The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-07
NEWS FROM NEAR TOWNS
GATHERED by INrELLIeEScER Re-
PoRrERS.
A Chronicle OF the Happenings and
Events, Social, Political and
Otherwise In the yicinaEe
OF wheeling
sTEUBENVILLE.
Fire Yesterday MorninE-LocaI and Po.
litical Notes.

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STEuBESyILLE, August 8.
Special Correspondents Of the IntslliGeneer.
We noticed short time ago, in the
course Of this correspondence, the lament
able condition Of the roadway leading ou
of the city to the cemetery. At the las
session Of Council the matter was brought
up by one OF the Street Committee, and
have no doubt the cause Of complaint will
soon be removed.
At the last meeting of the Soldiers and
Sailors Association. Of this city, the Com.
mittee on Transportation was instructed
to make arrangements for the transporta.
ton OF at least three hundred from this
city and vicinity to the Columbus Reun.
ion.
On the first day OF July Steubenville's
city treasury contained Sl4,22l Is. The
report OF balance on hand for the first oil
the present month Is S5,055 90, slight
decrease.
Gen. Robert Love, the siege gun OF Ohio,
is at home again, looking about the same
as usual. Robert has been talking TEN.
perance in the northwest
A petition has been sent TO the County
Commissioners TO form a new election
precinct OF the country lying along the
Ohio river and adjoining the city TO the
north, the voting place to be Millvale. We
might add here that new voting place is
needed in the Second ward OF this city
about as badly as any place we know Of.
The vote OF that ward Is too large to be
handled by one set OF officers rsconveniently.
A party Of campers.out from this city
have been getting into trouble at Cables
stoned the houses OF people living in that
neighborhood, insulting and assaulting
them, and caught a lady named Mrs.
Price and choked her. They deserve the
name OF Steubenville rufians, not young
men.
The vestry OF st. Paul's Episcopal
Church this week accepted the resignation
OF the rector, Rev. Thomas D. Pitts, who
will remove to Florida for the benefit Of
the health OF his family. Mr.. Pitts will be
missed by his congregation and citizens
generally.
The death is recorded this week OF Isaac
Shane, OF Shanetown, the oldest man in
Jefferson county. He was born in Penn
sylvania, near the site Of Monongahela
City, in 1852.
A Republican meeting will be held at
Wintersville, about four miles out OF this
city, tomorrow evening. A hack load Of
Republicans will go out from here, aud w.
D. Walden, Esq, will address the meeting
Portland, down the river, will have
Republican meeting and pole raising next
Friday evening, and speakers from this
city will be present. An enthusiastic meet
ing is predicted.
The brick and frame dwelling owned by
John McGee, on the alley between Mar.
ket and Adams, near Seventh street, was
destroyed by FIRE this morning about 2
o'clock. The loss is fully covered by an
insurance Of $500. Your correspondent
was promptly on hand soon alter the
alarm was sounded and alter asoertaining
what he could proceeded 10 the upper tel
egraph Office, which is open night and
day for railroad business, and public con.
venience. Here we found that rule had
been adopted TO send no newspaper
specials.
The Garfield club meets again one week
from tomorrow night. Efforts have been
made to get General w. H. Gibson here to
address the meeting, but he replies that
it will be impossible as he opens the cam
paign in Tennessee, at Chattanooga, on the
18th.
The Republicans have a project on foot
to uniform about forty men who will cast
their first Republican vote this year. This
will be good thing II they uniform and
send them around with our local speakers
through the county. ALwYS.