The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-04-29
STATE ITEMS.
From the shephsrdstowp Resistsr.I


Spirit that Mr.. Charles johnson, of
Charlestown, and q member of the
Board of Supervisors of this county,
died suddenly on Friday of last week.
He leaves q wife and several children to
lament his loss. His age was nearly ~.
Z LBAss.-Althougb early in the season
for Bass fishing, quite a number have
been caught in the Potomac at this
place, within the last couple of weeks.
We have heard of several being caught,
with hook and line, weighing frou three
and half to four and half pounds.
FATAL AccrDENT.-Mr. J. W. Town
send. aged about thirty-six years, chief
clerk of the general freight agent of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Camden
Station, was almost instantly killed
Wednesday morning, by falling from a
train at tho Relay House, on the Wash
the train, several of the cars passing over
his body, crushing his head and both
legs, cutting one of the latter almost en-
tirely off, and killing him almost in
stantly. His sudden death has caused
quite gloom amongst his friends and
relatives.
From the wellsburg pemocratl
FIRE.-Mr. VIM. Mahon, residing in
the northern part of our county, came
near losing his residence, on the 18th,
by fire. A considerable portion of the
roof was destroyed but through the ex-
ertions of the inmates and neighbors,
and plentiful supply of water, the
building was saved. .zr -
The OLD Coal SHART.-The work of
repairing the old Akin & Logan coal
shaft is being pushed rapidly forward
under the energetic supervision of VIM.
Logan, Esq, son of one of the former
proprietors, and will be ready for the
"diggers" about the middle of May.
The shaft has lain idle for the last seven
years, and it's starting at this time will
add something to the business of our
| town. .....g. ..... .. o. ,..I
Iron the Elizabeth Gazette
A DAsTARDLY sACT.-Abont three
weeks ago some villains, in order to
satisfy malicious desire, filled up an
oil we'll at Burning Springs, belonging
to Messrs. Sherman & Rice, which had
been bored to the depth of five hun
dred feet, with.pieces of iron, drilling
tools, &c, thus completely destroying
the well. A reward of five hundred
dollars was offered for the arrest of the
perpetrators, but as yet NO arrests have
been made.
COMMITTED SUICiDE.-On Saturday
morning last, William ID. Timms, an
old and highly esteemed citizen of
Newark township, this county, commit
ted suicide by hanging himself in his
barn with halter strap. A short time
ago he became somewhat involved in
debt, which, it is believed, effected his
mind seriously, and was the cause of
much unnecessary trouble and annoy
ance to him. He considered that his
failing to meet certain demands which
we're about to lie made on him, would
bring about his ruin, financially, and
in order to escape said disaster he
committed the terrible act of self-de-
struction. aT.. g--t
! ARRESTED on NSUsPICION.-On Sunday
last, man named Mason Drum, was
arrested at Oil Rock, this county, on
suspicion of being horse thief, and
brought to this place and lodged in Jail.
He had in his possession at the time Of
the arrest q horse, which he said was
the property of Mr.. - Landon, of
Jackson county, which, he said, he had
not stolen, but merely taken in order
that he might enjoy pleasure ride
through the country. This story did
not satisfy the officers of the law, and
I he was arrested as above. The horse is
now in the possession of Sheriff StOd-
dard.
From the Berkeley Union.l
Sheriff Pitzer last week went to Har-
trisonburg, Va, with a requisition for
John Tenant, charged with being an ac-
complice of Michael Sweeny, who, it
will be remembered, is indicted for forg-
ing check and obtaining money under
false pretences from the National Bank
of Martinsburg. The Sheriff succeeded
in finding him, and brought him here
without any trouble. He has not been
examined yet.
from the Kanawha Republican,
The L.. S. District Court did NOT CON-
mence its session in this place until
Monday last, instead of the 10Th,
the day fixed by law, circumstances hav-
ing prevented the arrival Of the officers
of tue Court. Owing to this fact, a
number of persons whose business re-
ouired their attendance on the sittings
of the Court, had returned to their
homes. As consequence, bnt q small
amount Of business. comparatively, can
be transacted. A Grand Jury was en-
pannelled and received a charge from
His Honor, Judge Jackson, and, at the
, time we write, is still in session.
The Western Mining and Manufactur.
ing Company, and the Briar Creek Com
pany, both on Coal river, have deter
mined, as we hear, to put their works
in order and proceed with the develop
ment Of their valuable coal properties.
The lands belonging to the companies
abound in the finest varieties of Goals,
+, and we hope to hear very soon that they
, are being operated successfully and
proftably. We hear, also, that several
q other companies, whose lands lie in this
county, are preparing to begin opera
tions. The Kanawha and Ohio Coal
. Company is sending out large amount
! of coal from its mines. There is room,
. and profit, too, for large addition to
,, the mining companies In our valley,
, and we hope soon to note great in
crease of activity in the mining and
, manufacturing interests among us
We learn that the damage sustained
, by the locks and dams on Coal river,
+ during the late freshets, has been thor
oughly repaired, and the steamer Pey-
tona is now navigating that river from
its mouth to Peytons, Boone county, a
distance of thirty-ive miles.