The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-11
STATE ITEMS.
From the Clarksburg Telegraph


From the Clarksburg Telegraph
There was . general breaking up Of
ice in the water courses of this region
on Saturday and Sunday, I'd and Sd
inst. We have not learned that any
damage was done except the destroying
of the mill dam across Elk Creek, be-
longing to our enterprising fellow cit
liens, Messrs s. r. Steele g. Co.
We will ask why the lands in the
rich oil regions Of our State, some Of
which have been selling at thousand
dollars per square foot, decreased
80 suddenly in value when the
Assessors came roundi None Of the
lands in the counties in which so much
oil has been discovered are valued hall
SO much as ours. The Assessors, we
suppose, only value the surface. They
did not take into consideration this oil
(which is bored from the bowels of the
harmless earth.' Our Harrison county
lands are ahead Of oil lands.
From the Shepherdstown Register.l
The trestle work on the Virginia side
of the Harpers Ferry bridge was washed
away on last Monday by the high wa
ter.
The wheat, We learn from farmers, is
looking very well in this county. In
fact, the reports from all parts Of the
Valley, in regard to this crop, are en-
couraging.
A fourishing Freedmen's School has
been progressing IN this place during
the past winter, taught by Miss
Wright, of Vermont. We learn the
school numbers about IS pupils, inde-
pendent Of high school numbering
about 80.
RAILROAD AcCIpENT.-On last Mon
day two engines came into collision
near Hartmau's Station, on the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad, seven miles
below Frederick, when fireman by the
name of Files was killed, the leg Of the
engineer broken, and severely injuring
several of the other hands. The en-
gines were . complete wreck. An en-
ployee from Martinsburg, whose name
we did not learn, was run over by
train of cars near Kerneysville, Monday
of last week, and 30 injured as to re-
quire amputation of one of his arms,
from which he died a,day or two since.
From the MArtinsburg New Eral
U. S. DEPUTY COLLEcToR.-John A.
Esq, of this town, has receiv-
ed the appointment of Deputy U. S.
Collector for this snb-district, embracing
the counties of Jefferson, Berkeley and
Morgan. The appointment is most ex-
cellent one, and will give general satis-
faction.
[From the Kanawha Republican,
1t is estimated that there are over 2O,-
600 barrels of salt accumulated in the
at the Salines, awaiting trans
portation. There will be plenty Of
work for the jimmy-rounds when the
river opens, and, we hope, little more
money at'oat.
Our usually dignified and well-behav-
ed river, the Kanawha, "got high" some
two weeks ago, aud, we are sorry to
hear, as We do through some of our
Western exchanges, behaved very badly
about Gallipolis, pitching huge cakes Of
ice around somewhat promiscuously, to
the great injury of the steamboats,,
wharf-boats, coal boats and barges, that
had sought the hospitable harbor ut
that place.
From the Kanawha Journal.
FIRE ON Elk RIvER.-We regret to
learn of the total destruction by fire, on
the 23d ult., of the dwelling-house of
Lieut.. John H. Davis, who lived lS miles
above this place, on Elk river, in Big
Sandy township. He was at work on
his farm, and his wife being absent
the house caught fire, it
is supposed, from the irOning-cloth and
was totally destroyed-only one bed
and few small articles being saved
by his brother-in-law, r. l.. Young, who
arrived at the scene before all was
Mr.. Davis is left entirely
houseless, and his loss is not less than
81 900.