The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-12-25
STATE ITEMS.

4uS SulO IiNcE 10 oshA
with ice between this place and Park
ersburg. There may be breakup
about next June.-Point Pleasant Reg
lister, Dec. 81.
IT is said that for several days past
the Hon. C. ]. Faulkner has been
quietly engaged at his residence, in pre-
pairing q complete Constitution, which
he intends to submit to the consldera-
ton of the Convention. Would it not
be we'll for Mr.. Faulkner to publish 1t
before going TO Charleston ?-Bsrkslty
Union.
Prof. J. J. Stevenson, Of the State
University, leaves to-day or tomorrow
for New York. He is called to the
New York University to fill one Of the
chairs of that institution-and, blythe
way, a very desirable position, especially
in financial point of view. Success
to the Professor.-Aorganto,on Post.
AccIDENT.-As the stock trains east
on the B. & o. R. R., on Tuesday last
were passing over bridge No. S. near
Warrington, a loaded freight car jump
ed the track and running into the
bridge, it done considerable damage, by
tearing away several Of the braces and
connecting rods, rendering it necessary
TO improvise temporary trestling to
support the bridge while the regular
trains passed over. st. Louis Express
train. east bound. was detained about
two hours. No one was injured
Fairmont Liberalist.
WEST VIRGINIA DEBT COMMISSIONERS.
The Debt Commission is still in SEES
sion in this city. They have been en-
gagged upon their labors here since the
18th inst, and have been working night
and day. Their report, we understand,
will be closed by Friday or Saturday OF
this week. We have no doubt. from
the character and ability Of the Com
missioners, that the report will be an
able one, and we shall await its appear
apce with much anxiety.-State Jour-
nGI.
TERRIBLE ACcIDENT-On yesterday
morning as Mr.. Bailey, foreman Of Mr..
J. Brisben Walkers planning mill, was
putting large belt around revolving
pulley his clothes were caught about
the arms and chest and his whole body
whirled into the machinery, until he
was thrown off some fifteen feet in a
mangled condition; broken collar bone
and otherwise seriously injured,
as we'll as stripped OF all his clothing.
He was taken to the house Of Mr..
Stanley, on the turnpike, and attended
by the most skilful physicians OF the
city. It is unknown to what extent he
has been injured.-hanapha Daily,
10Th.
EXPLOITS OF HUNTER.-A few days
ago Mr.. Jacob Newman, Jr., informed
US that he killed wild duck, near An
derson's store, which weighed four
pounds. Mr.. Newman also shot a
hawk which measured feet 4! inches
between the tips of his wings, and an
owl feet 81 inches from tip to tip,
But his greatest achievement-which
he says he can prove by two witnesses
was the shooting OF sir squirrels at
one shot, witha riqsl He freed seven
on one tree, and, shooting the six at
one pop" one Of his partners picked
of the seventh. This is pretty big
tale, but Mr.. Newman has two witnesses
to prove it ifanybody wants to bet on
it. Shinn and our Cheat Neck cores
pondent, and other small fry. stand
aside l-Moryanto,on Post.
RAILROAD CoLLIsIoN.-Last Wednes-
day morning as the mail east was
ascending the grade below Cranberry
Summit it collided with number OF
freight cars that had broken loose from
a freight train ahead. The freight cars
become detached from the train three
miles from where the collision occurred
and in their descent had acquired a
fearful rate OF speed. The passenger
train was running at the rate of about
twelve miles an hour. The collision,
though fearful, did no serious harm to
the passenger train, further than injure
the engine pretty considerably. The
freight cars, however, did not fare SO
well, as they were completely demol-
ished. An exchange in speaking of the
matter says that the conductor and
brakeman were both asleep. This
seems not to have been the case, but
on the contrary that both made the
best endeavors to check the runaway
cars. But the brakes being entirely
insufficient to hold them and there
being no further chance the brakeman
jumped of, while the conductor brave
ly remained at his post and did all in
his power to check the train, and when
the collision occurred was pretty badly
injured, to what extent we were unable
to learn. His name we hear was Shaw.
No one upon the passenger train was
hurt Iteration Sentinel.