Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-10-19
STEUBENVILLE.

crr,,prvvu1r. October 1S.-The princi-
nal thing that occupied the attention OF
Council on last Tuesday evening was inc
CONSIDERATION of the workhouSe ordinance,
which was repealed by Council 1ew
weeks ago. A delegation OF ministers anu
other citizens was present 10 Dack up lno
Mayor in his attempt 10 nave CouncI
enact the ordinance. The oolectloh 10 InS
ordinance and the reason IL was repealeu
was because of the cost. III was Coiiclus Gus. &c
lv shown bv the Mayor that the cost OF
Sending prisoners TO the workhouse was
NOT greater than sending them to jail, ana
its effectiveness in regulating houses Oh
iII-fame and keeping the disreputaoie ele
ment within bounds is not questloneu;
Mayor Brashear claims That the rePedi vi
the ordinance has tied his hands, so tnat
bis efforts To abolish houses of ill-fame win
saloon attachments are OF no avail. Inc
,vorl,house is q terror to evil doors, anu
when he had it in his power TO sehd the
occupants of houses OF lll-repute anu lhe
the habitues of such places 10 the WORK
house. he could and did keep goou oruer III
the CITY and closed the doors oil denS OIL IN
iuuity that had long been menace W V.io
welfare of the city The ministers VINO
wore nresent all made strong appeals lor
the re-enactment of the ordinance, puI
Council took no action in that dlrecUion'
and il is safe to say that it will not, as
majority of the members are opposeu W
such an ordinance.
Steubenyille had little sensation tues
dav morning, when Chris Moses, VINO keeps
restaurantsOn Market street, was around
with blood in his eye hunting LOT I'm.
Hinnegan, a brother OF jim, whom nc
claimed he had found the night before aI
his house on Seventh street in 0d0dhte de-
Iectu with his (Moses) wife. William was
NOT 10 be found, as he had departed for 9th
err climes and Chris was forced 10 content
him with going before Judge Love ana IN
st;trtinO proceedings in divorce against his
wife.
The Brilliant mill is running, employing
RS hands. including % coal miners. FIFTY
tons of muck iron is the daily output.
Snpt. Davids. of the Steubenville Elec-
tric Street Railway, has resigned his posi-
ton. to take effect on the 18th inst, 10 ac-
cent similar one at Canton, ONO IL is
conceded by almost every one that Mr. Ia
vids thoroughly understood his business,
and managed the affairs OF the railway on
the best and most economic plan Inc
wish of the public is that the railway conl-
pany will be successful in obtaining man
fully as competent as Mr.. Davids to take
his place.
Last Thursday was the second day for
registration, and the next days Will be
Thursday and Friday of the coming week,
October 23d and 24th. The only other OPP
portunity that will be given electors Tor
registration will be from three TO SIX p. IN.
on the day preceding election, namely:
November Bird, and this is only for grant
ing removal certificates from one ward TO
another, and for persons having an order
signed by at least three members OF the
Board of Elections. So all persons not yet
registered should attend TO the matter
either on Thursday or Friday next with
out fail.
The tenth anniversary of the marriage
of Mr. and Mrs. NJ. B. Patterson was cele-
brated with a pleasant reception Tuesday
evening at their residence on Sixth avenue.
The friends who were present enjoyed an
exceedingly nice time.
The many friends of Mrs. Frank Spear
man, in this city, are panied at the knowl-
edge that that lady is lying dangerously Ill
at the home of her parents IN Sharon, ia.
CITY Marshal Scott is in Lexington, Ky,
taking a look at the fine horses OF that VI
entity,
WI Hays, Esq, is home from his West
ern trip.
MIR. and Mrs John Cummins were at
Wheeling on Wednesday and Thursday Of
this week. attending the wedding OF MISS
Virginia Gibson, charming young lady Of
that city. and Mr.. Edward Jenkins. OF
Philadelphia The bride is well known
among the young society people Of Steu-
benville and is a great fayorite.
/ w. j. Root, formerly chemist at the JEFF
| ferson steel plant now occupying the same
position at the Bessa Furnace, in the Hook
| Inc Valley, was in the city this week shak-
/ ing hands with old friends.
f. f. Erskine, Esq, is acting Prosecu-
ting Attorney in place of Mr.. Gregg, who
| is at Fail Leaf, Kansas, on account OF the
serious illness of his father.
/ Mrs. Elizabeth Wood is home from
pleasant visit to Mrs. James Means, OF Sc
wickley, Pa.