The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-10-18
STATE ITEMS.

tration have restored to the lists tn
name of Mr.. Glass, editor of the Ne,rS.
The Republican Senatorial Conven
tion, consisting of five delegates, met il
the back room of q Wellsburg taverl
the other day, and selected an old gen
tleman named George johnson to b'
slaughtered by Lewis Applegate.
The town of Grafton is improving
rapidly.
AS sample of the mental and phys
ical progress of the boys at the Univer
sity, the Morgantown Post says forty o
them at one boarding house can ca
batter cakes faster than half dozeI
women can bake them on griddlt
eight feet in circumference.
lGFrom the Clarksburg Telegraph
LARGE PoTATo.-We were shown, {
few days ago, sweet potato raised BY
the Miss Twins, of this city, in theil
garden, which weighed two pounds and
half (strong,) and which was fifteen
inches in length. We consider this the
champion sweet potato of West Vir
ginia.
A CURIoSITY.-Wea are informed that
Mr.. George Whitefeld, who resides al
Despard Coal Mines No. 2, near this
place, has chicken, about seven weeks
old, that has four legs and five toes Oh
each of them. On a floor of Level
ground it can walk with considerable
ease. This is certainly the greatest
curiosity now extant, especially in the
chicken line.
A few days ago young man appeared
before Squire Werninger and entered
complaint against firm in New York
from whom he had purchased watch
worth eighty dollars and which was to
be sent to him at this place, the amount
to be paid on delivery. He appeared at
the express oiiiee and paid the eighty
dollars and the package which was 10
contain the watch was handed to him,
but which, upon being opened, was
found to contain good sized lump OF
lead. After an additional expenditure
of fifteen dollars he recovered his eigh-
ty, and went On his way, we presume, q
wiser man.
+. NJ. Reynolds is the Ioya" red hot
prescription candidate for the Legisla-
ture in Mineral county.
From the Martinsbnrg New Era
The recent rains have delayed our
farmers in their seeding.
The amount of property of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad assessable in
this county is SI73,7l6.
The Radical extremists in Jefferson
are fighting among themselves like Kill
kenny cats. The liberal ticket will
sweep the county.
Joseph Rodcrich, of Harper's Ferry,
shot himself by the accidental discharge
of gun in his hands, on Saturday last.
The wound is painful, but not danger.
Gus.
JUDGE EDMUND PENDELToN.-We are
sure it will afford the people of Berk-
eley county great pleasure to learn that
there is an effort being made by the
people of the Old Dominion to secure
the election of our distinguished towns
man, Edmund Pendleton, to the United
States Senate.
from the Point Pleasant Register.
The races on the "Machir Track" :"
some six miles from this place, will
come off on the last Saturday in this
month. The contest will be between
very fast horses, and will necessarily
be very exciting. The races will last
but one day.
ACCIDENT.-Thomas, son of Hon.
JOHN NJ. Phelps, of this place, on the
llth inst, fell frem the top of very
tall walnut tree, near town, severely
fracturing the left arm, just above the
elbow joint, receiving at the same time
a blow upon the forehead. .Dr. BFbee
in attendance, assisted by Mr.. Willie
Neal, Medical student, set the fractured
arm and dressed the wounds about the
forehead, and we are happy to learn
that little Tommie is doing well.
Rev. D. H. X. Dix has declined the
Republican nomination for Senator in
the Seventh District.
From the Cabsll County Press
Information has been received that
the contract for building the Chesa-
peake and Ohie Railroad has been
signed by Mr.. Huntington and his as
sociates. 1t is thought the work will
now be pushed rapidly forward to an
early completion.
Quite a Zumber of men-some thirty
in all-from this and Lincoln county,
were engaged by q gentleman from
Louisiana to work on a sugar planta-
tion, in that State. They left Guyan-
dotte last Sunday for their destination.
From the Greenbrer Independent.
The WOLF HUST.-The much talked
of wolf hunt, in the Irish Corner, in
this county, on Saturday last, was not
much of a success after all. Capts.
Welch, Tyree, and other gentlemen
were out ia force, with their hounds,
but their purps woulds't run wolves
"woTth cent" The days work may be
summed up as follows: The dogs
flushed the wolves and pursued them
for awhile when the wolves turned upon
their pursuers, and the position Of affairs
was reversed! The dogs came ont
ahead. One poor cur, however, less for
tunate than his companions, either on
account of his superior bravery, or for
soue other c1use, met the enemy and
lost bis life. lie was found dead as a
nail, welterilg in his blood. Mr.. Davis
says that he fired upon one of the var
mints, and thinks be hit it. This is
about the substance of the matter.
From the Morgauto~n POst.j
SINGULAR AFFAIR.-We learn that one
day last week as gentleman was driv.
ing carriage on the road between this
place and Caio1town, Pa. a man sad
denly presented himself on the road
and endesvoTed to get into the carriage
without any ceremony whatever. He
presented two pistols, and was about to
jump in, when the gentleman driving