The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-10
wAsHISGrON COUNTY ITEMS.

From the review anu IAa
THERE are, seventy-four postoftices IN
Washington county.
THE strike of the Golfers at Mcdonald,
this county, continues, both sides e1hi-
biting much determination.
President GRANT has reappointed
VIM. c. Wiley postmaster at this place,
which position the gentleman has very
aoceptably filed during the past eight
years.
OUR local gunners as well as large
numbers from Pittsburgh and other out,
side points, have been very active and
successful in bagging squirrels in our
woods since the lst inst.
THE opening sessions of our literary
institution present the most encouraging
features. The College will have over
one hundred and fifty students, and the
Seminary large increase on previous
attendance.
THERE'S considerable activity in our
local wool market. During the past
week large quantities have been brought
10 town, the purchasers being Robert
Wylie, James Aud, and Moses NJ. Little.
The prices paid range from As to SOC,
! with SOC for choice fancy clips. The rul-
ING price NAV be stated at SOC, at which
our growers generally evince DISPOSE
ton to let go. 1t is estimated that about
one-third Of the clip of the county re-
mains unsold, but il is probable that the
bulk of this will be disposed Of within a
short time.
INCENDIARY FIREs.-Thursday even
| ing of last week was marked by several
incendiary fires in the northern part OF
this county. Between seven and eight
o'clock on that evening, the barn Of VIM.
Wilson. in Smith township, three-qusr-
tiers of a mile northeast of Burgettstown,
was discovered to be on fire, and was
soon consumed with all its contents,
consisting of about one thousand
pounds of wool, one hundred and sixty
bushels of wheat, lot of hay, a
wagon and other farming implements.
The loss is from 81, 800 to $1,000, with no
insurance. The fire appeared to have
started in straw stack near the building,
and was no doubt the work of an incen-
diary. The barn was large one and
not very valuable.
On the same evening and about the
same hour, two wheat stacks belonging
to Samuel Livingstone, at Florence, were
set on fire and consumed. A little cold
lead would'do good in that ncighborhood.
DISTRESSING SUICIDE.-It is with
feelings of deep sorrow we announce that
some time before daylight on Thursday
last Lvsandcr VI. Steen, a farmer, resid-
ing a short distance from Eldersville, in
Jefferson township, committed suicide by
shooting himself in the left breast with a
revolver. After midnight he was heard
to get up, but as it was supposed he had
| returned to bed, no uneasincss or suspI-
cion was excited. After daylight his
body was found at a pair of bars n short
distance from the house with the revolver
living near his feet He was on his back,
and seemed to have been either sittingor
stopping when he fired the fatal shot.
He no doubt died instantly.
The deceased was young man of
more than ordinary intelligence, and
sustained very high character. We
knew him quite intimately, and have no
hesitation in saying that he WAS model
gentleman. He was in excellent fnan-
cial circumstances, and his domestic re-
tations we've very happy. What led to
the commission of the unfortunate act Is
80 far mere conjecture. He was exceed
ingly sensitive, and it may be that mis-
understanding touching the settlement of
the township accounts, which he assisted
in auditing, unduly proved upon his
mind. This misunderstanding, however,
in no way compromised his character for
uprightncss. As he made his will We'd
nesday evening, it would seem that he
had contemplated to some extent the
deed for day or two previously. lie
was aged thirty-four years, and leaves
a wife and two children.