Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-02

kept up until early th,s morning. Tue
affair was q leap year party, the young
ladies managing systything themselves,
and Judging hom ths romatks We heArd
thuy uads II q perfect snocess.
Isn little son Of charles Sweeney, Of
Nineteenth street, who strayed away
"Wednesday afternoon, was found lale
that evening In the Eighth ward. The
little fellow was unable to give IN ac-
count OF himself, aud he was kept until
this morning. when the advertisement
n this paper this morning showed where
the child belonged, aud he was speedily
returned TO his parents,
OFFICER MARTIN, OF Squire Philips
Court. started out yesterday with u writ
Of ejectment In his hand Tor Mrs.
Lowe, q colored woman, that lives at the
upper end OF Chapline street This ie-
male, however, saw the foe while he
Was Yet a great ways oil, and lmmedi-
ately barred the door. Martin arrived,
and, after taking In the situation, he do.
parted, but returned later with q crow
bar. With this weapon he succeeded In
getting In, but what was done after he
got In he refuses TO tell. We can only
surmise that he did not have good
time, Us his hair was rumpled, his coat
tore, his eye blood.shot, and his general
appearance gave rise 10 the opinion that
he had been doing some ground and
lofty tumbling. An eyewitness TO the
affair told us later that the way that col
ored individual bounced Martin was a
caution 10 constables aud no mistake.
vetorans' Views on the Monument.
A meeting was held at the Mcclure
House last night by the Veteran Assoc
citation 10 discuss the monument location
question. President Caldwell occupied
the chair and Comrade McColloch drove
the Quill. A very fair attendance was
there, and il was what might have been
called AN interesting meeting. The vet
Grams are disposed TO feel anything but
pleasant over the dispute about the To-
cation OF the monument, The trustees
want it on the Capitol Square, and the
Vots will be unhappy II II Is not placed
at the intersection OF Chaplne and Four
teenth streets, while the Council com
mittees well, from the way thoy are
behaving, il il doubtful whether they
want il at all.
Such being the lamentable state OF al
fairs, the tones employed by the worthy
Vets, last night, were cross between
lachrymose and doleiul, rs they re-
hcarscd their wrongs. Ii was the opln-
ion of those assembled that as the Trus-
tees hal given the affair over 10 them,
the location should be left TO them also,
especially as they were unanimously III
favor Of the intersection, and 1t Was
even said "the Trustees had had their
fun with the fund and now might lot
the Veterans alone with the monu'
meut."
1t was proposed 10y Capt. Dovener to
memoriaIiGe Council at its next meeting,
in case the committees did not report.
lie wanted the Association to attend
the meeting in body and carry
it's point. ~ Il arms. His voice
was raised for war. But not 30 with
Comradc Meek, who, true 10 his gentle
name, advocated more pacific measures.
He lid not believe in believe in assum-
ing the pressure OF adverse action by
the committee until such WAS the fact,
or to clothc it in more homcly expires
sion, did not wish to cry before he was
hurt,
This will give fair idea of the discus
sion, which WAS also taken part in by
Comrades Laramie, Stanton, Travis,
McAdams, Riddle and others. Chair
man Caldwell wanted the Association to
take more digniiicd stand, His idea
was to send an ambassador to Council
with the information that the Veteran
Association Of Ohio County had
selected the street in
tersection US the location, and
then let matters take their course.
lie was confident this would bring mat.
tiers to a climax and il it did not, "all's
well" anyhow. But the danger Of delay
stood in the way, as there will he but
one more beside the next regular
Of the city lawglvers before the
arrival of dedication day. But finally
after the pros and cons. were fully con
sidcred, this plan was adopted
SO, gentlemen Trustees, stand out of
the way.