The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-12-24
MEsT YIRGINIA ITEMS.
COMPLETION OF the Laurel Fork and
Sand Hill railroad.

Completion OF the Laurel Fork md
sand Hill railroad.
The Parkersburg Times, Of Saturday,
publishes communication without
date, which says:
The first trim over the "LNurCl Fork
Il Sand Hill Railroad" was run today.
Its terminus is Mt the platform of the
Andrews Well, belonging to the Frazier
Oil Company, and in tho immediate vi
cinity Of ull their lands. This company
has some three or four thousand bar
rels of oil awaiting shipment by this
road.
JUDGE l.. b. HALI.-This gentleman,
his many friends will be glad TO learn,
has sufficiently recovered his health TO
be able to resume his duties on the
bench.
GRAND LODGE OF Coon TEMPLARS.-
We clip from Saturdays Fairmont
| YcdCttC:
A convention to institute n Grand
Good Templnrs for West Virginia, COM
posed of delegates from tho various
Lodges in tho State, met ut the NJ. p.
Church in this place, on TuesGny last
ut II o'clock, a. NJ. r. j. Spencer,
Right Worthy Grand Secretary of the
Grand Lodge of North Americn, being
depnted by said Lodge to organize I!
Grand Lodge for West Virginia, called
the convention to order. Permanent
officers were elected tor tho ensuing
year, us follows: A. Is. RObrbOugh,
Grand Worthy Chief Tcmplar: Mrs.
A, c. Lott, q. w. V. T.; T. l. Elliott,
G. W. c.; j. L. Gould, G. W. Secretary;
Mrs. Ada G:egg, G.. w. 7.
There are thirteen Lodges in the
State, and are reported in II ilOurishinE
condition, having near one thousand
members IN the aggregate. They have
only been in operation about twelve
months. The Grand Lodge adjourned
Wednesday evening, ut O'Clock, to
meet at Grafton on the first Monday in
October, 1867.
ACQUIrTED.-Peter b. Fighter, who
WINS charged with killing soldier
named Jacob Sharp about the begin
ming OF the war, was acquitted by 4
Harrison county jury week before last.
1t will be remembered that Fighter was
indicted in this county; but fearing that
Justice would be done him by Marion
county Jury, he succeeded In getting his
trial removed TO Harrison county.-Pc-
dcttc.
HYMENEAL.-Wc learn that ]. Nelson
! Wisner, Esq, one OF the editors OF the
Martinsburg Union, and Prosecuting
Attorney OF Berkeley county, Is to he
married on Thursday next 10 Il Miss
Kelley, OF TOwsantOwn, Md.
MuRDERoUs AssAULT.-Snys the
Berkely Union: On Friday night last,
the 18th inst, j. W. Porteriield, who
keeps store Mt Tomnhawk Springs,
was disturbed about midnight by hear
| ing noise ms If some one was trying TO
get in the house. lo arose and went
out, but discovering no one, retired
again, and again hearing tho noise,
went out II second time, this time TAX
! ing candle with him, and was fired
upon by some party unknown, one
shot hitting him in the face and wound
Ing him severely, the rest Of the load
penetrating his hat evidently showing
| The murderouS intent of the pnrty firing.
| Mr.. POrteriield states that hO saw some
four PERSONS run after the firing. This
should warn parties hearing II noise
never to tnkcH light with them when
searching the cause OF it, for II only
exposes their person. Honest people
who stay ut home and try to make an
honest living, had also better be pre-.
pared for these nightly mnrauderS, anu
give them IL warm reception.
New RAILROAD PROJECT.--A number
Of citizens Of upshur, Lewis and Bar
| hour counties, publish in the BuCkhnn-
I f1,ut Ih.Nt Ntrill "a
ply to the next Legislature for II rhnrlcr
Tor railroad company, TO be called the
| knnnwhu and Shenandoah ltallrOnd
Company, to construct line Of rallrOnd
| from some point on the Ohio river ut or
near Point Pleasant, and thence by way
of Chenille, Weston, BuckhnnnOn,
Chrnt river, Petersburg md M0Orelicld,
to some point on the Nirginin and West
Virginia State line, west Of Strnsburg,
Virginia.
STACKING THE MOSONGAHELA.-rhO
borough council Of Morgnntown, Mt II
meeting on the 7th inst, adopted rcso-
luton appointing Wednesday, Janun-
nv 9th, 1867, us tho day upon which the
sense of tho frCcholdcrs Of the town
shall be taken by ballot, on the qucs.
ton whether or not the council shall
subscribe twenty thousand dollars to
tho capital stock Of the Marion md
! MOnOngnhCln SlnckwntCr Navigation
COmpnny.-.HciCtic.
An EDlTOR IN TROUBLE.-Says tho
Point Pleasant RcGiSicE our ncighbOr
of the Buffalo Independent Inns lntcly
| Ind his SlumhCrs disturbed by StnrL-
ling visions Of the "niggOr in the wood
| pile" and IL gTrntly exercised by whit
| hG COnCeivCS to he the near approach of
"niggor equality" In addition to MI
| this, his foreman absQuntulniCd "bc-
tween two days." nftcr taking the pro-
cnutiOnnry measure to leave II little re-.
mcmhrancG In tho way Orn "pi"d form"
A more dCplOrahlo confederation Of
misIOrlnncs 1t hna not been our lot to
chronicle for some time. We recon-
mend bottle Of Mrs. Winslow's sOOth-
ing syrup.
Col. J0HN POLsLEY.--A meeting Of
officers, soldiers and citizens, friends OF
Col. John J. Polslcy, deceased, WINS
held on the 10Th inst, nj KnnawhR &.
H., and passed resolutions Of respect
and confidence.
NEW CouNrY.-A correspondent of
the lnlrmOnt I'"icNc, writing from
Warren, Monongnlia county, concern
ing tho county which II IL proposed to
mike out Df pnrts Of Marion, MOnOn-
gnliN and WrlI"l, gnys that 1t would hU
hugely copporhcad, md TINT nobody
but tho c0ppcrhcnds nrO in favor Of
making tho now county.
JUDuEslur or 7rn Cinrufr--At II
meeting 0fnttUrnoys Of tho7lh Judcinl
circuit, nj Charleston, on tho 9th lust,
Col, james W. IlOgo was unanimously
recommended to tho Governor M II
suitable person to Ill tho vnrnn-
cy On tho bench u TINT circuit. Oc-
Cnsl0ncd by the election OiJudgc Polls.
10y To Congress.
TUNNELLINU THE lILUE RIDGE, Tho
Vnmurv IuIgIIlJgUCCT gnVg TINT ihO