The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-03
STATE ITEMS.

SUiClDE.-The wife of Captain Phil
lips, Of Buckhannon, committed suicide
by hanging on Sunday morning last,
and mental ALTERATION is given as the
cause ClarksJ,Ty Conservative.
COMING HoME.-We learn that Gen
eral D. H. Strother, who has been at
the permanent seat during the winter
will return TO this place in few days
to remain during the summer.-Inor-
gan Mercury.
PRESENTATION ladies Of the
congregation of the NJ. E. Church last
week presented to thepastor, Rev. VIM.
NJ. Mullenix, a very handsome Ger
man Student Lamp, one OF the most
elegant and convenient lamps now
made.-Morganto,cn Constitution.
SUIcIDE.-We are informed that Mr..
Jacob Seibert a gentleman aged about
sixty years, committed suicide by drown
ing himself in the Potomac river, in the
vicinity of Little Georgetown, w. Va,
on Saturday, March 18th. No cause
is assigned for the rash deed, that We
have heard.-Noryn Mercury
Ox Monday last the friends of George
w. Smith, the murderer, made an at
tempt to procure his release on bail,
but Judge Ollie peremptorily refused, on
the ground that the otfense was not bail
able. Youst, the prisoner who was re-
leased on Tuesday, expresses his belief
that Smith will not survive till the Sep.
tember Court, while the cells in the Jail
are kept in as filthy and unhealthy con-
ditiou as at prescnt-Nar9antoV" Con-
Stitution.
HEAVY Loss By FIRE.-Thc barn Of
Mr.. Lewis G. Kemp, near Rippon, in
this county, was destroyed by fire on
Wednesday night last, about 10 o clock.
Everything in and about the barn was
destroyed, including eight horses, two
colts, eight tons of hay, two tons of offal,
wagon gear for twelve horses, plough
gear for nine horses, 100 bushels Of
wheat, 100 bushels Of corn, two thresh-
| ing machines, tive reapers, three wheat
drills, two fan mills, ploughs, harrows,
and all other farming utensils. Loss
$1,000. An insurance Of $1,000 in the
Peabody. 1t was no doubt the work of
an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Free Press.
BURSTING OF A FLY.WHEEL.-On the
10Th ult., at the works Of the Orrel
Coal Company near Newbury, Preston
county, the engineer was pumping up,
and was not running the engine at ex-
cessive speed, when from some I'M
known cause the large iron fly-wheel,
about ten feet in diameter, flew to
pieces, and scattered itself in all direc-
tons. One piece, about five feet long,
eight inches wide and two inches thick,
was thrown about thousand feet tear
ing out in its travel, one end of the
house; another Of the same size, fol-
lowing it, went about one hundred feet
and buried itself completely in the
ground; another tore hole i'll the roof
and crossing the track on the plane, fell
on a pile OF railroad iron, cutting one
bar in two. Fortunately no one was
hurt, though several Of the employees
very narrowly escaped.
RAILROAD FROM RoNNEY TO THE BAL
rIMoRE & OHio r. Rive learn that
there is a strong probability that there
will be an arrangement made by which
railroad will be made from Romney,
Hampshire county, to connect with the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad. The Hon.
III. G.. Davis, United States Senator, we
understand, has taken hold of it, and,
as with him there is no such word as
fail, we NAV soon be in close connection
by rail with our sister county.
The point we wish more particularly
to arrive at is, to know whether it would
not be feasible to run branch road
from some point on the Baltimore Il
Ohio railroad to this point. The i'm
mense travel in passengers to and from
the Springs, which would be consldera-
bly augmented BY such accommodation,
the freight in the shape Of hoopposes,
slaves, tan-bark, shingles, &c, DC, to
say nothing of the large freIghts
brought over the road by our merchants
throughout the county. 1t will make
Berkeley Springs the nucleus for large
trade, and stimulate the immigration OF
industries of various kinds now un-
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