The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-05
MOUNDSVILLE

Grounding day passed off quietly here,
in fact had It not been for the information
furnished by Hoststter's almanac and
similar rare and scarce publications, 1
doubt very much whether or not the half
Of our population could have told when IL
occurred.
The Harris and De Forest Star Com
binatton" drew but Q small crowd here
last Saturday evening, but fully as large, 1
understand, as the merits Of the "stars"
The Commercial Office will be offered at
trustees sale on the first day OF next
month. Here's an opening for some
enterprlHing and ambitious young states
man 10 immortaliEe himself.
John Sanders and Hiram Murphy, two
year GonVicts, from KRnawha county,
tinished up their apprenticeship and we're
discharged from the prison Monday last.
II one may Judge by the language In.
dulged In by our country cousins, when
they return 10 their sleds after leaving
them stand for few moments, and find
that the "d-d thleying town cows" have
eaten oil the straw out Of them, Il ia some
what annoying TO these usually mild
tempered Christians.
The thermometer indicated I2o below
zero. In the prison yard at 7:l5 A. NJ. Wed.
nesday morning.
A Number Of citizens OF this county, in.
terested In sheep growing, visited your
city 70 attend the meeting nf the Sheep
BreederA' and Wool Growerh' Association,
Wednesday.
Either the present cold snap or some
thing else has had the effect OF getting our
local pugilists on their ear bad, and two
or three fights have resulted, also the
largest land most heterege gathering
OF humanity that ever graCed Mayor Pur-
dys afternoon Police Court matinee, last
Wednesday, At an early stage in the en-.
tertainment proceedings were brought to
an abrupt halt and termination for tho
day by the discovery by one OF the
detendanta attorneys oil flaw or
irregularity In the processes served upon
the alleged offenders, and the cases were
oil adjourned over till Saturday next,
when the same "bil" will be presented
with possibly several new attractions and
interesting features.
About the livlleet racket that our town
has been favored with for some time was
INDUCED In by o couple OF prominent Clti-
zens and their respective sons, on b street,
In front OF the Mound City Hotel, last Sat.
urday afternoon. II is said that the Ian.
guage employed would have done credit
TO the llyelieat fish market In the world.
The same performance, somewhat modi.
fed, will be presented at the police court
next Saturday, one week later.
Al lex. Racer, q convict from Putnam, re-.
received pardon from the Governor aud
was released from the prison yesterday.
Weather ieariully cold, coal scarce, wo.
men and children suffering in our midst,
and still no concerted action by our Clti.
zens towards relieving their distres0
j. L. Bedillon, Esq, Of Bedilion's Mills,
was In town Monday last.
A one year convict named Ross, color.
ed, was received ct the prison Wednesday
from Jefferson county. The term is short
one, but then the oGense was tritling, kill.
Ing 0 man. only.
Mr.. HenderShott reports the after part
Of last night as being as cold as-weil, q
locality generally represented as being lust
the reverse by my worthy friends OF the
Methodist persuasion. He says the mer.
curry indicated II degrees below zero at 8
Am. Xxx,