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Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10

The "headquarters'' of the Ma
tional Greenback party, said to be
located at Des Moines, Ia, sent a de-
spatch to the President yesterday,
congratulating him upon his marriage
and requesting him to "make the
whole nation happy by ordering the
immediate call of one hundred mil
lions of bonds, and thus give new life
to business, new hope to nation of
Debtors The President should
have been requested 10 issue hum
dred bales of new greenbacks and
give every man over twenty-one years
of age deed for forty acres Of land,
a mule and dozen packages of gar
den seeds. This would have been a
very practical petition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10

Mr.. M. Y. Duncan, candidate for
Judge of this Judicial Circuit, Sum
dayed in Vandalia, remaining over
until Monday. Mr.. Duncan is gen
tleman Of fine legal ability and dates
his experience as lawyer back to
the days of such men as Samuel
Grover, Uriel Wright and men of that
age and rank. Although advanced
in years he is still an active man,
mentally and physically, and will
make us good Circuit Judge il
elected.-Vandalia Leader.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10
NJ. Y. Duncan for Circuit Judge

Mr.. NJ. Y. Duncan, Of Mexico,
candidate for Circuit Judge, was in
town Wednesday and favored US
with call and very pleasant chat.
He is gentleman Of impressive
presence. He was candidate for
nomination for this position twelve
years ago and only missed it by one
third of vote. One complimentary
vote to Murray intended to go next
to Duncan gave, it was found. on a
count the nomination to Murray, who
was beaten by Judge Porter. We
learn that Mr.. Duncan is recognized
as man of ability and high charac-
ter.-Troy Herald.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10

70 terms = dro 3qin q m2teh in bis
bay-stax. Thus We kerry terror 10
the harts Nv lho oppressers and in
the confooshun that ensogs, much
property Kin be carried safely away.
Whenever we send ont nuishaary
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-10
How They Catch Fish.

He has line so good and strong,
And catches q fish about so long.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-21
NEW SOCIETY WRINKLE.
A Party of Wheeling Folks Indulge In a
"Seashore" Bath in the Greek.

A Party of Wheeling Folks Indulge i'm n
"Seashore" Bath in the Greek.
Yesterday afternoon quite Il number OF
our society people introduced an lnnova-
ton in the way of summer amuscments
that may become popular. Anyway 1t was
lots of fun for both those who participated
and those who were spectators. All
the ladies who are not aware OF this new
sport. are no doubt very curious to know
what it is by this time, and if they do not
read the last end of this item first 1t will
not be their faults.
The party excurted out to Sycamore
Grove, near Major Loring'S place, where
the preparations were made for 4 regular
bathing party. Improvised bath houses
were thrown up and presently the bathing
members of the party emerged clad III reg
ulation seaside bathing suits. The young
Ladies' looked real sweet, and the gentle
men-well, there was not much change in
their appearance.
Then there were splaSheS, and screams
from the ladies, and the spectators sat on
the grassy banks and laughed for halt an
hour. which space of time was occupied by
the bathers in a good old seashOre sort OF
splash, minus the breakers and the salt
water. The sport was excellent and 1t Is
probable that this party will not be the
last. At the conclusion of the bath the
marty adjourned to Major LOring's where
an appetizing lunch was served.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-21
BENWOOD.

