The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-25
LOCAL LACONICs.
Brisf Hols ami Comment on Current CItJ
Events,

Brief note ami Comment on Current city
Events,
i THr tow.boas Annie Kelly left Louis.
vile last evening for New Orleans.
Mrs. CHRISTIAN PoLLEY, aged about forty,
eight years, died NJ her home In Benwood
yesterday at / O'clock ~. -. u
BALLS were held last night at the Nall
City Boat House, Germania Hall, As:
sembly Hall, Koch's Hall, McLain's Hall
and Turner Hall.
A NAN named Anthony McAndrews,
who lives on the hill above Twenty .iourth
street, lslipped on the Ice yesterday and
sustained some very severe iniuries.
). The gas authorities wishsthe people 10
know that the imperfect condition Of the
light last night was owing to improve
ments which, were going on at the works,
and that they may look for everything to
be in proper order tonight I
THgRE will be O business meeting Of the
| OF Hall Temperance Union, on next Fri
day night, for the final adoption OF o new
constitution and bylaws, aud election o.
officers for the ensuing six months. All
members OF the Union are requested to be
present. 40 5f a. 4g3g3 G5 H.b
A LARGE excursion party from the city.
intended going down to-day on the Conri.
Grand back on the Ragon to'nign4 put
the river having been closed up, the pro-
iect has been abandoned, and the excur..
slonists will give q party at New Wiesel
Hall tonight. irJeIYfgJT5 lei 90
BusiSEss about the whatfs is at q COM
nleia stand still, the river being closed be-
Tween this city and Bellaire as well as at Q
point some four miles above the city The
marks on the wharf last night showed .
feet I0lihches i'm the channel, and indii
eating that the river was falling.
AT asiats ahour on -Tuesdaylnight, the
saloon Of George j.. Dauber, ct 6l6 Main
street, was bprglari2ed, The thieves
gained entrance through the cellar, and and
fobbed the money till OF is entire con
tents, amounting to- $40. Nothing else
Twas, missed. There is 4, no clue 70 the
thieves. lasisH' ti--.S5i!
SUPERINTENDENT RIDDLE, Of the Water
Works, says he cannot keep .up!t hesup-
ply Of water II the useless waste Is Kept up
lHydrannts are turned on and kept run
ming all the time, and until the new pump
is position it will ueGessilate' the con-
stantiunning. Of both pumps to'keep DIP
the supply. 7l,ssa 81. :. 'y,os tpp d. ~
Two malicious scoundrels whose names
we could not get engaged in Q tussle In
front ofthe McLure House last night and
one Of them was thrust through the large
Rlass door Of the saloon. One of them
escaped Officer. Murdoch, but the other
one was arrested by Detective Junkins OF
the night police and locked up.
A FIRE alarm was turned in from box
l7l,on.the Island;T about 9-o'eiock yestet:
daymorning. "a The flames were discovered
In The roof Of Mrs. Selma ,odbert's resi-
dencs, Eand ,oris nated from o defective
Efue. The fire was soon extinguished, the
damage fortunately being very slight, and
q iew-dollars willgcoyer the fioss.S The
United engine in the sixthwa Smistook
the alarm as proce sding from box 81 in
stead off and ran 70 the Eighth ward.
| ATeAM driven and owned; by John
Chfistold, frightened OF an approaching
traiIi %. The Hempheld Railroad, OF Six,
teenth and Marke streets, yesterday, and
| liustead of running away from the train
! ran across the track, aud had 1t not been
I forthe prompt action oil o young man who
grssped he bride Of one Of the horset
? sndfturnad away his bead, the animals
! would have reached the track Just ast The
en- zine come to The Orossing, anda tata
!, accideHt&ould have resulted.
YESTERDAY Fred Bach, young son o.
lIHenfy Bach, of Market Street, waa severe
IlS I hurt BY being thrown sttom
J the ground while playing Of the Third
\ ward school house. It seems that the
!: pupils of this school, as. well % ot. several
! Others, nave dangerous practice OF trip
] ping each. other. Several bad falls have
! been reported, and now the Bach boy.is
!, 40 severely cut and bruised about the
4 head thsti no wan .dslifiotsR good part o.
the night. The practice, should be broken
ilup.