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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-21
THE pEpEsTRIAs CONTEST.
Horty In ths LsAd-An Interesting AmAtsu
Contact.


Yesterday when the siI,day walking
contest at the Chapline street rink re.
opened for the day, Peter Hegelman had
a score Of ITO miles and Dan Herty OF 100
miles, During the day Hsrty took the
lead. The two men walked steadily, and
seem to be in fairly good condition. Aa
many predicted. Hegelman does not hold
out as well ~ Herty. The latter's score
when the men quit the track at midnight
last night was l55, to HegelmRn's 1853.
Herty made the first $50 miles at l0;15
y. NJ, and received the Dunlap silk hat,
presented by G. A, BeuteF. At that time
Hegelman had done lao miles and s laps,
Many admirers Of pedestrianism Us a
sport expect to hear good things OF Herty
in the pedestrian contest at Madison
Square Garden, New York, in March. In
New York sporting circles Herty Is booked
rs the winner oil that contest, Paddy
Fitzgerald, the champion, expects to re-
tain the championship after that contest,
however. There will doubtless bs q lively
contest between him and Herty,
Fitzgerald has not been well since he
came to Wheeling. lie Is getting into
better condition daily, however, and his
exhibition runs yesterday afternoon and
last night were well worth seeing. A man
with any admiration for manly sports in
his composition cannot spend q quarter
with better satisfaction resulting than Ia
visit the rink this evening shortly after
8 O'Clock, At that time he will see the
nervy amateur five mile race and Filz'
gsrald's exhibition, as we'll as the pro.
gress Of the six-day contest between Herty
and Hegelman.
The first OF a series Of three fye-mile
races for amateurs was run last night
Another will take place this evening and
tina third tomorrow evening, The open.
ing contest was exceedingly interesting
There were seven entries, and the result
was an ever and hardly won raos. Henry
BAChman came in first, making the five
miles in IS Enthusiastically giod time,
Coghlan was second and but u lap behind
RaChman. ponnslly came in third, with
1 miles IS laps to his credit, 81 laps being
a mile. Con Daley was three laps behind
Donnelly, Hammond a lap behind DALEY
George kemple two laps In the rear and
William Bowman one In Kemple's rear,
The same contestants will run at $3.50
tonight.
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WIN 20 10 California.

1t Is highly probable that o party o.
Wheeling people will leave here mex
month on q visit to California The tTir
Ia at present being talked about by Q mum
Der Of people and several have already
decided 10 90. Mr.. s. r. Hildreth, cashier
OF the Commercial Bank, Mrs. Hi.
dreth Mrs. DR.. HildTeth and
her daughter, Miss Dora, and Mr.. and
MIS-. Jacob X. Greer have already decided
to go,and CAPTAIN aud Mrs. John Mcclure,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Cecil, Judge and Mrs.
q. L. Ctanmer and Mr.. o. q. Dewey are
seriously contemplating the trip. They
propose leaving here on the 9th prox., ID
Time to reach Chicago and take advantage
OF the cheap excursion rates that 10 into
effect on the Sth. The rate for the round
trip from that point Is $1l5 80. Going Ia
Kansas City, they will probably take the
Atlantic and Pacific route via Albu.
QuerQue and Cotton, better known as the
santa Fe route. Mr.. Hildreth and his
party will 60 10 the Oak Glen Cottages In
the Olaf Valley, which are run by b. w.
Gally, a former well known resident Of
this city.
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A BRIEF wINrER CARNIVAL,
Another Gay Night on the Main Street
CORstIng Track.

