The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-23

BE1LAIRE LooAIs.-A certain rag mer.
chRntfrom abroad, who occasionally Wis.
its this city in quest Of the odds and ends,
has Of late been practicing a sharp and
quick'Witted little game upon some Of our
housewives in making his purchases. AZ.
ter be has received and acknowledged at
the hands Of any party rags, iron or other
scrap, he then softly and conGdentially
whispers into the ear Of his victim that
he has no small change about him, moth.
ingless than an Y, and will pay the next
time, and without any further ceremony
whips up his nag and gallops Of, and be-
fore the astonished victim has time to re-
cover from the shock at the impertinence
olthis ragged rascal, he Is of al some dis
tant place crying for more.
A lady named McKirnahan, teaching
select school at this place, bitterly com.
plains Of being continually annoyed dur.
ing school hours by gang Of ragged ur-
chins Of the homespun Kind, who hurl
stonea and other missils against her doors
and windows. The lady occupies the
Burwinkle property, which is situated on
Noble street, and at place where police
officers are rarely TO be seen. We deeply
sympathize with that female.
Mr.. John Carson, engaged in renoya.
ting leather beds, had his hands badly
scalded by steam on Wednesday last.
The county road, passing along Cum.
min'a Grove and near the picnic grounds,
is at the present time in a horribly de-
lapidated condition. The attention OF
our Township Trustees is called to that
locality. The travel Of vehicles is great.
y interfered with. Complaint is loud
and many.
Gus Hartenstein, Of the nail factory
here, was made the happy daddy, on We'd
nesday last Of another welcome addition
tohis households girl baby.
Catarrh fever, dyphtheria, soar throats
and coughs are spreading in this locality,
especially among children.
Donnayin's 1ennesseaus slave cabin
concert troupe will perform at the NJ. E.
Church tomorrow night.
Pinnock, the tramp, who burelarized
on Monday night last the shoe shop Of
A. ]. Meyer, and who on the same even.
ing was entrapped by Col. Baron ran
sacking his residence, was escorted 10 The
county Jail on Wednesday last in default
Of 500 bail. It seems that Col. Baron,
after catching the Thief, having no spare
time to deliver him up to justice, on ac-
count Of the dying condition Of his father,
delivered the rascal over to two other
gentlemen, whose graSps were not quite
sufficient, and the burglar tramp escaped
for the time being.
Mrs. Reuter-, who, il seems, has Of late
been made the victim OF some hard accu.
satiOns, wishes the people Of this "burrh"
70 understand that she Is "nore Of that
kind She acknowledged to US, however,
thather husband was deeply possessed Of
the agreen-eyed monster"
The tobacco warehouse Is looming up
handsomely. The bricklayers are work.
ing on the second story.
The shrill whistle Of the locomotive OF
the Bellaire &Southwestern railroad will
ere many days starLle the delinquent
stockholders Of that company into sub
mission.
The Presbyterian Church, on Tuesday
last, was filled to Overlooking to listen 10
Rev, Gaston's lectures description Of
his recent European tour.
Mr.. 2. Humphrey, the butcher, has
opened q branch store on Gravel Hill,
with Mr.. Alex Hammond, who recently
returned from Colorado, as the superin.
tendent.
The kitchen of Mr.. James Sellers was
entered BY burglars Wednesday night
last, and about $40 worth Of goods taken
thereirom.
Mr.. johnson, the proprietor Of the
acheckered 'front.' grocery the stand lately
occupied by Gill & Walker, received .
rare curiosity from some unknown party,
which puzzles our best scientific natural
historians.
BY . recent order the names Of all cor.
ner loafers will be entered upon a list
aud presented to the Mayor, who will
then prosecute them, or their parents, 10
the fullest extent Of the law. The police
oticers will no doubt make rich haul
by the operation. JED.