Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-23


CATION is expected in on this mornings
train. and will spend the day in this city.
The Tribune gives the following reasons
why our people should "pul together Tor
the new Insane Asylum: 1T means en-
ployment to from 100 to 200 persons. III
means 1000 mouths 10 feed by the farmers.
It means 1000 bodies TO clothe by the mer-
chants. 1t means TO supply groceries,
hardware, carpets. household goods, etc
1t means a big park of from 200 TO 300
acres, with from u 10 Is tre-proot palaces
therein, connected with each other oy av-
enues OF trees. 1t means "a big thing OF
beauty and Joy forever" TO the community
that gets it. 1t is worth working Tor ana
going down in your pocket TO chip In and
create fund of $4,000 to $4,000 to buy
and present the site TO the State and thus
add great iuducement to the natural facll-
tiles already possessed by US"
The exercises TO be held at the Elysian
Theater tonight, commemorative of the
quarto-centennial of the negro, promise
TO be decidedly interesting. Rev. DR..
Price, of North Carolina, and Col Poor
man, of this city, are on the programme
for short addresses. A. J. Lee, the col
ored comedian, will give delineations OF
different phases Of negro character; and
there will be other attractions, including
An alarm of fire was sent in from the
Second ward yesterday morning, in the be-
lief that the Manley wharf boat was on
fire. The fire companies and large crowd
of people responded promptly, but no fire
could be found. A little blaze in the roof
of the boat was extinguished before the
alarm was sent in.
The Elysian Theater was well filed yes
terday afternoon by the colOred folks and
a goodly number of white people TO hear
the sermon delivered by Rev. j. G. Price,
President of a college in North Carolina.
The reverend gentleman is pleasing
speaker and delivered an able sermon.
Rockershausen's mines, the Pittsburg
coal works, have been put IN splendid con-
dition for doing a larger business. The
mines have splendid shipping facilities,
two railroads and river, and several new
barges have been built
Officer James Johnston has displayed in
the Marshal's Office a collection of photo
graphs, which be calls the "Female
ROgues' Gallery" comprising portraits of
women who have figured prominently in
police court.
The Merchants Hotel is making ar
rangements to entertain the ministers who
will attend the Ohio State Convention of
the Christian Church, which will convene
in this city tomorrow in three days ses-
sion.
The Bellaire Bridge and Boiler Com
pany have secured the services of a Mr..
Meyer, of Pittsburg, as superintendent of
the works, and are going TO push trade
with renewed energy.
J. +. Blackburn is in Cincinnati nego-
tiating for machinery for the new baking
which nynnets n hnpiD
operations the first of next month.
Morris Luchs, an old Bellaire boy who
is engaged in a flourishing business at
Marietta, came up Yesterday on a visit to
his parents and old friends,
The carriage built expressly for the Ket-
tlewood triplets is on exhibition in a. o.
Mellott & Sons store window and attracts
considerable attention.
A number of our people attended the SER
vices at st. Matthew's Episcopal Church
in Wheeling yesterday to hear Madame
Rolla sing.
Thomas Cooper is canvassing anoug the
Knights of Pythias for the ONO Knight,
journal devoted to that order.
The collection at the Episcopal church
next Sunday will be taken for the benefit
of the hospital at Cincinnati
Members ofthe City Board of Equaliza-
ton will 90 out to the county seat to-day
to organize WITH the Auditor.
Prof. Jones, of Wheeling, filled the pull
pit at the A. NJ. E. church at the morning
service yesterday.
The trustees Of Rose Hill cemetery are
building a residence for the sexton.
Five new members will be initiated in
the Red Mems Lodge this evening.
Two plain DRINKS was the record at the
Mayors court yesterday.
s. O. Cummins is confined to the house
by sickness.