The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-20
WEST VIRGINIA.

| BrOWn was Lincoln electOE Ill k6b4, ana e
now Judge of the circuit. He Is u gen.
tleman Of real ability and one OF the most
CaustiC and effective speakers in the State.
If he should be the nominee he will roast
Mr.. Hereford or anybody else that comes
out 10 meet him.
TIE Point Pleasant Register scores Mr.
Judas n. Phelps to the bone II thinks
he Is now "the right man in the right
place" The Register says he will not get
Republican vote In Mason cOunty-and
we can add with confidence, nor in any
other county.
THE Republican Convention Of Kama
wh0, adopted q resolution declaring that
they fully appreciate" Gen. Witchcr
"Nnd hereby desire to endorse his course
while representing the district" Tho
General would no doubt prefer tho ell
dOrsement in more substantial shape.
THE Kanawha Journal speaks of Col.
Ben Wilson, as standing lat the head oil
his party for brains" That is the reason
the Col. was not nominated for anything
at Charleston. Brains were nj discount
when that ticket was make up.
NJ. j. DUNBAR RAINEs, Of Charleston,
has been appointed regent of the lnstitu-
ton for tho Deaf, Dumb and Blind for the
7th Senatorial District, rice T. B. Swan,
resigned.
Tire Charleston Journal says one ofthe
baCk.comty delegates to the recent Con-
vcntion there was robbed OF $3.50 on
board the steamer Charmer. Served him
right-anybody that would carry that
much money on his person to Demo-
cratic Convention. ACouple ofyears ago
a brother Of the editor Of the Register lost
gold watch at the Grafton Convention.
SUDDEN DEATH.-John Collins, one of
the Preston county members OF the House
of Delegates, fell dead, q few days ago, at
his home in Bruceton, Preston county.
Tile Writ County Democrat says the
floods on the Little Kanawha have brought
to halt the work on the locks and dams
IA circumstance that has considerably in
creased the number Of the latter.
From the CGdrIS6Tg Telegraph.
TIE salary Of the Postmaster at Clarks-
burg has been increased TO $3.50 q year.
We learn that Judge Thomas W, Harri-
son was presented iby the members Of the
Moundsviilc bar with an elegant gold pen,
with pencil and silver holder, US. Il testi-
mOnial Of their esteem.
TIE Board Of Supervisors of Harrison
county ut its session on Monday last passed
an order, on the petition of D. Ii. VAIN
right, directing Il poll 70 be taken at the
next annual election, on the proposition as
to whether or not this county shall sub
scribe $50O,O0O to the capital stock Of the
Northern and Southern West Virginia
Railroad, for which bonds arc 10 be issued,
bearing six per cent interest on said bonds
until the completion Of said road; the road
to he completed within three years, and
be built up the West Fork river.
From tie Harrington Independent.
SAD ACCIDENT.-On last Sunday one
of the sons of Adam Mason, of this place,
met with sad accident, by which he lost
his leg. The boy, with five or six others,
was riding on hand-car, about mile
below town, and while thus engaged was
knocked off by one Of the levers, in front
Of the car The wheels passed over his
leg Just above the knee, decorating the
flesh and crushing the bone 50 badly that
amputation was necessary. Elcstood the
operation quite well, and is now in fair
way to recOver-minus leg,
Mr.. CALEB LOTT, while on duty at
McCoy's mill, in this place, on last We'd
ncstlny morning, had three Of his fingers
cut off bv Il circular saw Elizabeth IVirt
cOWntS) Democrat.
From Tie New Crtek Gazette ..
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL STORM.-We learn
from Mr.. James CarskadOn, that Oh Satur-
day last terrific hail storm passed down
Patterson's Creek, doing great damage TO
the grain, fruit trees, &c. Some OF the
stones were as large MS hen eggs. The
wheat was literally cut to pieces, and the
corn driven into the earth; the leaves and
bark were knocked Off the trees, window
glass ofdwellings broken, and other DANA
&c sustained. .e"f
VALUABLE Hou.-Mr Wright Welton
sold his hog Buckeye" some time since,
toa Mr.. Vanmeter, OF Hardy county, for
800. This same hog took the first pre-
MUM at tho Cumberland fair last fall
HARD TO BEAT.-Mr. Jas. Chambcrlln
has some very fine full bloOded hogs, and
in experimenting with one, in order to as
certain how much it would gain per day
in weight, found that it hHd actually gain
ed ut tile rate of lb. 9 81 ounces per dly.
Who Gun beat this? .- '.' .aI
From the Fair1aOnt VVIst TiIyinidn. ''
KILLED ny DEMONSTRATING u re-
cent thunder storm in that region, Mr.. c.
b. Ross, of Union township, this county,
had two very fine oxen killed by light
ming. The cattle were missed, and after
some search they were found, two days
aflerwArd, lying under an apple tree in the
orchard, both dead, ~, .',...'. ..'. d. f.
MONSTER FIsn,-Onc day last week,
Mr. G. W. Sattcriield caught u very large
catfish, above the Company Bridge" in
the waters Of the West Fork-the fish
weighing "a pounds. 1t was caught on a
trot linz, and the hook WIS fastened, not in
tho mouth, rs is customary, but in the
side Of the heNd-the result Of IN acct
dent, VIC suppose. d, .... .a.
FATRMoNT has now two billiard saloons.
From the Ciarksburg Conservative. 81
Accommodations Lynch, Of Sand
Fork, was returning home in d one'horse
wagon, his horse became unmanageablc,
and backed both himself and the wagon
over Il steep hill Mr.. Lynch jumped out
and saved himself; but horse, wagon, and
about SEQ worth Of groceries went into the
river. u..1 o.. -oHfe u.n5
LIanTNNG-Sunday night, 9Th inst,
during the severe storm, the bridge over
the West Fork River at Weston was
struck by lightning and some of the tim.
bers were riven into pieces, The damage
to the bridge was quite serious, rendering
repairs necessary.