The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-28

AANAAA ANA ~ OENANAAN-
Railroad and Other AOtes.
Mr.. Hays and several other wealthy
Pittsburgh gentlemen are here Tor the
purpose Of purchasing and at once putting
into operation the Ohio Valley Iron
Works. These gentsmen propose putting
100000 capital into the concern, COM
pleteIy overhauling the mill, and running
It to its full capacity, With the w., P, 4
9, road an assured TACT, added to her I'M
rivalled natural advantages, our town GER
tainly has an exceptionally bright future
before her, which can only be checked or
retarded by q return to the hidebouud,
bourbon policy which has for 90 many
years kept her from enjoying the place in
the manufacturing and mercantile world
10 which her natural Typographical and
other advantages 80 clearly sntIs!e her;
This Is, undoubtedly, the "hood time,
and should not be neglected, or tbe work
will, In oil probability, be lelt to another
generation TO accomplish, when 1t can be
90 easily done now,
A quiet wedding took place at Captain
lsrael's last Monday evening, the contract.
ing parties being q Mr. Tutue, Of Pennsyl'
gants, and Miss Belle Isiael. The happy
couple left for their new home In the
Keystone State on the evening ol the mar
riage.
The Odd Fellows, theit wives and fami.
lies enioysda q pleasant evening and BAN
qust ai their hall Tuesday night.
The following named gentlemen are,
spoken OF as candidates for the office OF
Mayor: L. B. Purdy, Doctor Dodd, Doctor
Jackson, N, o. Reiley, Hon. J. Alex.
Ewing, Wnl. Blake, John Schumacher and
Tim y. elilwslk For the Office Of Ser
Reant | have heard the names OF ]. l.
Hanen, H. II. Killer, Geo, Q. knight,
Thomas Brannon and Joseph sttlwell men
toned, Take your choice.
The following prisoners were received
at the PenitentiaTy last Monday: From
Kanawha county, Marshall Woodrun, for
house breaking, two years; VIM. TinCher,
grand larceny, TWO yssrs, and Jesse Hen.
derson, (colored, grand larceny, three
years. Wood county, John Lcpsly, mur.
der, second degree, eighteen years, Ohio
Goanty, AL Woods, with two or three
GItdsss, four years, two indictments for
entering dwelling houses at night time
with intent to commit burglary. .s ..4r.
John Mays flushed up o two years
sentence from ksnawhG county, and
James Collins four year term for burgla.
rizipg e1.sherilf TIpgle's house in your
city, on the same day. ~ y Z :
Superintendent Gamble, ol the Webster
Wagon Company, reports that in bust.
ness ot Sl75,O 900 done by his company In
the last year, they have met with but two
losses, both Of them being Of insignii.
cant amounts. This looks as II the busi.
ness affairs Of the country are In O very
healthy condition. 'FI H..
The Jury case OF Higgs vs. Lowe, tried
before Squire Edwards, promises TO be
rather celebrated" one. The trial took
place last Saturday, and still the jury. has
failed TO agree upon, or Ut least to render
decision. The amount involved was
only about $l3. The costs will be several
times that amount. ''- t-at
Some Of our people are unreasonable 10
object to the street lamps being extin-
gulshed at9:20P. N. Don't they know
that oil is worth fifteen cents per galloni
The Committee appointed by Council
at its last meeting to consider the matter
Of making q levy for the necessary fund TO
pay this county's proportion Of the funds
10 pay for the railroad survey, will, at the
meeting next Wednesday night, report In
favor Of the same, when the matter will
be submitted to a vote OF the citizens at
the municipal election, which occurs on
the "6!h Of May. That the power 10 levy
will receivea a big majority there is not
the slightest doubt. SO the enterprislng
and P ublic spirited gentlemen who have
subscribed the money for that purpose
will be reimbursed the amount as they
by all means should be.