The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-20

ApRll's herself again,
STRAW hats are sprouting.

terdsy by the County Recorder.
Tue country roads are drying up, and
many residents are coming into the city.
Tar typhoid fever is confined princi-
pally to the Fourth, Seventh and First
wards.
Book BERR and its effects were notice
able in most any quarter of the city yes
terday.
woRk is nearly finished on the first
kiln at the Pottery and the others will be
completed as soon as possible.
ToMNY FARRELL, B. & D. fagman at
Thirty4econd and Chapline streets, has
returned from visit to Maryland.
Mr.. ALTRED DAVIS, of the Eighth ward,
who has been very i'll with typhoid lever
we are glad to say is rapidly recovering
JONI CoSDREY was released from jail
Yesterday, on his own Iecogntzance.
John Is the veritable Sixteen string
Jack"
FRANK WARDEN has been appointed Su'
perIntendent OF the American Union Tel
egraph Company Office in the New
Mcclure House.
A ROUGH and tumble fight took place a
Sixteenth and Market streets, yesterday
evening. The participants will appeal
this morning at police court.
THERE will be a temperance meeting q
North Street NJ. L. Church this evening
Addresses by Rev. 7. o. MotIett, Z. u
Cracrait and Robert Marshall.
McGNLEY & McCoRMIcE's coal bank
In East Wheeling, which was on fire Sun
day evening, Is being put in good condi
ton again, and will resume operations a
usual In day Or two.
A FELLOW named Miracle, who escaped
from the workhouse some moths ago, wa
re.arrested by the "poplarest" in Eas
Wheeling Yesterday, and will be sen
back todayto his old quarters.
WuRrL1sa is the victim Of strong wind
and destructive fires. The West Virgins
Capital should move TO Stenbenyill
where security against the elements |
guaranteed. -Stettbedriif Gaelic.
GEORGE scRodolNs, Of the First ward
, lost A little son yesterday from typhoid
fever. and he himself recovering from al
attack Of the same disease took relapse
and is In dangerous condition.
TIE following letters are unclaimed a
| the postofice in this city: P.J. BraekeI
Thos. Campbell, George Evans, X. Gand
ing. ], II. Harris, friedrich Heineman, I
NJ Lee, VIM, Ritter, L. NJ. Schirerin, i
Unrum, Mrs. o. Weiser.
soME scoundrel hamstrunga fine hors
belonging to Samuel McNinch, Esp n ne;
West Alexander, q few nights ago. IN
rascal left note, saying that Mr.; MI
Ninch accused him Of stealing. mons
some time before, and threatening 10 II
peat his visit
Four fires in Wheeling yesterday. ]
was reported on the streets to-day that u
New Mcclure and contiguous building
he Opera House, the INTELLIGENCE
office. the bridge and about half OF th
Obio river had been burned 10 the groun
but as usual 1t was untrue. -SeaJenvtd
Herald.
The Government considers that dealer
in liouoB and tobacco are now sufficient
familiar with the laws in regard to thes
articles 10 know when the special take
are due, and in consequence will rigidl
. enforce these laws hereafter. The tim
for taking out special licenses expire
d May S0th.
WHEELING is showing symptoms OF g
5 ing wild over her new roller skating rink
/, When she is completely gone, steuben
vile will go down and buy it, and put
on Market Square. There's plenty Of roor
> there for one, till We are ready TO put U
, the fountain and the monument.-Stel
4 JenuilLe Hrdld.
ALAw.suIr betw eeen two Italians, one
boarding.house keeper and the other
. peanut yender, about the price OF whee
barrow the latter had hired from n
former, furnished amusement at SOUR
Philips Office yesterday afternoon. Severa
Interpreters were necessary, and lots o
complications arose.
MAJOR J. W. SWEENEY is beautifyln
! the plat Of ground in front oil the CIT.
! Building, preparatory to the planting o
. another flower garden, surprising that o
last summer in beauty, II possible. An
other case OF making the "rose to bloom II
the desert, and the wilderness 10 blossom
like the garden Of the Lord"
A MEErrSa was appointed for last nigh
OF the Menta! and Moral Improvement
Committee, but owing to a meeting Of tn
board Of directors of railroad in which
Judge Cochran is interested, 1t was post
. poned until this evening, when the com
mittee will hold session at Judge Coch
rams office. They will probably finish th
work OF drafting a constitution and by
laws at this meeting.
We regret TO learn Of the death o
Robert ArchboId, at Russell, Iowa
, last Friday from typhoid fever. Mr.
Archbold left this city last June, and wa
Ia Young man OF promise. His mother
! who was summoned to bis death bed wa
also stricken with disease and was no
able to return with the remains which ar
rived in this city last night Mr.. Archbolt
leaves young wife and an infant three
weeks old.
SOME one in going out Of the revenue
office, Sunday night, forgot 10 turn of tn,
gas, and the watchman at the postoficl
discoveringthe fact conceived the ideI
that burglars were in the building. So b.
went to theresidence Of Col. Jim Warden
on Market street, and arousing him, thu
twain went to the postotIice, where TIT
night Waterman armed himself with two
mountain lIowitzers, and the revenu,
office was invaded, only to find no on
there.
Mn. W. R. ALLISON, editor and propri
etor OF the Ohio Pres, weekly newspape
published az Steubenville, is in the city
and will call upon the merchants o.
Wheeling to solicit share Of their adyeF
Using patronage. His paper circulatei
over the very portion Of Eastern Ohio
which our Wheeling men want TO reach
in addition 10 which he claims that the
Pre1 has twice the circulation OF any othei
paper in Steub envllle itself. He will nc
stances mentioned warrant him in ex'
pecting.
ATTEMPTED HioHwAY RoRBERY.-Last
night John Welty was attacked In Market
oIiay hy ttro tnen. Who evidantly deaiHed