The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-25


made the arrest
TIE Pittsburgh Garfield Escort attracted
much attention BY their excellent march.
ing Saturday night.
We sympsthi1e deeply With Captain s.
l., Briee in the loss OF bright and interest
ing little son last Saturday.
A LAMP exploded in the house Of Fred
shsier, on Chapline street, Eighth ward,
last night, bat nobody Was hurt.
A yuxBER Of the glass blowers, in North
Wheeling, are out on strike. We could
not learn what The difficulty was.
TIE Beethoven Singing Society will give
q grand ball and coneett a. their ball,
Fourteenth and Main streets, this evening.
ALARoE number OF the attaches Of Fore
paugh's show passed though this city Eat
urdsy night, from Washington, Pa, en-
route to Philadelphia. ~
cocxAYxEs orchestra furnished music
for surprise party in the Sixth ward last
Saturday evening, at the residence OF Mr..
James Merrel. A pleasant time was spent
by all.
AuGusr ZoEckLER, the Fulton butcher,
received lot OF fine cattle from Wetzel
county last Saturday. One Of them was
nearly as large as Porepaugh's large ele-
plant.
W. P. HUBBARD, ESQ, representing the
p, W. & KY road purchased three lots
of OF the Eckhart property, in North
Wheeling, last Saturday, for SS55. w. b.
Halter, auctioneer.
ABOUT City members OF the Wheeling
Turner Society went down to BsllAire yes
Iterday, 10 attend the funeral OF Martin
Herpich, oneof their members Nj. Her
pich was former resident Of Wheeling.
ARAxSEs was presented to the Eighth
Ward II. & Z. Club Saturday night at
lMEs. Smiths boarding house on Chspllne
street, below Tbirty.thlrd. Frank Deechln
presented the banner, and J. W. Waitre-
ceiTed It
encounter took place between Jimmy
Travis and W. B. Howell on the wharf,
Saturday night, in which Travis was as
gaulted by Howell. Our informant says
that the assault was unproyoked and I'M
Unsuitable.
THERE is report being circulated that
a son Of SIR. B. f. MeMechen, of the Sew
enth ward, had died from typhoid fever
Mr.. McMechen informed our reporter yes
Ierday that bis son was improving as rap
idly as possible.
SAMUEL AlBuG6, Of "Capteen," Ohio,
bought rubber coat at one otthe stores on
Twelfth street, last Saturday, and stole
cashmere one. Jake Honecker, Of Squire
Mix's force, arrested him. and Mr. Gund;
ling let him of upon payment OF costs and
restoration oil property,
The "silyer Leaf Social" boys, OF BHdR
eport, are making extensive preparations
for their opening ball al Oglebay's Hall.
on next Friday evening. a number will
attend from this city, BelIalre. Martins
Ferry and other points. COckayne's or
chestra will furnish the music.
The Bellairs Liederkrantz Society elect
ed the following officers yesterday: d.
rector, Prof.. L. Was, vice G. E. Gentert;
President, A. Koeuemund; Vice President,
F, Steger; Secretary, a. Brand; Finan.
cial Secretary, Il. Bonarius; Treasurer, F.
Hoffman; Flag Bearer, Il. Kruger.
PREPARATIONS were made on Friday to
send a hundred men from Washington,
Pa, 10 participate in the Republican torch
light procession Saturday night, but the
| Hempield could not iurnishtranspoItstion
and hence the expedition was abandoned.
all the cars we're engaged on other por-
tons Of the line.
The meeting Of Council tomorrow night
is called for the purpose OF ratifying the
action Of the Committee on Water Works
in awarding the contract for the construc'
ton OF the Caisson at the Water Works,
TO the Fl. Pitt Boiler and Tank Works Ct
Pittsburgh. The loan Ordinance" will
also be taken up at that time.
PETER o'HAXpLAS, an old man who had
lived in the Eighth ward for many years,
dropped dead last Saturday morning near
PoTty.eighth street. An autopsy under
direction Of Squire Mix developed the
fact that death had resulted from heart
disease. Mr.. O'Handlsn had E: various
times been an employe at the B. d. .. ma
chine shops ss blacksmith.
Me-. WV. FlSDLEY Is doing some excel.
lent stone work on the bridge below West
Wheeling. The abutments will stand up
this time. Several hundred dollars Of the
peoples money have been thrown away
BY the Commissioners during the past five
wears on that bridge. We are glad that
they are now getting the work done in a
proper manner BkLlaire LHdependsnt.
The man who stole Mayor sweeney's
horse last Friday, was arrested up in
Marshall county, Saturday, by some
farmers, and thief and property brought
10 this city by Mr.. Alex. Campbell. Mayor
Sweeney Identified the 'long lost" with
out trouble, and W. W. Miller. Esq, sent
the man to fail in default Of ball. He
gave the name Of Niedemeyer. and claims
to be stone-Cutter from Reading, o.
AN attempt was made last Saturday
morning to burglsrize the residence OF Jno.
Campbell, OF the Belmont mill. Mr..
Campbell usually goes to work about 4
O'Clock in the morning, and hardly had he
left before ladder was placed against the
house, but before an entrance was effected
the would be burglar was frightened of,
and 80 suddenly that the ladder and sew
eral cans OF corn were left, the latter
showing clearly that some other house had
been visited.
'THE third contest race for the possession
OF the challenge cup came of Saturday
over o part OF the lower course between
William Hagedorn, OF the Lessure club
and Ed. Blettner, oil the ]. w. schullze
club. At the turn Hagedorn turned in the
wrong direction, and while attempting to
rectiiy his mistake Blettner's boat collided
with and sunk the boat Of the former. The
referee, George Bowman, ruled the col.
lision foul, and decided that another
contest would have to be rowed in order
TO decide the match.
AMusrMESrs-Tomorow evening "Ms-
trimony," one OF Barley Campbell's best
productions, will be given at the Opera
House. Mr.. Campbell will be here him
self with his company.
Among numerous notices we have seen
we clip the following:
With Matrimony, the management
may confidently expect 70 announce