The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-01

Bfief Mention.
FEzncAt Oulture-drinking soda.water.
THE weather yesterday was more enjoy
able than fora week or so past.
TwESTY.FoUR cases were examined at
yesterday mornings session Of the Police
Court.
A MERcIruL man is merciiul to himself.
Don't work any these hot days II you
can help It.
TnE new Wheeling Directory, compiled
by Dir. q. G. johnson, will be ready for
delivery to-day
TIN cooper shops in North Wheeling
have over 200 cords OF wood TO work up
and make into kegs.
SONR Of the stores are beginning tO cell
citrate already by hanging out their ban
ners on the outer wall.
TnE picnic for the Cathedral parish
schools, at Craig's Grove, on the Fourth,
promises to be a large affair
TIE hillside above Seventh street is call.
ed the "lovers' retreat" On Sunday even.
irgS they gather there in large numbers.
TIG special Council Gas Investigating
Committee held meeting Inst night.
Their proceedings we're not made public.
Dir. B. F. BARR, OF Martins Ferry, was
successful in removing tape worm from
Owen Sullivan, policeman in the Eighth
Ward, length So feet.
TIE homestead property OF the late
Samuel Buchanan, near Valley Grove, was
sold on Saturday last at public sale to
Mr.. Parsons for S2,2l0.
Mr.. LEWIS RorlE, OF Fulton, has Just re-
Ceivcd a large amount Of tan bark at the
wharf, and has several teams ut work re.
moving II to his tannery.
GREEN apples have appeared in thismar-
ket, and the doctors have frightened up
perCeptibly. The apples were sold OH The
street Yesterday at twenty cents per peck.
CTS MATTHEWS gave farewell layout
10 Kramers band last night, In appreCia
ton OF which the band favored GustaVus
with number Of very fine musical seleC.
tons.
THg different standing committees Of
the Board Of Commissioners will meet
this week and prepare their monthly rC.
ports, 10 be submitted to the regular meet
ing OF the Board next Monday.
CHRIS. SEIBKE was in Stcubenville, yes.
terday, arranging for the Cleveland excur.
sion. A special train will leave Steuben-
vile at $3.50 y. NJ. for Cleveland. The rate
for the round trip from Steubenville will
be $500.
MARTIN THoESToN, proprietor Of the
Capitol Dining Rooms, recently had a
cooking stove stolen from the rear OF his
| ktFN 10 Il
amateur detectives to ferret out the
robbers.
TIE City Council will meet in regular
monthly session next Tuesday evening.
AS there have been something like o dozen
special meetings since the last regular
meeting, the unfinished business" ought
to be pretty well finished by this time
The Riverside Nail Works will resume
operations to-day, after a brief holiday. 1t
is understood the factory will run three
days this week, about ten days in the two
weeks following, and then stop couple OF
weeks for the usual summers vacation.
WHEELING Circle OF Honor No. will
hold an open meeting in their hall, in
Peterson's Block, Main street, on
Wednesday evening, at 8 O'CLOCK, at which
time public installation OF officers will
take place. Good music and speakers will
be present TO entertain the people. Free,
and cordial invitation is extended to all
friends Of the temperance cause.
FEARS having been expressed that the
river will be too low on the Fourth fol
the MGnnerChor Singing Society to make
their contemplated excursion to Cresap's
Grove on the steamer Telegram, we have
heen requested to state that, as the river
is risingin Pittsburgh, there will be plenty
Of water here by Friday, and the Tele'
gram will leave promptly as advertised.
KRAMER's splendid brass band stopped
in irontof this Office last night and render.
ed several selections in their best style
The band boys leave to-day for q season
OF ten weeks at the White Sulphur Springs
and although it is-a big feather in Joe's
cap, fguratively speaking, those who have
so long enjoyed his delicious music will
miss him all the same. Many thanks, Mr.
Patrick Gilmore Kramer, for the serenade
An old man was killed at or near Ben.
toms Ferry, on the B. 4 0. road, last Sun.
day. A son OF DECEASED bought him O
ticket 10 Pittsburgh some time ago, and
sent him to that city. The old gentlp,
man, becoming dissatisfied, left Pittsburgh
and started to walk to Grafton. A freight
train struck him and killed him instantly
The body was forwarded to Grafton on
Sunday night. The name Of the unfor.
tunate man was unknown to our informant.
MEsSRs. John 0borbRpser, ]. II. Rott.
kay and Franz Dietz. three Well known
Pittsburgh musicians, arrived in the city
last night TO join Kramers band, which
leaves this evening for the White Sulphur
Springs, where they are engaged to play
during the present seREop. Josie and his
band were there last season Nth the
Matthews Light Guards, when they made
such an impression upon the managers oil
Springs by their sweet music as TO induce
him to engage them to play this season,
they taking the place Of p well known
Baltimore band that has held the engage
ment for the past Is years. Good music
always goes TO the front
TIE tILSIHG-W EIsdERDER RACE FALLS
TmROUGH.-George W. Weisgerber, Of the
Brown Boat Club, having challenged
Louis Felsing, Of the Nail City Club, TO
mil n rnra In hest anI hpat hnuto wanna