The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-06
srEUBESyILLE LOCALS.
Illness oil Captain O'Neil-WashioG-
ton County Farmer Robbed ufs-
graceful Doinss Saturday Night
other Local happenings.

Correspondence OF the Register.
We are panied 10 state that Captain
ONeil, Of the steamer Abner UNeil,
which plies between Wheeling and Pitts
burgh, Is lying in very critical con-
dition, at his residence in this city.
Great fears are entertained that he will
not recover.
Sunday afternoon countrymsn, re-
siding in Washington county, Pa, near
Burgettstown, came to this city in n
sleigh. He IVES intoxicated. Alter ar
rivlng here ne was induced to take
sleigh ride with one OF Steubenville's
roughs. His brother, who resides here,
being on the lookout for him, discovered
him late in the evening in his sleigh,
near the Round Corner Hotel, 10 an in
sensible condition, with a bad cash cut
over his eve, ana minus $50, which he
had when be arrived here. de Is IN q
serious condition and fears are enter
tanned that he may not recover. Steps
are being taken 10 discover the party
who is supposed to have committed the
outrage.
The house Of Jos. Ramsay, who resides
on Linden avenue, was entered on Sun
day evening by trsmps, while himself
and family were at church, and every
thing in the edible line taken that it
contained. No clue.
A suit was tried in our Common Pleas
Court last week, the plaintiff, VIM. b.
Sksggs praying for $4,000 damages from
John Skaggs Tor SANDER. The jury re-
turned q verdict OF $500.
In the case of the State Of Ohio VS..
Robt. Newly and Jacob Skinner, charged
with cd tering the barn OF Jesse Williams,
in Mount Pleasant township, and steal
ing twelve bushels OF wheat, both parties
plead guilty and were sentenced to two
years each in the penitentisry.
The saloon keepers indicted for selling
liquor IN violation Of law generally all
plead guilty aud were fined SIS and
costa. Tho w. g.. S. man is the only one
who has "duhed up as yet.
Another "Can-Csn" ia booked for the
18th inst. This is about the onl y kind
of show that can draw q house in
Steubenville.
Revival services are still being held at
tie Kramer Ii. E. Church. but 1t is not
meeting with very rich harvest.
Sunday night, on Fourth street, near
the postoftice, Thomas, better known as
Coffee" Morrison, was attacked by some
party, knocked down and robbed OF $40.
Morrison says he thinks he knows who
the party was, but is not positive enough
yet to give his name.
Saturday night was another OF the old
timers. 1t was illustrated what Steuben-
Williams could and would do when they
got on on O drunk. The waiter-girl sa-
Icon was jammed iull as early as seven
o'clock in the evening, ard the Usual
pleasantries attending such gatherings
were repeated every now and then, with
some slight variation each time, Tor all
the complaints seemed determined TO in
troduce something new IN the "bruising"
line on every occasion. In one part OF
the room fight would be raised, and
the audience would get up on the chairs
10 see what was to be seen, and after it
was all over would inquire OF those who
had been near what the racket Was
about, and on one occasion they re-
piled, "Oh, fellow called up
four glasses of beer, and then would
only pay for two, and the policeman
undertook to put him out. He resisted,
and got q head pu. on him." On
another occasion the inquiry was an.
swered by stating that so and SO under
took to drink so and SOS beer, and got
knocked under tho stove. Such things
transpired every few minutes, and they
almost lost interest to the crowd, they
became so frequent. Out on the street
party in search of amusement commenced
firing off their revolyers and one could
almost imagine he WAS in some mining
town IN the far West, and party OF
rangers were enacting mob law and run
ming the concern to SUIT themselves. The
most curious part OF the whole transac-
ton was that tho police never found it
necessary TO make any arrests.
Miss Rattle Wells, OF Wheeling, who
has been visiting friends in this city, re-
turned home this morning.
The market house question seems to be
frozen up.
4 temperance meeting was held last
Sunday in the U. Z. Church. There was
large gathering 1t was addressed by
Rev. W. s. Owen, pastor OF sand church,
IN very able and eloquent manner.
A horse attached to coal wagon, which
was being driven up South street by
colored mar, suddenly dropped off his
feet this evening about seven o'clock,
and expired in few minutes. Hard
times and the scarcity of fodder was
doubtless the cause.
Wednesday Morning.
DoINGs IN THE CITY YESTERDAY AND
LAST EVENING.
Capt. Abner O'Neal, who has been
dangerously i'll for several weeks, is re-
ported much better.
Mr.. Justin NJ. Cooper, who has long
been we'll known citizen OF Steuben-
vile, left last night over the Pan Handle
road for Lsrnel, Pawnee county, Kansas,
where he proposes to make his home in
the future.
Prosecuting Attorney Ong Is expected
to make his appearance on our streets
soon. Mr.. ong mad very tough lussel
with that grim monster, Death, but we
are glad TO be able to state that he came
of victorious.
The "Druids" held their eighth snniver-
sary Monday night in their Hall, corner
Sixth and Market streets. They
had splendid supper, which
together with good humor,
plenty of dancing to first rate music
made it one of the most enjoyable events
that has taken place in this city for some
time.
Billy Lowe, notorious character, who
hiss long slipped through the clutches of
the law, was arrested at the waiter girl
saloon on suspicion, that be was the
party who went out sleighing with a
from near Burgettstown,
Washington county, Pa, and after be
go. him ont of town, knocked him in the
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