The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-21

paper was, "Who shall be Greatest =. and
that Of Mr., Mcconnell, ''The Unknown
Quantity 10 our American Problem" W.
T.. Major, Of Pleasant Groye, delivered an
original Grafton, subject, ""Beyond," and Mr..
John b, Cunningham, O., C1dif, delivered
one, the subject OF which was, THE Charac.
ter Of Woman The debate was on the ques.
tion, "should the U. s. Government control
the Telegraph as It does the Postal System ~
Clark u. Jamison, OF CadIx,. supported the
affirmative and Henry sawyers, Of Woods.
field, the negative side. ~ 'is'
. rErsESviLLE 90.
The Turner's will give dance At their hall
on Third street on Christmas. W !.
Superintendent Brown will spend the holt.
days at his home In GAINESVILLE.
The holiday trade IN reported by many OF
our merchants to DO rather quiet.
Captain George O'Seal will spend the holt.
days with Ills family In Pittsburgh.
Mr.. Decker, otthe Gdstitt, goesto Washing.
ton, Pa, next week 10 visit relatives.
Mr.. Charles Reed arrived home last even.
Ing from Washington and Jefferson College.
| A number Of the Seminary ladies left for
their homes yesterday 10 spend short vaca,
ton. @ Gf
W. II, Mooney, Of sharrard, Mooney & Co.'S.
bank, Ii confined TO his home with typhus
fever. g
rlumner Lewis and L. A. Erskine, ESQ,
will spend the holidays with friends In the
country. N
The boilers for heating the new Opera
House arrived yesterday, and will soon be
placed In position. u
Thejefferson Iron Works will at All early
date remove their Office 10 The SiI III ward, 4
new office will be built near the works.
The merchants Of this city who organized a
company to build q railroad from NartIus-
burg into the wilds OF West Virginia, seem TO
have become discouraged md abandoned the
project. gl.O5
st. GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. ]. H. Closet is in The East on business
trip. w,0.gI-I
E1.Treasurer Eaton, OF Barnesville, was In
! town yesterday. :, 'fs.T.as u
A bolsterous Bellaire man was pulled by
Marshal Riley, late Tuesday night.
The delinquent tax list will be published
next week, as Wednesday was the last day for
paying taxes.
Miss Clara Carroll, who has been attending
the Ohio State University at Columbus, has
returned home to spend the holidays.
Col. T. II. Anderson, of Cambridge, Col.
Taylor law partner and right hand man, ar.
rived in town Tuesday evening. He Is pre-.
sumably helping on the Taylor boom.
The Register yesterday contained the start.
ling Information that Ohio Gilmore had been
indicted by the grand jury. II the Register
man had read the ISrIhLioENckR be would
have known that Gilmore was indicted
month ago. tried twice and convicted.
COLONEL TAYLOR AND TIE NORWEGIAN.
To the Editor OF the lntelligencer.
SlR:-1 hear that a report is circulating
among the iron men along the river that
Colonel Taylor commanded the militia who
put down the miners strike at Straitsyille
some time ago. The story Is false. Colonel
Taylor never was in Straitsvlle in his life,
has done no military duty since 1866, and
never bud anything to do with the militia.
There Is not better friend to the laboripy
man in the world than he Is, and lie has
always been strong advocate Of protection
to American labor. In fact, he Is the man OF
all Others whom tie laboring men should
support. JrsT.cg.
Guernsey County, O., December %, 1882.