The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-12-24

From the Clarksburg Telegraph. ]

| LAhGE uOGs.-M2ny OI our cOtcn-
poraries have been boasting of the large
hogs which have been slaughtered in
their vicinity the present season, but
we have seen no account Of any that
come up to some fattened by Mr.. John
r. Steele of this place, and which he
slaughtered few days ago. Three OF
them weighed respectively as follows.
Four hundred and thirty-eight; four
hundred and nineteen, and four hundred
and eight pounds. We have heard of
no hogs ahead of Mr.. Steele's. We be-
lieve Harrison county beats any.other
county on the hog question.
The publishers of the Elizabeth Ga
sette took a nibble at bait described be-
low, with the usual result. After the
advertising was done the duplex"
didn't come to time. The opening SEN
tence indicates the disgust of our CO.
temporary:
The following is the letter that we
received from the seoundrels:
"Hill, Porter & Co., Importers and
Manufacturers of Watches, Nos. 2 d 4
Dey Street. .. --- ~,
New YORK, Aug. %, 1867.
ED. ELIZABETH GAZETTE:-DEAR SIR:
Your Paper having been recommended
to us by q Mercantile friend as an ex-
cellent advertising medium we enclose
copy Of our Advertisement requesting
an insertion of same for four months.
AS we are very largely engaged in the
manufacture and Importation Of Gold
and Silver Watches we propose on re-
cept of copy of your Paper, with first
insertion, to forward to you lin pay
ment for same) a fine Duplex Silver
Watch, warranted such as are sold at
retail for s65 in this City. Hoping to
receive an immediate reply and copy
of your Paper with Advertisement in
serted, by return mail, we remain,
Yours truly,
Hill, Porter & Co."
"What time is it by your watch "
Mr.. Gazette. We tender our sympathies.
From the Parkersburg Garettel
We perceive that Mr.. j. s. Allis, an
account of whose arrest under the
requisition of the Governor of Pennsyl-
vania, was in our paper last week, has
returned, and, it is stated, without
trial. Some one has burnt fingers, and
they will perhaps hereafter let houora-
BILE citizens of Vast Virginia alone.
Two barges belonging to J. NJ. Rake,
and loaded with three hundred and
fifty tons of railroad iron, belonging to
the Grcenupsburg Railroad Company,
sunk in the Kanawha river, just above
the bridge, where they were loaded, and
waiting for the ice to clear sufficiently
to enable them to be towed to their des-
tination.a
A fire broke out in large barge be-
longing to the "Booth Barge Line"
lying at the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company's Landing. The barge
was loaded with United States Quarter
masters stores. About eight hundred
tons of freight. Damages estimated at
$500. The fire was extinguished by
the employees of the company, assisted
by some of the Burning Springs Gil
barge men.
ROUGH on THE CITY CouNCIL.-In
noticing the $500 reward offered for the
murdcrers of Mr.. Ralph Tsutor, the Ga
:ette says:
We presume that our City Council
will get the reward, as We preeeive by a
bill posted in our streets, that he was
murdered in the city of Parkersburg
on the night of the 5th December, by
order of the City Council" If they or
dered it they know who did it, of course.
From the Martinsburg New Eral
Several fine deer were brought into
town on Tuesday.
Pork is on the rise. 1t has been sell
ing at 50 90 this week, and in good de-
mand.
Sleighing is excellent and the jingle
of bells is heard continually from morn
till midnight. We hope it will last
till Leap Year.
The Board Of Supervisors have ten
dered the use of the Csurt House to
Judge Jackson, of the United States
Circuit Court, for the purpose of hold
ing said Court in same.
Mr.. James Campbell, a worthy and
estmable citizen of this place, in the
employ of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, was accidentally run over by an
engine at a point near Baltimore, his
right arm cut off and he otherwise in
jured to snch an extent that he died
from the effects on Monday last.
The Berkeley County Democratic
Convention, appointed the following
delegates to the eighth of January State
Convention ..,
. Martinsburg.-Edmund Pendleton, L.
NJ. Shaffer. Alternates, DR.. VIM. Burk-
hart, Christian Hill.
Falling Waters.-Dr. +. NJ. Davis,
Levi Small. Alternates, VIM. r. Por-
terfield, James Mason,
Mill Creek..-Rebert Lemon, Col. j.
". Stewart. Alternates, Hunter Boyd,
Charles Stuckey.
Acknowledgements Brady, James Ia
bier. Alternates, DR.. Burkhart, John
Henshaw.
Hedgesville.-C. X. Robbins, r. Bo-
dine. Alternates, Col. J. B. A. Ma
denbousch, David II. Miller.
Opequan.-Davia Myers, James D.
Miller. Alternates, S. w. Strides, w.
j. Hensel
Gerardstown.-J. S. Bowers, James
L. Campbell. Alternates, VIM. Barney,
Jas. II. GLADDEN.. .
tFrom the Spirit Of Jefferson.f
PRETTY GooD.-Last week, Mr.. Jas.
H. Conklyn butchered thirteen hogs,
nine months old, which averaged in
weight l61 pounds; also three hogs, six
teen months cid, which averaged 355
pounds.
From the Shepardstown Register
A Lodge of A. +. asd A. Masons was
organized at Duffield's on Thursday
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