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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-02
ARouT PEOPLE.
Strangers In tho City and Wheeling Folks
Abrond.

Strangers In tho City and Wheeling Folks
Abroad.
DR.. Ford, Of the Eighth ward, is serious.
lyill.
Judge John Brannon, OF Weston, was in
the city Saturday.
Capt. A. F. RAIDER, Of Nicholas county,
is in the city again.
Hon. Henry S. Walker, OF Charleston,
Is at the Mcclure House.
Collector of Internal Revenue McCor-
mick is at the st. James.
Miss Grace o'Brien, daughter Of Colonel
Thomas o'Brien, is visiting Bellaire
friends.
Miss MIollie Douglass, Of sewickley, Pa,
is visiting Miss Jennie. Coen, South Penn
street, Island.
Miss Fannie Kells, Of stcubenyille, is
visiting Misses Mary and Ida Frew on
Fourteenth street,
E. j. A. Drcnnen, formerly Of Martins
Ferry, is about to erect glass factory at
Minneapolis, MINI.
Ex.Concressman Wilson, who has been
| in the city several days, left for his home
at Clarks6urg Saturday.
>. Miss Pauline Keslar, Of Pittsburgh, who
has been the guest Of the Misses Frasher,
on the Island, for the past month, returns
home to-day.
Mr.. James w. st. Clair left Hawks Nest
Thursday night for short trip to Wheel
ing. Il Is rnmored that our fellow towns
man can yet 10 be Secretary OF State, II he
desires the position.-Fdyette Eilierprfse.
Charlie Simpson, former Wheeling
boy, son Of J. Frank Simpson. who some
time since moved with his family to Da-
ko,a, has received tho appointment OF
doorkeeper Of the House OF the Dakota
Legislature, now insession at Bismarck.
Rev. DR.. ]. Sumner Stone, OF this city,
who was to have sailed from New York
last Thursday on his return to his mission
field in Bombay was taken suddenly and
seriously III In New York, and his depart
ure prevented, His father, Rev. i. j..
Stone. Is with him in New York.
Mr. and Mrs. George X. Wheat and Alr.
and Mr.. Joseph speidel, Of this city, Mrs.
Gncan. Of Pittsburgh, and three ladies
iron, Springfield, o., form q party that
starts to-day for tho New Orleans Exposi-
ton. They will 20 via the p, 9. 4 st. y:
and L. & n. roads, and return BY, way Of
the gulf steamers TO Jacksonville, fla.,
and then up through the States.
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-02
ALounNALIsrIC nuAIoR
From tho Kanawha Valley About a wheel

From the kanawha Valley About u Wheel
Ing Paper.
CharitEion Tiales January %. 3,
Ever since Mr.. J. b. fancy became the
manager Of the Wheeling Register 1t has
been quietly whispered about that the
permanent seat would be chosen as the
place Of publication soon after the removal
OF the Capitah For sonic time the matter
was a profound secret in the breasts Of less
than q bakers dozen OF the faithful, but
it was too good to keep and finally leaked
out. A gentleman OF this city, who knows
nil about the scheme, and who was. de-
cidedly friendly to the policy adopted by
Lewis Baker during the late campaign,
said, yesterday, in conversation with o
Times reporter, that he had no doubt that
the present manager Of the Register con:
templates coming to Charleston with the
paper; a,
'sThe party must have an organ" was
the reply, sand the seat OF government is
the place to locate it. The Register enjoys
that distinction now, but 1t could not do
so after the removal Of the Capital to this
city without coming along" :.
aBut there is Democratic paper here"
"True enough, but the Democrats are
not satisfied with it. You needn't ask ME
why, because you know. Now / under.
stand that there is to be conference OF
leading Democrats in Wheeling during
tile present session OF the Legislature, for
tile purpose Of arranging for the removal
OF the Register to this city. You see it be-
hooves the Register now to rush things.
There's Senator Camden, who has been
hankering for an organ for some time, and
right here is where he would like to estab-
lish 1t. II he should get in before the
RsgiSter mon their cake would be dough,
for the reason that two Democratic organs
couldn't do well here. Besides, while the
Rsgister pretends that the factional trou-
bles 4 last year are healed up, there is
still good deal OF bitterness existing be-
tween the two wings OF the party. In
view Of these things the Register will has.
ten here ahead Of its unborn esteemed
contemporary"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-02
nrhe Longest way Mound, .,

