The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-03-23
STATE ITEMS.

The Clarksburg Telegraph has u letter
from Gen. b. +. Kelley declining to be
a candidate for the Gubernatorial NOM
ination.
From the Clarksburg Conservative.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.-Au accident
occurred to the express train going east
on last Sunday night, near WilsonOurg,
in this county. Some person had placed
a crOss-tie in the cattle stop, and the
engine striking it was thrown off the
track, together with the baggage-car
and smoking car. The engine and ten
der were thrown off the sides of the
bank on their sides and the baggage-car
was turned upside bown. The smok
ing car was only thrown off the track.
Jack Dorsey, the engineer, was consid-
erably injured, and II. Clayton, fireman,
and J. Norton, baggage. master, slightly
hurt. DR.. Ramsey was sent for and in-
mediately repaired to the spot and
dressed the wounds of the injured per-
sons.
IMPORTANT To Coal MINERs.-At the
regular monthly meeting of tho Board
of Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad OH the 11th inst, the charges
for the transportation of coal was re-
duced forty cents per ton of two thou
sand pounds from Cumberland and Pied
mont to Baltimore, and fifty cents per
ton of two thousand pounds OR gas Goals
from Newburg, Fairmont and Clarks
burg, with corresponding reductions of
way rates upun the main stem and the
branches. The President stated that
whilst the reduction was very large, in
volving "a great difference III the receipts
of the Company, yet looking ut the great
advantages which it was hoped this inn
portant change in the tariff would ac-
cOmplish, he was prepared to recon-
mend the adoption by the Board of the
resolution of the Committee. Forty
cents per two thousand pounds amount
ed to a reduction of about fOrty-tive
cents per long ton, and on gas Goals the
deduction of fifty cents per two thou
sand pounds, was equal to sixty cents
per long ton. This is a very important
reduction To the coal miners of this
country, and ought to set every mine
about our town in active operation.
From the West Virginia ChIOnicle.J
Gen. G. w. Brown, Collector of Inter
nal Revenue, Second District, W. Va,
has located in Grafton,
Col. Charles HoOton, of Rowlesburg,
has been appointed Prosecuting Attor-
ney for Preston County, in place OF
James P. Smith, appointed Judge of the
l1th circuit.
From the ShcpherdstOwn Register.
| MORE SNow.-This section was visit
ed by another snow on Friday last.
At the sale of Mr.. Geo. W. Tabb, on
Wednesday of last week, near Smith
field, in this county, six-horse team,
consisting of two fine mares and four
mules, brought sl262; mich cows, with
calves by their sides, ranged from sou
to S75; corn in lots, from $3.50 to $500;
oats ut Sl.l7 per bushel, and other artl-
cles in proportion. The amount OF the
sale aggregated over $4,000.
FATAL ACCIDENT.-On Friday last,
Mr.. John o. Reid of Baltimore, in at
tempting to get aboard of the moving
cars at Summit Point, was thrown
upon the track aud fatally injured. Two
wheels passed over his left ley below
the knee, crushing it horribly. The
shock was SO great that his system
could not rally and he died in about
half az hour after the arrival of the
train at Winchester. The corpse was
carried to Baltimore on the following
day. The deceased was principal of th'
Reid Express Company and widely
known in business circles. He leaves
family. to deplore his uutimely end.
From the Parkersburg Gazeete.l
FOUND DEAD.-The body Of child,
supposed to be about nine months old
was found in the Little Kanawha River
near Kelly's Foundry, this morsing. Il
was enclosed in a neat little box, and
appeared as though it had been but 10
Gently buried, and then washed up.
IMPRovEMENT.-We. notice on the
burnt block corner, little 1Ox2O shan
ty going up, intended, we understand
for a barber shop. "Half loaf is bet
ter than no bread" is maxim well snit
ed for the occasios. We think it woulC
have been the better policy of its ownel
to have taken the $4,000, offered two
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