The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-18
STEUBENVILLE.
some Principal Features ofthe Town
-EuIogtes ON Colonies Lloyd and
Observation-Disclosures Revfval-Cruel.
Hoax - COwhfding Affair - The.
Waiter GirIs-Liqaor Sellers In
dicted Burglary Interesting suits
Pending.
correspondence OF the Register.

dicted Burglary Interesting Suits
Pending. /
Correspondence OF the Register. 1
STEUBENvILLE, o., January IL. /
Although / presume most o: your |
readers have either been 10 our city or
read 9 great deal about it, L concluded
it would not be amiss in this, my first
letter, to give condensed description OF
its principal features. 1t is situated on
the banks of the Ohio, some twenty odd
miles above your city and about forty
three below Pittsburgh. When L nrst
came here, some four years ago, the OLD
residents informed me that there were
about sixteen thousand inhabitants, but
/ shortly afterwards discovered that the
Cemetery WAS within the corporation
limits.
The industrial institutions consist OF
two blast furnaces, the Jefferson Iron
Works two glass houses, the
Pan. Handle railroad shops, several
planning mills, etc. etc. The prlde
of Steubenville, is the Court
House, and the eye-sore the Market
Place. For scenery she depends mostly
on your own State, although there are
many pleasant features in summer time
| in Jefferson county, Ohio. Directly
across the river are the towering hills, OF
the noble little Democratic State OF West
Virginia, and Mr.. Wells who owns the
land, has erected swings and flying
horses, and made paths and dancing
platform to dance upon. There are
caves, and springs, and rocks, and tower
ing trees over there, and any lover oil ma
tursl history could pass the time pleas.
sntly for several days viewing the grand
eur of the place. Mr. Wells owns the
ferry which plies between the two
shores, and he has fitted up his retreat
In order to induce parties to cross over
upon it, and when the weather ls pleas
ant he is well rewarded for his trouble,
Tor dozens of people daily cross over, and
on Sundays it is to Steuoenville what
Hoboken is to New York, only on
smaller scale. But we will let the mat.
Ter rest tor the present, and proceed TO
chronicle the doings heresbouts at the
present time.
Monday evening last was the appointed
time tor the delivering of eulogies by the
members OF our bar on the death OF Coi.
". k. Lloyd and Col. George w. Nc
McCook. There were letters read from
Hon. George Ii. Pendieton, Hon. George
l.. Converse and other distinguished CIT
liens of this State, and speeches were
delivered by Hon. j. II. s. Trainer, Hon.
Thos. McCamlen, Hon. John IL. Miller,
ana other members OF our bar. Inc
speeches we're sll excellent, and did
credit and honor to the memory OF the
: deceased gentlemen.
! At the Kramer M. K. Church, in this
city, the usual revival services OF the
winter have been insugurated. They
have not yet got fully under Roadway,
| but nevertheless 1t promises to be pro-
! ductive OF much irult, and will afford an
excellent trystIng place for tue boys and
! girls on evenings when It is too cold to
exercise the hinges OF the gate.
The Pan Handle Railroad authorities
! have placed notices ia their shops At this
place, TO the effect that the wages OF
their employees can no longer be gar
nisheed for debt, but ut the same time
announces that any employee who shall
persistently refuse " pay his debts Will
| be dismissed from their employ.
We presume that this is the
outgrowth of suit that
was brought a short time ago by former
conductor of the Pittsburgh, Fl. Wayne
and Chicago railroad, IN Allegheny
! City, Pa, to recover wages that had been
| paid ont on an attachment against him
! willie he WAS IN their service. Ii APP
psrently meets with favor among the
railroad men in this city, no matter
what the motive was that prompted the
action.
The officers OF the Panhandle railroad
have At last recognized their duty to-
ward this city and made some improve
ments to their property. IL was hersl1ed
all around town one day last week that
they had begun the erection of new
building on the depot grounds. The news
spread like magic. 1t was IN every bodys
mouth. One and all hurried 10 the scene
to view the plan OF the magnificent
new building which was TO be erected.
"At last" each one would exclsim, "at
last, after weary years OF waiting. our
rights are 10 be recognized We will
now have splendid new depot in place
OF the old rat den that has been our bane
for years The officers of the company
did not dare postpone the necessary i'm
provement any longer. They knew that
our patience was we'll nigh exhausted.
They knew that if they did not do this
we would rise in our might, and in the
righteous indignation OF az outraged
people, we would do something They
wendell their way hither in crowds all
eager, all expectsnt, and bebeld mag
nifcent, glorIous-codL house. Then the
| indignant Steubenvillisn who had been
taken in by cruel hoax, instead OF
rising up in his might and smashing
something, skunk away with bowed head
and detected air. until brilliant thought
would take possession of him, and be
would hurry away chuckling to get
revenge by "taking some one in" 1t
operated Tor awhile like the celebrated
TON Collins" joke, until the last one
sold had 10 swallow his wrath and chew
the bitter cud Of blighted hopes without
being able to revenge himself.
A few lights ago, while the snow was
still on the ground, one Of Steuben vIle's
young "bloods, in order " get even with
couple OF "pretty girls" who are
nightly prominent features on our
streets, Tor several put up JOBS
by them on himself and some
OF his friends, induced them 10 take
sleigh ride with him out the mud pike,
and alter Getting them about three
miles from town, and in the vicinity Of
the poor farm, got them out Of the sleigh
on some preteIt or other, and left them
to foot it TO town. The girh are Low
seekif vengeance, and are travelling
our streets, one with paper OF pepper and
( the other with a cowhide. and woe be 70
! him If they hnd him. We Are awaiting
developments, expecting 10 see some rare
| fun and first clzss sensational news out
OF the stair yet.
Since writing the above we learn that
] the girls came across their prey on Tues-