The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-07
NEiaHnoRnooD NEWS,



In the First ward there Is small DWELLING
consisting OF two rooms, In which there n 4
at present three families, consisting al twsn
ty'two persona Somewhat crowded. il woui'
seeml
Henry Martin, Esq, an old time resident
alter trying country Me for few yeaFs' NM
returned to his first love, and now occunIe,
ihe v. J. Pufdy estate, corner OF ThoaiP,ot
and Main Streets
Rev. John b. West, many years ago I
resident OF this county, and well.known L
all the old inhabitants Of the county. "A her
visiting friends and relatives. MI, West h
In tits Sith year and quite intirm. Since hi,
arrival hero the old gentleman has become
quite sick and has sent for his sou, Dr.. West
Of Marietta, to come and attend hInl,
Rev. A. Buchanan returned on Tuesday
evening from Huntington, W. Va, where he
gone, ip the interest Of Webb, the Hunting,
ton bank robber, now serving a fourteen
year sentence In the prison mere. Webb has
now served about SIX years OF his sentence
anu the reverend gentleman Is firmly con.
ytnced that he Is fully and completely re.
formed man, hence the deep interest he i
manitesting In his behalf. The prisoner has
health. fN'
A late census OF our population, made by
order oil Council, shows l,5g7 residents with.
In our corporate limits, or, more properly
speaking, the territory kaowR to be Included
IN the corporation, and 1871 in the ''disputed''
territory. The number OF voters Is found to
be SV1, and the number Of dogs 76, two Of
which only are OF the female sex. This las.
enumerated Item may possibly be correct,
but a walk through towu wouid Justify any
Rerson IN thinking there is good grounds for
Harris hardware store was entered by bur.
glars last night, the safe blown open and the
contents, supposed to be something over $lOO,
carried oil. Entrance was obtained through
window i'll the rear part OF the building.
Holes were drilled in tho door Of the safe,
near the lock, combination, In which the
explosive was introduced, completely shat
tering the combination. The cash drawer
was then removed and themechanics, leaving
evidences OF u skillfully performed piece OF
WORK, departed through another window than
the one by which they entered. An old
brace, that bad been used by the burglarsin
boring holes through the floor for the purpose
Of securing leverage on the tools used upon
the safe, was found lying near the safe,
Money was their object. as no goods were
found missing.
Since yesterdays communication, stating
TINT the work OF completing the bridge al
the mouth OF Big Grave Greek, would be
pushed rapidly 10 completion, was written,
MI. Bonar ot the County Commissioners, TO
whom the duty Of experimenting the build.
ing Of the same was intrustel, has visited the
work and ordered .hecoRtractor, Mr.. Shrake,
10 DO no work on the north Rbutment, as he
has decided that IL is but a foolish waste OF
Inc county's money to PIT the abutment in
at the place solicited The bridge as origin
ally planned, has single span of POI feet,
where 100 feet R0ald not only be amply
sufficient 10 allow free passage OF the waters
oil the creek, even ut the highest food time,
but ~ placing the abutments near the
edge OF the water good rock foundation
could easily have been obtained, From
conversation between the commissioner and
Mr.. ShraEe, We learn the superstructure for
this bridge, Rnd also the bridges over Wheel
ing, and Fish Greek, have been contracted
Tor with the Canton, Ohio, bridge company,
at something over $1,000 each. The bridges
are all to be Of the sdue length Of span. The
iron work for a 100 foot span
could, at the time the contract was
made, have been contracted at $1,000 or less
than ohe.tourth as mitch as 20t foot span.
Az the time when the commissioners with
ground TO select, and agree upon location
for the bridge, Mr. Shrake urged upon the
gentlemenlin the most emphatic manner to
place the abutInents nearer the creek shores
and decreasing the length of the span, de-
cfartng that If his 20 years experience in
worKoI this Character had taught him any,
thing, the rouderous weight Of such super
struc!urc would not be properly supported
by abutments OF the character described In
the specifications, with the insecure founda.
tLHn upon which they were 10 he built But
all:Mr. Shrake argument, backed by his long
anu successful experiences weighed rs naught
against the PLAUSIBLE theories, so deliberately
shown, on paper by the agent Of the bridge
company, twhoSe commissions depend upon
the amount OF bridge material sotdJ backed
by the no doubt disiaterested (?) arguments
OF the engineert The work OF completing
the abutment, and wing walls on the South
sue, Will so on, and In the meantime Mr.
Bonar viii visit Canton, and try to induce
the bridge company 10 cancel the contract
Tor the bridge and contract for u superstruc-
tuFe oil ABOUT l5O feet, and the north Abut-
ment Will be built near the waters edge.
EELLAIRE.
Lulu Gordon died OF diphtheria Wednes.
day night.
The ladies' OF the First Presbyterian church
are requested to meet at the church Saturday
The Methodist Ladies' Society will meet
Friday evening at the house OF Dr.. Wm.
McMast0rs.
The nextsocial OF the Presbyterian church
VIII meet at Capt, Fink's home on Thirty
third street.
Rev. J. X. NcKallip wont to Uhrichsville
Wednesday to perform the marriage Cere.
mony for couple of his old congregation.
The Baltimore & Ohio power house on tho
river bank caught fire Thursday afternoon
up around the tank, and made hot place
Tor awhile. Not much damage.
A band stand in the center Of the SQUARE is
the last order OF the Old Council. II will not
cost more thaa fifty dollars-such as II will
be. II the stakes were placed thepeople
could plant trees. 1t will soon be too late ior
this year.
Burglars, some warning OF whose presence
here hos been given, Wednesday night at.
tempted to blow open the safe at the Globe
hour mill OF Stewart 4 Ward. They got into
the mil itself In scientific manner, but the
steel OF the cash box was too strong for the
drul. There was consequently very little
loss to the firm except the dumnge 10 their
safe.
sTEuBESvILI.R.
The first Presbyterian Church having re.
Gently purchased from Thos johnson lot
of ground on North Fourth street, a new brick
residence will be erected during the coming
summer.
The new Council OF this city will meet and
organize next Tuesday evening. Itis quite
probable that John Z. Brown, President OF
the old Council, will be reelected, and it Is
intimated that r, y. Brady, the Democratic
council ilman from the Fourth ward, will be
elected Vice President, There will not be
any change IN the city Clerkship. W. @.
Myers will retire from the police force, and,
with this exception, tits highly probable that
the old force will he re.appointel. The in.
dtcations are that there will be better feel
ing he coming year between the Mayor and
Council, and 1t Is to be hoped that there will
be more harmony In their actions.
MARTINS FERRY.
Burglars entered the residence Of James A /.
Gray Wednesday night and carried oil all
the SllVeHWAfe thew Chutd find abd about