Col. W. Brown has returned to MingO.
Miss Herrick leaves to-day on 4 visit to
friends near Marietta, o.
Miss Bell Munnell left yesterday for her
home in Waynesburg, Pa.
Mrs. Harry Slater left yesterday on q
visit to friends in JO%hnstOwn, Pa.
Miss Olive McClaSkey, al accomplished
lady of MOundSvillc, is the guest of Miss
Lydia McNlcchen,
The driver of one of the beer wagons
from Wheeling had a narrow escape cross
ing the railroad here, yesterday.
There is a new switch proposed extend
ing from the F., W. and Ky, across Sixth
street, down to the BenwOOd Iron Works.
The two teachers appointed for vacancies
in the public school are Miss Stella Mar
tin, of MOundsville, and Miss Flora Nor
gan, of this city.
There was a breakage of some ofthc ma
chinery at the Riverside steel plant about
, o'clock yesterday morning, which delay
ed work for three or four hours.
Mr.. Albert FlotO, an emplOye at the
Wheeling Co.'S plant, met with an accident
at that works yesterday. He was struck
by some heavy machinery. His injuries
are not serious but will prevent his work
ing for some time.
Mr.. John Crockard, Wheeling's efficient
wharf master, and several other gentlemen
of the Same city, ame down in a skitt
Monday evening, but took n carriage
home, rowing up stream being too much
for their biceps, perhaps.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-21
POINTS ON
Movements of Citizens, and the Coming and
Going of Strangers.

Going of Strangers.
Mr.. W. r. Sawyer, OF Harrisburg, is at
the Mcclure.
b. NJ. Dcspard, of Clarksburg, was at
the Mcclure yesterday.
J. {. Dilworth, of Dilworth Bros, Pitts
burg, is at the Mcclure.
Mr.. John T. Reed and sister, Miss Annie,
are visiting friends in the country.
Miss Mollie Wellington will leave short
" to visit friends at GallipOliS, o.
Mr.. P. Wallace, wife and son, of Pitts
burg. are quartered at the McLurc.
Miss Fannie Caldwell left last evening
for st. Paul, where she will visit friends.
Miss Carrie LOcber, of B~ellaire, o., was
the guest of Miss Annie Smith, yesterday.
Will Goethe, of Pittsburg, came down
yesterday to take in the Milwaukee eXcur-
sion.
Mr.. II. C. Adams, of New York, a large
rancho owner, is ut the Mcclure, en- route
West.
Miss Lola McCallister, of LlOydSville, is
the guest of Miss Carrie Greiner, OF North
Main street.
Miss Carrie Whitaker will leave to-day
for Asbury Park, where she will remain
several weeks.
Mrs. Gregg and daughter, of Belmont
Station, O., are visiting Mrs. W. c. leans,
on the Island.
Mrs. Jacob Berger and family leave to-
day for Aurora, w. Va, where they will
remain one month.
Mr.. Ed Z. Franzheim arrived home from
Boston yesterday morning, where he has
been attending school.
Miss Josie q. Handlan, of PittSburg, is
visiting Misses Annie and Mamie O'Harc,
on South Chapline street.
Mrs. r. 4. Harden left yesterday for
Lake Chautauqua, where she will spend
the balance of the summer
Judge James Morrow and wife, of Fair
mont, are in the city, EN- route home from
a visit to friends up the river.
J.. C.. Scrintler and wife, OfBruce, Ohio,
and Calvin Pollack and wife, of Lailerty o,
were at the Mcclure yesterday.
Mr.. James Merit, assistant chemist OF
the Riverside, will leave shortly for Cali
fornia, to ~recuperate his health.
Miss Blanche Stevens and Annie
Wheeler returned Tuesday after spending
a few weeks on the camp ground.
Mr.. Jacob YOgler, of the South Side, is
spending the summer at Mt. Clements,
Mich, for the benefit of his health.
Mr.. Ben l.. Beard, the efficient book
keeper ofthe Underwriters Insurance Com
pany, is spending his vacation visiting
friends at G~allipOlis.
Messrs. VIM. Miller, Geo. W. McCOok,
J. p. Parks, Frank Mckinney, Sam. Nc
Clinton, and John CumminS, of Steuben-
vile, were in the city yesterday.
Miss Kate Carver and JOS. H. DeVille
left yesterday for Chicago, Minneapolis,
st. Paul and other points in the Northwest,
They expect to be gone about two weeks,
Miss Virgie Smith, of Lexington, who
has been for several weeks visiting hel
uncle, Mr.. Sam Adams, will leave to-day
for Pittsburg, where she. will pass some
time among friends.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-21
A PECULIAR CASE.
An Ohio Couple Bring the Corpse OF n
Child Here for Burial.

