The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-09

The Pittsburgh iron manufacturers all
signed the new scale yesterday.
,TrcKHrs for Pat. Rooney's engagement
will be on sale at Lucas this morning.
AsrosE mason, working at the Fountain
Saloon, had his fingers crushed yesterday
by heavy stone.
MEssRs. o. SEIBKRr and Otto Hess, and
Mrs. Hess and daughter sailed from New
York, on the 9Th, for Bremen
THE INrELLiGgNcER was serenaded by
John M. Houston, the druggist, yester-
day, after the result was announced.
The HOUSE Of Mrs. Donovan in North
Wheeling, caught FIRE last night and
general alarm was sent in, but was extin.
guished without very serious damage be-
ing done.
We are requested to announce that per-
sons having use for four snare drums can
find them on extremely reasonable terms
by inquiring Of Uncle John Boring, OF the
Fourth ward.
GEORGE Cool and Henry Wolf were ar.
rested by Officer Akmus and tried by
Squire Phillips, for robbing man OF
about seven dollars. Both were jailed,
but Cool was subsequently released.
TIE ORIGINAL twenty.nine men who
voted for Fremont, in 1856. telegraphed to
the editor Of the lNTHLLIGRSCER, at
Chicago, yesterday, congratulatlng him
upon his action in the CouklIng affair.
SELECT READINGS, choice Rotations, ice
cream, Strawberries, lemonade, flowers
and bOuntltul supper will be among the
items OF interest ~ the social neld in the
Thomson Methodist Episcopal church on
tomorrow Thursday evening.
THE Wheeling Polksblan deserves consid.
cradle credit for the enterprise it showed
yesterday. In less than MALI hour al
ter 1t was known that Garfield was the
nominee, that journal had an extra on the
streets giving the result, with other inter.
esting reading matter, in German. The
RoLEsbtdA is q live paper.
PADDY MAHoNEY got too enthusiastic
over the result NJ Chicago, and he went on
the war path last night In East Wheeling,
and seemed bound TO end the earthly
career Of James Praeger. He had revolt
yer TO do it with, but some one took II
away, after which officer Miller took Paddy
himself away-to the lookup.
AT the Alumni Association Of the
Wheeling Female College, held on Mon.
day evening, the following officers were
elected: Miss Kate L. Elson, President;
Miss Sue MetcAlf, Vice-President; Miss
Ella Turner, Recording Secretary; Mrs.
Ira B. Van Fossen, Corresponding Secre-
tary; Miss Annie L. Logan, Treasurer.
The contest for the silver trumpet, for
the benefit OF the st. Alphonsus school,
between the different fire companies OF
the city, was decided yesterday afternoon,
the United Engine Company being sue
cessful. The members OF the company
desire US to return thanks for them TO all
who assisted them in the contest and
especially 10 Mr. Thomas Thoner.
THE English Lutheran excursion to
Flushing. O., over the O., T.V. & W. R. r.
to-day will be an immense affair from the
present outlook. Telegraphic bulletins oil
Its progress will be posted at Mr.. John
Battles popular railroad ticket Office dur.
ing the day for the benefit Of such a. have
dear ones on the trains. Persons who desire
can 90 to Flushing on the 1920 train from
Briddeport-thes school tickets being good
on that train. 1t reaches Flushing at 2 p.
NJ, giving four hours with the excur:
sionists before their return. Bonvoyagel