The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-24
Oun srEUnENVILLE LETTER.
srEunENvILLr, August 90.

SrEUBENvILIp, August 90.
ElIors lntclllgCncer'
Sunday, generally speaking, was we'll
observed in this city. The churches were
well attended. The three Presbyterian
congregations held union services in the
morning in the Second Presbyterian
Church, where they listened to an el.
oQuent discourse delivered by Rev. +. ".
MiIligan, Of the church "nGar the corner"
No services were held In most OF the
churches in the evening, the different pas.
tors being anxious to hear Rev. A. G.
Byers, cx.Chaplain Of tho Ohio Peniten.
tiary, lecture on prison reform. In the
evening the reverend gentleman, who Is
Corresponding Secretary Of the Prison
Reform and Children's Aid Association,
addressed n large and apprcciative con.
gregation at the Fifth Street Methodist
Church on subjects relating 10 the causes
and treatment Of crime and criminals.
Rev. Byers has for the last ten years
been intimately related to the work OF re.
form among criminals, and in speaking on
this subject he showed from statistics that
the criminal classes were constantly re.
Cruited from the homeless, friendless and
neglected children. lie advocated dis.
trct houses Of discipline for misdemean.
ora and petty offenders, as being the best
method for thcsnppressiOn of petty crimes
and the reformation Of petty offenders.
lIC also advocated homes for children
that we're homeless aud neglected, stating
that at the present time these children
were on the streets begging and stealing,
or in the county poor houses, the latter In
their best forms, worse for child than
the Five Points Of New York in It's
palmiest days. Mr.. Byers drew his
Illustrations from the Jefferson County
Intirmary, which he termed perfectly
diabohedk, but no worse than the In.
llrnaries generally throughout the State.
At the conclusion Of the chaplnin's re.
marks a number Of ladies and gentlemen
went forward and enrolled themselves as
members Of the association, after which
Rev. r. V. Millignn and Messrs. NJ. Il.
Andrews and John II. Hawkins were ap. |
pointed local executive committee to |
aid in carrying out the designs Of the
commission.
ABOUT THE BOAT RACE.
At II o'clock A. NJ, today Peal signed
the articles Of agreement between him.
self and Pedgrift Of Chicago, 'for their
three mile race In this city on the 10 prox.
This race will he one Of the most inter.
esting that was ever rOwed on the Ohio riy.
er,the contestants are well matched, peal |
was born IN England, lie Is twenty.eighl |
years Of age, weighed Inst week one hun
dred and sixty.twO pounds, and measures
five feet eleven and a half finChes In stock.
ing feet. Some months ago lie established
II boat housc here, and by his gentleman.
ly department has made hosts Of friends
who will go their last niCkle on him In |
the coming race. He Ia now at work on the |
boat in whiCh'he will row Pedgrift. II Is Of
Spanish cedar, 80 feet II inches long,
8! inches deep in the center, q inches at |
the bow, and II inches at the stern, and
weights 20 pounds. pedgriit, Is M oars.
man Of some reputation both in this
country and England, having welded the
spruccs with Tagg and Whithall, both Of
whom he defeated. lie ls a very intlscu.
lar man, thirty.fve years old, and II is
said is great favoritc among the sport.
Ing fraternity of Chicago, his present
home.
AT THE DRIVING PARK.
On Saturday next, the 2sth, we are 10
have five races at the Jefferson Driving
Park. The first will he a foot race be.
tween " Budd" Rodgers, Of Martins Fer.
ty, and "Bee" Walker Of this city, for
$500 a side. The second Is foot race be.
tween a colored damsel named Taylor aud
Jack Jones, Of Pittsburgh, the pedestrian.
We interviewed Miss Taylor this morn.
Ing, and In answer to Out interfogatory as
to whether she could get away with Jones
Shc replied, "Git away wild i'm? You
hear me I'll git away wild i'm, and
don't you fo'git III" This race Is for $50
side. Following this will be q run be.
tween two young men named Parrish and
BrOwnlCe for so. The foot racing is to
wind up with a race between Miss
Taylor, who Is dark enough to discount
the ten Of spades, white woman, and
the Unknown y for the championship Of
Steubenvillc. The afternoons perform.
Once Ia to wind up with race, mile dash |
to harness, between J. q. Cnlps black |
gcldihg, "Bill" and Joseph Baslee's sorrel |
gelding, "Mike Sense"
THE nUTTERMILK BRIGADE.
Tom 7. Mcssick and W. II. Potter, del. |
egatcs from New York 10 the Buttermilk |
Brigade Of this city, were here over
Sunday. the guests Of j. Ross Hanlin,
Esq. Ms, Potter left the city this morn.