An Ohio Couple Bring the Corpse Of a
Child Here for Burial.
Sunday morning last a lady and gentle
man arrived from Ohio with the corpse OF
a child and had it taken to the city GENIE
terry, wherethey left the box in which it was,
with Sexton HeiSer. They also lefta certit-
cate of death. which stated that their names
were Frederick and Catherine KOehler and
their residence ut. GAINESVILLE, Ohio, the
certificate being signed by d. l.. Walker,
NJ. ID.
As the sexton was busy he allowed he
coffin to stand upon the porch until such
time as he could inter it. On Sunday
evening a grave was dug, the box contain
ing the body placed in it and the opening
covered up with bOatds. In the mean
time the mother AMI father had left the
city. Yesterday the body began to de-
compose and the stencil arising from 1t
was 80 great that Mr.. HeiSer filled
ND the grave. He had secured no burial
permit from the City Health Officer, which
the law requires, and yesterday DIR. Carl
son had a warrant made put for him, ana
the case will come up i'll Police Court
Thursday morning.
As the case now stands no one can tell
whether the child died 4 natural death or
not. The circumstance is ut least Il pecu-
liar one, and it looks strange that the peo-
ple should bring their child all the way
over here 10 bury it, and then go away be-
fore seeing that it was done.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-21
OFF FOR
Both Trains Take Large Crowds, and Man,
People See Them on.

Both Train Take Large Crowds, and Many
People See Them ON.
Yesterday afternoon about one o'clock,
the AriOn members who will attend the
Sangerfest ut Milwaukee, headed by the
full Opera House band, marched from their
hall to the p, c. & st. l.. depot, where
they boarded the train. The excursion
train consisted Ofthrec slcepers and one day
coach. and a large strcamcr attached
to the cars, were the words: "Arion, Wheel
ing. w. Va" About q OpcOplc assembled
To see the eXCursionists of, and there was
much hand-Shaking and many good-bycS
miven. The eXcurSiOniStS numbered about
40. As the train pulled out at Ito the
band strunk up Il lively air, hands and
handkerchielS waved adieu and the ears
faded from sight.
Att o'clock last evening the Macnncg-
Choir and Germania members were escorted
to the b. 4 q. by the Opera House band,
but the rain was falling quite heavily and
intcrfcred with what would have other
wise been n creditable parade. As it was
lnt bONS, NbNtlNu WIN AdiihNi'ef ~
up to Twelfth, downt TO Main, down to South,
thence IL the depot, where a crowd OF
some 400 or 800 people soon assembled to
see them off. There were some 200 or 300
excuriOnistS, and they all were in the
best of spirits. The band rendered scrc-
made airs, while furcwclls were said and
at 100 the train pulled out for Benwood,
where the regular train was met.
Some funny incidents occurred when the
excIrsionists began hunting up their sleep
ing herthS. Two well known married
gentlemen found that an East End lady
held Il ticket for the same berth theirs
| called for, and the crowd guyed them in
great shape. The cars contained StrcamcrS
similar to those on the Arion train. There
is every probability that the Wheeling
boys will have a gorgeous time.
The following dispatch, dated ut New
ark, was received from n REGISTER re-
porter OH board the train, last night:
arrived in Newark half past eleven
| o'clock; seven coaches; everybody happy.
Above 2GO passengers on board from
WhpalinU -
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-21
IN A A A
Pointed PencllInss of Brief Items OF LOcal
Interest.


