The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-03

goo people.
There are at present 242 male and 4 fe.
male eonvicts in the penitentiarY, 81 OF
the former are Federal prisoners.
Irish potatoes are now selling IN this
market at 80 cents, and sweet potatn es at
81 per bushel.
Both the Mound City aud River Shore
Touring mills seem to be doing a large
amount OF business.
Manager Scott, Of the Agricultural
Works, says that that establishment has
all the work 1t can do.
Bishop Peterkin, Of the Episc pal
Church, preached TO large congregation
at their church here yesterday evening
and the evening preceding.
Jimmy Henrietta has had neat and
tasty sign painted for his River View
Hotel. He long ago made for himself the
reputation Of furnishing the best acc',mo-
dations for either imam or beast" OF any
house on the Ohio river.
Captain VIM. Mclean, OF Muscatine
county, Iowa, an old time resident OF this
city and vicinity, Is here looking around
among his hosts Of friends and relations.
He thinks Moundsville has improved
some during the past twelve years, but
will not admit that the East Is any place
when compared with the State Of Iowa.
Superintendent Bridges will in few
days have telephone line in operation,
connecting the State Prison with the
telegraph Office, at the B. & o. r. R.
depot.
A bold and successful daylight robbery
was committed at the River Shore Flour
ing Mills, Tuesday last. Mr.. Gordon, the
proprietor OF the mill on going into the
Office Of the mill after dinner, opened a
desk and placed roll Of money contain
ing $50 under some papers in 4 small box.
The only person in the Office ut the time
was Mr.. Freeland, q wealthy farmer OF this
county. Mr.. Gordon then proceeded up
stairs 70 attend TO weighing some wheat
bought Of q Mr.. Doty. He, Doty, asked
Mr.. Gordon for O. "chew Of tobacco not
having any tobacco, Mr.-G. said Il you
will come down to the office. can give
you cigar" They went into the office,
Mr.. Gordon opened the desk and not
finding the cigars where he thought. he
had left them, raised the I'D Of the box in
which be had placed the money, and toss
ed the papers about, searching for the
cigars, Mr.. Doty meanwhile standing by
looking on. Mr.. Gordon then left the
office, where Doty remained. When,the
wheat was all weighed, Mr.. Gordon said
to Doty, come down to the Office, and l
will pay you for the wheat" Previous TO
this time, Doty had claimed 10 be in a
great hurry, but when Gordon went
into the Office Doty, instead Of accom-
panying him, went off in another direc.
,tion TO the engine room door where he re-
manned for q considerable length OF time.
Mr.. Gordon went 10 his desk TO get the
money he had placed there, and iound
that It was not in the place where he had
putit. He then called his assistant aud
made known to him his loss. After again
searching the desk they called Mr.. DotY,
aud informed him that he would be com.
PEELED to send out for some money TO pay
him for his wheat. Mr.. Gordon then con.
suited with some Of his friends, who ad-
vised him to call all oil the gentlemen who
were in the mill, tell them Of his loss, and
search every person who was in the mill.
Acting upon this advice the men were
called into the Office and they all, with
the exception OF Mr.. Freeland, at
once agreed that they might be
searched, which was accordingly done by
Mr.. Wharry, an employe at the mill, as
sisted by Mr.. Wilson, farmer who had
come In after the money was missed. The
search was fruitless; the money was not
found. Mr.. WhRrry then informed Mr..
Gordon that Mr.. Freeland had refused TO
submit 10 the search. Gordon then in
formed FreelAnd that unless he was will
ing 10 be searched as the others had been,
he would be arrested. This threat had
the desired effect, and Mr.. Freeland un-
derwent complete search, but the money
was not tabout him. From information given
Mr.. Gordon by salesman in Mr.. Gala
gher's store, he was led to believe that
Doty was the person who had taken the
money, and an officer was sent for and in
stIucted TO arrest Doty, as he was leaving
town, which was accordingly done. He
was taken before Esquire Purdy, but as
the evidence was purely circumstantial,
and not convincing In its nature, he was
discharged.
A law suit grows out OF the following
apparently trihing circumstances: Mrs.
NJ, living short distance from town, con.
cludes 10 visit her neighbor, Mr.. P. After
the usual topic OF neighborhood gossip is
exhausted. Mrs. P. tells her visitor that
her (Mrs. P.'s) husband has two or three
barrels OF cider In the cellar, and that she
would be very glad Il twas all spilled, rs
her husband would be drunk all winter Il
the cider was permitted to remain in that
place. The visitor is surprised that Mrs.
P. does not knock the heads ont OF the
barrels and allow the fluid to run away.
The hostess informs her that she is afraid
TO do that; that II would be asmuch as her
lie was worth 10 do such thing. The
neighbor, out OF pure goodness of heart,
declared her willingness TO do her friend
the little favor OF removing the temptation
from her somewhat erratic and unstable
husbands reach. Accordingly, she pro-
ceeds TO the "lower room Of the house"
and at once makes good her promise. Mr..
p, upon his arrival home, fails to appre-
ciate this piece OF dlsintereste edness, and ut
once enters suit against the lady's hus-
band, which costs that unfortunate gentle
man about so. "A -.
Major Scroggins coming 10 the con.
clusion that nature would no longer fur.
nish suitable covering for his Uranium,
and that some other method Of protecting
that important portion OF his make UT
from the rays Of the sun, as well as the
inelemency OF the weather, was castinl
| about him to try to discover, II possible
Just what this method would be. Wher
he chaneed 10 hear Brown Humphrel
lsay that hewould s'bet S. hat that TIL