The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-10

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clothed in deep mourning over the death
of a Mr.. MORTON, late OF Indiana.
Tx citizens of Clsysvllle, Washing
ton county, Pa, are trying 10 get UP q
newspaper of their own, to be called the
Sentinel. o.
Mr.. JAMES +. ANDERSON assumes ed
itorisl control Of the Bellsire Indepe''d-
ent He had editorial experience on the
same paper some four years ago, and we
welcome him back TO the ranks OF the
profession.
THE Wellsburg NerOs calls upon the
people OF Marshall, Wetzel, Tyler fiess-
ants and Wood counties to aid in ex-
tending the P, w. 4 X. railroad on
down the river to PsrkersOurg, there to
connect with the narrow gauge road to
be built from that point to Charleston.
SOME fifty OF the lsborers employed In
laying the rails on the z. w. q Ny
rlsd near Wellsburg, were on Wednes-
dtv invited TO dine at the two hotels, the
citizens furnishing the means to pay for
the same, the completion OF the road TO
inst town being the occasion for the
treat"
THE Hancock Courier says that High
street in Pughtown, was crowded with
wagons loaded with WOO, last Thursday,
nearly all of them being from Beaver
comfy, Pa. VIM. SHAY was the pur-
chaser of the wool. Forty-two cents was
the price paid. Mr.. SHAY shipped up
wards of 25,OOO pounds to the East last
week. The Courier says there is yet con-
siderable wool in Hancock.
The st. Clairsville Chronicle says the
Directors of the First National Bank OF
st. Clairsvile met at their banking
room Tuesday night and declared div
Idend OF five per cent. to the stockhold-
ers of the bank, payable on and after
November 18th This is one OF the
most fouris hing banks in Eastern Ohio.
It's stock is sought for at an immense
premium. 1t never fails to declare It's
somi-annual dividend of five per cent,
fee of taxes. liza man could ask q bet
t,r investment than that he ought TO be
compelled to 90 West.
The Washington Observer says that
sometime since rs THOMAS MAR
SHALL, of Gross Creek township, was re-
pairing al old house on his land, he DIS
covered some human bones hid away
among some rubbish in an unused garnet
There were the jaw, arm, and hand bones
with the muscles and ligsments still
altering TO them. How they came there
is mystery that is agitating the
neighborhood The house was built by
a SAMUEL JOHNSON in the year 1872,
and of late years Was known as the old
Furthy house The above mentioned
house Is the Oldest house in the township
with but one exception.
WHILE BRICK PoMERoY was in
Brownsville, says the Washington EE
a0linsr, he was the recipient OF hickory
cane of more than usual historic value.
This cane vas presented by Genera
ANDREW JACKSON TO DANIEL BRU-
BAKER the old landlord with whom hc
stopped when he passed through Browns,
Vile IN the palmy days of The Nationa.
road. The cane subsequently, passed
into the hands of DR.. U. l.. CLEMMER,
Publisher OF the Greenfield Banner, and
this venerable gentleman made BRICK ITS
happy possessor by honoring him with 1t
asamark of ms esteem.
The Moundsville Reporter says that
dIphlheria has been raging to an alarm
inc extent IN Franklin district, that
county, toy sometime, aud that it Is stir
prevalent, in malignant form, among
Young and old. On Friday of last week
two children Of JAMES MCINTYRE were
Inferred in the family cemetery Of
Mr.. HARBINsoN. On the same day Mr..
WILLIAM HARBINSoN, q young mar
aged about twenty, and held IN high
esteem by all who knew him, was at
tackled with this disease, and on the fol
loving Monday morning was corpse.
Mr.. FLEMING HARBINsoN, man of
family, Is also lying Ill with the same
disease. Many persons are taking the
disease second time. The physicians Of
that and nclghboring localities are doing
all they can for their patients, but medi-
cal treatment ior dipLLlerla aValIs OUT
little.
sFwING M chime Adjuster named
ii .ury Dickson, who has been operating
in New Lisbon and surrounding country.
], now exiled in West Virginia, to AVOID
Ia officer. Of Cc.Umblsna county. Henry
y pmlsed TO marry one of New Llsbon's
is rest daughters, who loved wei tut not
wisely. As the girl is under age it will
be unpleasant for Henry if caught.
E,rst Lice1pooi(O Tribune.
Ir is reported that Colonel Robert e.
In ,crsoil has been "indirectly' offered
tue mission TO Germany, and that he is
now on his way TO Washington to press
his claim. What debt Of gratitude Mr..
Hayes owes him is no, generally known,
except that he supported his policy"
He was Mr.. Blsiuea striker a. the nOmi-
mating convention, and made a fulsome
speech on presenting his name as csndi-
d Ite for the Office which Mr. Hayes now
n lids Mr. InpprsDll Is known As q very