The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-19
MOUNDyvILL..
Railroad, Coal. Prison, Personal an'
General Matters.

MOuNUSVILLb.
Railroad, Coal, Prison, Personal and
General Matters.
A niece OF Superintendent Vests, from
Harrison county, Is visiting her uncle's
family at the PRISON.
The grading down OF D street aud up OF O
street, second ward, Is mating a big improve
ment on those thoroughtares.
A tyelye.year-old daughter OF Thomas
Dorsey, OF the Third ward, is so sick that but
little hopes Of her recovery are entertained.
Grave creek Is almost dried up, and the
| water that stands In "holes' along the bed Of
the stream are filled with dead and dying
fish.
Capt. Israel, contractor for furnishing coal
| for the prison has commenced stocking up
for winter. The coal is obtained from the
Union coal works.
Joseph MCDOWELL, Esq, prominent bust
ness man OF Pittsburgh, and wife were in
town last week visiting Mr.. WoodwelFs SIS
ter, Mrs. g. Anshutz, OF Water street.
Col. Robert White was In town yesterday,
on business connected with the Ohio River
railroad right OF way through the kloman
mill lance, and the purchase OF the depot
and machine shops' site.
The gang Of petty thieves with which our
town has been cursed for years psst, opened
the fall campaign last week by stripping Mr..
Dlx's peach trees of q lot OF nne fruit.
Double barrelled shot guns appear to be the
only remedy for this species Of annoyance.
The Ohio River Railroad Construction Com.
piny Is NOW waiting the arrival OF iron TO be-
gin track laying from this poiut south. A
large number ofcross ties have been received,
and all that is now wanted to commence
operations is the construction train and rails
Some OF the negroes quartsred In the
shanty ut the lower end OF town got on a
''taren last Saturday evening, and kept up
i fearful racket until laIe In the night, much
to the annoyance OF the jewellers In that por'
lion Of the city.
A wager was made here yesterday evening
by o gentleman connected with the Ohio
River Railroad, with "skeptIc," that trains
would be running on that road the entire
distance between Benwood aud Parkenbure
by the first OF January next.
Work was resumed at the coal shaft yes.
terdey morning. After getting through the
coal vain the work OF sinking the Soup
where the drainage from the bank will be
conducted to be raised 10 the surface by the
aid OF steam pump, will be commenced.
Harry Dunlap and Bub Jones were bsiore
the Mayor yesterday evening, charged With
fighting on Water street, Saturday evening last.
Il appearing from the testimony in ths case
that Dunlap was the aggressor, and that
Jones WIS not 10 blame In the matter, the
former was fined IS and costs, amounting to
S., and the latter discharged. The fine and
costs were paid.
An excellent quality OF coal Is being min
ed on G. s. McFadden's land, at the mouth
OF Stubs run, on Wheeling creek. The vein
Is three feet ten inches in thickness and the
Equality Of coal shown the writer appears 10
De equal In quality to the six foot vein.
There Is talk Of forming q company here TO
work the mines as the coal can be readily
sold at seven cents a bushel to farmers In the
vicinity. l..
George W. Rohm, alias Robert Graham,
and William Hammond, alias John james,
were received at the prison yesterday from
glarizipg Kaltmeskars store, getting three
years each for that ofiense, 10 which was
added, in Rohm's case, a life sentence on &C
count OF having served two former terms In
the psnitentiary, the first in the Maryland
state prison, and the second here, Five years
additional was given Hammond, he having
also served term In the Maryland peniten-
tiary. Sentence was suspended at the time
OF conviction which YVES several months ago,
In order that application might be made to
the Suprsme Court for an appeal, and the
constitutionality OF the law imposing addi-
ton penalty on account OF former convic-
tons, be determined. Whether such appli-
cation was made or not the writer has not
been able to learn.