The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-24
STATE ITEMS.


Benjamin Parkinson, an old citizen
of Brooke county, died at his residence
near Bethany on Friday, 14th Inst.
The B. g. o. R. r. Co. are about to
erect new depot buildings at Clarks-
burg.
The ice crop throughout the State is
SO far very slim.
Noyes g. Randalps bedstesd factory,
Fettermsn, narrowly escaped destruc-
tion by fire on Thursday night, 18th
inst. Loss about 5000.
The dwelling Of John Msher, near
Weston, was burned to the ground on
Wednesday night, l2th inst. The Dem
ocrat thinks the fire was the work Of an
incendiary.
| The Weston Democrat has been in
formed that there are six feet Of snow
10 the Alleghenies and that panthers,
deer, bear and wildcats are very plen-
tiful.
The Lite Kanawha keeps up and the
oil produced in Writ county is market
ed without difficulty.
OIL. Williams, senior editor of the
Wit County Democrat, is very i'll Of
fever, consequent upon close con-
6nement and pro.tration from his broken
limb.
The Wirt County Democrat thinks that
section good region for bore breaking.
A man named Brown broke his arm at
Oil Rock few days since.
The public school at Elizabeth has
been closed for want of funds. The tax
payers are anxious to know what has
become Of their contributions to its sup
port.
Mr.. E. n. Toothaker has been ap-
pointed publisher of the Parkersburg
Journal. The Gazette gives him hand
some endorsement, e1ceptingly only ais
politics.
The internal revenue assessments Of
Parkersburg, for the month of Decem-
Der, amounted to 81, ,269.l2.
Ninety seven marriage licenses were
issued by the Recorder of Greenbrier
county during the year 1869, against
one hundred and seventeen for 1868.
The Valley Star, published at Mar
tinssurg, has changed hands, Mr.. James
W. Robinson retiring and MessTs A. s.
Chambers and r. S. Eichelberger be
coming editors and proprietors. We
wish the new firm abundant success.
From the Martinsburg New Era.l
The Episcopal Church at Martinsburg
was considerably damaged by fire on
Saturday evening, 18th inst. Fully in
sured.
Mr. John d. Cushwa, has raised forty
five bushels Of prime clover seed On fiji.
teen acres-three bushels to the acre.
AssAULT.-A man named Madison
Manford was assaulted by two unknown
persons, near the market house, last
Monday night, and badly beaten. We
learn THAT the names of the parties max
ing the assault are now known, and that
they will be arrested.
The negro man who was In Jail here
some three years ago, charged with
breaking into the store of a Mr.. Byers
and who made his escape by burning
ont, was arrested in Cumberland, Nd,
aud brought here on the Cincinnati ex-
press train, Thursday evening. He had
been in Martinsburg the day before,
stopped at the house of colored
women, stole S. from her and left for
Cumberland. She informed the Sheriff
of the transaction, and he was arrested
on n telegraphic dispatch. He is now
in Jail.
From the Charlestown Spirit Of Jefferson,
January lsth.l
DEPARTED.-On yesterday morning
about forty of our colored brethren
| took their departure from this place,
| eD TOulC We5LNdlu " hOI n Ou Tic IOu-
nellsville railroad.
Miss Jeanette Beall, of Jefferson
county, in attempting 10 alight from a
vehicle in Charlestown last Friday, fell
striking her head against the stone
crossing. The fall bursted blood yes,
sci of the brain, from which she died the
next day.
Harry Stewart, q negro horse thief
has been arrested and lodged in the
Shepherdstown Jail.
THIEF CAUGHT.-About two weeks
ago, Mr.. John Mcintyre, residing on the
turnpike between Leetown and Kear.
neyvIlle, missed one of his hogs, and a
day or two afterwards, finding its skin
in the woods between his residence and
that of man named Stevens, who is an
old penitentisry bird, concluded that il
had fallen into his hands. On Tuesday
last he procured search warrant, and
accompanied by Constable John w
Ware, proceeded to search Stevens
house, and in a short time found the
slaughtered porker snugly packed away
in the chimney. Stevens was rather
belligerent at first, but finally quieted
down and surrendered, and was CON-
mitted to jail at Shepherdstown.
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