The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-07

and $S9in silver coins, 1851 In all. The mat:
ter, for some reaSon best knnWn to them.
selves, was keptA profound secretsnddid not
leak out until last Saturday morning. Many
persons are disposed 10 believe that this
money Is onlya small part of his wealth,
which fact time mayreyeal.
TIE HikTORIc4L GUERNSEY COUNTY METEOR.
The IRTELLIOEScER q week or 90 ago had
some mention Of the hig meteor wtiah fell
In Guernsey county, Ohio, in 1890. Regard.
lug II the Cambridge Times Enyt: hon. @. ].
Albright, who knows as much about 1t az
any man living, s1ys the Oxplosion occurred
about l O'Clock on the lSt day Of May, 1890.
The stone that was sold to Marietta College,
fell In WeStland township, near the county
line. Stouts fell all the way from New Con-
cord to Point Pleasant AT the latter place,
however, they were small. Mr.. Albright
now has In his possession One OF the stonts
picked up on the farm OF O. G. Hoge, In
Westland township. 1t weighs ,twenty.three
pounds. He also has one weighing about
three pounds. The noise made by tho me-
tcorlc shower. ne says, was a peculiar gong.
like sound. AT frat he thought 1t was horses
kicking tho Notwithstanding OF some stable.
Afterwards he thought the noise was made
by u train load oil boilers, or something Of
that kind. The shock was felt for many
miles. At Woodsfieid, windows and dishes
ratified, AVID the people thought It was an
earthquake. At Bethany College, ". Va,
the vibration was sufficient to spill milk
from a crock that was Lowell full. Many
scientists came here to 20 over the ground
and secure specimens, which they sent TO
museums in London, Paris, Berlin and other
cities"
pELtArRE.
The Morgantoxn Uniyeraity studsntswer
here in their boat Saturday staring down
the river. ,
q. n. Allen went to Cadiz Saturday, where
his wife has been waiting and whore she Is
now down With sickness.
Charles BertrRm aud wife this evening will
celebrate the tweniy'i III Anniversary of
their wedding, at their Gravel Hill home.
The Belmont glass works, whiGh has two
furnaces, will take advantage Of. this to work
in daylight only, one set Of men al each fur
mace.
Ms. Thomas Z Clark aud daughter Mary,
OF the National House, st. Clairsyille, were
in town Saturday. Miss Mary spent Sunday
here.
Miss Ann Rowles was bhried yesterday
from the A. NJ E. church on Rose Hill, the
luue nj srIu'uu ueLhk pEtaGueu 10 tAlu uauhl
morning service.
Miss Mary Miller, over sixty years OF age,
died at her home at Mr.. A. +. Stewards, in
the Second ward, Friday night and was bur
led in Washington county, Pa. ~
Bobert Henderson isvery low withtyphoid
fever. He Is a brakeman, formerly on the
B. & o. road, now or the O. &P. He is uni
versally known here as an industrious man
and good citizen.
Wm. Findlay has a large force at work on
the well of the new water works power
house. The stones used are very large aud
tLe work IL beipg done To last under the
strain and jar from the heavy engines.
Alocomotive engine, "Lida," was here on
the cars Saturday, en- rrtte TO the Cambridge
Coal Company, at Camhridge, Ohio. 1tis
said one OF the coal companies here will
shortly have one OF the same kind in opera.
tick.
A number OF Bellaire gentlemen haye
formed a company to bore for gaS aud as
soon as the best site Is fixed will have work
commenced. 10 this company most OF our
manufactures are represented, and all will
use the gas where practicable.
Constable Satt.rield was sent TO levy on
the saloon OF Mrs. Wen zell, who had not
palu tne lnuSultut VI StSJ klNtu ukhlutt ubI
last week for selling TO miuors. He found
the room locked and could find no way Of
getting in except to break In. which way he
took, dashinR in a front window.
1t Is probable that the City Council will,
in . few weeks, begin q sewer on one Of the
principal streets. This will be followed by
others on the general plan adopted By the
last Council, and tbs laying Of private indie
pendent sewers to the river will be stopped.
as q work OF such importance Is 10 be begun
1t should he watched closely by all, that the
Council may know what the people want,
aud not commerce. In u way thas another
Council will haveto change.
The trial for damages claimed from the
BAltimore& Ohio railroad Company, by The
property holders along Thirty. frst street,
where the bridge arcade tuDs, has ended In
giving small amounts TO come Of the com.
plainants. Damages were claimed, however,
on account Of Injury TO the property permar-
emily, while the court at Cincinnati would
only allow claim to be made for decrease sui.
feredte be made In the rents on account Of
the building Of the bridge along the street.
u There was preaching at all the churches
here Yesterday. Rev. i gar Ro5inSOn, Of
Congrulty. Ps., preached NJ the Fir9t Presby-
terrain church IN the morning and in the
Second church In the evening. The pastors
OF these churches preached as usual the other
sermons. Rty. james Keyser, OF Fulton,
West Virginia, preached inlthe South Bell
'atre NJ e. church, the ptstor, R,v. TIL.
Taylor, exchanging pulplts with him. Afer
the evening rim at the Disciples church,
the sacrament OF baptism was administered
In the church AtIhe German church con-
frmation services were held In The morning,
with Nineteen young persons int1e class.
e. MATHIS PERRY.
Nose McCann will move iutoa part Of the
W. II. Hobbs house this week. a