The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-08

is MolochF' Baal The Roman Fates and
furies combined! This is the God to
whom they chanted, ito him who smote
great kings, and slew famous klngs-Si-
hon, king Of the Amorites, and 0g, the
king Of Bashan, for his mercy endureth for
ever"
Ibelieve in the God who is also the
God Of 0g's widow! Ibelieye in the God
who is also the God OF Sihon's widowl l
believe in the God who is on the side Of
the weak, as Of the strong. The Jehovah
OF the period is not the God and Father
Of our Lord Jesus Christ, whose love
hath appeared unto all men.
BELLA1RE EoCA1s.-Our city was very
disorderly Sunday for the day Of rest.
We saw several intoxicated individuals
roaming about, and shortly after noon
two Of them, young men noted for drunk.
enness and other petty crimes, George
MoKirahan and Frank Jefferson, became
troublesome to the citizens Of Noble
street extension, and q gentleman had
them arrested. They made diSgraceiul
spectacle as they went to Jail, and as dis
graceful, though a quieter one, as they
dragged their chains and ball through the
street yesterday in default OF money to
pay their fines.
Later in the day some glass house men
got into dispute at the corner Of Union
and 30th streets, and the result was q
complicated fight. No arrests.
An old man said yesterday on the
streets ~ am going to invent weight to
hang on the bottom Of mans vest. Ev.
cry other fellows vest in town seems to
need to be pulled down." Just there he
was interrupted with, "Wipe off your
chimp
The delay Of trains on the Central Ohio
Road last week was caused, We are most
reliably informed, by n collision between
two freight trains at CassePs Station, and
not by the previous bridge accident, as
the Wheeling officials Of the road gave it
to be understood.
Chief Engineer Barrett has completed
his corps Of assistants and will go to
work TO survey in order to determine the
most desirable route for the proposed
Bellaire & Southwestern Railroad as soon
as possible. When the road was first
talked of'the Barnesville Enterprise pre-
dicted that Monroe county couldn't raise
enough money to defray the expenses Of a
preliminary survey.
Rev. Hodgson's sermon Sunday night
was entitled "Work that Pays" Rev.
Castor took for his text: "Not this man,
but Barrabas."
The saloon keepers from here now de-
tanned against their wills at St. Glars.
vile, are Michael Feeney, Of THE "Sham.
rock" Jacob stahl ("Rotten Hide" Bal
zerStroble, VIM. Ritker, OF the American
House, and +. Jenny, proprietor Of the
saloon at Bensons Ferry.
The election to decide whether two new
school houses should be built was held at
the school house in the Third Ward yes
terday, but the result has not TRANSFERRED
at this writing.
Sunday evening a colored girl named
Minnie Sewers was left in charge Of sew
eral children while the older folks we're
at church. By some means her dress
came in contact with the fire, and caught.
The girl ran out into the yard screaming,
and the open air gave additional fury to
the flames, and before the Roighbors could
extinguish the fire she was terribly II not
fatally burned.
The election on Monday,resulted in the
defeat Of the project for building two
new school houses by a majority OF one.
1t is TO be hoped that another chance will
be given at the usual spring elections, and
that the subject, which is really an i'm
portant one, may meet with enough dis
cuSsion 10 induce lis friends TO vote.
Rev. W. T. Maloy, Of Cadiz. will
preach in the U. p. Church Of this city
every night this week. Mr.. Maloy
has lcctured and preached here several
times, and always favOrably impressed
our citizens.
Rev. W. II. Morton was at the Globe
House yesterday.
A colored man named Wesley Harvey
was arrested yesterday upon the charge OF
cutting the saddle Of William Criswell
Sunday night. The prosecuting witness
failed TO put in his appearance at the APP
pointed time, and so the prisoner was re-
leased.
Mrs. Conductor Rufus Lane, Of San
dusky, Ohio, nee Miss Ada West, Of St.
Clairsville, is visiting friends in town.