The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-23

1.-The Pittsburgh a COnneIByille Rail-
/ aroad..StTike at b. 4 q! Rolling
Mill.-BTidging the POt0mac--Jail
DeliVery..The Black.McKaig Trial
, Municipal Election--ApprOach-
Ing Executions. Asjs !,
conipOndsnser aeIstRigeat$.A JAL 4
CUMBERLAND, Nd, Jan. 81.
A few days ago the interesting announce.
tment was mazda that regular trains would
be run from ouEcity to point on the Pitts.
bnrght q Connellsville Railroad, some
twenty miles distant. Mr.. Arthur, an
bficertdf the P. g. G.. from Pittsburgh y
here organizing affairs He Seems to DO d
very active and efficient official, and will
no doubt push;hi work through l From
all accounts the labor along the line is ad.
Sancipg steadily and rapidly, and barring
slips and slides and bad weather generally,
we confidently anticipate a rail conneci
ton with Pittsburgh within o month y
g While Il Is known that the finances and
other matters Of general policy Of the P.
& @. will be under the control OF our
great Railroad manager, PIest Garrett, II
3 only surmised tbat the sruDDing" of the
roSd win be under The same infringement
As giving color TO this view may note
that Mr. Wilson, the Master Of Transport
talon OF the B. & o., has already made d
trip of observation over4the part Of the
road now finished. ANY one acquainted
with. the policy Of . the { OBJ 81 %
management, will readily under.
a{and SffaF H,is fl0aa YifET iiIit1lu' -verv
liberal prospect for. employees or patrons,
thellatter especially, considered locally.
While on Baltimore g. Ohio matters,
may as well mention that the capacious
and completely furnished rolling mill
which that Company has just completed
here Is virtually closed. The Company
essayed to establish rate Of wages for
the several kinds of iron.workeS which
the latter objected to, and the second day
after the mill was fairly started, a major
ity oil, them struck, The Company isip..
dependent so are the wofkmen, and
which will be able TO hold out best re.
mains to ;be determined. The men say
they will not work for the price offered,
and that men cannot be obtained any
where for the price; the Company say
they will not pay any more. Thus mat.
tiers stand, and the Company, with doubt.
less an urgent need for iron, must hold
idle q magnificent establishment, which
cost themin the neighborhood OF three
fourths OF million dollars. hope tho
matter will be speedily adjusted as the
influx here ofsome three or four hundred
men, with their families, cannot but lelD
somewhat. .......,I -, -.,,
The proposed bridge to connect our
city with your State; which. was es-
topped by an injunction some
months ago, still lies in the Courts.
It's early completion would crafty ma.
jority Of our people, for 1t Will open up
conveniently TO our city q fine producing
region, access 10 which Is now both diff.
cult and dangerous. The opposition 10
the project seems TO have sprung from
some rival property interest involved.
Last evening our people were (nol star.
tied on information of another JUL deliY.
cry This Is the third or fourth within
aycar or two past. Three or four very
rough cases escaped this time. One Of
them was In on charge Of shooting 10
kill. Two others were landlords of tho
"Dew Drop Inn mo pun Of mine) and
were only yesterday convicted of exer-
cising too much liberty with the prop.
ertySsay watch, chain and peck
et,book-of some unwary traveller
who dropped in and was put through
some dewy anesthetical process and the
transfer ,oi. vRluables made under the
dark cloud Of oblivion. BY dropping out
over the roof OF the Jail they avoided
dropping into the Maryland Penltentiary,
Courts in session here u Interest from
oil quarters conferred on tire trial set for
this term Of young Black for killing Col.
KcKaig o few months ago. Much to
the surprise OF many, and the regret
Of more, the case was, after eight Of a
jury had been secured, removed on motion
OF the States attorney, TO neighboring
county. The nature Of the case and the
standing of the parties gives the case great
interest. ~ 10 "a
In about six weeks our canal Twill he
open for spring trade. Many Indications
are not wanting that VIC will do n large
business the coming season, and TO that
endsthe several coal companies arc shap.
ing everything up for hard work and full
runs. The growing popularity Of our
coal and the successful working 'ofSour
many mines, Is rendering this the centre
OF a great trade, which Is to all Of our In
terests q matter Of pride and profitable
satisfaction. II we have no accidents Of
food or fire we may depend on doing,
perhaps, the largest years work In the
history OF the canal. eJs iausli-t s-uI
Our municipal election comes off in
May. Already plans arc being, laid In
connection Herewith, but not enough has
transpired TO warrant much mention Of
the affair. We now have q Republican
mayor, while the entire balance of the
city officers are Democratic. 7 The former
was elected by q Democratic detection, rs
the Republicans have too short q pole to
knock any municipal perslmmons.
1--WE are to have an.eXecution here on
the 10th oil next month. A canal man
called Howard, with string Of aliases as
long as tow line, Is to be the subject.
His crime was murder, committed by q
jealous belaboring of his sleeping cup.
tain over the head witha heavy 'spreader
STICK" which produced short death. The
condemned stands teeli recommended with
bad character, and takes his impending
doom about as coOlly as any one else
around him. The services will be public,
and will, ] hayn'ta doubt, cOngregate q
large crowd.
Of other matters IN pur, borough | viii
try To- keepyop advised.