The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-09-02
From the Berkeley Union. !

VIM. Fl. Taylor has been appointed
Postmaster at Greensburg, rice John l..
Oliver resigned.
Tho sheriff Of Jefferson county offers
a reward of 5000 for the apprehension
of Henry Miller, charged with attempt
to kill, who made his escape from the
Jail in this place on the 10th inst.
Il appears that one day last week, a
son of Mr.. Fielding, of this place, took
q notion for a watermelOn, and ate a
whole one, some apples and candy, and
on Sunday night was a corpse.
Captain Kearns, of the Fire Depart
ment, called in at our sanctum and left
with US picture of Cole & Bros Steam
Fire Engine. 1t is for horse or lfand
draught and costs about $4,000. Those
wishing to look at it Can see it by call
ing at our office. The Captain proposes
if the Council will pay one half the eX-
penses that he will raise the other halt
by subscription. ......
Judge Hall has called q special term
of Court tor Morgan county, commenc-
ing on Monday next, the ID of Septem-
Der. Our term commences on the third
Monday of next month. Suitors had
better see to getting their witnesses
summoned, for thJ Judge don't excuse
negligence.
On Tuesday evening last, Philip Bush
was-trying to sell aloaded revolver to
a friend, and, was. showing it for that
purpose, when it was accidentally dis
charged, the ball entering his chest,
wounding him seriously ii not fatally.
We understand the ball has not beeneX-
tracted yet. E IS #
Some two weeks since EJosephus
Bishop and James Burrell traded horses.
Burrell, after keeping the horse about
ten days, CAME tothe conclusion that
Bishop had got the best of him, so he
went, and without any process of law,
took the horse out of Mr.. Bishops field
and left the other one in its stead; at
any rate the horse was found in BurrelPs
possession. Mr., Bishop thercBpOn had
a warrant issued by Justice Doll, and
Burrell was arrested and taken before
Justice Luce, who, after examining the
case, discha rged him upon the ground
that the felonious intent necessary to
make it larceny was wanting.
RoDBERY.-On Thursday night, the
23d inst, one John Weise was knocked
down and robbed in the suburbs of our
town, Of a silver watch and So i'll
greenbacks. On Friday morning he
made his statement to Constable Straus-
ner, as follows: that he started out of
town with negro man for a special
purpose and when o& the onter limits
of the town the negro suddenly struck
him and a tussle ensued, he getting the
better of the negro caused him to hallOO
for help when two other colOred men
coming up assisted the william in rob
bing him.
The Constable asked Weise to walk
around the town and see if he could
identify the negro and after looking
awhile pointed out one Harry White as
the person who first struck him. The
Constable Immediately arrested him
and took him before Justice Luce who
after examination committed him to
Jail to answer ut court on the charge of
robbery.
White afterwards Implicated two other
colored men named Henry Thompson
and Robert Allen who were arrested
and taken before Jnstice Doll who dis
charged them on the ground that the
evidence was not sufficient to warrant a
committal