The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-21

A TEMPERANCE social was given at OTIS
Hall last night.
The west approach to the suspension
bridge is being repaved. Time.
The Fulton Fire Brigade will give a
picnic at MemminEer's grove on the 26th
inst.
WEST VIRGINIA gets s2l7,OOO Of appro-
priaions for improving her rivers, all
told.
The rain yesterday was exceedingly
timely, but lasted too short time to do a
great deal Of good.
PRESIDING ELDER WILSON, married n
Mr.. Willard and Miss Sebke, at his resi-
dence on the Island, Tuesday evening.
An awning was torn to shreds by the
wind yesterday afternoon at Morris's
grocery, on the Island, and tree on South
Penn street was blown down.
A NEW paper called the Truth is to be
issued soon in Wheeling. From what
section OF the globe are thew going to get
their editors, anyhow?-Sarcaaic Beiiaire
Bulletin.
THERE were o number OF small fights,
and row or two oil considerable proper.
lions, in the Sixth ward yesterday. Little
blood was shed, and no complaints made
TO officials.
SEVERAL Of our glass house proprietors
are in Philadelphia attending the meeting
OF the Glass Manufactures. A National
Association will probably be formed at
this Convention.
THE funeral Of John Mason took place
Yesterday forenoon, and was largely at.
tended. The st. Alphonsus Society took
charge OF the remains, and attended the
obsequies in body,
A FIGHT among the inmates OF the
ndisOn de NolringiOn on Sixteenth street at
an early hour yesterday morning, called
for the interference OF the police, by
whom the riot was readily squelched.
The Bellaire Buidn's youpg man thinks
that "the captains OF the PhRton and Di.
urnal are about as good at running races
on paper as Hanlan and Courtney were"
Hanlan and Courtney finally made a race,
you know,
A RuMoR Is current on the street that an
afternoon paper is to make'its appearance
in this city In month or so. II will be
called "The Truth" and we presume It will
be modelled alter the New York daily oil
the same name.
A YOUNG fellow named Conley caused
considerable excitement last evening
about five o'clock, by falling in a fit in the
alley near Chapline street, by the Fins,
Presbyterian church, He finally came TO-
and was very indignant at the curiosity o.
the crowd.
The programme has been made up fol
the benefit performance at the Theatre
Comique, tomorrow night 1t contains
besides the members OF the company un.
der engagement at the "bust up" the
names OF number OF local performers
who have kindly volunteered TO perform
on the occasion.
Six NOBLE Red Men, who had been al
the National Capital holding a sort OF 6
pow WOW with the "Great Father" went
west over the B. & o. road on the morn
ing train yesterday. They were fine look
ing specimens OF the degenerate aborigi-
mes, and were viewed with considerable
interest by the people at the stations along
the road.
WEDNESDAY night of1cef Sullivan ar
rested Thorton Hedge for drunkenness
and at police court yesterday he was fined
g and costs. The judge, however, sus'
pended execution on condition that he
would leave town in an hour, which he
promised to do. About noon yesterday,
Officer McCully again pulled him in,
drunker than ever, aud he will go up on
the old execution.