The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-29

wise would have gone.
Mrs. Lizzie w. Myers left last night fol
q four weeks visit to relatives living in the
Mountain City" and vicinity.
The finance committee OF the Town
Council, in making their estimates Of re.
sources tor the current year, counted upon
500 from fines. His Honor, Mayor
Purdy, has already assessed fines amount
ing 10 over three-dfths OF that amount.
and less than one.sixth Of the year has
passed. -
Reverend - Bosley, Episcopal Min
ister from Kenton, Ohio, was in town last
week, the guest OF Capt. W. L. Davis.
The steamer News Letter" passed up
one evening last week at half-past seven,
and at half-past six next morning. was
still in sight, having made about one and
one.halt miles in that time.
The numerous rains Of the past week.
and | believe they were OF daily occur.
renee, have interfered very materially
with larmersi in cutting their hay and oat
crops. Both Of the above crops are under
the average in this county, whilst the
wheat crop is the largest for years.
Potatoes are selling here at fifty cents
per bushel.
Wheat is selling at one dollar.
When Ed. Koontz left home on Thurs,
day morning last, to 90 on guard at the
prison, his family consisted OF five persons,
when he returned there was one more
girl to provide for. Some Of his fellow
guards were heartless enough to cali this
a joke on Ed.
J. L: Hanen, ex.Sergeant, has been
selected by the camp meeting as Chief Of
the camp ground police force. The selec
ton is good one, and will secure good
order on the grounds. Our home rouphs
are acquainted with Jerry's manner Of do
ing business, and imported ones will soon
learnit -
1t is rather a remarkable coincidence
that the four gentlemen whose names have
been spoken Of in connection with The
office OF Judge Of the proposed County
Court are all Mes" viz: McCarriher,
Mcclure, Mcconnell and Mccoy.
As the first OF August approaches about
every second person you meet on the
streets Is anxious to know "where he can
buy some second hand lumber suitable for
building hog pen." The hog ordinance
goes into effect on that day.
The Ohio Valley Iron Works will COM
mence the manufacture of cotton ties some
time this week, in case they can be- made
at fair profit for the price offered. The
company will accept bid for a large
amount OF them.
The Webster Wagon Company are ship.
ping wagons as fast as they can manufac.
ture them. >'''S
During the thunder storm Friday last
two barns, Mr.. Abel Pelley's and IIillican
Taylor's, situated about one mile ap9rt
on Pelley's ridge, this county, were struck
BY lightning, and together with their con-
tents, including large lot of grain, a val.
liable horse and numerous farming uten.
sils, entirely destroyed by the fire which
followed. The losses will be quite heavy,
but | have not heard them estimated.
The two hundred and tifty.fuur prison.
ers at the Penitentiary consume about
1900 pounds Of flour and 1000 hounds Of
corn meal per month. :,
Mayor Purdy has appointed this even
ing for "matinee" at the Council CHAMBER.
and issued invitations for a number of
gentlemen to be present and make short
addresses. The affair promises to be par.
tlcularly interesting to some OF our citi.
Zens.
Last weeks Reporter contains two we'll
written articles in opposition to the Holt
County Court bill.
The manufacturers OF "scrap" smoking
tobacco at Newark, o., complained to Mr..
Kellogg, Internal Revenue Collector for
that district, that the scrap put up by Mr..
Pollack and sold to dealers as quarter
pound packages, contained One.ihird OF a
pound, and were SO retailed by them In
consequence OF which the manufacturers
there were unable to sell their tobacco,
although offered at a lower price than
they were paying for Pollack's scrap.
An investigation at once demonstrated the
truthfulness Of the charge, and Mr. Kel.
logg came on to Wheeling, and In com.
pany with Mr.. Laird OF the office there
visited Mr.. Pollack's shop at ne prison
here, last Friday, and weighed a large
number OF the quarter pound packages
and found them all to contain ove,
weight. These gentlemen at once closed
up the scrap department and pocketine
the keys left for your city. The Govern
ment was only receiving by this manner
OF packing, the amount OF tax on one and
one-third pounds that should be paid or
one pound. Mr.. Wiedebush, foreman II
the shops here says that his instruction.
to the ,eonYicts who do the packing was 4
make the packages weigh four and onI
half ounces, including package,
Mrs. Ruth A. Martin and Miss Edna
Hogan are visiting friends IN YOUR CITY
The former at ]. Dallas Ewinp's, and Ii,
latter at Miss Eliza Hoge's,
A number OF our citizens who ara nm
posed to the "hog law" have. | under
stand, raised "poney" purse Of $40. 10
which munificient sum one Of tSe Isno ~
flights" here agrees TO ''bustI the obnes
ious ordinance, "higher than Gildarryi
kite. CHIEL.