The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-07-10

say more about Steubenville in the fu'
ture ! will drop this subject for tho
present.
The Centennial tea.party given at tho
Methodist Church last evening was large
ly attended and nctted quite a handsome
sum which will be used in detrayinl
the expenses incurred in relitting, dec
Grating and beautifying the church. The
characters were all representative Of "
olden time. Capt. John S. Devcnny
represented General Washington, and st
complete was the picture that an aged
colored woman Of this city, the last ol
Georges nurses now living, threw her
arms around the Captains neck aud ex'
claimed Massa George! Massa George!
SEUBER spECr'D TO SEE YER AGIS.
The Captain was 50 overcome that with
tears running down his cheeks he cx.
claimed, "Auuty ! can't tell u lie | aiit
Wash, Pm only pIayin OIL" j. Creasey
represented some General, but rs he did
not know who he was himself, it was i'm
possible for me to find out. lie looked
however, like
GENERAL DEBILITY.
The characters OF the ladies were gotten
up with taste, some Of the dresses being
from fifty to one hundred years old and
were the dresses Of the mothers grand,
mothers &C., Of the mothers Of the ladies
representing the different characters last
evening. Many AZ dress belonging to moth.
cr-in-laws was present. They were Gu
tircIy ignored.
Al, Carroll, Esq, Superintendent Of
the Steuhenvllc Gas Light and Coke
Company, met with severe accident to-
day about noon, while crossing the street
at the corner Of Fourth and Market. A
Jchu named Car from Island Creek came
rushing down street with two horse
team. The pole Of the wagon struck Mr.,
Carroll in the breast causing him to Ito
some high and lofty tmbling. Ills in
juries, although very painful, are not SER
iOus. 1t il about time that our authOri-
ties would turn their attention t0thc mat.
ter of fast driving in our streets. II men
want to speed their stock it should not
he done at the risk Of life and limb. Let
the Mayor divert his attention from the
children and the hrNthcn Chinrc crackers
and abolish this imtoIcrahc nuisance,
Give the Smart alrcks' 10 understand
that pedestrians have some rights that
they are hound to respect,
DEATH AND WHISKY.
Excitement ran high to-day in the
Sixth Ward II this city. About y year ago
u man named Slack, keeper of q gin mill
in the lower end uftuwn was Indicted hy
the Grand Jury lor selling liquor in vi".
hiiUn ii the lIw, lr however got Winl II
it and lit oul lor "l"ll llinGlaud,' rhah
ing ~ h. ,Hil the dust l'ri h'mrriky from
hi, Irrt. Slack lnwrvrr changed hi7
minl and resolved tnrcturn To this rorln.
try arriving in this town On Wednesday
evening last, Joseph VIM residing in the
Sixth Ward near the rolling mtll school
house; is the father Uf five children.
Joseph was 20 catCd nj seeing his broth.
rrinllw Slack return that he resolved to
have u jolly time Oi it aCcOrlingly y IN
Wednesday evening hc procured aqunnti.
ty whisky. Then Vim, Slack and Mrs,
Winn filled themselves chuck full. Not
satisfied with making brutcs Of them
selves, they turned their attention to the
children aud administered four doses Of
the poison 10 Wins son u bright little
fellow four years old. In little while
the poor little fellow fell ovcr-drunk|
THE FATHER ASp MOTHER HOrH DRUNK,
waIIowing like hogs Oh the floor, uncon.
sci0u4 Of the dcsolati0n around them, nm
conscious that the spirit Of one whom
they were instrumental in bringing into
being waI about 10 take its flight. \
child 0f their avn killed by poison ad,
mni4tcrcd by their own hand4. It j.
hard to say, hut il i1a fact--thriI owl
child murdered By its own father.
DR.. II. NJ Blackburn was called H..
lie saw the child lying on it, back in he'd
eyes open, pupils contracted, pulse rapid
and hard, cOnvulsivc movement 0i the
muscles ol the face, and frequent general
commissions, ryrs inscnsihlr To light, Ncr.
lurOus lrcathing and unable 10 swallow
in fact the child was evidently in4rn4i.
Bile, The phy.ician state. il was a hor.
ribIc sight. The child fingered in m I'M.
conscioll. state until Yesterday morning,
when dealt, came To his relief. The Cor.
oncr was notified to-day, but ~ ii was a
clear case of death from an overdose nf
whisky administered by the father Of the
child, and there il no law to punish him,
he did not deem II necessary to hold an
inuucst.
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., ,bc cost nf m imm"rtoi snul
r'Lc Conr, NJ Cnm,nnn pl"ns of tLi.
c,rnIv il .i;l, IN ynsinn ami viii lik"iv
aJinnrn ann" lima ncy, fail II" nrryrni.
;my mrnv;innco Thn attention n iLo
rn,,ri Ia orrun;cI in.dnv in thr rnsr NJ
Iomn, I,,ll g, Iinrlirk & Giyrr. M or,inn
Tor nnliascs rGS,lllllLg ltnl' ,a injury TO an
I;Ins If I"fcnIaH,i III" ca;o wos trirI
ni ,hn Xnvrmlnr form is7H and rc.uIirI
il, verdict for plaintiff Of Sl6i, from
which lie appealed. The biennial bnsi.
meas Of this court has been larger during
the term Of the present Prosecutor than
ever before known. Indeed, 20 great has
il been that Il has claimed the entire at