Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-10

4 The trip OF the steamer DlurnaI last odL-
urday to this city was heavy, both in pas
sengers and freight, and business is good.
THE electric light on the steamer Katie
| Stockdale is still attracting great attention
from the travelling public, and is much adj
mired.
The Sugar refinery is working nicely.
The only drawback is that they cannot
make molasses fast enough to supply the
demand.
A GENTLEMAN went through to Pittsburg
| with big lot of cattle. on Saturday. and
he expected TO realize ten cents per pound
on them.
| AL. BOWMAN, of the South side, who left
this city for the purpose of travelling with
q circus, is now working in the rolling mill
at Clifton.
| FRANK +. MUM was appointed admins
traitor of the estate of W.T.. Derry, deceased
Saturday. Bond 5000, with Jane Nuzum
as security.
. A GOOD many Wheeling boys were dis.
appointed the way the boat race terminated,
as il was considered certainty Wheeling
| man would win.
The party who fired off a large fire
cracker, Saturday night, at the corner OF
| Tenth and Main streets had better leave
| town, as the police are after him.
Work on the new railroad bridge at
| Point Pleasant, in this State, is progressing
| finely, The two piers on shore are nearly
completed. II will be fine piece OF work.
The members of the Mahood fishing club
desire to return their kindest thanks to
Mr.. J. H. Ollum, pilot of De steamer Katie
Stockdale, for his kindness on her last
trip.
The sacred concerts which have been
held at Hornbrook's Park by the Opera
House orchestra, have been discontinued,
to the regret OF many people who enjoyed
them.
The pic mic that was held at VOLTS, on
the Fourth of July will be repeated short
~ COckayne's music has been secured.
| Marshall county will be largely repre-
sented.
The members of the Seidler Fishing
| Club, who are at CreSap'S Landing, have
| built beautiful pyramid OF beer kegs, on
which they have Guiteau's body hung in
etfgy.
CART. MAHooD, Of the Benwood Fishing
Club, invites the members andfriends to
grand picnic to be held at an early date at
the railroad station below Benwood. Cock
ayne will play for it.
On the 5th OF August the Turner'S will
excurt to PIttsburg and spend several days
in that city. They have engaged the Opera
House Orchestra, and it is needless to say
they will have good time.
The salt works dow. along the Ohio
river have more orders atpresent than they
can possibly fill. One firm had to refuse an
order for ten thousand barrels last week.
They are working day and night.
1t is said that the mill men employed as
\ laborers on the Pittsburg and Western
| railroad are paid but 81 per day, while the
4 others get 81 IS. Many OF them quit when
\ the reduction was announced.
Two blast furnaces which were erected at
i Port Washington, Ohio, ut cost OF 1904
/ 900. by stock company OF more lucre than
brains, have been sold, it is said, to Pitts
burg parties. and the machinery is to be
brought to this city.
The funeral of Frank X. Crawley. OF ST.
Louis, but formerly OF this city, who died
at the Stamm House, Thursday, took place
from the Hospital at o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and was largely attended, about
forty vehicles being in line.
The committees, from Union. Clay and
! Washington districts, OF the Union Labor
party, will hold primaries tonight Tues
day and Wednesday nights, and the Ex-
ecutiye Committee will meet at their hall
in Beck's Block tomorrow night.
SOME of the crew of the steamer Diurnal,
while coming up the river last Saturday
afternoon, near Fish Creek, saw the body
of a young child floating on the water. 1t
was dressed in white, and was lying on its
back with its hands pointing upward.
The members of the Mahood Benwood
fishing club all returned home yesterday
on the steamer Katie Stockdale. I. 7.
Cockayne accompanied them All are well,
and they report pleasant time all through,
i apI of Nth a EipI rocapYinr Of oil n Re
along the river.
CHAs MoENKMoELLER the Centre Wheel
| ing druggist, visited the Scioto wreck the
other day, and made a lifelike and artistic
sketch of the surroundings and the sunken
boat, which is attracting good deal OF at
| tentiOn at his store. Charlie in an artist as
well as pill compounder.
TnE new Board OF Public Works will as
sumo charge of the streets and alleys to-
| day, and DR.. Baird says they will stir
| things up before Saturday night, and stop
this thing of piling all sorts of Instructions
about the streets. The Board has rented
ah office on Main street north of the Peo-
pies Bank. 1t is hoped and expected that
the Board will perform good service with
out delay.
The wire mill OF the old Stemens-Ander-
| son Steel Company. near Gleuwood will
i
composed of William J. Lewis formerly
senior partner of the firm OF Lewis, Oliver
| & Phillips, Henry LLOYD, formerly OF
| Lloyd, Sons 4 Co, and NJ. D. W. Loomis,
| formerly of Carnegie Bros. & Co. George
Abel will be superintendent.
A NUMBER OF gentlemen met at the office
! of the Fire and Marine Insurance Com
pany, last Thursday evening, to discuss
the advisability of organizing an alumni
chapter of the Beta Theta ri fraternity.
After some discussion they adjourned to
meet next Thursday evening, when an or
ganization will be effected. This fraternity
| has quite number of members among our
! leading citizens and viii start under very
favorable auspices.
The Lazy Five Fishing Club, which is
encamped at Willow Springs, seven miles
above the city, composed of Will Young,
Dave Dinger, II. Shamlain, Wag Warden
and Lewis Salada, have Joined the Changers
and are doing some nice work. They are
shipping number Of green frogs to mar
| ket- They have trained dog called
\ Bouncer. Wsg is his trained. They also
| have two trained cats that Will Young
juggles on q pointed stick The boys have
| all engaged to travel with Forepaugh's
| great show for the season.
Col I. RIEsTER, manager of the Opera
| House, is having entire new scenery paint
| ed for the stage The work is being done
by Mr.. William Simmer, a skilful scenic
| artist from the Madison Square Theatre,
New York. He has already completed one
| interior, and is now at work on a park
/ scene, which for artistic work aud attrac-
! tive design has never been equaled in the