The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-03-18
STATE ITEMS.

STATE ITEMS.
The Virginia Free Press, published at
Charlestown, in this State, comes to US
this week in q new and handsome
dress, and greatly enlarged. We eI-
tract the following items of Jefferson
county news: .a- n.
PUBIC MEErrNG.-A public meeting
of the citizens of Jefferson county was
held in Charlestown, on Saturday, 10th
inst, for the purpose of devising means
to aid in relieving the suffering peo-
pie of the South.
BOARD or REGIsTRATION.-This Board
as now organized is composed of the
following es:-John Spangler, An
thony Turner and j. T. McKevitt.
FARMS SOLD.-We understand Mrs.
f. P. Frame sold her farm, "GlenwoOd,"
near Rippon, in this county, on Tues
day last, TO Mr.. Kemp, of Maryland, for
$50 per acre. '.|. 81
Thornton c. Pendleton, Esq, of
Clarke, disposed of his farm last week
to Mr.. Hays Mickey, Of Cumberland
county, Pa, for $50, O,O00-or, about sl15
per acre. These farms are handsomely
improved fertile, and beautifully To-
Gated.
THROUGH TRAINs.-We understand
that it is in contemplation at an early
day to run through trains from Win
chester to Baltimore, which will dis
psnse with present changes at Harper's
Ferry, and facilitate the transportation
of baggage and freight, and add to the
comfort Of passengers.
SAD OCCURRENCE.-Mr. Derritt Coates,
a most estimable citizen of Harper's
Ferry, was instantly killed on Saturday
last, by the falling of brick wall upon
him. He was engaged in undermining
one of the walls of a shop at "HalPs
Island,r when it gave way, falling on
him. breaking almost every bone in his
body. Mr.. c. was about AZ years OF age.
He. leaves wife and several children,
and an aged father, who have the SYM
pathies of the entire community in their
sad bereavement.
From the Martnsburg New Era.
They have inaugurated a statue of
Lincoln in Louisville. Happy would it
have been if nothing more of him than
his statue had ever been inaugurated.
.DRowSED.-On Monday morning, the
11th inst, a young man named William
Payne, a resident of Little-Georgetown,
in this county, while attempting to cross
the Potomac in skiff, at Dam No. D,
was carried over the Dam by the cur
rent and drowned.
LARGE SALE.-The valuable mill prop
erty belonging to Col. John Q. A, Ma
denbousoh has been sold to company
in Philadelphia for sec, 900 cash on the
first of April. He had previously sold
a few feet of the ground to the railroad
company for $3,000-thus realizing for
the entire property $4,000. We learn
that the purchasers intend erecting a
large distillery and enlarging the ca
pacities of the Touring mill. -.
The Berkeley onion is "grieved and
movedr over the recent appointment of
Assessor for the Second District. 1t in
Inmates very plainly that the Radical
appointee is q fair subject for the atten-
tions Of temperance society. We an.
mex the Unios's comments on q
THE NEW ASSESSOR.
Last week, persons without respect to
party, were surprised and astOnished ut
the announcement that Thomas Brown,
formerly resident of this place, and at
one time Sheriff of this county, had been
appointed Assessor of Internal Revenue
for this District. Now we.do not blame
Tom Brown, or any other man, for get
ting positions if they can; but We do
blame our Representatives in the Sem
ate if they have confirmed his appoint
ment, for unless he has radically reform
ed himself, we do not see how he is en-
titled to such position. We fear that
our Senators have been sold in some
way. and have acted without proper in
formation. Downey was small thorn
in compar ison to this last branded
offspring Of Brandy johnson.
From the Union Registsr.]
The White Sulphur Springs will GER
tainly be opened for the reception of
visitors during the coming season, and
preparations are now being made for
this purpose. 81 ~,
A RELIC OF ASrIQUITY.-We learn
from q correspondent at the Gap Mills,
that R. Howard and Overton Wickline,
while chopping wood on the Northern
Slope of Peters mountain last week,
found q curious relic in the heart of an
old chestnut esk tree. 1t was curious
shaped knife, very rusty, and, with the
bone or horn Of the handle entirely de-
cayed of, except q small fragment
Our correspondent sends drawing OF
the knife, and its shape is different from
any that We bave ever seen. The blade
| is four or five inches in length, sloping
from the hit, and enlarged and turned
M in a circular shape at the point.
The tree was sound, with the exception
lof three small hollow places ut its
heart: in ono ofswhich, about three
inches IN diameter and forty foet above
the base of the tree, the knife was
found. Near by, in early days, was .
fort in, which the aaut settlers pro.
tected themselves sgainst the Indians