The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-27
STATE ITEMS.

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ACADEMIA little negro girl or
Washington street, between Harris ant
Green streets, while playing with fire
yesterday. was badly burned.-Parkers
burg Times, 23d.
Again we hear the question Of estab
fishing gas works in Clarksburg dis
cussed. Col. Despard has subscribed
$1,000, General Golf $500. and Others
have subscribed literally, which indi
Gates probability Of the success Of thu
enterprise.-7slegraph.
That little dorg with a curly tai
which answers to the name Of Tucker
had his fun with the rats in Mr.. Flem
ming's store, Monday morning. he
dispatched 81 ofthe Norway tribe, more
than five times his weight in wild cats,
in quick succession. The crop filled
cheese box, and was exhibited to the
curious multitude in fro"t of the store.
-LiberaHst
The Board of Directors OF the Mar
tinsburg and Potomac Railroad COM
pany held a meeting on Saturday for
the purpose of electing officers for the
ensuing year. Hon. {. j. Faulkner
was unanimously reelected President,
and all the old members of the board
were retained. Judge Hall resigned his
place as one of the Directors, and
Mai. E. s Troxell was chosen in his
stead.-Ner Era.
On Monday last Maj. E. A. Bennett,
our new State Auditor, with his
family, left for Charleston, the seat OF
government, to make preparations to
enter upon the duties OF his office the
fourth of March next. While the
people Of our town and county will
lament and feel the loss Of one Of their
best and most respected citizens, they
may be proud of one so worthy and
competent to administer in the affairs
of our State Observation-Disclosures.
NEGRO SHor.-A fatal case of shoot
ing occurred at a negro residence in
Africa, last Saturday night. A party of
yonng negros had assembled for the pur-
pose of having "taffy-pulling." During
the evening a negro boy about sixteen
years of age, picked up an old musket,
which stood in the corner Of the room,
and playfully pointed it among the
party. 1t was accidentally discharged,
the whole contents lodging in the head
of a boy named West Curry, killing him
instantly. Justice Luce held an inquest,
and verdict of accidental shooting was
rendered. -Mmtinsbuy Ne,e Era.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY AND FREE
FIGHr.-On last Saturday night Mr..
John w. Moss met with quite al adj
venture at his mothers house. He
was reading in the dining room until
about half past twelve, and upon enter
ing the kitchen for a drink Of water he
encountered villain, who, no doubt,
had been secreted there for the purpose
OF robbing the house as soon as the
family had retired. A scutfle ensued,
in which Mr.. Moss received five cuts on
his left arm. The burglar succeeded in
making his escape. Mr.. Moss is not
very badly hurt.-ParkerSberg Gazette.
On Monday evening last a railroad
meeting was held in the Court House,
of which the proceedings will be found
in another column. There was quite a
respectable number Of persons in at
tendance and all appeared to be anxious
to have a railroad, and from present in
dications there will be a road built
through Preston. The citizens OF
Grant and Pleasant townships appear
to be aroused in the matter, and in fact
the whole county appears to be alive to
the advantages they would derive from
a road that would be an opposition to
an imposition, and enable them to de
velop the great mineral wealth in this
county, now lying dormant Preston
County Journal!
On the 18th inst, a railroad meeting
was held at Buckhannon, Upshur coun-
ty, West Virginia. Thomas J. Farms,
worth presided, and DR.. p. F. Pinnell
acted as Secretary. Capt. A. NJ. Pound
stone was called on and explained the
object of the meeting, which was to
take into consideration the proposition
of \. B. Clark & Co., Of Ohio, TO con
struct a railroad from some point on the
B. q O. r. r. to Buckhannon, making
said point the terminus, provided the
amount of stock, 100000, be taken OF
secured by the citizens along the
route OF said road. The following
gentlemen were appointed a commit
tee to procure charter for said road
Col. George r. Latham, A. NJ Pound
stone, Daniel D. 7. Farnsworth, pr G
A. Newton and John S Fisher.