Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-29
A TELEGRAPH LEADER.
An cid Stsubsnvills Boy How Prss-
ident Of the Brotherhood.
Career Of John campbeII-The New Opera
House 0pening-A Grand Affair An
ticipated-The Coming Concert
Saloon for the BOys-Gen-
eral News.
Special to The Register.

front not as German Baron,
an opera singer, an artist, but as the leader
in great labor organization. We refer to
John Campbell, President of the Teie-
glaphers' Brotherhood, which organization
s now having the Big tilt with Jay Gouids
telegraph company. Mr.. Campbell was
born, raised and is q resident OF this city.
He is brother of County Treasurer, Sam
B. Campbell, and was always considered as
harp as a steel tack. Mr.. q. is telegraph
operator by profession, and up to 1879 hsd
charge of the Western Union office mere.
In 1873 he was the Green back candidate Tor
Mayor, being 3 dicipie OF that faith. Not
wiIhstanding the cause was very weak IN
this section he succeeded in polIng over
800 votes, when his closest friends thought
il he received half that number he would
be doing well. After leaving this city ne
accepted a position in Pittsburgh In the
Office Of the Western Union, but year ago
resigned that position TO establish
The Telegraphers Brotherheod'
which he travelled all over the United States
and Canada to accomplish, and the strength
Of ths. great organization attests how we'll
he performed his work. He is only about
az Years of age, and is we'll informed on
ey,Iy subject, especially that Of labor. He
is not tall in stature, is rather modest
dresser a quick walker, a little inclined 10
be nervous, and wears gold rlmmea eye
glasses, being slightly near sighted. de is
i man of great energy aud strong Will
poNer, and is said to be one OF the finest
telegraph operators in the country, and u
aly man IN this country can help the
operators attain their desired result that
nan is John Campbell. SteubeHvllle must
= ...,jona1 20 .ha docs feel a little "stuck-
up" over her favorite sons.
And now it is said that Henry McCrystal
has purchased the property on South Third
street adjoining the Anderson property
and will erect large edlhce To De USED as d
concert saloon and bar-opposite To Henne.
gan. Henry is very energetic citizens and
when he takes it into his head 10 DO
thing he generally sccomplishes has pur-
pose. He formerly run big saloon on
South Market street, and also what was
known as the
on Seventh street, but a year and half
a, O he broke up and went TO Youngstown,
where he carried on the saloon business.
Now he is back with money enough to BUY
property, and proposes To make things
hum. Henry is child Of fortune, certain
The New opera House
will be dedicated on MONDAY aiu lhesiay
evening", ADJUST 9th snd 18th, with
5 ouk x Golfers Lights q London, from
II g Union Square Theatre, New York
5 eubenviIle will be the opening point for
Il q company, hence our citizens will have
Al opporlunty OF seeing Lights Dion
d,r." with entirely new scenery fresh from
tie brush Of Holt, Of New York, in bran
u,w opera house, and by one OF the finest
c,mpanys travelling, including Mr.. Henry
Lee. who was leading man at the Gaiety
Theatre in London, England, last season.
Managers Shook < Collier promise tfat the
drama will be presented with all the orig,
inal scenery used al the Union Square and
which gave the play such great popularity,
including the great bridge scene over the
Thames, and London by gas light,
Tie company travel in their three
sut Cial cars, put on expressly Tor the trans
pur;ation of their scenery, besides hand
some parlor car. The stage Of the new
orera house is furnished with all the mod
ern appliances, traps, etc, and with our
own elegant scenery together with Shook &
Golfers, the play to be put on with
every attention as to detail and in a man
per which could not be surpassed in any
CITY in the country. The interior OF the
opera house presents a magnificent APP
n.aranoe, the nrurcclo carpets, Wattinqsi
handsome gas fixtures, drapery, crimson.
upholstered opera chairs, adding greatly to
the finish of the house. Our citizens will
have place Of amusement OF which tIoy
can Justly feel proud, and the opening will
be q rare treat 10 lovers OF the drama.
Manager REYNOLDS will do everything in
his power to make the season a success,
both artistically and financially, and a
pep into his note book shows that he has
not been idle in making engagements with
first class companies. Lights o. London"
will also open the new opera house at st.
Paul, Mimi, where they go from here.
What.NOis.
They say the soldiers monument will
stay where it is, which is pretty near right;
The SteubenvIlle High School boys and
our theological students are distinguished
by their eye glasses. Might have to wear
them soon enough, boys.
There are more six.dollar paste dudes in
SteutenviIle than in Wheeling. Well bet
stogie on that.
John Myers, the frescoe artist, will fres-
coe the Second Presbyterian Church from
TOP TO bottom. There is not better artist
in the land than Myers, which fac! insures
a good job for the church.
Bird Reece and AL Dodson, two Steuben.
vile old timers, were in town during the
past week.
Misses Laura Lukens and Carrie Brues,
OF Wheeling are guests of Annie and Mary
Reynolds, OF this city, which accounts for
several of our young mems absent'minded'
NJ 81 this week.
Miss Mary Giles, formerly resident of
This city, but now Of Allegheny City, is
wishing friends and relatives at her old
home.
Misses Annie McClusky and Elite Huff,
returned home this week aftera pleasant
two weeks sojourn among relatives and
trends in the Smoky City.
Miss Maggie Sutherland, formerly assist.
ant principal OF the High School, who hss
been the guest OF w. X. Peters family,
will return to her home in Mansfield, o.,
next week.
Some person saw Alex. Sweeney at the
Columbus soldiers reunion and took him
for General Hancock, so great Is
his resembace TO that gentleman.
Alex. says he didn't take the mis-.
take for any great compliment, but "On the
dead" be knows he is handsome.
Walter Ong, one of the pluckiest lawyers
Sreubenville ever produced, now OF Cleve.
land, is is in town.
Major Sarratt and the Delaware hash eat.
ers ore home from the soldiers reunion.
They marched in the procession and vera
tick ed TO death. Dobbins didn't go. He
says be takes no stock in reunions, but
when il comes to downright war he Is
there. Where, no one knows.
The chicken coop nuisance in front OF
the Fourth street groceries should be abol.
ished. They will breed cholera
Will Bracken is absent from the city on
| trip through Illinois aud Michigan.
Isaac Conn, son of the Herald proprietor,
is rusticating at Long Branch.
Henry Hull, of Porter, Donaldson Co,
Pittsburgh. was have over Sunday.
Col. Coulter went without fresh meat one
whole day while fighting for the Union at
Fort Delaware, yet he didn't 90 10 the re-
union. Isn't Coulter loyal?
Jake Chapman has taken off that new
bat and white necktie that we spoke OF in
the SUNDAY REGISTER two weeks ago.
Well, its none of our business whether
Jake wears q white necktie or not, but be
looks prettier in one. With q white neck
tie Jake is surely the envy of all the black
smiths.
Miss Msrtha Leslie is the guest of the
fsmily of Mr.. Taylor Russell, at Connells-
| Vile, Pa.
James F. Bigger. Esq is rusticating at
Frankfort Springs, Pa.
The town Is literally plastered over with
Barnum's show bills. III there is bigger