The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-01

SHALL We have a sham battle this
We have heard Of several theits Of
bibles recently.
Yrs4ElDAy was seneralmOying day in
Epst Wheeling.
TIM Manchester scales ire being put in
complete repair.
DEcoRArtoS day has been fixed for May
10Th, this year, as the SOth comes on Sun
Tnr wife of Edward coen, Esq, FIJI.
tenth and ohapline streets, died Tuesday
last.
TIM riadelphiaaccommodati train now
leaves at 3 P. NJ, instead Of 4P. N. as form
Tnr temperance society of the colored
people gave q social at McLain's Hall last
night.
iaer local force call it 'the day we cele-
brate.n
Tnr B. 80. R. R. Go. will advance the
wages Of employees ten percent on and
after to-day.
SEVERAL masquerades were held in
different parts ofthe city last night In pri'
vate houses.
TuREE deeds of trust were recorded and
one marriage license Issued yesterday by
Recorder Hook.
WILSON, DuSLRyY & Co. received 80
cords OF cooper stud, yesterday, at their
! shops in North Wheeling.
CHARLESTON will have a temporary
4 boom now. The capital award has been
made. 1885 is five years of.
THERE will be a meeting OF the Ohio
County Veteran Association this evening,
: at their hall, in the New Mcclure House.
The ball to be given Tuesday night by
the members Of the Eighth ward hose
company promises to be a very successful
affair.
An engine of the track near Burton
yesterday delayed the arrival Of the 9:O5
a. N. train in this city yesterday about
three hours.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany completed their new line from this
city 10 Washington, Pa, yesterday by way
of the National Pike.
HANDSOME double brick building ID
D being erected on Jacob street, between
n Sixteenth and Seventeenth, by Cherry
o'Brien, for Henry Foster.
One OF Kasley & Brooks coal wagons
broke down at Thirty-eighth and Jacob
streets yesterday, delaying travel on the
street cars for nearly an hour.
TIE "National Game" fever has broken
out again in this city, and is occupying
the entire attention Of the young gentle,
men OF the city. The Peninsula and
Caldwells Field are the daily resort.
MARTIN THORNTON is about to erect .
as large double tenement house on South
York street, Island. Mr.. Thornton ha!
already several houses on this street, and
is as enterprising a builder as a restau'
rateur.
TIE B. & o. Company erected telegraph
poles yesterday from South to Main; from
Main to Twelfth; from Twelfth to the
New Mcclure, and from the latter place
down Twelfth to Main and thence to the
al Grant House orner
al We spoke yesterday OF the unsafe con
ct dition OF the Zane street bridge. Yester
day a horse Of Alex. MCGEE went through
1.-THE flooring, injuring 1t slightly. A sui
for damages will result from this source
n unless attention is given II.
The attention OF the Union District Re
publicans is directed to ar advertisement
In another column calling a meeting a
the Atlantic Engine House tomorrow
night Business Of importance will CONT
before the club, and 1t is q matter OF i'm
~ p%ortance to all Republicans to attend.
70 to w. T. MORRISON, Clerk Of the Circuit
Court OF Braxton county, DIR. W. P. New
or ton, JIM. Taylor, Richard Dunn, and ]
~ =. 7. Frame, all OF Braxton county, yester
day brought Thomas Wine, Berry Win,
aud Thomas Shields, convicted OF burg
larry and larceny, to M~oundsyille, to servl
: sentences Of FIVE years each in the Peni
Altentiary.
THE annual election OF Trustees To-
the Second Presbyterian Church was hell
sc last night, as follows, W. L. Hearne
no W. B. Simpson. Us. Rhodes, John Reid
;, Robert Crangle. J: Z; 3: Mcdonald wa
I'd elected Secretary, I. @. Moffat Treasurer
urer reported the finances Of the church
in a capital condition, and the church oul
OF debt. By q unanimous vote the pas
Us tors salary was raised from 5000 t.
t$2J500.
BY reference to our advertising column
our readers will notice that Mr.. Fred
Banner has purchased the stock OF must
cal instruments OF VIM. schockey and will
Ia conduct the business hereafter. Mr.. Bau
rs, mer for some years has been with Mr
@. Y. Lucas and Is well and favorabl,
he known to our residents and the musica
N. public. He has a thorough knowledge o
the business, besides being a good per
former on the piano and organ. We taxi
= pleasure in recommending him to The
public.
AMONG the many from adjoining cite.
, who assisted the managers OF the late
Loan in making it 80 attractive, wa
: Charley Lucas, OF Wheeling, and hi
4. many friends in this county will be sorry
to learn that he met a seriousloss by a fire
in his establishment on Wednesday night
The fire was confined to the cellar and
frsttloor oil the building, but the loss upon
the stock and building will amount to be-
tween $500 and 5000. Another fire &C.
Cured in the city at the same time and 1t
is supposed that both are the work Of
incendiaties. Washington Pa Rerietv and
Examiner.
The JEWISH FEAsr.-Last Friday even
ing was the beginning OF the great Jewish
feast Of the Passover, which will continue
during the next three days. Inthis coun-
try 1t Is introduced by an abstinence from
labor for two days and It is concludedin a
similar manner, though in the Eastern
countries, particularly in Holy Land, only
two days, one at the beginning and one at
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