The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-25

its relief, Another sad warning to parents
who persist in leaving children alone
and a warning, too, that it would be vel
for some parents in this city as we'll Al
other places to heed.
This morning about half past two
o'clock our citizens were aroused from
their slumbers by the cry Of fire, flame.
being discovered issuing from the second
story Of the Turnbull block, situated Oh
the north side Of Market street between
4th and 9th. The fire had gained consid
cradle heAdWay before the alarm was
given, and by the time the engines got tC
work the whole block was enveloped in q
solid sheet OF flame. The Phoenix steam
er being delayed nearly hall an hour
by the failure Of the engine to find the
engineeF,Or vi6e versa We don't know which
but when they did get 10 work they did
excellent service, completely deluging the
buildings with water, This and the rains
Of the last previous twenty.iOur hours
prevented the flames fromspreading 10 the
old rat traps and tinder boxes in the rear
which had thad they caught would have
burned like powder, and endangered the
entire heart OF the city. The block is Oc'
cupied by Brownlee \ Davidson, whole
sale greCers, whose loss is but slight
Adams Express Company, loss tritlingi
Evans & Turner, oysters, game and con-
feGtiOnery james +, Sarrett, jeweler;
A. Hamilton, wall paper and sta
tionary; o. NJ. Thatcher, merchant
tailor and gents furnishing goods
II is impossible at this writing to asCer.
tain the exact figures in regard to losses
aud insurance. Evans 4 Turner's loss
will not be very heavy; SaFrett and Ham
ilton cannot tell anything about theirs
until they invoice, the latters loss, how
ever, may be considered nearly total "a
his entire stock Is ruined by water, The
whole loss on building and stocks is esti-
mated at between fifteen and twenty
thousand dollars, which is covered by in
suranCe in the following companies Nj
agarA, Of New York; Royal, Of Liver
pool; Columbiana Mutual, Knox Mutual,
and Ashland Mutual,
The lire originated in the second story
Of the building occupied by the Adams
Express Company, In one OF the back
rooms, but from what cause is yet mys.
terry. The policemen Of that ward says
that Charlie Hale, q notorious vagrant OF
this city, had key for several rooms,
this one among others, and that he was
in the habit Of sleeping there, and It is
supposed he put on fire and went 10
sleep and that the fire communicated to the
floor or the aue. Iftheir theory is correct
Il ia proper here TO ask why are Hale and
other characters allowed 10 run at large
and injure the property Of our citizens
when we have law that is very emphat-
iC in It's language In reference to parties
who have no visible means OF support.
This theory ofsavlng at the spigot and al
lowing II to run at the bung hole ought, in
all candOr, be abandoned, and such parties
either be compelled to leave the city by
way Of "Oliver's one hundred and fifteen
dollar fence" or confined in jail. Then
property holders would feel as though
they had someseGurity. As it Is now our
laws, Municipal and State, rs admins.
tered, are a dead letter, and this question
very naturally arises, is not the city lia.
BILE, when they know that the law Is be-
ing openly violated, and make no efforts
to enforCCit, for what damages may arise
from her own negligenCe2 Either enforce
the laws or repeal them. lIales appear.
ance this morning indicates that he
had been very near fire or holding a
consultation with the business side Of fly
blister faf.,.
George alias Tad Burk, who escaped
from the work pen, about ten days ago,
was ru.captured last night by City Mar
shal Swords and confined to his old
quarters. lTe will be put to work Ogain
Tomorrow morning with n chain and If
ty pound bali which will serve as an anti
climbing arrangement.
William Miller, young "galoOt" hail
from the classic precincts Of Wellsbnrg,
who has for some time past managed to
keep his hide saturated with bOnzine and
his stomach stranger 10 tritGb, wasp pull
ed in last night by the police on the charge
Of lettering about houses OF bad repule.
At the hearing this afternoon before the
Mayor ho was sentenced 10 the mud.hOle
stone quarry for the period Of thirty days.
Thomas Hennis, a youth about thirteen
years Of age, was brought here to-day
from Wells township and lodged in Jail,
charged with stealing a pair Of boots.
Thomas Ia evidently bad lad and will
be sent to the reform school.
Thanksgiving will be observed here to.
morrow. The different Methodist Epis-
copal congregations will hold a union
service in Kramer Chapel, when Rev. |.
A. Pearce, Of Hamlin Chapel, will deliver
a discourse appropriate 10 the occasion.
Services will aISo be held In the EpiSco.
rnl, Christian, Lutheran, Catholic and
Presbyterian churches BILL.