The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-23

fathers residence, on the South Side,
yesterday morning.
THE man whom Policeman Mahoney
shot last Saturday morning is getting
along very well.
ONE release deed, and two deeds in
fee, were admitted to record by Record
or Woods yesterday.
MELVIN RICHARDS is talked OF as
being the temperance candidate for the
next city sergsancy.
IT'S said that Mrs. James Ritz, CT
South Wheeling, recently gave birth to
q child with but one arm
AN oyster and fish peddlers's wagon
had an axle broke yesterday morning at
the Second ward market house.
THERE is to be select party given at
the residence OF Mr.. Jacob Snyder, No.
9l5 Main street, to morrow evening.
MRS. ANAsTAsIA ARKLE, wife OF Mr..
Robert A. Ankle of the Eighth ward,
died yesterday at the advanced age of Y
years.
THE last car over the Elm Grove line
will leave the Capital after the charity
concert at the Opera House tomorrow
night.
MILE MABEL PEARLS famous female
minstrels and burlesque company will sp-
pear at the Opera House next Friday
night.
The Superintendent Of the Work.
house informed US last evening that only
six prisoners escaped at the time Bill
Harris got away.
Mr.. HENRY X. LIST is having the
trees removed to the curb stone in front
of his new block of buildings on Main
street, above Tenth.
Mr.. JAMES BINLAY, who lives Just
beyond Bridgeport, Belmont county, is
confined to his home with sickness, and
has been for several days.
BULGER discharged his conversation.
alists' last night. They have been en-.
ployed to appear with the variety troupe
that is to be here shortly.
The election of directors by the stock.
holders of the Wheeling Towbost Com
psny was postponed yesterday until
February 10Th at 10 o'clock.
PETER CosTLEo, of the North End,
was reported as being in q very pre-.
carous condition at last accounts, Peter
has been sick for long time.
A VALUABLE set of harness belonging
to Mr.. Lewis, was cut by some miscreant
one evening last week, near Wellsburg,
in such manner es to ruin them.
The La Belle Nail Company placed
their new wire rope in position yester-
day and tested its strength in pulling
loaded cars from the wharf to the fac.
tory.
THE moulders of Bells foundry are
talking of giving bsll in the new room
at the Arlington Stove Works, when
completed. The proceeds will be given
TO the Children's Home.
THREE hundred and thirty six reserved
seats have been sold Tor the Charity
Concert tomorrow evening. This is the
largest sale of reserved seats at the
Opera House ever known.
The folks of Little Rock, Arkansas,
are making extensive preparations for the
celebration of Mardi Grass on grand
scale. What are our folks gong TO do
in the way OF celebration here.
FRED. STEPHENS, of Clarington. Ohio,
who was wounded in the left thigh dur
ing the war, is now having considerable<
trouble with it, and Is scarcely able TO
walk about. Mr.. Stephens was in the
city yesterday.
The revival at the Wesley M. 4.
Church, South Wheeling is progressing
finely. The house is crowded nightly by
interested hearers. Thirteen conversions
are reported, and fifteen accessions to the
church. Great interest is manifested.
A LARGE number Of invitations have
been issued for the marriage of Mr.. AL
len Lash, of st. Louis, Mo-, TO Miss Jean
Capehsrt, daughter OF DR.. Henry Cape.
hart, of Martins Ferry, Ohio, at the
Methodist Church. in tho latter place
this evening.
YESTERDAY morning Charles Van
Kuren, the pastry cook on the Express,
went on the Andes, ut this wharf, and in
passing through the wheel house, Tell
into the river and was almost drowned.
lie saved himself by catching hold of
The wheel of the O'Neal, which was
close by.
Mr. VINCENT HAGANs, operator at the
B. IL D. machine shops in this CITY, who
has been sick for several days, died of
typhoid fever at his parents residence,
on Eofi between Twenty-second and
rwenty-third streets. Yesterday morning.
Mr.. Hagsns was quite young at the time
Of his death, and is highly spoken of as
having been faithful employe of the b.
i o. railroad company.
A POSTAL card from tho "gum boot
man. whom we thought 10 have been
the departed spirit OF the late lsmented
informs us that he is stationed
in East Wheeling, where he warns all
who do not wish to be scared to remain
1T home alter night, This mysterious
Individual desires that Rev. Hslstead
keep indoors after nightfsll. Tears may
get be shed, should the "g. b. m" tackle
he Rev.
Mr.. HENRY WILLIAMS, of this city,
called on US last night and informed US
hat he had no auction at Steubenville,
As asserted by the Sunday Local of that
place, and copied by the Evening Stand.
lrd yesterday. Mr.. Williams SAYS he
'old the goods to Mr.. Jacob Geisinger.
The complaint against Mr.. Williams was
made by picture dealer of that city.
When the case came up for trial, Mr..
Williams was honorsbly discharged by q
ury of six. It is thought that Mr.. Gels
niger will bring damage suit against
he picture man for having stopped his
ale Oh Saturday night.