The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-08
MOUNDsyILLE MENTION.


bans, Ohio, is in town visiting friends.
Rev. T H. Trainer, former citizen OF
this plsce, snd st one time member Of
the Legislature from this county, wss in
town this week on visit TO relatives sad
friends.
A msiority OF q. 0. Whites creditors
here, are IN favor of allowing him to con-
tinue business, and pay his Indebtedness
BY instsllments.
At meeting of the Camden Guards,
held ST their srmory Wednesday even
ing last, Msj W. }. Burley wss elected
captain of that company, vice w. L.
Bridges, promoted to the rank Of MsJor
OF the regiment.
The representative OF the grest Stand
ard Oil Company of Cleveland, Ohio,
was in town yesterday.
Abner Six, the lunatic L. ). convict,
wss discharged from the prison and taken
10 his home in Greene county, Pa by
his attorney, B. f. Mughen, yesterday.
At the police court matinee on Mon
day afternoon last. Mayor Purdy ss-
sessed fines TO the amount OF $780,
S47. 95 of this amount WAS Tor violation
of section u OF chapter OF the or
dInances, which provides against
the congregating by men and boys on
the sidewalk. or in front o: stores or
other places Of business, 10 the annoyance
of psssers-by or other persons. Ihis Is =
step IN the right direction, and the town
authorities have, l understand, deter
mined to rISidly enforce this ordinance
in the future.
The farmers object to selling their
wheat for one dollar per bushel, but that
is all the millers will pay.
Sixteen life term men and one lie
woman in the penitentlary.
An effort will be msde to recruit the
Camden Guards up to sixty men, in order
to entitle them to third lieutenant.
r. Miles Rankin, five year convict,
was received st the penitentlsry from
Cincinnati, Wednesday evening last. lie
was convicted of couuterieiting in De-
cember last, snd on the evening OF re-
ceiving sentec CO he escaped from, or, rs
he terms it, beat" the Jail At Cincinnati
in the following manner. Some men
were ut work painting that institution,
and Ran kin succeeded in getting posses
lion OF some OF their clothes,
which he put OF, and picking
up paint can and brush he
deliberately walked out past the jailor
and lett. He succeeded in GLIDING the
officers and detectives six months, when
he WAS arrested in Louisville, Ky, and
brought back TO Cincinnsti. Rankin had
Just served 8 five year term IN the
Jon liette penitentlary or similar olense,
and upon his discharge from that lnstitu-
ton was Immediately taken in charge on
an indictment found against him in 1872
and brought to Cincinnati for trial.
Raj kin says he at one time lived in this
town under the name of Ogle, ard worked
for Mr.. Sharp, and IN support OF this as
sertion mentions the names OF number
of persons here with whom he Was sc-
quslnted ut the time.
The large and select audience at School
Hall on Monday evening last TO hear
Prof. Love, was more than pleased with
the entertainment. Mr.. Love appears to
possess the happy faculty Of rendering
each succeeding entertainment more
pleasant and interesting than It's prede.
cessOr.
Jas. w. Webster, Of L)udensville,ia nd
Miss Maggie Clark, were married Mt the
odd Camp Ground" yesterday evening
The following United States convic!s
were dischsrge1 from the penItenLiary
to-day William HUFF, Washington
Levisey, Moses McCracken, George
Brewer, Frederick Lssk, John Schock-
ley, II. KilIgore (cold), - Delaney,
Enoch Bgley and joan Francis AL Of
these were from Virginia for one year
except Dulsney who is from West Vir-
ginis, and all for crooked whisky with
the exception Of Francis, who wss SEN
fenced for using the mail for improper
purposes.
Mrs. Graham, a highly respectable old
lady, is lying at the point of death st her
home at tho mouth of Big Grave creek.
Mrs. Graham is.ssabout 80 years Of age,
She was tor many years a resid 3ni Ct
Wheeling.
As specimen of downright GOODNESS
and sfrontery, the following item put
lished in the Standard, of wednesday
evening last, is certainly entitled to the
front ranks. "COl Sterling says the
Wheeling companies will get about 5000
each from the sham battle" That the
Wheeling companies Will undertake 10
arrogste TO themselves the right OF apprc-
priating the entire net proceeds oil tie
sham battle to their own benefit IS pro
position 10 absurd for any reasonable per.
son 70 entertain for moment and tie
mere suggestion Of such a thing is
direct insult 10 the other OrgsnI-
cations composing the Regiment.
That the Camden Guards with
their forty members present, and the
Davis Light Guards, with about 81 equal
number, did not contribute rs much tC-
ward the success Of the sham battle rs
the wheeling companies" ! 90 lot
think ANY one will undertake TO deny.
If the gentlemen composing those same
Wheeling companies think II about
the rIgh. thing for the country companies
to pay their isre TO and from Wheeling
and lose their time mere for the prIyi-
lege OF adding 10 the treasury Of the
Wheeling companies" they will have 10
excuse those somewhat rustic and unso.
phisticsted people for differing
with them. Why not levy an sssess-
ment upon their country COUSINS at once2
That the wheeling companies" are
entitled by any rule or law Of equity or
justice 10 more than proportionats
share ofthe proceeds Of the sham battle
than the other companies Of the regiment
the Camden Guards cannot think, nor
do they think that, nor do they think
that any considerable number Of the
members of those companies have any
wish or intention Of deirsudjrg them OF
their just proportion Of those funds.
AS TO the financial condition Of the
members Of the FairmonL company ! AN
not advised, but l do know that the
Camden Guards are, with very iew oz-
ceptions poor men, men who de-
pend upon their daily labor tor their