The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-29

Notes OF Currens Gossip
II asa AbSst Tswn.
BOARD of Public Works meets To-
day.
E1aHT cases for the police court this
morning. ~
No ADDITIONS yesterday to the work.
house force. -. - -. :.
TIE Spiritualists left town yesterday
before daylight.
CucUMBERs on Ice is the raging cpl
demic at the vegetable stands.
AN excursion Of verdsnt young men
from Wellsburg Is expected on the Ab-
ner ONeal tomorrow.
IS A nAH named Donovan was arrested
IN the Sixth ward by officer Carroll, last
night, for fighting.
OwIHa to o drought in the justice
business, Squire Mix has gone into the
lock tinkering business.
TIE Fidelio excursion on Sunday was
q success, ard the participants all en-
joyed themselves hugely.
The letter box on the corner OF Jacob
and Thirty sixth streets has received
fresh coat Of green paint.
A BOAT regatta for the Fourth OF July
is being agirated. 1t is to be hoped that
it will meet with successful issue.
THERE are rumors sfost that efforts
are being made to match Felsinger with
one of the prominent oarsnen OF Fits
blrgh.
The report that q man was drowned
of the steamer Science, near Mingo, on
Sunday, seems tc be generally dis
credited.
Mr. PETER ZINN is making the neces
ssry preparations in the art cuisine for
big wedding that comes off in Brooke
county, next Thursday at high noon.
JAMES SWEENEY and Patty Barret
have challenged Frank Cline and Jake
Watson to row boat race on the 7th Of
June for the championship of the Bel
mont mill. 81
AT tbe Brown boat club picnic on Sat.
urday there will be regatta for four.
cared crews and single Scull race. 81
far rs we have learned there have been
no entries made yet, and it behooves the
boys to be getting down to their work.
The performance given by the pupils
at Turner Hall last night, was received
with great favor. The forty pupils o.
the TurnvereIn acquitted themselves
with credit, and the ball after the enter.
tainment was enjoyed by all participst'
ing.
Mr.. BENZ. FISHER swore out war.
rant yesterday for the arrest of Mans
field, before Squire Miller, but before
the document could be executed the
spirits had seized his form and borne
him ,aloft. Thus did the fraud escape
justice.
IT is q dangerous thing to leave q
Wheeling woman alone in house. The
best dresses this spring are buttoned In
the back; and if che takes notion to
20 visiting and can't reach the two but
tons between the shoulders, either sui.
eide or q smashed set of furniture fol.
lows.
THR attention of the Street Commits
sioner is called to the heap OF ashes lying
in the street in front of the court house.
The ashes are the accumulation of the
past year IN the station house, and it is
the duty of the city authorities to remove
them, inssmuch as they greatly impede
public travel on Chapline street.
NATH Heel was drunk last night,
and tackled Druggist Schnepfs soda
fountain. Staggering away from the
fountain and attempting to reach the
door, he csromed on the prescription
desk, and knocked therefrom several
bottles of medicine He was locked up
for his awkwardness, and will interview
the Terrible" this morning.
A FAIR audience was assembled at the
Opera House last night, 10 witness Rose
Eytinge in the role OF Miss Moulton.
The lady is truly wonder, and portrays
the part to perfection, her every word,
look and gesture giving additional force
to the character. A better pleased audi
ence never left the Opera house than
made its exit last night.