The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-05

Reported Assignment Of Tie Contractors.
Other NeHs.

Reported Anhiknrnent OF kIe CONTRACTORS.
Other News.
Will MCDOWELL, OF Pittsburgh, who has
been visiting Mrs. Anshutz for several days
past, has retained home.
A horse and d-sy, the animal large dark
iron gray, w caught floating in the river q,
the Third ward wharf yesterday.
Metsrs. Roberts & Higgs have completed
their SHEDS aud furnscfs fer drying brick by
artificial means and have had then fred up
since Saturday last.
The celebrated McGibenY family, CONSIST
ing Of father, mother ana eleven children,
will give one OF their grand musical and
and for the benefit OF the Simpson II. L. sab'
bath School, at Masonic Hall, on Friday eve.
ming next, the It'll inst,
The mines OF the Moundsville Coal com
pany's works are flooded with water aud the
steam pump being submerged, cinno! be
made ID WORK. Mr.. Purdy yesterday purohPf'
ed the old steam pump at the prison, with
which he will endeayor 10 pump out the
water, which must be raised about $50 feet
A rumor was quite current on the street.
her yesterday evening, to the effect that
Messfs. Canpell 4 Wilmuth, general con
tractors for fprnishing umbes and eros, tiel
for the Ohio River Railroad, had been com
PEELED TO make an assignment for the benefit
OF their creditors. The rumor, If true, will
not entail any lots on the parties doing
work for or furnishing material to the firm
as the construction company 10 .clly liable
for such claims against sub contractors.
j. D. Mcclure, Esq, attorney Tor Mesars
B. W. Price, Geo. Edwards, Samuel Dorsey,
]. W. Gallaher, Henry Kelly, W. =. Il.
Showacre and others, has se.Yed notice upon
the Sheriff and county authorities that he
will, on Thursday next make application Ia
ono OF the Judges Of the Circuit Court for an
Injunction restraining the Sheriff from col,
lec,ing the county taxes alleged 10 haye been
illegally levied for the payment OF the defer.
red orders Issued TO the Canton Bridge Com.
pany IN payment for the three bridges fur.
nished the county by thst company.
A special term OF the Circuit Court will be
held January 9th for the purpose OF appoint.
ing commissioners 10 view and value the
lands for county road across the hill from
Lindssy's Run TO Round Bottom. The indi.
cations are that the court, will yet be called
upon TO settle the matters In dispute between
the county authorities and the o. B. r. 90.
in reference to damages resulting from the rail
road occupying the site Of the SarroWs road
leading Is the Round Bottom, as all uegoti.
atoms between the commissioners and repre-.
sentatiyes Of the road have, thus far, failed
to smount TO any thing like settlement Of
the question.
The Little Grave creek bridge 10 about
ready for the iron work, which will be placed
in poaition OF once, when another loeoIno tive
will be brought on, together with dump cars
To take the place OF the cars now drawn by
mules, used in the construction OF the heavy
fill north OF the creek. The large amount Of
dirt required for this fill and the long distance
that It must be hauled readers the preasnt
mode very SLOW and expensive. The new
eneiue and cars will also be used In convey.
Ing gfayel from Col. Cockayne's field TO
ballast the road, and raiSs and extend the sll
along Mechanic street 10 the full width OF the
street a. required by the ordinance granting
the right OF way 10 the road. There are now
twenty-six fat aud one house car used fs q
caboose car at this end ofthe road, together
with q number OF truck and hand cars. The
track lay. rs reached the head OF the Narrows
between the Round Bottom and Cresap's
Bottom yesterday evening.
Judge Jacob held special term OF the
Circuit Court here Friday lFst for the pur-
pose OF ordering distribution OF the money,
Il, 1898, In the hsnda Of Sheriff Hicks, obtain.
ed from tho sale ofthe pelsonal eifectv OF the
Klomau mill company. 1t will be recollect.
ed that the Klomsn brothers, Just about the
time the mill company gave up the ghost,
had an office Judgment entered up In favor
Of themselves DO exeuqton 81 theif brothers
estlts,against the company, Of which they
owned two.thlrds Of the stock, for between
$500 and 5000. Other creditors OF the
concern claimed that this Judgement was
and without forcs, and the
Marsl all county bank instituted suit to have
the juugsuleu. sst asiue Bond Wa1 filed by the
bang, and the funds resulting from the sale
retained In the sheriffs hands until
Friday, when distribution ives ordered and
made, A number Of minor claims upon
which Judgement had been given by E:q.
which together With . Circuit
Court judgement In favor Of the Benwood
Coal Works for $3.50, amounting In all to
81, 800, were by consent OF the attorneys for
The Marshall county bank and the Diamond
National bank, OF Plt'lburgh, paid In full.
The remalndeY Of the funds, $3.50 was
allotted, the three,fiiths to the Diamond
National bank, whose claim wal for $500,
and the two.ff.hs 10 the Marshall county
bank.