The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-25
WELLsBURG LETTER.
What IL Costs Up There 10 60 on
nJnInbOfee-Every BOdy Wait.
ing for the Locomotive ON the
u, w. q Ky.-Tte Old Talk Of
Sinking q shaft Renewed.

Nhlt ~ NUstb Up Inefb 10 10 Oh
nJnInbOree-EVery BOdy Wait.
ing for the Locomotive ON the
T., w. T. Ky.-The Old Talk Of
Sinking q shaft Renewed.
WELLSBuRg, October "a.
ElllOn tnteilIgeueer
The spell Of quielness that our town has
been enjoying for some time past was
broken on Saturday night last. Several
parties, OF whom some were old offenders
Of the law, having desire to put 4 key
Of beer where they thought II would do
the most good, and being Of liberal turn
Of mind, invited a couple Of Irishmen,
employed on the railroad, to join them,
which they willingly did, An old accor.
deon was brought into requisition, u va
cant shop on Yankee street was occu-
pied without the owners consent, and a
lively time was had. Time wore
on; Sunday morning, one o'clock,
found the "boys" enjoying themselves.
While one Of the sons Of Erin was pull.
ing away on the squalking accotdeon,
producing the "Mulligan Guards" and
considerably under the influence Of the
loeming beverage, u stoga boot size
104)-with muscular foot en-
closed, found It's way 10 and
against the face Of tho player. Result,
two sons Of Erin with blackened eyes
heads cut and n general bruising--a hear
ing before the Mayor-two plain drunks,
80 90 and costs each. Two plain DRINKS,
assault and battery, $50 each and costs,
one Of which got u $40 additional for
carrying and displaying too prominently
q revolver, The two last in addition to
their fines were required to give bonds
for their good behavior for one year, also
to give bonds for their appearance at
court. 0ne Of the parties says that the
bond he gave Ia the best kind Of n
Murphy" for him, as he thinks he can
keep Il.
A local in yesterdays IETELIIaENCER
informs the public that locomotives are
running on the Z. w. & Ky. railroad to
Lagrange, six miles below Wellsburg.n
Not correct. There il no Lagrange six
miles below here, but opposite, in Jefier.
son county, o. The track OF the P. w. &
Ky. has not been laid further than Gross
Creek, three miles above here. The
trestle work at that point is rapidly ap-
preaching completion. II the weather
continues favorable it will be finished
this week some time. Then track laying
will 50 along.without any further visible
delay.
The anxiety Of the people 10 see the
track laid into town and the locomotive
traversing Yankee street is not abating,
but increasing. 1t is limited that when
that important event shall occur that the
steam Whales will he "sot 4 goin'," the
bells in the silent belfries be put in mo.
ton, the denizens rush into The streets,
and with their loud huzzas, amid the
barking Of dogs, the squealing of pigs
and the lowing Of kline, bid welcome TO
the mighty iron horse 10 our town. We
are informed that there will be "hurra"
when the machine comes, whether on its
first advent or when the trains get 10
running or not has not been decided.
But come it must. "Ir'5 a bruin."
Some few years ago the coal underlying
the town Of Wellsburg was nearly all
given away by the property owners to a
company which was forming for
the purpose Of mining the same.
From some cause the enterprise fell
through, since when very little has been
said concerning it. We are informed
that MIR. J, 9. Cram, OF steubenville, O.,
oilers TO be one Of company to raise
funds, secure the coal privilege and COM
mence operations. tits unknown whether
the property owners arc prepared to be
as liberal now as they were in
the past, as to giving away their un.
foreground privileges, but it is presumed
that il any company will come down to
business, and obligate themselves to 60 10
work, sink shaft and mine the coal, that
there will be but little difficulty in getting
asgood showing as the parties who fail.
ed in the past.
Further developments before the May.
or, Of the Saturday night fracus, resulted
in three young men being fined $40 and
costs each. G.B.C.