The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-06-19
STATE ITEMS.

should be a warning to parents to place
good curbs around their wells.-Charles,
ton Journal
CoNvIcrED.-James Botsford and Ed
win Taylor (colored) were tried by the
Circuit Court OF Putnam county, last
Monday, for beating and robbing Pey-
ton Turley, last March, and convicted
and sentenced each to fifteen years i'm
prisonment in the Penitentiary Of this
State. Considering that they did not
deny their crime, the sentence Is very
mild. Ifthey had received the punish,
ment their crime deserved they would
have been hanged. The sooner the
breath is choked out of. such outlaws,
the better it is for the community in
general.-P0int Pleasant Register.
Mr.. II. B. Marshall, Of New Rich.
mond, Summers county, passed through
our town on Monday last, en- route for
Washington city, for the purpose of Sc
curing the establishment OF a mail route
from New Richmond to connect with
the mail stage running between Lewis
burg and Charlestown, at Meadow Bluff
in this county. New Richmond is a
rapidly growing village on the line OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. and
should by all means be afforded proper
mail facilities. We sincerely trust that
Mr.. Marshall may succeed in his effort
to secure semi,weekly mail between
the points above mentioned. -LeW'Sburg
Border Journal.
TREAcHERoUs WArER.-The placid
looking water near Shinnston carried a
young man named Swiger to his death
last Saturday. A party OF people, num-
bering perhaps twenty, were dragging
West Fork with a brush net Young
Swiger was on the center Of the drag,
and from some now unknown cause he
fell into the water. He came to the
surface three or four times, and al
though said to be a good swimmer,
finally sunk. Amid the excitement and
confusion his comrades could afford him
no help until after this. Several inef-
fectual efforts were made to lift the body
by divers, but it was far too heavy for
that. At last they made raft, and
graphing awhile, the dripping, clammy
corpse OF Jehu Swiger was taken up
and the next afternoon followed to the
graveyard C2arksbury Conservative.
Mr.. George L. Pitzer, living near Bun
ker Hill, had one of his horses shot in
his field, on Monday night, 5th inst A
ball was used, but whether it was astray
shot from some hunters gun, or the
work of some mischieyious villain, Is
unexplained-Berksly Union
Struck BY LIGHrNING.-During the
heavy storm on last Sunday morning
the residence of Mr.. Ben. Swami was
struck by lightning, tearing off the
wsatherboarding and SCATTERING the tim.
Der of one corner of the building. The
family were seated in the same end OF
the house and strange to say were not
even shocked. The damage is estimat-
ed at over $l0O.-CabsN County Press.
EXTRA SHEEP SHEARING-On Mon
day of this week, Messrs Robt Mercer,
Jr., Samuel Allison, (of c. and John
Allison, (of P.). shore one hundred and
sixty (untagged) grade Merino sheep of
common average size, in ten hours
working. Said shearers helped to make
two pennings and took the sheep from
the pens themselves. If the time has
teen beaten by any other party or par
ties, we would like to hear Of it-Iian-
cock Courier.
SEVERE AccIDESr.-We regret to
learn that severe accident befel Rev.
J. B. Fitzpatrick, pastor OF the NJ. E.
Church, South, OF this place, few days
ago. 1t seems that on Tuesday, the
Both ult., the day after the Memorial
Celebration here, he started on horse
back to visit his family, who still remain
in Rappahannock county, Va, and
when riding along high embankmen,
near Wildwood, Clarke county, a two
horse vehicle approached him in the
opposite direction, the driver Of which
not giving sufficient room for each to
pass. Mr.. Fitzpatrick's horse becom-
ing frightened, ran down the embanK-
ment and in falling caught one of Mr.
F.'s legs under him, causing a severe
fracture in his leg and considerably
bruising his foot and ankle, Mr.
F., by the assistance Of the citizens
along the road. managed to reach his
family in Rappahannock, where he has
been improving. His many friends
here are anxiously awaiting his return
and hoping that he will speedily re-
cover from his aiiliction. 1t is said
that the driver who forced Mr.. F. off
the road is engaged in purchasing wool,
that he drives two black horses and has
been here on several occasions, but it is
not known where he is from. If the
driver caused the accident Intentionally
he should be arraigned and made to
suffer the extreme penalty Of the law.
-.Shtpherdstown Register.
Very Important Matter.
We notice from our exchanges that