The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-21
SUBURBAN NOTES.
May 90, 1874.
MARTINS FERRY.

parties engaged mere trylug u manu-
fscture Russia sheet iron, and consider
able time and money have been spent
in experimenting. Yesterday the final
test came off, aud proved a failure.
Several parties can be seen looking very
sober, and they sigh for vanished hopes.
The President and Secretary of the
company are busy to-day signing the
Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad
bonds. There are $500 one thousand
dollar bonds. and tney average about
1850 per day. All things seem favor
able and the work will be pushed soon
to completion. This should be cause
of universal rejoicing to our capitalists
and manufacturers generally, all the
great iron and lumber regions Of the
north will be thrown open, and ready
exchange offered for the coal, stone
and products OF our toundres and ma
chine shops.
ALL the Directors OF the Ohio City
Iron and Nail Works and quite a COM
pany OF our citizens, together with sew
eral gentlemen from Wheeling and ad-
joining towns, assembled this afternoon,
between the hours OF three and four, to
witness the rolling OF the frat nail
plate. 1t wss rolled, the nails cut, and
it was pronounced great success by
all presen'. 1t is just one year to-
morrow since the ground was broken
for the mill.
THE funeral Of Mr.. Louis Kinney,
better known as Louis Shufteback,
who died yesterday, took place this
afternoon about three o'clock.
ROBERT COCHRAN, who appeared be
fors the Mayor on Monday, WAS mar.
ried Yesterday to Miss Hannah Cline,
at the house Of Robert Hayes, by
Squire Eagleson.
AT the meeting OF the Common
Council last evening, an ordinance was
passed that all able bodied male citi-
zess over twenty one years OF age and
under filty-fve, unless members Of some
fire company, should perform two days
labor upon the streets or alleys OF the
town, or in lieu OF this should pay the
sum of three dollars, to be applied for
the purpose of cleaning or improving
the same. A report was made that
over twenty dollars had been taken in
by the Mayor this month for fines.
SOMETIME in January one of our cti-
zens, well -to-do wldower, married .
Wheeling girl on the ely, and this week
he went over and told the old folks "he
guessed be would bring Susan home"
There WAS considerable CONSERVATION
depicted on the face OF the old lady and
the father" seemed TO think the pro-
ceeding irregular, but the certificate was
produced, the couple received the
parental blessing, and all is well.
EDWARD O'CoNNER. one OF the drivers
at the glass works, fell off a load OF
barrels, yesterday afternoon, and WAS
badly hurt.
The new brick building which Mr..
Henry Floto has been building, on Sec
oud street, is completed AID ready to
rent.
A COAL barge struck against sand
bar, at the first island above Burling-
ton, and sunk, this morning. The
steamer Michigan is at work trying to
raise it
THE Bcuwood Iron Works received
about 500 tons Of iron ore from Mis-
souri, last week, and 200 tons yesterday
by the steamer J. w. Garrett.
The ticket agents all along the line
OF the c. & P. railroad are congrstu-
latiug themselves and are wonderfully
set up about q new patent ticket case,
which has just been furnished them by
the road. 1t is great improvement
over the old one, and seems to give
great satisfaction.
DESPITE all the predictions OF Pitts.
burgh and other bar iron manufsctur-
ers, who looked upon the erection and
operation Of the Etna Iron Works with
much concern, this mill is demonstrate
ing every day that it can turn out a
very superior quality Of ordinary bar
iron, and from the increasing orders
which are received from day to day
the trade and consumers are ascertain.
log the fact
We were showns curiosity yesterday
in the shape OF a piece Of sheet iron,
which had been rolled &c thin that it
reqaired 1900 OF them to make an inch
in thickness. Iron which can be
lamiuated to such an extent must pos
sess superior excellence indeed.
BRLLAIRR.
TaERE seems just now to be terri,
bic hue and cry for more water. The
water works are said to be failure, SO
far as supplying the wants OF the peo-
pie are concerned. For over a month
they Lave not supplied more than half
the quantity needed. Cannot some
thing be done about this2
APRoPos of the water works, petitions
are now in circulation obtaining signers
asking the authorities TO repeal the orr
dinance prohibiting ale and porter
shops which was passed in April last.
The window glass men who have
struck, have sent a delegate to Pitts
brrgh with Mr.. Sanders, to ascertai0
accurately the wages fixed there !or
labor. The trouble is expected to be
adjusted without difficulty, and the
works will probably be in full opera
ton IN day or two.
DAVENPORT, the dramstist aud facio-
contortionist, missed the ectlon
and spent the night here last night. He,
with some Jolly companions. are re,
ror,s1 m have had q jolly good time