Another Gay Night on the Main Street
oOastIng Track.
II Is seldom that such scenes are fur
nishedin Wheeling as have been witnessed
on Main street hill for the past two nights
The hill has been the scene Of Wheeling's
winter carnival SO to speak true there
has been no leo palace, no g%orgeousness Of
any kind, but there has been q long,
smooth, Icy sled track and plenty OF pure
solid fun and sport that has been highly
enjoyed by both sllders and spectators.
Tuesday night there was q brilliant full
moon that added It's ~etfulgence TO
the glare OF the electric lights and
made the locality almost aS bright as
day. Tint night the sport was kept up
until about 2 o'clock In the morning and a
glorious time was had. Last night the
crowd commenced 10 gather early and the
small boy could hardly be restrained until
the hour when teams were ordered off the
street and the hill given up Ivy the police
TO tpe coasters. BY hal tpagt seven O'Clock
the hill was literally black with people
and the sidewalks were crowded with
spectators. The slide was a glorious one;
the coasters would start at Eleventh
street and never stop until
after crossing Twelfth and nearly down TO
the etAmm House alley. Although
clouds obsCured the light Of tina moon, the
electric lights and the light from the
stores lit up the street sufficiently to pre-.
vent the occurrence Of accidents and the
sport was even more hilarious than on
Tuesday evening and YVES only stopped by
the rain that commenced about halt.past
eleven o'clock.
AT s o'clock there were probably lie.
tween Ave and six hundred people on the
street, either taking part In the fun or
finding enjoyment In watching the sport.
The coasters were from every walk OF life,
and the sleds Of every conceivable shape,
sigs and value, from the sharp pointed,
long, narrow, well.made and highly orna.
mented jumper 10 the bob lof home
construction. There were union men,
"black.sheep," business men, old, and
young, students and men Of leisure In the
crowd Of coasters, and also a number oil
young ladies, while Of the large number
Of spectators that filled the sidewalks,
fully half were ladies, who, warmly wrap.
ped up, became as much excited in watch.
Ing the fun as though taking a more ac-
tive part.
The trip down the hill was q
most exciting one. The sleds,
especially the big ones with four
and Eve persons on them, would 20 down
over the glaring surface with a roar that
was wild and l1describable, and added to
this the shouts and yells Of both spectators
and aliders, the noise made was such that
It could be heard for two or three squares.
II was q great occasion on both nights.
There was also shedding on Twelfth street
hill last night.
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WHEAT AND HAY.

Tho outlook not N PfomiIlng al II wa
Awhile Since In this Vicinity.
The outlook for next seasons hay ant
wheat crop Is not as promiBlng as 1t wa
two weeks ago, according to the reports o
people from the country who have beet
asked about this matter during the pas
two or three days. II will be remembered
that the late blizzard was preceded by {
heavy snow storm that covered the field
with o warm covering ranging from four,
teen inches 10 two feet In depth. The
ground at that time was in a soft condi.
ton and the heavy snow protected well
the seeds underneath. The snow, how.
ever, was light and ileecy and the violent
winds that followed its fall blew II away
from large exposed fields and dfitted Il ID
corners. Thus almost bare spots were left
and when the thaw and rain came these
spots became bare and soaked up the
water. Then came the freeze Of last Sun.
day and the result will probably be thai
there will be certain wheat fields next
spring In bad shape.
AS 10 the grass roots many iarmefB,have
discovered the roots entirely detached
from the ground, and a easily Bcraped OF
with the boot al II they lay loose on q
barn floor. Not the frost but last falls dry
spell 10 the cause Of this.
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THE NAILERS LAUGH
AT THE NEW EAsTERN MACHINE
They Say 1t IL an Old IdOa Revived and Will
Not WOrk-AMAShinISt AusOmPHniOSth this
Committee - The Weekly Report Of
Secretary Wise Nall Items.

A well known mailer said yesterday
referring to the new nail machine which
Measrs. A, W. Campbell, John P, Gil
christ and George Hannah went to Boston
to investigate, that he was confident II
would not amount to anything, "Why,'
gaid he, "the idea is older than you are
That machine was tried over a score o.
years ago, and was not q success, 1t will
cut nails, but they lack head. l believe
II you would drive one Of them through Z
pine board you could pull the board right
of over the head, Take q finishing mai
headed only on two sides, like this, ,
and you have that very nail"
Several other nailers make the same de-
Claration-that the new Boston machine
Ia in reality only an old machine, Of least
in idea, brought to the attention Of the
public Just now because Of the general
interest in the mil situation. They al
lege that one serious FAINT is, that il one
small break occurs in the machine 1t dis
ables the whole train,
However, II the machine ia as imprac'
ticable as represented, the committee o.
Wheeling manufacturers who have gone
East to Inspect 1t will quickly discover
Its worthleBsness, for they are acCompani'
ed by Hugh Cleary, the machinist at the
Belmont Mill, who Is considered high
authority on nail machinery.
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THE H SIDE


