The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-25
STEUBENYILLE LOCALS.
A West virgtnian strikes OLA Had
I Case OF Horse SteaIing-FIFe Notes.

I Case OF Horse SteaIing-Ftre Notes.
The National Sheep Show can be sc
cnred for this city without much doubt,
if our citizens take Sd interest IN the
MISTER. This city being the centre of
large wool growing district, and having
sill the natural advantages necessary tor
such sn exhibition. there is no reason in
the world why we should not secure it.
"a long pull, 8 strong pull. and 8 pull
all together" Just ~ this time would
help Steubenville in more than one d.
rectlOp.
Mr.. VIM. G. Murray, Of FAirview, w.
Va, who has been boring for oil and gas
on his place near the shove named town,
Yesterday struck fine vein OF gas St
depth of 720 feet.
The pottery meeting is 10 progress st
the Recorders Office 81 this writing.
The Wills Creek Test OIL Company
will commence operations in few days.
Some thief or thieves dug up the
ground for shout hundred yard on the
property of Hon. John II. Miller, in
Jacksonville, and stole lot of lead pipe.
Mr. q. b. Standings residence on
North Third street, WAS discovered 10 be
on fire st noon to-day. A feather bed
had caught by some means. 1t was e1-
tinguished without calling out the fire
department. One hundred dollars will
cover the loss
The Board OF Trustees to-day came to
the conclusion to ship the diseased
woman, Sarah Hill, now lying in our
Jail, 10 Columbus, and let that city dis
pose of her. She was born In that place
and it seems they have the best right to
take care of her. To-day the jail physi-
clan gave her bottle OF medicine to take
st the rate of q spoonful every three
hours, but she, gong on the principle
that il "llttle bit was good big bit was
gooier," took the whole bottle at once,
and is very sick in consequence.
The musical and literary entertain
ment at the Seminary, yesterday even
ing, was perfect success. The toilets
! OF the ladies were handsome, and their
singing good. We hope they will favor
US with another entertainment at an
early day.
A letter was received yesterday from
Hon Robert Sherrsrd, which states that
the new plan Tor the Panhandle depot
has received the approval of the directors
and that work will be commenced as soon
| as the alley running along their track is
vacated. Council. st its last meeting,
! appointed committee 10 attend 10 the
matter, and we therefore judge It will
not be long before the structure is under
way.
The Express will leave Msrrst street
wharf promptly at o'clock Sunday
morning for Wheeling
Prof II. NJ. MortZ, of the RiLchletown
school, and Mr.. Gutenberg, Of the
ArJeiter Fre,opd, OF Wheeling, arrived in
this city this evening on the PewIky.
These gentlemen are on botanical eICur.
sion, and propose visiting our own hills
and those Of West Virginia in search OF
curiosiue'.
Mr.. Christopher Phallen is erecting
double two story brick tenement house
on South Seventh street.
This morning young man about u
years Of sge, came TO this city riding q
bay horse, which he offered for sale He
gave the name of John A. Murphy, and
| said that he was son OF Mr.. Murphy,
Of New York. who was nurserymsn.
He claimed that he had got the horse
from Mr.. A. q. Fowler nurserymsn A.
Fowlertown, w. Va, in exchange for
some trees which be had sold him. VIM.
Salmon, who knew Mr.. Fowler, thinking
everything was all right, purchased the
horse, be being offered By Murphy al y
very low figure, on tho ground that he
was in need Of the money, and bad no
use for the horse The amount paid was
! $50 so. This evening J. g.. Smith. who
resides in Brooke county, w. Va about
four miles from this city, came into town
looking for the aforesaid Murphy and the
horse. The horse was found IN the pos
| tession of Mr. Salmon, but Murphy was
! not, as he had taken train Immediately
! for paris unknown. Mr.. Smith stated
that the fellow had been stopping at his
house for a few days, and had borrowed
the horse to come TO this city on bust
ness, and not returning in reasonable
length OF time, he csmo in search OF him.
The horse Is valued at $50 by Mr. Smith
Murphy is about five feet seven inches
high, light hair, freckeled face, had two
Of his front teeth filed with gold, and
had en- a gold watch chain, with
horses head for a charm.
Win barter returned home this even
ing from visit 10 friends in New PhIls-
delphis:
Morris Horkheimer, Of Wheeling, was
in the city to-day and left on the train
for Lancaster.