The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-17

Nor any Theatre comique tonight.
boys
Roanson's circus is at MOundsyills
to-day.
TnE ball at the Latrobe House, Mounds
vile, this evening promises to be ane
catering.
THs boilers at the Top Mil were cleaned
out Yesterday, ready for a start this
morning.
one marriage license was issued by
Clerk Hook Saturday, the parties being
Germans.
The sheet department at the Whitaker
Iron Works will go on double turn this
morning.
JUDGE MELVIN will be home from
Moundsyille in time to open court as
usual to-day.
PALMER, the man who was so badly in-
jured at the Top Mill blast furnace last
week, is improving.
THOMAS PRossER, an engineer on the
O. T.V.& W. Railroad, has been promoted
to the position Of master mechanic OF the
road.
A ooIoRRD man who has been under
medical treatment OF the hospital, went
crazy and had to be removed to the coun-
ty Jail, last night.
TIE steamer Telegram came up from
Darlington last night, and will take the
Germania Singing Society excursion down
to Cresap's Grove this morning.
A WHEELING operator bought 10000
bushels of wheat on Friday last in Chi
cago, through a broker here, and sold out
on Saturday at profit Of $3.50.
The infant sea lion recently born to q
female OF that species in John Robinson's
menagerie died on Saturday at Darlington,
where the show exhibited on that day.
TaE Belmont county grand Jury failed
to find true bill for incest against Thomas
Beavers, OF Martins Ferry, whose arrest
and committal we noted some time ago.
A CANE Of base ball was played on Sat
urday afternoon at Martins Ferry, be
tween nine OF that city and one from
North Wheeling. The Martins Ferry
boys were victorious.
| An effort will be made to increase thu
, wsges OF hostlers at the engine houses t
S65 per month. Holsters have the hard
, est work about the houses, and the move
ment is being pretty well endorsed.
IT isreported that "Theo." Darrah who
: has been living on the farm Of Col
Pat Kennedy, east Of this city, left las
, week for parts unknown, taking with hin
! lot of personal property upon which tn,
Colonel had chattle mortgage.
A woman who gave her name as Mrs
Jane Strobel was arrested Saturday even
ing for shop.liftiDg at Marshall Kennel!
& Blake's dry good store. She had largt
assortment OF articles on her person. Sh,
4 gave bond for her appearance this ate
noon at o'clock, before Squire Miller.
3 THERE was meeting Of workingmer
held Saturday night, the object being Z
take birds eye view OF the political sit
! uation in this county, and TO map out tn,
4 programme OF the Labor party's organiza
: ton in the approaching campaign. Wha
business was transacted has not trans
pired.
An exciting runaway occurred on Six
tenth street Saturday afternoon. Til,
5 horse was attached TO Hull's grocery
a wagon. Near the corner OF Eoff street tn,
wagon collided with buggy in which al
aged lady named KEYS was seated, wreck
, ing the buggy, but not harming the lady
The runaway then dashed against boart
! pile, which finished the wagon. Tht
man escaped injury.
W. 81. HALLER, auctioneer, sold las
!. Saturday at the front door Of the cour
' house, a piece OF property in Nortl
4 Wheeling, In John McLure's addition, TO
: sl,025. William Boutmaes was the pur
chaser. The same auctioneer also sold
piece OF property in the Sixth ward, be
) longing to B. Ellifritz, for $3.50, to the:Nai
!. City Loan Association. The lots at Bell
/ view were, on Saturday, Withdrawn, a
the bids were too low.