The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-10
STATE NOTES.

THE smallpox alarm mas broken out
afresh at Point Pleasant.
BRAxroN county boasts of paper. 1t
is a small but neat sheet called the Noun
taineer. 1t hopes to grew larger rapidly
THE town of Piedmont netted SS3 on
New Years day in the way of fines from
parties who had INDUCED in free fight
Too much tangls leg, as usual IN such
cases.
THERE was a meeting Of the justices OF
the County Court on Tuesday last for
the purpose of redistrieting the county
Bv this action the number of districts is
rednced from seven to five-giving ten
justices instead of fourteen. The meets
ana bounds of the new districts will be
officially given NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Free Press.
WE understand that McAdamzed
pike has been discovered near Falrmont
this State, some twelve or fifteen feet be-
low the surface of the earth. A corps OF
engineers have been sent out from Wash
lnston to explore, ferret out its terminus,
and, we suppose, to find out II there Is
any toll collected. Wonder if that pike
wasn't constructed dnrirg Pharaoh 5
n?-Buckhannan Delta.
MoUNDsvILLE Is suffering from tramps
The Reporter reports case OF attempt
ed burglary by them on New Years eve
upon the house of Mr.. McGaw of that
town, and the successful burglary the
same night, of another house of Mr.. NJ.
c. Keely. Also that on New Years
evening an order having been granted to
three Of them by the Mayor upon a
hotel for meals, after their de-
parture. it was found they had ransacked
several rooms, and carried of several ar
ticles of value.
THEY had an election for Mayor and
local officers in Clarksburs on the 7th,
inst. Four tickets were in the field, and
the following is the result, according to
the Telegram.
Mavor.-E. Tinsman. 2l6; A. Wern-
niger 1870; J. Davis, Is; Il. NJ DAWSON,
IA. 80. NY
Recorder.-H. Raymond, 1856; w. l..
Freemen, lSi. .,
Council. G. Vance, 366; &. S.
Spates, 25S; B. NJ. Despard, 30; Z. d.
Gof, 223, James Ward, l6S. The above
five are elected.
school Commissioner-W. p, Irwin,
3O9; A. G. Smith, lO5.
A MIR. j. S. WHITE writes to the
Charleston Courier that There came to
nv house on Christmas night man and
one lady about 3S or 40 years OF age and
her daughter, about IA years of age; the
old lady had a child about four months
old. They reported that they were from
the Pond Fork OF Coal river and had
come in to the carding machine, or In
other words, to exchange their wool Tor
goods. The man was about Zo-er 81
wears of age, and gave his name us III.
Horn and the lady's name as Mrs Green,
II turns out TO have been a case OF eiope-
ment and robbery. The parties made
for Cincinnati subsequently,, and the let
ter says that Mr. Green was welI-to' 90
farmer and a very respectable gentle
man, and the secret is he had sod con-
siderable lot of cattle this Fail and they
cleaned the old man Of all his money,
some six or eight hundred dollars ana
left him alone.
The Parkersnnrg State JoWnat has
information that the late Richmond
earthquake was felt in that city. IL
SAYS: A prominent citizen Of our city
and a gentleman of unqucstionablc vc-
racity, informs US that he felt, quite per-
ceptibly, the earthquake shock that
caIsed such a CONSERVATION ut Richmond.
some two weeks ago. He and brother
slept together that night. The brother
retired early and was asleep, but our
informant had just got into bed,
when suddenly he felt shock;
the house shook and the windows ratified
violently. He jumped from his bed IN
alarm: his brother was awakened and
asked what shook the bed so. The dis
turbance lasted but few seconds, and
our informant soon fell asleep trying to
divine the cause. When he saw the ac-
count, two DAYS afterwards. OF the kich-
mond earthquake, which occurred on the
same night and at the same hour, he
was satisfied that it rolled in this direo-
tion and he had felt touch OF Its power