A team Of mules belonging TO John
Porter, the New Cumberland brick man.
uiaoturer, happened to be engaged on the
Ohio sido Of the river during the early
portion OF last week. When It came time
Tor them to be returned TO this Eide, tie
river had become 60 full Of heavy ice that
the ferries could not run. It was ncces-
sary that the mules should be sent home,
and as there was no prospect OF the river
being clear Of ice for several days, the
animals were brought to Bridgeport and
reached the West Virginia side by way OF
the bridges at this point. The Toronto
Tribune Is responsible for this story. It
Is too cold for snakes.
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rHE ICE nLookApEs.
Ana General River New.-The Andes Esear.
n. sion on.


The river atthis pointfora week past has
been slowly but steadily falling. Tie
marks last evening indicated depth in
the channel of 4 feet 8 inches. AT Pitts
,burph it was rising with 8 feet 0 inches in
channel. Navigation continues to remain
suspended owing to the ice. The river
between here and Pittsburgh is about clear
OF heavy ice, it having run out, but below
here there Is still plenty Of 1t II Is re-
ported that on Saturday morning there
was big gorge at Murraysville, The
Allegheny is frozen over with solid
ice and It will be ugly 10 meet II 1t should
come out suddenly. Advices from Zanes-
vile say that an unprecedented ice gorge
is in the Muskingum. Fears Of disasters
to the dams and overflow OF the country
are entertained. Boats in the Marietta
Ice harbor should take warning. The ice
gorge now extends from GAINESVILLE down,
q distance Of % miles. The gorgeis from
twentyto thirty feet high some places and
covers four State dams. II is feared that
the whole Muskingum valley from Zanes-
vile to McC onnellsville, will be flooded.
The State Engineer has been telegraphed
for, and dynamite will probably be used
in breaking it up.
The ice has 50 interiered with the pro-
posed excursion trip OF the Andes to the
New Orleans Exposition that it has been
declared of. The boat waste haveleft here
tomorrow evening and been in New
Orleans for all the Mardi Gras festivities.
Capt. Muhleman had booked splendid
list OF passengers, quarters in the texas
even having been engaged and had been
obliged to refuse freight, there was so
much OF it offered. He had set his heart
on making the trip and regrets very much
being forced to abandon It.
The Bachelor got away from steuben:
vile for Pittsburgh Saturday night and
will 60 on the docks at once for repairs
She has been laid up at Steubenville ever
since she was caught in the recent gale.
The Emma Graham was sold at Pitts
bnrgh Saturday lor g, 800 to Captain Rees
and Al Slaven her clerk. Mr.. Slayeil
owns one-eighth interest. She will CON
tinue in her old Cincinnati trade.
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|
City.
OPERA House to.night-"Her Atone
ment."
"CoLLAns AND CUFFs" at Charley Shay's
Theatre this evening.
THE Turner's give grand masquerade
ball at their hall tonight.
TuE remainder OF the force OF the Bel
tmont mill will go to work to-day.
TIE Board OF County Commissioners
will meet in regular monthly session to
day.
Ex.OPrfcEn FRANK TAYLOR, ofthe South
Side, is confined to the house by a severe
attack OF erysipelas
HONS, BRocKuNIER & Co. Is Glass Works
and the North Wheeling Bottle Works
will both start up to-day.
OPFIcER DurPY, OF the Fifth ward
found new pair OF boys hobnailed shoes
on his beat saturday night.
REtILr's "Fun on the Bristol" company
finished It's weeks engagement at Charley
shay's Theatre Saturday night.
DELEGATE POWELL, Of Taylor county,
addressed the temperance meeting al
Parker Hall yesterday afternoon.
Tue old City, Water Board held It's last
meeting Saturday night. The new Board
met, but adjourned till this evening with
out organizing.
TuE Riddle boys arrested last week fol
robbipg farmer east OF the city, are not
relatives OF Superintendent Riddle, OF the
City Water Works.
TO-DAY is ground hog day, the time
when that fam BUS weather observer makes
Ills appearance to ascertain whether he
can safely leave his winter quarters.
TuE Pan Handle Netrs, Of Wellsburg, in
eaking OF the reported failure of j.
ApplegatetS Son, says that the firm isper.
fectly solvent and that all claims will be
settled in full.
THERE was lively series OF cock nights
at the Fulton pit Saturday night. The
birds were from this city and Martins
Ferry, Fulton and Pleasant Valley. There
were eight contests.
TItE new organ at st. Joseph,s Cathe-
lral win be used for the first time at a
grand concert to be held at the church on
the 10Th inst, the proceeds to be devoted
to paying for the organ.
TODAY, in the Roman Catholic Calen-
ilar. is the feast OF the publication OF the
Blessed Virgin Mary, better known as
Candlemas, as on this day candles are
blessed solemnIy for use in sickness, time
OF temptation, storms and all dangers.
THURSDAY night next Evans & Hoey's
"NIeteors" will render Hoyt's comical
farce, "a Parlor Match, or Turning the
Crank" at the Opera House. tits enough
to say OF the piece that it is by the author
of.MA Bunch OF Keys" and "a Rag Baby"
L,EUrESyxr LAWSON, Of tho Salvation
Army post at this place, made a trip to
Parkersbure last week for the purpose OF
arranging for barracks for detachment OF
skirmiahers it is proposed to send from
che post here to the wicked city oil Park
crsburg. The purpose is to encainp there
for long siege.
OFFICER JAMES BURNS, Of the City Police
force, was presented by his East Wheel
ing friends Saturday with huge club
turned at Bodley's wagon works from q
saw log. The presentation took place at
the City Building, Receiver Dunaway
making the speech, which was q very neat
one. Burns response was brief and to the
point: an accept, but DID II I'll wear
itW
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THE SENATE REJECTS
GOV. JAcKsoN,s ArroINrMENT.
OF Regents for the weston In,ane Asyinm,
Gov. Z. W. wilson's Friends Seeking to
Throw Their Appsintpsnt Into ths
Hands of the New Admlnisratlon.


