The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-23
sTEUBENyILLE LOCALS.

The Ashland WOODEN Mills Destroy
ed by Fire-Loss Between $4,000
and 62O.OOO-The waiter Girl Sa.
loon Men in Jail-CoaI Barges
burned.
AT about one O'clock this morning, the
alarm of fire was sounded, and our citi-
zens, in turning out, discovered that 1t
was the Ashland Wooden Mills, which
are located on upper Market street. The
engines were coon upon the ground, and
did what was possible to stay the hames'
but they had got too great headway,
and the building was totally destroyed.
The factory was built in 1886 by Ortiz,
Wallace, Dixie & Co., and was four
story building, but in 1868 1t was de-
stroyed by fire. and on rebuilding was
only made two stories. On the evening
OF January 8, 1876, the boiler blew up,
killing William Sutherland, engineer,
and damaging the building consider.
ably. The factory was first
under the management of james
Wallace, but at his death fell into the
hands of Charles Wallace, his eldest son
He did not make it q success, however,
and at last made an assignment for the
benefit of his creditors. At the sale
Oscar Wallace, his brother, bought the
establishment in, and has since been ran
ming it. The loss is between $l5 OOO and
$4,000, and Is insured Tor $4,000 II
different companies. A number OF mer
are thrown out of employment by the
fire.
The trial of McCrystsl d Mccoy fol
keeping a disorisrly house came to
conclusion last night about half-past nine
o'clock The city was represented BY
Messrs. Hays s. Gregg and the defend
ants by Daton ana Owesney. The jury
were only out about twenty minutes, anc
then reappeared and rendered verdict
of guilty. The Mayor fined the parties
$40 and costs each and twenty days II
Jail each. This is severe blow to the
waiter girl saloon business in this city
and we don't think it will survive it long
Thomas...McCrystal, brother Of the pro
prletor, is running the concern at thu
writing. An effort was made before
Judge Patrick, this afternoon, by coun
sci for the defendants to get them out or
writ OF error, but it failed.
Pool and Hamilton, two parties who
were bound over to court some time
since, for breaking into the store o.
James Stone, at Slosne's Station, were
to-day indicted by special grand jury
brought into custody, plead guilty, AND
sentenced to the penitentisry for two
years each, by Judge Patrick.
The ladies had supper at the First
PRESBYTERIAN Church, last night, anC
pleased their patrons SO we'll that they
were requested to repeat it, and will d.
so this evening.
John Noonan, of Hsmmondsyllle, THU
county, was to-day sdjudged insane BY
Probate Judge Jordan.
A car full of coke caught fire at the 9
s. z. freight depot, this morning, anc
WAS burned up.
The Bengal Tiger sunk two barges oil
| coal this afternoon at the point, where
the Enterprise accident happened some
time ago, near the foot of Brown Island
1t ran into the snsg that caused the
former accident. The Captain of the
Bengal Tiger says the snag Is OF recen
origin, and very dangerous.
Twenty Spanish sheep were sold last
week by Michael Blrris, OF Wells town
ship, for S400.
Aft. Burnett will give an exhibition al
CARROTS Hall on Tuesday evening, Apri
21d.
Rev. A. J. Brockway, of 81. Paul'i
Episcopal Church, this city, will go tt
Wheelin TO morrow TO exchange with
Rev. j. q. Armstrong, OF your city.