The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-30
MOUNDSYILLE MELANGE.

very neaVy did but little damage IN lnls
vicinity.
J. Alex. Ewing, Egg is spoken OF as
a candidate for mayor.
The Camden Zousves have decided to
! doff the red and don the blue. Sensible.
The Reporter with It's characteristic
enterprise prints, rs an original local, the
InteLtigeHcer'S erroneous account OF the
sinking Of the stone boat with the cor
yicts on board, last week.
A stable, belonging to T. j. Jefferson,
OF the upper ward, WAS burned yester-
day morning. The fire is supposed TO
have been caused by some boys who were
playing in the hay lott, csrelessl y throw
ing lighted match on the hay. No IL
surance.
The Melvin Literary Society, st its
meeting last Monday evening, very
kindly relieved the Legislature OF all re
sponsibility in the matter of compulsory
education, by deciding that the right
thing for that body TO do is to pass al
act requiring children between fourteen
and seventeen to attend school from four
to six months each year.
The advance guard OF the potato bugs
have put in an appearance in this vicin-
ity. From present indications this
troublesome yearly visitor will be more
destructive this year than ever before.
An ordinance passed by the town Coun-
| ell at its last meeting makes it incum-
bent on owners OF dogs to put collars on
them, and the Sergeant is charged with
the duty of seeing that the same Is
strictly enforced. 1t is thought this will
have the effect of reducing the canine
| population 10 some extent.
The steam pump, boiler and portion
of the water pipe for the prison water
works arrived from Pittsburgh last week.
A couple OF workmen, who are superir-
tending the work of putting down the
pipe, accompanied them.
A gentleman living in Grafton read
the "Moundsville Mel ton" in the REG
ISTER, and came on here last week for
the purpose OF buying one OF the Nation
al printing presses. Persons having
anything to sell are advised to read this
item over twice and then advertise in the
REGISTER.
Deputy Sheriff Shackelford, of Marion
county, brought Charles Lee (col'd), and
Frank Reinhardt to the penitentiary
Friday last. They get two years eacn
for burglary.
Ezekiel Carr, ten-year convict from
Boone county, was also received on Fri
day. He was sent for stealing 1920 from
Cooper Bayllss.
Col Lockwood received last week from
the War Department, maps of the battle
field of Gcitys burg, three in number,
showing the position occupied by the
different commands during each day OF
the fight. They are deliberately drawn
and engraved, under the supervision OF
the officers OF the engineers department.
The Coouel takes great pride in SHOW
ing tie different poslLOns occupied by his
regiment, the Seventh West Virginia
infantry, ii this battle, which he thinks
the best managed battle OF the war. The
Seventh West Virginia Federal, and the
Seventh Virginia Confederate, fought
Immediately opposite each other during
a part of the time this battle was going
on, and were so close to each other that
the cry of Seventh Virginia rally here
OF the COnfeierates, was distinctly heard
by the men OF the Seventh West Virginia,
Capt. Lowe, with force of conviCts,
went down on the Telegram, the other
evening, and made several Intellectual
attempts to turn his suuken stone boat
over by means of graphing hooks. His
hooks not proving strong enough for the
purpose he was compelled TO abandon 1t
tor the present.
Eltrdge Anthony, colored, a two year
convict from Mason county, was receiyed
at the prison last week. lie was sent for
committing an assault upon white man.
In the case OF the State VS.. Pelley and
the McClutock boys, in the County
Court, indicted for riot, the jury brought
in verdict OF guilty, fixing PeIley's fine
at $3.50, and the McClintocks' at $50 each. |
This is the second trial o! this easel in the |
County Court. At the former trial the |
fines were fixed at $3.50 and $50 respect |
fully, which judgment was reversed by |
Judge Melvin, and the cases remsnded. |
Kelly, the FairmoLt lunatiC, was not |
released by the officers" as stated in the
Reporter, and copied by the REGISTER
this morning. lie broke away from the
officer and escaped.
Mr.. w. K. Marshall, of Allegheny
City, Pa, and Miss Virginia Davis, were
married yesterday evening, at the resi-
dence Of the brides adopted parents, by
the Rev. Warden of the Nj. +. Church.
A number Of yourg lady friends of the
bride from your city came down to at
tend the wedding, which is represented
As being very pleasant affair. After the
ceremony was concluded the
repaired to the dining room,
where splendid and bounteous repast
was spread, to which ample justice was
done. The newly welded couple left by
the IL p. NJ. train for Allegheny City,
their future home. They we're sccompa-
MED TO the train by n number OF friends,
and lett bearing with them the well
wishes Of the brides many friends and ss-
eOpiatps