The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-20

young men from this quarter talk oil gong
there, .--.-. -
.Ix the spring the young mans fancy
turns 10 thoughts OF gay neCkties, and q
suit Of clothes he gently places on some
tailor's eyes.
TIIEiarmers report the wheat in excel
lent condition, and think that the pros
poets arc fully as favorable as they were
this time last year.
TAG pedestrian epidemic has struck this
city. A crazy man with his sleeves rolled
mp was walking on wager yesterday al.
ternOon, in the Fifth Ward. i
LAST night there was only one prisoner
reported in the lookup at l9o'clock. This
doesn't look as though there would he
much Of docket this morning.
TIE Council Committee on Water
Works met at the City building last night,
for the purpose OF etfecting settlement
with ex.Collector Geo. Q. Black.
YEsrKRDAY was a dull day. twas one
ofthe dullest days, reportorially speaking,
we have ever experienced. The city was
secured for news, with meager results, as
all who read are prepared to testify.
LAsr evening pleasant social was held
at the residence OF Mr.. John Roland, near
Pleasant Hill, Marshall county, which was
very largely attended. The music was fur
nished BY CoCkayne's excellent orchestra.
MEssRs. George X. Wheat, VIM. Filing.
ham and G. P. Brown, who were elected
Gas Trustees on Tuesday night, qualified
Yesterday before Mayor Sweeney, and en-
Tered into a Joint bond of $4,000, as re-
Quired by ordinance. ~
TIE stockholders OF the Elm Grove
Town Hall AsGodItionYi hold their oH'
nual meeting at 2, 2 M. 'tCJ-ddy, at Elm
Grove ,tS7 the election OF board OF direc-
tors, aud the transaction Of such other
businessa as may come before them.
Az Elm Grove street railway car upset
at the corner Of Twelfth and Chapline
streets, yesterday morning. The only
passenger was bill distributor, who es-
capped without injury. A window in the
canvas broken, and that was the extent Of
the damage,
L THE Top Mil Company Is having q
track laid from the cinder trough OF the
mill to the river bank, for the purpose Of
facilitating the dumping OF Cinders. This
work has heretofore been done by horses
and carts. 1t is thought that the new
plan will materially cheaper the labor
and expense.
TIE Easter eggs this year, We are told,
will present some new features a de-
scription is not given, but we presume it
will be cut bias at the small end and wear
maroon colOred oYerskiTt, trimmed with
magenta loops, and iabot around the
neck-and hens will charge six cents
apiece for EN-.
THERE is a good deal OF complaint
among street car drivers OF the careless.
ness exhibited by engineers on the G. 4 ?.
Road when passing through Bridgeport.
The street car men say that they have sew
eral times narrowly escaped collision on
this account. The fault, wherever it may
be, should be remedied.
NOTHING can reach out farther than q
cough at church. 1t may come from the
remOtcst corner in the rear, but its echo
ticEles the threats OF those in front, and
creeps down the aisle, and touches the
ushes, and floats from the choir to the
minister, and never releases its hold un.
Ill it has wrung q sympathetic exposion
from every victim. Perhaps you've no.
ticed it.
No wonder Charles Strauss, Of theSixth
Ward, got full Tuesday night, and was
run in 10 the "cooler'' as plain drunk.
On Tuesday morning Mrs Strauss present.
ed her husband with-triplets! They
were two girls and boy, and arc all doing
we'll When Charley appeared before the
police court yesterday, a friend explained
the situation, and His Honor promptly
discharged the prisoner.
STHg Lindsey Literary Society have un-
dertaken TO issue semi.monthly paper,
to be known as the LilSilcy Echo, and the
first number thereof will make its appear.
ance about the 18th inst. IIoRsrs. Robert
g., Hearne, George a. LauRhlin aud Ed
ward W. s. Tingle are the editors OF the
new paper. II the gentlemen named dis
play half as much talent in getting up
paper as they do in their literary per.
lormanCes, they will make 4 bright and
readable sheet, out OF it.
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