The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-22
sTEURENvILLE LOCALS.

Yesterday afternoon, while the clerk
at Mr.. Max Bosler's grocery, on the cor
ner Of Third and Market streets, was en-
gagged in the rear end of the store, thief
entered the front door and extracted ST
from the money drawer. Mr.. Bosler hiss
al idea SIS to whom the thief is.
The pottery business is looming up IN
this city again. A proposition was made
to-day, 10 the effect that if our citizens
would give loan Of $4,000, taking SIS
security mortgage upon the property
pottery would be Immediately estsb-
lishec. We think this proposition will
win, rs some OF cur capitalists were ia
vorably disposed toward this proposition
when the matter was sgltsted here be-
fore.
The Ohio camp meeting for the
promotion OF holiness and the conversion
OF sinners, will be held at Mansfield o.
commencing on the 3lst Of July, and con-
tlnuing nine days.
Runaway horses were numerous IN
this city to-day. At shout two o'clock
this afternoon team belonging to Mr.
B. NJ. Sharp, ivcrymsn on North Fourth
street, became frightened while standing
in front Of bis tables, and ran away, the
wheels of the hack 20 which they were
attached, came in contact with one OF
Mr.. Sharpe buggies, and smashed 1t.
At tour o'clock Mr.. j. ). Eos
tiers horse ran away at about
the same locality, throwing Mr.. Foster
snd little son OUT lnjuring them both
severely, snd smashing two wheels OF the
vehicle all 20 pieces. At SIX o'clock 8
countrvmens team on lower Sixth street
took a notion to have q little run, snd IN
their perau bulations uprooted several
shade trees, damaged railing fence con-
siderably and furnished a large amount
of conversation Tor the residents Of the
neighborhocd.
A committee Of our citizens went to
Wheeling to day to complete the ar
engagements with Capt Booth, Of the E1-
press. for the excursion on next Sunday.
So if Wheeling don't wsnt TO see US send
US word; bu. we'll come anyway.
Oil was struck in Trumbull county
last week. Hope Steubenvllle will be
the next lucky place.
Regular meeting of Council tonight.
The Republicans will hold their Con-
gressional Convention in this city.
A number of our boys were chasing
foxes over in West Virginia last night,
aided by about a dozen hounds.
Mr.. Robert Love and wife, will leave
for New Darlington, Conn, in the morn
ing. where Mr.. Love will lecture on tenn
perance Thursday.
At the lower telegraph office this al
ternoon Mr.. John Campbell, the mana
ger of the q. X Z. offices in this city, had
little telephone communication with
the operator in Wheeling. The wire
WAS attached to the Pwikys wire. A
musical Wheelingite very plaintiyely
warbled Sweet bye and bye and the
"Star Spsngled Banner" IN the instru-
ment, and the spectators at this end OF
the line, with their ears down close TO
the instrument heard 1t very distinctly.
Mr.. L. g. McFeeiy, Of the Gazette, alter
listening sLtentiveIy for awhile, and be-
ing satisfied that no ore was putting up
lob on him, rose up and slapping his
hands together exclaimed, "WelI,
there's nothing new under the SUM-
If old Barnum WAS to come along here
and tell me that he had an elephant that
could drink the Ohio river dry, ! would
be afraid to say he was liar tor fear he
would prove it
Mr.. James Gardner, who has nick
named himself the Regular" who re-
sides in the Fifth ward, sometime since
purchased stove from one OF our deal
ers. He is OF an eccentric disposition,
and makes the boast that he can sell
goods from his wholesale establishment
cheaper than anyone Csc, because he gets
them for nothing Well, the aforesaid
dealer approached him several times tor
his money for the stove, and Gardner In
yarisby met him with the remark that
he had not time TO talk TO him. The
dealer became impatient ut last, and pro
cured some officers o. the law, who
iorcibly took the stove away from Gard
ner and restored it TO its original owner
much TO the disgust OF Mr..
Gardner, who il very much
excIted over the matter, and
SAYS that the law of West Virginia
would not impose on a man in that
style, and he wishes ne had not left his
native heath TO reside among barbsrlsns.
At last accounts he was hunting some
unbiased officer who would arrest Justice
Bright, 1T whose instance the outrage
was perpetrsted, but IS unable to find
such an one.
Gardner is not altogether in his right
mind, and is all the time cutting up some
gutter caper He sells milk and other
things Of like nature-wheE be has any
to sell, and clsims that be is in the
wholesale business, with branch house
in st. Louis.