The State Senate agreed Saturday after
noon to 90 into executive session to act
upon several appointments sent in by the
Governor on Wednesday. Several vain
endeayors were made on previous days 20
bring about this action, but the Senate
declined. Had the body failed to act
upon the appointments Saturday they
would lapse under the law, and would
have to be renewed by the Governor OF
new ones made.
OF course everything concerning the
executive session Is an inviolable secret.
| However, It may be stated without hest.
tation that the appointments submitted
by Governor Jackson were those Of three
members OF the Board OF Regents OF the
State Hospital for the Insane at Weston
and it is Just as safe to say that the Senate
refused TO confirm any OF them.
What objections, II any, were alleged
against the gentlemen whose names were
transmitted TO the Senate for positions
could not be learned, but there have long
| been signs OF a disposition upon the pari
OF certain friends OF Goyernor-elect
Wilson in and out Of the Legislature u
!, leier action upon all appointments by
Governor Jackson, in order that Goyernol
Wilson may fill the vacancies upon com
ing into Office. While the Republican,
we're ayerse to helping them TO success
fully carry out the scheme, they did no
like to vote to confirm partisan ap
0 pointments. An intimation was con
!. veyed to Governor Jackson that ]
I he would give the Republicans on
0 representative upon the Board Of Regent
the Republican Senators would yot
J. solidly for confirmation, but the appoint
ments we're solidly Democratic, and tn
Republicans, or enough Of them wit
. those Democrats who are working
scheme for Mr.. Wilson'S benefit, preyente
: the confirmation OF all the appointments
What course Gov. Jackson will pursu
under the existing circumstances nobod
can be found with sufficient prescience :
attempt TO predict.
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AtCharley shay's theatre this evening
tile t'Chlc C1terieh combination wilsopen
a weeks engagement IN q comical absur.
ditysomewhat after tho order Of "a bunch
OF Keys" "only more 3d." Tile piepe
serves as a very slight thread for some ex-
esllent specially business by such
artists rs Charles Gilday and Miss
Fannie Beane, two Of tho most pleasing
actors in their line eR tle stage.
Miss Beanie Is a sphShtly little lady Of the
Minnie Palmer schooI. Tho Baltimore
american says there is q refreshing air Of
newness about the play" and that Nthore
Is not q weak member in the company"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-02
A FIREMAN HURT.
Peter Dilion's Leg Broken by an Accident
Yesterday Morning.

