Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-16

the non-arrival of brick. The brick are
stack in a barge up the river.
THERE was a slight fire at the Top
mill, yesterday afternoon, caused by the
oil house catching fire. No damage was
done beyond burning lot OF oil.
THERE was rumor on the street,
last evening, that a man had been run
over and killed, on the Elm Grove motor
line, but there was nothing in 1t.
Work was energetically pushed on
the Main street bridge yesterday, and
last night gang was put to work, drly-
ing piles aud cleaning up the creek
bottom.
SHERIFF JoHE WILSON, of Buffalo
county, Neb., offers reward Of 500 for
the arrest Of a. +. or Adam Refs, who
ia wanted for obtaining money under
false pretenses.
THE work of paving North Huron
street has been completed, as far as the
Board Of Public Works contemplates
going this fall. About 100000 brick
were put down.
THE saloon of Smith & Urban, on
Eleventh street, west of Main, was en-
tered by thieves before daylight yester-
Jay morning, and about 50 and some
whisky and cigars taken.
A FARM of siXty-twO acres, belonging
to the Thomas Pstt'sOn estate, two
miles mort of West Alexander, was put
ND at auction few days ago, but only
50, 500 was bid and the sale was ad-
journed.
THE saloon-keepers will meet again
at Beethoven hall, this afternoon, to
hear the report Of the committee APP
pointed under the temporary organiza-
ton of last week, and transact other
business.
SCHwERTFEGER & ROBB made ship
ment of saddles and harness to Mexico
this week. Their trade is constantly
extending and almost every week they
have orders or inquiries from the dis
tant South and West.
Mrs. HATTIE PoYLEs, Of Mounds
Vile, complained at police headquar-
ters, yesterday, that about midnight the
night before she had left two packages
at the B. & o. baggage room. Yester-
day when she called for them, they
could not be found.
A BOARD OF PUBLIC Works official
said yesterday there was no complaint
about the curling or grade at Virginia
and Penn streets, as was stated in the
Tiltelligencer Yesterday. One man had
an idea, at first, that the grade was
wrong, but has since acknowledged his
error.
The city Ilquer dealers were in
smiles, yesterday, over the sample OF
ancient history, in yesterdays IntetH-
gepcer. The visits of the internal reve-
nue. inspectors occurred some two
months ago, and had been forgotten by
everybody until the Intelligencer re-
yived the matter.
THE Ticket Committee Of the Charity
Ball will meet at the Wheeling Club
room this evening at s o'clock. All
members Of this Committee and others
who are interested in the success Of the
Charity Ball are earnestly urged to be
present promptly. Tickets are ready
for distribution.
A MAN whose name could not be
learned, was knocked down, at Market
aud Sixteenth streets, about eight
o'clock last night, by horse and buggy,
in which were seated two men. The
store on the corner, but finding himself
more scared than hurt he disappeared.
THE Ohio State Board Of Equaliza-
tion seems to agree with the Demo-
cratic statement that existing laws
have sadly deprecated the vaIne
of the farming lands OF Ohio.
And the farmers are bent upon
change. But most of the
S,ate Board members were farmers and
interested in land. The lower the value
the lower they thought the taxes would
be. And that's where they made mis-
take.
NEXT Sunday is the day set by the
Baltimore and Ohio for extending its
ROYAL Blue line service across Mary
land, West Virginia and Ohio into Gin
cinnati. 1t was hoped these trains
would be run through Bellaire over the
Central Ohio and Midland divisions, but
such is not the intention of the COM
pany. Instead, the Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern is to be the favored
route by the way of Petersburg and
ChillicOthe.
TALK about the excitement in the
gold fever OF 40 in California. 1t never
produced the unique sight which wit
messed on my last trip to Utah Terri
tory" said a drummer named s. II.
Shorts, stopping at the Windsor, yes
terday. II was in little town called
Pocatello when suddenly rich strike OF
gold was made near the center Of the
town. Some we'll diggers were using
dynamite In blasting a we'll when one
blast broke into stratum OF rock show
ing a vein of mineral. The ore was
found to assay from Sl6O to $500 in gold,
silver and copper. When this assay was
made known never saw such change
come over quiet community in nv
life. In less than two days all the
southeastern portion of the town was
staked of in mining claims. Town lots
that could have been purchased for $500
two weeks ago could. not be bought for
ten times that sum now"
PHYSICIANS recommend Laughlin's
Worm Syrup to be good, safe and effec-