The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-26
MOUNDhvILLE.
Boid BurgiarH-A sample Lctter-Rnil

, road aud Prison Notes.
J, The lower portion OF town is rapid
tassnming Its ante deluge appearance.
Finds are being rajsed 10 pay bre
band to toot for the Republican District Cor
yention here on the 20.h inst.
The indications are that Marshall count
Will send large delegation to tho Republ
can State Convention at Martinsburg.
9. Il. Hanen, E.q., a prominent local R,
publican politician Of Meade district, was Il
town yesterday accompanied by his wife.
As yet none Of the aspirants for municlps
honofs have had the temerity 10 announc
themselves. ltappsars to be a 'still hunt
all around.
Mayor Weaver has, just Issued supple
mentary proclamation announcing the sub
initial OF the question OF license to d popular
vote. on the 22i inst. ..
A floating saw mill has been moored at th,
loot OF Thompson street for several days pas
converting a number OF black walnut los,
hauled In from the country into timber. "
seventy.seven. or 81 percent OF the 24s In
mates OF the prison are .colored, The per
centage OF colored convicis Is increasing, Il
having heretofore averaged about 25 percent
Tbs public school will close for the sum
mer vacation on the 30th inst. The third
session OF Prof. Haine's High School will
open Monday, June ID. The Indications are
that the attendance will bs much larger than
during either Of the preceding sessions.
The attachments already levied on the
good Of b.. II. Woodruff, ,ot Glen Ess.on,
already aggregate fully $4,000. The assets
are estimated at from "a 600 to S. O00.r No
clue rs to MI. Woodruii's whereabouts has
ye. been obtained. Sheriff Hicks has placed
watchman in charge OF the s;o:k Of goods
In the store at Glen Eiston. -. .. r
An attempt was made Thursday night 10
break into Henry Eenst'a house; in the First
ward, by come person who climbed upon
grape arbor Gud broke two lights Of glass, and
tore down the blind. Abe Ernst sleeping In
an adjoining room, wag awakened by the
noise and yelled at the wonld.be burglars TO
get out OF there, but they persisted IN their
efforts to etiact an entrance until Mrs. Ernst
came down stairs with q lighted lamp, when
they jumped down and left.
TIE trials and trlbulstions Of tho ctllcial
whose duty it 10 10 read the letters received
BY tho inmates Of the State prison may be
imagined from the following sample OF the
directions (wrltten 10 atyle Of chirography
that would cause Horacs Gresley's bones 10
turn in the coffin and J. Alex. Ewing to
fsiriy turn green with envy) on an envelope
received few days ago:
"west for JAMIE Maschel
Mounds Vile, ln,he
CAir OF u wcs to".--
James Williams colored, record on the
identity record Of the State prison, is to this
date ss follows: Received December 9th,
1879, for two year term. Discharged septen.
ber 18th, 1881. January 3Osh, received, one
year. Discharged January 23rd, 1883. April
Gi!h, -yesterday-rece!ved, nix yeRls.
The ak year term he has Just entered upon
Is Tor stealing seventy-tive cents worth OF
corn, and former convictions. James Is max
Ing record as a repeater"
A special meeting OF Council was held
Wednesday evening last for the purpose OF
deciding the question OF Issuing license for
the sale OF spEituous liquors, beer, ale, &c !,
ior the Coming year. as the present years
license expire on tho 3O:h inst. Before yot-
lrg upon the question, resolution WAS of.
f.red by Msj jor Hunter, OF the se,ond ward,
changing TIE date Of the expiration OF licenses
from April 80 to May 81. The object OF this
resolution was 10 leave the matter OF grant
Ing license Tor the coming year 10 the Coun-
Gil to be elected on tho 22d Of next month,
as the question is to be submitted 10 the
popular. vote at the time the new Council IL
to bs elected. In case the resolution had
prevailed applications for licenses for the
month OF May would have been considered,
and no doub. would have received favorable
consideration. The resolution was lost, how
ever, BY Il tie vote. a motion TO grant H.
ceuses Tor next year was also lost by tie
vote.