The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-20

Oiiis monotopous eadonEa-
But anly caught the innutnEa,
N.B-ThiS itisut frogs.
The Courier excursionists will arrive
home to-day.
TuE Board Of Education meets in regu-
lar monthly session this evening.
THR Pres Ellison, Capt j. B. Lukens,
will take an excursion TO Steubenville to-
night.
WHAT Is the use of boatraces anyhow
II our man gets beat We always know he
sold the race"
Wool in this county is being sold In
some instances at 40 cents, which buyers
say will be the ruling price.
ALLEY II, near the Atlantic Engine
House, is in very bad condition, anu ls
cleansing Is absolutely necessary.
The agent Of the Rentz.santley troupe
was In t6e city Yesterday. The troupe will
be at the Opera House one night next
week.
FOURTEENTH STREET, from Main to Chap
line, Is badly blockaded by dirt and other
debris occasioned by the laying down oil
wafer pipe.
CONGRESSMAN UPDERoRARP has obtained
an order for a survey OF the Ohio river at
Bellaire, with a view Of building an ice
harbor there.
A LITTLE boy, said>to be a son OF Judge
BOYD, was pulled out Of the river last
nightin drowning condition, by some
gentlemen in skif.
The Fire Alarm system is not working
very satisfactorily just now, and is cause
OF some annoyance.to the engine house
men very frequently.
| @. A. ScuAEERR & Co., real estate agents,
sold the Reed property on Market street,
between Twenty-hfth and Twenty.slxth
streets, to Mrs. Hughes.
The bulletins announcing the boat race
results, in the the INTELLIGENCE window
yesterday afternoon, attracted large
crowds for some hours.
OFFICES Defbaugh, last evening, gath
cred in drunken woman at the upper
Market house. The prospects are, that
hers will be the only case before the
Police Court to-day.
SHERIFF Jacob Hudkins, Of Barbour
county, and deputy sheriff j. W. Robin
son yesterday brought TO the Penitentiary
Andrew MOQHeli WIZ WIZ ooht shS'V ~
| the present term OF the Circuit Court o.
that county.
JONI GRoNEwETH, a young man who
| lives on the National Pike, above Sixth
street, while bathing in the river near the
First ward school house Tuesday evening
had his hand badly gashed by striking
hidden rock in the water.
The B. & O. R. B. will run an excursion
train TO Chicago in order to allow all who
wisb TO attend the National Republican
Convention to be held in that city, JUNE
Cd. The round trip fare will be very low
We will report 1t in few days.
Those unsightly depressions between
Chapline and Eoff, and Eof and Jacot
streets, below Caldwell's run, are beinL
filled up rapidly by the ashes and cinden
from the La Belle Mill, aud will soon b
: all occupied by dwellings.
THE following gentlemen were elected
directors OF the Nail City Building 'ant
Loan Association at the third annual cleo
ton last night: James A. Dunning, Jno
9 w. Boring, James Peters, Carl ]. Mayer
p Jno. Bayha, Charles Fl. King, Rabert ii
Philips, Jos. Wheeler, and VIM. S. Foose
A. !. TAL.AAN, Cashier ot the EHs
National bank, is agent for the American
line Of steamers plying between Philadel
phia and Liverpool. On Monday AIR
Tallman sold four tickets to parties who
q are going over In few days. JOSEPH
Clements and wife, Of this city, and vii
liam Stewart and wife, OF WheeiinS.-Bst
:, Iare Independent.
= TIE friends OF Second Lieutenant Alex
NJ. Hatch, will be gratitied to learn tina
b he has been promoted to First Lieuten
ancy in the 4th Cavalry. His promotion
q was confirmed by the Senate on the 18th
and his commission W III soon be Forwarded
TO him. Lieut.. Hatch is an old resident o
this county, and has many acquaintance
, and friends in Wheeling.
TnE flag on the Nail City Boat HOUSE
was at half mast yesterday, in respect Z
the memory Of John Mason, one OF IL
members. Mr.. Mason was very ole
: mailer, and always took an active ant
9 prominent part 10 all the pleasures OF hi
2 comrades, prominent among which wa
: that OF boating, and bis place was the
! headquarters for the Nail City Boat Club