Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-06
BElLAIRE.

Hon. John H. Riley, Grand Master OF the
MaSonN OF West Virginia, was IN the city
Yesterday, accompanied by Hon. John w.
Stout. OF ParkerSburg.
Jesse Purnell E>u.. Grand Master OF the
Knights Templar of West Virginia, left YES.
terday Tor Martin>burg, Harpcrs Ferry ami
Charleston on an official visit
To-day the Democrats of this city and
township will make their nominations.
''Shannaiclt will bc hard man to elect
is the general comment Oh Saturday nights
convention.
Charley Gaumer. OF the st. ClairSvillc
Gazette was in the city yesterday.
Thornbcrry Il Booth are the agents Tor
the Adams Express Company, Mr.. Mcllott
having resigned.
The NJ. +. Ladies Foreign Missionary
Society have elected the following officers:
President. Mrs. A. X. Chapman; First Vice
PrcSinCnt. Mr.. Battellc; Second Vice PreSi-
dent. Mrs. GrcSSingcr; Recording Secretary,
Mr>. james Fitton; Npondng Secretary,
Mrs. Julius Armstrong; Literary Commit
tee Mr.. GrcSSinger and Mrs. Fitton.
Wheeling Directory Callin will give this
city directory. this summer.
COL Baron got verdict OF $1,000 from the
inrv. but il will he sometime before hc gct>
the money. rs it will go through several
courts before it is paid
The steamer Hudson, which banked az
this city Yesterday afternoon on her way to
Pittsburgh had - tine horses for Pitts
burgh.
Captain Ed. Bowie has returned from an
extended Western trip in the interest of
the 4Etna Glass Company.
On account of the warm weather the coal
miners are not making full time, the de-
mand for the coal having abated very Iua-
terially.
The road from the C. X 2. depot To- the
wharfbOat is Il reflection on the city or on
the wharf boat owners. 1t is but the only
way that one can get to the river and it is
muddier than any street in the city, which
is saying great deal.
The Republicans OF the township held
very quiet convention Saturday afternoon
for the purpose OF nominating 4 township
ticket aud as result turned out the tot
lowing:
TruStees-A. ROeder. John NJ. Wise amd
f.. B. Luwman.
lerk-Capt. W IL. Little.
TreaSurer-Fred. Hoffman.
AssessOr-ThOmas Garret.
COnstables-Shannou Archer and John
r. Tarbet.
Justiccs-James Kelsey and ]. Il. Shan
nafelt.
The City Conventional Turner Hall Sat
urday night was anything but an exciting
affair. Notwithstanding the fact that so
much talk had heralded its coming. Mr.
Virgil S Morgan presided. and kept bal
eye on the ward politicians all evening.
The chief interest of the crowd was CEN
tered in the contest for the nomination for
MayOr. and as was anticipated. il required
several ballots to determine who the victim
for the Democratic >aCrifiCial altar should
be. Shannaielt had from the inception of
the contest been regarded a. the strongest
man, although the knowing ones had un-
limited confidence in the strength of dark
horse. and the nomination OF McClain or
Brown would have been no surprise. On
the first ballot Shannafelt had 10 votes,
Shuttleworth and McI lain 3. On the next
ballot Shannafelt held his forces, while one
of Shuttleworth'S men went to McClain.
On the third ballot Shannafclt lost slightly,
but none To count. On the fourth bal
lot Captain Brown took one of
ShuttlCwOrthS'S men and MCtlain
also took one. No changes of any impor-
tance then resulted until the eighth ballot,
when Shannafelt roped in the requisite
number and was declared nominated.
Some very distinct mutterings of disap-
probation were heard in the hall, and one
or two bets were offered that Shannafelt
would be defeated at the election, but as a
whole the nomination was received with
the proper manifestations of approval.
For City Marshal, Pete Q. Criswell and
Shannon Archer were placed in nomina.
tion. Archer received eleven votes and
CriSwell nine. Archer was nominated.
". c. Grafton was nominated for Treas
urer. James C. Tallman for City Solicitor,
Samuel Simmons Water Works Trustee,
Fred Eberle and N. V. Miller for School
Trustees.
There were two ballots for Street Com
James Benson and Louis Long
being candidates, but on the second Capt
Benson was nominated.
Some of the nominations give general
while Others are very unpala-
table, and if the Democrats nominate Judi
ciously they will be the gamers numerous
ly.
Mrs. CoSgrove. of lower town. fell down
stairs and broke one of her legs last Satur-
day
Hughes, one of the alleged skiff thieves,
has been arrested.
Michael Mailin was in. the lookup last
night on a charge of drunkenness.
The ST. Lawrence OF Wheeling We are
is about to be sold. aud our in
'Ormant also stated that only $500 stood be-
tween the would be purchaser and Captain
List. She is wanted to run in the Cincin-
natl and southern trade as 4 fast mail boat. |
Telegraphers' Convention.
PITTsBURG. Pa, March 5.-A large meet