The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-15
STATE ITEMS.

at the rate Of $4,000 barrels per an
mum, and at an average OF 81 per barrel
it would be worth 1858, $50.
SHIPPED from the store of Messrs.
Sheets g. Kuykendall, of this place, to-
eastern markets. from October 9TH,
1871, to January lst, 1872, Ill saddles
CT venison, weighing 1851 pounds
ROmncy Intsllingsneer.
SOUTH BRANCH RAILWAY COMPANY.
The general stockholders meeting Of
this company was held on Tuesday last
the 9th inst, and elected Directors for
the current year, Messrs. VIM. B.
Stump, John C. Heiskell, Isaac L.
Brady, Michael Blue, Robert White,
Edward B. Sheetz and James Par.
sons. The prospects OF the road
are encouraging, and under the efficient
management Of the Directory, it is
hoped that the road will be completed
to Romney, if not beyond it, during
the coming Romney lHteH'
gencer.
SALE.-The Sims Hotel, at Piedmont,
was sold at commissioner sale on
w ednesday last H. g. Davis Il Co.
becoming the purchasers at four thou
sand four hundred dollars.-NeW Creek
Tribune.
Goop.-Min eral county is now nearly
seven years old, and during this time
there has not been a single murder
committed, but one person sent to the
peniteutiary and only three cases tried
for felony, all Of which were convicted,
but two made their escape. What
county can beat this ?-Ne,0 Creek Tn
6unc.
THEFT.-On New Years evening
money package containing one hundred
and twenty-five dollars, (Sl25 COY was
stolen from the office of Adams Express
Compan Mr.. Stricken, agent, had
received two money packages that even
ing, one being for himself; he laid the
one that was stolen on the counter
while he went behind the desk to open
his own, and was occupied for few
minutes, when turning around to get
the other to put in a safe place he dis
covered that it had disappeared. There
is very strong circumstantial evidence
as to who performed the deed, but we
are not a liberty to give the name at
present.-Ritchie County Star.
ASoy SHOOTS AND KILLS His FATHER.
A report was brought 10 US last even
ing that DR.. j. T. 7. Offut, of Capon
Bridge, Hampshire county, West Nir-
ginia, was shot and killed by his own
son on Thursday last. 1t is said the
son, a young man about twenty-onc
wears of age, is Of wild and reckless
habits, and his father was, at the time
OF the shooting, giving him a lecture
upon his misconduct, when the son
drew a pistol from his pocket and shot
his father dead. We have no other
ars.-Cumbcrland Ne,cS, Satm-
day.
BURGLARY.-Some person or persons
entered the grocery store Of r. NJ. S.
Hoffman, on Wednesday night last, by
way of a back window. Some small
change was taken from the money
drawer and several small articles. The
design, no doubt, was TO fire the build
ing, as a newspaper partly burned,
which was used for light, was found
| in the desk, the flames having been eX-
tinguished on account OF no air getting
to It, Our citizens should be on the
alert, the fire engine should be kept in
proper trim -,Mepherdst0Dn Register.
RELEASED man in woman's
clothes, who was arrested at Charles
ton some weeks since, and confined in
the county Jail as suspicious charac-
ter, was released on Monday of last
week. He was furnished with suit
of mems clothing by the accommodating
TAILOR, Mr.. r. J. Kimball, and sent
across the river into Maryland on his
way rejoicing. He, however, seemed
to have fancy to his hoops and
"pannier," which he took along with
him.-ShephsrdstoUn Register.
REcovERINa.-The young man Suth-
erland, who received the pistol shot
wound at Freeman's Landing, on New
Years day, is recovering speedily, and
will be out again in a short time
Hancock County Courier. ?.
MARRIAGES, BIRTHS AND DEATHS
The Assessors of Kanawha county re-
port for the year 1871, births and
deaths as follows: In upper district
births,' white, 239; colored, IA; total,
243. Deaths, whites, 80; colored, IA !;
total, "a. In lower district-Blrths
whites, 297; colored, l9; total, 3l6.
Deaths, whites, SO; colored. 8; total,
l07. Total births in both districts 500
(due calculation having been made for
eight pair OF twins returned 10 the As.
SCISSORS reports) Total deaths in both
districts, 204. Marriages for 1871,
white, 226; colored, "a; total, 250.-
Courier.
DIED OF OLD AGE.-Mrs. Tucker, an
old lady residing in the suburbs OF
Moorefeld, died on last Thursday week.
Mrs. Tucker had reached the ripe age
of one hundred years and four months.
-Moorsfeld Advertiser.
We omitted to mention last week the
accidental shooting of a young man
named Keller, near Wardensyille, few