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SENT UP FOR A YEAR.

What BEN. Mclaughlin Got for Using
False Pretenses.
For several weeks past complaints have
been coming 10 the ears Of the police con-
corning Ben. Mclaughlin. 1t was asserted
by the eomplainsnts that they had been
made the victims at divers times of pitia,
bic stories told by Ben, his theme inVari-
ably being that some dear friend had been
run over by the cars, or caught In the
machinery at some mill, or something OF
that sort, that q large family OF very small
children dependent upon him were in des-
titute circumstances, and that out OF the
~fullness Of his heart he was soliciting
money for their relief. Appeals of this
sort invariably resulted in quite a round
sum of money, off the proceeds Of which
BENJAMIN would live in royal style. His
favorite stamping ground seems to have
been the residences OF well-to-do people
along South Chapline street.
Yesterday Ben. performed a variation
upon his little scheme by going to Mrs.
Jack King, who he knew was contem-
q trip to st. Louis, and told her he
could get her a halEfare ticket by reason Of
his intimacy with railroad magnates. Mrs.
King gave him $825, and the next thing
she heard, Ben was blowing in the money
On himself. The police were notified, and
West took the ~tinaneier in. He was
taken before Justice Davis on the mot Of
good fame law, and was sent mp for one
year. Mrs. King got back IS Is of her
ash, and she was lucky to get that
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Deleg .tes Named to Come TO the Con
ysntion.
Special Correspondence.
P~ENNsBoRO, w. VA, February 90
The citizens Of the town of Pennsboro and
vicinity met at Crumrine's Hall, on The
18th, to consider the State development
project. The meeting was called to order
By w. T. Harris, who called G. p. Siglel
to state the object Of the meeting. w.
T. Harris was elected chairman and n. K.
Duty secretary. A committee Of four was
appointed on resolutions, consisting of
Greed Collins, II. N. Sharp, E. d. Clayton
and G. p. Sigler, which committee rendered
q report, as follows:
"We, your committee appointed to draft
resolutions, beg leave to submit the fol-
lowing report:
WHEREAS, A meeting has been called
by the Chamber of Commerce of the city OF
Wheeling, to be held on the Goth day OF
February, 1888, having for its object the
development Of the various industries of
our State; and
WHEREAS, A meeting has been called
by the citizens of the town of Pennsboro
and vicinity for the purpose of appointing
delegates to attend said meeting; and
WHEREAS, Our county offers special
inducements to persons contemplating the
requirement of cheap and comfortable
homes, having thousands of acres of valua-
BILE u~noccupied land of unquestioned titles,
we'll watered aud timbered, and specially
adapted to grazing and agricultural pur-
suits; and,
WHEREAS, Our roads are second 20 none
in the State, ample markets for all COM
modities, good railroad facilities and church
and school privileges; and
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SPLENDID MUSIC.
A Fine Concert Given at BauIne or & Co.'s
Music Hall, List Evening".

A Fine Concert Given at Baulne or & Co.'s
Music Hall, LAST Evening".
The musicale given at Banner & CO.
music rooms, last evening, for the benefit
of the Second Presbyterian Church, was a
success in every particular. The large
hall was taxed TO its utmost capacity with
q splendid and app,eciatiye audience. For
some reason Mr.. r. V. Ankle, who was
down on the programme for several num-
bers, did not show up, and while the
audience was disappointed, yet the pro-
gramIie was filled very acceptably, and
the audience left highly pleased. Miss
Bessie Riley, of Steubenville, was heard
in Wheeling publicly for the first time,
and she certainly created q favorable i'm
preston. She possesses o rich, full con-
tfslto OF. pure quality, and she used it TO
good effect in her solo, Sweet, the Angelus
was Ringing" being compelled TO respond
too vigorous encore, and acquittiDg herself
in splendid manner. Miss Emma BiDgler
has been heard before in Wheeling, and
her appearance last evening was the signal
tOr warm applause. her NoICe HAS III
proved q great qeal since her last appear
ance here and its power is noticeably in
creased. She sang the "Flower Girl" and
"Sslve Regina" both Of WHICH were rem
dered in superb style. She was encored
on both numbers, responding to the second
with Jamie Dear" which. of course,
captured her hearers. Miss Flora Viii
liams made her usual hit, singing 'The
Daisy" and an encore in beautiful style.
Prof. Hermann Schockey. played the &C
compartments in his usual finished man.
ner, and his seveul violin solos, for WHICH
Prof. Joseph Keller played the acsornpani-
ments, were beautiful selections and PLAYED
with perfect skill and taste. Prof. Kel
ler's solo was, of course, fine, and he was
compelled to respond. The Male Quar-
tette Club, composed of Messrs. Day, Nc
Clure, Geyer and Carson, disposed Of sew
eral numbers in a very enjoyable manner.
In fact the atfIir was a complete artistic
and financial SUCCESS, and Mr.. F. W.
Banner, who managed ii, deserves much
credit
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COUNTY.
The Citizens of Beverly Move I'm the Right
DIrection.

