The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-05-18

BURGLARY IN STEUBENvILLE.-On
last Saturday night, the jewelry store
of Oliver Dunbar, on Market Street, in
was entered by a party OF
burglars, who carried away jeWelry in
Guiding custom watches, amounting in
value to the sum of $500. 1t would
seem that this band of professionals
were practiced in the same school, II
they are not forsooth, of the same class
that broke open the safes of Messrs'
Donel & Gray and Edward Reid OF this
city, on the preceding night. From
gentleman who came down on the For
rest City, we learned that the door
through whichthey effected an entrance
into Mr.. Dunbar's store was securedby
heavy iron bar, which was held by cor
respondingly strong staples thoroughly
anchored 10 the brick wall on either
side of the door castings. One OF these
staples was forced out by means OF
crow-bar the bar removed and the main
entrance effected. Here, however, they
found that the most valuable and
least bulky jewelry was in an iron safe.
This obstacle they surmounted about
in the same manner and by the same
means as, at Messrs. Donel & Gray's
office, on Friday night, except, that they
used sharp instrument to pertorate
and cut the iron PANEL until with the
w-bar one side could be forced and
an opening made large enough to intro
duce the crow-bar, by means Of which
the bolts Of the safe were forced back.
Such at least are the conclusions OF
those who examined the premises. a
mallet, chisel and crow. bar were found
in or about the premises of Mr.. Dun
bar. Similar tools, it will be remem-
bered, we're found at Reid's office the
morning after the robbery there. NO
clue to these burglars had been obtain
ed at last accounts.
RIVER NEws.-Aside from the arrl-
val and departure of the regular daily
packets, little TRANSFERRED at the wharf
yesterday worthy of report
The st. Marys. from Cincinnati passed
up In the forenoon.
The Golden Eagle from Cincinnati
arrived on time with fair trip.
The'Express for Parkersburg left on
time.
At nine O'Clock in the evening, the
river was rising with 81 feet in chan
mel.
The following we clip from our Gin
cinnati exchanges OF yesterday:
The river was rising slowly, with "a
feet in the channel last evening.
The John w. Garrett, with two bar
ges containing 1000 tons, including H.
600 kegs nails and 400 barrels salt. from
Wheeling, passed down for st. Louis.
Pilots, Dora Dunn and Sam Mcbride.
A movement is on foot In st. Louis
to protect the river marine from fire
and river-piracy. The plan Is to pro-
cure an iron-ciad tug with sufficient
power to tow from the levee the largest
steamers in case of fire, and to have
powerful steam fre-engine on board
ready for use at moments notice.
The tug is to play up and down the
harbor day and night. and to lave To-
connective head lights at the bow, stern
and amidships, so arranged that they
will illuminate almost the entire
harbor, or can be darkened at Will.
The insurance and marine interests
will probably furnish the tug, and the
police authorities man her. 1t is also
proposed to license and register all
skitfs and small boats plying the har-
Dor, as preventive of river-piracy,
which is carried on pretty extensively.
VELoCIPEDEs are becoming qnite
plentiful in the city. or evenings
particularly the youngsters bring them
out and cavort around the streets at a
lively pace. Their presence on the
pavements are n nuisance, and ought
not to be allowed. When one of them
comes along, no matter if the pavement
is full OF ladies, everybody must get out
of the way, even if they have to get in
the gutter. We like to see Young
America enjoy himself with this health
full exercise, but then the pavements
are made for bipeds, and the middle Of
the streets for all sorts Of fiery steeds
and wheeled vehicles.
ItUNAwAY.-Y Yesterday morning a
horse that was harnessed to spring
wagon, the property of Armstrong &
Holiday, became frightened and in at
tempting to run away struck the wagon
against post, near the market house,
throwing out the boy-driver and de-