The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-31

vtSoh wv apart ~ y veuelttyt anu now
contains The remains Of $50 paupers.
Among other improvements whichwould
greatly enhance the value Of The building
would 30 the erection Of q gas works,
and more efficient apparatus for use In
case OF Gre, there being only one ere plug
on the premises,
The average number Of inmates per
month, at the ihslitnion, IL about 40,
which are kept at IN average cost Of
fourteen cents each, per diem. Exclu.
siye ofthe above, about IS 900 IL expend.
cd annually for transient paupers residing
In this county.
FINALE.
Having hastily spoken Of The main
points Of what we saw and heard, we can.
not close without extending thanks 10
Superintendent Lowe, Mrs. S. B. Powell,
sister Of the Superintendent and ma.ron
Of the institution, who BY her kindness
and lAdy.like department has endeared
herself to the poor unfortunates under
her charge, for courteAies extended and
splendid collation., 10 which our reporto-
rial stomach did ample jnsLice. Also to
Miss Fannie, who added greatly to the
pleasure Of the visit Of the party, and
made one almost regret that he, too, were
not an inmate Of the Belmont County In-
Urinary.
PERSONAL PoNTs.-Miss Lizzie Lazter,
Of Morgantown, is spending the holidays
with Miss Juliet Mcclure,
Prof. ]. @. White, Of The West Virginia
Unworthy, Is at the Mcclure.
Capt. W. NJ. Mattingly, Of Parkers.
burg, 10 stopping at the Mcclure.
A letter addressed 10 Mrs. Mary
Wharton, Pettis County, Mo, is held for
postage In the city postotiee.
Captain W. L. Bridges, Superintendent
OF the Moundsyiile Penitentiary, Is q
prominent candidate for the position Of
Superintendent Of the U. s. Prison at
Washington City. In the event ot his
appointment TO that Office, Col. Frank
Brown, the present Assistant Superin-
tendentat Moundsville, will be strongly
urged Us the proper person TO succeed
him.
Mr.: Joseph Hamilton lett for Cincln-
natl Saturday night, on the steamer
Rittie Stockdale, in the interests OF the
johnson Steam Pipe Covering company,
for which he Is agent.
Robert McNiChol has an offer from
Fleet manager Of the Indianapolis Base
Ball club, To travel with the Indianapolis
club next season as umpire. Fleet offers
him$lS per week and expenses, but It is
not likely that he will accept.
Governor Mathews was recently pre-
sented with beautiful cameo ring and
seal by the State officers,
The Misses Ruths, Of Parkersburg,
attended the ball at Matamoras on last
Friday night, and returned home on the
Hudson.
Mr.. James Noll, Second Clerk Of the
Express, stopped OF to'spend the holidays
at his home.
Mira. Hopkins, sister OF Henry K. List,
Esq, is lying seriously i'll at the residence
Of her mother, the late Mrs. Ann List.
Dick Eiseman, Of Steubenyille, is in
the city on visit to relatives.
Mr.! Johnny Shepherd, who went from
hereto Meadvllle, Pa, a few weeks since,
returned onSaturday evening.
Officer 81. Myers, Of the police force,
desires us to say that the sensational dis.
patch from this city published in the
Cincinnati Enquirer Of Saturday, and re.
produced in The Sunday Leader, in 80 tar
as it relates to him Is false in every par.
ticnlar. : q.
George Andrews, the clever representa-.
tive ofthe Bay State shoe and leather Co.,
is. in the city, George will wait upon his
customers, while here, with his usual
dignity and "avoirdupois."
Frank Joy, who has been in New Or
leans for some time back, returned home
on Saturday.