The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-01
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The Mound City mills has orders
booked for twenty-five tons Of chop stuff.
{ Capt. Caliee returned Sunday evening
from q four weeks visit 70 relatiyesin the
haw country.
; The shops at the State prison are all
fully supplied with hand.granades for the
exHnsuishment OF fires.
A calico and dress skating carnival Is
advertised at Fleetwood skating rink 10
take place Thursday evening.
Mr.. Collier, Of Mechanic street, is in jail,
charged with stealing two hams Of meat
from Frank Burley, last Saturday evening.
Hon. Daniel Lamb, w. P. Hubbard and
u. Dallas Ewing, Of the Ohio County Bar,
were in tho Circuit Court here yesterday.
Jimmy Sullivan is aching section boss on
the Ohio River railroad, in place Of Mr..
Costello, whose sudden disappearance was
noted in Yesterdays ISTELIidENcER.
The prospects, in this section of country
al least, for agents for tile sale OF reapers
and other agricultural implements, are
anything but fattering.
Three prisoners were received at the
penitentiaEy last evening from Wit coun-
~. Two OF them get two years each, and
the other one year. They came from
ParkerSburg by the Ohio River road.
James w. Webster, Of the Mound City
Mills, returned Monday last from trip
out the Baltimore & Ohio road, bringing
with him large number OF orders for
-four, meal and feed.
The new ordinance regulating and re-
stricting the speed OF trains in the corpor-
ate limits has not yet had any perceptiblc
effect upon the lightning speed at which
the Baltimore & Ohio fast line passes
through town.
Mcssrs. Riggs & knight are putting up
frame dwelling house for Mr.. Cordell,
who Is interested in the large Govern
ment contract for furnishing stone for the
dams at Fish Greek and Captina islands,
and coal shaft on Cresap's Bottom, near
the place where the shaft is being put
down.
Rev. Mr.. Smith, assisted by Rev. E. s..
Hart, Of Wheeling, is conducting series
Of interesting and well attended meetings
in the Disciples Church here. Several
additions have already been made TO the
membership OF the church; while mum.
hers OF other persons are evincing q deep
interest in the nightly services.
A suit brought in Squire Edwards
court, by w. II. McGill against Bruce
Shepherd, in Which a picture costing 90
cents Is the property in controversy, was
continued for the second or third time.
yesterday, on account Of the absence OF an
alleged important witness. Both sides
have attorneys employed IN the case.
The attention OF Judge Jacob was given
up yesterday to hearing arguments in a
number OF chancery cases. Clients in this
class Of litigation surelycan have no reason
To complain Of not having been given a
fair show during the present term, as
owing to the "bottom falling OUT OF such
a large proportion of the law cases dock
eted, almost the entire term has been
given up TO the chancery docket.
An cratic individual who gave evidence
Of being an escaped lanatie, strayed into
the court room while court was In session
one day lastweek. After tackling one Of
The attorneys present for a private confer
ence and listening a few moments TO the
harangue OF another OF the fraternity, the
unfortunate creature was evidently inn
pressed with the idea that he had but es-
capped from the frying pan into the
fire, and percipitately bolted down stairs
and out.
Four citizens Of the Third ward were
arrested about 2o'clock Sunday morning
last, by Sergeant Brannon and Policeman
McGill, at the rooms Of acouple Of women
who gave their names as Sarah Williams
and GIMME Reddy, who were also taken
in custody at the same time, for violation
OF Section OF ian ordinance concerning
certain ofenses against the peace, good
ORDER" &C., OF the town. All were jailed
in default OF $40 and costs each.