The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-03-19
STATE ITEMS.
From the Morgantown Post

From the MorgantoWn Post.I
wANTEp.-Half dozen fat-boats to
run regularly between Morgantown and
Fairmont, on the mud pike.
ANOTHER STEAMER.-On Saturday
last, our denizens were again greeted
with the appearance of a splendid
steamer-the Elector, Captain Phillips,
the gentlemanly, urbane commander, of
tae "People's Line" which came heavy
laden with merchandise for our busi-
ness men.
EpuCArroNAL.-The Trustees Of the
Morgantown Female Collegiate lnsti-
tute have engaged the services, and as
sociated in the Presidency of the Insti.
tute, Mrs. Z. I. Moore, formerly of
Woodburn Female Seminary, who, with
the Rev. G. w. Arnold, will hereafter
conduct this Institutions; the next ses-
sion opening on Monday, April l, 1867.
AcCIpENT.-We learn that Hon. w.
G. Brown, of Kingwood, w. Va, was
slightly injured few days ago while
alighting from spirited horse-his
foot getting fast in the stirrup, and the
animal dragging him some distance be-
fore he could extricate it.
DEATH OF AN OLD SETTLER.-It is
with sorrow we announce the death of
Horatio Morgan, of Newport, Marion
county, W. Va, who departed this life
a few days since.
Mr.. Morgan was one of the first set
tiers of Western Virginia-one OF the
old hunters, and of the original Morgan
stock. He was about 80 years of age.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT Man Breaks
His Legion last Monday night, as Mr..
Jefferson Duval, of this place was re-
turning from the Willow Grove meeting
house to Mr.. Caleb BealPs, three miles
from town, he fell and broke his right
leg between the knee and ankle.
(From the Shepherdstewn Regster.l
The barn of DIR. Sencendiver, near
Arden, Berkeley county, was entirely
destroyed by fire on Friday night of last
week. Loss supposed to be about $3.50.
Water, it is expected, will be let into
the entire length of the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal by the Goth or 25th inst,
prior to which, however, the Alexan-
dria canal will be, it is said, in complete
order, and navigation from Cumberland
to Alexandria uninterrupted.
From the Romney Intellisencer.l
ALEXANDRIA, LoCDOUN AND HAMP-
SHIRE RAILROAD.-We are authorized,
on the faith of private letter from one
of the Directors to a friend of ours, to
say thata convention of the coal COM
panies and other friends of the road
will shortly be holden, for the purpose
of conference touching its searly compile
tion.
1t is probable that this county should
appoint delegates to this convention,
which will probably be holden at Pied
mont, in April next. .a
HAMPSHIRE CIRCUIT CoURT.-The
Circuit Court closed its regular term on
Monday evening last, Judge Bunker
presiding. On the last day of the term,
motion was made by A. w. Kercheval,
ESQ.,, for his admission to practice law
in the Court, he declining to take the
test oath, but pleading President John
son pardon, and arguing from the de-
cisions of the Supreme Court of the L..
S. in cases of Garland, Carlisle, Mari,
&C., &c. The motion was ovcrruled.
The Court said: The oath, usually
known as "thc test OATH" passed by the
Legislature. of West Virginia, on the
14th of February, ls66, prescribed by
the Legislature to be taken by attor-
neys at law, has been affirmed and ad-
judged to be a legal and proper prelim-
mary oath by the Supreme Court af APP
peals Of West Virginia, to the authority
of which tribunal this Court defers un-
til it appears that there is conflict in
such decisions. 1t is intended to take
the case directly to the Supreme Court
of the United States.
From the Charleston Republican,
Alfred Underwood, who some three
months ago was arrested in Nicholas
county for horse stehlins, aud confined
in tho Jail of this county, was, on Mon
day last, on requisition from the Gov
ernor of Kentucky on the Governor of
this State, delivered by Sheriff Sentz to
an officer and guard, to be taken back
to Kentucky for trial.
Our election on Monday last for city
officers passed off very quietly, and,
strange to say, there was not a single
case of drunkenness OF disorderly con-
duct This can easily be accounted for,
by the fact that the conservative ele-
ment predominated. Radicals were
"scace," as the returns will show.
The vote for Mayor is as follows
George Ritter, (Union,) fgj 95.
IA!Gunningham, fRadicaD ;iL ~. Is.
The following gentlemen were elected
Councilmen:
Richard Walls, John Slack, ST., John
A. Truslow, John Williams. Solomon
Minsker, c. J. Botkin, +. HaptOnstall.
Recorder-H. C. McWhorter.
The Mason county Joaraal says 1t
seems to be the opinion Of every one
that the verdict in the Younger case
will be set aside and a new trial had.
The ground upon which it is thought a
new trial will be granted, is an omis-
sion in the record of the court, which
does not show that the jury was sworn.