Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-23
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
Bas Had a Run Of Accidents.

has Had Run OF ACcldontss
A brakeman named Mount feel from a
car on the Cleveland and Pittsburg road
Saturday night, up the river, and broke
his jaw, completely mashirg it and cutting
gssh on the opposite side Of his face.
This is the fourth or fifth accident for him.
At one time he had both legs mash'd, al
another his head was caught beween two
cars and mashed, and frequently he has
had his hands mashed.
Settled the Matter Up.
During the recent Centennial celebra'
ion up at Pittsburg Wheeling man, who
was wing at the residence of Mr.. D. Nc
Cormick, appropriated sixty dollars be-
longing to that gentleman and skipped out
with it. Yesterday Mr.. Mccormick came
down to this city and swore out warrant
for the arrest Of the uDgrsteful gueet.
Officer West made the srreet, when the
Wheeling man, rather than have trouble,
paid over the amount taken, and proceed
ings were stopp'd.
A Small Strike.
The employees Of what is known as the
dog house, in the Belmont factory, are
ont on strike. This part Of the factory
COL t,ins quite number of small nail ma
chimes and it is understood the manage
ment of the mill decided that one Dailer
should run eight machines Instead Of four,
as is being done in the La Belle tack fac
tory. IL is alro said tba. the employ es
had organized into an A. A. Of !. & s. w,
Lodge on Saturday, and refused TO work
under the new conditions. 1t is probable
the matter will soon be settled.
Col. White Paraiyzes Menager.
At Huutersville, Greenbrisr county, on
Monday, the 18th inst, a joint debate be-
tween J. W. Menager and Col Robert
White, occurred, and the Colonel literally
wiped Msnsger out of existence. The
challenge came from Mepager, and when
Col. White was dancing on him and slash
ing his demsgogic arguments right and
left, the crowd went wild, and ut the con.
clusion Of the debate the Colonel was con-
graduated on all sides by Dan o,rats and
republicans alike. The people said In ~
never heard such o speech as the Colonel
gave them.
Held to Court.
Beuj. Adams, alias John johnson, the
man arrested by Officer Wet, Saturday
night, for shooting Charles Thompson, at
the shooting gallery, on Market street,
south of Fourteenth street, was arfaigned
before Justice Davis, at the j il, yesterday,
and held to Court in $500 for shooting in
a place of public resort, and In 500 for
carrying concealed weapons. Charles
Thompson, the man fired a., was struck in
the stomach by the bsll, it blowing Q
groove about three inches long. It passed
through bis outside clothes, but failed to
penetrate the shirt, owing to the angle OF
which it struck.
AProspective Shortage.
The Council Committee ON Water Works
and Water Board held joint meeting at
the Office Of the Board, at the City Hall,
last evening, for the purpose Of discussing
the finances of the water department.
The gentlemen Of the Board have been
doing SON e figuring, and have found that,
owing to the extraordinary expenfes Of the
past year, their handsome surplus, with
which the new high pressure reservoir was
to be paid for, has been somewhat seri-
oully impaired. II was stated last even
ing that, in the event the total cost of the
new reservoir was called for this year, ow.
ing to the completion Of the work, the
Board would be between eleven and twelve
thousand dollars short. An exhibit of the
facts were duly put upon paper, and will
be presented to Council this evening, to.
gether with an ordinance calculated to re.
lsve the pressure.