Interest.
ONE marriage license was issued yester-
day.
Two deeds of trust were admitted to
record yesterday.
THE Board of Police and Fire Commits
sioners will meet this evening.
PARTY of S~teubenville young people
excurted to Wheeling yesterday.
THE water works basin will be cleaned
SATURDAY. Housewives will take notice.
A COMMITTEE of GAINESVILLE Councilmen
will be here to-day to examine our paved
streets.
THE B. 4 o. is still selling tickets to
Milwaukee and return at the excursion
rate of 50.
THE First NJ. E. Church peOpleo OF Steu-
vile will excurt TO this city tomorrow on
the Abner 0'Neal.
IT was VIM. Curry and not Peter Curry,
who had the encounter with the snake, as
related in yesterdays REGISTER.
WHITNEY WALLACE, a little son Of
Spaulding Wallace, was bitten on the leg
BY n dog, ON Monday evening, but not
| badly.
THE Blue Ribbon League will hold a
mass meeting in McLain's Hall on
day evening, July -, at ) o'clock. All are
invited to attend.
ATTENTION is called to the advertise
ment of the grand picnic to be given by the
Wheeling butchers, at the New Far
Grounds, August 18th.
THE Parnell Club will meet tomorrow
evening to make final arrangements for the
| lecture to be given by Hon. Samuel u.
Lucas, on August 9th.
THERE were five cases before His Honor
Yesterday morning, four of the parties be-
ing the men arrested for fighting ina Nam
street saloon, Saturday night.
On Monday night burglars entered the
stores of w. +. Anderson, 5. j. Bell ana
Campsey Wilson ut Claysyille and
$40 OF $50 was taken from each place.
F. w. BANNER yesterday received a fine
Baby Grand Kranich & Bach piano, which
had been selected by SignOr d'Auria In
New York. 1t has q beautiful tone and Is
a superb instrument.
A NUMBER of the pottery boys have re-
turned from q hunting and fishing trip l
the vicinity of Cold Springs, Wood county.
Two of the boys killed %siXty-nine squirrels,
part of which they brought home.
CLERK MITCHELL has received, in his
care, another letter from StOddard q Co.,
Solicitors of Patents and Claims, SOB II
| street, Washington, addressed to John
Mooney. Will John call for his mail?
IT is rumored that 4 certain well-known
| citizen attempted to cut his throat q day
or so since on account of domestic trouble.
The matter was kept very quiet, however,
and nothing definite can be learned regard
ing it.
WILSON AND RANKIN'S minStrels Will
appear at the. Opera House on Monday
evening. July Doth. The company Is said
to be excellent and George Wilson ana
Carl Rankin are two of the funniest men
in the business.
THE mail for Sherrard, Hatton, Lime
stone, Knoxville, Wolf Run, Beeler's Sta
ton. and Pleasant Valley, formerly sup
piled from Cameron, W. Va, Is now sup
Piled also from Wheeling. The carrier
leaves Cameron Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays; Wheeling Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays, after the arrival OF u.
10. No. 6 ut both termini, S:i5 and SD.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-21
H RATES FIXED,
(WHICH THE WEST VIRGINIA NATURAL
GAS COMPANY
Will Furnish the Fuel Of The Future TO Householder
The Wheeling Hospital and Children's
Home Remembered.

The Board of Directors of the Natural
Gas Company of West Virginia met at the
office of the company yesterday afternoon,
President Bachelor presiding. There were
present Vice President Thomas OBrien,
T. J.. and ]. J. Vandergrift, General Sec
retary Heard, Treasurer Fisher, J. J..
Buchanan, and Hon. A. J. Sweeney. Rates
were fixed for the consumption of gas in
private residences, offices, business houses,
etc, rs follows:
For each cook stove, 81 per month for
seven months inthe year; five months free.
For the first heating stove, or CRATE,
$40 per month for seven months; five
months free.
For each additional heating stove, or
crate. $3.50 per month for seven months;
| five months free.
"One-eighth'' meter to be used in each
case.
Contracts to be taken yearly, and pay
ments for gas to be made monthly, 10 per
cent. discount t. be allowed when paid in
advance before the 10th day Of the month
in which the gas is used. Payments to
begin October LIST.
On motion of Mr.. A. j. Sweeney it was
ordered that gas be furnished the
Wheeling Hospital free for one
wear. and that thereafter it he
charged but One-half the usual rates to
other consumers. On motion OF Col.
Thomas O'Brien, a like rate was made for
the Children's Home. For steam boilers
and manufacturing concerns, special con
tracts will be made, based OIL the amount
of coal consumed at present.
This company will probably have gas Ill
the pipes about the first of September, oil
in time for use with the advent of cold
weather, and the wise householder will
lose no time in having his dOmicile piped.
There is, by the way, an impression
abroad, that the. Island pipes will not be
put down this season. This is Il mistake
The pipes for the Island will soon be here,
and ditching may commence over there at
any time. 1t is the intention OF the com
pany to have all its pipe down before gas
is turned III.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-21
TWO + HURT
On the Natural Gas Pipe Line Yester-
dag.

