The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-25

with FIVE sections OF deer horns on tue
handle. II was found by James Smith q,
Col SlauRhtrr's house, on the Rapidan river.
10 July. 1862 Smith having been captured.
Joseph Kerr, company u. lst W, Va. cavalry,
brought tho fork to camp - Washington Re
porter.
ST. CLAIRSvILLE.
The Board OF Education held meeting
last night.
Judge Kelly will 60 to woodsaeld to-day
to hold court
A. U. Downing and family wilt remove 10
Independence, Iowa, to-day,
Fred. Kies has closed his saloon-perhaps
only ten porarily. This much for the Scot
l'q Tor law. ..
Owing to the sickness OF Engineer Shall.
cross, J hn Seidwitz has been running th.
Northern engine.
The Dramatic Club have bssn hoidin,
weekly reheArsals. they expect to present
Laura, the Pauper," 10 short time.
@. N. Gaumer, until recently OF the Gazette
will commence, on May 1, the publication
a three cent morning newspaper OF Manstisld
Two patents were issued to Belmont couu.
ty men last week: E. II. Childs OF Bellaire.
blown glassware; J. II. Watt, OF Barnesyill.
chimney cap.
J. T Bentley, OF Bannook, and Auditor W,
N. Cethtnd, Of ct Clairsville. will leave to-day
for the East 10 lay Ia stock Of goods fol-
their store st Bruce Station.
The Chnonicle OF last week contains ar
urgent call for the Marshal aud Street Com
missioner to see that the streets aud alley
are cleaned. Will these gentlemen heed tn,
call?
oi the nine tombstoues received from thu
government by the Grand Army OF the r.
public here, five were erected 81 the NJ. L
Cemetery; one at the Union Cemetr,; one u
Bewley's one at Glencoe, and on,
Of Centreyille.
One Of the town roughs, becoming drunk
on Saturday evening, amused himself by at,
lacking country boy who was inofiensiyel!
passing along the street. The country boy,
It q true, didn't look like a Sullivan, bui
when that rough gathered himself uph be
locked as II tornado had struck him. Al
last accounts he was looking from "bunged
up eye for shotgun to slAy the pugilistic
country boy.
On Saturday night burglars gained acces:
to the bed room VI Martin Fink, in the sec.
ond story OF his residence, and from under
bis pillow took $50 and silver watch,
Martha said he retired about $50 clock, al
which time everything was quiet. Tht
burglars entered a window above the saloon.
and, lays Martin, chic oformed him. It
will be remembered that his house was
entered by burglars In 1880, who took Sl35,
and that this robbery caused the murder oil
sterl. Riggs, Dec. %, 1880.
At the Clerks office yesterday the follow.
ing gentlemen were drawn to serve on the
Grand Jury and will be summoned to appear
May IS: John A. Gallaher, sr., John Orr,
Walker Fulton. William GLADDEN., Jas. Kerr,
John Allen. R. Z Neal, John Ziloh, samuel
l. Wilson, Joseph Laffsrty, John W., Ken.
non, Noble Taylor, Isaac Booth, ".
following were drawn for the Petit
Jury, 10 appear on the 10Th: W. T Frssler,
Harvey Miiligan, Benjamin Shepherd, W. J.
Groves, Alonzo Hoops. William L. Bundy,
Samuel Berry, T. Z. Bolen, Martin DsLong,
James u. Gates Robert Gillespie, Thomas
Smith.
MATHIS FERRY.
Daniel Cox Is improving bis drug store by
enlargipg 1t and putting in anew front.
John Hall, now travelling for N U.walker,
many friends and selling goods.
Patrick Key, who had his head caved In
on Saturday night, Is improving, and 1t Ii
not considered that his brains are affected.
Isaac tanning, an old citizen, aged IS
yearS, died yesterday morning. and will be
buried Thursday or Friday in Walnut Grove
cemetery.
Milton Morris, the torsorial artist Of the
Third ward, had to yield to the superior
skill Of w. ". Wilson at game Of checkers,
thus losing the championship.
Robert Cottrell Is still peggipg away at the
Hanover street grade. The improvement OF
the streets Is quite an expensive affair, and
as matter OF economy all street work ought
10 be let by contract 10 the lowest bidder,
and then the corporation would get some
thing like the worth OF Its money.
Joseph Roberts. who was shot Saturday
night by the robbers OF Samuel Milligan. Is
getting along nicely, and bis friends have
great hopes Of his recovery. Mr.. Milligan is
doing quite as we'll as could be expected.
The Doctors report bis skull fractured 10 two
or three places, but his injuries are not con.
sidered dangerous. There is no clue whatever
to the perpetrators Of the most daring rob:
berry, all things considered, thatevcr occurred
here.
Judge John 8. Cochran Is prominently
spoken OF Us candidate for the State Senate,
to fill the place now occupied by Mr.. Holdings
worth. This is as II should be. Belmont
county has had no representative In the Sen.
ate for number OF years, Notwithstanding
her large population, great wealth aud many
manufacturing ss well as farming and stock
raising interests. The Judge has the ability,
and would make an able aud efficient sena-
tor. II nominated "old Pease" will give
him a rousipg majority and the district will
secure an industrious and eloquent represen.
tatiye.
sTEulEsvILLE.
Mr.. J. ". Ridgely and Henry Gregg, ESQ.,
will visit Denver this summer and spend
few weeks upon the rolling prairies Of Kansas
James Elliott, E,q., one Of the oldest
members Of the bar, has returned from Chi.