The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-16
sTEUBEHVILLE LOCALS.

The police Sunday evening, made
raid on ;Ao saloon keepers VINO nave
been 10 the habit Of selling on Sunday.
Seven of them were arrested, and tuls
morning were fined SO and costs eacn.
There will be meeting of the old SOL
diers at the Mayors office on next Satur-
dsy evening, TO mske arrangements lot
celebrating Decoration day.
The shoe store OF Mr.. Alex. Bond, on
upper Market street, was discovered TO
be on fire Sunday morning about lO3
o'clock. Two little children had been
playing in the store, and it Is supposed
that they ignitcd some matches that were
living on desk and threw them into
box containing waste paper. Aoou. 500
worth Of goods were destroyed.
Charles McMillen, who received the
appointment of Captain of the guard OF
the Ohio Penitentisry, left this morning
to enter upon his duties. A large nun
Der of his friends were on hand TO see him
of.
The residence Of ex-Sherif John
Moore, who resides in Wayne township
was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon,
1t originated from detective aue in the
kitchen chimney. The loss Is about
$500.
The Alscsns Iron Works will start up
on Wednesday, a Pittsburgh firm has
taken it IN charge, snd propose to manu-
tscture steel.
Some time since the old members OF
the Phusnlx Fire Company sent in de-
mand to the City Council that they must
pay them S25 year for their services or
they would disband. The Council, not
liking to be bulldoZed, sent them wcrd
to disbsnd if they wanted to. They &C.
cordingly did so. Saturday evening =
new company was formed, and at the
fire Sunday morning showed that they
knew how to manage the concern. 1t Is
understood that the City Council propose
giving them the S25 each demanded by
the old members.
The steamer John l.. Rhodes took on
board about $50 boxes of glassware st
this point, destined for st. Louis.
The Jefferson iron works have shut
down for this week. They will start up
again next Monday.
w. b. Hunter, of the Gazette, Prose-
cutting Attorney Ong, John McCIave,
ESQ. County Auditor Moore, Mr.. john
son Mooney and Clerk OF Court Thomas
b. Coulter all propose erecting residences
this spring Some OF them have already
broken ground.
Secretary of the Navy Thompson
passed through here to day.
| From the Sunday Local.
The Gravel shaft employees 81 hands in
the pit, the majority OF whom are colsred.
| This shaft is now hosting an average of
600 bushels of coal daily. The ovens
supply about one-half the coke used by
the Furnace and Iron Company. Another
section will likely be put up IN short
| time.
The Acme glass works runs 30 shops
It present, giving employment to 100
hands in the factory. The mandatory
gives employment to over 200 pessons.
The Furnace and Iron Company turns
out daily average Of 81 tons of good
iron. Twenty-fOur men are employed
regularly.
The Clinton Paper Nil, operated by
j. f Dunbar, is running daily turn, and
employees thirty hands An average Of
two and one-half tons of paper are
turned out daily. With the exception of
a few chemicals necessarily purchased
abroad, everything required in the man
ufacture of paper is bought at home.
The Furnace and Iron Company sold
over 1900 car loads of Stag to the railroad
company last year. We notice the com.
pany is nov using il in the city limits for
ballAsting their road.
The Mingo Iron Works makes on an
average so tons Of pig metal per day,
and gives employment to 80 hands. The.
company now works in the coal pit, two
"shifts," ten men esch-sll the force the
company Is allowed to work under the
State law requiring more than one open
! ing TO the shaft.
The jefferson Iron Works are running
TO about their full capacity. The daily
run of metal is 80 tons. The nail factory
turns out seven hundred and fifty kegs Of
nails every day. The works give en-
ployment TO five hundred hands. The
last six months trade has increased
thlrty-seven and oue-hslf per cent over
the same period one year ago.