The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-12
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en- route West, etc.
The revenue to the State from convict labor
last month amounted to 81 500.
The coal shaft has reached the strata OF
soap stone Immediately over The six foot vein
OF coal.
Another lot OF Ohio River railroad labor
ers left here yesterday to work further down
the line.
The iron work for the O. R. railroad bridge
over Big Grave Creek, arrived by B. d o. road
Saturday evening last.
One OF Johu Hendricks little children, Of
the First ward, Is afflicted with . mild attack
OF scarlet fever or SCARLET rash"
The engine and machinery for the Moundt.
vile coal shaft Is expected 10 arrive from
Pittsburgh the last Of this week.
Mr.. McFadden, OF Washington county,
Pa, Is visiting his brother, Hon. G. s. Nc.
Fadden, of the Meund City Hotel.
A train consisting Of seven passenger
coaches, loaded with soldiers. passed west
over the B. d o. road Sunday evening last
R. D. Dickinson, convicted In the Ohio
County Circuit Court, was received at the
priEou Monday, to serve two year sentence
Tor forgery.
Sheriff Hicks has the tax bills made out
for the first assessment district, consisting OF
the districts OF Union, Sand Hill, Webster
and Washington.
The main building Of 8. J. Elliotts planning
mill Is 90 by IS feet, two stories high, with
an additional building so by l6 feet, one
story for engine room, coal house, &c. The
machinery for the mill has notyet arrived,
bat will be here soon.
The announcement OF the death Of Hon. ].
H. Good was received with universal regret
by his large circle Of friends here, by whom
he was held in high esteem, as much for his
fine social qualities as his remarkable talents
and uprighIness Of character.
The extraordinary heavy frost OF Monday
night. will damage the late corn crop very
seriously. The sweet potato crop will also
suffer materially from the same cause. The
vines, after the sun shoBe on them for short
time, turned as black as II they had been
subjected to u severe freeze.
Mr.. James Maxwell, Of Wheeling, accom-.
panied by Mr.. N. s. Hartly, an old time citi-
zen OF Wheeling, who left there to settle in
Illinois In 1856, and now resident Of Henry
In that State, were In town yesterday, and
inspected the workings OF the State prison, Of
which Mr.. Maxwell was at one time direc-
tor.
A.'war OF races" took place at the Laller
place on Water street Saturday night last, OF
rather Sunday morning, In which the lately
made "man aud brother is said 10 have
come out first best bya handsome majority.
A fearful racket was kept up for some time,
but as far as can be learned no one was ssri.
ously hurt.
1t really appears that the liquor license
laws OF the State have been violated In this
county recently, as man from Rosby's Rock
was before Squire EDWARDS, OF Washington
district, one day last week, charged with that
oiiense. He was sent to Jail In default OF
500 bail t, await the acIion OF the grand
jury, but was bailed out next day.
The venerable eT.State Senator General B.
W. Plice has donned his war paint, whetted
up his scalping knife and Is after the scalps
OF the School Commissioners Of the indie.
pendent district, with vigor that would do
credit 10 much younger warrior. Any
thing that savors Of proflgaoy or reoklessness
in the managen ent OF public funds has about
the same effect upon the General that the
waving OF red flag has upon an snraged
bull. The General has long been the watch
dog over the financial Affairs OF Marshall
county, and woe unto him who falls under
kau OAu hubehth NAcptSaohVt AAht bhp
General Is conscientious in the matter no
one doubts In the least
In the hurry OF preparing the report OF the
interview with Hon. ]. Alex. Ewing, In
reference to the lntirmary examination, the
writer got The names Of Miss Gorrell
and Mrs. Carlow confused and used
that Of AiSs Gorrsll, eFroneously speak,
ing OF her as the widow OF John Gorrell.
Mr.. Gorrell did not leave widow, never
having married. Miss Betsey Gorrell, his
maiden sister and hopsekeeper,. died in the
county poor house some time ago. The Mn,
fortunate woman now at the poor house, re,
feIred to In the account Is the widow Of the
lateJ Joshua Carlow, who was for many years
keeper OF the paupers OF this county, and at
bis death left considerable properly, which,
having no children, all fell to his wife, and
would have been sufficient 10 have supported
her probably during the remainder OF her
life time, had she been permitted to retain
II, but u lot OF sharks got hold OF her, and by
one means and another swindled her out OF
the greater part oft,