The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-20

TnE police were busy last night.
No more Circuit Court till Saturday.

sary OF the battle oil Bull Run.
Lors OF people go down to the Mounds
vile camp grounds from this city.
TRAVEL out the National road, east Of
the city, last Sunday, was very heavy.
RuMoR has 1t that there is another prize
fight on the taps, to come of at Golfers.
TIE NJ. NJ. DIS will give grand picnic
at Zane's Orchard week from next Thurs
day night.
A DRowsY fellow named Williams was
gathered up from the pavement by officer
Miller last night.
Mr.. JOSEPH DrfNEY, Of Pleasant Valley,
has one of the finest crops OF corn 10 pe
found in thecountY.
THE La Belle nail mill and Hobbs Brock
unier & Co.'s South Wheeling glass works
started up yesterday.
The necessity for the setting OF the curb
on North Front street, Island, is very
great, and the work should be done at
once.
Mr.. GIBSON, OF Bethany, to whom the
position OF Principal OF the Fifth Ward
Schools OF this city was rendered, has &C.
copied it
GEN. WEAVER, the Greenback candidate
for President OF the United States, will
speak in Wheeling on Saturday evening,
July 3lst.
A VERY lively fight came of at the head
of the National road on Sunday evening
last among a number OF youngsters.
No arrests.
THE engraver at the new IEtDa Glass
Works, at Bellaire, is said 10 be one OF the
most skilliul etchers on glass in this neck
Of the woods.
AN assorted lot OF "nigger.shooters"
can be seen at the City Building. Police
man Defibaugh confscated them from the
boys yesterday.
A MEETING OF the Republican County
Committee will BIZ held at the Office Of
Geo. Il. Parks, candidate for Sheriff, on
tomorrow evening.
The gutter on the east side Of the Ma
tional road, above Seventh street, is filled
with dirt in several places, thus obstruct
ing the passage OF water.
4 The July term OF the Municipal Court
commenced yesterday afternoon, the
: onIy business transacted being this setting
OF the docket and like preliminsries.
A HORSE belonging TO George Bowers, o
South Wheeling, plunged its foot through
wheel Of a passing vehicle at FultoE
. Sunday, and in extricating 1t wrenchec
the wheel of.
A LITTLE child OF Wolf Raymond was
missing all day yesterday, and at the time
= of this writing the family were very un
). easy abont ii. The little one had wan
y dered of and could not be found.
g g SLEEPY DICK, the well known raGe-horse
. was taken over to Cadiz, Ohio, last night
II He will contest in the coming races there
y and then be taken to other Ohio towns
Il during the agricultural fair season.
ROBERT NoLTE's horse.ran off up Cald
wells Run yesterday afternoon, dragging
a wagon with it. After. running some
thing like mile 1t was headed of anc
stopped without Injury to the vehicle.
The new evening paper, edited and pub
llisbed by O. O. johnson, and called the
Erening Leader, came out last evening. i
Is independent OF party affiliations politi
: cally, but otherwise not great deal car
be told from the first issue.
MR. n. F. McNAoHrES, an old and es
teemed citizen OF the First ward, died yes
terday morning after protracted and sui
iering illness. His funeral will take place
!. from the residence OF his son.in.law, Mr.
Id. r, Tracy, this afternoon at 8 o'clock.
TIE picnic excursion Of the Disciples
Sunday School to Barton's Grove, via the
10. T. V. & W. r. R., will be on next
Thursday. Train leaves Bridgeport al
! $3.50, ferry, at the foot OF Twentyfourth
street, at 5 A. N. Round trip 80 cents
children 20 cents. =
A committee Of the Seventh ward club
Y met nj the office OF Cowden & Cowden,
the attorneys, last night, and laid out the
work for an aggressive campaign, which,
liz carried out on the plans adopted, will
! result in much good for the Republican
cause in the Garden Spot"
' ISLAND and Water street people COM
i plain OF the annoyance caused them by
i the bleating OF the calves that are kept all
night on the boats that get in alter dark.
|. They certainly make great fuss and dis
:. turb the slumber OF light e!eepers. Some
!. disposition ought to BIZ made OF them.
r LIEUT.. MCCuLLY wanted TO see one OIL
the police force last night on Main street.
and he blew his whistle. Zone blast
I upon that bugle horn were worth ten
thousand men," more or less. They
tlocked in from every direction, thinking
there was something terrible going on.
The excitement was needless, however.
THE Beethoven Singing Society elected
. the following officers for the coming six
months at It's last meeting: President,
David Koerner; Vice President, G. Fink
Corresponding Secretary, A. Meyer;
Financial Secretary, J. Grosscorth; Librar.
ian, r. Henry; Treasurer, F. Muegge;
Musical Director, Prof. Was; Vice Direc'
/. tor, VIM. Was.
MEssRs. HENRY, Morris and Bernard
2 Horkheimer have purchased the interest
. OF Simon Horkheimer, ESQ.,, in the bust
. ness OF Simon Horkheimer & Co., whole.
!. sale liquor dealers. The new firm is com.
posed Of young gentlemen OF exceptional
. business abilities and possess a thorough
knowledge OF the business, and will merit
! their share Of business hereabouts.
Mr.. AND MRs. JOHN 'ZoEcKLER, IT,, OF
Leavenworth, Kansas, are visiting with
their family at Mr.John Zoeckler's, at,Ful-
ton. Last evening they were rendered o
complimentary serenade by 7. T. Cock
ane's orchestra. T. 7. and Mr., q were
school boys together. The reception was
a feast OF good things, and more pleas
ant party we have never seen together. :
OFFICER SHORTS had hard tussle Sum
day night with fellow named John hul.
doom near the Grant House. Muldoon was
drunk and resisted arrest. tearing the col
lar OF Of the officer and otherwise damag-
ing his clothing. Muldoon is the same
man who was badly beaten come two
years ago by officer Thompson. He was
retired for six months by Judge Cranmer
yesterday morning.
The rival aspirants for tho honor OF be.
ing defeated by Hon. John A. Hutchin-
son, our next Congressman, are exceed.
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