The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-21
Tuv resn,ar meetinp of the Common

TIE regular meeting OF the Common
Council was held at the mayors office
Yesterday evening. The Committee
on Bridges requested and obtained per-
mission to correspond with the Balti-
moro and ONO Railroad company, in
regard to building loot bridges over
the railroad track, pursuant to con-
tract made by the railroad.
AN ordinance wss also passed by the
Council to define and prevent nuissuces.
This ordinance provides for the clean
ing OF streets and removal of filth from
them. In accordance with it, all the
slaughter houses in the town will have
to be moved unless special permission
be obtained OF the Council.
LAST evening as the setting sun
threw its parting rays across the waters
OF the Ohio, its banks were the scene
OF hand to hand encounter between
Ephraim Hogan and Martin Hackett.
For a while the streets in the vicinity
of Butes' Mills were packed, and the
excitement was intense when Hogan
threw Hacket down an embankment
from ten to forty feet in height, so
near as l can learn, and his lifeless
form lay stretched upon the sand.
Upon closer observation, however, it
was seen that his recuperative faculties
were very great and he was uninjured.
The officers thought proper to arrest
them, and they were confined over
night. They had hearing this morn,
ing and were fined $500 each and
costa, which they could not produce,
and are to work out their fine on the
streets at one dollar day. believe
they call it drunken row they were
engaged in.
We are glad to note the recovery Of
Mr.. Gill, OF the firm of Gill Il Walker,
grocers. He is soon to resume busi-
ness again.
CAPT. FINK, formerly President OF
the National Glass Works, has lately
purchased the property OF j. 6, Web
ster on the corner of Third and Bel
mont streets, and is building an ad-
dition to the rear OF the building now
occupied by Cummius " Walters.
hardware merchants.
BENwooD.
We find things progressing about as
usual. The Benwood Iron Works and
the Riverside Furnace are in full oper-
alton, and there is little time Tor loaf
ing among the hands.
The limestone quarry belonging to
the Riverside Furnace Company is
extensively worked. This quarry eeems
almost inexhaustitle layer on layer Of
the white stone can be seen for almost
q quarter Of mile along the B. d ..
railroad, where the stone is being taken
out. There are thirty men at work
constantly, and about l,SUO tons of
stone are taken from the quarry
monthly.
TIE Riverside Furnace uses about
sixty tons OF limestone daily, and has a
track laid and a trestle built across
from the quarry TO the works, the cars
running on an inclined plane, down
which as many as l43 loads, averag-
ing one and three-quarters tons per
load, have been brought in five hours,
while it used to take ten carts to haul
sixty five or seventy tons per day.
In the last two weeks the Riverside
Furnace has received 1900 tons OF
Missouri iron ore, and last Monday re-
ceived thirty-seven car loads Of Cons
nellsvle coke.
THE Knights OF Pythiss intend join
ing the Wheeling lodge in their con-
templated trip on the James Rees and
picnic at Cresap's Grove on the Both.
JOHN DEEGAN is so well satisfied with
his business prospects that he contem-
plates having more room and adding
still more to his line OF groceries and
provisions.
The Beuwood Brass Band seems to
be success. They meet almost every
night, ard under the leadership OF
Prof Folby are becoming credit 10
the place.
MRS. MoGlLL fell from q step a day
or two ago and sprained her foot
severely.
Mr.. HEALr's coal bank resumed
operations again yesterday, after few
days suspension.
The Benwood Store, kept by II. W.
Fisher, seems well patronized, to judge
by the people coming and going.
LOUISE LOCKWOOD.