The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-14
DlH Elj WHEELING W. yA MONDAY MORNING MARCH


LosT.-A young man named John z
ThOmiz, who has large connection In
Baltimore, has been employed tor some
two years, mostly at Grafton. lie was
a steady, correct young man. de mas
been connected with the erection OF the
bridge here as clerk for some two weeks,
and boarded at Mr.. Thos. Chancellors,
| on Market street. On Saturday morn
ling, February Goth, he was goibg out to
measure stone at Walkers Station, and
left at about five o'clock. He was seen
on The platform by one who knew him
well, yet was not found in the cars by
one who was going with bim.-PdrEers'
burg Gazette. @,1ar.~ .-...
PROPOSED New PAPER.-We learn
that Mr.. ]. Z. Grove, present publisher
of the Upshur Independent, contemplates
starting a paper OF Manningtop, this
lcounty, on or abopt the 10Th instant.
1t will be on the independence Plan,
and consequently nobody's organ
Fai,9aoat Vest Vayiaian. -'
Chief Engineer Watts and assistants
have been 6usiiy engaged for the past
three weeks in locating the extension
of the Cumberland Valley railroad un-
der the charter of the Martinsburg and
Potomac Railroad Company. The road
-has been located from the point on the
Potomac known as Powelrs Bend, as
far as Martinsburg, and the survey will
be continued on to Winchester as fast
as practicable. We understand that
the engineers speak very favorabIy OF
the ronte so far as, located, as to easy
grades, cheapuess Of construction, &c.
The road will interssct the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad short distance above
the Hannisville mills and run west OF
towp.-Valley Star. ~ ~,
Z MAN KILLED.-We learn that James
franklin was accidentally shot and
killed on last Saturday, near Mr.. Han
ley's, in MERGERS Bottom, in this county.
1t appears that there had been foot
race on which large sums Of money had
been staked. After the race fight en-.
sued, when Colonel j. ii. NJ. MontSom-
cry drew q revolver, threatening to
shoot any one who should, attempt to
separate the parties. FrankliR under
took to take the revolver from Mont.
gomery. In the struggle it was dis.
charged, killing Franklin instantly
Point Pleasant Register. -.. ...rl
G. D. Hurst, whose horse was stolen
at Wilsonburg, found his animal in the
hands of man in Staunton, Virginia,
who had bought him of the thief. Fail
ing to convince the man that the ami
NAL was his, he took the horse and made
off, He was pursued and arrested, and
found himself locked up in Jail. He
sent on here for friends, who went over
and obtained his release and the return
of his horse. A horse stolen from DR..
Meigs was also found in the same place.
-CiarkSJurg Conservative.
A SAD AFPAIR-The many friends of
Mrs. j. S. Hickman, formerly of this
place, viii be panied to hear that she
was recently stricken down with apo.
plexy, and has lost her reason. We hope
this sad atfiiction is only temporary.
Mr.. Hickman and family now reside in
Parkersburg.- .-lnorgantOwn Post
SARGIc1L OPERATIoN.-DrS. Tanner,
Reynolds and Briscoe, of this place, re-
moved, last week, ball from the left
thigh of Mr.. John Unseld, of this vicin-
ity, which had been imhedded there
since the second battle of Manassas, on
the 2Sth of August, 1862. Mr.. U. was
member of Company b, of this place.
Second Virginia Infantry, Stonewall
Brigade. He had suffered good deal
of late from tho wound, and the limb
had become almost useless to him. Tho
removal of the ball will enable him to
walk as we'll as formerly.-Shepherds-
torn REGISTER.