The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-29


county, has purchased the livery estab
lishment Of Mr.. Samuel Braden fol
S2,SOO, and will take possession on Mon
day next. ...
Several Of our manufacturing estab
lishments will shut down next week un
leSS the Ohio river rises sufficiently 10 IA
ciliatc shipmenta South.
Mr. Ernst Benttield, Of this city, VIII,
some few weeks ago received serious in
juries, by being thrown from his horsC
Is up again attending to his burinesS.
+. @, Morgan, Esq who had joined ,
soriable party, hunting and t-hing y
Armstrong; Mill, OH Tuo.day AZ,
"Wednesday lSs, miraculOnsly escaTCt
losing Ore Of his oyts. A gun cap, in ex
ploding, flew upward, striking Mr.. SlUr
gan on the frontal bone above the eye
barely preventing terrible accident Il
one Of our most influential and best citi
zens. ..a Ef-'. 20 n -.
Capt. c. s. S. Baron, Of tue Ligh
Guards, left ye3terday on business tOul
East, 10 the interest Of the Baron tinwar,
and lantern manufacturing establish
ment.
Sneak thieves are operating yer,
alarmingly in our city. The residence o
DR.. JuLkins received u visit from a few
Of those prowling characters on Tuesday
night last. The Doctor, however, who
had not yet retired, heard the noise an,
prepared TO receive the unknown gentle
men in proper manner, when they re
treated in haste. D.
Mr.. Anton lIeymanu, the iovial an,
gool.nalured proprietor Of a bter brew
ing establishtnent Of your city, paid 0nr
place lying visit Wednesday, but va,
rather annoyed BY having neglected lc
bring his "Murphy" along with him.
Mr.. j.. $. Shupe, the owner Of the Cru-
Iennial Hotel building, who has ligureC
rather conspicuouEly within the last feN
weeks before Justices courts, was again
arraigned before Mayor Strahl Yesterday
charged with assaulting and atlempli6.
TO slranGle a highly respected younl
man, formerly clerk at the hotel, namel
Frank Barnes. The proceedings Of III,
case. were q1Ite interesting and drew ;
large number Of spectators to hear tic
arguments Of the lawyers, Tailman an
Smith, and 10 ascertain the eyerdicl ol H.,
jury as well as the fnal decision uf a.,
Mayor. The case, at this writing, j. lii
pending.
The Catholics Of this city will pirui,
At Cummin's Grove tomorrow.
Oar distinguished Tcntonic friend lien
ry kimpel, the grocer, finding busine..
rather dull at home, took n trip 10 the
country yesterday, and not being well nc
quainted with rural life and the variou:
species Of insects iniestlng forest land, WI.
greatly elatcd in finding hornets nr-i
hanging from the bOugh Of a friendly
oak. Mr.. Kimple, with one bouce, Ut
tering a cry Of joy and astonishmeni
grasped the treasure in his arms, pressed
it TO his bosom, sat down to fully satisfy
his curiosity by examining the interior
part Of this artificial money bag, As he
termed it. Queen Hornet about this time
finding herself inIruded upon had fully
mustered her force Of faithful legions to
give the enemy warm reception. The
attack was made by a grand bayonel
charge Of every hornet in the neat, simuI,
tageously, and received by Henry with Il
yell" Of surprise, pain and despair, max
ing however good his retreat, and arrived
homc late in the evening only to surpri.c
anu terrify his vile, who screamed; the
children ran to the neighbors, his faith,
ful poodle dog howled and ran oil and
has not been heard Of since. Poor lien,
~, sore and bleeding, has concluded Ia
stick TO his business at home and not take
Horace Greely's advice Of moving West
and buying farm.
Mr.. George Maring, Of this city, having
purchased part interest in the drug
store at Gallon, Ohio. will leave for
thence 10 few days, and it is also whia
pCred that he intends 10 lake with him a
pretty little wife.
Col. L. Barber, OF Columbus, Ohio, and
Hon. 4. J. McGinnis will address the
Democracy Of this city this evening.
Mr.. George Muth, the butcher, who
had his establishment plundered few
nights since, got on the track Of the
thieves, and placed a warrant for their
arrest into the hands Of our Marshal.
The jury in the case Of Frank Barnes
against J. S. Shupe, proprietor Of the
Centennial Hotel, charged with assault.
and battery, were unable TO agree, and
were discharged at ll:45 Thursday night
last, after four hours' session.
Prot. Haggerman, Of Bethany College,
". Va, will preach ut the Disciples
Church OF thia city tomorrow.
The Catholics Of this city will picnic at
Cumminis Grove to-day. ~.
p PC. Wilson, E,q editor Of the South.
era Giats Journal, Chattanooga, Tenn,
pail our ciIya visit Thursday last. Cali
again. j. D.