Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-12
STATE AND VICINITY.

The News Cleaned From Many Exchanges.
Belmont Chronicle: Notwithstanding the
General depression in the glass business the
GAINESVILLE window glass works are running
full and the product is being disposed OF as
rspidly as manufactured. At q meeting OF
The directors of the company on Monday
evening, f. NJ. Melton was elected director
vice L. I. Clancy, resigned.
Greatly Improved.
Nicholas Chronicle See the prospectus
of the Wheeling REGISTER, published IN an
other column. Under Its new management
the REGISTER has eeen greatly improved
ard is thoroughly and reliably Democratic
with no lavors for any person or faction
within the party to the detrimeut Of the
whole party." During the session OF the
LEGISLATURE the REGISTER will contain full
reports of the proceedings of that body
Every Democrat in the State should sub
scribe for it.
Leading Paper.
Huntington Commercial: The Wheeling
REGISTER, the advertisement OF which aP-
pears in this issue, is the leading Democrat
&c psper in the State. Under the new man.
agement it is fully up with the advance
ment and progress of the times. As a
Iarty organ il is indispensable to every Dem
ocrat.
Dead in Her Arms.
. Nicholas Chronicle: The infant child Of
/ Mr.. Robert Amick, of Beaver Mills. this
! county, died on the night Of the Ind inst
under painful circumstances. On the "a
/ Mrs. Amick, who is a daughter Of Mr.
crew. went home on visit with her father
and took her child, four months old, with
her She went to bed with the babe. Il
seemed we'll, but when she woke up il
the morning she found the child dead IL
her arms.
Rise in the Kanawha Railroads.
Charlestown Daily Times: At noon yes
teIday river men who persisted IN predict
ing, three months ago that there would no
lie rise Of any Consequence in the Kan
awha until nearly Christmas, admitted tina
tie present rise promises to assume toler
ably fair business proportions. Amonl
other gentlemen spoken to, Captain MOTH,
Of the good steamer William Ernest. nov
living at Porter's Ferry with big tow sal,
he thought there would be water enough Il
let out some coal and let in the empty bar
ges anchored at Point Pleasant and othe
places between this city and the mouth Q
The Kanswha. Nearly every one agree
that there is great reason to hope that tn
beginning of the end otthe low water perio
has come. The faces of business me
looked more cheerful yesterday than the
have for many months. 1t is now believe
that, if the river falls as low as it was tw
days ago, there will soon be water enOug
to enable the largest boats TO ply the kar
awhs without interference OF any kind an
start The mines sgsin.
We have seen an excellent map prepare
at the office Of the Ohio Central Railroa
! Company, showing the important coal field
this road sill pass by, in the extension fror
Charleston to the Falls of Kanawha-
where it is said the Ohio Central will unit
with the Chesapeake and Ohio railway.
A glance at the map Of West Virgini
will show that the several proposed railros
connections with the OHIO Central, whe
completed, will make this road the most IN
portant railroad in the State.
Here they are:
I. Ohio River railroad, down the OH
river from Wheeling and Psrkersburg
Point Pleasant
2. Elk River railroad down Elk river
, Charleston.
3. Gauley railroad down Gauley river
the Falls OF the Great KansEha-
! 4. Chesapeake and Ohio railway at Il
Falls Of the Great Ksnswhs.
/ 5. The Norfolk and Western rsilros
down Coal river to St. Adams.
Attacked and Wounded.
| Spirit Of jefferson: Frank Shpes,
, Harper's Ferry, was attacked BY two me
, John Biimyer and Jasper Smith, in tn
, place, on Saturday night week. and in Il
! difficulty Siipes was shot in the left side al
painful but not dangerously wounde