The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-06
STATE ITEMS.

of Greene street and the Pike, in 1.-THE
city of Parkersburg," few days ago.
Boy lxJUREp.-A boy was run over
by the cars, at Homecoming, on the 9th
ult., and had one OF his arms torn off
Mineral County Gazette.
JOHN KELLEY, foreman on the re,
pairs of the Baltimore a. Ohio railroad,
was badly injured by the cars, near
Piedmont, on Saturday last.-MineraI
County Gazette. .....
MAN KlLLED.-A man named Stat
ford, while coupling cars at Newburg,
on the 9th ult., was caught between
the bumpers and instantly killed
Mineral County Gazette.
FIGHr.-On Saturday last, a crowd
Of colored men started for that part Of
the NJ. & P. railroad, upon which work
is now progressing, for the purpose OF
appealing to the contractor for employ
intent. When nearing the place, they
were attacked by portion Of the hands
at work thereon, and driven away
Berkeley Union. ...
SHOT HIMsELF.-On Thursday Of last
week, William Cav, livingin this town,
shot himself in the left side with re-
volver. His life was despaired of, but
under the careful treatment Of DR.. \.
D. Baker, we learn he is reviving. 1t
is rumored that private difficulties had
made him weary OF the world. We do
not know enough about the next world
to desire to hasten ourselves out Of this
one, cold and uncharitable as'it is
Berkeley Union.
THEFr.-Mr. e. Corley, proprietor Of
the Valley House, one day last week
had about seventy-ive dollars stolen
from his drawer. Suspicion was di-
rected to a negro that was employed
about the house as porter, who was
consequently arrested. On Saturda!
he was brought before Esquire Turner,
before whom a trial was held. The
evidence against the accused being
deemed sufficient, he was committed
for trial at the next term Of our Circuit
Court.-Grqtton Sentinel.
TROUBLE is brewing in jefferson
county over the county seat question.
The Senate passed the bill providing
for the removal of the county seat from
Shepherdstown TO Charlestown 10y
vote of ii to s. The Shepherdstown
people hold that it takes vote OF II to
constitutionally pass till, We learn
that after this action of the Senate the
Charlestown people sent over lot OF
wagons to remove the books, papers
and other public property from Shep-
herdstown to Charlestown, but they
found all the offices locked up and had
to return enpty.-Berkeley Cn.on'
HoRsE-TnIEvEs ARREsTED.-Lemick
Metz, OF Marion county, and Peter
McDiffett, of Wetzel county, were ar
rested last week at the instance OF John
Lining and Abraham Shrivcr, Of this
county, on a charge of stealing horses,
money and other property, in 1853, and
placed in Morgantown Jail TO await trial
at the March term of court. Metz and
McDiffet are both "loyal," and during
the war supposed they could take any
thing they wished from "disloyal per-
sons with impunity. These gentry are
rapidly, one by one, finding out the
grand mistake of their lives. -.uOryd1-
t0wn Constitution.
On last Friday evening some one
knocked at the door of Mr.. Lees
house Ga colored man) Of this place,
when his wife went to the door to see
who was there. When she opened the
door man Was standing there holding a
bundle in his arms which he desired
her to take care of for him for an hour
or so, as he had, he stated, just moved
into the town that evening and wanted
to fix up his house and build fire in 1t.
The woman took the bundle and the
man left. After she had taken it into
the house she suspected that all was not
right, when she opened it, and there
wrapped up in blanket was a young
child, apparently about twentv.four
hours old. The man has not since been
heard from. Who the little strang-
er is no can one tell. We learn that
the child has been kindly cared for and
is doing very well. The man is de-
scribed as being rather low, with whlsk-
crs. But as to who the inhuman pa
rents are, is a mystery, and has created
a good deal of excitement in our town.
-Grqtton Sentinel
ANOTHER RAILROAD PRoJEcT.-An-
other railroad project is on foot in
which the citizens OF Mason county are
deeply interested and should give their
earnest and united effort We refer to
the Ohio River railroad, running from
Pittsburgh to the mouth Of the Big
Sandy, along the bottoms of the Ohio
river, on the West Virginia side. We
are informed by the President of the
company, Hon. Lewis Apologize, that
one-half Of the capital stock OF the COM
pauy will be furnished by the Pennsyl-
yania Central railroad if the citizens
along the route will raise the other half.
The present Legislature has approprl.
ated $1,000 for preliminary survey Of
the route, which will be made this sum-
mer To our mind, there is better
prospect for the building Of this road
than of any other Of the numerous rail
road schemes now on foot in this State.
All that is wanted is a proper appre-
citation on the part of those living on
the line of the proposed road, Of the
Importance of giving it an earnest sup
port by subscribing to its capital stock.