The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-01
BEtLhIltl5,
All Sorts OF Local Now. aud Gossip from
tho Glass City.

tho Glnss City.
Tho Republican primaries in this
city yesterday CVOnlng wore better ut.
tended than any primaries over held in
tho city, md II big votO was pollcd.
They wcro held under tho popular vGtC
plan, and about all tho voters turned
out TO help mnkO tho ticket, aud tho
fact that thUrO wna lively but friendly
contest for all of tho principal offices
made II rs exciting as n regular cleo.
ton, but tho voting was orderly
throughout tho Cnlirc city. Tho rcsult
gave tho candidates tho following votes
For mayor--W. &. Cochran, 327; d.
G. Shepherd, POS; John Dubois, sd; j,
W. Morrill,, 9lS; thus nominating Mr.,
Dubois.
For marahal-John Strobol, 2S2;
James S. johnson, 30; II. W. DAhrA,
301; Ed Davis, 81 John Long, 100
For solicitor--lluniGr s. Armstrong,
no opposition; total vote, l., To-.
For city trOasurGr-Joscph i. Black
burn, 5G3; John Thurn, 329; Charles f.,
Husbands. IS; A. }. Holt, IL, Black
burn being tho nominee.
Street Commissionor-J. l.. I.ancaR.
ter, 49,; William ShNncfcldt, 32j; y.
SchiIl, rs; A. NJ. T. Boyd, OS; ErnOst
BonttiGld, So.
Water works trusteo--W, S. Carroll;
no opposition.
Members oil school bonrd--Charlcs
Lancaster und John Hoffman.
In tho Third ward John S. Ehler and
Fred EbCrly wGro tic for assessor.
Tho total vote was ,l0I.
Tho COuncilmon named arc L. W.
Dilchcr, William Fish, Joseph Glenn.
Gnts, \. Tolnie, William Carson.
Tho assessors nominated we're Harry
Thirbcr, George Pracht, +. Grimm, W.
+. Reed, Harry MCGrcgor.
Benocka Ncal was fined SO and costs
for his assault upon Conductor Ed.
Snodgrass by tho mayor yesterday even
ing. The charge OF attempted robbery
could not be sustained, nor could tho
Snodgrass brothers swear positively
that he was one OF the attacking parties,
tho assault was 30 sudden and uncX.
pected. Only tho testimony OF tho
mNrshars wife, who happened TO sec
the frncas, hold Neal.
The coal miners at franklin have
como to work In spite OF tho protest Of
President Nugont and n man from the
Wheeling Creek Coal Works. Nugent
is president OF tho Ohio Miuera' AAso-
cation and many OF tho miners think
he Is not tho man for the place. Other
mines along tho B. & 0. road will 90 in
OH the same terms, Notwithstanding
Nugcnts effort to keep them out.
The city council has decided to pave
the two squares OF Belmont street loft to
make the grade crossing oyer the i. X
o. tracks. This will make continuous
paving from lIeatherinCton'I to the
upper end OF Gravel hill.
A company has been organized to
build IL glass factory and tauk furnace
on tho Rodeier farm south OF tho city TO
mako bottles, fruit jHrs, jelly glasses, otc.
jesse Kelly was called to Steubenville
yesterday by telegram announcing the
dangerous Illness Of his wie's brother,
Harry Wetherald.
Samuel +. Dean. cx-deputy internal
revenue collector, is keeping books for
Rumbach I; WINNER, whole! ale liquor
dealers, this week.
John Randolph Marling died at his
home in the Fourth ward, yesterday
morning, OF hemorrhage OF the bowels.
Mayor MCGOWAN turned in onlySi2 81
as the result OF the collections for his
Office for the last fiscal month.
Chalmers Trimble took charge OF the
distillerv at Powhatan yesterday us
government storc-keeper.