The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-19

trip through the South, and Will be gone
some time.
THERE will be preaching in al! the
churches on Sunday. Rev. Craig, Of
Pennsylvania, will preach in the United
Presbyterian Church, at three o'clock,
for the Ohio Valley Presbyterians.
SEVERAL persons from town attended
the Commencement exercises at Bethany
this week. ....
A PICNIC by the dodge Club is
talked of.
THE Democrats are all well pleased
with the nominations for State officers,
made at Columbus on Thursday.
SQUIRE EGLEsoN got hurt on Thurs
day evening by some one jumping against
him, iniuring his leg so seriously that he
is confined to his room.
Hos. WALTER STANLEY and the d.
rectors of the Wheeling and Lake Erie
Railroad, were in town yesterday, as the
guests of the President Joel Wood. In
the afternoon they visited some OF our
manufactures.
BRIDGEPORT.
TIE safe Of Messrs. Smith u Son, the
millers was unlocked by thieves We'd
nesday night, and few coppers stolen
from the inner drawer. The safe was
only used for keeping books and papers,
so as to prevent injury, the key of the
outer door was kept suspended to the
knob, but the rogues probably thought
this ruse, for they not only forced open
the little wooden drawer, but ransacked
the Office until they found the key which
opens little vault in the safe, and there
they only found some papers which they
scattered over the floor and then depart
ed. taking the key with them The en-
trance into the mill was effected by
raising open one of the windows.
The disappointed burglars committed
second THEFT with better luck, by en-
tering the store of Giiin y HenIine,
through grating in the sidewalk, which
had not been secured. They passed
through this into the cellar and up into
the store. Here they found the TILL un
locked, and about five or six dollars III
nickles, which they pocketed and lit out.
The rascals are supposed to be local
celebrities, and are marked.
A RESOLUTION passed Council at its
last meeting appointing committee to
have Kirkwood bridge repaired as soon
as practicable.
JOE SNIDER is character in his way
and his ways are numerous. He has the
reputation of having woOed and won his
fifth wife, two of whom are under the
sod and three living 1t is the last one
of the living trio who has brought him
10 grief Joe frequently becomes inspir-
ed through the medium of gallon jug,
which he gets filed over in Wheeling and
brings home to empty. On Thursday,
night, while thus inspired, he took
unbrage at his fifth love, and, according
to her testimony before the Mayor yes
tcrday afternoon, kicked and hit her, and
on divers occasions was in the habit Of
abusing her and making the pots, kettles
and other kitchen utensils follow her in
quick succession. The prisoner
is quite deaf, and labors
under considerable Disadvantage
in defending himself from mis-statements
by the prosecutions but when he was in
formed Of the tenor Of his wifc'S test.
mony, which was done by the Mayor
shouting the same into his ear his ear.
nest indignation knew no bounds. He
said he had never injured her; that It
was all play on his part, and she was only
angry because he would not permit
a Young ndy who was cucrcntc, partic-
ular friend of Mrs Snidcr's, to share the
family roof. He claimed it was as much
rs he could do to take care of his own
family let alone strangers. Mrs. 5. en-
tered disclaimer TO these remarks, and
stated that when Joe was sober he treated
their guest with the greatest kindness.
Mayor McConnaughy listened atten-
lively 10 both sides, and settled matters
by announcing the important fact to
Snider that $40 and costs was the penalty
for abusing his wife The much mar
ricd man paid his fae promptly and took
his leave His wife seemed to have salts
faction over the result, and says she has
departed from his bed and board forever.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-The fol-
lowing are the real estate transfers enter
ed in the County Clerks Office, for the
week ending June Is, 1875:
Deed made May 8, 1875, by Levi
Noble and wife ct al. to Levi b. Chaplin,
for 80 feet front on alley >, running back
100 feet. Admitted June y; $3.50.
Deed made May % 1875, by HIForbcs |
and K. Cranglc, to George II. Whitaker
for Crescent Mill property. Admitted |
June u; $4,000.
Deed made June 10, 1875, by George
Crumbacker and wife to Annie Taylor
and Rachael Birch, for the northeast ! Of
east ] Of lot 100, in addition laid out by
Peter Yarnall, John Fawcett and others,
called East Wheeling. Admitted June
Nth; 500.
Deed made June II, 1876, by Sarah
NJ Miller to Benjamin Exelcy, Srr for
81 acres of home farm Of Thomas Thorn
burg, deceased. Admitted June l4thi
1870.
Deed made June II, 1875, by Louis
Ebeling to John w. Schultz, trustee, for
north 4 lot 1917, corner OF Market and
22d streets, Fifth ward. Admitted June
10; SO.
Deed made June :, 1875, by W W.
Martin and wife to John WiebcI, for lot
10. in Armstrong, Hunter x Co.'S add
tion Wheeling Island, Admitted June
10Th; $500.
Deed made June lG 1865, by james
Bodley and wife to Robert Emblem for
be east half of lot No. 81, south side Of
Eighteenth street. Admitted June 10,
1873; $1,000.
Deed made June u, 1875, by Platof b.
Zane. trustee. aud wife to 7. j. Berkeley,
for lot. and 9 in james W. Zane'5 add
t;on. on the Island. Admitted June II,
1873; $1,000
Deed made January 4, 1875, BY 5.
Bender and a. Kryter to &. A. kryter
for all their interest 10 lot 0 in the reserve
. "A bpr'irv Admitted lime 18th.