr.. A. p. SHUT, Q conductor on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, had re-
turned to him recen Y valuable gold
watch and chain VIII h were taken from
him by party of rebels who robbed a
passenger train SOM eighteen months
ago.
THE citizens of Hampshire county are
circulating petitions for the West Vir-
ginia legislature to pass law providing
for the compensation Of sheep-owners
whose sheep are killed by dogs The cit
profits of sheep raising, for which the
hills of Hampshire county are well adap-
ted, and wool will doubtless soon become
the staple product of that region.
POINT PLEASANT, Mason county, was
considerably excited on Tuesday morning
last by the announcement that a man
had just robbed Captain J. NJ. Miller's
bar-room drawer and was yet in sight
though running at a rapid rate Capt.
NJ. called Mr.. Warren Seaton to his aid
and succeeded in bringing him to halt
Just over Crooked Greek. -P1e gave his
name as John G.. Everson, confessed his
guilt and gave up the money amounting
to SO 10, and revolver valued at S22.
after hearing before Mayor Phelps he
was committed to j H.
APROJECr is on foot for the construc-
ton Of a shipyard and marine railway at
Point Pleasant. It's location at the
Kanawha in the centre of y fruitful coal,
oil aud salt region and the prospect Of
large increase in the carrying trade rem
der the project for boat-yard peculiar
~ hopeful.
TIE Buckhannon Republican complains
that N that township, the most popu-
loui one in C2sm;r county, there are no
free s..y. Tie people are heavily
taxed uude. he provisions of the school
law, and still have to pay for the educa-
ton of their children in private schools
IT SAYS that the manner in which the
school law is being executed in that
county is bringing discreditupOn the en-
tire Free School system.
The Berkeley Union is feariully indig-
nant because Mr.. Lamb, in his recentre-
view of Judge PolSleys remarks concern
ing the test oath, referred to Mr. E. B.
Halls course in reference to the same
matter Mr. Halls feelings upon that
subject are so tender that the Union
seems to think they should not be
touched
MARTINsgURG is being put in repair
now that the war and the military occu-
patton of the town have ceased The
streets are being re-pavedi new crossings
put down and the market house and 9th
er public buildings damaged by the SOL
ders are being reftted.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Ne1r Era
comments upon the stagnation of trade
in the usually brisk town of Martins,
burg and the fact that nearly every rer-
son in that vicinity who purchases goods
goes to Baltimore to buy. He attributes
the changed condition of affairs to the
hatred generated among the people by
the proscriptive legislation under which
the people of West Virginia are suffering
Many of the wealthy men of the county
have been rebels. They are unable 20 in
vest their money and engage in business
because they cannot sue IN the State
courts. for the collection of debts or to
enforce the performance Of contracts.
SbIStuuGut1I lhO SlCbiOi i'dl - VI thO
business establishments Of the county
are in the hands OF the so called loyal"
men who have done and are doing all
they can TO disfranchise and Cypress
their rebel neighbors, who, under these
will not deal with their
enemies The consequence is that trade
is at a stand still and Baltimore is re-
ceiving the profit which moro liberal
course of legislation would keep NJ home.
THERE are several cases Of smallpox
III Jackson aolntv, in this State, i'll the
family of Mr. Jacob Balsor Mr. Balsor
ard two OF his children have died with
1t The Supervisors of the county. a cor
respondent informs us, are doing all in
their power to prevent the disease from
spreading
THOSE camels which the United
States Government imported from their
oriental home some years ago, sent to
Texas and used for army transportation