On the Natural Gas Pipe Line YeSter'
day.
Two accidents occurred On the West Nir
GINA pipe line yesterday, on Market
street, caused no doubt from the wei
weather. About 1890 o'clock yesterday
morning Jacob Haselbech, a German, wa
working in the ditch on upper Market
street when the sides of the trench caveC
in, covering him as high as the chest
When taken out it was found that his lef,
side was badly hurt and his left leg in.
iured. He was taken TO Bolts hotel on
the South Side, where he boards, and where
surgical aid was summoned.
About , o'clock the sides of the ditch
caved in on John GeiSer, another EN-
ploye, who had both legs injured, one being
entirely stripped at the knee, while the
ankles were badly bruised. He was car
ried to his home in the North End. Tit
extreme wet weather was doubtless the
cause OfbOth the slips, which generally Oc
cur when not expected.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-21
GARBAGE PROBLEM.
PLANS OF A CREMATORY DISCUSSED BY
THE HEALTH COMMITTEE,
Al a Meeting Held Last Night-What IS Apparent
ly q Frst-clas Appliance Submitted
and Approved.

The Council Committee on Health, with
CITY Health Officer Garrison, DIR. George
Baird. and Messrs. John G. Hoffman ana
Y. Reister. met at the City Hall last
evening. The principal business coming
mn for consideration was the examination
of plans for the construction of q crematory
for the destruction of garbage, otfal and
night soil. Letters were read from Nj. T.
Smith, m~etalurgical engineer, of Pitts
burg, enclosing plans for afurnace, adapted
for either natural or artificial gas, which,
he thought, would destroy sixty o IN OF
filth per twenty-four hours, or about double
the capacity of the furnace experimental
with at the Belmont mill, sometwo months
ago.
At the request of the Committee, Mr..
Reister explained the diagram and plans.
The furnace consisted of Il central carnage
reservoir with furnaces on either side Tor
the generation of the heat. The garbage
reservoir is fitted with n dish bottom for
the reception of the garbage, and has three
uOOlS Oh Top, lNO dDOut WV ~ 't'
fitted with shutes and caps, for the dump
ING of ordinary garbage and night soil,
and a central door, four feet square, fitted
with a crane, for the management OF
dead horses, COWS and such stuff. The fur
mace is forty-four feet on inch IN
length by thirteen feet five inches wide, N
is intended to be built onthe side Of Wheel
ing hill, near the top, where n cart could
be driven from the upper side right on TO
the top of the furnace, and the contents
dumped into the shutes leading TO the
doors. The heat from the furnaces, at
either end, is turned into the garbage
reservoir alternately, the blast from each
end being allowed to run for fifteen OF
twenty minutes. Mr.. Reister thought
there was no doubt but that the furnace
would handle all the garbage from this
city.
The Committee agreed to recommend I?
Council the adoption Of the plans and
specifications submitted by Mr.. Smith,
and asked that the committee b authorized
to contract for the construction OF Il furnace
on the city commons according to SAID
plans and specifications.
The cost of the furnace will probably Dc
in the neighborhOOd of 81, 500.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-21

l. succeeded in completing negotiations with
the publishers of the following well known jour
mails whereby the most liberal clubbing terms are
offered. The terms Tor The year are:
Country Gentleman and CuIti.
yatOr and Weekly Register---S3 30
Prairie Farmer. Orange Judd's
paper. and weekly Register 2 30
Ohio Farmer and Weekly Regis
-
Our Country Home m Weekly
i so
Good Cheerand Weekly Register I 50
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-21
4 Serious Fall.

