Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-06
THE PASSING SHOW.
Chat and Gossip Of a Sumner Day.
The June Graduate-wheat Crop Ruined
Sensational Trial-Sad Drown
ing-JuTius Cssar-Railway
Improvements.

And now comes upon the stage the fault
lessly attired graduate. For weeks past
he has persistently consumed the midnight
oil in the effort to concentrate his soaring
ideas with. a bewilderingly brilliant com
mencement document, and having sue.
ceeded to his entire satisfaction, n made
miserable the lives OF his parents, chums
and friends by spoutiDg choice extracts
from it at every opportunity, the momen-
tious evening has at last arrived when he
is to appear before the crowded audience
which has assembled to do him honor,
and from the betlsgged and fower-strewn
platform TO deliver to q spell
bound and admiring world
the first creation OF his mighty brain. Now
watch this young strut OF a youth as he
How full of life and proud grace is his
step. How confident he is of the fact that
he is about to eleetrify the world with his
marvellous store of. knowledge Of ancient
history, How bad he seems TO feel be.
cause, in his opinion, the governments OF
the nineteenth century are unworthy to
be compared to the governments OF ancient
Rome or Greece. In the eyes OF this know.
ing youth the steam engine, electricity and
the press are nothing compared to the ordi-
nary palaces and monuments built By the
hands of the miserable slaves Of ancient
times. II this youth had his way how he
would reyolutionize affairs. How he would
DO away with some OF the prosy things OF
to-day and in return restore to us the glory
and grandeur OF old Rome and old Greece.
But the youth has his own way but for q
moment, and, therefore, he breaks loose
for all that's out. Tomorrow he goes out
into the great big world and gets lost. To
day he is too big even for the
fine clothes he wears. Tomorrow
his clothes will prove too much
for him, therefore he will
leave q part OF them in the care OF an
uncle. We may never hear OF him again,
and he may turn up some day as a re-
formed drunkard, and again electrify us
with his eloquence. But the chances are
that we are safe, that this ambitious
youth will, on leaving the stage to-day, be
inyeigled into some large store where IN
the future he can devote his power of
oratory On dry goods boxes, and on his fell
low-workers in the basement.
For some time past rumors have reached
this city that the wheat crop in the neigh
boring counties of Ohio was being destroyed
by the fly. \ reporter met a prominent
Belmont county farmer Yesterday and
made enquiry about the truth OF the
rumor, and found that it was only too
true. Itmany fields, our informant stated,
the insect has made such rayageS a. to en-
| tireiy destroy the crop, others are 50 badly
injured as 10 be not worth cutting, while
n no instance with which he was acquaint.
ID had the grain entirely escaped. The
Weld as 4 whole promises TO be exceeding
~ light, IL the crop is not a total failure,
ard the farmers are consequently very
much downCast. The acreage planted this
season is considerably larger than usual,
but with the largely decreased yield which
now seems inevitable, prices in this yicin.
ity seem destined to take a sharp upward
;urn.
The case OF the State VS.. VI. VI. Everett,
| on trial before Judge Boyd, at Wellsburg.
yesterday is creating a decided sensation
in that usually quiet village. The partic-
ulars OF the case are about as follows: The
defendant i3 charged with committing a
criminal assault upon Miss Sibia Devlin,
during the Wellsburg fair in 1852. Ac-
Cording to the plaintiffs statement, Everett
met her on the fair grounds and invited
her TO the Hudson House. She reused
out at his solicitation she visited the so.
.oon of Philip Good, and there
under pretext OF giving her wine,
Everett introduced some drug
into the glass. On leaving the saloon
they visited the machine shops, and on ar
! irving there she found herself in a state OF
intoXicatiOn. and while in that condition
the defendSnt accomplished her ruin. Ey-
eret denies having used any undue intiu-
ence or in taking any advantage OF her
condition. s. rests the issue. Miss Devliu
- a young lady = years ri age, and is a
brunette of considerable beauty, anu OF
good parentage, residing at Steubenyille.
Hon. J. II. S.. Trainer and Lugene Tarr rep.
resent the State, while DR.. Caldwell and J.
B. Sommerville are for the defendant. All
Of yesterday was spent by the State in eX-
amining witnesses. An immense audience
was in attendance, and the sensation en-.
acted when the lady's clothing was eXhib-
tied, as proof that violence was used, was
very great.
Yesterday afternoon about half-past 1
o'clock q sad accident resulted at the Ben.
wood landing, which resulted in the
drowning OF Peter Dolan, a youth of about
ten years OF age. About the time named
young Dolan, in company with three COM
panions about his own age, was bathing in
the river, anu noticing a steamer approach.
ing, proposed to 90 out and ride in her
waves. His companions assented, and the
tou boys started. The distance, however,
proved too great for Dolan'S endurance,
and becoming exhausted he sank out of
siyhf HIS ron. oninps aprcaaaaH in
reaching the bank in safety, but in a very
exhausted condition. We were unable to
learn az to whether or not his body had
been recovered.
Messrs. Hennig and Larkin. the enter
prising young gentlemen who did so much
TO make the late performance OF Julius
Cesar the great success it undoubtedly
was, returned from Steubenville yesterday
afternoon, where they have been making
the final preparations for the reproduction
of the play at that place. Both gentlemen
speak in the highest terms OF the reception
accorded them in Jefferson county's me.
tropolis, and have no doubt but that
standing room only" will be
the reward OF their labors in
our sister city. The steamer
c. W. Anderson has been engaged for the
round trip, leaving our wharf at . O'Clock
Friday afternoon, giving the party three
hours in which 10 see the town, visit
friends and take supper, thus ensuring a
thorough enjoyable trip. The full Opera
House orchestTa and baud will furnish the
music, and dancing will be the order OF the
day both going and returning. About four
hundred are expected to go from here.
The Citizens Street Railway Company
are about to make a decided improvement
in their rolling stock. The adoption Of the
Hat rails has rendered the obtaining OF new
car wheels desirable, and these the com
pany have obtained, together with new
spiral springs in place OF the Anticipated
gum springs heretofore in use. The wheels
being especially adapted to the fiat rails,
will make q very material decrease in the
labor devolyed on the horses, aud the new
springs will make the cars much more
comfortable for passengers. The company
intend going right ahead with their i'm
provements on the track in the city prop