The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-06-17
STATE ITEMS.
D lFromthe, wellsburg Democrst. !


occupied by Csptsin Joseph Stevenson
and owned by Mrs. Henry Mendel, wa
destroyed by fire on Sunday evening
about Z o'clock. The engines wer,
promptly on hand, but there not beinj
sufficient hose to reach the river, the!
were unable to do anything towards
quenching the flames The stable OF
the opposite side of the alley was savst
through the exertions of the citizens
1t Is not known how the fire originated
but it is supposed to have been the &C
Of an incendiary.
The worthy editor Of the Herald un
dertook In last weeks issue to plov,
that the Democrats lost the county b,
one vote. This he makes plausible by
taking the vote on Supervisors in Cros
Creek and Buffalo, and on Township
Clerk in this township, who fell cOnsid
erably behind his ticket. If we taxi
the vote On Treasurer as a test, (ant
there is no reason why we should not
as the $4,000 bounty question did no
affect them,) we have . clear inajorit!
Of AZ.
From the Moundsville National
The license question is just now az
itating the public mind in this county
and great efforts are being made to car
~ the day, Lengthy petitions agains
license in Marshall county are now il
circulation, to be presented to the new
Board of Supervisors at their first meet
ing. We can form al idea Of what tn
result will be as majority of the new
Board are supposed to be anti-licens
men.
From the Elizabeth Gazette.l
ENCoURAGING.-E.S S. Lockhart, Esq.
of this county, sent several specimen
of the silver ore found on his farm Il
Cincinnati, Ohio, to have it analyzet
and tested, and received o letter stating
that tie weight Of a dollar being test
ed, it proved to be worth ninety-on
cents.
BODY FoUND.-0n yesterday th'
body of a man, supposed to have beel
drowned, was taken from the Little
Kanawha river, near this place. From
the decomposed state of the body, i
could not be identified.
There was taken from his pocket {
wallet containing letter to George W
Smith, .Winslow, Stephenson county
ILL.,, from Elijah Odell, Attorney at Law
McGregor, Iowa, dated December oath
| 1864; also certificate of recOmmenda
tion to George Smith, as an enginee
and lawyer. The deceased, perhaps
was drowned off a steamer at this plac'
during the winter or spring rises.
From the Martinsburg New Era.
There is some complaint about dy il
the wheat by some farmers, particular!
in that sown in corn grOund-but it Ii
not thought to be very serious.
The cornerstone of the new Metho
dist Church, colored, in this place, viii
be laid next Monday, with Masonic Ger
emonies. The exercises will commence
at ten o'clock.
We have heard some vague rumOr
about detectives being here on the look
out for counterfeiters, who are sup.
posed to have been "plying their vO
cation" in this vicinity.
Some thief entered the residence o
Daniel Burkhart, Esq, Tuesday night
stole several articles of clothing, and
very much frightened some fe male
member of the family.
There is great complaint in the up
per Valley about the ravages of the ar
my worm. 1t isa species of caterpillar
and moves in armies, sweeping every
green leaf aud sprig before it. In some
localities it has commenced its ravagei
upon the growing corn.
A FELLOW named Spidel stole horse
in the neighborhood of Clearspring
Md, one day last week, and came evel
here and traded the stolen horse to
farmer living near town. He had moi
left the farmers house over an honI
when the owner Of the stolen horse
came up ON the hunt of the thief. He
stated the facts in the case, and all par.
ties started in pursuit Of Spidel. After
a long ride and sharp chase, he wai
overhauled in Jefferson county, brought
to this place and committed to Jail to
await the course Of the law.
From the Spirit Of jefferson, Charleston, W. w.
The wheat harvest is fast maturing
and come of our farmers expect to com
mence from the ,25th to the 1st Of the
ensuing month. The prospect is GER
tainly most favorable ono, and if no
blight should come upon it, the yield
must be prolific.
In addition to the cheering prospect
of our wheat crop, Is good perhaps as
for many years, the farmer is rapidly
increasing and improving his stock, OF
all descriptions, and our county will
soon be able to exhibit as fine horses,
mules, cattle, sheep, hogs, &C., as we
have ever hitherto possessed. In this
respect we hope the motto of our far
mers may be, no matter how limited
their means, progress and improvement.
ALONG FAsr-A gentleman of this
town, whose engagements are many and
interruption frequent, informs that he
fastened securely in o patent bee
hive, six weeks since, to prevent her
Matching when she was not ready for it,
q fayorite hen. Singularly enough, the
matter was forgotten, and only upon
requisitien for her prison home being
made, was her henship brought to light.
Though her dimensions have been Won
derfully curtailed, she is doing we'll,
and her eager appetite being plentifully
supplied, in consideration of long fast
ing and the remarkable tenacity of life
she has manifested. ~7yrT
A correspondent of the Clarksburg
Conservative is rather rough on Parkers-
burg. After mentioning some of the
murders and robberies that have lately
occurred in that city, he says:
1t is impossible to enumerate the
number Of prostitutes. who nightly
promenade the streets. Their name is
legion; and their colors arc varied as
.bo;r aoas opd annearance The CITY