The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-16
NEIGHBORH0OD NEWS.
NEwsY NOTES FROM sUNDRY
POINTS.
Moundsyille eMelange-Meeting Of the
Penitent1ary BOard-A "Graph.
tc" Artist in Steubenville
Portray the Lawyers.
WORTHWHILE MELANGE.
Meeting OF the Penitentiary Board
Representative 10 StOcKbOIm-Sa-
riOus Items.

rious Items.
Business is not improving worth q
cent.
Fat hogs are selling in this market at
three cents per pound. The farmers here
abouts call this "bringlng their pigs to a
very poor market"
A ix.year-old son of Sergeant Hsnen
is SO low with scarlet fever that very lit
tie hopes are entertained for his recov-
cry.
Mrs. Jerry Clemens, of The "little shoe
store around the corner" is visiting
friends in this town and vicinity.
Mayor Purdy is having an improved
tram, or bed stone balance, placed in his
Touring mill. The agent for this i'm
provement claims great things for 1t.
Tuck says that after they get this new
tangled arrangement in the mill, Purdy
can devote his entire attention TO his ia
vorite esmusement-checker-playing.
John T.. Carpenter, a convict from
Lewis county, was receivedIat the prison,
Tuesday last. He gets two years for
breaking into road wagon and stealing
goods therefrom.
The mania for checker playing ap.
pears to pe on the'increase with num-
Der of our citizens, who, owing to the
! dullness OF business, find some spare time
on their hands. There appears TO be q
distressing state of uncertainty existing
as to who i. entitled to the distinguished
honor OF boss player. Mayor Purdy,
Major Burloy, Professor Reid, DR.. Dcdd,
Esquire Purdy, Generslissimo Meighen
and NJ. {. Reilly are the most promi-
nent contestants for the championship.
Doc. Ney. Captain Israel and Judge
Wallace also make some pretensiOns as
players, but the gentlemen composing
the above list are somewhat adverse to
admitting these small fry ssprants into
the "clrcle" and only amuse themselves
with them when no "bigger game" (Creel
will please notice that l use " here
can be fo1nd.
The friends of the Camden Zousves
propose giving a grand masked ball at
Lstrobe hall upon the opening OF that
hotel, about the first OF April, for the
benefit of that company. The gentle.
men having the matter in charge say
that they are determined to make this
the grsndes. affair of the kind ever
known in Moundsville and l believe
them.
We were honored with visit from
another Ohio county crazy man or
Tuesday last, who visited the house of
Councilman Bryson and conducted him
self in such manner that 1t
was found necessary to knock him
down and drag him out. He then
proceeded to the house of j. w. Gal
lsher, where he succeeded in frightening
Mrs. Gsllaher and the servant girl al
most out OF their wits, when some gentle
man who had been watching his msnou.
vers came to the rescue of the ladies and
induced him 10 leave the house. Sergeant
Hanen arrested him in the evening and
placed him in the cooler for the night.
Next morning he was brought before the
Mayor, and as he proved TO be harn
less sort of lunatic he was put on the
train and shipped to your county. What
IS the matter with "you sll' up that way?
John w. Belt, q United States convict
from Arkansas, WAS discharged from the
prison Wednesday last, after serving
two year sentence.
James Hiveley, two year State con.
vict from Ohio county, WAS discharged
Yesterday, by reason OF expiration OF
term. This only leaves 259 prisoners IN
the Institution.
During the thunder STERN OF Tuesday
last the telegraph wire was struck by
lightning, and the action fluid (ls 1t
fuid) was condensed into the telegraph
office here and made things right lively
for the operator, Mr. Gaus, for little
while. Result, big scare and q big hole
in Sans second best tile.
MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WATER WORKS.
The Board of Directors met at the
prison Tuesday last, and only three mem
bers, Messrs. Gsllaher, President Smith,
OF Psrkers burg, and Wilson being pres
ent. and, getting word from the other
two gentlemen that they would be here
Wednesday, adjourned till that time, as
the gentlemen who proposed submitting
plans tor water works and bids for erect
ing same were present, and it was desired
that a full Board be present before taking
action upon so important matter. The
contract was awarded to Mr.. McCor-
mick, of Pittsburgh. The State TO dig
the ditch for the pipe to the
| river snd build the engine and
pump house Mr.. Mccormick to tutn-
ish everything connected with the works
and do all the work except SIS above
stated, and to be completed within the
next sixty days. The entire cost 20 be
s., 400. 1t is the opinion of some that
the better plsn would have been TO bring
the water from the Wolf Spring in the
upper end OF town. l understand that
Mr Mccormick says that the supply
from this source would be amply suti.
cielt for all the needs OF the prison and
! that il could DC brought 10 the PRISON st
a less cos. than IRON the river; also that
the water would be purer and better for
the purposes needed, that s!l trouble
from ice, low and high water would be
avoided by getting water from these
springs. Bu. presume the gentlemen
composing the Board msturely consider.
ed the matter in all lis bearings before
deciding upon the source from
which the supply should be obtained,
ard have ADOPTED the plan which
is most advisable, as i! must
be admitted that there is 8 possibility OF
the springs failing, in which csse lsrge
expense would be incurred in chsnging
| the works, and the prison placed st a
great disadvantage during the time oceu-
pied in making The change.
kKPREsENTATfvE To STOCKHOLM.
1 see by yesterday mornings REGIs-
TER that Gov Mathews has received sn
invitation from the Superintendent Of
Prisons in Sweden TO send representa-
t,yes 10 an Intern stionsl Prison Congress,
to be held at Stockholm in August next.
In case his E1cellency should conclude
to sccept the invitation, who among sll
the many we'll qualified gentlemen OF the
State is SO peculiarly fitted 70 rePre.ehs
US in such q Congress, as Captain
Bridges? That The Captain has taken $
| aaara- ;,,arest in the management OF pris