The Citizens of Beverly Move I'm the Right
Direction.
SPECIAL Correspondence Of the Register.
BEVERLY, w. Va, February 2O.-A
meeting of citizens of Randolph county
was held at the Court House on the 18th
inst =, to take action in relation to the
State immigration Convention to be held
in Wheeling on the Goth inst. After a
statement of the object of the meeting by
the President and various speeches by
different persons present, the following
resolution was offered by l.. D~Strader,
Esq, seconded by Msjor J. F. Harding,
and unanimously adopted by the meeting:
Resolred, That any citizen of Randolph
county WHO may be at the State Immigra-
ton Convention in Wheeling, on the Goth
day of February, 1888, be authorized and
requested to act rs delegate from said
county to said convention.
That the citizsns Of said county fully
approve the holding of such a convention
and believe it will be beneficial 10 the
State.
That The proceedings of this meeting he
furnished the Randolph Enterprise and
Wheeling daily papers for publication.
A. s. BOswoRTH, President.
JARED l.. WAMsLEY, Secretary.
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Plitsburg and the Combine.

Yesterdays Pittsburg Commercial Gdseh
contains the following concerning the effec
of the Z stern combine on the nail utter
ests of that city;
The erfect Of the great nail combination
in the the East is becoming perceptible il
this district. OF the five nail factories il
the Pittsburg district Tug & Co. are moi
making nails at present. II was reported
yesterday that Chess, Cook & Co. and ths
Etna iron and steel woFkl at New Castle
propose to shut down in order TO maintain
pricea, which are now 81 80 and . cents Of.
Jones 4 Laughlin have shipped about 40,
900 kegs this year to their Chicago ware
house from this city to find a market fol-
their product.
Walter Chess was spoken TO yesterday
about his report. He said: ave shut
down or run full Just as the market war
rants and not because Of any combination. u
A nail broker stated yesterday: pitts
burg possesses an immunity from all out.
side competition. The price is 30 low here
il prevents either factories in the eastern
part Of the State or at Wheeling from ship
ping into this market"
The estimated stock throughout the
country is nearly 1000, 900 kegs. Of this
the EASTERN Association has $50, GOO and
the Western $40, 600 kegs. The Western
Association has in it twenty-five factor
les, Int two o. these are not making nails
and have not for some time.
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THE GLASS SITUATION
4 SHORT TALK WITH A wELL-KK0wN
GLASSW0RKBR.
What BE Has 10 Say About the Sitastion and lis
Effect Upon Whseling-fhs Nail Combine
and General Notes.

"What do you think Of the flint glass
situation9" asked q REGISTER man Of Q
prominent glsssuorker yesterday.
81 think it is in q pretty precarious con-
dition myself, and there does not seem to
be any indication of a break on either side,
except up at Pittsburg l understand the
manufacturers are wsvering a little, which
gives som hope of a move Of some kind at
least" Y
"What effect will the starting of the
Central have on the general situation?"
81 am of the opinion the effect will be q
good q in several ways. 1t will be one
more establishment, and q big one at that,
which by running will be working against
the interests of the manufacturers. They
see, OF course, that the factories now run
ming can supply a good part of the trade
and what they gain the locked-ou fscto-
ries will lose. / tell you it is pretty rough
for a company to see their trade going away
from them, especially under such circum-
stances"
DO you think the strike is having q bad
effect on Wheeling?"
well, it is not nearly az detrimental to
the business interests of the city as the
last glass strike was; one reason. of course,
being that it has not been in existence so
long, but the main reason ia that a great
many Wheeling glassworkers have secuted
positions in the vicinity or have gone away
some distance to work, so that how there
not as many unemployed glassworkers in
the city as one might imagine. A great
many Of the boys, too, have either secured
other positions or they are attending
school. There is another reason, also,
why this atrike will not have such q bad
effect, and that is, the business of the city
is in better shape than when the last one
occurred. After the Central resumes the
fact that there is q glass strike in Wheel.
ing will be scarcely noticeable except
among the people directly interested,
while before the entire business interests
Of the city were affected. l sincerely hope,
however, that for the good of the trade in
general the manufacturers and men will
come 10 some amicable understanding
Business is too healthy IoS for a strike TO
last very long and | think the end is not
far distant"
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General Notes.

