The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-07-01
IFrom the Ritchie Press. |


pears to be Il gang of these pests scatter
ed promiscuously over this section of
country, pilfering cellars, spring houses,
&c. They visited the residence of Mr.
George Sinnett and "Zeddy" Wells, in
this vicinity, about the same time of the
difficulty at the Yeager House, in Ellen
boro. The stealthy steps of the mid
night providers have also been heard
around several houses in HarTisville.
From the Morgantown POST
The Second meeting of the Board of
Visitors of the West Virginia Agricul-
tural College, for the purpose of ap-
pointing suitable professors to the
chairs of the Languages, of Mathemat-
les, Natural Sciences, a Principal OF the
Preparatory Department, &c, was held
at the college buildings in this place,
on Wednesday last
ANOTHER ACCIDENT.-On Monday
last, as Mr.. VIM. Baylcs, of Cheat Neck,
in this county, was engaged in hauling
logs with a four-horSe wagon, the
horses frightened near Cheat river and
ran away. Mr.. Bayles, however, finally
overlook the animals and confronted
the leaders, and i'll so doing entangled
himself in some undeTbruSh. by some
means or other an open sharp pointed
ring came in contact with Mr.. BayleS
right arm, lascerating the flesh in a ter
riblc manner.
From the Clarksburg Conservative
REMARKABLE ESCAPE.-A little child
of Mr.. David CriSs, of this place, aged
about nine months, fell from the second
story window upon the stone pavement
beneath, on the Dist inst, but fOrtu-
nately received no further injury than
few bruises. The escape from death
was most remarkable.
4 SAD CoNINIENTARY.-Wc are in
formed that a late member of the late
loyal" Legislature of West Virginia,
from Preston county, ran for Supervisor
in Kiugwood township, and was inglo-
riously defeated by man who was
DEAF, DUMB and BLIND, and does not
kpow letter in the alphabet. The Rad
lcals of Preston county seem to be be-
ginning to appreciate their late party
leaders This back handed compliment
TO the SOlOns who made laws for us AT
Wheeling last winter, is telling COM
mentary upon the estimation in which
they are now held by even their friends.
4 correspondent of the Conservative,
referring to Webster county, says the
inhabitants of that destitute country
are now hopeful. Grain is abundant
aud it is great country for bees; hence
it may be regarded as "a land of milk
and honey" at this time. Besides, the
most destitute expect to obtain bread
after harvest, which is drawing near.
At least, it is thought that none will
die bv direct starvation. The country
presents sad spectacle. The lonely
standing stacks of chimneys, the farms
without fencing thrown into commons,
fruit trees-where orchards, dead or dy-
ing are the result of "camp sites, and
the want of meaRs TO cultivate the soil,
constitute combined testimony in re-
gard to the cause of the great destitu-
tion of the land.
From the Berkeley Union,
Nine cOlored persons were baptized at
Fits dam last Sunday, and on Monday
evening six more were baptized at the
same place.
Adam Bales, charged with the lar
ceny of 339 ivory checks, valued at %
cents each, amounting to Ss4.75, from
Robert ID. Chambers, of this place, in
rl.r IScS wos IN Monday even