OF Harvey WoodrurS CasS-HRrVey Say
"ths End is Not Yet"
To the Editor Of he EnHLltGaetr.
slR:-In your issue Of this date appears
an article under the head OF "a Caro-
from Mr.. Clouston," regarding the afIalrl
OF Harvey Woodruff,
MIR, Clouston seems to have taken UNI
bragg at an article that appeared in the
Moundsyiile Herald OF last week, the
authorship Of which | am in ignorance OF,
and he, like a crazy man, begins to aghl
the first thing he meets. As my affair
seemed uppermost in his mind, and thlnk.
ing he has me down, he would put In his
best liCks to finish me, using alIthe means
and cpithets that his contracted vocab.
ulary contained. BY the words "wand.
erer" and "yagabond" he desires to con-
vey the ideathat | am penniless, and from
the fact Of his being my agent ior the set-
Element Of my business affairs and the
manner In which they have been gettled,
no doubt he thinks he knows whereof he
speaks. Mr.. Clouston may be a very nice
LlAhi ahu lCkAob W LhNG lilo Ruuu ukEut
appear in connection with any crooked.
ness,
VA guilty conscience needs no accuser,"
strikes me somewhat forCibly In his case.
Even his Satanic Majesty himself could
not refrain from resenting such basely un.
founded falsehOods as are contained in his
communication, with words not becoming
a "vagabond," much less q gentleman OF
his high rank. This case reminds me- OF
the quarrel between the kettle and the pot.
He says Of himself, II, who saved the
property" etc. l claim that he made an
attempt TO deiraud both the creditors and
me, as may be shown by and by, and the
property 10 not saved yet. He speaks OF
my standing in the locality In which l
lived, etc. lam happy to say that l have
many good friends In that country, and my
word was good for any amount Of money.
The statement Of my return To prosecute
the woman l so baBely wronged, Is all pre-.
sumption, emanating from q very highly
biased mind.
The protection spoken OF as coming
from some high dlGnltary Is all q myth.
Instead Of protection arriving on the train
with the minister, as stated, 1t was an OBJ.
ject in human shape, void OF principle,
somewhat resembling adude. 1believe q
son oil Mr.. Clouston's, with false repre-.
sensations, compelled Mrs. Woodruff to
60 To Wheeling with him against her will.
She accused him OF having q scheme on
hand, which he denied most bitterly, but
which aiterward proved true. This Is the
protection MI. Olouston boasts Of. To the
contrary his presence was unsolicited and
very undesirable 10 Mrs. Woodruff. Mrs.
Woodruff (now Mrs. jones' joins me in
that there was no thought OF any
intimidating or any indication Of threats,
by word or act, from me. Our
since my return has been Of
the pufeSt kind, and all that has been
done was by mutual consent. The mar.
Of Mr.. Jones Is perfectly satisfactory
to me and We are all the best Of friends
and desire To remain such.
"watt I'LL the clouds roll BY"
HARVEY WOODBURY..
Glen Eaton, January 10.
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LOCAL B~REvlTIEs.
MAttsrS Of Minor Moment Ia aud About the
CITY,
RACE ut the Capitol rink tonight,


RACE ut the Capitol rink tonight,
THE Mikado Tea Party at the Public
Building opens this evening.
TnE six.day walking match is still q
leading theme of conversation.
A REGULAR monthly meeting Of the
Board Of Education will be held this even
ing. 4,
IT began to rain at ll;l5 last night, and
rained Tor several hours, By midnight
the sidewalks we're a glare Of Ice.
TnE Silver Leaf Social will give a grand
skating and dancing Carnivalat the Chap
line street rink on the evening oil Janu'
AIRY ~,
THR Academy was well filed at both
the matinee and evening performance yes
terday. "Montezuma" has scored sn I'M
usually good hit.
AT a late hour last night some thiei
smashed in the window Of William
Muegge's shop, on Market street, and
stole two revolyers.
THE Council Committee on EQualina'
ton and Appeals will meet Thursday even,
ing, at the City Building. All interested
should be on hands on that occasion,
AN important meeting Of the Ohio
County Wool Growers and Stock Breeders
Association will DO held at Clinton sChOo
house on Saturday, January %, at :
O'Clock =. N.
Mas. CLARENCE HOGAN was ASSAULTED
near the Second ward market night belor'
last by two men, who scared her badly
robbed her and made their escape, sh'
thinks she would know the men IL sh'
met them again.
A SMALL girl, achild Of Ed Fritz, OF Eot
street, East Wheeling, fell at the FouItt
ward school house yesterday aud striking
across her back on the iron b1lustrade re-
Ceiysd dangerous injuries, II is ieRret
she will be permanently crippled, II ever
she escapes death.
Tux graduating class oil the public
sChOols OF the city will have its third ex
animation to-day, 1t will be held in Clay
district school house commencing at !
o'clock, The studies in which the CIasl
will be examined are grAnmer and geog
mphy. These examinations are writer
ones,
TllE South Side Social gave its fs
grand skating carnival ut the Alhambri
Palace Rink last evening. The affair wa
in charge OF aCommittee consisting Of. Will
lam ScRul, Henry Stahl, Aaron Campbell
and William Hammond, who deserve
considerable credit for tho noteworthy
success they achieved on the ~cccasion.
FRANK Fox was committed to jail BY
Squire Ankle az a ~lunatic, and the paper
for his admission to the State Asylum
were forwarded to Weston. ErhRrd Stoehr
tie East Wheeling saloon keeper who re-
Gently made an assignment, was also SEM
to jail yesterday by Squire Phillips, tc
await an inquest in lunaCy, he being
suspected To be Of unsound mind,
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George W. Campbell, alias George Par.
ker, accused Of stealing $500 from a far.
mef named Adams, from Marion county,
In this city last September, was yesterday
found guilty Of grand larceny by the Jury
in gatEff Of the Circuit Court.
The case Of Leon Van Walt, indicted fof
highway rubberyafew monLhsago the man
who II was alleged he robbed being Mr..
Hudson, Of the East Wheeling stock yards,
was then put on trial, Prosecuting Attor.
tey Jordan appearing for the State and
Messts. Arnett and Woods for the defense,
A jury was selected In the forenoon, and
court adjourned until 2 r. n. At that hour
the prosecuting witness failed 10 appear,
and q rule was Issued for him. He came
In later, and explained that he thought In
court "2 o'clock meant O." He was let of
on payment Of the costs Of the rule. The
evidence was concluded about 0 O'Clock,
and the Jury, alter being out last seven
minutes, brought In q verdict ofnot guilty.
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THE STATE.
Accidents and Incidents in West virginia
and Vicinity.

