The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-23

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En-. Lowe Is again thanking billiard
balls at the New. Mcclure.
MICHAEL EDWARDS, the new weigh mas
ter Is after short weight coal haulers.
EIaHr children are down in one room at
the Children's Home with the measles.
We have understood q movement is on
foot to get up Blaine club in this city.
II. BRADLEY WHEAT died at the Hos.
pital last night, after lingering illness.
Mayors brass and string Sand will give
concert at Washington Hall, April I'd.
THIS evening the Daughters Of Rebekah
will give an entertainment at Beethoven
Hall. ...
To-Day will be observed as National
holiday by the banks and the Revenue
Office. .
LYMAN Cox, for a long time garbage
man in the Eighth ward, was buried yes
terday. ru'..
THERE is a possibility that special
meeting Of Council will be called to-mor-
row night
Mas. MILLER, an old resident OF the
Eighth ward, died Friday and will be
buried to-day. .s.
THE knights OF Temperance will give .
literary and musical entertainment March
9th, at Washington Hall. tm'
NEW telegraph Office will soon be put
in the Union ticket office, New Mcclure
House, by the A. & P, Co.
TIE entertainment given Saturday night
at Westwood's Hall by the o. U. A. III.
was very successful affair.
THR new board walk on the south side
OF Sixth street was finished last Saturday,
and the residents are all smiling.
MEssRs. Tingle and O'Kane have been
canyassing the Third ward for the Irish
sufferers with Indifferent success. ..
THERE Is a picture Of Parnell in the
Cincinnati Times OF Friday last that made
him curse the day he left Ireland.
The Belmont furnace started up again
Saturday, and also the Top Mill furnace.
Both Of them had been OF on account Of
coke.
One OF the employees OF the Riverside
furnace fell through hatchway in the
stockhouse Saturday, sustaining slight In
juries.
An attempt was made to burglarize the
residence OF Mrs. DR.. Baguley, Chapline
street, early Yesterday morning, but the
burglar was frightened of before efecting
an entrance. ...'..
| A LETTER was received by 4. T. Cock
ayne, asking that his orchestra go to Mar
ietta on Wednesday evening next, but he
was compelled to decline on account o.
other engagements. d. -t..r
II the Street Commissioner would pre-
vent tho teapsters from backing, theii
heavily loaded tagons on the board wall
above Seventh street, he would have ne
repairing to do to it.
NEXT Wednesday evening a grand wed
ding reception will be held east OF ou
city, for which great number oil invita-
tions have been issued. TT. OoGkaynet
orchestra will be there.
, TIKI Street Commissioner will begin to
day the work OF putting Nineteenth stree
| in passable condition. 1t has beenimpos
sible to haul coal to the gas works onac
, count OF the muddy condition OF thu
street for some time.
r. M. DARRAH, Esq, clerk OF the MUM
cipal Court, discovered an incipient blaz'
in the hall next door to Behler's restau
rant, on Market street, alew. evenings ago
Some shayings had been placed behint
the door and then lighted,
A MOVEMENT Is on foot In the Eight
Ward to get up walking and reading
association. 1t is intended to hire q hal
large enough for placing track therein
to be used by members, and also TO pur
chase a stock OF books, the whole to bt
} used as place for recreation.
The German paper Of last week say
amongsome OF Wheelings more prominen
necessities are, an appropriation OF Sl0O,
900 for street improvements, park, fret
bridge toll, a better paid fire department
new City Hall, fire alarm, a German
classical school and salaried officers.
TIE Gas Extension Committee will NEE
at tho Gas Works this afternoon for the
purpose Of looking at several pieces o.
property with reference 10 the acquisition
OF some grounds for the extension OF the
works. The feasibility Of the Twentieth
street switch will also be examined.
AN old man named Webb was arrested
Saturday night by Officer Whyte for dis.
Oh ASAAtSSAbA nbA9Gbt IAAh
had over 5000 on his person when arrest
ed. Yesterday at the Lookup he was at
tackled with cholera morbus and for lit.
tie time very faint hopes Of his recovery
were entertained.
A NUMBER OF the Republicans Of the
First Ward will meet at the Vigilant
Engine House next Saturday evening lor
the purpose OF taking steps toward the
formation OF Blaine Club. All Republic
cans who favor the "Plumed Knight" ior
the first place in the Presidential race are
cordially invited to be present and give
the boom o lift.
FRIDAY night last the four stablemon at
the Citizens Passenger Railway stables
struck for 50 a day OF sixteen hours. They
were receiving 81 so day. Saturday
morning they were replaced by four
others Saturday night John Burk went
to the stables and thrashed three OF the
four "bIack sheep" as they were called.
Polk Gardner, one OF them, receiving a
double portion. The police are now look
ing for the man Burk.
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