The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-11
OUR MouNDsYILLE LETTER.


Many people gathered Mt the river" on
Sunday to watch the leo running out,
somewhat 10 the detriment OF the church
congregations. Was it imagination, or did
the Cn%untenanCe5 OF tho thTOuR express
Disgust at tho failure OF the surging, ire
siatable slsment to bring with il the wreck
OF floating bats and barges?
It " understood that John BurleY, Tor
solne yeaTs past Marshal Of the somewhat
pretensiOus village Of Cameron, will be
ono OF Sheriff Hicks depntiep.
Last night was enDhGttcalIy . 'bsd
ope," considerable rain falling IN the
evening aud first hours Of the night,
changing to snow as the temperature be.
came cold later 10 the night, IL would
seem that there was an itrepres8ible con.
hict going on between tho Canadian
weather and tho gentleman at Wmhinp.
ton who Is aupp6aed to control matters OF
that kind for our people, and the result
for tho last week or ten days has been q
little the worst mixed up weather ever
known in this Latitude. Couldn't az in
ter irrational CongIeRa DO arranged between
these two potentAtes, and something like
harmony be Rgreed uponp
Oar lower c0urtG, the magistrates, are
all ut Bea, owing to the somewhat Clouded
state In which the Jurisdiction andpOwBrs
Of three functionaries arc lett by tho
amos dments, 4 suit brought before a
Washington dis!riCs mRgiSlrAtO, aud eel
for trisl Saturday last, in which one Of the
parties demanded e jury, was postponed
a couple OF weeks In order to give the court
All opportunity to circulate are und among
the members Of the legal Maternity aud
gather, II possible, a little Information on
the BnhjeCt
Bob Caller has junL returned from % five
weeks Wait among relatives aud iTiendsat
lis home In tho Third district. lie reports
"Mountein dew" IN abundance, but no
supporters OF Mr.. Camden Tor United
States Senator. -f.r.l a.
On Thnrsday last q very quiet Wedding
took place ut tho residence Of the Rev
DR.. Fhllcrton, tho contracting parties be-
ing Mr, Campbell, Of Waymsn's Ridge,
this county, and Miss Bottie Vops, OF our
town. The groom Is one 0l tho rising
farmers of the county, already "well to
do" and the bride just sucha lady Es Dc.
serves one Of the 'bess husbands in the
world" The happy couple have our CON.
CALCULATIONS with best wishes for future
happiness.
JAMES CLARK, who wsB sentenced to a
four year term In the State pfiBon by the
Circuit Court Of Marion county, on the
24.h OF April, 1877, for house breaking,
WINS discharged Saturday, his sentence ex.
piring Sunday.
Another dance is on the tapis to be
managed by the "middle aged" people.
Messs. Oldham, Patton, KOontx and Con.
nelly (sll married g%entlemen) have the
matter IN charge and pledge their seperate
and combined %reputAiions as security that
with the aid Of Tommy C0Ckayne this
shall he emphstically the ball Of the
season.
The Board Of Directors will meet at the
prison Thursday next, @ 1l
After a weeks recreation our two local
papers came out fresh and spicy last week.
Ae far as | can learn the only candidate
asking favorB at the hands II the coming
Legislature iron this county, will be Mr.
Cteel, oithe Ntw STATE GdfetB, who will be
an applicant Tor the position Of Senate
Committee Clerk. Mr.. Creel Is peculiarly
qualified for tho position, and should be
elected.
A number of -four citizens will visit your
city to.mortow 10 Witness the opening Of
the Legislature.
Although pur town appears to be
a%bnndantly supplied with stores at present
still 1t iB said that q new ono will be
opened IN the early spring by the New
Union Coal Works management.
1t Il expected that Judge Boyd will open
the first term Of our Circuit Court under
the new arrangement
II auy OI your readers ATe anxious 10
try the experiment Of running q news.
paper Ia Marshall county, 1 have no
doubt but lhaL the CoStmerciut Office could
be bought,
II our law makers desiro the happiness
OF Matshall county farmers and sheep.rais.
ers, let them pass an act taxing dogs 81
per head.
The only damago done here by the
bTeRk.u yesterday was the carrying
away Of The "ipple' ut the Union Coal
Works. One Of that Company's batges
was moved down etttam about three hun.
dred yards, where IL was forced ont on
the shore leo and left.
The ice started about . O'Clock A. NJ, but
stopped several times during the day,
a large audience greeted the "Melfose
Combustion at the Opera House Satur.
day night | WAS unable 10 be present,
but ain told that the troupe IL frat class III
every respect, and we're greeted with
round after round OF applause. The
management Was 20 pleased with thai'
reception that they promiset 10 come a0air,
M,