Accidents and Incidents in West virginia
and Vicinity.
Weston IL TO have the signal service
flags, her Council having ordered theiI
purchase.
John Yeager, o tramp, put In an ap
pearance at Beverly last Spring, and find
Ing employment there, remained there
until last week, when his habits became
80 obnoxious that be was starved out o.
town.
t%nCendlaries last Saturday evening de
stroyed the barn Of Henry Miltenberger
Of this State, living near Cumberland, with
its contents, q horse and calf and q guam.
tity OF farm produce. The loss was GOV.
cred BY Insurance..
j. g. BogSess, Of the Charleston Custom
House force, and Fred Gardner, also 3
resident Of Charleston, met on the street,
entered into conversation, differed oyei
some trialng matter and then BoggeBs bill
Gardner on the head with the butt end Of
Ills revolver, intllCting q severe SCALP
wound.
A telegram from GAINESVILLE says. Mar.
Bhal Stanley, Of Cambridge, arrested New.
ton Mutdough, proprietor Of q Touring
mill at Burr's Mill, to-day, and took him
10 the former place this evening. Muir.
dough, II seems, while on one Of his
periodical Bpfees, gave q citizen Of Cam.
bridge q check OH q GAINESVILLE bank for
q sum Of money, The bank refused the
payment Of the check, a. MufdouRh
had no money on deposit. Hence the a..
rest.
Hon. VIM. i. Arnold, Of Weston, spe.
clal Commissioner, at the next term Of
court In Lewis county, will offer for sale
the old and historical property known as
oJAokson'g MlllS', q short distance below
Weston. This Ii the place where The
famous General spent the days Of his
boyhood with his uncle, Cummings Jack.
son. He lived there when he was appoint.
ed Constable for Lewis county and that
was his home when he Left Tor Washing.
ton, and obtained bis appointment 70
West Point. The property haS gone down
since those days, although II q yet con.
bidefed valuable,
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AN INCRkAsE OF Ha
Machines 10 Operation at the II Cent Scale
Exported By Mr., Wise.

