The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-04-20

& Co., at Clarksburg, was broken into
and $3.50 worth of goods stolen.
Several Looms were killed in Harrison
county last week. These birds are rare
in that section, and are supposed to
have been driven there by the late
storms.
A sad accident occurred near Point
Pleasant Church, Harrison county, on
the 9Th inst. During the high wind
prevailing that day, little daughter OF
J. p. Lynch was killed and young
lady named Stonestreld badly injured, by
a falling tree.
A daughter of Mr.. Madison Davis,
aged twelve years, living near Union,
Monroe county, was badly burned on
the 4th inst. She was playing about q
chip fire, near her fathers residence,
when her dress caught the flames, and
before assistance could be given she was
severely, if not fatally, burned.
The names of Messrs. Joseph Sprig
and j. j. Jacobs of Hardy and Hamp-
shire respectively, are mentioned in
connection with Democratic Congress
sional aud State Senatorial nominations.
Their friends do not seem to be particu-
lar as to which shall be the Congress
sional and which the Senatorial caudi-
date. Either man for either place will
suit their views. Certainly it would be
difficult to choose better candidate for
either position.
Not single death has occurred in
Morgantown since August last.
The Post says that an intelligent little
fellow, aged about ten years, and the
son of a widow lady, residing in Evans
vile, Preston county, West Virginia,
came to his death about week ago un-
der very singular circumstances. 1t
seems that at the time of the fatal acci
dent he was riding mule belonging to
his employer, aud had for some purpose
tied one end of the halter around his
waist. After riding some distance the
animal became frightened, and threw
the boy against fence, and then start
ing off on a brisk trot, dragged the boy
by the halter several hundred yards,
kicking him repeatedly in the face,
breaking his skull, and finally leaping
fence, when his rampage was brought
to an end, and the unfortunate boy cut
loose. The boy spoke bat q single
word, and died.
Jesse j. Fitch, Esq, has been appoint
ed Deputy u. S. Assessor for Monongalia
county. A good appointment.
The Constitution relates the following :
We had rough looking customer
hailing from the rural districts of Pres
ton county, call at our Office one day
this week. After politely inviting him
to be seated, We handed him a copy OF
our paper. Re slowly, with laugh pro-
voking co.tUrtions of the features,
spelled out "C-o-n-s-t-i-t-u-t.i-O-n-
CONSTITUTION. " Hcu uO
HI, that's played out, where is the
other printing Office 7" He waited not
upon the order of going, but went at
once.
The same paper mentions q recent
criticism upon the Dramatic Society
of that place, which strikes MS as being
of very questionable taste. 1t says:
We learn that the ladies and gentle
men whs compose the dramatic corps
of our town, met with a round denun-
citation from the President of the Agri-
cultural College, recently, who was
sustained by the Faculty. Not only
were the members of the society de-
nouuced as fast young men and
women" but all who visit their exhibit
tions were denounced. This certainly
will not be very pleasant to parents
and friends, nor to three-fourths of our
citizens who visit those exhibitions for
amusement and instruction. We GER
tainly do not desire spirit of animosi-
ty to spring up between our citizens and
the College, nor do we presume that
our citizens are to snbmit to the dictum
of any one as to their morals or conduct;
and if we are forced to a position, we
say emphatically, that we will be found
on the side Of our fast Young men and
women" and their friends.