The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-24
OUR SrEUBENvILLE LETTER
EOwIyism--'TIIe First PreSbyter-
ian Church MmtilHted-II1ncSS
OF NIr. FrHLicr-AqunIiC-.A Gov.
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SrEUBENvILLE, Sept. %, 1875.
Correspondence Of the IntClIsGncCrl
Stcubenville il rapidly regaining her
prestige Of twenty-five years ago, when
rowdylsm held high carnival, with none t.
molest those participating or make them
afraid-whCn her name was II terror II
the civilized world. Her morals for n
while improved to some extent, but for
some time she has refrigerated fearfully
and Is now becoming, like the sick Dutch.
man, "no better fast." In n former com
municntiOn we referred to the faCt that
rowdyism was on the increase, the still
watches of the night, with scarcely an
exception, being disturbed by the howl.
ing4 Of men in their Bacchanalian re.
velriGs, and inOflensive citizens and ladies'
insulted on our most public thorough.
fares. But we were not prepared fOr
what we witnessed this morning, and now
feel satisfied that, with the insecurity to
unofending citizens Mt night, nothing
ornamental Is safe from mutilation lea.
peCially Il fronting Oh the street, nt the
hands Of the set OF lahd-lOpers and vaga.
bonds that now ihicst our city
and will continue to infest it unless some
means are taken by the proper autlIOri.
ties to place them "whGre they will do the
most good" Last night an outrage that
for abicct vilenCss will even out-llerod
lIerod was pcrpetrNted at the First Pres.
byterian Church, on North Fourth street,
by somc abandoned wrCtChes, who h I'd
neither the fear Of their Maker, the law
or the devil himself before their eyes, or
they would have desisted from their devil.
isli designs The front Of the church il
OF very finely dressed stone, magniticently
carved, and aL the entrance are upright
columns with finely wrought mOuldings
All these we're mntilated and destroyed
beyond redemption by these lonnging
nomads, who are allowed To roam at large
through the streets Of our city. The fine
mouldings and corners Of dressed stone
we're ali knocked of, causing an al
most irrcpNrable loss. II i1 time this
set Of vampires who infest this
community, sucking the very lie
blood Of our citizens, were taught
to Know that we nave laws, anu mat they
will he made to respect them, even II we
have to do without bridges and street
railroads aud invest our surplus change
in work house, where they can while
away their leisure hours breaking lime.
stone, by which all our streets may be
mncadamized. II Is to be hoped that our
efficient (?) force Of detectives will bring
the perpetrators Of this outrage speedily
to Justice. The trustees OF the church
this afternoon offered a reward Of 500
for the arrest and conviction Of the part.
les.
William Frazier, one Of our oldest Cili.
zens, IL lying At the point Of death Nt his
residence in this city. Mr.. Frazier was at
one time engaged In the Wholesale gro.
cery business In this city, and afterwards
became connected with the rolling mill
project under the firm name OF Frazier,
Kilgore 4 Co., who were succeeded by
the present owners Spaulding, Wood.
ward X Co.
II is now very probable that a race
will come oG between Allcock and Her