The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-14
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WEST VIRGINIA.

| GUluIIlUu d. AlpOILoI WIZ ASSVuhy ASi
down q hundred foot preclplCc III TuCkC
county, will recover from his injuries.
JOHN HERoNEMoUs, q wCll.known citl
zen Of Arden township, Berkeley county
was thrown from his horse on Thursda!
evening last, and instantly killed.
THE Martinsburg and Potomac railroad
has been located from tho point on thO
Potomac, known Is Powell's Bend, as flI
as Martinsburg, and the survey will b.
continued on 10 Winchester as fast as rac
ticable.
THE West NiyiniaH says Warrington i
to have a newspaper, II Is 70 be estab
Ilished by Mr.. ]. r. Grove, present pub
fisher ofthc Buckhannon Independent.
THE Herald says the Board Of Supervi
sors Of Brooke county last week revised
the assessment Of real estate in Wells
burg, and in the aggregate reduced ittron
sees, 600 TO 100000,
SUDDEN DEATn.-0n Saturday last
about noon, u young girl by tho name o
Elizabeth Glass, about 10 years Of age
living in the family Of John s. Walker o
bthis place, whilst engaged in Household
work, dropped on the floor and cxpirct
almost instantly. Cause, heart disease
Hancock Courier.
MAN KTLIED.-Wc learn that jane;
franklin was aCCidGntly shot and killet
on lust Saturday, near Mr.. Hanley's II
MERGERS Bottom, in this county, 1t mp
pears that there had been o foot race OF
which large sums Of money had beei
staketl, after therace q fight Gnsuetl, wllel
Col j, IL IL Montgomery drGW . rcvol
yer threatening 10 shoot any ono wht
should attempt to scpcratG the parties
franklin undertook to take tho revolver
from Montgomery In the struggle II was
discharged killing Franklin instantly
Point PleaMHt Register.
THE Town Council of MOundsvillc, N
It's session on Tuesday night last, voted Il
assess tho town for $4,000, to invest a
stock In the proposed enterprise Of erect
ing rolling mill The Board Of Super
visOrs have similar proposition up L
vote $4,000 for the samG purpose, buI
Ihavc not yet decided.-IN0HndSuitb M
tiOaaI Of Thursday.
RAILTOAD-WC understand that the
Commissioners appointed to assess The
damages for right Of way between this
and StcubcnvillG, will be on tho line mex
week.. Their report Inns TO be presented
to the next Circuit Court which meets Of
the third Thursday III APRIL IellR'iTs
Herald
From TIC NorgaHtOlm I0d.
LEO BRoKEN.-SIr. VIM. Homer, rcsid
inS ut the toll house about three mile;
from town on the kingwOOd road, OF
Saturday last, WINS engaged in hauling
fodder on II one horse sled, when tht
animal became scared and ran away. Mr.
HorneFs leg slipped through the uppel
bars Of the sled md coming in contact
with the ground was instantly broken.
CLOSING EXERCISES AT THR UNIVERSITY
We learn that the close Of the present
term OF the University will be marked by
u somewhat novel feature, On Thursday
evening the 17tll inst, there will be.n C0ll'
test for tho Brown prizes by elected cham
pions from the Literary Societies of tho
University, the exercises 10 consist Of Dec.
lamationS, Essays, Discussion and Original
ORATOR" -
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REAL ESTATE, We learn, is advancing in
price in tho town of Guyandotte.
JUDGE Jas. II. FERGUsoN arrived at
home Inst Saturday Wheeling, where
he has been for the past month. He will
preside ut the regular term OF the Circuit
Court Of Putnam county on the 10th oil
this month.
DURING the past week vast amount Of
real estate llls been disposed Of In this
county. Along tue Ohio River, Mt Maple
Grove, The agents Of the Chesapeake "
iOhio Railroad have succeeded in pur.
cllasing a number Of the principal farms.
The land commanding an average price OF
about one hundred dollars per acre. 1t is
generally conceded, and indications arc
such, that that point is to be the terminus
of tho road In our State. "
MON Ms E7i:aItth (ITrt CO.. Castle.
OH. matters ut Burning Springs and
OIL Rock are not rs brisk as we should
like to have to report About 200 barrels
per day at Burning Springs, and 90 or 30
ut Oil Rock, Busmessgenerally through
out the county Is dull.
THE KANAwHA NAvIGATIoN.-At n
meeting Of tho Board Of Directors Of the
Little Kanawha Navigation Company,
held on Monday, the 7th inst, Mcssrs.
Myers & Kerr, Of Steubcnvillc, Ohio, were
awarded the contract, for the building OF
locks and dams Nos. 8 and !, In this colin-
ty. These gentlemen will commence
work rs soon rs the weather will permit.
This great improvement will now bO pllsllf
ed vigorously towards completion, and We
hone by next winter We will all be glad
lcncd BY n daily line Of steamboats, All
hail the good work, ,.,.l II.
Fun the Clarks0ur0 Telegraph, I'll IN
A BADGER KILLED.-Joscph Livcn-
good on Wednesday last, killed q Badger
on tho farm of Mr.. Frank G. Stewart In
this county. This was The first animal Of
tho kind ever seen in this region. It show
cd great fight, and used up u dog that took
hold Of him in short order Amer he had
conquered the dog Mr.. IivcngOol sue
cCCdcd in killing him with u mattoek, lie
weighed forty pounds. This wns, truly, n
rare animal for this region.
A RAILROAD meeting held ut ShinstOn
on the 9TH, adopted the following: Ia.'
ReOluel, That tho Board Of Supervisors
Of Harrison county Is hereby requested to
adopt measures for submitting 10 pOpu.
lar vote, ut a suitable time, the question Of
issuing county bonds 10 tho amount Of
$500, 900 for the purpose Of atIlIng initliC
construction of u line Of Railroad from
tho Pennsylvania State line up the Mo-
nongahcla md West Fork Vallies, through
| to tic Kentucky line, us recently charter
cd by tho Legislature of this State. Ii
FFuH Tie EurktrAburD JOWrHa!'.
No NEWS or information hAs yet been
recnivcl Of Mr.. John c. ThOmNz who llNs