Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-19
SIDEWALK SCRAPS.

Sfkike chhkkrs Whi
'front.'
"A sESsArIoS from the South End, 10
pretty near due.
THE city hotels are apparently doirG
a rushing business
PAY-pAY at the Ia Belle mill and the
Central Glass Works.
AL quiet along the hne"-oi teie-
graph wires, last night.
THERE Was every indication, last night,
OF more falling weather.
The employees of the Crescent mill VIII
receive their pay tomorrow.
OSE marriage license was Issued oy
Recorder Hook yesterday.
AND the telegraph war has gone to
meet the railroad controversy.
Coz. BowES addressed temperance
meeting at Otis Hall, last night.
ONE deed OF trust was admitted to rec
ord yesterday by the County Clerk.
The cooper shops of Wilson, Dunlevy
& Co. have stopped until the mills start
up again.
SIX and a quarter cents is What the
inhabitants Of the Moundsyille peniten-
tiary live on per day.
THREE years ago the "Fifteen" pszEie
Was readily solved every time by the
rule OF eight to seven.
Tue Harmonic Maennerchor VIII give
a select masquerade at their hall ON the
evening Of the 18th inst.
THE "Pexiky" road is, at the present
time, doinga rushing business, both IN
the freight and passenger line.
Mr.. Geo. l.. Ashmead, Jr., represent
ing A. t. Stewart < Co, OF New YORK,
has taken rooms at the Stamm.
YEsrERDAY's fair weather brought out
the girls. But they still insist on mui-
ding their beauty in thick wells.
JEFF Davis has had his say on the tel
egraph war: "Why don't they call out
the militia-me and Col. Miller
YoU might as well put away your
skates and get out your balls ana OATS
The ground hogs six weeks nave e&-
pired.
FRANK Nay, a b. & o. train-man,
sustained a severe fracture OF hls hand
while coupling cars at Benwood, yester-
day afternoon.
ALARGE wagon loaded with cord wood
broke down on Main street, near
Twenty.tirst, yesterday afternoon
Cause, bad hole in the street
K. ID. POWELL, sheriff, and J. w
Policy, deputy, of Hampshire county
were in the city Yesterday, having
brought prisoner named Sins to the
penItentiary.
We are panied to announce the death
of William Odbert, OF East Wheeling,
which occurred at IL o'clock hast night
Mr.. Odbert has been i'll for long tine
and his demise was not expected.
The proper thing to 10 now when You
call upon friend Is ~ ask him whether
he will hear YOU whistle "Plnatore' ca
Holm YOU in friendly tussle with the
gem puzzle.
KRAMER is engaged to play for the lit
erary cOutestat Washington on the 9TH
a large party at GAINESVILLE on the 10Th,
and a hail to be- given 10y the EEtre NO''
club OF Sieubenyille April 81.
MRs. l.. RoBlSsoS, the lady evangelist
who lab1red 50 successfully m the
Fourth Street VI. l.. Church short
time since, Is expected 10 arrive to-mor'
row To- conduct the revival now IA pro-
grrsS at the Chapllnc street Church.
4 NUMBER OF persons living IN the
Filth ward have been lnquirIng, oi Late,
what II the matter with the gas lie
trouble is that Pipe IN the alley be.
tween Twenty-hrst and Twenty second
streets became clogged and It's removal
Was necessitated When the repairs are
completed the gas will be OF better quail
ity than ever heretofore.
MKs. u. G.. THOMSON widow OF the
iormercOnductOr on the Cadiz Branchl
removed to Wheeling last week, where
she takes charge Of large boarding
house in the neighborhOod Of the State
Capitol. Mrs. Thompson thoroughly
understands the business, aud she tie
serves abundant success IN her new
field Of labor.
JOINS QUINN, an employee ot the Il. x
u. X. K, while cleaning the skyllght Ot
A caboose attached To the freight train
he is employedon, had his hand severely
cut, hast night, by its coming IN contact
with coal shute the tram was passing
under. lie was brought to this city and
his wounds dressed by DR.. Wunder-
Itch.
Ar the police court, yesterday morn
iny. Thomas Livingston was lined 81
and costs and his wife, Mary, 81 and
costs. The cause OF all this was that on
the night before Thomas aud Mary had
a little family Jaw which finally led To a
rough and tumble fight, aud thus dis
turbed the peace and quiet Of the good
city Of Wheeling.
A LETTER was received ut the Cover.
uurs office yesterday from Gen. j. h,
Mooreheai, of Pittsburgh, President al
the Munongchlia Navigation Company
saving that the committee appointed e
superintend the building OF the new
penitentldry, would visit our BaStile at
Moundsville some time in May. The
committee also propose visiting the New
York State penitentiaries-
LAST evening, as Officer Miller wa:
coming up Market street, at the corner
oi Sixteenth he observed a highly eN
cited woman rush out OF the house kept
by Madame NoTrington. Miller raT
down to where the woman was and ask
ing the cause Of her excitement learned
that two men were in the house threat.
ening TO shoot. Entering he found tvs
men, strangers, hOurishing reyolvers
aud expressing desire tn shoot the per
son Who had tried to put them out
Miller called Wilcox to his assistance
and they removed the men TO the cooler
where they were searched, one OF them
having $3.50 and fine gold watch anj
chain on his person. Drunk and disOr'
derry was the charge against them.