The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-14
STATE NOTES.


ing TO the Huntington 4drcrti,cr speak
Ing Of proposed candidates for positions
on the State ticket next year, says, the
Republican, Will nominate a strong
ticket, with probably Senator Scott, OF
Ritchc. atlts head; and Campbell of
Hancock on it, Their efforts to secure
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Democratic
party indicate that they contemplate
making vigorous effort 20 regain power
in the State.
w. NJ. is about right.
An account ofa scnou, accident at
Morgantown Is given in the Morgan
town Post. From it we learn that on
Thursday last, while Mr.. Georgd Debold,
ofthe firm Of Mackcy y Dcbold, mlllers,
was oiliug some of the heavy gearing of
the mill, he lost hi, balance, and in fall
inc his arm caught in one of the large
cog-whcels. crushing it to a Jelly above
the elbow. Regardless of his condition
and suffering he stopped the machinery
bv shutting on the water walked home
and laid down on tho bed. He then
called his wife and informed her of his
condition. Physicians were ut once
summoned, and rs soon rs possible his
arm was amputatcd. At last accounts
he was doing rs well rs could be expect
ed.
Tue Weston Democrat says: \ stone
pirc was found OH the farm of Samuel
Cookman, on Hackers creek, which Is
supposed to have belonged Chief Tccum-
sch. Tradition says, that on one OF the
raids the Indians made in this county,
Tccuusch lost his pipe, and that he and
his tribe spent considerable time looking
Tor tit being that with the loss Of his
pipe. Tecumseh's fame as II warrior WAS
gone. From what we were told, IL Ger
tainly is an old relic Of some kind.
GRAFTON has taken steps towards max.
ing all tramps who visit that city, earn
their own living. That idea seems to be
generally gaining ground.
MUD. mud everywhere, is the burden
of our State exchanges.
WE published last week an article
from the Clarksburs Telegraph giving
what purported to be confession of
Mr.. Sheets, that he murdered one James
Casey many years ago. The same paper
now says:
ave are reliably informed that there
is not the slightest foundation for the
story. ana further, that the barn in which
the confession was said to have been
found. was torn down several years ago.
The report, which has been floating about
the county for some time, is evidently the
work of some malicious person with a
wonderful inventive faculty aud but lit
tie to do
Ir is reported that workmen engaged
in widening the roadbed of the Baltimore
X Ohio railroad have discovered a pet
rifrd forest u short distance west OF
Portland Preston county, w. Va. Trees
and leaves of various kinds are found
All beautifully done in stone, with nature
a the sculptor.
The Grcenbrier Independent gives the
following account of a sad and appalling
accidents which occurred on Spring
creek. that county, near the residence of
Mr.. J. Harvey Hanna. who lives about
two mile; north of White Oak Chapel:
II seems that Mr.. Samuel Mathews, who
live, near Falling Spring, in Grcenbrier,
WA, returning home from visit I" his
G,,b,r-in-law, with his wife and infant
child in one-horac buggy, when the
horse took fright from some cause un-
known. and became unmsnagable. In
Mathew attempt to control him h" broke
the rains. lie then jumped out OF the
vchirl. To get ahead of the horse
AT a turn m the road in advance of HIM.
Before he succeeded. however the buggy
was drawn against an embankmcnt IN
the road and upset, throwing Mrs. Ma
thows against a rail fence with such force
as t. knock ii down for several panels
brui,irg her badly, and leaving her I'M
conscious. The child was dashed upon a
bed of rocks by the road side, and, the
buggy striking il upon the head broke
It's skull. Ii died almost instantly. DR..
smith. of Franktord, was sent for I'M
m,dia,ely. and Is now IN attendance on
the patient. tie reports her doing well