The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-04

COUNTY CorRr Will meet to'uAy'
The rains Of yesterday will bring Rnoth.
er coal boat boom.
THERE will be no Jury trials In the Coun.
ty Court until the lbthinst.
Two release deeds were recorded in the
County Clerks Office yesterday.
ANOTHER "batch" Of iugitives from jus.
tice was picked up in this city yesterday.
SEVERAL strings Of limestones are being
broken on Sixteenth street, It needs
them.
A LARGE number Of our people went to
Washington, Pa, yesterday, to attend the
LOAN"
DIpnrHERIA has nearly become extinct
In the city. Only few cases are now re-
ported.
THE Pittsburgh Fire Department cost
5000 last month: Ours din't cost that
many hundred.
Prof, John Hess, the great wizard Of our
city, Is travelling In Canada at present
with great success.
DECORATION Day, Fourth Of July and
Washington's birthday are all booked tor
Sunday next year.
Jos. BELLtNGEB gave bond before Squire
Caldwell yesterday In $500 for hlsgood be-
havior for one year
TIE hill residents say that since the
changes In water mains that they have
abundance Of water.
THE Andes on her last trip received q
large shipment Of iron from the Ktna
Mil for points below.
TnR arguments in the p, W. 4 KY
condemnation cases were going on before
the commissioners yesterday.
TnE firm OF Armstrong 4 Co. are receiv'
ing large amount OF lumber and are-hay'
ing 1t piled at their yard in North Wheel
ing.
TnE Holtsclas, who are in jail awaiting
O hearing for highway robbery, will have
a hearing to-day before Squire w. W.
Miller.
OFFICER ST. MYERS arrested very sus'
picious character early yesterday morn
ing. He was allowed time to leave the
city by the Judge.
TaE wife Of Mr.. ]. Bertche, OF North
Wheeling, had her face badly burned Q
day or so since while holding alcohol neal
the fire, but is improving.
Mr.. LEWIS HES, OF Fulton, who has
been travelling with his brother, Prof Johr
Hess the magician for the last six months
returned home yesterday.
THE Tidal Wave Dancing Club enter
tanned number Of their friends at Nc
Lain's Hall last evening, and q pleasant
time was spent by all. 7. I. CockaYne'l
orchestra furnished the music.
The glass house at La Grange is a fxed
fact. Ground has been bought and 8
company formed. Chas. Henderson, {
former Wheeling gentleman, will be man
ager, and Thomas Brown, OF Pittsburgh
salesman.
DR.. A. @. GEORGE will deliver lecture
Thursday evening OF next week in thu
Fourth Street N. f. Church on the sub
Iject: Facing Both Ways" This Il
spoken OF as one Of the Doctors very
best efforts.
Carr. HlEAM You've, inspector Of bulls
and Thos. G. Wilson, inspector OF boilers
tested the new towboat Belle Prince yes
terday, and pronounced her superior
craft" She Is the successor to the Iror
Valley No. 2.
STREET COMMISSIONER NIcHoLL's horst
took fright yesterday evening while hitch
ed in front OF the City Building, and
breaking the bride, ran of. and was no
caught until 1t reached Twenty-tourtE
street. No damage.
STEwARr JOHNSON, or Thompson, VIII
was arrested for stealing valise is still ii
jail, butts likely he will be released to
day with the consent OF the Prosecutin
Attorney, as the fact is pretty well estat
lished that the valise stealing was only
case Of mistaken identity"
TIE Committee on Streets, Alleys AM
Grades is called for this morning at
O'Clock, to inspect the work Of Thoma
Wright, whose work has been condemned
by the Street Commissioner and Cit!
Surveyor. The work was done on jacob
street, near 4Sd, Eighth ward.
TIN CALLAHAN was found in drunken
and half dead condition near the P, w. 1
KY. track, above the Suspension
Bridge yesterday afternoon He wa
lying with his head down the hill
and the rush OF blood had nearl.
killed him when found. He is in tn
lookup.
AMovEMRNr is on foot to give fortnight
ly entertainments OF a musical and litera
~ nature. They will be in charge OF som,
Of our best musicians and literary people
If properly managed, and the interes
necessary to their success be taken, sucl
entertainments could be made at onC'
profitable and instructive.
Mr.. ISAIAH WARREN is just now dong
big business at his oil refinery. He ex
pected 5000 barrels Of crude oil to arrive
from Oil City last evening, besides 50t
carboys Of oil OF vitriol. the largest lot eve
brought to this city. Oil is now selling a
81 q and 81 %. Last weeks transactions
on the Oil City Exchange were the larges
ever recorded, the sales amounting t.
three million barrels.
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