The Wheeling steel plant will resume in
part to-day.
Steubenville is to have a new pottery and
a new foundry.
1t appears that the trouble at the Bril-
liant mill is becoming mo:e complicated.
The use OF natural gas IN the heating
furnaces at the Riverside steel works in
Bcnwood was given up after a weeks trial
and coal is again being used, At the tube
works the loss occasioned by the shortage
Of gas is getting to be quite serious.
The Wheeling Oil Co.'s well, on the Nc
Burney farm, surprised the public on Sat
urdsy by getting a pay streak in the so
foot, FROM WHICH che oomfasced aowinl
at the rate Of Il or 80 barrels an hour
Sunday she had fallen oil TO II barrel:
an hour. sixty.two feet Of sand was pass
ed through before a break was found
Indications ore that an important addition
TO the Martin Dool may c opened up.
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POINTS ON

Movements OF Citizens and the oomiDl
ard Going OF Strangers.
MI. Charley Thompson, Of Opposite
Moundsyille, was in the city yesterday Oh
business.
Messrs. S. W. Pringle and J. P. Brack
en-, of Mt Pleasant, Ohio, were at the Nc
Lure, yesterday. s.
Mrs. Joseph Gallaher, Of Moundsville,
was in the city yesterday on 8 shopping
expedition, accompanied by her son.
Col. ". P. Thompson, ofNew York, ar
rived in the city yesterday, to visit his
father, Judge G. w. Thompson, at Leath'
erWoCd.
Misses Mary and Annie Beltz, Of Twen'
tieth street, will shortly leave for Brook,
Ign, N. Y, where they will remain fol
sons months.
The marriage of Mr.. PEBBLES Tatum
and Miss Sarah Hubbard Logan, will take
place at the Fourth Street NJ. Z. Church,
this evening at 5 o'clock.
Mr.. Mark Douglass, formerly an old
Wheeling boy, and lately . prominent
Pittsburg glassworker, is in the city again
and has accepted a position here.
Misses Mollie and Katie West and Pro-
fessor Charles B. Leslie and sister, Miss
Eta, Of Cincinnati, leave to-day for Beaver
Falls, 10 be present at the grand reception
given there this evening by the Silver
Leaf Social.
Miss Bessie Riley, who sang last even
ing at the Second Presbyterian Church
musicale, is the guest of Mrs. Capt. j.. II.
Merriman. Miss Riley has accepted
an offer to 90 with the BostoDian's and
will join the company soon.
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Helping the Right Sid o,

To help the right side is not only commend,
able in a general point Of view, hut is judicious
and prudent when that help is enlisted in behalf
Of the. right side Of the body, Just over the lower
ribs in the region OF The liver. The most efficient
help Is afforded by Hsstetter's Stomach Bitters,
an anti bilious medicine of Incompatible Ell.
eacy. Inaation Of the liver Is accompanied by
constipation, sick headache, fufred tongue,
nausea, occasional vertigo, an unpleasant breath,
author OF these symptoms, liver complaint, rout,
ed by the Bitters u accompanied by them in its
flight. Fever and ague, which always involves
the liver, dyspepsia, rheumatism, d. bihty and
kidney trouble are all maiadjes TO the early re-
lief and dual cure Of which this standard medi-
/ cine Is adapted. Don use IL by fits and starts,
but Systematically, that It's full effects may result
in q perfect restoration Of health.
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Resolutions of Respect

At q special meeting of the Young Mems
Democratic Club the following resolutions
were adopted:
WHEREAS, It has pleased Divine Pfovi-
dence to take from our midst M. L.
Wright, a loved and honored member Of
our club,
Resolved, First, That in the death of N.
L. Wright the Young Mems Democratic
Club has Lost Q member vhose energy and
devotion 10 the cause Of Democracy were
unsurpassed.
Second, That we are deeply grieved by
his sudden and unexpected death, and
that we sadly miss him as q member Of
this club.
Third, That we extend our heartfelt
sympathy to his bereaved family. As a
further mark of respect the individual
members are requested to attend tine ia
neral of the deceased, and that the club
rooms be draped in mourning for thirty
days.
Fourth, That the foregoing resolutions
be spread upon the minutes Of the club and
published in the Wheeliog R%sGIsTER, and
also that the Secretary be instructed to
forward q copy Of these resolutions 10 the
family Of the deceased.
A.. A. FRAHZHEIM,
ROBERT SIMPSON,
FRAME CRUISE,
JOHN A. WEIsGERBER,
GEO. f BOYD, JR.
Try n Ladies' fine Dongola hand sew
ed So 8 hoes. The best shoe in the State;
every Psir warranted.
10. HAsESAURR,
. No. 1048 Main Street.
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fhe ltan'Qps Conipg.

