Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-27
Renewed to Reading. Pa.

Renewed to Reading. Pa.
Yesterday brother Of Jeremiah Miller,
the lunatic, whose death at the Jail has been
daily expected for some time past, arrived
from Reading, Pa, and took the sufferer
home with him.
Bittsn by q Snake.
Glenn Conway, Of Martins Ferry,
member of the Blue Grass Fishing club, in
camp at Laceyville, Harrison county,
Ohio, was bitten by copperhssd snake,
on Tuesday last. He was brought as far
AZ Pleasant Grove on the way home, when
II was found necessary to stop. He was
reported little better yesterday.
More Delegates to Wheeling Convention.
The Cleveland and Thurman Democratic
Club, ofSt George, Tucker county, held
meeting on Saturday, July 2lst, 1888, and
elected the following gentlemen to repre-
seut the club in the Wheeling Convention
Of Clubs, on August Doth: j. P. Scott, l.
8. Minor, Joseph Parsons, A. ID. Bonni-
field and s. B. Wamsly.
Uriah shepp Dead.
Urish Shspp, an old and well-known
citizen of the Island, who has kept the
Bridgeport toll house of the Wheeling and
Belmont Bridge for years, died yesterday
morning at nine O'Clock. Mr.. Shepp has
been siling for several months, and his i'll.
health was caused primarily by severe
cold which brought on lung troubles.
Marriage Licsnses Issued.
The following marriage licenses were
issued yesterday:
William P. Grover. q native Of Ohio
county, aged 48, and Elizabeth A. Schaub,
native Of Wetzel county, aged ~
Pierre Paulaillon, q native of France,
aged 30, and Agnes Frire, q native OF
France, aged 81,
William Mellon, q native Of Green
county, Pa aged "a, and Hulda Plants,
native OF Marshall county, W. Va, aged
81.
Tho Penitentiary Board.
A regular meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Penitentiary, was held yes.
terday at the Institution. The contract for
furnishing coal was awarded to the
Moundsville Coal company at their bid of
s cents per bushel, delivered.
The bids for furnishing fresh beef to the
institution for the next six months, were
all refused, and new bids will be received.
A. A. Gil6llan was appointed water
works engineer, vice A. Bryson. The
Board reports the discipline of the institu-
ton excellent and everything running
smoothly.
Police Court.
There were ten cases before His Honor
yesterday morning.
Samuel Barton, the Bridgeport youth,
who was found, by Officer Hszlett, with
companion, on the premises of Mr.. Henry
X. List, was taken before Justice Davis,
and then released, there not being sufi-
cient evidence.
Carrie Palmer, for keeping house of
ill fame, got $40 and costs. Birdie Little,
Lottie Wilson, Fred Wilson and Frank
Hase, inmates, got IS and costs each.
Oney Monihan, for disorder, got $40 and
costs, and thirty days on the hill. Lizzie
McGinuis and Amanda Murray, for being
on the streets for purposes Of prostitution,
went to Jail for thirty days.
The case against Charles Smith was dis
missed.
The Floating Palaces.
Eugene Robinson's floating show, includ-
ing museum, menagerie, aquarium, opera
house, SC, arrived in the city yesterday
morning and tied up at the wharf, just be
low the foot of Twelfth street. The show
certainly exceeds ones expectations. The
boats are new and handsome, and hun
dreds of people were attracted to the
wharf yesterday 10 zee the novelty Of Q
big show on the river. The theatre occu-
pies one boat and ii is one Of the hand
soonest little affairs in the country, every
thing being new and elegant, and first
class performance is given upon the stage
The curiosities both animate and inani-
mate are interesting and form an attractive
exhibition. The show will be here until
Saturday night and it is worth the while
of anyone to see it. 4 large crowd at
tended last evening.
Certificates OF Incorporation.
Secretary of State Walker has issued Q
certificate ofincorporation to the interstate
Land Agency, which has for its purpose deal
ing in and doing general brokerage BUSH
pesa, in selling, leasing, operating and ef-
feeling sales, exchanges, &c, in mineral,
timber and other lands in the States Of Ken
lucky, Virginia and West Virginia. The
principal offices are to be at Point Pleasant,
Mason county, and Charleston, Kanawba
county, and is to expire July 1S, 1908. The
sum of 81, O86 has been subscribed and paid
in on said corporation, and the privilege OF
increasing the stock to $50, 0O6 is reserved.
The shares are SO each and are held BY F.
Barrett, H. H. Barrett and p. 4. Ssnns, of
Gallia county, Ohio; J. J. Bright, Of Point
Pleasant, and 4. E. and Alice Humphreys,
of Charleston.
Also to the Buckeye Coal and Coke Com
pany, which has for its purposes mining
coal, manufacturing coke, and doing gen.
eral mercantile business. The principal
office il to be kept at Freemsn's, Mercer
county, and 10 to expire July 1. 1893. The
sum of $50, 900 has been subscribed to the
capital stock, $50, 900 of which has been
paid in. The right to increase the capital
stock to 800, 600 is reserved. Shares are
yloe each, sre held by J. B. Stephenson,
East Brady, Pa; W. p. Aullin, Trenton,
n. J.;J. II. Hewitt, B. Moore and v. s.
GOfrsll, Of Freemans, W. Va.
u. \ o. Excursions.
The following special excursion rates
are announced by the Baltimore 4 Ohio
and the Columbus Il Cincinnati Midland
r r. Companies
Cincinnati Centennial Exposition, July
. to October "a, 1888. Low excursion
rates will be nsde from oil points In Ohio.