The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-06
STATE NOTES.

that Is two much.
ACCORDING to the Mentor the tobacco
crop in Writ county, will not be as
large as was expected. 1t will not aver
age more than half yield.
TEE Writ county Mentor has come
out for initiation. The editor says he
wants his pockets inflated by his delin-
quent subscribers paying up.
REV. EDWARD ). LACY, we'll known
Congregational minister, and formerly
n resident of Berkeley county, died in
California on the 23d of August.
Tun salt furnace, in Mason county,
known rs the Clifton, was sold on Tues
day, August "A, at public sale, TO >. y. NJ.
Moore, for Sll 900.
TIE "Colored Folks of Shepherds
town will celebrate Civil Rights again on
the lth inst. The Free Press says the
occasion will be one of special parade
and specialization.
AMONG the novel attractions at the
Wood County Fair on the 18th inst, will
be n baby-show. Dr. Charles II Bartlett
has offered to present handsome silver
cup to the finest and best baby exhibited.
The Fairmont West TwgiMiGn asserts
that both Mr.. j. w. Lott, postmaster,
and his brother, Mr. Richard 2. Lott
Chief Clerk, will he cXOnerated when an
investigation shall have been had into
the Postofiice troubles there.
LOOK out for horse thieves! Mr.. John
son Phares and II. Prophet, had II couple
of valuable horses stolen from them one
uirht this week. The men who stole
them took the direction of the POcahontas
inc-Ramaoiph Enterprise.
MR. JOHN kIRrZ Consul. General of
the Republic OF Switzerland, is visiting
different localities in this State, making
preparations for an immigration of his
countrymen. He expresses himSelfmuch
pleased with the inducements offered 10y
West Virginia.
ACCORDING to the Morgantown Post
the taxable property Of that school dis
,rict. amounts to SOL, $50. Also the
youths of the district are: White males,
1875; colurcd males, %; total, 24l. White
females, 1913; colored 26i total 2l9.
Grand total 4iO.
I As result of ne license i'll Hunting
ton, the liquor traffic is carried on in
disreputable way in all kinds OF dis
reputable places, where persons are pols-
oued in most diSreputuble manner. Tbs,
says the IdrertiSer, Is very different from
the sale of liquor under the license sys-
ten, when it was carried on openly and
by responsible men.
The Mountain Herald says: Mrs
Harrington, living at Cannelton, Fayette
county, was burned to death on hast Fri
day night. She was attempting to kiudle
fire with keroscn" oil when the oil i'll the
vessel from which she was pouring 1t be.
came ignItcd, setting her clothing on fire,
and before assistance could be rendered,
she Was burned So badly that death en-
sued in short time.
\ MAN was lodged in Jail last Salur-
day, by Deputy Sheriff 5. W. Somerville,
charged with brutaiy beating and spit
ting tobacco Juice down the throat of one
of his children, aged three wears, from tn"
effects of which the child died. He i II
resident of Cooper district, and was cap
tured while grubbing on the farm of Mr..
G.. W. Gist, ut Letart Falls. Mr.. SOmer-
VILE had been trying L. catch him Tor
over II year.-Pojm Pleasant Register.
a tramp giving his name as George
Lockwood applied one day this week to
a man in this town for work, who EN-
ploveI him several days and paid him
for his services. Lockwood on being
discharged asked rs Il favor that he
should be allowed 10 remain in the house
tor the night, which was granted him,
and in the morning it was discovered
that the ungrateful scamp had decamped
with set OF harness traces, and has not
since been heard from.-CiGrkS5urg 7et-
cgrum.
The Huntington Adcsrtiser contains
the following account of a singular cure
Of cancer: MIR. Andr5w Quinn, of this
county, who lives on Mud river, about
mile from Milton, suffered for many
year. from cancer on his hand. About
IA wear ago, DIR. {. ID. Moss, assisted by
Il T.. l.. h.,
elbow; since then he has entirely re-
covered and is now healthy man. Mr.
Quinn is over eighty years of age, and ii
is remarkable that be should be able TO
sustain such a severe operation at his age
and recover entirely
ONE day last week as Mr.. Crow, our
isiler, entered the cell of the crazy
Dutchman, who has been confined in our
iail forseveral months past, the prisoner
made a rush for him, and struck him a
fearful blow with sort of "handy billy
he had improviscd by twisting together
the bed cord into hard knot. The
Dutchman being rather large and strong
the blow came near knocking Mr.. Crow
down, but he quickly recovered, and be-
ing an officer of nerve, he dealt the crazy
man u blow which knocked him down,
hut still >marting under the "compll-
meut' rendered him by the mad Dutch
man, Mr.. {. closed in on his windpipe
and gave him a complete choking before
letting him 90, which, Of course, served
him right, and will probably teach him
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