The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-29
THE MARsMAIL INrInMARY.
Railroad Notes-Real Estate MovInl
MonndsviIIe News.

MonndsyiIIe News.
Mayor Weaver started East on q business
trip Monday.
A train load Of emigants passed west over
the B. Il o. road on Sunday.
The Mcconnell Broa, tanners, are stocking
up with big supply Of tan bark.
The brick work on the Mashall county
bank building was commenced yesterday.
DR.. stidger, who was in such a critical
condition u few days ago, issomewhat better.
o. L. Holiday, Esq, returned few days
ago from three weeks stay at Ocean Grove,
The dust caused by the grading OF Me
chanic street for the new railroad renders life
almost q burden to dwellers along that thor
oughtare.
The excavation for the abutment Of the
Little Grave creek bridge wa, tiniShed Friday
last, and the masonry work commenced
Saturday. s.-u -N,i '
School vacation is almost over, and the
work Of securing up the small urchins, in
order to get them in presentable appearance
has commenced.
Mr.. Fields, Of the Third ward, lost another
OF his children by scarlet fever Saturday last
being the third that has died with the disease
within the last ten days.
The workmen at the upper town coal shaft
passed through two foot vein Of coal, at q
depth OF about two hundred and twenty
FIVE feet, Saturday last.
A steam threshing machine Is at work In
the Round Bottom. Farmers there are some
what disappointed in the yield OF wheat, but
say the quality Is excellent.
A colored convict from Preston coun y
died at the prison Saturday night last d
typhoid fever. Rev. Loomas, oil the NJ. H.
Church, conducted the funeral services ut the
prison buTyipg ground yesterday.
The fill for the o. R. railroad Is being rap.
idly strung out through the centre oil
Mechanic street. The ordinance granting
the right OF way over the street requires that
the fiji shall be made the full width OF the
street.
Negotiations looking towards compromise
OF the. Grindstafl 6oudy damage suit, insLi-
tuted in The Circuit Court a short time ago,
are pending aud the probabilities are that
the case will be amicably settled without the
aid OF jury.
The pbysiciansin charge Of the institution
where Thomas Collins, OF the Second ward,
is undergoing treatment send very encout-
agipg reports OF his condition, and hopes are
now entertained-of the speedy restoration OF
his mind TO its normal condition.
Henry Snyder was released from jail Mon
day last, where he had been since Sunday,
tue 10th inst, upon the payment OF $40 and
costs in one Of The four fines OF $20and costs
ssse.sed against him by Mayor Weaver for
violation Of the license ordinance.
@. O. Mathews, auotioneer, sold the Kearns
farm, near Loudensvllle, consisting OF l2O
acres, at $3.50 per acre yesterday, 10 John
Allen, ESQ. He also sold the Ham G6sney
place In Webster district consisting OF about
100 acres, bjsct to the widows dover, for
$500.
An unsuccessful effort to locate o seven
aud half degree road over the hill from
LindSsy's TO the Round Bottom was made o
few days ago, the residents OF the Bottom
having waived their right to five degree
road, and agreed to accept one OF not more
than seven and a half degree grade. An.
other route will be surveyed in few days.
Some person blessed with more CAB than
brains o. discretion, started the rqmor, Sun.
day last, that the colored convict who died
at the prison the night before, had died Of
yellow fever How person can manage TO
ueElN6 huy plcuhdE6 llOlu luuuibtA6 AZ oaSh
devlish propensity as starting such rumors,
Is one Of tae mysteries not easy to under
stand.
Jack Evans, who came down from Bellaire
Sunday last to visit Mrs. Joshua Carlow, an
inmate OF the county intirmary, speaks OF
the way he found affairs at that institution,
in manner quite the reverse Of compliment
tary to the individual 10 charge. He says
the man In charge, together with his wife,
had gone to church, with the intention OF
visiting relatives after church was over, and
not returning until night, and that the In
mates, none OF whom was capable OF prepar-
ing meal OF Yictuals, were left to SHIFT for
themselves during the day; that they were
filthy to disgusting degree, and that the
apology for clothes worn, or rather that hing
about Their bodies, were not sufficient to
cover them. Mr.. Iyana gave the writer the
substance OF conversation had with enc
OF the inmates, a blind man from Benweod,
which II not exaggerated, certainly shows
the imperative necessity for u change in the
management OF the institution. The CONS
mitIee appointed by the County CommiA:
sioners to examine into the management Of
the institution will visit the farm next sstur-
day week, September s. Mrs. Carlow, the
county protege referred 70; has fallen heir TO
a large sum OF money by the death Of . sir'er