Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-09-30
sTEUBENVILLE GOSSIP.

Special Correspondence of the Sunday REGISTER.
STEUBENvILLE, O., September 29.-The
question of the price of natural gas was
once more brought to the attention Of
Council on Tuesday night. At previous
meeting, Mr.. Orr, Of the First ward, intro
duced an ordinance providing for reduc-
ton in price to private consumers. During
the week the Royal Gas Company had no
tilted the manufacturers that in case this
ordinance passed the price would be ad.
vsnced on them, and committee consist
ing of Mr.. Sprague, OF the Sumner Glass
Works; Mr.. Donaldson, OF the Pottery;
Mr.. J. ]. Gill, of the Acme Glass Works,
was present TO represent the matter in its
proper light, and to defeat the ordinance,
if D. ssible. Mr. Orr, seeing how matters
stood. endeavored to have his ordinance
amended 80 as to include the manuiactur-
ers. but there was such q decided majority
against considering it as to forecast the fate
of the ordinance itself, 30 there is no doubt
of it's defeat when it comes mp at next
meeting for final consideration, and the
price will be allowed TO remain as 1t 10.
when it was first announced that the price
would be increased great uproar was
caused, and for q time the majority OF con-
sinners were convinced that they would be
compelled TO pay an amount beyond all
reason, but practical evidence proved that
the additional sum assessed on each indi-
| vidusl was 80 small that it was not worth
fighting for The manufacturers on Tues
dsy expressed themselves as satisfied with
the present igures, and, as the supply is
in full and complete We cannot see thst
there is much room for kick, and well
enough should be let sloDe.
Norton Dawson, who fell out of third
story window of the city building Wednes-
day night, had been drinking all that day,
doubtless had gone to bis room in an in.
toxicsted condition, and in all likelihood
was leaning out of the window and be-
coming oveIbilanced plunged to his death.
IL appeared, on casual observation, that
every bone in his body was broken, and
death was certainly instantaneous. He
wss about fifty-three years of age His
funeral took place Thursday afternoon.
William Welsh, formerly furniture
dealer in this city, was arrested this week
in Cincinnati by Justice Love and brought
back to this city to answer to the charge
OF bsstardy preferred by an orphan girl
named Annie Mooney. At first Welsh
agreed to marry the girl, bat aftervard
refused to do 80. He was conseq uently
placed in Jail to await call TO sppear in
court to answer the charge.
Steuben Lodge No, l, K. of p, on last
Wednesday evening, sent contribution Of
$40. 80 to jacksonville, Fla, to be used for
the relief Of their Brother Knights of thst
place who are suffering from the yellow
fever.
Judge House on Tuesday last rendered
his decision in the Sunday barbering case,
holding that 1t was necessary for persons
to shave and cleanse themselves On the
Sabbath day, and If it was not wrong to
do the work Themselves, il was not wrong
to employ some one else to do it for them.
He therefore dismissed the case against
Thos. ]. Lyons, who had been arrested at
the instigation of other BARRIERS for opening
his shop on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Frew, of Wheeling,
were in the city this week, the guestJ Of
Mrs. Frsw's sistsr, Mrs. Roseman Gard
ner.
Charles Gallagher and son are home from