The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-09
VARIETIES.
Picked Up Here and There.
Tn creek has again become oongeale

TEE creek has again become congealeo.
TIE South Side Justices are enjoying q
dearth OF criminal business.
JIM CowDRs, ESQ Is rapidly recovering
from the effects Of fractured arm.
An engine on the Hempaeld killed q
COW near the Central Glass Works day be.
fore yesterday.
Two deeds Of trust were admitted 10 re-
cord In the County Clerks office yeeter-
day. No other business.
SINCE August last there have been 10 900
bushels Of wheat shipped from West
Alexander to Locust Point, Baltimore.
TIN QUILL, az employe at the Belmont
mill, and James Maloney, Superintendent
Of the Work House, are very Ill with
typhoid fever.
CLAYswLLE, out the Hemp6eld, wants
to be first class station, and Is quarreling
with West Alexander about which does
the most business.
The Eighth ward improvement having
failed to materialize satisfactorily, will be
used % On electioneering dodge in the
January elections.
as a "policeman's lot 10 not happy
one," and as all OF the force generally take
in the theatre, the pirates" will DO well
patrenized tonight.
SEVERAL Of the standing committees Of
the City Council are called to meet to-
night at the City Building to take action
on their monthly reports
A TELEPHONE in the County Clerks
Office ia project that the Committee on
Court House and Jail have before them.
It would be quite convenience.
LAST night was beautiful winters
night. The temperature was down to Il
the snow was very crispy, and the moon
lit up the scene like an Attic picture.
SQUIRE MAYRs, OF West Alexander
married three couples last Sunday. This
raising bis aggregate to 1850. Can any
mony" beat this record?
RELIGIOUS meetings are in progress al
the English Lutheran Church this week
Rev. Or. Steele, OF North street, preached
an able sermon last nightfrom Romans Vi
las. The meetings open at 1880 o'clock
THE troops OF the Salvation Army will
conduct services in the Hope hose house
Eleventh street, this evening at hslt.pasl
seven o'clock. Rev. Motfatt, oil the Stcond
PRESBYTERIAN Church, will preach. AL
are invited.
i CLARK KRAFT, Walter Dreamer and N
Dreamer, the Trio arrested on charge
brought by ]. L. Hughes Of stealing q
watch and sum OF money, had hearing
before Justice Felber yesterday, and weIt
discharged.
In the Circuit Court yesterday, the ar
guments OF counsel In the case Of the Pea
body Insurance Company vs.. Gray's lror
Line, were concluded Messrs. Russell anc
Barr spoke for plaintiffs and Caldwell anc
Caldwell for defendants.
JUSTICE PHILIPS hung an additions
bond OF 500 over the head OF Paddy
Mahouey yesterday. Paddy made q bsc
Job OF keeping the peace for which tn.
Justice had bound him up on the preced
ing day. This time he went to jail.
THERE will be meeting Of the temper
ance workers Of this city at Otis hall THU
evening, for the purpose Of electing dele
gates to attend the State Temperance Con
yen,ion, To be held at Parkersburg at ar
early date. All persons interested are in
vited to be present.
A CAR loaded with coal broke loose a
West Alexander, out the Hempfeld road
day before Yesterday, and tore down the
grade at q terrible rate toward this city
The car ran distance OF twelve miles be
fore It was stopped by the opposing grade
near Mt. De Chantal.
A LADY who gave her name as Mrs
Gilbert, was inquirlng at the office oil
Sheriff Tngle yesterday, concerning the
" hereabouIs OF her son, q lad aged eleven
years, who she feared bad ruu away. She
Isaid that Mr.. Finch, the engineer at the
Benwood mill, was his uncle. She seemed
greatly distressed over the occurrence.
Nh. THOMAS JOHNS, the manager oil
Rainey's coal works, above Martins Ferry,
wss in the city this morning after some
thieves who had stolen quite lot Of tools
Iron the bank early In the morning. They
got on the track OF the thieves at the works.
The tools had been carried to the river
aud put In little fat boat and started
down this way. Whether be succeeded in
folding his men or not we could not learn.
-Yatnddss Beilaire Independent.
YESTERDAY was holiday among the
Roman Catholics, being the feast OF the
Immaculate Conception. An early mass
at $50 was celebrated by Vicer General
Sullivan, another ono st $50 A N. was
also said. A grand high mass was cele.
brated at 1890, Father McElligott, cele:
[brant, assisted ny Fathers Sullivan and
Murray, Bishop kain giving the benedic.
ton. At the conclusion Of this mass
Bishop Kahn nreached an elegant sermon.
vespers at7:S0 closed the services Of the
day.
Mn. W @. HAxDLAN, Chairman Of the
Committee on Fire Department, and Cap.
tain Eccles, Chief OF the same, yesterday
bought magnificent span Of horses for
the Atlantic engine. These horses are
certainly the hsndsomeSt 10 the city, and
under the careful training Of Dave Henry
will soon be an ornament 10 the depart
ment. They were purchased from Mr..
John Smith at a cost OF $3.50. The odd
horse at the Atlantic engine house will be
transferred TO the United engine house to
do service there and one OF the greys dis.
posed Of, as 1t 10 not adapted TO the use OF
The department.
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