Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-07
BEI.LAIRE NEWS.
Various AccIdents-Base Ball Fever
PersOnaI and General


Personal and General.
The Gas trustees held meeting yester.
dav. The designations of DR.. King and j.
Gallaher were accepted and Messrs. owen
Mehen and Miller Booth were elected by
the board to fill the vacancies.
Auditor Billy Copeland. of st. Glars.
Vile, was in town yesterday on business.
Rev. +. s. Robinson left yesterday morn.
iTg fer his home at COngruity, Pa.
Col. Thomas Clark, the genial proprietor
of the National hotel. at st. CiairSylie, was
smiling OH Brllaire srirnds yesterday.
\ large number of people from this city
will take in the Cleveland excursion Thurs.
day.
Two new base ball clubs were organized
Yesterday, most OF the members OF wniCl
never caught ball in their lives. John
K Cow is the captain of one club, and Ed
Is. Bowie will direct the playing of the
other club Both clubs were out practc.
irg yesterday afternoon, and a match game
has been arranged for wednesday mOrning
al 8 o'clock. This no doubt will be an i'm
mehse game.
The Globes and the Browns will play an.
other game Of ball on Wednesday after
noon. The Globes will then come out in
the new uniforms.
Ross r. Barrett OF st. Clairsville, was in
the city yesterday. He was smiling very
ComplaCently over the result of saturdays
primaries, and is we'll satisfied with the re.
suit. From adviCes received he will be the
candidate of the Democratic convention be-
yOnd doubt The clerkship is still some
what uncertain. The three leading candi-
dates-Thom pson, Cash ard Kinney-each
have considerable strength, and those that
are defeated will have every reason TO be
proud Of their following. The fight be.
1--WE n these gentlemen has been very
warm one.
A very valuable mule belonging to the
O. Ozier Brothers, o. the brick yard, was
ryr over and killed by the east bound pas.
Sc uger train near the first bridge on Sun.
day evening. He had been turned out TO
grass and wandered on the track. the ami
NAL was very valuable one.
Col. S. L. Mooney, Of the B., Il. * c. Rail-
road, vas in sUwn yesterday.
j. H. Milligan yesterday sold to s. Fl.
Lee his First Ward property. Price paid
81, 500.
Mr.. A. NJ. Grouse, of the western part OF
this township, who is known all over the
county as a prominent Democratic politi-
clan, was in the city yesterday.
The man who was struck by the steamer
Princess on Saturday evening was Mr.. II.
Msrling, of this city. He had come up the
river on q steamboat, and taking a skiff,
started to row ashore 10 visit his family
here. He passed close behind the Princess
and just as he got behind her she began to
back out, and before he could get out OF
the way the steamer struck his skif and
broke in the side. Mr.. Marling was caught
by the wheel. and says he was taken clear
round on the buckets. The engineer near
ing the boat strike stopped his engines and
ran out on the guards to see what the mat
ter was, but was not in time to pick the
precarious con dition yesterday, aud is in
jured severely internally. 10 blame is
attached to any one on the Princess. They
could not see him and conld not have any
intimation OF his being there until his
boat was struck.
There is an old horse lying out in the
commons west of town with a broken leg
that ought 10 be killed and the owner
prosecuted for cruelty to animals. Ii is
said TO belong TO Jew peddler, whose
name is Joseph Londeau. The horse lay
there all day there yesterday ID the hot
sun. tormepted by the flies and without
feed or water. II this is not cruelty to
animals We would like to hear of case.
The work Of sinking the gas well pro-
crosses ss we'll as could be expected. At
the time Of the reporters visit yesterday
afternoon they we're working away teadiiy
and were down about fifty feet and pro.
crossing slowly. Quite a large Gro yd of
spectators present, watching with interest
the operations.
Mr.. Jsmes Berger, OF Wheeling, was in
the city yesterday.
Miss Florence @cCoensushey. OF Cam
eren, W. Va, accompanied by her niece,