The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-05
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All Sorts OF Local Nows and Gos,lp from
H this GlnSs City

All Sorts OF Local Nows AMI Gos,lp from
this Gins. City. y
Tho congressional canvass, which
practically ends with this Week. Is now
quite as heated MS any cver hold In this
section. Senator Nichols was hero YES.
terday mineling with tho people and
made very favorable impression upon
now ncqnaintanccs, but most OF those
he met We're for Colonel poorman,
their own townsman, for first choice.
let Senator Nichols stands very high
here with those who know him best,
Hon. David A. llollingsworth, tho
Cadlz aspirint, was also here, but no
came to meet friends from Monroe
county, who brought him tidihcs OF tho
loyalty Of u number OF the prominent
Republicans OF that county in the event
they diG not secure their first choice.
Col. 5. L. Mooney thinks that county
viii support Poorman as first choice,
but they arc divided among themselves
and arc making quite u contest Us be.
tween DR.. Keepers and DR.. Arm.
strong rs to which faction will
represent tho county. DR.. Keepers Is
Nichols man and DR.. Armstrong Is
represented MS favorable to Col. Poor.
man. In this city tho Delegates an
nounccd for Col. poorman arc as fol.
lows: First ward, Richard Hcslop and
Donald Mcdonald; Second ward, W. G.
Cochran; Third ward. o. i. Mason and
spootwood Green; Fourth ward Pre-
c'nct y, W. d. Jones; Precinct. Il, II.
a. lichtenberger; Filth ward, DR.. j. G.
Mccullough, George r. Lazuro and S. s.
McGowan. The opposition have not yet
made their delegates known, but IL is
understood there will be contests in all
tho precincts. In some respects tho
contest has descended 10 personal at
lacks on the character OF some OF tho
opposition. but this Is not strengthen
ing tho assailan,s. 1t serves to show how
hot tho thing is getting. however.
W; D. Sutton, Of this city, is right
eously indignant in regard to tho sensa-
tional matter being printed in some OF
tho foreign papers in regard to the sui.
eide oil his daughter, and has taken
matters in hand 10 find out who is re.
sponsiblcs for these stories, which have
no foundation in fact. The girl
drowned herself beyond all question,
and facts developed since establish as
the cause disappointment in a love al
lair with Il young man in this city, to
whom she gave ring and small Bible
Just prior to making her fatal leap from
the Benwood fcrryboat.
City Commissioner Curran is engaged
in the lawful but unpleasant task OF
notifying all ablc-bodied men over
twenty-one years OF age and under fifty
five TO perform two days labor on tho
public highways. The custom fell into
"lnnoccuous desuetude" hero for q
number OF years, and most OF those who
come within its bounds wish it were
so still.
Husbands & Inskeep, who have well
bred mare on the farm of Henderson
Bros, in West Virginia, received word
Yesterday that she had dropped another
lilly by Nutgard, a son of Nutwood, OF
the great Electioneer family. They
have two fillics now by tho same horse.
A test of the bricks made by William
Il: Barnard was made at the Etna man
ufacturins' works yesterday. Tho flat
way a pressure of eighty.four tons was
reached before the brick showed signs
OF crushing. On the edge sixty-four
tons were required to crush it.
The silver wedding OF Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Herzbcrg will be celebrated on the
llth inst, and at the same time recep.
ton will be given Myer Herzberg and
bride. The reception will be Mt tho
Herzbers home and a ball in Choral
hall will be given. IL
The firm of Stewart & Meehan, that
has existed for over quarter OF cen.
fury in the coal business, has been dis
solved, john Stewart, who is now well
up in years, selling out to Owen
Meehan. ~.
DR.. William McMastcrs, Of this city,
is to wed n wealthy, widow OF Belmont
on the 18th, according to rumor, and the
doctor only smiles when asked about it.
Dode Cochran, son of ex-Sherift W. G.
Cochran, is to receive IN appointment
from Col. Poorman. in the Adjutant
Generals Office at Columbus.
DR.. J.. Park West was reelected
health officer and Marshal johnson
sanitary policeman for this season by
the board OF health.
The Every Other Week club meets at
the home OF D. W. Cooper, Esq, this
evening.