The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-21

pleasant day. In the morning it rain-
ed a little and in the afternoon it did
tina same thing The walking was
worse than the weather.
wRlearn that the '.Hugh Mccullough
Well" in the yenango, Pa, regions,
has increased from thirty to sixty
barrel we'll. This will be good news TO
the Wheeling stockholders.
TuEabsence of proper ferry accom-
modations between the North part OF
the city and the town of Martinsville,
is causing not only great Inconvenience
but much complaint.
WE Join several Subscribers in the
expression of a hope that the coming
Summer will see first class road be-
tween this city and Benwood. Iheone
now existing is n nuisance.
ADI'r GIN. PIERroINT is absent from
ths city on visit TO Charleston, Kama
yyhn county, on State business. He is
expected to he absent for few days
Col. Brown, quarter Muster General,
Is also absent Mt Wayne county, on
State business.
BEING REcoSsTRUCrED."- The brick
house on the corner of 4th and Quincy
streets, so long used us a military office,
is now being slightly RECONSTRUCTED"
The windows and frames are all out,
and one can see daylight through 1t In
almost any direction. IL looks now
like II big sieve.
IN our next weeks columns will APP
pear an. advertisement with all the de-
tails of the brilliant Bazaar TO be opened
at Washington Hall on Monday, tho I'd
of April, by the young Indies of Mount
de ChantaI. This Bazaar will present
some features of new and unusual in
terest, which, together with its musical
entertainment, Will doubtless prove a
great attraction. +1
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LIEUT.. Ton BRESSAN, formerly quar-
tcrmastcr of the sd Illinois volunteer
infantry, passed through the city last
evening. In company with Mrs. Multi
gan-widow OF the lamented Colonel
AIuIIigau-Lieut. Brennan will visit
Winchester for the purpose OF recover
ing, II possible, the body of the gallant
Lieutenant Nugent, who fell IN the
battle of Winchester, July 18th, 1871,
bnt whose body as yet has never been
identified. May they be successful in
their sad labors.
WHILE in considerable of a contem-
plative mood yesterday afternoon we
stood for short space of time and
gazed Mt "yawning" cellar '..give up"
Its store of trash under the manipula-
tions of couple of shoyels. Aninvent-
ory ofwhnt we saw would put to shame
Junk shop. Old bo ots-old hhts-old
caps-olu coats-old pants-bottles, OF
ali kinds-straps-n ails-hinges -hoops
and lastly, n cartridge box-all old,
musty and dirty-were few among
the many articles we saw. The cellar
in question was only one among hum
dreds.
Police coURr.-Three cases wore.
disposed Of in the police court yester-
day.
A man named Schnarr, for disorder
w conduct, was fined $40 and costs.
Two others-namcd Feeney and Fin
negan-hoth Fenians, we judge, were
fined $40 and costs, each, for an offence
similar TO that OF Schnnrr.
We guess the two last named were
carrying out the war programme for
STINT Patrick's day. Their offence was
committed on Saturday last.
RIVER NEws.-The river was at
stand yesterday with thirteen feet Of
water in the channel.
The RlLmdn arrived from Cincinnati
early in the morning. She will leave
for the same port ut 8 this evening. She
liz fine boutwell, Differed and wor-
thy of patronage.
The Potomac left for Cincinnati at |
z. NJ She went up to Martinsville and
took on n lot OF agricultural imple-
InentS. She also took on n lot of nails |
down Mt the mills.
Tho OdrT'ie Roberts came down from |
Pittsburgh aud was inspected at our
laildinE, and then LEFT for Parkersburg.
She Is u new boat, built expressly for
the Pnrkersburg and GAINESVILLE trade.
Her hull was built at Parkersburg, and
her cabin Mt Pittsburgh. She is neat,
trim, little craft, and VIII doubtless do
we'll. f
The Express len for Parkersbnrg.
The daily paekets made their usual
trips.
Coz. i. b. MCDONALD, formerly of the
United States volunteers, was at the
Mcclure House yesterday. Col. Nc
Donald, as member OF an Indiana
regiment, was one of the first Union
soldiers to enter West Virginia Mt the !
outbreak OF the war. He WINS subse-
auently promoted TO the position of
Captain aud Commissary of Subsist-
pnce, in which capacity he served until
tire summer of 1864, when he was
commissioned by Governor Foreman
ms Lieutenant Colonel OF the 9th West
Virginia Cavalry, and given command
of the Regiment. This position he was
compelled to resign on account OF sick
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