The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-15
STATE ITEMS.

| the haulcals nau u meJOrl6y III Drooh'
county of nearly two. At the late cleo
tion that county caves Democratic ma
jority of 90. The Ners wants its Repub
lican neighbor up there to "explain b!
what manner of means this change wa
brought about"
The Ne,ps says Mr.. William Hazlett
employed in the coal works of Alexan
der g. Co., below Wellsburg, acciden-
tally cut himself with an axe, upon th'
inner side of the knee. The wound was
severe one, but will net prove fatal.
The citizens of Moundsville and VI
cinity have subscribed S25, 900 to th'
stock of rolling mill, to be built IN
that place.
The Conservative says an early fros
has destroyed thousands of bushels O
apples in Harrison county.
The same paper says that on the 4th
inst, in New Salem, a son of d. +. Kan
dolph, aged about ten years, was badl!
gored by aicow. His bowels were tori
out, and presented horrible wound
but under ths care of DR.. A. S. Cardel
it is thought he will recover.
The Clarksburgn Il Telegraph says that
on Wednesday morning last couple oi
young lnan.calledGat Express office
in that place, where package of what
thew supposed was counterfeit green
backs was awaiting them. Imagine
their chagrin nponopening the package,
for which ithey paid ten dollars aud
seventy five cents, 20 find that it con
taiued nothing but the photographs OF
several one thousand and five hundred
dollar notes. They acknowledged
themselves completely sold, and, no
doubt. returned to their homes wise
aud better men, with a determination
to not soon again invest in counterfeit
gyeenbacks.
The Weston Democrat is gifted in the
line of telling stories. Here's sample
A lady residing in Calhoun county
has . way of cOnsoling her poor hus.
band. She has furnished him with five
pledges of affection within year-three
at q regular meeting aud two at IN
extra session.
4 few days ago Captain Pratt, Of
Glenville, fell from the third story of
mill to the ground, q distance of forty
feet. He will recover.
On the night of the Goth ult., Mr.. P
Crane, of Weston, lost twenty gallons
of whisky by thieves,iand on the same
nj ght Mr.. Jacob Smith, living near that
town, was Butlerizedi out of twenty
gallons of apple brandy.
The West Virginia Star, published at
Harrisville, Richie county, has changed
hands. Messrs. Sigler & McDougal are
the new proprietors. We wish them
abundant success financially, but think
they err in running their paper upon a
proscriptive basis. The tide of public
opinion sets in the opposite direc-
ton.
The Star says of VIM. l.. Hitch
cock, aged eleven years, was killed one
day last week, byl. being drawn into a
Cane Mil.
The Parkersburg Gasette says:
The B. Il o. r. r. Co. have six very
substantial barges in use at this place.
which were built at the company's yard
near the Parkersburg Mill Cempany's
buildings.
LARGE TRANsFER-The B. IL o. K. Z.
Cos. steamer Mt. Clare, few days ago
transferred ono hundred and eighty
three cars east and west in one day.
Twenty-Five thousand barrels Of oil
are at Burning Springs, Writ county
awaiting transportation.
From the Mineral County Gazette.l
KILLED.-A man from Cumberland, by
fast line East, on Monday morning, Isl
inst, and died from his injuries on the
same day.
EXPENSIVE WHEAT.-Mr. Il. II. Head
received from California, one bushel o.
wheat, which cost there two dollars
the freight was S2l.60, making the whole
cost S2360. Rather expensive wheat
that.
ACC1DENT.-As the Rev. st. Clair Nea
was driving down the New Creek road
ou Tuesday, his horse became frightened
and unmanageable, throwing Mr.. Nea
out of his buggy and injuring him con
siderably. This was spreading the gos'
pei with a vengeance.
From the Martinsburg New Era.l
Potatoes are selling in our market fol
75 cents per bushel. Winter apples fol
the same price.
Mr.. George Schneider, of Sharpsburg
Md, on getting off the night train al
Harper's Ferry, Monday of last week,
fell over a stone abutment AID was sc
badly injured that he died on the fol,
lowing Wednesday.
Inc + aSt Line EaSJ on ueSuay inoi IL
ing was run off the track just below the
Opequou bridge by the carelessness OF
the watchman at that point, who had
left the switch open. Fortunately no
one was hurt.
From the Charleston Journal
FATAL ACCIDENT.-On Monday, the
9Th inst, Mr.. James Kline, who was
riding on the train of the CampbelPs
Greek Compauy's Coal Locomotive,
which became uncoupled, in attempting
to Jump from the car, was caught and
the train passed over him, killing him
instantly.
Appropriate funeral honors were paid
to General Wool, Saturday, at Troy, n.
tY. Religious services were held at st.
Paups Episcopal Church. Among the
distinguished persons present were Gen
erals Meade, Mcdowell, Hurst, Arnold,
Hagner, Governor Hoffman aud staff,
etc. The military cortege was large
a. nd the procession was half an hour
passing given point. The gathering
was immense. 1t is estimated that fifty
thousand, people were in the streets,