The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-19
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NO POLICE -SOVkT Satufuhy.
THERE have been IS deaths from all eau.
ses 50 far this month.
CARROLL HAMILTON Is recovering from
his injuries Of last Tuesday.
TYPaoiD FEyEa and measles are abGting.
So the health officer reports.
IT rained Yesterday Just enough to
make good the Easter prophecy.
THE Wheeling Rifle Club will shoot
hereafter at their new grounds, up Cald-
wells Run.
THE police are Identifying the narrow
steps on either side Of the approach to the
city Building.
AucrroSHRR WtcRHAM sold the Fair
Grounds last Saturday to w. V. Hoge,
Esq, for S25.425.
SOME elegant Autographs Of the "Pi-
rates Of Penzance" are exhibited In varl'
Gus show windows in the city.
E. G. CRAcRAFr and Robert Marshall,
Esqs, addressed the Parker Hall Temper
Rnce Union yesterday afternoon.
Miss Annie Ball, OF the First ward, fell
down the stairs Of her fathers residence
last Saturday, spraining her ankle badly
by the fall.
Col. RrEsrER, Manager Of the Opera
House, is holding open dates, in May, Tor
the "Galley Slave" but has not yet booked
the company.
The Golf Guards, Capt. Otto, turned
out six iours Saturday night, and won
their usual modicum OF praise for line
streetmaneuvers
WE have heard no talk about the organ
Iization OF q base ball club, nor the Waver-
" Society, for several weeks. Verify, we
are retrograding.
MANAGER WoLFF reports the most fat
tering success in his canvass for the tele-
phone. Let our people give this the prop
or encouragement and 1t Is q fixed TACT.
The roof of the "Pwiky" freight depot
lis being repaired, the Martins Ferry Terry
boat has new stack, and all signs OF the
other injuries done by the late storm will
soon be covered up.
The Neus.Letter is little "previous" IN
its announcement that 1t first gave the
status OF the Sweeney Investigators. The
IISTElLIoRScRR announced the fact at least
one day before the Netrs Letter.
I A SURPRISE party was given to Miss sa-
villa Kraus, at the residence OF her par
ents on North Ohapline street, by her
Young friends, some twenty in number,
last night yesterday being her birthday
We call attention to Messrs. j. s.
Rhodes & Co.'s advertisement in to-day's
paper. They recently bought from IN
importer his entire stock OF samples oil
hosiery, consisting Of one thousand varie-
ties.
NEARLY all Wheeling was out the Ma
tional road, east Of the city, yesterday; a
: great many broke Sunday with angler 8
tools, and seemed to have good luck. a
number Of bass are reported as having
been caught.
Mr.. PATRICK McESTIRE, an aged resi-
dent Of the Eighth ward, died yesterday
afternoon, after lingering illness OF sew
eral years. Mr.. McEntire was the father
OF B. A. McEntire, and came to this
county in1s51.
Mr.. E. F. HAY informed us yesterday
that he was on a train OF cars between
Petroleum and Parkersburg during the
prevalence OF the big storm last week, and
also that one OF the cars had its rooi blown
off and other damage done.
: By letter received from Fort Van
couver, Washington Territory, lately, we
learn that the Government House at thai
place had been burned, and with 1t large
, part OF the effects Of Lieut. Charley VIII.
A Jams, formerly OF this city. His regiment
is now stationed at Fort Lapwai, Dakotah'
THR Shakespeare Club Of this city will
celebrate the anniversary oil the bard next
u Friday night by grand banquet at the
New Mcclure House. Mr.. Joseph Crosby
, OF GAINESVILLE, one Of the most thorough
. Shakesperians in the union, will make the
J address, and Mr.. VIM. Leighton, Jr., vii
read poem.
REPORTS from the country indicate tina
the storm OF Friday evening was quite
extensive. East OF this city hay stack
we're demolished, fences blown down
windows broken and much damage Of {
: general nature done. The Cherry Hill
= School house, new brick, near st. Clairs
: vile, was blown down.
MRs. LIZZIE NJ. ZANE, a daughter o.
r Mrs. John Land, was buried yesterday
) afternoon from Mr.. Lands residence, on
z Virginia street, Island. She died on Fri
day at her home near St Clairsville. The
funeral procession was an unusually large
one, Mrs. Zane having been popular with
large circle Of acquaintance.
oS Saturday last the counsel Of David
Parkinson, the alleged Brooke county In
cendiary and robber, made q motion be-
: fore Judge Melvin that their client be ad.
. mitted to bail, on the grounds OF ILL
: health, superinduced by long confinement,
After taking medical advice the request
was refused. The doctor is confined, for
greater security, in our jail.
SATURDAY night Ambrose Holden, a
heater at the Belmont mill, was presented
with a beautiful gold watch by mis- fellow
yorkmen, at Gregory Warmers saloon.
w. O. Handlan, Esq., made the presenta:
ton speech and HE Ferguson responded
for MIR. Holden. Mr.. Holden was the de-
feated contestant at St. Alphonsus iair Tor
similar watch, and this one was given In
, recognition Of his gallant efforts in that
contest
A DOG belonging to q man on Eleventh
street bit child belonging to Meyer Hey:
man, last Saturday morning, and "KeY"
Defenbaugh was started out to e1termin-
ate the dog. He took 1t TO the "Pewiky'
depot, tied 1t to q post and shot at 1t, but
missed It, when the scared animal broke
loose and run upi Twelfth street, followed
by about 1000 men and boys and the re-
doubtable iKey" in the lead. At Eleventh
street the dog was recaptured and shot.
The RoLLKR SKATING RrSK.-In the
room adjoining Germania Hall, on Satur-
day evening, a number OF young gentle.
men assembled for the purpose Of acquir.
ling the science OF roller skating TO such