Peter Dillon's Leg Broken by an Accident
Yesterday Morning.
In going to yesterday mornings fire
Peter Dillon, who was driving the Eighth
wardho team, metwith q very severe
accident at the corner Of Thirty-third and
Jacob streets. He was acting as "a sub
stitute for Butler, the regular hostler and
driver at that house, who was off on
leave. In, turning the corner rapidly,
Dillon lost his balance and was hurled
from his seat to the ground, where
the wheels passed over his right
leg, crushing tho bones below the
knee in serious manner and otherwise
bruising him. lie was picked up and DR..
Pipes called to attend him. Dillon has
been out Of work for some time past, and
has o large family dependent on him,
Last week he secured a boilers place at
the Belmont, the position having been
made vacant by the organization OF the
new police force. He will be unable to
work for long time to come, and in order
TO help him along, subscription paper
will probably be started.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-02
THE CAN'T or wELL.
Several Particles of Gold Brought Up-Th,
Drilling

Several Particles OF Gold Brought up-The
Drilling. IT,
The Washington Reporter says: Drilling
at the CAN'T well continues, but without
developing anything particularly new. 1t
is variously estimated that the drill is in
the sand from eight to fifteen feet. Many
Of the directors and oil men state that tho
sand has been improving and that the
prospects for a good well are quite tlatter-
Ing. Others say the sand is not SO good.
Mr.. Mari, the driller, thinks the we'll will
produce from fifty TO seventy-tiye barrels
per day. The oil in the hole is called
the Smiths Ferry oil, which is OF ex-
cellent quality, but frequently not
found in paying quantities. On Thurs
day some Of the oil appeared
heavier and resembled more closely the
Bradford oil, which was considered by the
oil men a good sign. The next morning
none Of this new find was procured.
While no definite action has been taken
by the directors in the matter, IL appears
to be tho intention to continue boring
until through the rock, when the wellwill
be torpedoed unless gas enoughis found
to make the oil flow. A director is res
ponsible for the statement that the sand
pump on Thursday brought up several
particles OF what when tested by nitric
acid proved to be puresgold.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-02

TaE 'wantsoap. Ask your grocer fQrlI.
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Matters of Minor Moment In and About the
CITY,.
OPERA HOUSE to.night-"Her Atone
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UH.r 40, Nm, ant -

This evening at the opeya Hogse an.
son Ponds great military mclodra,na,
HHer Atonement," will be presented with
the original scenery and stage settings
and astFongcast, with the accompaniment
ofan excellent tall military brass band.
The play contains melo dranGtic and mil.
itary effects which rarely fail In securing
the fayorof the populace. The embark
ing Of the troops upon steamer is par
Hcplarly clever and imposing. Appa-
fepay about 9 brigade Of soldiers march
upon the stage.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-02
4 STRANGE CASE.
An Old Murder Revived 10 Grant County
and the Murderer ArreSted.

An Old hufuer. hetlvcd 10 Grant County
aud tho Murderer Arrested.
Duringthe past week the town OF Peters.
burg, Grant county, has been all torn up
by asensation caused by the revival Of an
old murder case and the arrest OF the muir
derer, Elijah weese, now an old gray
haired man, aged seyenty-iye. The war
rant was sworn out before Squire George
S. yanmeter by Christina Alt, charging
that in October, 1851, Weese shot and
killed her brother Hiram.
Weese has the appearance OF o man who
has had o bard time during life, and has
now one foot in the grave and the other
on the verge. He was an object OF pity,
sitting bowed down during the trial, every
few minutes being seized with terrific fits
Of coughing.
..No one denies that Elijah Weese killed
Hiram Alt; but there are different state
ments as To how and why 1t was done.
The murder was committed on the road.
Some say that Weese and Alt were drunk
and got into q fight; Others say. that Weesc
asked Alt of his horse and when he got
down deliberately shot him, jealousy
| DtlQk lu6 GnuSts AuObut1 bI4tttl4Ght ID
that Alt was advancing on Weese to beat
him; the latter warned him not ito advance,
bit he continued and Weese shot. The
gun used was ''home rifle" and the ball
entered about the stomach, near the side
and passed diagonally through the body.
The young man died in short time.
Weese went on to town and was arrested.
The prisoner was committed to jail at
AIoorefeld, (Grant had not been taken
from Hardy yet and soon afterward was
removed to Woodstock, and from there to
Harrisonburg, where he was released by
1 the soldiers. There were two eye wit
nesses to the tragedy-Geo. Reed, who
was killed during the war, near the same
place, and Anne Gum, whose whereabouts
Is now unknown. Weese was about Peters
burg often during the war, but since its
close has remained in Rockingham coun-
ty, Va, until about two years ago, when
he returned to, Grant county and has since
remained there.
At the hearing several testified to see
ing Alt lying dead in the road but no one
could positively swear as TO who had
killed him. One man testified that he
had met Weese on the day OF the murder
and had taken gun from him.
The magistrates decided to send the
prisoner on for the action Of the grand
Jury, but after more mature consideration
decided that the evidence was not sutfi-
Gent to justify committal and he was
released.
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APleasant Gathering.