The notable comedy event Of the season
will be the appearance of the world-f,med
Hanlons in their great farcical comedy,
tho "New Voyage en- Suisse" at the Opera
House, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,
February 81 and %. OF this comedy,
what is there to be said except that it is
distinctively CHARACTERISTIC Of the Han
Iona. Its place has long since been estab-
lished, and it stands among the foremost
comedy and scenic creations Of the world.
Voyage IN Suisse" is comedy on wheels,
and includes a number of brilliant trans
formation scenes and wonderful mecha1-
ical effects. There is not q dull or tedious
moment from the time the Hanlons first
make their appearance, which is a signal
for THO fsn to begin, until the curtain
drops on the last act.
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THE b. O.
It's Lines In n vIcinity to- be Over
hauled.

hauled.
An official of the B. & o. Railroad is
authority for some details of the plans Of
the company regarding its lines from Pitts
burg through this city to the west. In ad-
dition to the great local improvements,
embraced in the plans and documents now
pending before Council, and of which the
public is aware, there are other improve
msnts OF almost equal importance, the in
evitable result Of which will be to greatly
increase the Importance of Wheeling as a
station on the line. The official above re-
ferred to Gays:
81 think the next two years will see the
great bulk of the B. & o. through East and
West business done by way of Pittsburg
and Wheeling. I feel confident that the
B. & o. short line will be completed in a
year or two, from Connellsyille to Zediker,
Washington county, thus cutting 40 miles
or more of the distonce between Baltimore
and Wheeling, and the whole system
double tracked from Wheeling to Newark,
and largely from Newark to Chicago. The
termlDai facllltleS at chicago Will De
amplifed and made equal to the demands
upon them. The trackage will be i'm
proved and enlarged and the whole system
placed on a plane of excellence I'M
surpassed by any other seaboard
line. After all the business Of the
future is the Western trade. 1t is now
abundant, profitable and easily handled,
and its possibilities are simply incalcuable.
| All of the roads running from Chicago to
New York are making more money carry
ing freights east than they are in opposite
directions. The Baltimore and Ohio has
begun to see this and is preparing to meet
and take advantage of it. New rolling
stock, new equipment, better ballasted
track and better all around facilities for
transportation will be the rule hereafter.
The Carrots with their asinine~ conservat-
ism and pig-headed policy, are on. Of the
way, and from the wreck of q once magDi.
fcent property will rise q trunk line as
large and complete as any on the earth"
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A Lucky Man Who Gave $4,000 as o KIN

A Lucky 4 Who Gave $4,000 as o Xmas
Present.
On Thursday noon Mr. L. c. Atwood,
u CityesTIeasurer and Manager Of the
Western Union Telegraph Office, an
nounced that he was the holder of the
coupon OF ticket No. $3.50 which won the
prize of 500, 900 in the December draw
ing of The Louisiana State Lottery, one
twentieth part of the ticket or 5000
having been received from Wells, Fargo &
Co.'s Express. A few moments after its
arrival he presented the money to his wife
as a Christmas gift.-Benicia (Cal.) Mem
Era, Jan. A.
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They Skinned to the Mountains,

It will be remembered that On Saturday
night two detectives arrived in the city In
company with two women and left early
the next morning for Philadelphia The
following item taken from the Press, will
explain matters: "Mrs. Zulah Williams,
a well dressed woman. So years Of age, and
her daughter, Alma, both of whom former
ly lived in Philadelphia, were prisoners
yesterday at the Central Station. They
were charged with conspiracy and false
preteuces. They represented themselves
as old customers at Wanamaker's store,
obtained $50 on credit and then went "a
Swamp Run, West Virginia, where they
have relatives. Special Officer Smith, OF
Wanamaker's, located them, and obtained
a requisition for them. He and the Dis
trict Attorneys detective, Weyl, went tc
Swamp Run last Tuesday and arrested the
mother and daughter. The prisoners will
be taken into court for q hearing thi.
morning"
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The Railroad Committee,