Machines In Operation at the II Cent Scale
Reported By MF, Wise.
Following Ia the weekly report Of Mr.,
George Wise, Of this city, Secretary OF the
Western Nail Association, Issued yeSter-
day;
OFFICE or WESTERN NAIL ASSOCIATION, |
WHEELING, W. Va, Jan. 20, 1885, !
GRNrLENEN:-The following mills have
reported;
Ill machines, heating furnaces and rolls
BeIiont Iron Works Co.-January 20.
Have 100 machines running. Heating fur
naces and nail plate rolls On double turn.
Laughlin Nail Co.-January 20. Have
92 machines running, including 30 self
feeders. Heating furnaces and rolls run
ming,
Norton Iron Works.-January 10. Have
70 machines, heating furnaces and rolls in
operation.
Western Nail Company,-JanuAry 10.
Have IS machines running. Heating fur
nacea and nail plate train working.
Kelly Nail and Iron C~o,-January 90.
Have II machines running. Heating fur.
nacea and rolls on double turn.
Wheeling Iron and Nail Company
January 90. Have % machines, heating
furnaces and rolls running.
Riverside Iron Works. = January 20.
Have 81 machines running.
Calumet Iron and Steel Company,-Jan.
lusry 20. Have 80 machines and nail plate
rolls running.
Have 81 machines, heating furnaces and
rolls running.
Is Belle Iron Works. - January 20.
Have SO machines running.
Benwood Iron Works. January 20.
Have Z machines running.
The above shows $50 machines in oper.
alton at manufacturers scale, an increase
Of 90 compared with last weeks report.
Yours Respectfully,
GEORGE WISE, Secretary.
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pHILlp PHILLIPS, tho great singer, will
appear noxt Monday night, January %
at Fourth Street NJ. Il. Church Ia songs
illustrated and Tours illuminated under
powerful lime light. He will, by meanl
Of his great photo.opticon, exhibit several
hundred beautiful views Of places and
scenes all around the world. These views
will be on a canvas twenty feet square,
Price Of admission Is cents. Reserved
seats at Houses music store IS cents. Let
'~averyhoiv atihhd.
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Mrs. Frances 8. MCNulty, wife OF Mr..
Charles A. McNulty Of San Francisco, who
with her brother has contested the will Of
their late brother, Adrian s. Merlben, ar.
rived In the city yesterday and 10 at the
Stamm House. The statements contained
In m item printed yesterday concerning
the contest OF this will were based on I'M.
reliable information. Mr.. q. w. Dunbar
ID an uncle Of the late Adrian s. Meriben,
and both Mrs. Dulto and Mrs. Cfynble are
toIalivna.
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Directors Elected.

The Manufactures Insurance Company
have elected the following Board Of Di.
feotors for the ensulng yBafi j, w, AmiCk,
IAN. Brown, 7. Nj Mttah, William FL.
lihghAni Robert simpson, Edward 1all.
Kin, j. o. Anderson, A, j. Sweeney, j. W.
GAllAher
The jefferson 1hsutanCe Company has
reelected lis old Board Of Directors, as fol.
lows y. w. 0glebAy, John D. Culberlson,
7. NJ, Reilly, 8. 3. Bloch, j. ]. Jones,
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stage of the water and Movements Of Iii,
gtekmbuRte,

Steamboats,.
The river Is now gorgod from ST. Msfy's
to SisterSville and from Sardis TO Hanni.
bal.
'The toWboat Hawk is still in a bad con.
dillon at a point about two miles below
right In the center Of the river.
Captain Frank Ellison and Chief CLERK
Ed. AnsChutz, Of the st.Louis and Padu.
cab packet Wyoming, arrived from the
former city this morning. They will pro.
coed to Pittsburgh tomorrow. Cincinnati
7Inet.Stdr.
The marks last evening indicated A
depth in the channel Of 10 feet o inches
and the river was about stationary. II
would probably be falling to-day were Il
not flr last nights rain, which Will doubt.
less keep IL up. At Pittsburgh last even.
Ing II was falling. with a depth In the
channel Of feet inches.
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BELI.AIRE.
Prospective DlSaGrsSmSntatthO Nail Works
News Notes.

A young child of August schlCk was
buried yesterday.
Miss Nettie Kurz Is able to be about the
house after an attack Of fever.
Tho Women'B Christian Temperance
Union will meet at Mis-. A. b. BAttelleG
this afternoon,
The Bonwood ferry boat did not run
yesterday forenoon, but broke away Ice
for a landing alter dinner.
Thornton A. Rodeier, OF Rodefer Broth.
ers, and William A. Gorby, Of the Goblet
works, are in the East on business,
The funeral OF Mrs. Mertz was attended
by q very large number Of acquaintance
and friends, among others hy superinten.
dent Anderson, Of the Wheeling schools
At the Christian church Friday and
Saturday evenings, Philip Phillips will
sing, his songs and tour around the world
being illustrated by pictures with the lime
light.
Mrs. Grafton and Mrs. 4. O. Husbands
went to Marietta yesterday, called by the
death OF Joseph Grafton's child, Harry,
who died suddenly, OF congestion Of the
lungs.
The Supreme Court now has the Bel.
mont street crossing case in charge, and
there is no certainty how soon 1t will be
reached in its regular order. The injunc.
ton restraining the city from crossing the
b. & 0. tracks would hNye,bean removed
yesterday, that being the date fixed, but
the Supreme Court has restored the In.
junction, which leaves the crossing az 1t
is until this Court reaches a decision.
II the Bellaire nail factory goes 10 work
this morning, which ia doubtful, It Is as.
serted that work will not continue long.
The management claims that the coal
from their own bank Is not Of the right
quality for use in making steel nails, and
arrangements have been made to use
Pittsburgh coal for a large part Of the
work. As the nailers and feeders belong
to tho same general organization as the
coal miners, they will refuse TO work as
long as any matters concerning the wages
and standing Of the miners are unsettled.