The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-21
STEUBESYILLE LOCALS.
Playing tt on the Heathen Chinese
A "Mum Social"-6IO,O00 asked
for The killing OF a Man.


"A "Mum 900 asked
for the killing OF Man.
The other night Hop Sing, our Chinese
laundryman, who has an ambition to be
rs near like Melicsn man as possible,
without cutting of his pig.tsils, express
ed desire to some boys to be taken
"around tie corner" and see Steuben-
Vile at midnight. Some of the boys saw
rare chance to hsvo some sport, and
signifed their willingness to the washer
OF shirts to take him around. One night
las. week was appointed as the timei and
as the clock called out the hour of eleven
they presented themselves at Hop Sings
headquarters on Fourth street, and en-
joined him to make his appearance and
come with them. He called out, Gall
lightee, I'll be Teddy in minute" and
shortly made his appearance arrayed in
his best suit of clothes, and with his pig
tail tucked under his hat. They first
took him to saloon, and informed him
that in order to successfully carry out the
programme, 1t would be necessary for
him TO 'set 'em up" Hop didn't like
this very well, for beer costs more than
rice, and be saw that it would take the
profits of several shirts TO treat the
crowd-there were ten of them--but
nevertheless concluded to do the hand
some thing. From the saloon they took
him down into part OF town known by
the various titles of "Sand-Pit," "Old
Grave Yard" .'Dead Mans Gulch, etc,
etc, and ushered him into Mother
Hooly's den. When Hop made his sp-
pesrsnce, there was general shout from
the inmates, which was composed OF some
OF the worst rif-rstt Steubenville boasts
OF. This somewhat frightened the almond
eyed seeker after the Mclean mans fun,
but those with him assured him that IL
was all right and ne need not be afraid,
which reassured him sufficiently TO cause
him to accept protfered chair frem the
lsndlsdy, and proceed TO seat himselt
thereon. But just rs he was dropping
costly into 1t it was seized by some in
visible hand and jerked away, and Hop
landed on the floor on his back, with his
heels in the air. This exploit was greeted
with shouts of laughter, and the poor
Chinee gathered himself up and SUNK
away in corner, and remained there
until coaxed out by one of the fair "Vir-
gins" who inhsbit the house.
Through the influence OF her smiles
and reassuring words he was IN.
duced TO GO into another room with her,
rs he supposed, and when she held the
door open tor him, stepped unsuspiclous-
ly over the threshold, and landed plump
into = barrel of dirty water that had
been arranged there tor bis especial ben
eht. Poor Hop foundered out, and
started at bresk.neck run away from
the bewitched castle. He had Lot pro-
ceeded far before he landed head first
into one of the old graves that surround
the house--the former occupants OF them
had been lifted some time before and
conveyed to the cemetery, and the hole
never filled up. lie scrambled out OF
there, all covered with mud, and made
another start and his speed WAS greAtly
accelerated by several shots from re-
| volver.
The frightened heather made his way
| TO bis underground abode 81 last, and
related hls adventure the next day con-
! siderab.y magnihed, 10 an audience gath
cred around him, and wound up with :
"Melican man have heap dam iunee, but
Hop Sing no like dam bit
4 "mum social" was he'd at the Sec
Dad Presbyterian Church Tuesday even
| ing. This Is new iesture in Steuben-
VILE, and there were 5 good many curl
o.ity seekers among those gathered TO-
gether. 1t was frst rate fun keeping 3
"stil tongue" in ones hesd, but after q
! time it became un nbesrsb'e, AMI first one,
then another, and finally ali gave
it up and paid over their
dimes FOR the sweet luxury
Of exercising their talking apparatus.
There wss one in the audience, however,
" 30 had .he age on them. 1t was
Young man who resides in this town who
Is deaf and dumb. The receipts were
sbuut ESQ
Mr.. K. q. Howete- publishes card
declining the appointment 10 the position
O: collector OF water rents. Nr. Hover
ler's deClinstion Is the result OF COM
nun icstion pub,issed in the Herald OF
Tuesday evening, st.sckIng himself and
the trustees. The reason given therefor
beng the fact thst Mr.. Heveter Is
Democrat. The trustees are sll Re-
p1oiican:.
Mrs. Annie kollmsn has entered suit
against the T., Z. < s.. l.. railroad for
$1,000 damages tor the killing OF Der
husband on the 18th day OF April, 1877,
near the Jefferson Rolling Mills. Kohl
msn 81 the tine resided In Mingo, and
wss going 70 his work near the track
when S .reigh: train ran over him, caus-
/ ing instant desth.
Ohio Puplic Works.