The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-02

i from FuFnhee Gas.
STEuBESvlLLE, October l.
Correspondence Of the IntsllIssnoer.
The miners Of this city held another
meeting last night and were addressed by
Secretary Jones, ol the Miners Union oil
Western Pennsylvania. The miners have
been after an advance OF wages, and under
Mr.. Jones' supervision committees were
appointed and instructed last night to call
on the operators. The committees with
drew Immediately and at . late hour re-
turned with an answer to the meeting.
The committees reported that all except
one, the Rolling Mill shaft, had agreed 10
give the miners the two cents advance
asked for.
Near the close Of Judge Morrison's
speech at the Republican wigwam last
Wednesday evening, a band hired by the
Democrats appeared on the scene and be-
gan playing, much 10 the discomfort OF the
large audience assembled, asst was deeply
interested In the remarks OF the speaker.
The Judge boreit as long as possible, but
there is q tine when patience ceases 10 be
virtue, and that time arrived with him.
When the band had gotthrough with their
first selection, and were preparing for the
second, the Judge opened onto the
Democratic party, making use OF the am.
munition they had given him. When he
got through with them he left the party in
such q shape that decent man would
blush in acknowledging his connection
with It.
Bridge" Cracrait, of your city, also
spoke the same evening at Garfett's Hall.
His address was remarkable for nothing,
and were he 10 come to this city again he
would be greeted by not more than one.
third the audience he had on this occasion.
At the start he stated that the Republican
party had been In power too long and
asked how his hearers would like 10 eat
eggs twenty years old. Brilliant (?) com.
parison, and how appropriate. When
he got through with his child's talk, he
threw wide open the throttle OF the mud
machine, and from that time to the close
OF his speech, be tried to deiame the char.
scter OF Gen. Garfield, the man who, de.
spite the mud singing OF Democratic ma
chimes, on the 4th Of March next, will
take his seat in the Presidential chair.
luo uhLloui hIhmeE III. SuuICu, tulb
city, has been changed by Quarterly Con.
ference to First NJ. E Church.
Miss Maggie Shaffer, OF Wheeling Island,
who has been visiting In this city for some
time, returns home tomorrow.
The number Of deaths in this city during
the month just passed was only seven.
Prosecuting Attorney ]. NJ. Cook ad-
dressed large Republican meeting at Mt.
Pleasant this county, this week. A torch
light procession OF one hundred and fifty
torches was one oil the features oil the
evening.
From oil appearances Saturday, the OH
Of October, when the Republicans have
their tri.State mass meeting will be the
biggest day steubenville has had since her
big reunion.
Last night three unknown tramps ap-
Piled to the secretary Of the Mingo fur
mace for permission to sleepat the furnace,
but was refused, owing to the danger from
the gas. This morning, however, the
watchman found one OF the men dead,
smothered by the gas. He was a young
man Of twenty-five or thirty. Nothing
was found on his person by which he
could be identified. ALwYN.