The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-29

Coup's best tumbler is q colored man.

The new cars on the, Elm Grove road
seem to give satisfaction.
TnE business houses oil Wheeling will
be very generally closed this year on the
Fourth Of July.
"THE elephantine exponent Of Demo.
cratic principles" Is what Col. Arnett was
called at Benwood last night.
YESTERDAY was noticeably quiet for
show day. Only two persons were in the
lookup at 10 o'clock last night.
The question now agitating the Amerl'
can people Is whether they will celebrate
the glorious Fourth on the third or on the
fifth.
GEN. WALLAcR's assistant keeper Of the
lookup was put on Just in time to allow
the old General TO go TO the circus, winch
he did.
"TuE more you rub him the more IKE
true gold he becomes" is Homeopathic
desc that Col. W. @. Hsndlan got at Ben
wood last night. .,
YouNo Neidert, the boy who was Killed
by the explosion OF the cannon SATURDAY
night was buried ut half.past nine o'clock
yesterday forenoon.
OuIrE number OF the High Tented
Rechsbtes OF this city will attend picnic
by GAINESVILLE encampment OF that order
out In Ohio next Saturday.
The Thirteenth street Reading Club will
give picnic at Patterson's Grove, east Of
Elm Grove, to-day. Shallcross's omnibuses
will convey the party to their destination
JOE BALzRR's Delmonico restaurant will
be open all night tonight, 30 that those
Republicans who desire to breakfast OF
lunch before taking the special train FOL
Grafton can do 80.
ALBERT PRICE was before Squire Phil
ips Yesterday charged with picking some
body's pocket on Saturday. The evidence
did not substantiate the charge, and AL
bert was accordingly discharged.
A ZIG time is anticipated at the N. E
Sunday Schools picnic at Barton's Grove
next Saturday. All the Island and tht
Eighth and Sixth wards are going, will
other wards 10 hear from.
FOLLOWING Coup's circus is gang o
pick.pockets, headed by little man o
peculiar appearance, apparently abou
sixty years OF age. Our police watched
them so closely they could not get ii
their work while here.
THE accident by the bursting Of a can
non at Wheeling, noticed in another. col
umn, gives emphasis to our suggestions
concerning the use OF explosives, etc., dur
ing this political campaign. 1t does no
pay Washington Reporter.
Ar eleven o'clock last night the conndi
ton OF McCarrick, the man who wa
wounded by the bursting Of the cannon
Saturday evening, was reported by Dr
Edwards to be precarious in the extreme
He was still living, however, at that time
We have been shown handful, print
ed at the Bellaire Democrat Office, adyertis
ing the Wilson meeting at Benwood las
night. It gives it good send oil as Ben
woods DOOM" Whether the joke is OF
Ben or Benwood we do not feel able to de
termine.
THERE is a boat on the Island dock
that attracts a good deal OF attention. |
| Is saw mill packet, sort OF boat tina
is quite common down the river, wher
they are used In saving logs at variou
points along the river. They serve tn
double purpose OF portable saw mill ant
means OF transportation for the mill.
THIS evening meeting of the younl
men from seventeen to twenty-one year
OF age Is to be held at Veteran Hall, Nc
Lure House, for the purpose oil organizing
a Garfield Club. The young gentlemen
will no doubt organize club that vii
accomplish as much as their older breth
rem in the way OF display. Let the bal
roll on.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad adver
tises an excursion to Detroit which leave
this city next Saturday. The tickets ar
only SIS for the round trip. including
ride OF so miles on lake Erie on the steam
ship Alaska. Tickets good until July I'll
inclusive. Persons contemplating an ex
cursion have here an unprecedented op
portunity.
LIEUTENANT GEORGE PATTERSON OF thu
l4th U. S. Infantry is passing a leave o
absence at Benwood. Lieuteant Patter
son is courteous, affable gentleman, ant
his many friends will be glad TO see him
Lieut., Patterson was in command OF the
SQUAD OF Regular soldiers that stood gnart
while the sentence OF the Court was beinl
executed upon John D. Lee, the hero o
the infamous Mountain Meadow Massacre
LETTERS remaining in the Postotlice un
claimed, June Goth: s. E. Allison, Eliza
beth Jane Bottom, William Bell, i. S
Brock, Mrs. Mary Berry. Ed. Cragen, ]
Oresap, A. Eiser, Luther Ford, John +
Graham, r. A. Gooelson, J. Giles, Theo
dore T. Hall, E. II. Knight, Miss Mary
Klink, A. z. Lott, A. Laner, E. Mckee
Frank McCurdy, L. K. Maxwell, Johr
Pieister, A. L. Pritchard, Henry Rolling
IL. W. Rhodes, A Smith, s. j. Stone, VIM
Springer, Whitescutler, Flank Walls.
A PROMISING sign Of the times is the in
terest that is being manifested in politics
by the young men. The adolescent poll
ticians Of this city have already been tired
by party spirit which presages warm and
interesting time in the coming campaign
The young mon Garfield clubs now organ
lied and ready for work. Our Democratic
youth, not to be behind In matters o.
party pride, have taken measures to form
a Hancock club, and so far have enrolled
one hundred and ninety.eight names
There will, OF course, be rivalry between
these two organizations, but we hope II
will be generous and without bitterness.
ISrRLLIoRNCE was received in this city
yesterday OF the death Of W. V.
Dunbar, Familiarity known as "Wash'
Dunbar, which sad event occur
red at his home in Chicago, al
8 p on Sunday, the cause OF 1t being a
congestlye chill. Mr.. Dunbar was form
erly well.known citizen OF Wheeling, a
painter by calling, and an employe Of
Hanes, Wilson & Co.'s. He removed to
Chicago several years ago, and has been in
business there since. He was married to a
daughter OF City. Receiver Todd, OF this
city, and has other relatives here. He was
formerly a member Of Bates Lodge, No. 50,
F. & A. NJ, Of this city, and will be buried
with Masonic honors tomorrow after.
noon.
COMMENCEMENT AT LITTLE WASHING.
roN.-Rev. Robert Alexander, pastor OF
the Presbyterian Church at st. Clairsville,
and a mamhar offhe Roard nj TrnRtaea ~