The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-23
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Bruce Hall, Esq, one OF New MartinLville's
rising young attorneys, isin town. la.
10. Roberts commenced moulding brick
at his new yards, east Of the prison, Saturday
last. Nf" .sis
Its reported that Dr.. Phillips, formerly OF
this place, died near Pittsburgh few days
age. ..t,. 49,. sIt.
A long train OF empty emierant cars, drawn
by two heavy freight engines, passed east
over the D. u o. yesterday morning
Another lot Of negroes arrived via the B.
& o. from Virginia yesterday, and were re-
shipped for some point below on the steamer
Regular. 7i1 iArF n--. .,H
George @. Gordon was appointed by Coun-
Gil at It's last meeting 70 fill the vacancy occa-
stoned by the removal OF W. W, Smith from
the First to the secondward.
Mrs. Emma P. Campbell, OF the First ward,
will complete the term OF school in sub.dis.
trict No. s, Clay district, closed some time
ago on account OF scarlet fever among the
scholars.
Candidates for municipal officers appear to
be pursuing the ''still hunt policy 90 far.
Dolly about one month until election day.
and yet the subject Is not heard mentioned
once In seven days. . ~
J.H. Fountain was granted liceuseto sell
spirituous liquors, wines, al, porter, beer, and
drinks Of like nature, at the ST. Cloud for the
balance OF the license year, till May lst,
by Council Wednesday evening.
Messrs. Fairfax and Mills contemplate
either purchasing or chartering tow boat
and barges with which to transport the stone
for the bridges over the two Grave Greeks
from the quarries near Bridgeport, Ohio, 10
this place. TEE - +4' v.
W. B. HUMPHREYS Esq, has sold his two
lots, each 80 by. 40 feet IN the Bier Square,
fronting on B street, to Mrs. Linkletter and
Miss Neff, for 81, 900 cash. A large store room
will be erected OH the lott, to be occupied by
the purchasers.
The attorney for the county has appealed
from the decision Of Squire Edwards, by
which J. j.. Hunter, Esq, was gtanted a
judgment against tue county for sla6 In q
suit brought for failure 10 comply with
contract awarded the plaintiff for construct.
ing sewer from the Jail vaults. IN u
A telegram wasreceived from @. A. Holmes,
D. D., at Pittsburgh yesterday, stating that
on account OF being detained to conauct a.
funeral service he would not be able to de-
liver his lecture on "rho Family and the
Home" here on Monday evening as advertised,
but would be here on the following evening.
Pressing Professional engagements cement, have ".
the present ut least editorial control OF the
Herald. Mr. Ewing's retirement will, In all
probability, he OF short duration, as news
paper work, like all other vices, appears to
possess facination that II Is hard 10 break
away from. O. r. Oldham, Esq, succeeds TO
the position. ssJ fSN5 Il II
Joseph NJ. Bailey, sent To the penitentiary
from Ohio county for horse stealing, 10 taking
lessons in the science Of broom making.
"Doing time Is not an entirely new expert
ence with Joseph, he having served two terms,
one OF eighteen months and one oil seven
years, In the Allegheny prison. Heiappears
to consider II matter OF great self congratu.
lation TO be able to boast that he served full
time In each case, not having earned single
day OF good time D0t ~
The large lot OF pig metal that has encum-
bered the wharf for several months past, has
been sold to the Standard Mil Company, and
and Is now being loaded on barge for trans
portation TO Etnayille. The metal, $40 tons,
was ordered by the Kloman Mill Company
short time before that concern petered out,
but fortunately for the furnace company, the
Kloman Company refused to receive 1t
claiming that II was OF an inferior quality to
mat ordered; otherwise the metal would have
gone Into the "pooln together with the bal
ance OF the personal assets OF the mill.
The frame warehouse near the railroad
track, at Purdy's mill, caught FIRE from the
sparks thrown out by q passing freight en-
CINE, Thursday last, and was almost entirely
destroyed. It was with difficulty that the
a kIn
burning building, were saved from similar
time carried the flames directly towards
them. The efforts ola gang Of railroad
yorkmen prevented this, however. The
warehouse was the property OF Mrs. II. ].
Purdy, and was Of but very little value.
The drillers at the Gravel Bottom oil we'll
having succeeded 10 getting. the escapingg gas
started the drill on Saturday afternoon.
and after drilling about two feet In the hard
sandstone, were again driven from the works
Nv an immense and probably untqualed
ri,sh OF Gas. Persons who have visited the
Wellsburg gas well think this one exceeds Il
In the flow. Large pieces Of sandstone are
carried IN from the immense depth, 1915
feet. and the sound produced by the sscap.
ing tiuid can be distinctly heard over mile
from the we'll An attempt was made 10 stop
Inc flow by plugging the casing. but the
heavy tools placed on the plugs to hold II In
Mace were hurled into the air ne II they were
mi Splinters! Mr.. Humphreys, secretary OF
The company, ut once telegraphed 70 Mayor
LYONS and other stockholders at Pitts.
btirg, and they are expected here to-day.
The news OF the big strike caused consid.
efnble excitement here, and was the general
tonic Of conversation on the streets last even.
ing. A gentleman whose sound practical
gives weight to bis opinion said
last evening that the How Of Rae was amply
sufficient 10 light ten cities the size OF Wheel.
ing.n All sorts OF Surmises are induced In |
a to what effect this development will have