The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-22

Major Bristor. late State Treasurer,
has purchased and designs settling on
a farm in Berkeley county.
The Parkersburg Times says that
one day last week from fifty to sixty
persons, former residents OF Taylor,
Richie and Doddridge counties, passed
through that city on their way to the
far West. This is'certainly unpleasant
news, as we are in great need of large
influx of persons from other States,
and countries.
The Waynesburg Republican says
that the meanest man on this green
earth lives in Morgantown, West Vir-
ginia. He compelled his servant girl
TO walk two miles in hard rain to get
o dollar changed, for the sake of one
cent. The Morgantown Post retorts
that this fellow came from Waynes-
burg, and is the same man who stole
his mothers shroud at that place.
On Tuesday, 10th inst, as Mr..
Omar Snider was about to cross Cheat
river, in Monongalia county, in the
ferry boat with two.horse wagon
filed with hay, the weight ofthe horses
being too heavy in front OF the boat 1t
sank to the bottom, drowning both
horses. Mr.. Snider leaped into the
river and came near losing his life in
endeayoring to save the lives of the
horses by cutting the gears.
The Morgantown Post Is informed
that Mr.. James Faulkner, of Mononga-
liza county, raised last year ten bushels
very fine early Goodrich potatoes from
planting one gallon.
The Morgantown Post Is very much
dissatisfied with Grants present Cabl-
net. 1t says: I'VE are now, and were
from the beginning, of the opinion that
Grants (tirst) Cabinet was the best ever
selected by any President save Mr..
Lincoln's first. Then he had ability;
now he has nothing but wind" How
dare you talk SO, you wicked editor.
The good people OF Fairmont held
a charter election Saturday. The ques-
ton of whisky license or no whisky
license? was made the leading issue.
A great deal of feeling was excited
over it, and the contest between the
candidates representing the two sides
of the question waxed hot. We have
not yet learned the result, but it Is be-
lieved the whisky men triumphed as
some gentlemen heretofore identified
with the temperance cause favored the
other side of the contest.
-Rev. VIM. Martin of Charleston
recently lost fine horse which ran its
head against peg in the stable and
killed itself.
The Kanawha Republican Is in
formed that Col. r. +. Harvey. OF
Buffalo, Putnam county, West Va,
has opened IL rich mine OF iron ore, on
his land, near Buffalo, and is now
shipping to Ironton, Ohio, where he has
a contract TO furnish five hundred tons
of ore, which is the first ever shipped
from the Ianawha Valley.
BADLY HURT.-Edward Calendine,
residing at Steubenville, fell over the
bank ofthe Wellsburg and Washing
ton turnpike on his way out, on Tues
day evening and was badly stunned
and nearly scalped. lie came Gown on
the oars, crossed the river after dark
carrying some packages, and started,
remarking that he would walk to his
fathers. The next seen of him was
about an hour afterwards at senators
drinking saloon covered with Dlooo
and out of his head, with his packages
missing and himself badly used up.
He was taken to DR.. Moore's Office and
his wounds dressed. His account of
himself was very incoherent, but he
was under the impression that he had
been struck by some one. In the
morning, he was tracked to the point
where he went over, just opposite and
beyond the Harker residence, where the
descent is for 200 feet exceedingly steep
and rough. He had evidently gone TO
the bottom, buc whether he was assist
ed, as he thinks, or not, is not yet set
tied. He was somewhat Intoxicated
WelLSOtr1 Herald.