The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-09-20
STATE ITEMS.

/ STATE ITEMS.
Rev. Moore has accepted call TO
take charge of the Presbyterian congre-
CATION at Wellsburg.
The NJ. E. Church at Rosby's Rock,
Marshall county, was dedicated on Sun
day, 10Th inst. A subscription OF 1886
was raised toward paying the church
debt. and the remainder, S125, was as
sumed by w. P. Gibson and w. Evans,
thus leaving the congregation debt free.
The National says that Mr.. s. P. Da-
wilson has sold his property near
Moundsville, nine acres of land, for
s225O, or $3.50 per acre.
The same paper mentions the stealing
of mare and colt from Milton Nc
Cuskey, near Cameron, on the night of
September Sd. A reward of $50 has
been offered for the arrest of the thief.
A. non-paying patron of the Taylor
County Advertiser has absconded and
Ringler ventilates him.
The Parkersburg Hook and Ladder
Company will attend the Clarksburg
Fair. The Conservative anticipates an
immense crowd. That paper furnishes
the following items:
Alex. Martin, D. D., of the West Vir-
ginia University, will deliver the ad-
dress at the coming Agricultural Exhi.
bition,
Wednesday, last week, the mail train
East, in the cut west of the depot, ran
on to a rock which had rolled on the
the track. The engine was thrown off
and delayed for an hour.
A freight train ran from the track and
several cars over s bank, between here
and Parkers burg, last Friday. Nobody
hurt.
A woman protesting to be the author
of the Bible is persmbulating the town
demanding of consistent christians
sums of S. and $40.
The Clarksburg Telegraph has the fol-
lowing:
Fred. Douglass has been invited to be
present at the Emancipation Prolama-
tion Celebration to be held by the col
ored people of this place on the 25th.
We learn that a new Republican pa
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short time the material upon which it
is to be printed having already been
ordered. We presume that it will ad-
vocate straight out Republican princi-
Piles.
From the Parkersburg Gazette
Our markets are better attended each
day and the sales are large, besides a
large assortment of fruits and vegeta-
bles carried through the streets. Prices
still keep pretty we'll up, although
stalls are free and the roads good.
The grocery trade for the past week
has been greater than on any previous
week since May. 1t is to be hoped it
may continue through the fall and win
ter as our crops are large and degree
of prosperity should be the result.
LITTLE KANAwHA IMPROVEMENTS. -
The recent rise in the river has obstruct-
ed operations on the locks and dams for
Stacking the water on the Little Kama
wha river, and it is feared that the
works will not be completed this fall.
Coal BARGE SUNK.-As the steamer
J. r. Gilmore was passing down the
river on last Tuesday morning with sew.
eral barges in tow, one of them struck
against one of the piers of the new rail
road bridge and was so badly damaged
that it sunk just below the ferry across
the river.
From the Union Monroe county, Register
On Wednesday, 1st inst, difficulty
arose at the Sweet Springs, between two
negro-men, named French and Johnson.
The latter was struck very severe
blow on the back Of the head with a
rock. French was arrested, and while
being brought to Jail escaped from
those who had him in charge, and is
still at large. johnson is still alive,
but little hope is entertained of his re-
covery.
(From the Mineral County Gazette)
HEAVY BASS STORY.-Dr. Gerstelle
reports that bass was caught near
Paw Paw, in the Potomac river, whose
skin held four bushels of bran.
SEIzURE.-Our Assistant Assessor, Mr..
J. V. Bell, on Saturday, 4th inst, made
a raid upon two whisky distilleries, in
Frankfort township, in this county, and
closed them up for violation of the
revenue laws.
1t seems they had been carrying the
business on rather on large scale, with
out paying one cent to Uncle Sam"
"The ray Of the rGnsgreSsor is hard"
CHANGE OF VENUE.-William Dolly,
who was convicted at the last term of
the Circuit Court of Hardy county, of
grand larceny, has obtained new trial,
and had the venue changed to this
county.
(From the Martinsb urg New Era)
The colored folks had a bush meeting
near Hedgesville last Sunday. They
made the welkin ring with hymns of
praise.
A little sen of Samuel W. Gold fell
from a horse he was riding to water a
few days since and broke his arm.
A celored girl living with DR.. J. P.
Carter, of Gerardstown, fell down stairs
one day last week and was seriously in
jured.
The Morgan Mercury says that ma
jority of the Board of Registration of
that county are disposed to act justly"
It's about time they were entertaining
disposition of that kind.
The Era says the Humboldt Centen-
NAL celebration at Martinsburg was a
splendid affair and decided success" !"
Speeches were made by Chas. ]. Faulk-
ner, j., VIM. Rspp, Esq, Gov. Steven
son, Hon. B. F. Stanton, DR.. G. A.
Hamill, Hon. C. J. Faulkner, H. H.
Black burn, Esq. and Prof. Gerhadt.
From the Charlestown Free Press
The Circuit Court for this county be-
gan its session on Tuesday-Judge
Chapline presiding.