The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-09

Wednesday evening" William Post, OF
Washington, Pa, while coupling cars on the
B. q O., bad an arm so horribly mashed that
It had TO be amputated.
Recently, while Thomas West, OF Washing.
ton county, Pa, was doing some hauling his
horses ran of; the wagon ran over him break
ing his jaw bone and otherwise ipjnriug him.
He was seriously, though not dangerously,
injured. 'a S''ft p' n5 1'H9
Travel on the Georges Creek & Cumher.
land railroad, Suspended since the accident
two weeks ago, was resumed Tuesday and
passenger and coal trains now run as usual.
The American Coal Company resumed oper-
ations at their jackson. mine yesterday and
the Maryland Company will resume at once.
The operations OF both were interrupted by
the accident F5au1' ag5fF' i|.EI
According To The steubenville GG=ette the
new Opera House being built &C that place
by the city at q cost OF $G5, 900 Is theme OF
endless discussion to the people OF that city.
1t has been discovered that In several places
the main stairways are very weak, that the
gallery is being put up in shoddy fashion,
and that In several places the Arrangements
are such that In case OF fire It would Be moth
ing better than a fire trap. ts ,-..,....g..I f.
Thomas Bradley, of Waynesburg, has quite
q museum: A large petrifcd snake; a bottle
OF peach brandy, seyenty.five years old;
Prussian bulle. from Waterloo the butt end
OF the stock OF Lewis Wez.ls gun; piece
OF the flag carried by the Anedcans at York
town, In 1881, when CORVALLIS surrendered;
an old law book dated 1776, with the name
Of Henry Taylor written III It. Taylor was
the first judge OF Washington county. This
is, We believe, the seventeenth gun heard of
about here, owned by Wetzel
a..! . sTEuBESvtLLE. u.I...
James F. Johnson yesterday took in 10, GOO
pounds OF wool, boughtof parties principally
from West Virginia. The price paid was 80
to IS cents. fTi-irt TlDi
The employees of the Cleveland Furnace
company, operating the blast furnace OF the
Steubenville Coal and Iron company, had
attachments issued on their employers yes
terday morning for wages due them last Sat-
urnay, and which they failed to pay, promis-
ing TO pay next Monday. The present opera
tors have lost great deal Of money In the
furnace. They have Just concluded making
an agreement with large creditors TO settle
by accepting partial payment at specified
times during the year, at the ond OF whicha
settlement in full is TO be made d. .. .
Wednesday night an attempt was made 10
IOb tuC btoEe Vi W. W. ouNhl, ~ pIlltHutIu,
this county. An entrance was effected to the
building and the outer door OF the vault was
forced open and one hundred dollars secured.
The thieves were unsuccessful in their at
tempts to reach the inner vault, where the
funds OF the institution are kept After
leaving the store they stole three horfes be-
longing to liveryman named Alex. Nailor,
and made good their escape. No clue has
been obtained up TO this writing. 1t will be
remembered that the Cadiz bank was robbed
OF 500, 600 few years ago and all but about
$40, 900 recovered, An attempt was made to
tap the Smithfield bank few years ago. The
stolen horses are reported To be at Bloomfield 1
station. 4n 45ta l.is.,a. t
Yesterday morning David johnson,
wealthy banker OF THU city died at his resi-
dence on North Fourth street. OF heart disease.
He was upon the streets Wednesday and ex-
pressed himself as feeling usually well. Yes
terday morning after eating hearty break
fast he suddenly dropped dead. He was
seventy years OF age, and was born near
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, where brother
still resides. For twenty years he acted as o
director in the Jefferson National Bank Of.
this city, and was one OF the original stock
holders in that institution. He leaves
wife and four children, two sons and two
daughters. The deceased was widely known
throughout Washington and part Of
Allegheny counties, Pennsylvania, where he
had many friends and relatives. He was
man universally respected and few men in
this city or county had greater number OF
First Presbyterian chusuh Of this city. i