The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-24
WEST VIRGINIA NOTES.

The Western Virginia annual Con-
ference of the NJ. f. Church, South, will
meet at Catlettsburg, September 4th.
Bishop Pierce, will preside.
A WEsTERHPoRT farmer has found n
tortoise on whose shell was cut "H. r.
I'LL" and the Piedmont Herald thinks
It probable that the characters were cat
by a member of the Ross family in Ill.
JAMES c. TAYLOR, the man who con =
mitted rape on his daughter, near
Carksburg, some time ago, has been SEN
fenced to the Penltentisry for ten years.
Hanging over slow fire was too good
for him.
The Weston Democrat brings Col. A.
w. Woodford forward for the State
Senate in an editorial and also prints q
letter advocating Jonathan NJ. Bennet
for the same position. "Oue at tine
and they'll last the longer
A MRS. HOUSE living in Parkersburg
found u package Of gunPowder the other
day, snd wishing to find out what it was
she threw some of it into the fire. The
flames ignited the package, which she
held IN her hands, and in few seconds
the House was badly in need of repairs
and new roof.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has just completed q new
Howe truss bridge of 1872 feet span at
Moundsville. The men employed on
that structure, and large additional
force of carpenters, will be sent to Graf
ton at once to be employed in renewin g
the Tygart Valley river bridge at that
point.
The Morgantown NcU Dominion has
started bright little daily which it will
continue to publish during commence
ment week. From it we take the follow
ing item:
The committee to examine the essays of
the gentlemen competing for the Regent
prize f$250C, is composed Of Hon. W.
T. Wiley, Rev. j. B. Dickey and Mar
shall NJ. Dent, Esq. These geRtlemen
will no doubt give the essays in their
hands a careful purussl, and they possess
the leaning and culture to enable them
to Judge correctly of the merits OF the
performances
EIGHTEEN candidates for the House Of
Delegates in town to-day,-Nel0 Mar
tinsrtlLe Messenger.
THE wheat crop in the Ksnawhs Val
lev is the best known for many years.
The indications are that wheat will be
very cheap after harvest.-hanar'ha Ga
zette.
REV j. X. ALEXANDER, son of Rev.
las. Alexander, ID. D., left Thursday for
St. Peter, Minnesota, to take charge OF
the First Presbyterian congregation tor
three months MoundsUiLe Reporter.
MISS JENNIE ROBINSON, of Clarks-
burg, w. Va, won the Mckee gold
medal at the recent musical contest at
the Pittsburgh Female College. There
were SIX contestsnts.-Cia Ciarksburg Net0S.
WE are inforrrra that Rev. W. L. Hy-
Ia-d Wi pr,h'A y ''.H, al extend
e. 9. .u e.. a ... III rersn IN
Ma. aud. he o." W. %. his
friends in Parkersburg will follow him
wherever he may co. PGrkerSb'tTg Sen
tineI.
The Wheeling MteIligencer of the
l4th said the Executive had information
of w. S. Douglas capture. We teIe-
graphed to Wheeling, and ascertslned 1t
was false alarm. The Intelligsncer
must pick his ears and brush his specks.
-KeySer Tribune.
Nix. JOHN BRADSHAW, for many years
assistant master OF road OF the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, has been appointed
master of road of the main stem and
branches between Baltimore snd the
Ohio river, filing the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Mr.. John l.. Wilson,
heretofore noted.
JOHNNIE KoNTz, q youth aged about
l2 years, left homo in CsrskadOn's sddl-
tion TO Keyser, on Sunday last, without
his fathers consent. AscertsinIng from
some source that the lad had gone west
ward over or along the B. Il D. railroad,
the tsther headed him of by telegram,
and on Monday the lad came back, not
like the Prodigal, but by b. Il o. express,
&. o. D., and in sure enough box, all
0. K.-KeyssT Tribune.
BILLY EARLY, watchmsn at the cut
Just below Piedmont, was struck by the
'Dinky" going up, Tuesday, his skull
fractured ana other injuries inflicted that
may prove fatal. Dr.. Robert Gerstell
rendered the necessary surgical aid.
Early got out of the way of q freight
train coming East, and in doing SO step
ped OF the other track in front Of the
"Dnky" with the above sad result. He
is seventy years OF age, and mas been
long in the Compsny's service.-heyseT
Tribune.
The Court House bell rang out about
nine o'clock last saturday ulght to the
great consternat of the people who
thought something was up. Il turned
out, however, to be merely call for a
green back meeting, which was addressed
Fy Mr.. Bennett. bespoke for about half
sn hour and his remarks were frequently
spplaudej. During his speech ne de.
nounced the Parkersburg correspondent
of the Wheeling Standard in terms IN
measured and harsh, and proposed that
if he, (the correspondent) would show
himself, to make seven kinds Of mince-
meat of him. We think three kinds
would be sufficient. The correspondent
didn't show himaelf-Pay kersJllrg SsH-
t.,leL.
The Wheeling REGISTER, the leading
Democratic paper in the State, contaIus
the following pointed and sensible re-
marks in reference TO the recent trouble
in the mining sections OF this Valley.
Our esteemed cotemporsry is assured
that the closing sentence Of the para
graph will find al echo in every honest
heart in the ksnswhs Valley. The