The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-13
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shipping NaiIs-St. PatriGk's Day
A Mean Practice.

Some years ago practice prevailed in
this city, among some of the roughs, of
taking advantage Of strangers and others
not initiated TO practice what they termed
"goose pssturing" on them. That is, one
OF their number would gain the victims
| confidence, and then induce him to visit
some out of the way place IN his COM
psny. The rest OF the party would lie in
wait for them, and by the use of stones
and pistol shots would frighten the man
and compel him to run for his life. At
the first start of the fusilsde the decoy
would drop down aud pretend that he
had either been hit with stone or had
been shot, and cry out to the victim to
run for his life. The affair was carried
to such length at last, that if the party
happened to have fair supply of
"spunk," and refused to run,
they would hit him with
stones. Several parties were severely
injured IN this manner, but it did not
sbate the nuisance until Mr.. Robert
Love became Mayor of the city. On one
occasion when stranger had been
roughly handled, ne set his police to work
TO ferret out the offenders, and on their
arrest and conviction he made them
understand that the practice must come
to an end, by fning them heavily and
sending them to Jail for some weeks. The
custom did not revive again TO any extent
un ii lately, and in the last three or four
weeks several parties have been outraged
in this manner. Last night travelling
,,on -boea haodono "A n
boring city, was fixed upon as victim,
and TO carry out the programme he was
decoyed out Market street until
in the vicinity of Jacksonville,
when the parties lying in wait
opened up on him. We understand the
man was hit with stone, and some
what severely injured-whelher scci-
dentally or otherwise we are not pre-
pared to say. He was badly frightened,
and came back TO the city cut OF wind
and nearly out Of wit. We do not know
whether the authorities are aware OF the
practice or not, but if they are they should
certainly put stop to it, for outside OF
the fact persons are liable TO be severely
injured, it is q mean, cowsrdly trick. and
40 one who had the least spark OF honor
or manliness in his composition would be
guilty of it.
The employees Of Averick's shaft are
temporarily thrown out OF work by the
breaking of some machinery,
Rob.. Love, the Murphy "seige gun"
has been heard from. He Is in Canaan,
Conn and has the "nutmeSers" aroused
TO high temperance excitement.
Capt. Wlntringer, OF the Abner
O'Neal, states that both his boat and the
Della will be fitted up this spring with
the view OF carrying excursion parties.
A small frame house, recently built on
Glen avenue, and owned by Mr.. John
Thompson, was destroyed by fire this
morning.
Geo. Rose, who was sent TO the reform
school last February, died OF brain fever
at that institution last night.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians will
celebrate St. Pstrick's Day on Monday
evening next, 18th inst, with supper at
their hsll.
The John l.. Rhoads took large |
shipment of glassware aboard this even
ing at this place; also 4 200 kegs OF nails
from the JEFFERSON Iron "OIhs.
The Sheriff sold q considerable amount |
of property today from the steps o! the
court house.
There is regular meeting of Council
tonight. |
Base ball is beginning to be talked of
BY parties who have plenty of leisure on
their hands.
Wellsvile has embarked in the waiter
girl saloon business. One WAS started
there recently.
Mr.. Daniel McConvil!e, Sr., is very i'll
w. P. Hayes, E.q., is visiting Pitts
burgh professionally.
Sheriff Smith leaves this morning for
the Reform School at Lancaster, with
Willie Jackson, colored.
Marshal Pavisty, of Dennison,
Yesterday arrested the man in
Pittsburgh who stole the satchel and
cane of Mr.. Ii. II. McFsdden, OF the
Gazette, some time ago of train at Den.
nison. He passed through this city to-
day on No. 4, with him IN charge.
a horse was stolen from the stable OF
Mr.. James Carrie, near Wintersvllle, last
night, but was recovered this morning
nesr the residence of Mr.. Joshua Moore,
in Salem township. II had been aosn-
doned.