The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-18
SMALL TALK.
Condensed Notes OF Current Gossip
In and About Town.

In and About Town.
TRAMP
WHEN will this cruel war be over!
IT is 'orfuT jolly tobe soldier boy
No transfers of real estate yesterday.
ONE case before the police court, yes
tsrdsy mornlng.
ONLY one arrest had been msde up TO
2 o'clock this morning.
No marriage licenses issued by Re-
corded Woods yesterday.
The Committee on Water Works met
at the city building last night.
THE Committee on Real Estate met at
tho city building last evening.
CONSTABLE COOPER killed large dog
Yesterday that belonged to Mr.. Sea-
bright.
The general interrogstory yesterday
was, "Wha is the latest from the seat OF
war;"
SQUIRE GILLESPIE had his right hand
badly ma b ID yesterday with q cobble-
stone.
The Municipal court recessed yester-
day. 1t meets al the usual hour this
morning.
THE Atlautics of this city will play
the Bellalre Clippers on tho Standard
grounds this evening.
The Beuwood minstrel troupe will
~ pph'S n oil
the last OF the week.
MERCURY rose to So degrees yester.
day. The corresponding day OF lat
year it showed "a degrees.
VIM. CARNEY WAS before Squire
Wheeler last evening for abusing Mike
Clark. The usual result followed.
THE black eagle of South Wheeling
has been transferred to Charley Bingells
drug store in Centre Wheeling.
EsTERDAY, Sam Mckee, of the Cen
tire Wheeling Tea House, WAS jOlted OF n
wagon and considerably bruised.
The young ladies of st. Joseph's
Cathedral will give picnic at Lane's
orchard on the Island tomorrow.
A four horse wagon loaded with stone
broke an axel near the corner OF Eleventh
and Main streets last evening.
SEVERAL of the Light Guards looked
very pale rs they boarded the train for
the scene of action last evening.
THE Disciples Sunday School will pic
mic at Walnut grove, Martins Ferry to.
morrow. A good time and plenty of
the essentials are expected.
The Atlan,ics challenges the Ma
tionsls to play them for dozen balls or
ten dollar note, on the Standard
grounds.
A fine crayon picture Of the Governor
has just arrived at the Capitol, executed
by an eastern artist. 1t is correct
portrait
The young maidens and some of the
old ones too shed tears rs their sweet
hearts and brothers departed for the
"seat of war" yesterday.
REV. FIX. MCMENAMIN returned yes
terday from Sulphur Springs, where he
has spent two or three weeks, recupsrat
lng hs health He looks hearty and
much improved.
a FISHING party, including Druggist
Brice, Thos Wilson, Jno. McCracken
Mr.. Rhodes and Chas. Berger, proposed
gong into camp st Cold Springs. this
week.
The residents at the head of -Four.
teenth street, complained of no water
Yesterday. They did without water
IRON eight o'c.ock i'll the morning until
| seves in the evening.
The Board of Equalization and APP
peals did not meet yesterday. They arr
waiting for tie opinion OF the City Solic.'
tor on the mooted question whether the
assessor has the authority to change The
valuation OF property.
For the benefit of some North Wheel
ing folks we will say that the nail storm
which did so much damage in Belmont
county and was quite severely ieLt II
Marshal county of this state, occurred on
Thursday, the 9th inst.
THE game OF bail between the Allan,
I tics AID Nationals, ut the PeninsuIs
| grounds yesterday, WAS not finished, tht
bows batting two or three balls to pieces
| The game Was called at the end of The
fourth inning. Score 4 to z IN favor O
the Atlantics.
JACK O'BRIEN. resident of Goa
street, Weakened up famous yesterday
morning, he having killed forty-nine cat:
the night before. Jack has NJ aversion
for cats, and the women of the neighbor
! hood now have MI aversion for him. He
got his head shaved la penitentiary
style yesterday.
OFFICER MARTIN, OF the Eighth ward
arres ed young man yesterday, who is
said to have been one II the five men
who insuted Mrs. Mayield at Boggs
Run, last Monday evening. The prls
oner escaped and constable Martin Wa:
left to MOURN MS loss.
AN old man on the cemetery side OF
life, applied at police headquarters
last evening, and asked that he might
be allowed lodging for the night, in the
city lookup, The request was granted
and NJ An early hour this morning The
Old man departed happy.
YESTERDAY evening about I o'clock g
blind horse. driven 10y Dennis Gardener
coored, afforded good deal of amuse-
ment Tor the usual lot of idlers about the
WHAT. While in the river it got loose
from its driver, turned toward the chan.
mel and swan across the river
This showed great deal of animsI in
stinct.
Certificate of IncOrpOratiop