On Monday night about 10 O'Clock Miss
Bertha Strangel received very serious In
iuries by falling face foremost down q long
and steep flight of stairs at her fathers
residence on Coal street, North Wheeling.
For a short time it was thought by those
who ran to her assistance that she had
been fatally injured by the fall, but after
the application ofrestOratives, she prompt,
w rallied from insensibility. On cXamina'
ton by DIR. Hupp, it was found that her
right arm was severely fractured near the
elbow Joint and her face and head dis
figured by abrasious and Commissions, caus'
ing fears of internal injuries.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-21
Martins Ohio, Water Works
Notice TO Contractors and Manufac'
turers of Water Works
AppurtenanceS.

CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED
y by the Trustees Of the Water Works Of the
City Of Martins Ferry, Ohio, nj their office In said
city, until q o'clock, p. ": Of TUESDAY, THE
TENTH DAY OF AUGUST, lSy, for the constrIc-
ton Of Il system Of Water Works.
The specifications and drawings VIII be ready
nj the office of said Trustees about July q, ISM.
The work involves the construction Of n Pump
ing Station. II Reservoir. Pumping Machinery,
furnishing and laying approximately seven miles
of pipe ranging from fourteen to four inches In
diameter, including one hundred and thirty
three Valves, &c; also furnishing and setting
sixty Double Nozzle Fire IIydrants.
The machinery Ia have Il capacity Of L. 5000
gallons In twenty four hours, and 10 pump either
direct into The Distributing pipe system or into
reservoir.
The work 10 be completed on or before the first
day Of December. 1856.
The Board Of Trustees will entertain proposals
to construct the Water Works entire, and also
separate proposals for any part thereof.
Proposals for constructing the entire works
must he accompanied with n solvent bond Of two
thousand dollars, as a guarantee OF good faith on
the part OF the bidder: and proposals for separate
parts of the work must be accompanied with sol
vent bonds In amounts stipulated In the form of
notice to contractor inviting bids for the differ
ent branches Of the work. .
The contractor for the entire work will be re-
quired 10 gve bond In the amount Of one hun.
dred and fifty thousand dollars, properly secured
TO insure a faithful completion Of the work.
Copies of the specifications and Of The forms
Of the advertisements for the different branches
Of the work will De- furnished, when ready, by
the Trustees, upon application.
The Trustees reserve the right to contract for
the entire work a. a whole. or Ia contract for the
different parts separately, or To reject any Or oil
bids, should they deem IL for the interest Of Mar.
JOHN L. WELSH,
WM. LIPPHARDT.
J. A. ". sEITZ,
Tr1iCfDaa
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-21
HIGHWAY.
The Latest Happenings of Interest to Boat


The Latest Happenings of Interest to Boat
The Little Fred passed up with empties,
The Elaine will be tO-day's Parkersburg
packet, leaving at ii a. III.
The marks on the landing last evening
indicated ) feet 3 inches and falling.
The steamer Benton McMillen passed
down Thursday morning at . O'Clock fol
Cincinnati.
Pilots Jace Curtis and Bentley Clark, oi
the w. W. O'Neal, are in the city, having
laid their boat up ut BensOn's Ferry.
Courier from and to Parkersburg, Ben
ton McMillin from Cincinnati 10 Pitts
burg, Andes To Cincinnati, made up yes
terday's port register.
The marks at other places-Oil City,
9 inches and stationary; Greensboro,
feet & inches falling; Lock No. 4, q feet
and stationary; Brownsville, ; feet and sta
tionary; Morglntown, 3 feet inch and
falling; Ricc's Landing, 1 feet and sta
tionary; Parker, | foot . inches and falling,