The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-21

carelessness. There was no insurance
on them.
On Monday last, young son of Dun
bar woodward, of the same place, met
with quite an accident. He was riding
o horse to water when it slipped and
fell upon him, breaking his leg. The
limb was reset by DR.. Kendell and the
little sufferer is doing as we'll as could
be expected under the CT rcums stances.
The same paper says that Elizabeth is
to have a skating rink. There will be
no dead-heads. Burst heads, we pre-
sumo, will much more abound.
The Weston Democrat learns that r.
f. Fleming, Esq, of Gienville, has been
dangerously ill from paralytic stroke
At last accounts he was in fair way
for recovery.
The Parkersburg Gazette institutes a
comparison between the "panier," now
in vogue among the female fops, and the
things that jackasses carry their loads
in, in Spain"
Weston has the rinderpest.
They are stealing meat, geese, chick
ems and turkeys in Taylor county. This
county, once Democratic, voted fol-
Grant, and now-FacileS diScernsuS
Grcrni.
From the Berkeley Union.l
THIEF ARREsTED.-On Monday night
last, John 7. Hull, a young man about
10 years of age, was arrested by John
Jameson, Esq, charged with the lar
ceny of two pair of boots, two coats,
two pair of pants and one silver watch,
the whole valued at S25, the property
of John w. Hillida and George R. Shoaf-
stall 1t appears Hull was stepping at
Hillida's on Sunday night, and one OF
these gentlemen had been out (well,
You know where young men are at,
generally, on Sunday nights and un-
dressing retired only to get up in the
morning to find his clothes gone. Ten
dollars reward was offered, which was
duly taken by Jameson, as he na6bed
his man at first sight. Justice Luce
committed him for court.
The Charlestown Spirit Of Jefferson
saws that the peace and good order OF
that town, considering the near ap'
proach of the holidays, is cemmendable,
and better than for the last two OF
three years just passed.
The same paper thus sketches the
Charlestown provision market: Pork Is
now scarce in our community, but little
offering at any price. A few thousand
weight could be readily sold at from
nine to ten dollars per hundred, The
market is fully supplied with turkies'
chickens, and other poultry, and prices
less than siace the war. Butter and
eggs in demand-supply scarce-aver-
aging 45a5Oc per pound for the former
and 25a35c per dozen for the latter.
The Mason county Journal wants Hon
David Polsley for United States
Senator.
From the same paper we extract the
following items:
The nail works of the Clifton Iron and
Nail Company, at Clifton, in this
conntv are taxed to their full capacity
in manu- acturing nails to supply orders
The company expect to set up ten az,
ditional machines soon; thlsls rendered
necessary by the increased demand foi
the superior article of nails manutactur'
ed at their works.
ADMITTED TO RECoRD.-A deed OF
trust. or mortgage, from the Chesapeake
& Ohio Railroad Company TO rnlio u
Calhoun, VIM. b. Duncan, and William
Orton, of New York, and Matthew +
Maury, of Virginia, trustees, ior the
benefit of the holders of its bonds, &c,
on real and personal property, 10 tne
amount of ten millions OF dollars or
two millions of pounds sterling, was
admitted to record in the Recorder
office in this county last week.
From the Greenbrier Independent, Dec i@lh'I
Winter has commenced in real earn
est. Since the first of December the
weather has been extremity cold-snowT-
ing, freezing, sleeting and blowing a.
ternately, and sometimes all together'
PAINFUL ACCIDENT. - On Tuesday
morning last, young man named Sam
uel Pennybaker, in the employment OF
Mr.. ]. T. Rapp, of this place, met with
a painful and serious accident, whilst
chopping wood. 1t seems that his axe
strek the fence near him in such man
as to cause it to glance. The sharp edge
of the axe struck him about midway De. g.
tween the knee and ankle, OF the Iels
leg, causing a frightful wound ana
breaking both bones. The bones were
re- set by DR.. John A. Hunter; but we
learn that the safety of the leg is IN
volved.