The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-17

THERR wasa gentle spring shower last
night.
spnrxo showers bring forth umbrella
borrowers,
THERE were fourteen commitments to
the city prison yesterday.
No Courts In session to-day, with the
exception Of the police court.
PRor. CHARLES DouoHERrY hasorganized
a quadrille band ct Trladelphia
ONE deed OF trust was filed for record
yesterday with the County Clerk.
Tie Board Of Education will meet this
evening in regular monthly session.
A FALSE fire alarm was sounded about
half-past eleveno'clock yesterday morning.
THERE was a right sharp frost yesterday
morning. Fruit croakers will please take
notice,
YESTERDAY morning a farmer named 3.
L. Rogers lost $35 on Market street, north
Of the creek bridge.
THR receipts OF the first two nights OF
"PlnaiorC" were over $500. The company
deserves q bumper tonight.
JIMMY NICHOLS has q force OF men at
work sCraping the streets and giving them
a genuine spring cleaning.
THERE were three or four petty cases
booked at police headquarters, last night,
for a hearing this morning.
TIE Pleasant Valley string band, under
the leadership OF VIM. 0rth, Concertized
at Chris. Burkle's last night.
THE water pump Of the Etna mill broke
down on Tuesday night, causing q TEN.
pOrary suspension Of the works.
OFFICER ALTMYER, Of the Fourth Ward,
was presented with a fine ebony club by
an almiring lady friend, yesterday.
JUDGE THOMPSON Is having the ground
Just above Fulton laid out into town lots,
which will be quite an addition to the
town.
TIE Llederkranz Singing Society danced
last night, at Nolte's Hall, in South
Wheeling. Vieweg's orchestra furnished
tile music.
TnE Lyric Opera Company think o.
making a voyage to Washington, Pa, and
S%teubenyille, Ohio, on board III. NJ. s
P%inalore,"
CoCKAYNE's orchestra left over the P.
W. & Ky. last evening to play for a bal
near Wellsburg. Several Wheelingites
took in the hop.
The Wheeling Turner'S go to Steuben'
vile in the near future to produce theil
"Humpty Dumpty" before the good citi
zens Of that VILLAGE"
TIE notorious 'Lige Black was locked VI
yesterday morning, by Officer Rutherford
10 answer a charge Of disorderly conduct
in the Second Ward Market.
On Monday evening last a little son o.
Edward English, residing at Benwood
was severely burned about the hands anC
face by falling against a hot stove.
TIE body Of Mrs. Alexander Dye, o
Washington, Pa, was brought here yes
terday morning on the Hempfield, and for
warded to Connellsville, Ohio, for inter
ment,
!. EUREKA LODGE No. 4S, L. o. o. F., vii
celebrate the sixtieth anniversary o
American 0ddfellowship, on Saturday
, April 2Gth. E. G. Cracrait, Esq, will de
Ilivera an address.
The magnificent advertising car OF Sell
Bros. Show arrived at Bridgeport yester
day, from Bellaire. The paste brigade
have commenced putting up paper on thu
bill boards and dead walls about the cit,
and vicinity.
On the ackle, hckls weather!
Itscarcely holds together
For n day.
First II snOWeth, then II blOWeth,
Then the angry storm clouds gOeIh
Right away.
We omitted in our first notice Of thu
"Pinaiore" performance to mention thu
presence ola squad OF Lindsey I~nstitut,
Cadets on the stage as marines. The boy
looked well, and their presence lent mucl
eclat to the scene on board the gun shil
"Pinafore."
TIE Board OF Viewers appointed b,
Judge Melvin to fix a valuation upon Ger
tain property near the ~Penitentiary a
MoundsVille, condemned for sewerage
purposes, have not prepared their report
and it is not likely that they will do so be
fore Friday or Saturday.
Gov. MATHEWS has written to Judg,
Brannon, of the Preston Circuit, oil
cially notifying him Of the surrender b,
the PENNSYLVANIA authorities OF ElihI
Gregg, who escaped from jail at King
wood ten years ago, where he was he'll
under sentence Of death for arson n,
instructions have yet been received from
Judge Brannon concerning the disposition
of the prisoner.
A COUPLE OF small boys narrowl,
escaped being run over on the B. &c
Railroad, near the South Wheeling cross
ing, Tuesday evening. The little fellow
, were SO badly frightened that they raj
;, from the main track to the side track, ant
back again Immediately in front Of the up
i, preaching train. The engineer slackenet
IN until the lads Couldbe got. out of harm
way.