The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-09-06

Honnaser, wife of Rev. Honnaker, liv
ing three miles below Charleston, wa
found dead last Monday morning, abou
half mile from her house. She lef
home the evening before to visit {
nelghbor. The old lady was subject Il
hts" and her death is attributed t.
this cause.
The contract for building the Wsst
Virginia State Honse at Charleston will
be awarded to-day.
The chivalry of Mineral county held
tournament on Rodruck's farm Satur
day week.
Zimri Umstot, of Mineral county
had his left arm dislocated, a fe W days
ago, by fall from his horse.
The new a. E. Church at Piedmont il
to be dedicated on Sunday, Septembe bel
18th.
Judge Thomas Harrison will preside
at the next Hampshire County Circuit
Court, aud Judge Chaplin will take
Judge Harrison's place at the next Har,
rison county term.
Hampshire county had heavy frost
September ID.
The South Branch Iatelligencer says
seven bears were recently seen by a
party of hunters on "Big Mountain
seven miles from Romney.
The cornerstone of the new church
of the Southern Methodists at Wardeus
vile, Hardy county, will be laid w,tn
appropriate ceremonies on Friday next,
10th instant.
The Morgan Mercury says that on
August 9th Mrs. Ii. r. Dawson, liviLg
near Great Cacapon, fell from an apple
tree, breaking and splintering her leg
to the knee. Amputation was neces.
sary to save her life,
We take the following from the Mar
tnsburg Ne,o Era:
Burglars have been doing heavy
business in Shepherdstown.
Rev. D. Shoaff, formerly of this circuit,
is lying dangerously i'll at his home in
Loudon county, Va. Serious fears are
entertained of his recovery.
The Catholic Fair at Harper's Ferry
was q grand success. A single article
voted for brought 5000.
Mr.. William Swimley of Mill Creek
township, had o. very fine horse stolen
on Saturday last.
The camp-meeting at Bedington was
largely attended last Sunday. 1t is es-
timated that five thousand persons were
on the ground that day.
Sheep thieves are numerous in Jeffcr-
son county, and cause sheep owners
much loss and annoyance.
A colored girl was burned to death in
Harper's Ferry last week by attempting
to kindle lire with kerosene oil.
4 woman named Mary Hamilton at
tempted to commit suicide in Charles
town last Thursday.
Mr.. Jonathan Phillippy, on last Sun
day week, killed sc snakes-the old one
and 80 young ones. 1t was not a good
day for snakes, either.
Rev. W. G. Cross horse had his leg
broken at camp meeting, aud had to be
shot. A subscription was at once started
to buy him another.
The Germans of this place are takiag
steps to have a grand celebration Oh
Tuesday, the lith of September, in hon.
or of the centennial anniversary OF
Alexander Won Humboldt, the celebra-
ted German historian and philosopher.
John L. Sencindiver was sentenced at
the present term of the Berkeley Circuit
Court, to two years in the penitentiary,
for forgery.
The negroes of jefferson county cele,
brated emancipation on Thursday last
at Shepherdstown.
At colored baptizing near Shepherds.
town, on Sunday, 29th ult., one of the
number immersed was a black man
named Kicker, aged one hundred years
The Shepherdstown Register is iu-
formed that the horse stolen from Mr.
Hendley NJ Istead, in Charlestown, on
the night of August 2lst, was found in
the possession of the supposed thief
John Thomas, oolored, in Washington
on the 10Th, by Messrs. Comes and Mil
ler, detectives, of that city. Mr.. Mil
stead was Immediately telegraphed to,
and with his son went on TO Washing
| ton, and there identified and recovered
their horse. A warrant and requlsItIoI
was granted by the Governor Of thi'
State upon the Chief Justice of the Dis
trict of Columbia for the delivery anG
arrest of said John Thomas, colored
and was sent to Sheriff Pottertield, o
this county, on Wednesday last. The
thief is now in iail.