The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-06-12
STATE ITEMS.

CHILD POISONED BY WALL PAPER.--A
little child of Mr.. John W. Haslup, o.
this place was seriously poisoned one
day this week by eating a piece of wall
paper. An emetic was given it and it is
now much better although at first
made very sick.-Grqtton Sentinel.
SERIOUS ACCIDENTAL SHoorING.-On
last Tuesday afternoon a yonng man by
the name Of George Keener, while out
squirrel hunting, met with an accident
which proved very serious in its results.
He was carving his gun, rifle, in his
hand. by his side, with the muzzie
turned upward. and while in the act OF
stepping upon stump the LOCK caught
in a small bush and the gun was dis
CHARGED. The ball struck the point OF
his chin and passed diagonally up the
lower Jaw, SCATTERING 1t In pieces and
producing a dangerous wound.-Grat-
ton Sentinel. IL
A QUEER CoUNTRY-There is some
verv queer located country in Marshall
county. A stranger travelling through
it is struck with the appearance Of
school houses ON the top OF very high
hills, and views spread out before the
eve for twenty miles, and not babita-
ton in sight. The people live down in
the hollows, and ascend the natural hill
of science. To any lover OF nature, the
hills of Marshall county are not sur
passed anywhere for sublimity and varl-
etv of situation.-MOundsUiNe National.
CHARLESTON wants Board OF Health
| if ever a city did. Nothing but rigid
rules and heavy fines will induce some
of our citizens to keep their surround
incs little more tidy than a pigs rem
de-vous. -CharleSton Herald.
Mr.. MURPHY, informs us that a stur-
geon weighing 20 pounds was caught
in the Elk few evenings since
Charleston Herald.
OUR town presents a business ap-
pearance at the present time, and al
though times are hard, a great deal OF
work is being done here. The wooden
factory, under the management of Fred
Hassler, Esq, is in full blast; also the
saw mill, owned bv Messrs. Mccoy d
Cummins, is saving every day. W. v.
Vernon and &. r. Cain, Esqs., still
push forward the work upon their resi-
dences.-Wut Comfy Democrat.
LARGE BAss.-We are informed that
Thomas Unseld, young son OF VIM.
Unseld, caught a bass, with hook and
line, at Dam No. 4 on the Potomac, a
few days ago, which weighed four
pounds and twelve ounces and measured
iwenty-one inches and three-quarters.
If any one can beat this they will please
inform us Of the fact. 1t must have
been the "dq8dy." -.Shepherdsfo'rn Reg
lister.
A BLACK BEAR SEEN-On last Satur-
dav evening a large black bear was
seen on the lands Of Major j. D. Rich
arLson and Chas l.. Lee, Esq, lying on
the Charleston pike in Clarke county.
Several dogs were disposed to pitch in, y
but n powerful blow from bruins paw
knocked the courage out OF the dogs.
The parties who saw the bear were
bows, and without firearms. They i'm
mediatelv started to procure weapons,
but on returning they could not find the
animal, nor could he he traced farther
than a pond some distance from where
he was first seen Where he came
from it is hard to conjecture, and he has
probably found shelter in the noun
tains.-Shephrdstoon Register.
TRIED TO HANG HlMsELr.-We learn
that Kline, one Of the prisoners in our
county Jail, charged with assault unon
Mr.. Michael Foley, at Harpers Ferry
some time since, tried to hang himself
in Jail on Sunday last. 1t seems that
he tore up blanket or quilt, with
which he made a rope, and proceeded
to an clubhouse in the yard, in which
he fastened one end Of the rope to the
rafters and the other around his neck.
He then jumped off structure upon
which was standing, but the rope broke
and he fell upon the floor with loud
noise. Vanvacter, another prisoner,
hearing the noise, proceeded at once to
the building to know the cause, where
he found Kline lying on the floor with
the rope around his neck. His neck
was bruised somewhat by the drawing
of the rope. Kline informed Vanvac-
ter that he did not intend to hang him,
felt but that he was "only in fun. y
Had the rope not broken he would have
found out that there was not so much
"rnnn in hanging after all.