The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-14
MOUNDSvILLE,

put upon the witness stand, to aubstantt-
ate the charge, although he still contends
in conversation, that the lughramsdid en-
ploy, and one OF them assist him in COM
hitting the crime. Barney Is still in jail
on his sslIaccusing charge.
Morgan Thompson was received OF the
prison Tuesday last for q two year term
from Morgan county for a burglary COM
mitted four years ago.
+. NJ. Farrell, Esq, after spending q
week here, left on the steamer Andes yes
terdsy evening for his home at Barrbours-
vile.
Judge Melvin disposed Of large mum.
Der Of :importsnt chanceFy cases last Fri
day and Saturday,
Mrs. W, L. Davis Is lying dangerously
Ill at her fsther.in.law's, In the Third ward.
Vinton Weaver, Esq, returned home
from visit to friends in Allegheny City,
Saturday evening last,
Commodore Tommy CoCkayne, with
Martins string band gave an exhibition Of
their musical proficiency, at Nolan's La
trobe House, Monday evening last,
My friend Tommy Scott, OF the Round
Bottom, rejoicsth in the possession OF q
newly arrived daughter baby.
The atTAble, Doc. Davis, Of the Second
ward drug store, returned from some.
what protraCted visit 10 relations and
friends in the lower end Of the State, on
thesteamer Katie StoCkdale, Sunday morn.
ing last, In order to relieve the minds OF
the Doctors many female admirers, l will
state that he 10 still what my legal friend
Robert Mcconnell would term q "misera.
BILE old bachelor" and, 10 all appearances,
"heart whole"
Mayor Purdy Ia the proud possessor OF
lust Gabout the ugliest and most good for.
nothing, epg.suCking NANCY looking pup
10 town. Eph Ryan pronounCes IL q dis.
grace to the canine race, and Brother
Hammond fatty refuses 10 permit bis dogs
to associate with 1t.
]. W. P. Reid, the Second ward cigar
MAKER is pleasantly located on B. street,
near the postofEiCe. "iours truly" can
testify to the excellent quality OF his one.
year.old seed stogies, Try them.
Captain W. ]. Purdy, Of the Lower
ward, Is again able, after long continued
illness, TO leave bis room.
Our disciples Of Isaac Walton are hav.
ing fine sport CatChingsuCkers. Tim Still.
well employs every spare moment he has
to this amusement. lie appears, however,
In devote his talents more especially to
four inch "shiners."
Hon. ]. W. Gallaher, President, and
Frank W. Brown, Secretary, as q commit.
tee for the Psnitentiary Board OF Directors,
met at the Secretary OF States office, In
your city, last Monday for the purpose Of
considering propositions for insuring the
State buildings at the prison. Mr.. PAUL,
OF your city, was awarded the placing OF
the insurance, about $4,000, at the fol.
lowing rates: On warden's and cell build.
ingat29 per cent, for FIVE years; on work.
shops, engine and boilers 8 per cent, for
three years; and on laundry, bakery and
chapel (all In one building) 2per cent, for
three years. was unable to learn 10
what companies the risks were placed, but
believe In foreign Offices, the home com.
panies demanding considerably higher
rates, and declining 10 insure for the
length OF time desired by the committee.
George Racer, who was sentenced to the
Penitentiary In the Circuit Court Of Put.
nam county last May, Tor nine years,
charged with burglary, larceny, and house
breaking. died Sunday evening Of fever.
D. D. Haddox, Mason county bgam.
let, flushed one year sentence and was
discharged Thursday last, and tomorrow,
Louis Nolte, Of your city, will conclude 0
two year scjourn at that institution.
The almost impossible condition Of the
roads Is having It's effect upon the supply
Of butter, eggs, and other country pro.
ducts In our ylllpge. Butter is selling ct
80 cents, eggs at 10 cents, and hard 10 get
at these prices.
The ambitious denizens OF the upper
ward are agitStlng the very likely project
OF abandoning our present wharf, and
building new one near the rolling mill.
presume they will also dam the river
somewhere about the lower end OF town,
in order to Obtain sufficient water 10 cover
the sunken logs and Bnags that cover the
bed OF the river for distance Of two or
three hundred yards out from the shore
at the point where II Ia proposed to build
the new wharf, and which are painfully
visible during the summer season; or 10 Il
to be canal from the channel 10 the
wharf, Better send for Eads or De Lesaepe,
gentlemen. Eph Ryan emphatically dis.
avows any sympathy with the proposed
Improvement.
The localizet Of the Reporter with most
reckless disregard Of truth, last week, as.
serls that a most determined effort was
made at the last meeting Of the Prison
Board to "ous" Frank ". Brown, Clerk Of
that institution, and that one Of the mem.
bets became 90 much intoxicated during
the meeting that be had to lay Of to sober
up. There Is not one iota Of foundation
Tor either Of the assertions. There was no