The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-09-30
STATE ITEMS.
IFrom the Wellsburg Democrat. !

The Brooke County Convention met
on Sept 2lst, 1867, pursuant to notice
On motion Thomas Kirk was elected
President and Eugene Tarr, Secretary
of the meeting. After some remarks by
the various members, the house proceed,
ell to select candidate. for the Legisla.
ture. DR.. Forney was finally nominated
as candidate for that office, aud Milton
Freshwater for County Superintendent
of Free Schools. -.r z ~ .s.T
From the Martinsburs New Ers.I
A small child was run over bylan ex,
press wagon Saturday evening, nearthe
depot, and seriously injured. 9 q Q
A college for the education of colored
persons is about being erected in liar.
per's Ferry, ,...,..,.....
We regret to record the death of Rev
james X. Hughes, Pastor of the Presby-
terian Church of this place, whose seri-
Gus illness we announced last week
He died on Monday morning at IL
o'cloc6. Mr.. Hughes was Il native OF
Cumberland county, Virginia, and
though in delicate health for some time
past, had filed most acceptably the
charge in this place for the last two
years. ayerEE -....
CIRCUIT COURT OF BERKELEY.-Since
our last issue the following cases have
been taken up and disposed of, (Judge
Hall, presiding), as follows:
State VS.. p. Burly. Two separate in
dictments, Felony. Not guilty.
State VS.. J. B. Wilson. Felony. Plea
of insanity sustained by the jury, and
the prisoner was placed in charge Of the
Steward of Maryland Insane Hospital.
State VS.. George Wild. Assault: Not
guilty. .". ..
State VS.. Adam Bales. Grand larceny.
This case excited much interest, as the
prisoner was u native of the to yn. He
was charged with having stolen, in
December, 1865, from Robert ID. Cham
bers, 339 checks, ordinarily used q as
counters at cards. Many points of very
considerable interest arose in the pro-
gress of the evidence, and gave rise TO
much piquant discussion, The jury,
after being ont three hours, found the
prisoner guilty, and fixed the term of
his Imprisonment in the penitentiary
at one year A motion is now pending
for q new trial.
MONDAY, September 23.-Judge T. w.
Harrison on the bench, in the place of
Judge Hall.
State VS.. Charles Rents, Misdemean-
or, Fined $40.
State. VS.. Rely and Brooks. Felony.
Guilty-and term of Imprisonment of
each in pcnitentiary at eighteen
months.
Sharer II Martin VS.. Riddle & Nadcn-
bousch. War trespass. This case is
now in progress rs we close our report
for this week.
From the Shepardstown Register
A northern man who recently emf
grated to this sountry, made 1900 pounds
of honey from fifty bee stands last sum-
mer, which he sold for $3.50.
Sweet Potatoes have made their ap-
pear9gce lq our town, and selling at 81
per hushel, beaches. baye rated at from
81 to 50 per bnsheL and apples at 80
cents to 81. ..--
MrEJohn w. Hurst, says the Spirit,
sold during the last week his allotment
of that valuable estate in this county,
known as "Hazelfeld," and for merely
The property of the late Judge Tucker,
consisting Of 100 acres, to Slr. John
Burns, tor 50 800, or $50 per acre. 1t
has no improvements other than Il ten.
ant house. > ~ - - 50
From the Berkeley Union.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CELEBRATIoN.-On
Saturday last, the United Brethren
Church, in Strinsville. had real United
Brethren SUNDAY SCHOOL eelebrationr No
less than four Sunday Schools l.nited to
ferm the celebratipp--tbe yGreonsburg
school, Friendship school, Qtterhein
school, and Strineyille school, Addres-
ses by Rev, Dir. hover, Mr.. spear, end
DIR. Hartman. A large number of chill
aren were. in attendance, 1.u-Ft-r
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TIM sTREET LAMps.-0n Friday even.
ing last our town was illuminated for
the first time by street lamps, which
shed a cheerful light, and made us feel
quite city-iied.
/. REvIvAL.-Quitc aRextcnsive revival
is taking place at the NJ. Z: Church in
this place, conducted by the Rev. Ir.
Mcdaniel, the resident pastor, assisted
by the Rev. Mr.. Welsh, \ number of
converts have been gained, and the
meetings are becoming still more inter
esting.
From the Kanawha Republican,
The protracted meeting which has
been ,g9iHg on at the ". t. Church in
this place is stin cqntinueA, and We
learn that, up to the present time, there
have beeh 'thirty-eight aeeessions to the
Church.
? A report was current on the streets .
few days SINCE that Ar, George Rimmer
had been murdered in Boone eonnty, W.
Va. We are gratified, however, TO learn
that it was mistake in regard to Mr..
Rimmer. We are informed that q man
hJ the name of Adkins shot q cattle
drover from kentnSky. Adkins Was
immediately arrested and lodged in jail.
During the past two weeks we have
travelled over considerable portions of
Kanawha, .Pqtpap, Fayette. and Jack.
son pauntiea, aud hRgehad q COED op-
noptnnitv tn obsarva tha sta@a of A,