The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-03-15
STATE ITEMS.

the following:
Aaron Lodge, near Bridgeport, met
with painful accident few days ago.
He was ascending a ladder that led to
the garret of his house, when the ladder
fell with him aud injured him very bad
ly. Mr.. l.. is an old gentleman, about
% years of age.
Messrs. Phillips Il Co., of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, brought TO Bridgeport on Monday
last 35 head of Spanish Merino sheep,
valued at $4,000 per head. They will
shear about 10 pounds of wool per head.
Five loads of cattle (9l head) were
CARED at Bridgeport on Monday last for
Baltimore markets; the average weight
of the cattle was 1900 pounds.
John Andrews, of Stewards run, in
attempting to get on his horse at j. n.
b. Crim's store, fell, with his foot fast
in stirrup, horse frightened and ran,
dragging him about 75 yards, when his
boot came off, aud his life was saved.
Three more children of VIM. B. Ste
phens, of Sycamore Dale, died of diph.
iberia recently, making four inside of
three weeks. Other cases of the disease
are in that neighborhOod.
ROBBED.-A missionary coming to
NJ. Z. Conference, Wednesday, with 500
of missionary collections in a carpet
bag, left it on his seat in the car be-
tween Grafton and this point, while he
engaged in conversation at the end of
the car, and when he again looked for
it, it was gone. A negro was seen to
lea ye the car at Bridgeport with bag
of the kind, whether incidentally or ac-
cidentally is not known.
This bit of scandal is from the Nor
gantOwn Post:
CLOSED UP.-The National Hotel in
this place closed up business on Satur-
day last, rs the proprietor has "skeet-
ed"-clandestinely, it is alleged,-to
parts unknown, with piece of calico.
"Much talk" of course, on the sabject.
We don't pretend to know anything
pOsitire about the affair, therefore we
don't propose to comment on the evac-
uatiOn" and poke our nose into other
peoples business.
The Parkersburg Times thus bewails
the stagnation" Of that enterprising
city
MANUFACTURERS. - The starting of
manufacturing establishments in our
CITY seems TO be nobody's business. Our
citiz.ns once went with all fervOr at it;
glowing, well-timed and forcible speech
es were made a few months ago in favor
of similar enterprises; at present we do
not hear word about the important
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tories, or what's the matterf Has our
Council not the will to take the lead in
regard to such vital enterprise! Are
we condemned to stagnate forever and
not make single effort for relletf Why
this inter Indifference Has the late
defeat paralyZed our energies To such
an extent as TO render us incapable for
vigorous exertionsl How long shall
We continue in this dO-nOthing course I
Are we burdened with crOakers who OPP
pose any enterprise tending to develop
orr resources and wealthi Who can
eXplaini
A correspondent of the Taylor County
Adrertiser gives tho following account
of the recent killing of man named
shank by Colonel +. j. Armstrong, a
former citizen of that county, but now
of Rockingham county, Virginia:
As Armstrong was passing from his
dwelling to his store he was assailed by
Shank, who abused him and threatened
TO kill him, &c. Armstrong requested
Shank to let him pass the street, and
told him that he would not be treated
in that manner Shank then attempted
10 strike him, but was prevented by a
bystander. Armstrong then started
down street and Shank followed him,
and, overtaking, struck him glancing
lick, knocking him Off the sidewalk.
Armstrong returned to his house, got
his pistol and started to his stsre
Shank's family i'll the meantime had
gotten him into his house, but as
Armstrong was passing his house, on
his way to his store, Shank saw
him, threw up his window jumped ont,
swearing he would kill Armstrong, and
overlook him some twenty yards from
his window. Armstrong told him not
TO advance on him at his peril. He did
advance. however, and Armstrong still
gave back some FIVE steps, when Shank
rushed into q shop and got a heavy win
sor chair, with which he said he would
kin Armstrong. Armstrong still gave
back until he slipped off the curbStone,
and was in the act Of falling, when he
fired and shot Shank in the region of
the heart. Shank fell, and expired In
about an hour, Shank was a stout
young man, and of violent temper.
Armstrong went before Justice and
entered into recOguizaDce for his ap-
= hp
were convened few days afterward,
and when the facts were all laid before
them they acquitted him uEaniT Ously,
on the ground of its being clear case OF
selt-defence and justiia5le.
On Tuesday night last, as the young
ladies of Bible class were assembled
at che Presbyterian Church Lecture
Room, in CharlestOwn, Jefferson county,
and before the arrival of the Pastor or
any male members Of the class, the room
was entered by man in q state of
nudity, his face being concealed by a
wrapping of some description. The la
dies suddenly made their exit through
the windows next to the parsonage and
gave the alarm, the miscreaRt, in the
meantime, effscting hasty retreat and
escape.
The Morgantown Consultation is soon
to be revived, under the management of
gentleman from UniontOwn, Pa. Mo-
nOngalia ought to sustain q good paper
of her own.