The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-05
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Scarcity Of Coa,-Buildiug Notes-Miscel.
5es I&tE lnneOuS Matters. "
Fuller Johns ", Of, Cabell county, con-
oluded u two yeRr term at the prison Satur-
dsy last. & sgt1R
Notary Public NJ. @. Todd, one OF the sold
ritiz ,ns Of the entsrprising village OF Cam
e1on, was In town yesterday.
Mss,rs. Ewing, Frame, Hearn and Hoge,
OF the OHIO county bar, were In attendance
at the opening Of the Circuit Court here yes
terday. gy9 :.
William iia!sr, the counterieiter brought
fiom Parkersburg Sunday last to serve an
eighteen ..monthst term In the penitentiary,
has The appearance. Of being the patriarch OF
all the makers aad showers OF the ''queer."
W. H. McGill aud Gov. Price are cutting
stone for the foundation Of a fine brick res!-
dence, 10 be erected by /. +. Potts, on his lot
a adjoining Or. Bruce's property, in ths Second
ward. Richard Chaddock will furnish the
brick work, aud MIR. Laing TIE carpenter
work.
Richsrd Ferrell, Of the firm OF Edwards &
Fe.rell, will build a frame dwelling near his
brick house occupied by W. b. Hnmphries,
in tho Second ward, this spring. Mr.. Roger.
son has also contracted for the erection ola
frame store.room and dwelling In the Third
ward.
Messrs. Dobhs & Rsisinger expect 10 Get
theil Bent Wood Works IN operation to-day
or tomorrow. The firm has quite q number
OF orders booked, received prior 10 the burn
ing Of the establishment in Wheeling, ard
have made extraordinary efforts to push the
work Of getting their machinery in opera
ton III order TO fill them, and thus retain
their trade with old customers.
Capt. J. F. Israel hrs leased the Union Coal
Works for q tern. otyears, and has been run
ming tho pump cight and day since Thursday
last, with the prospeo. Of getting the WINTER
all out Of the mine by tomorrow, when If
teen miners, alretdy employed, will COM
n,ence work. The Captain confidently c1-
may BIZ mnde upon thu Uaion for coal jast
as soon as the ice goes ont OF the river s, as
to enable him to have hia boa's, carried away
by the4recent breakup in the river, towed
hack.
A most distressing scarcity OF coal still e1.
ISIS here. Eeyeral car leads Lave been re-
Geived fran the Boggs' run mine rince tina
Hood, but 60 many persons are out that after
a CAY load has been distributed there appears
to ba a scarcely p%er:eptibie decrease ia the
number OF anxious Inquiries OF "what are
We gcirg to do I r coal 7" Not the slightest
d. culty would bs Lad IN selling coal, ut the
depot, at ten cents per bushel, q clear profit
OF W sud one-heif cents per bushel,or $l2 so
per car load. This being tho case, it seems
strange that ttsms:e,s or other pe.sons
having time 10 attend TO 1t do not go into
the business, g1r
The r .lief Committee have concluded that
their mission bas been fulfilled, and "shut
!np, shop Thsy yet have an unexpended
balance In their hands Of something like
WOO, and at e meeting to be held soon will
determine What disposition will be made OF
these funds. That the committee has not
On ly actst jadiciously, but has also Impair
TALLY and to the very best purpose e1-
peuded the funds placed at their disposal
IL almost universally admitted, and cannot
be denied, d few constitutional GROWERS to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
THE OHIO ElvER ROAD.
John Hendershott came up from Oaptins,
Ohio, yesterday, where he has been since
Monday OF last week assisting Captain Cut
right in getting the bodies OF tie Ohio River
railroad cars carried of by the flood and
lodged at different points along the shore, 10
the river and loaded ON a barge, 10 be rought
back 10 this place. They have succeeded in
getting several box cara to the river bank,
two Of which have bssn loaded on tho barge.
The only work that Is now being done on
tho ,oad at this point is by Mr.. Flemins's
force, which Is Engaged removing the large
amount oil earth that came down on the track