The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-06
LOCAL LACoNICa.
Brief Note and Comment ON Current city
Events,


Walton, Esq, died Saturday after linger-
ing illness.
The County Commissioners will hold
their regular monthly session at the Court
House to-day.
OFFICER AsXUs locked up Samuel ('DadO
Craig and Adam Stevens for drunken
ness, yesterday.
The B. & o. Express Company Is now
bringing freight through from New York
10 this city in eighteen hours.
HEWITT, formerly of the Register, Of
this city, Ia about 10 take the city editors
chair on the Pittsburgh Telegraph.
ST. PAuLs German Church, in South
Wheeling, will hold fair beginning on
next Thursday, and continuing three
evenings.
Rev. @. P. MAIDEN, OF the Fourth Street
NJ. L. Church, Is announced TO lecture in
the ". E, Church at Moundsvilie, on next
Friday evening.
PRor. T. B. MCCAIN will deliver lee
ture this evening 10 the Bryant Literary
Society. Subject: "Hstory." All who
are interested are invited.
AN slarm OF fire was sent in from the
Island Saturday night and was caused
by the burning OF eoot In chimney on
Zane street. The Vigilant and Atlantic
went over.
MEssRs. HOWARD & HISS proprietors OF
the Varieties at the Academy Of Mnsic,
announce that they will donate one hun.
dred loaves OF bfead'to the poor OF the
city on Christmas.
FRANK WALTER, OF the Two Mile House,
up the creek, informed reporter on Sat:
urday, that he housed FIVE or six hundred
tons OF ice during the late freeze. He says
the quality OF the ice is excellent, and 1t
runs from five to eight inches in thickness.
JoHH DAY takes Harry Blacks place on
the Register this week during the latter's
absence at Washington on diplomatic
yisit.-SumdGy Leader.
diplomatic visit" is good. but Black
cant borrow any money in Washington
in week.
A NUMBER OF members OF the Rev.
Werder's German Lutheran Church, on
Chapline street, went to Steubenville yes.
terdsy to attend the dedication OF st.
Johns Church, in that city. Ministers
from Columbus, Pittsburgh and Steuben'
vile took part.
-OYRESE Commandery. Knights Templar,
held its annual election Friday night, and
elected the following officers: NJ. A.
Chandler, E. OIL. A. Miller, Generals
simo; John NJ. Birch, Captain General !
s. T. Hildreth, Treasurer; J. V. l..
Rodgers, Recording Secretary.
PADDY MAnoNEY created disturbance
| Al. II Tnn. "a ptaRRonnnf
creek, yesterday. He got into an alterca'
ton with Berthe Ratclif, one OF the girls,
and beat her severely, and kicked the fur
ni.ure around prcmiscuously. Officers
Defibaugh and Rulherfordstopped Paddy's
operations by locking him up.
CROOKED eyes dGgure the countenanCe
very much. On Saturday Young man
with crooked eyes called at this office and
remarked that no was going to have Dr..
Jones at the Mcclure House operate on
them. After the operation the young
man returned and his eyes were as
straight and natural as any ones. The
improvement was manifest.
tbs Committee OF Managers for the
) Church Fair to be held in the church OF
the Immaculate Conception, South Wheel
ing, uUTlDS tue uOHLu VI HouIua'' 20 :"
boring hard to make the entertainment a
D success. As the church resorts TO this
means az one Of the chief resources 1t has
: TO meet financial obligations, It is hoped
that Christian cooperation will be given
: the enterprise. -
TuE people OF tho Eighth ward have
been compelled to grope about the streets
in almost total darkness during the last
four or five nights. Only two or three OF
The street lamps have been burning in the
entire ward, and these with no more
mower than tallow dip. II this trouble
Z not speedily set right it will certainly
afford fine opportunity for another "Gas
Investigating Committee"
. ABour o'clock on Sunday morning, a
ni0ht.lamp exploded in the residence OF
Policeman Shorts at No. 1905 Market
street. The family were asleep, and the
flames jCuited some clothing which was
!: hapCipe on a line, and destroyed IL. The
.. carpet was also considerably burned. The
loss could not be covered for less than S35.
Tho little son OF Officer Shorts aged lit
, lie mast four years was the first to see the
light aud arouse his parents.
: CuIyr EccLEs and Frank Haley, OF the
Fire Department, on Saturday night, made
a tour through the rain and fog in search
Of an obstruction on the Southern Circuit
of the telegraph fire alarm. They exam.
ined almost every box from Twentieth to
Forty.fjith streets. They Ut last found the
cause OF the trouble in box IS, corner OF
Cbapline and Twenty.third streets. The
result ia that the Southern Circuit isagsin
in excellent working order.
The death OF Mr.. Samuel Phillips, an
uncle Of Deputy Sheriff r. H. Phillips,
and A former resident OF this city, took
place at his home in New Orleans on last
Friday. TelegraphiC intelligence oil the
occurTeuce was received here by his
brothers II. W., George and 4, NJ. Phil
lIps. on Saturday. Samuel was an sngin'
eer on the Mississlppi, and his age was
about 5S years. He was born In steuoen'
vile, Ohio, aud left here some twenty
four years ago.
We learn from Capt. Sam Gill, OF the
B. & 0. who arrived in the city last even
ing, that the rains o, Saturday night were
very heavy out In the interior between
here and Martinsburg He reporta that
the tributaries Ell the Monongahela arc
very much swollen, especially Buffalo
creek, in Marion county, which was, in
several places, between Fairmont and
Warrington twenty inches on the track OF
the B. & o. Railroad. The rise, however,
will not interfere with the business Of this
road.
An alarm Of ere was sent in last night
about lO:45 from the Eighth Ward Hose
House, and was caused by the burning oil
some oil in the oil house Of Hobbs, Brock
uiuer & Co, at the upper end OF Thirty
sixth street, on the hillside above the fac
tory. The fire was put out by some men
who shoveled earth upon 1t from above;
The Eighth ward reel was on the ground
their services were not required. The At.
lantic aud Vigilant started but were turned
back.
New jury Llsr.-The following list Of