Saturday evening ex-Chief Of Police
Tom Bennett gave the boys Of his force
the city officials and the members OF The
press a farewell banquet at BalEer's Del.
tnonico restaurant. The table groaned
undefa sumptuous repast gotten up in the
elegant style for which Baker Is famous.
Over a score OF plates were set, and
rapid inroads were made into the bill OF
fare. After the feast several warm ex-
pressions OF regret at the retirement OF
Captain Bennett from the position he has
90 ably filed, and good wishes for lis III,
ture, were made by officials and members
OF the press. Captain Bennett won the
rcspectand friendship eff all with whom
he came in intimate contact during his
administration.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-02
Heavy Robbery.

Friday night or early Saturday morning
thieves broke into the establishment Of
w. q. Sykes, the Upper Market square
fish and oyster dealer, by way OF back
window. A broken pane Of glass enabled
them to reach the bolt on the inside and
uniasten the door. Nothing In the store
was molested, nor was anything belonging
to Mr.. Sykes stolen from the house, but
about 500 in money belonging to a young
man employed by Mr.. Sykes was stolen.
The burglars wereevidently well acquaint-
cd with the house.
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Gas.rns.

That Ii the medical term for a trouble.
some ailment OF the stomach, which pro-
ccedsirom indigestion, impoverished blood
the disease Is not incurable. Browns
Iron BitteFs will drive 1t out, by enrichlng
tho blood, taning up the nervous system
and setting the stomach to rights. Mr.. II.
S. Miller, Steubenyille, o., says, II used
Browns Iron Bittes for stomach troubles
and derived great benefit.
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Yesterlaymorningsh yatter2 O'Clock
fire broke out In a stable belonging to
John Coffee, and situated in Alley B south
OF Twenty.seventh street. A COW and two
horses were in the stable, but were gotten
out. The building was entirely destroyed.
The tlredepartmentwas on hand promptly,
but met with misfortune which pre-,
vented its being OF service. A water plug
was turned the wrong way with such force
as to break it of. Several frame build.
ings adjoining the stable were only saved
from burning by hard work with buckets
by the neighbors.
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Several changes have been made in the
City Fire Department by Chief Dunning.
John Henry was relieved from duty as
hostler at the Vigilant, and Ches Dean,
late Of the Hope, transferred to gil the
vacancy. Bud LOOMS was appointed to
the vacancy at the Hope hose house,
Ex.Lieutenant Gale sylyis, OF the late
City Police Force, was appointed foreman
at the Island hose house, vice Wally
Llikens. reRigned.
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Saturday afternoon at two O'CLOCK the
Office OF Collector OF Internal Revenue for
this State, at the Custom House in this
city, was closed to the public, and General
/. II. 'Duval, the outgoing Collector, as
sisted by his clerks, proceeded to transfer
the office over to Mr.. S. p. cCormiCk, Of
Grafton, the recently appointed Collector,
as directed by the Commissioner. Col.
lector Mccormick will enter upon the
full discharge Of the duties Of the Office
this morning. Wh4t changes will be
made In the clerical force, Il any, have
not yet been announeed. ~ lf1U