The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-07
MOuNDsVILLE.
The Fourth Among the Convicts-Thc
Late sform-Notes.

Tie Fourth Among the COnvtcts-Thc
Late hform-Notes.
Wheat harvest commenced in this vicinity
on the third. .1
Jimmy Henratta's fancy team ran off a
few days ago, and coming In contact with a
shade tree twisted the pole Of the wagon in
two. No other damage was sustained.
A big lot OF colored laborerJ arrived here
from Virginia on Tuesday morning last, and
were shipped on the ParkersbnTg boat to
some point on the 0aio River railroad be-
low.
Judge Boyd has disposed OF an immeute
amount OF business during the prerent term
OF the Circuit Court including the long con-
tested McMechan will case and sending. two
conviets to the Stats prison.
Capt Jno. Wesley Lowe desires TO publicly
express his high appreciation of the compit-
ment that is weary paid him by fellow
countrymep, both at home and abroad, by
the fitting manner his birthday, July Fourth,
IL 60 generally celebrated. He would gladly
ask all TO "take something" but, like dis
tinguished military friend OF his, "dod
darn it." "he has mt got the change"
The usual Sunday programme was carried
out at the prison on the Fourth.
Services In the chapel in the forenoon,
Then dinner in the dining room, immediate
" after whinh the prisoners are marched 10
the cell building and locked up TO remain
until the following morning. AT O'Clock a.
N. one OF the several ministers Of the town
occupies the pulpit at the chapel. Altar the
conclusion OF the sermon, and until the din
ner hour srriyes, the prisoners remain and
en- iage in devotional exercises, singing. civ-
ing in experiences and praying, sItis inter-
esting 10 q stranger TO ob:er 9 the dsep inter
est taken III the devotional exercises
especially the singing. After the minister,
together with whatever citizens may be
present, take their leave and all restraint Is
thus removed, the oonvicP, especially the
colored ones, make the building ring, singing
the old fashioned camp meeting hymns, anu
the way they expand their lungs after q
weeks enforced silence would do the heart
OF an old reyivalist good. Their supper on
Sundays aud holidays consists OF q generous
ration OF meat, wheat bread and cup OF
warm coffee ispassed into the cell to
them. The most 4 them spend their spare
time in reading or writing the lat
ter art being entirely new to q
large number OF them until sent here.
The oldest inhabitart, whIchby the way is
only polite name for the biggest liar in the
community, can Just take back seat, and
not undertake to rake up some storm Of the
"SO's" and declare II worse one than thst
which struck this place at 2 o'clock
P. N. Thursday. The wind came from Q
point q little west Of south, and
for about twenty minutes ragged with such
fury that 1t seemed that every building and
tree in It's path would be leveled TO the
ground. Tie rain fell In perfect torrents
and 30 terrific was the storm that the almost
solid column Of falling water YVES whirled
and carried about the same that mist Is by
an ordinary wind. 1t appears almost re-
markable that SO little damage resulted from
the hurricane. The most serious damage
here was sustained by G. 8. McEaddep, Esq,
OF the Mound City Hotel. The heavy thu
roof, together with the sheeting and rafters,
covering his large laundry and ice house,
connected with the hotel, was lifted from It's
place aud carried some distance from the
building. where 1t was deposited bottom side
up. Besides this damage, 3 large number
OF fruit and ornamental trees in different
portions Of the town were either broken en-.
tirely off or berett OF portion OF
their limbs. Robert Mcconnell, Elq., OF the
Second ward, loses number OF choice apple