The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-02
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u. Marehis window.
Ajury mt TIL bedtime Monday ina case
against Mn. Weh5ei, 9 saloon-kseper, and
BENJAMIN Myers the owner ot the house,
under the Adair law for sailing LIQUOR 70
minof1. someo OF the boys were very small.
Aysrdiet wh1 given for $l26.
There haya been an extraordinary number
Of cases OF drunkenness here lately, prooe'
ably due mostly to the state o tthe laws on
the subject OF saloons. The city y getting
considerable money from the d%elinquents,
and will get much more from the saloons II
the Scott law stands, a. the saloon keepers
are careless in obeying It's provisions, In the
hope that It will be declared unconshtu'
tional.
nAxrrs's IraRr.
J,w.w Winthrop, OF Erie Pa, special pen
sion examiner, was in town Tuesday looking
after 4 few special pension cases.
Council met LAST night. Thenew Council
men wero sworn In, policemen appointed
and the routine work gone through With.
Joseph Roberts, who was wounded BY the
robbers OF Milligan, 10 getting along finely,
and will be able to be taken 70 his home In
the lower end Of the otchari today.
Charles Fickley, who was 81 severely
wounded by officer NulAnd, has 30 far recov'
cred IS 10 take a trip 10 Pituburgh yesterday
TO visit his parents. He had o close call.
Mr.. Samuel Millisan Is on duty again,
much TO the delight Of his many friends.
He complains OF his head psining him con.
sIderably but will be oil right In a few days
more.
The Elson Glass Works isotf on account OF
the death OF Mr.. Rose, The step father OF Mr.:
Elsou, and one OF the o dest and best. pasted
glass men In this section. The works will
mot be on sgain before the last OF the week.
Monday night another robbery was com.
mitted tho victim being John NIGHTMARE,
who lost 5000. He was In the habit Of keep
ing his money in a small tin box in u chest,
In his bed room, and when Mrs. McNaniAr Ara
was cleaning the rooms In the morning. she
discovered the fastening TO the door lying on
the floor, twhich ArousedSher suspicions, and
when she went to look for the money It was
gone. One arrest was inside on suspicion, but
upon examination before Mayor Mitchill, the
prisoner was discharged, there being no evt.
No clue whatever exists, o d the mystery Is
beyond the ken Of the police.
1T. cLAIBsvLLE.
Will Clark has returned from Cambridge.
Miss Annie Hoge, OF Bellsire, Is visiting
Miss Annie Troll.
Hon. R. J. Alexander, Of Bridgeport, wa,
In town yesterday.
Horace Nichols, recently OF the Martins
Ferry Netet, Is ut his home here.
John Danford, formerly Of the Bellaire
Tribune, who has been sick for some time, IL
now able 10 be about again.
It Is probable that Gilbert Vanderpool ard
Edwin E. Jones, the hay.fork men, will be
returned to this county for trial. The coun.
eel for the State have not determined whether
or not 10 make application for q warrant.
Stewart Adams. who has, for the past three
years, been cruising In the Mediterranean
sea, on the United States man.of.war
"Neipsic," as purser's clerk. returned to bis
home, q few miles from St. Clatrsville, yes
terday.
Squire Levi stafkey, OF Flushing, is men.
toned as q candidate for auditor on the Re-
publican ticket. Flushing township always
shows up with a handsome Republican ma
jority, and the citizens think she should be
recognized.
Ithas been stated in some papers that Bel
mont county elects two Representatives to
the Legislature this year. This Is incorrect,
The census Of 1880 entities Belmont to seven
Representatives for the decade lS8l.lS9l, IS
follows: 1881, ONE; 'ss. one;'s5, two; 'S7, two
SO. one.
Martin Fink closed his saloon on Monday
evening on account OF the Scott law. This 10
the second saloon closed here within o week.
The other saloons are still In operation, and
will probably so remain. 1t Is said that at
the meeting Of the town Council next Mon.
day evening, q petition will be presented to
that body asking thatsn ordinance be passed.
as authorized 10 the Scott law. closing all
the saloons in tie corporation. II this be
defeated, then the Council will be asked to
close the saloons at Q Z. N, instead Of 0 ?. NJ,
as now provided by ordinance.