The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-01-21
STATE ITEMS.
From the Wellsburg Herald

From the wellsburg Herald.l
The weather continues cold, drear!
and blustry, with the greatest abund
ance of snow, ice, skating, sliding ant
shedding we have experienced for SOM
years.
A project is on foot for the establish
ment of Savings Bank in Wellsburi
under the patronage of some very re
sponsible individuals, with fair pros
pect of success.
RAILROAD MEETING.-As will be seeI
by reference to Oar advertisements
there is a prospect of the people o
Brooke county being asked to put theil
own shoulder to the wheel, if they e1
pect and really desire railroad con
nection with the balance of the world
The Central Pennsylvania railroad com
pany, we are advised, have signified
their willingness to furnish the iron
and rolling stock for the branch, u
other parties will provide tho funds
to grade and bridge the road. 1t is pro
posed to issue stock for the purpose.
What the required amount will be, We
we are not prepared to say. Perhaps
some light may be shed upon the sub
ject at the meeting of Saturday week.
IFrom the Moundsville National.l
CHANGE OF PosT MASTER AT CAM
IRoN.-We learn that Executive wrath
has at length hunted down our friend
the Postmaster at Cameron, dispossessed
him of his office, and put in his stead
Mr.. NJ. G.. TODD, who is now i'll posses
sion Of the office, and exercising all the
functions in the Bread and Butter Bri-
gade.
FIRE AT THE PENITENTIARY.-On last
Monday evening, at about the usual
hour for quitting, when the convicts
were ordered to their cells, it was dis
covered that the building was on fire,
and it was further discovered, when the
effort was made to extinguish the fire,
that the wooden vessels about the
stockade, such as buckets and tubs,
were bOttOmless. The efforts of the
guards soon prevailed, and the flames
which at first were fast spreading over
the roof were extinguished. 1t was the
work of the convicts-several reckless
ones among them had taken their bed
ticks, filled with straw and shavings, and
by some means fastened them near the
roof Immediately under the comb of the
building. This was effected by remov-
ing o part of the ceiling in one end OF
the building, and getting up over the
cells. The tickswere fired through the
cracks in the ceiling, caused by shrink
age in the lumber.
From the Parkersburg Gazette.l
The Radical ticket for municipal Off
GERS was badly beaten at the recent city
election. Mr.. Peadro citizens candidate,
leading General Karns, Radical, s.
votes.
There is not much business in crude
light oil at the present time, and to al
appearances there is not mnch hope OF
profit from the mere production of the
wells ut Burning Springs, or elsewhere
The weather is intensely cold, bet
ter adapted to the latitude of Montreal
than that Of Parkersburg. In the river
tho ice was formed with wonderful
rapidity and we may surely say tha,
navigation is essentially suspended
until the next thaw. Below Blanner'
hassett Island the river is still passable
for skiffs but not for weak bowed boats
and at this point the ferry boat, which
is equipped with the best machinery
and the Kate Henderson, found it very
difficult to perform their regular trips
If this weather holds, navigation VII
soon provo impossible to the hardest
boats. In consequence of the close o.
the river, business is almost entirely }
suspended. Thousands of barrels OF on
are awaiting transportation i'll this cit!
and on the banks of the Little Kama
wha, and consequently the prices are
very low. Coal is an article In grea
demand.
From the Berkeley Union.l
The loving of our communit!
have been availing themselves of th'
benefits of the recent slight snow in th'
way of sleighing.
The lecture on Thursday of last weel
before the Young Mems Christian Asso
citation of this place, by Gen. Thayer
United States Senator of Nebraska, wa
a success. The subject chosen by th'
General, Loyalty to Truth" was pecu
liarly appropriate to the times and ou
people. The subject was handled will
scholarly taste and ability.
The following upon the subject o
high rents will apply to other places a
we'll as to Martinsburg:
| All over town we hear one genera
complaint in reference to the high Zig
ures asked by the house-Owners fo
houses for, the year 1867, commencing
April 1st. The merchants are especially
complaining. Considering the state o
the markets, it is now q task to maxi
both ends meet, after paying taxes, &c
The market is glutted with goods o
every description, while the tendenc!
in prices seems just now to be down
ward; gold is declining, all kinds o
stock aud securities are following; al
this, with large stock on hand; yet hi
liabilities must be met, his credit mus
be kept up, and his rent must be paid
Labor must come down with the prices
but rent is up. What will the conse
uuences BET Business and labor mus
be driven from the town, or those VIII
do rent will be compelled to throw n
their lease before the year is out. 1t /
better landlords should rent for a mod
crate price, being sure of getting thei
money, than by the present demand
drive away business and enterprise.
From the Martinsburg New Era.l
Good farm hands are hard to Obtain
in this country.
KILLED.-A man named Gary-an EN-
ploye ON the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road-was killed last Friday near Dut
fields, by the passenger train. His flu
neral was largely attended by the EN-
ployes of the road.
We learn that family named Staley
residing near Shepherdstown, have re