The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05
Gtm G~wteltgerrer.
Our M0UNDAVILLE LETrER.
Odds anu Ends or News aBd Gossip
Gathered by our Reporter.
MouSpsyILLE, January 1.

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ELTON IntOllIIsncer.
A portion Of the scenery Tor the operi
House has been received and arranged
and now bring on your shows,
Jesse Gamblers little daughter wa
buried Sunday afternoon last
H. S, Brown, Esq, Of the Webste:
Wagon Company, had the misfortune h
lose a very valuable and h~ighly.prizet
mare last Friday night, The animal va
apparently in good health Friday evening
and died during the night. Brown hat
refused an offer Of SS25 Tor her but a shor
time ago.
Work on the new Episcopal rectory il
progressing as rapidly as the weather viii
permit,
The entertainment given by the Presby
terrain church choir Friday evening last
at the Opera House, Is said to have beer
very creditabls 10 the performers. The
audience was very slim. On Saturday
night there was o much better audience
present, and II | am correctly informed, q
much poorer performance,
On account OF the heaters at the school
building being out Of repair, school was
not resumed yesterday, aa was intended,
thus giving the youth a longer holiday Ia
enjoy the splendid skating on the river,
They are improving the opportunity.
A Philadelphia capitalist has purchased
q controlling interest In the Union Goa
Works, and will, | understand, purchase
a tow boat and a number OF barges, and
put about eighty miners at work In the
mine at once,
Jonathan CapstaCk, whose death by
freezing at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, was noticed
In Yesterdays papers, was at one time 8
resident OF this place, and well known L
many OF our Citi2snS.
Those Of u citizens who have Ice,
houses, and have not already filed them,
are improving the present opportunity oil
obtaining a supply Of splendid ice.
Sam Voltz, OF your city, is engaged in
plastering the neWly'erected chapel at the
prison.
| understand that the apparently
trihing matter Of changing pay day at the
Union Coal Works last week had the et.
feet Of %postponing q very interesting and
important ceremony arranged for by a
couple OF our young people, They in
tended to get married last week, but the
miner proposed, and the paymaster dis
posed.
The rolling mill here Is still "cold as a
wedge" nor can / learn Of any definite
arrangements being made for putting
the works in operation. The same Is true
OF our only other industrial establishment,
the Agricultural Works.
Captain Israel Is hauling across the river
on the ice.
doctor" Sheppard, the efficient and
faithful steward at tho prison, is now
numbered among his own patients, hay.
ing been confined 10 his apartments for
several days past.
Our worthy friend, II. II. Cox, Esq, OF
the Third ward, thus tells the story OF his
wrongs and misplaced confidence: "About
two years ago ho employed one George
Tucker 40 foreman In his saddlery and
harness shop, and as Mr.. Cox had quite a
multiplicity OF interests outside the shop
to look after, he entrusted almost the en-.
tire management OF the establishment to
Tucker. About nine months ago he began
to have reasons for suspeCting that Tucker
was not acting square with him, and was
shortly afterwards convinced that he was
being systematically, and almost daily,
robbed Of small amounts OF money, from
sales made by his dishonest foreman.
Hoping that Tucker would repent and re-.
fund the numerous sums embezz!ed, or
at least discontinue the practice,
no action was taken in the
matter until lnst Saturday week, when
finding that Tucker was not only Contin.
uing his piliefiDgs, but was increasing the
sums taken. He also discovered, he says,
that Mr.. 7. made q practice OF taking bad
women to the shop at nights, thus prosti.
the room 10 purposes entirely for.
eign to the legitimate Tor which 1t was in.
This was the straw that broke
the Camel's back, and Tucker was uncer.
enormously discharged.
Tucker, who Ia q married man, then
went With bis family to Cameron, and Mr..
Cox, upon assuming PERSONAL charge. Of
bis shop found that q GonsiderSble PARTON
Of bis shop tools were missing. Learning
the whereabouts OF Tucker, he followed
him, and charged him with the theft ofthe
Tools and money, and demanded the re-.
storalion OF the former, aud Reimbursement
Of the latter, or as much thereof as he hap.
pened to have. Thicker was at frat In.
Dlined to deny the aoit impeachment, and
10 demur 10 the demand. But the ZONE.
what emphatic intlmation that arrest
would Immediately follow q refusal, caused
the Culprit to wilt, when he gave up the
tools, and returned about $40 In money,
claiming that was all he was able to do.
Mr.. Cox then prevented him 10 go at lib.
erty. He estimates his loss at from $500
10 $500.
James YouSt, a tan.yeRr convict, was
discharged from tho prison last Saturday.
Youst was convicted, together with Amos
lIaber and - Raber, brothers, Of rob.
bling q Mr.. Swisher's store, In Monongalia
In the summer Of 1871. They
were each sentenced to the penitentiary
for ten years. Amos Raber served his
out, less good time" and was dis.
charged last spring. His brother died at
the prison during an epidemic which car.
ried of a number OIL prisoners seven or
eight years ago.
On the 18th OF March, 1872, Youst, 10.
gether with Charles Younger, a fifteen
year convict, from Mason county, and
Asa Jenkins, a two year prisoner from
Richie county, were sent In charge Of q
guard To haul Gre wood from up little
Grave Creek. Whom returning with a load,
and about two miles from town, the ptis.
oners disarmed the guard, and after charg.
Ing him to treat the mules Of tho team
kindly, bid him good bye, and took to the
woods, taking the guards gun, q Sprlng.
field rifle, seven shooter, with them.
They struck across tile hill 10 the rail,
road, coming 10 the road near Mrs. Dietz's,
arriving at her house Just about dusk.
They went 10 tho house, still wearing
their striped clothing, Ond demanded sup.
per, which was furnished them. Qne Of
them retained poslessi0u OF the guards
gun while eating. Attsr slipper Tor which
| believe they gave the lSdy 80 cents IN
psyment) they started eastward, and al
shepherds tunnel traded the gun 10 The
watChman for his lamp, They kept the
railroad as far east as Wilmington, when
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