The members of the Council Committee
on Railroads will assemble at the City Hall
this afternoon at two o'clock, where, after
being joined by the engineers of the Wheel
ing and Harrisburg and B 80. roads, and
City Surveyor lioge, they viii make a tour,
on foot, of the roltes desired by the rival
roads for their tracks on the south side OF
the creek. The afternoon will be exclu-
sively devoted to thus viewing the ground.
Tomorrow evening the committee will
meet at the City Hall to listen to the
argnHents 2f the representatives of the
two roads, and a very interesting session
will be the result.
All parties interested in the contem;
plated linss on the south bank of the
creek may accompany tha eomnittee tc.
day if they SO desire.
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Special bargains an Fur Beaver
OvereOatings and Heavy Weight Suit
ings made mp I'm 6rst-classs style. MuE.
heFs, Gloves and Heavy Underwear at
cost.
Just received, another tnyoiee Of
our celebrated Knit Jackets and our
popuIaF soc. white shirt.
@. HESS a SONS,
Is2I and IS23 Marks ct Street.
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THE best medical writers claim thst the
successful remedy for nasal catarrh must
be non-irritating, easy of ~spplination, and
one that will by its own action, reach all
the remote sores and liberated surfsces.
The history Of the efforts to treat catarrh
during the past few years obliges us to ad-
NIT that only n ready has completely
met these conditions, and that is Ely's
Cream Balm. This safe and pleasant rem
edy has mastered catarrh as nothing else
has ever done. and both physicians aud
patients freely eoncede this fact. The
more distressing symptoms quickly yield
To il.
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leru advertisements.
CEALED PROPOSALS.
PUBIC BUILDING, CTR CLkRK's OrYrcI
XHHEi ING. w. Va. Feb. % 1855

PUBIC BUILDING, CRY Clerks OFFICE,
WHEELING, W. Va, Feb. 20, 1855
Sealed proposals win be received at the ef6cc
OF the City Clerk until Monday, February e, lSS,
ut 5 o'clockp m, for the removal Of all kitchen
garbage and offal from within the limits of the
city Of Wheeling, as required BY the ordinances Of
said city, for one year, ending Mach 81, lsSs, the
bids to b as follows:
For the First dis,rict, comprising all Of the Fint
ward.
For the Second district, comprising the secord
and Seventh wardL
For the Third district, comprising The Third
and Fourth wards
For the Fourth district, comprising all fouth Of
Wheeling Greek 10 Caldwell's Run.
For the Fifth district. comprising all south OF
Caldwells Run 70 the southern line OF the city.
No person viii be awarded for mole than one
district, nor can they be inieIe:ted In any propo-
sal for moe than one district.
Proposals 70 lie addressed to the Chairman Of
the Committee on Health, the Committee reseIv.
ing the right to reject any or all bids
FRANK VI. BOWERS,
fell City Clerk.
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GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage Licenses Issued.
The following marriage licenses were is
sued yesterday:
John A. Defin, aged SO, Of Pennsyl.
vania and Agnes v. Besse, aged 20, OF
Wheeling.
Isaac B. Cassidy, aged 81, a native OF
Canada, now of Wheeling, and Clara
Lswrence, aged %, 8 native Of England,
now CT Wheeling.
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Charles A, Gardner.

Mr.. Chas. A. Gardner, who ia known as
the greatest singing German comedian on
the stage, will appear at the Opera House,
tomorrow evening, and of course as he is
a tayorte here, he will be greeted by a
large house. The Brooklyn Times says Of
Mr.. Gardner: Charles A. Gardner at the
Novelty Theatre, as Karl, jumped into
popular favor last evening, as was evinced
by the frequent calls he received to 9ppear
before the curtains. Kari ID a fun-loVing
Dutchmap, and his songs are new. He
sings something after the style of Joe EN-
met, but much better, and the audience Is
considerably surprised to learn bow his
story turns out. The theatre was COM
Portable filled, and if Gardner receives his
just dues, there ought to be a sign stand
ing room only displayed early in the
evenings hereafter" Seats are now on
sale at Banners.
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Notice.

Remember, that I am now located with
the reliable firm of Henry Jacobs & Co.,
and will be pleased to have you call on
JULIUS JACOBS.
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This would leave q balance OF ST. y 40,
out of which would rome the interest on
loans, etc, which foots up SIS, 6S0, leaving
q net balance Of 81, 744.49.
After carefully looking over the figures,
and listening to the explanations Of the
members of the Board, the committee
agreed to recommend the amount asked
for to Council.