The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-12
STATE ITEMS.


containing the wool was cut open ana
the quantity distracted carried OIL In a
portion of the sack-about 100 POUNDS
Wool buyers are requested to keep a
look out for dealers in about that quan-
tity of the staple.
The Mineral County Gazette learns from
Grant county that party OF woE NM
ters about three weeks ago found and
killed seven young wolves in the vicin-
ity of Elijah Riuker's, in stream called
Buffalo, in that county. Some time at
terward another party with one of the
same men went back and killed one
more of the yonng ones, the old ones
having made their escape. The wolves
are very destructive on sheep in that
county.
KILLEp.-Matthias Simmons, an old
and respectable citizen ct PIEDMONT,
while crossing the railroad at that place
on Wednesday last, was run over oy the
cars and instantly killed.
The local of the Weston Democrat "fell
off" forty pounds under the melting heat
Of June 9th. He says that at that rate
he has "just two more such days to live
The Democrat opposes the erection Of
new Court House in Gilmer county On
the ground that the present building,
with slight repairs, would be sufficient
for all purposes, and for the additional
reason that the people of the county
are already ground to death with taxa
tion.
The same paper gives an account of a
recent railroad convention" held at
Buckhannon, where subscriptions to
the amount of $1,000 in lands were
taken up. Describing the manner in
which such liberal contributions for
public purposes are made in Upshur, the
Democrat says:
When Buckhannon wanted the State
Capitol, and the Committee" called for
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object, trooly loil Iaan, werth, say
$50 900, put down his name for $4,000.
When called upon to pony up" he
stated that his contribution consisted OF
two acres OF "town lots" which would
be worth an immense sum should the
Capitol ever get there. 1t turned ont
that the Gland" consisted Of two acres
of swamp, worth. on an average, fifty
cents an acre. The same fellow, We
presume, is again subscribing.
Ziegler, State Superintendent, has
hauled down his True Flag, at Phillippi.
"Shoot him on the spot
Hon. John S. Carlile is in Clarksburg.
His trip to Stockholm has been post
poned at the earnest solicitation of
President Grant
The Parkersburg Times says that Doc
tor Harris, of that city, was suddenly |
called to Burning Springs the other day
to attend a case of poisoning. Mr..
Evans, proprietor of the Chicago House
there, drank, through mistake, some
liquid corrosive substance, one of the
most virulent of poisons. One of the
guests of the house Immediately began
to feed him eggs, which are a perfect
antidote for this poison. After several
dozen had been dispatched, and AN
emetic given to relieve the stomach of
its contents, he began to convalesce,
aud by the time DR.. Harris reached him
was out of danger.
Wheat harvest in Mason county ended
last week. The yield is the largest in
many years. The fruit prospect in that
county is unusually fair.
The following items are from the Ma
son County Journal:
TO BE REvIvED.-We learn that DR..
o. G. Chase will soon recommence the
publication of the Buffalo Independent as
an independent paper.
The Nail Works at Clifton, we under
stand, have again commenced opera
tions; General Powell having gone to
Richmond, Va, and engaged the neces
sary hands to supply the places of the
strikers.
DROWNED "A negro man in the en-
ploy of Mr.. John Is. Stevens, of Glen
denen township, was drowned while |
bathing in a creek in the neighborhood |
of that gentleman's residence on Sun
day week.
The Board of Education has deter
mined to commence at once the work |
of repairing and enlarging the old
academy at this place, point Pleas
anti in order to have it ready |
for the fall term of the public |
schools. They propose to expend about
$500 upon the building, which will
make it one of the best aud most con
veuieut school houses in the Kanawha
Valley.
Chief Justice Chase is at the White
Sulphur Springs.
As Nat Harrison was airing his ele-
gance ia a carriage in Green0rier
county, the other day, his horse
took fright, ran off aud spilled
its judicial freight by the roadside. Sad
as it may seem, Mats neck was not
broken.
From the Greeubrier Independent
REMAINS REcovERED.-In December
last young man named David Hedrick,
son of Mr.. Abram Hedrick, of this |
county, was drowned in the Ohio river,
at Gallipolis, while on his way to the
West. He had on his person, when he
left home, currency to the amount of
near six hundred dollars. His body was
not recovered until few weeks ago,
when it was found about two miles be-
low Gallipolis, by parties who were
bathing in the river. We learn that the |
body was but slightly decomposed when
found, and his money, 10 tue amount of
about five hundred and fifty dollars,
was found upon his person, in good |
state of Preservation. His remains were |
brought to this county, and inferred at