The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-31
DELLAlIsi:.
All Sorts Of Local Now. ana Gossip from
tho Clnsy City,

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| tho Cia.. City.
The announcement yesterday morn.
Ing that Col. G. l.. Poorfnnn Ind been
appointed Secretary OF State to fill tho
unexpired term OF lion. Daniel ]. ,Ryan,
resigned becatiso OF his selection as Tx.
ccutive Commissioner for Ohio, to tho
| Worlds Fair, was received with great
surprise but greater satisfaction by
Bcllairc pcoplc generally. without 70.
gard TO political affiliations. = Every.
body, seemed pleased at tho news and
all day long tho Coloners office was
visited by stream Of people to con.
gratula,e him upon his selection to 30
important 4 place. 1t is tho second
Office In Ohio and tho head Of tho ticket
every other year., Col. Poorman was
selected as tho personal choice OF CD.
Mckinley, whose chief desire was to
avoid a clash with tho warning factions
In tho state, and the only condition he
imposed upon the Colonel was that he
would not DO candidate before the
state convention. The Colonel hcarti.
y endorsed the viows OF tho Governor
on this matter and accepted on that
understanding. : lilo will 20 TO Colum.
bus tho first MAY and tako.clargo OF
tho Office, which he will hold until Jan.
unry, 1898. Tho Republicans. and per.
sonal friends OF the Colonel secured
brass band and gave him a. rousing rc-
ccption in City hall last night. Congrat.
ilatory speeches were made by several
ecutlcmen and everybody voices the
sentiment that his recognition Is but
justice long delayed. Democrats, Pro.
hibitionists and Republicans all join in
best wishes for his SUCCESS and the
hope that this will lead 10 something
farther in the Same line
This county Is entitled to thirteen
delegates in tho. Republican state con.
vention. Though tho number is re.
garded as unlrcky, there arc numerous
candidates to secure seat III that con.
ventior. which will select four delegates
for the state Mt largo to tho national
convention at Minneapolis. The con.
vention meets at Cleveland on tho eth
and 18th OF April, and the delegates
from tho counties Of this congressional
district will select the district delegate
to the national convention BY the rul.
lngot the state committee Hon. Capcl
J.. Wecms. OF st. CairsYillc, is chair
man OF the congressional committee OF
this district. and the state. committee
recommends that the chairmen call II
meeting OF such committee ut somo COLI
veillent place within tho district with.
in five days after the legislature shall
have completed the redistrcting of the
state for the purpose OF fixing tho timo
and place OF the distric. convention to
select delegates to the national conven.
ton. This cannoE be done now and
allow reasonable timefor the candidates
to arrange for the primcrics, sothat the
delegates from the district to the state
convention will select tho national
delegate. ::yA:..J
This city paid off $1,000 OF its street
paving debt during the last fiscal year
aud 5000 OF the sewer debt, according
to the statement OF the city clerk as
just published. That statement also
shows over $4,000 paid for now, sewers
made and only 5000 OF loan, ior that
purpose, which is matter OF tongratu-
lation MS the people arc complaining OF
high taxes.
The city council created new office
the other night-an additional night
watchman at u salary OF SIS per month,
and there are fourteen applicants for
the place. but no appointment 'can be
made before the Sth or 9th OF April as
the ordinance is only in force ten DAYS
after the first publication.
David Grove, ut Groves Station on
the B., Il. 4 c. r. R., was hauling logs
tho other day,when in some manner he
got one OF, his legs caught and crushed
in such way that it had to be ampu-
tated.
The saloon men are almost solidly
supporting the Democratic candidate
Tor marshal. This ought to DO hint
enough to satisfy other people, but.as
usual they will divide their vote
Mrs. Warner Iuntley, a lady evan
gelist, whose home is on Gravel Hill,
has gone to Clifton w. Va, to conduct
revival services in connection with the
NJ. f. chuich OF that town.
Mrs. Walter W. Whitmorc, who re.
Gently moved here from Caliz, died
yesterday OF pneumonia. Tho remains
will be taken to Cadiz this morning for
interment.
The presiding judges OF the elections
next Monday will go to st. Clairsville
tomorrow for final instructions and
blanks from tho county board OF electors.
Capt. Julius Armstrong, OF tho after
ncy generals office Mt Columbus, was in
town yesterday. .
Sarah Rock, daughter OF John Rock,
died at her home yesterday, aged TWEEN.
ty-four years. -
Mayor McGownn has issued his pro.
clamation closing the saloons on election
day.