The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-10
sTEUBENVILEE LOCALS.

The people of Dennison are using
every effort to take the Panhandle rail
road shops away from Steubenville, They
are even endeavoring to have bill
passed through the Legislature making 1t
lawful to levy 3 tax to raise the neces-
sarv amount of "needful" to effect the
purpose. If the people of this city
quietly hold alOot and permit this TO be
done without making any effort TO pre-
vent it, they deserve TO lose the shops
While Dennison Is dong great deal TO
wrcst this Industry from Us, certainly
we should be doing little to prevent it.
Now, if they were after our depot, we
would not advise any hercuIanean effort
TO Illustrate their desires, but the shops
sre different matter. A large number
of our citizens are furnished employment
IN them, and if that employment Is ia
ken away they must pertorce depart
with it. Why are not our business men,
who are more deeply interested in this
matter than any one else, stirring them
selves to prevent II? II might not be
successful, but there Is no harm in trying.
AL. Harrington, an eX-ChsmpiOn bill
lard player from Michigan, gave an eI-
hibition 1T Mossgroye's tonight. He is
Having VIM. Salmon, who Is the best
ABOUT here, game of 300 points, French
csrom, giving our pride and hope
thribbIe discount. The game Is IN
progress At this writing.
AN East Liverpool capitalist is willing
to invest $1,000 in pottery in this city,
if our citizens raise the balance OF S2O,-
600.
The new City Council is in session TO-
night. There will be more harmony IN
the selection of officers and other bust
ness matters than characterized tho first
meetings OF the previous body. There is
not a political tie this time.
Mr.. ). +. McFadden, brother OF II. II.
McFsdden, of the Gazette, after SIX
month"; residence in CslItornis, hiss re-
turned TO US again. The boys were all
clad to greet "SImmie' once more, and
listen to his interesting stories of the way
the Mclean man and John Chlnee So
iourn together on the Pacific coast. de
had lmblUed the Caiiiornisn's dislike for
the Acknowledged immigrant from the
other side of the void. He has several
shining gold pieces, which he exhibits to
his friends as proof that he "hss been
there"
Rev. johnson will assume charge OF
the old.new Presbyterian congregation
on Wednesday evening next
Richmond has Ell gagged corps OF en-
gineers to survey the Willis Creek Mar
row Gauge route. 1t is time our people
were doing something in the matter.
A number of Steubenvillisns propose
gong to Wheeling to witness Jsnsn-
schek plav "Catharlne Of Russia
Officer Kinsey Swords was today pre-.
scented with handsome gold-headed
came bv members of the bar and others.
Justice Allen made the presentation
speech. which was responded to by the
reciplen. in person. Mr.. Swords retIres
.ror. the office Of constable tomorrow
morning alter eight years o. active SER
vice.
A drunken man was observed lying
in an slIey near upper Market street last
NIGHT. and near him was standing two
little children, aged respectively about
seven and five years. Such sights are
forclble temperance lectures.
Msior Alvord delivered avery inter-
estinG lecture at the First Presbyterian
Church on Chns, TO avery slim audience
Monday evening.