The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-10

ssing profane language on the streets,
and Charles Fetterer for making dis
turbance, was fined 81 and costs. Not
being able to pay he was sent to the
lookup.
THAT dread disease, scarlet fever, has
broken out in Martins Ferry, and it is
feared that its raysges will be great. A
child II years old, named Mary Strain,
daughter of Samuel Strain, a moulder
working at Spence, Baggs Il Co.'S foun.
dry, took sick on Saturday evening, and
died the next morning at s o'clock.
Some two or three other children in Mr..
Strains family are down with the same
disease, and but little hopes are enter
tained of their recovery.
THE children under Captain Vanpelt,
boat the adults, under DR.. Werlich, at
the spelling match, Friday night. Capt.
Samuel Dean was to take charge of the
adults. but was too much indisposed to
attend, and the mantle of honor therefore
fell upon DR.. Werich's shoulders. The
latter thinks it was put up job
FRANK, ofthe Ohio City clothing store,
is sick.
The mounlders at Spence, Baggs u
Cos works, were off yesterday attending
the funeral of Maud Strain.
NEARLY every body except those who
were too old to enjoy sport, wa- engaged
in snow balling yesterday. We heard
Of no broken noses or windows.
The coupling of the main shaft at the
Ohio City Iron and Nail Works WAS
broken yesterday forenoon. 1t will pro-
badly stop the mill couple Of days, and
maybe longer.
Is the case of Newlan U.s. Hcslop the
Jury returned verdict Of 81, 900 for the
plaintiff 1t is reported the defendant
will appeal.
TaAMrs have to move on. The town
Council passed an ordnance few even
ing, since forbidding them from stop
ping in the police court room.
The persons living on the flats are
fearing u flood. If the present heavy
snow should 90 off with rain and rush,
it would inevitably raise the river to
Hood height.
BRIDGEPORT AND AETNANILLE.
\ REPORT was current on the streets
at Bridgeport, yesterday, that another
one of the children of August Snider,
who were poisoned by eating candy, had
died Yesterday Such was not the truth.
Three of them are lying very low, but 1t
is hoped they will recover.
The town could afford to put up street
/ lamps at each end of the creek bridge,
/ itno place else.
THE pugilistic portion OF Etnaville
seem to prefer Saturdays for the display
/ of their peculiar talents. On the last
| time that the day was recorded, Hicks
and Richards, both mill men, met on the
railroad with murderous intent beamng
from their eyes, and trembling in their
hands. Fists were not enough. The
war was to be to tho knife and the knife
to the hlt Cautiously search
ing in the depth of his capacious
pockets. Hicks tished up revolvery
and drew il forth. Not to be daunted
or intimidated, Richards grasped, drew
forth and hourished formidable knife,
HWhen Greek meets Greek,
Then comes the tug of war;
But the glory and renown Of Greece,
lives only in the pages of history. No
more are her sons the bravest of the
brave. and her daughters
the fuirest of all the
daughters of Eve. Long years have
rolled away since the proud-stcpping
! sons of Greece learned that "discretion Is
the better part of valOr, and at the
critical moment, just before the crash,
the two Combatants with the not eupho-
NOUS names, remembered it. md acted
upon the knowledge Without n blow
being struck or shot fired, they turned
back to back, and fed like the legIons OF
darkness were after them. And thrill
ling tragedy was spoiled.
On the same day three other gentle
men, who enjoy batterinS each other as a
pastlmc. got INTO q row. Napoleon Cox
attacked George Bottles, and was getting
the best of him, when Williams camo
along and too a hand in the affair. Rush
inc up to- Cox he struck him like To-
comutive under full head OF
steam. and sent him sprawling in
the mud with such force that
an accurate impression of Cox's pro
! hlc was left in the mud, that aboundcd
in the ncighborhood of just the right
consistency for retaining such impress
sions. And then to add insult to injury,
| the women came up and commenced be-
| laboring the PROSTATE Cox with boards,
after the style and manner of beating re-
| fractorv mules What is CoN'S opinion
of the affair we have not heard, but it is
not hard 10 imagine II.