The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-10-02
VIRGINIA ITEMS.

HebIo pTlSoiieI Conhhcu III NuiPcP-
per Jail, and a negro woman, his be-
trothed, were married at the Jail door
last Monday.
A benevolent society is being formed
in Lynchburg, called "The Great League
of the Iron Ring" if the Ncrs is to he
believed
Candidates for the Convention are be-
ing announced in nearly all the cOun-
ties of the State.
Judge A. s. Fulton. of the Wythe Cir
cult Court, it is said, will soon resign
on account of his advanced age and fee
bled health.
Perry, who was tried at the Caroline
Circuit Court, for passing forged check
on Brewer, at Milford, was found guilty
and sentenced to the penitcntiary for
two years.
A large number of Richmond mechan-
les have recently gone to Norfolk to as
sist in building the large hotel now be-
ing erected in that city.
A negro man married a so called white
woman at Wytheville, last Tuesday
night, the ceremony being performed by
negro parson.
The two Methodist Colleges of Peters
burg opened their fall sessions on
Wednesday last with the most flattering
prospects, large number of pupils en-
teriNg at each.
The farm of James Galloway, in Ches-
terfeld, containing eighty-two acres,
has been sold for twenty dollars an
acre. 1t was purchased by Mr.. G. G.
Galloway.
The Bedford Chronicle announces the
death of Mr. William Marsh, of that
county, aged So years. Also the death
of Mrs. Elizabeth J. Laughlin, wife of
Mr.. James Laughlin.
Mr.. Joseph Shickle, of Rockingham
county, has obtained patent for
valuable Improvement in mill gearing,
by which the speed of trundle-heads is
greatly increased.
The Orange ErpoSifor says there are
some thirty stores at Gordonsville, and
nearly as many new houses going up.
Altogether the RJpOsit0r says "Gordons-
vile is destined to become another
Mugby Junction"
A son of Mr.. Jacquelin Taliaferro, of
this county, while carelessly handling a
gun a few days since, discharged it, the
the contents taking effect in his left
hand, tearing off three tingers.-CUlpcp-
per Obserrer.
In the Pulaski Circuit Court, q few
days since, damages of $1,000 were
awarded ]. r. Howe against Henry
Honaker for assault and battery. Hon.
aker struck Howe with the butt of
gun, causing him to lose the sight of one
eye.
Hedgman kearney was tried before
the Circuit Court of Stafford on Mon
day, for the murder of his father-in law,
Mr.. Mountoy, by shooting, in 1864, aud
sentenced to the penitentiary for five
years. Kearney has bad some two or
three trials heretofore, and was ont on
bail up to the day of trial.
Mr.. Solomon P. Rupert, wealthy
aud respectable merchant of New Mar
ket, committed suicide by hanging him
self on Sunday last. Mr.. r. has for
some time past been suffering with a
heart disease, which threw him into q
melancholy state, and of course a par
tlal derangement of mind.
THE OYSTER TRADE.-The packers
are making every preparation to go into
active operations as soon as the weather
will permit. Frank Pfeifer, one of the
largest dealers, has already made two
shipments, one by each of the Boston
and New York lines of steamers Some
idea of the extent to which this busi-
ness is carried on in this city NAV he
arrived at when we state that his shin
ments last year by the different North
ern routes amounted weekly TO l4.OOO
bushels in bags, and from 300 to 800 bar
rels of selected oysters to fill Orders.-i
Norfolk TTgiRiHR.