The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-09-09
STATE ITEMS.

State Central Agricultural and Mechan-
ical Association, it was decided to pur-
chase the "Old Fort Field" at tho in
tersection of the Milford pike with the
West Fork river, at Clarksburg. We
learn that possession is to be given
about the middle of September. and
that the Society will hold its first An
nual fair sometime in October.
DESPERATE AssAULT.-We learn that
while two young men named Holmes
and Charter, of West Union, Doddridge
county, were engaged in personal al
tercation, on the Doth ult., Holmes stab
bed Charter severely on one side of the
neck and then cut terrible cash on
the other side. Mr.. Charier was the
second son of DR.. Charter of that place,
and Mr. Holmes was brother of the
Recorder. A hearing was held before
G.. C.. Davis, Esq, OF that place, who
committed him to Jail. He has since
been released on bail.
SHERIFF PHAREs.-JOhn NJ. PhareS,
Esq, Sheriff of Randolph county, was
at the last term of the Circuit Court in
that county declared to be incapable of
holding his office in consequence of
having been stricken from the Regis
trar's books. Our readers are already
acquainted with the circumstances at
tending the disfranchisement of Mr..
Phares. They know that after having
voted during the whole war without
ever having had his loyalty doubted,
he was elected Sheriff in 1866. That af-
ter the defeat of his competitor, that
person turned his attention to an ef-
fort to deprive him of the fruits of his
victory and to thwart the wishes of the
people who had voted against him.
Through the instrumentality of par
iial Board of Registration, Mr.. Phares
was deprived of his citizenship, after
having diSproved by the most undoubt-
ed Union men of the county every
charge brought against him. At the
last term of the Court, Judge Thomas
W. Harrison decided that he was there
by ineligible to hold any Office. Ex-
ceptlons were taken to the decision, o
Supercedeas applied for and granted by
Judge Edwin Maxwell, of the Supreme
| Court.
The effect of his decision will be to
postpone any further action until the
question can be decided by the Su-
preme Court of the State, which, under
the rules of that Court, we understand,
cannst be done before the next July
term, ifthen. Mr.. Phares will therefore
20 on and attend to his official business,
at least until the decision is rendered.
From the ParkersburG Gazette.
We learn that the steamer Matte Rob
erts sunk near Newberry Bar on Satur-
day 3lst, in four feet of water.
THE BRIDGE.-We were glad to see
Mr.. Randolph, the Chief Engineer Of
the B. o. Il. r. here on Tuesday and
yesterday, laying out the work on the
r. R. Bridge, down Washington st. The
hands are partly here, and the laying
of the track from the end of the upper
track down the street for the stone cars,
will be commenced to-day. The first
pier commenced will be below Market
St., and the other higher piers will be
pushed on faster. The bridge will be
twelve feet wide on the centre of the
street. The work on both shores will
be continued through the winter, and
the preparations made for work in the
river with the first low water in the
spring.
From the Parkersburg Timesl
Prostitutes are swarming inthe 9th
Ward, and attracting a good many
beastly youngsters, shocking by their
impudent behavior, the feelings of the
residents there. Instances of the most
shameful outrages were reported to us,
which even to mention would be dis
graceful. They should be picked mp
and driven from our limits.
UNIoN.-We were pleased to learn
that our heavy oil men at last sue
ceeded IN forming the long desired I'm
ion. All their oil will henceforth be
sent to an agent, who will advance
money on the oil forwarded to him, and
make all the sales for a remuneration of
ten per cent. All oil, sold by him, will
be of the same gravity, without grit
and warranted pure.i This will drive
hundreds of unreliable agents from the
field, and the fair fame, and superiority
of West Va oil will be permanently es-
tablished. This was graud move i'll
the right direction, and the gentlemen,
| through whose untiring perseverance
the Union WAS attained, are deserving
of the warmest appreciation of every
West Virginian.
From the MorgantOwn Postl
The Baptist Association, which as
sembled in this place on the 3oth ult., ad-
iourned Oh the I'd inst. A large num-
Der of people were in attendance, who
were Hospitality entertained by our cit
izens during the session. On Sunday
last there was a general turnout to hear
the Baptist ministers preach at the va
rious churches in town.
ATTEMPT AT PoIsoSING.-Last Tues
day evening young girl by the name of
Fowler, residing at George w. Dorsey's,
in this county, attempted to. poison
young woman named Tibbs, residing
at Mr.. Dorsey's, by placing q prapera-
tion of antimony in some medicine Miss
Fowler had been taking. They had had
some difficu lty, was the cause assigned
for the act. Drs. McLane and Brook
were the attending physicians. The
woman is out of danger.
Cor HIS COLLAR BONE BRoKE.-One
day last week son of Mr.. Christian
Medery, of this place (John) got his
collar bone broken at Kern's ice house,
on Front Street, by performing "circus,"
and other "didoes.n This makes the
fifth accident for this boy-he having
had fire bones broken on different occa-
sions.
FRIGHTrUL RUN-oFF "A horse rams
for nearly half mile ,cih tragoH con-
taining three young ladies and three chit-
drn-One lady sererely hurt, another
| I.l4I.. .,,.,,.oJ o,J tIa oSi ar se0red fire.