The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-07
sTEUBENVILLE LOCALS.

ance in our markets.
Morris Horkheimer, of Wheeling, was
on our streets yesterday.
Mr.. S. B. Campbell is having plate
glass front put in his shoe store.
The W. g. s., received fresh lmports-
tion of damsels from Pittsburgh to-day.
Mr.. j. s. Thornburg was severely in
jured this afternoon by falling down 8
stairway.
Mr.. j. II. Hawkins went East this
morning to purchase goods for his new
millinery establishment.
The streets are crowded with people
this evening, enjoying the first pleasant
weather OF the season.
The prospects are that Steubenvllle
will lose number of her citizens, sRd
Kansas will be the gamer thereby.
The river is rising slowly, with l3
feet 10 inches in the channel, an i'm
proyement of ! foot inches since yesLer-
day.
The peanut man has taken up his old
quarters at the market house. If he
don't keep his eyes open Jack Frost will
compel HIM to hunt his hole again.
The primitive Methodist congregation
are holding series Of revival meetings
in Lstimer Chapel. Quite number have
been added to the membership of the
church.
Some unknown parties entered the
house where Harvey Chapman, the man
who furnishes Steubenville with fresh
river fish in season keeps his apparatus,
and stole S75 worth.
The miners of this State, a! their Con-
yention held At Mansfield, unanimously
adopted series Of resolutions petition
ing Governor Bishop to resppoint An
drew Roy State Nine Inspector.
A social tea party will be given by the
ladies OF the Congregational Church on
Friday evening, in the dining room on
South Fourth street, formerly occupied
by the Imperial Hotel Tea served from
) to O'clock.
Ash Wednesday was observed in this
city by the Catholic Church in the usual
manner. Services were held In the
morning, and the Priest Blessed the palm
branch ashes, and placed them on the
faithful with the words. Remember,
man, thou art but dust, and unto dust
thou shalt return"
The glass business of SLeuben-
vile is assuming interesting pro-
portions Mr.. Jacob Lsshley, man.
sger at the wharf boat, informs us
that a large stock of glassware is now
in his possession waiting shipment, and
that large quantity has been shipped
IN SOut horn pltins raCantly
Only two transfers of real estate wero
made to-day. One OF them being SO
acres IN Wayne township, from Isaac
Shoemaker 70 Elias Shoemaker, for
$1,000 The other was l64 acres in
Cross Creek township. VIM. +. Miller
and wife TO Joseph VI. Detes, for 1922.
Last night Adam Kisler appropriated
several articles OF wearing apparel be-
longing TO James Hamilton. He was
followed up by Hamilton and an officer,
and found in the Round Corner Hotel
with the articles, consisting of a coat,
vest, hat and scarf, all on his person. On
obtaining the articles, Hamilton refused
TO prosecute, and the culprit was allowed
TO go free.
\ coiored boy named jackson, atole q
silk handkerchief snd neck-tie from Mrs.
Moore, who resides on North Third
street. de was arrested and is still con.
fined in the lookup. His lsther is anxious
that be shall be sent TO the reform school,
ss he says his mother Is desd and he is
not able to look after him. The boy is
only about nine or ten years of age, but
is very precocious, IS he has been in
similar trouble several times.
Sheriff Smith informs us that he has
now eight parties under his protecting
care: Gus Lee, shooting with intent TO
kill; VIM. Wsrfeld, cutting with intent
to kill; John Lodge and Adam Pool,
both burglary. The above are sll await
ing trial st our next term OF csurt. VIM.
Robinson and James Robinson, for fail
ing to pay fines assessed for selling liquor
without license; James Linn, sentenced
TO ninety days for dlsorderly conduct,
and one city prisoner.