The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-21

], L. MCWsyne, who was sentenced to
two year term in the PenitsntiAry by the
Circuit Court OF Wood county, for grand
larceny, on the 18th OF March, 1850, re-
ceived pardon from Governor Jackson
yesterday.
Mics Georgia Wells, Of Wells Bottom,
who has been visiting Miss Virginia Mar
tin, CT Water street, for some days, left t0r
home Monday last.
That rather troublesome atiliction vul'
carly known as the Itch" has made its
appearance among the school children
here, and Principal Pratt has been COM
PEELED TO insist upon some OF his students
remaining away from school until q cure
has been affected.
Mr, and Mrs. Frank W. Brown, OF the
Second ward, spent yesterday in your
city.
Hon. Thomas ]. West, the newly ap-
pointed Superintendent Of the Penitenli.
AIRY, paid that institution flying visit
Monday, He will enter upon his duties
az Superintendent Of the prison May let,
and not sooner, as has been enormously
asserted by the dailies oil your city.
The Easter Offering at Trinity Episcopal
church last Sunday amounted to about
SO. The services on that day were unus-
ualIy interesting and impressive, and were
listened to by large congregation.
A brick pavement has been put down
on the square in front OF the NJ. h. church.
Two heavily loaded train loads OF immi-
grants passed over the B, & D, Railroad,
west Monday night.
Our citizens do not appear to take much
interest In the Wheeling, PArkersburg &
Charleston Railroad, but am inclined to
think that all they need Is little stirring
up.
Penitentiary Clerk Brown Ia terribly
ticEled over the promise OF some old car.
pet from the old Capitol building, to be
used In the offices Of the prison.
John W. T, Reid, Esq, announces him
self as a Republican candidate for the
office OF County Superintendent OF Free
Schools, and Is free TO give his reasons
which are good onesi for feeling conf.
dent that he will be elected. As far as
your scribe is concerned, "BsrCus is
willin'."
Mrs. David Mayors, oil the lower ward,
who has been suffering with lingering
consumption for many months past, Is still
gradually sinking,
Colonel Bridges will, shortly after the
expiration Of his fourth term as superin.
teldent OF the penitentiary, open an office
in the city Of Richmond, Va, as General
Agent OF the Mutual Relief Fund Life As.
ISOLATION oil New York. The best wishes
Of the CoIonel's many friends in this place
will follow him In his new vocation.
That indisputable harbinger Of spring,
book beer, made It's appearance In our
town yesterday evening. Yours truly
saw 1t.
John Campbell, a wealthy and well.
known citizen OF Washington district,
came to town Saturday last, and INDUCED
In considerable more OF the ardent than
was advisable. After mounting his horse
he rode home, and, as Is supposed, lost
control Of both himself and the animal.
Arriving at the fence surrounding bis
house, his horse jumped the bars, throw.
ing the rider Off, where he WAS found,
completely parSlyzad, and has only been
able TO move one OF his hands since.
Complaint was made last Sunday night
by a couple OF young girls that they had
been assaulted while on their way to
church by two young men, residents Of
this village. One Of the chaps was arrested
and fined $40, which he paid; the other
escaped and has not yet been found.
The children Of the Rev. BuChanan's
family, and several other children OF this
place, are severely afflicted with measels.
The friends Of the Masonic Hall Build.
ing Association are arranging for a series
Of entertainments, 10 be given at the Hall,
for the purpose OF raising iuHds 10 liqui.
date the outstanding debts against the
building. 1t is certainly due TO the enter.
prising gentlemen who paid their money
so literally towards supplying our town
with public hall, without any probable
reason to suppose that their large outlay Of
funds would meet with anything like a
reasonably early return Of the same, that
these entertainments should meet with
hearty support from the people OF the
town, and surrounding county. From
what can learn OF the parties who are to
have charge OF, and take part in the enter.
tainments, can safely say that, outside OF
any other considerations, they will be we'll
worth the admission fee asked.
The sanguine hopes OF the coal miners
at the Union Coal Works, Of having steady
work, and plenty Of IT., have not yet been
verified, as but o small amount OF coal IL
being taken out.
A two.year convict named Robert L.
Parker, convicted Of grand larceny, In the
Circuit Court Of Boone county, was re.
Ceived al the prison yesterday.
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attend at the Episcopal Church, Monday
last, the election oil yestrymen was per.
mitted to go by default.
The Webster Wagon Company have q
large pair Of shears In the blacksmith shop
for cutting iron. They also have In their
employ blacksmith named Jim OlellSn.
Jim had been operating the machine for
some time, and found that II performed
lis duty In cutting iron. He also discov.
cred, a few days ago, that II would cut a
blaCksmith's finger of "allee satnee" like
iron.
How did the Moundsvile correspondent
OF the Regi,isr learn that the smallpox was
40 ''prevalent along the line OF the 3. & o.
railroad In this county?" This Is piece
OF information possessed by no other per-
son in the county.
Il looks now very much as though that
snow Vennor promised US for to-day will
prove q failure.
The Legislature last winter changed the
time Of holding the election for school Of.
fiCers from August 10 the 18th Of May, but
/ presume that not one In every ten Of the
Boards OF Education Of the State are aware
Of the fact.
The proposed retirement Of one, two
and Eve dollar bills by Secretary Window,
would certainly be very detrimental to the
interest Of persons living 10 places remote
from banks OF money order pest offices,
who desire to send suns Of money by
mail for newspaper subscriptions and
other purposes, IS the much loved dollar
Of our daddies" Ia entirely too bulky and
heavy for this means Of transportation.
lesse don't deptive US Of our ones, twOs
and tves, Mr.. Window.
Nj, ]. D. iawlsy, Of your city, purCha.
a. . 4 4 l.