The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-12
NElGnDoRlIooD NEWS.


MeSsrS. Purdy and Jackson received car
load OF corn from Chicago few days ago.
Miss Lizzie Ernst has charge OF John
Schnmacher's new confectionery in the Third
ward.
The Episcopal Mite society--inIermcdiate
-enJOyed pleasant time at J. W. Gallaher's
last evening.
With the present unprecedented cold snap,
the hopes Of the peach growers in this vicn.
NY goglimering like school boys dream" !"
Five passenger coaches crowded with
French people, men, women aud children,
passed east over the d. & o. railroad Sunday
evening last.
Henry lcgge, convicted OF shooting with
intent TO kill and sentenced 10 five year
term In the penitcntiary by the Circuit Court
ot kanawha county, was received ut that in.
stitution yesterday.
Word was received few days ago from
George Oldham, who is travelling with Prof,
Love, saying that he was enjoying his short
respite from the somewhat onerous duties
OF prison guard hugely"
Messrs. ltofer & Son, who have been operat
ing the upper town Touring mill for some
time past, have, 1t Is said, purchased the
CHptina mill, and desire t0sub,let the mill
here during the remainder oftheir lease.
A few more days like yesterday, and nights
like last night will must likely solve the
knotty problem OF whether the county au.
thorlties can take charge OF the Strauss fami-
or not. Precedents nrc not wanting, |
believe, for burying the bodies OF dead 3, Der.
sons whose friends are unable to pay for
having that service performed.
A telegram from Pittsburgh to the mana.
Iun NJ NIa E.i.i La, l.,
ing the mill to be shut down on tile follow.
ing day, caused considerable uneasIness
among the employees, as they had no means
OF knowing how long they would be idle.
Saturday morning, however, brought sec
Ond dispatch, countermanding the order Of
the previous day. and the men were again
happy.
g, s. MGFadden, ESQ returned from Fits.
burgh Saturday evening last, bringing with
him German and wife, to work his Stuii's
Run farm. They visited the place and were
well pleased with II, ahd returned home to
bring their household goods. When they
retarn another German family will accom-.
pany them, who will also live on Mr.. Me-
Fadden's farm. These people hayc only been
in this country short time and none OF
them can speak the English language
The surprise experienced by Brown Hum.
phFeyS, twho boasts Of tho Gem Of the Sea"
as his birthplace) can b0 better imagined
than described, when he was called out Of
bed last Sunday morning by @. s. McFad.
den, Esq, aud requested by that gentleman
to accompany him to the country to act as
an interpreter for German and his wife 10
whom Mac was about leasing n farm. In
the absence Of Com Wickham, Mr., Hum.
phreys suggested Peter Richter, as tho next
best man for the purpose.
"L,ttle Davie," OF the Guards, saws that
SaulUols Jesse James step.iathsr, formerly
lived in Wood county, this State, and was al
one time County Surveyor there; that he
knew him Intimately and messed with him
in the Confederate army during the war; that
| SamuGts made vow at the breaking out OF
the war that he would not trim or shave his
whiskers until tic Confederate States Of
America were recognized among the indie.
pendent powers OF the world, and that a.
long as be knew him he rellgiously adhered
to bis QIixotic oath.
From the following incident which took
place Ia the blacksmith shop OF the Webster
Wagon Company at the prisola few day.
ago, itwould seem that the inmates Of thai
institution are not kept very well posted II
relationto to Affairs tranSplripg At the NatIona
Capitol. One Of the conyicts, watching aI
opportunity when the guard's Rtten