The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-21

teen years ago to-day.
A HANDSOME awning ornaments the
front Of the City Building.
A PICNIC, the parties being from Leath-
erwood and Bellaire, is on the tapis for to-
day.
The A. NJ. E. Camp. Meeting, over at
Walnut Grove, Ia popular evening re-
sort.
The weather was as lovely yesterday as
the average Wheeling belle, and nearly as
cool. ....-..e.
NEARLY all the conversation one hears
on the streets now-a.days is OF a political
nature. "'F
Tux Republican County Committee
meets at George II. Parks's office this
evening. @ au 10. /
A PARTY OF our best society ladies and
gentlemen were out last night In stewards
sail.boat, and had most enjoyable ride.
A REPORTER wrote the other day that
some one had been summering at Putin;
BAY. The printer set It up "simmering,"
which was quite as well. ....
TEE value OF telephone connection be-
tween the City Building and the various
engine houses was again illustrated BY
yesterday mornings fire.
GEORGE HuMMEL, OF Triadelphia, before
Justice Phillips yesterday afternoon,
charged John Armstrong with assaulting
him. The trial was set for Saturday next.
DwELLERs in the vicinity OF the corner
Of Chapline and Twelfth streets complain
Of two nuisances, and ask US to call the at
tention Of the Health officer to them thus
publicly.
WIN. MErzSRR, a boy 10 years old, son
Of VIM. Metzner, OF the Riverside Furni-
ture Factory, fell and broke his right arm
last evening. The injured member was
set properly, and the lad is doing well.
HENRY BIEBERsoN was yesterday ap.
pointed administrator OF the estate OF
Mathilde Schumacher, deceased, by re-
quest OF Frederick Bieberson, her heir
at law. Bond $500; August Rolf, surety.
Mr.. EDWARD LARK1S, the popular Mar
kes street dry goods merchant, Is selling
out his stock preparatory to moving to
Chicago. People who want bargains will
find 1t to their advantage to call and in
spect bis stock.
LOUIS KALI, living few miles East oil
the city, killed a monster black snake
Yesterday. 1t measured seven feet in
length, and being cut open, was found to
have Just taken three half grown rabbits
into its stomach. .I
ABOUT thirty enthusiastic adherents to
the Greenback heresy in the Fourth ward
went 10 Whites farms, out the cut road,
for the purpose OF securing Weaver pole,
, Il ,,,in hn MT SafHFIaV
Crumbacker's corner. IT.,
FIsHER's two.horse milk-wagon ran of
on Market street yesterday, and taking to
the sidewalk, was endangering passers by,
when Pate ST. Myers interposed bis manly
form and impeded their reckless flight, re-
ceiving barked wrist in return.
CucUNBERs, blackberries, huckleberries,
water melons, cantelOpes, tomatoes,
peaches, plums, apples and peas will be
! abundant in the market to-day, and con-
] sidering the season OF the year fruits and
vegetables are remarkably cheap and in
good condition.
THE iar.famed "Black Bass Fishing
Club" makes its annual excursion up
Wheeling Creek this week, starting this
morning, at 5 o'clock, and returning Fri
: day night. They go out about l2 miles,
and it Is safe to predict that they will have
an enjoyable time.
YESTERDAY morning Mr.. VIM. Cass, q
miner employed at the Laughlin mill coal
works, at Martins Ferry, was badly in
iured by stone falling upon him, hurting
| his back and breaking his leg below the
knee. Though his injuries are grave in
the extreme 1t is thought that he will re-
cover.
The Junior Garfield and Arthur Club
will meet at their headquarters, Beetho-
ven Hall, corner OF Main and Fourteenth
streets, this evening at 1880 o'clock. all
are requested 10 be present as uniforms
will be decided on. AS this club is not
limited all persons wishing to join are in
vited to be present.
SOME boys were caught stealing peaches
at the Second Ward Market House last
evening. They had burst open several
crates, and the fruit was scattered over the
pavement far and wide. The owner COLI
tented himself with making the young
thieves gather up the peaches, and then
padding them thoroughly with slat
from one OF the crates.
"A GRAND moonlight excursion to Steu-
benville on the new steamer "Climax" is
to be given by the cSlo5ed people; on
Monday evening, July 90, leaving Belaire
at s =. NJ, Wheeling at Or. NJ. Martins
Ferry at $50 IN. There will be music
by the famous Andes band. Committee:
Stewart Thompson, OF Bellaire; James
Under, Of Martins Ferry; Ed. Anderson.
Fl. Davis, ]. @. Dorsey, John Dixon, OF
Wheeling.
The Central Glass Works shipped other
large lots OF glass ware TO Europe Satur-
day, Monday and yesterday. The new
furnace at the Central is rapidly approach
ing completion, being now up to the roof.
1t is twelve pot furnace. The proprietors
are DESTROYS OF having it completed and in
operation by six weeks from the time work
was commenced at tearing down the old
furnace. II they succeed 1t will be quite
an achievement.
YESTERDAY morning Paddle Lynch, a
rascally lad who has been stealing papers
left by the carriers at subscribers doors,
was caught In the act, and arrested. Judge
Cranmer find him $40 and costs, and in
default Of payment he was committed to
the county jail for thirty days. 1t is to be
uuptu Luht Lulo case Will HIuNe Whtuluk
to the numerous boys who indulge in the
same dishonest practice, and that they
will quit it before they are served like
Paddy.
Ju1eE Tnos. D. HousroN and ]. NJ. Sut:
iii, Esq, two attorneys, who recently
took up their residence among US, having
formed partnership, under the style Of
Houston ( SutlitF, contemplate opening
law office in the Sixth ward, over Dwight's
drug store ION Chapline street,, on Mon.
day the ID OF August. This is q new de.
parture, and will be the first law Office
ever established in the Sixth ward within
the memory Of living men. The "bloody
Sixth" ought to support 30 good law
firm.
On the sixth day OF last April little
girl, daughter Of Louis Halter, swallowed
a.grain oil corn, and it lodged in her wind
pipe. nearly strangling her. physicians