The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-08-30
Martins Ferry on the Rampage
Fights, RObberles, and the Deuce "a
Pay Generally.
MARTINS FERRY, August 29th.

MARTINS FERRY, August Z5th.
Editors OF the Register.
Your correspondent had occasion to
visit Martins Ferry on last Saturday
afternoon, and being too late for the
boat was obliged to remain at a friends
house all night.
The Ohio City and Etna mills were
paid Oft" in the afternoon, and one
would think that Judge kelly's Imitation
theories were confirmed by Congress, so
plentiful were "greenbacks' in Martins
Ferry on Saturday evening. The 'sOns
If Vulcan however, do not seem to fol-
low up the proposition of the learned
Judge bv converting their volume OF
currency into 800 bonds, but rather
disposed to invest in fusil oil, or the
compound extract of bug juice com
monty called whisky. While
those poor hard sons of toll
were having their "good time" at the
shrine OF Bacchus, maHy Of them became
the victims of the willy thieves and as
>assins, that iniest our neighboring vii
lage of Martins Ferry. y young man
whom | saw carried home on Il stretcher
they called him Joe. Cross, | think
was beaten in most inhuman manner
about the head, being struck by rock.
! His arm, they say, was broken, and when
| saw him. he was reported IN II dying
condition. Another man, whose name
! ] believe is Padleu, was also severely
| beaten. The as>ailants, or rather ass"s-
/ sins, carried off their money ana even
gathered up the poor fellows hats. Dur
ing the night several robberies were re-
ported. and it is prcsumable that they
were prrpctratcd by the same gang, -Four
houses were burgiarizcd, but nothing OF
anv considerable consequence taken. 1t
shows, however, skill and dar.
inr in the art of housebreak-
ing. that eutitlc those scoundrels
to It high place in the ruuk OF their pro-
fcsSon.
Henry Kane, II grocer, had his store
broken into and some thirty-iive dollars,
four or five gallons Of whisky, and some
cigars and canned fruit carried off. They
also called on Mr, Thomas Fitzsimmons,
and after RECALLING themselves from the
dining -tablc-which it would seem was
carefully set and furnished for the occa'
slon-carried oil key of lager beer.
In another house pockt book, con-
tanning few dollars, was abstracted from
under pillow upon which the owner
was sleeping They made an entrance
into the famous "Rrd Onion saloon, cap
turing twelve bottles of ale OHiU
The saloon bearing tin name "Red
Onion takes its title from the Goat of
Arms. of the fair hostess. She is II won
ieriulIy degenerated specimen Of the
fair sex. and one who would impress 1t
person with the belief of an inversion OF
Darwin'S thcory-her name is Lor'c>S.
Where are Moody and Sankey?
Where the crusaders? 4 more desira-
bic field of labor does not exist under the
sun than our ncighboring town of Mar
tins Ferry. One nights sojourn-ot
Saturday evening is fair sample
would convince the workers in the Lords
vineyard that they should repair ththcr at
once At would be advisable, though, IN
the meantime, for the good citizens OF
Martins Ferry to reorganiZc their polio"
force. 1t would be well for Ed Davis
and hi, deputies to ",pot' these chaps
"uvcr the water when thcyare on visit
to this side. They are good 'craltsmcn,'
and lack nothing in daring necessary to
put "up Il good job here some day.
Pro BoNo PUTLICo.