The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-27
LOCALLACONICS.
Brief Sote and Comment ON Current city
Events.
Tur Bitters. Fleming shooting case will

Events.
THI Bitters. Fleming shooting case will
come up in Police Court this morning.
JIM. RAY has improved the La Belle
store, on the South Side, with a new plate
glass window.
SCARLET fever is very bad among the
Of Bridgeport, come cases being
very malignant.
THE Gliding Star Dancing CLUB will
give ball at KoCh's Hall, in the Eighth
ward, this evening. Johnny Birch will be
musical director.
THE gas in the 81. James Hotel has been
exceedingly dim iorseveral nights. Work.
men were still engaged last evening trying
to get the pipes in order.
The c., r. V. 4 W. Railroad yard en-.
CINE while pushing cars into the Bridge.
port freight depot, pushed one car through
the east end Of the building.
JAS. WILLIAMS, an umbrella tinker, was
arrested by Officer Shorts on charge Of
drunkenness, yesterday. Williams pawn
ed number Of umbrellas for drinks.
HERMAN HISS made $50 miles, in 8
Leadville pedestrian contest, in 81 hours
and 6 minutes, of and on the track. Her
man ia brother Of Col. George Hess, Of
this city,
COUNCILMAN SCHULTZE was recently Of
fered handsome sum for his painting Of
the "Neapolitan Girl" but his children
would not entertain the idea Of parting
with 1t.
The river is still open just at this point,
though there is no navigation except be.
tween here and Bellaire. The river was at
stage OTIS feet and inches last night,
and falling.
JoHN LoMAsSEY, OF the Sixth ward,
who threatened his wife, was required to
give bond in the sum Of $50 to
keep the peace for six months, before
Justice Wait yesterday.
PAT EAGAN was fined S. and costs in the
Police Court yesterday morning, and sent
up to the Workhouse for thirty days. His
offsnse consisted in creating disturbance
at "Oyster Moll's" boarding house on
Twentieth street.
A SELECT masquerade party was held al
the home OF Miss Matte Gibson in Eof
street last evening, in honor Of her visiting
friend Miss Kate Geoghegan, Of Pitts
burgh. Twenty couples were present
and Mayer provided music.
THE public sale OF valuable coal inter
est in the Boggs' Run Coal Works, which
was to have occurred on last Saturday, will
take place in front OF the Court House
this morning at 10 o'clock. W. 81. Hallei
auCtioneer. See advertisement.
The authorities at 1ronton, Ohio, have
autographed Sheriff Tingle that he can
obtain possession OF the person
Iof Alex. Lemley, next Tuesday. Deputy
Sheriff Phillips and Judge Flynn will
| start for Ironton tomorrow night to bring
Mr.. Lemley to this city.
MRs. MURPHY, the sister OF Miss Dixel
who attempted suicide at the Rine House
Wednesday night, called last evening
TO inform us that she had not refused hei
sister admittance TO her house at any time
Mrs. Murphy also said that she had moi
heard OF the attempted self.murder unit
late yesterday.
TIE Pres Ellison broke her way VI
through the ice.gorge at this point in the
river, to-day at noon, on the West Viz
rinia side, and now the river is nsvigsble
| for boats from here to Wheeling. The 1T
tie Pres deserves a great deal OF credit iol
her persistent efforts in opening up the
way.-Bellaire Independent.
The children are almost monopolizing
the payements in some parts OF the city
for coasting purposes. This is very annoy
ling, as well as dangerous, to pedestrians
land the police wish parents TO remember
lint there is an ordinance prohibitiDgsuch
sport. Shoppers on the Main street grades
experience much difficulty in getting
around on account Of the youngsters.
Miss LIZZIE Gov, aged As years, after
four long years OF intense suffering, died
at tho family residence, near Martins
Ferry, Thursday morning at one O'Clock
from an incurable abdominal tumoL' A
post mortem examination was had on
| Friday evening, at which was developed
theexisLence ofan uterian tumor, weighing
So pounds, OF a fibroil-schinis nature.
TIE item in Yesterdays issue about the
McAfee case before Squire Felber was err
roneous. The case was not called and tho
bond was not forfeited, When the day
fixed for the hearing was afterwards ap-
pointed for Thanksgiving, 1t was agreed by
the parties that the case should not be
called then, but should be heard on some
future day which should suit the convent
ence OF all parties.
A SHORT time before one o'clock this
morning, young man was discovered
tinkering around tho door and windows
OF Dillon's jewelry store on Market street.
Mr.. Dillon hailed him and he ran down
an alley. A few minutes later he was
again discovered at the door on his knees.
Officer Miller was called and arrested the
man. He gave his name as John Smith,
and pretended to be drunk. II is said
that he lives in South Wheeling.
JAMES Lilly was hooking ice for Nick
Kuhn, at BRIDGEPORT, yesterday evening.
When he hooked on piece about three
| feet square, they went ahead with it and
had raised it about thirty feet when the
hook slipped, letting the piece o. ice fall
back striking Lilly on the head. dc
was taken into Mr.. Kuhn's house, near
by, where he lay unconscious for two
hours. His head was dressed by DR.. Wag'
ner, and he was afterwards taken TO his
home, one mile west Of Bridgeport.
A PARTY composed OF twenty.seven la
dies gave pleasant surprise 70 the Rev.
and Mrs. D. H. X. Dix, Of the Wesley NJ.
E. Chapel, at their residences at No. So
Thirty.third street, a few evenings ago.
After passing few merry hours, the com.
pany departed, leaving ffty.two different
packages Of useful and valuable articles
for the pastors family. Rev, Dix returns
hearty thanks TO thedonors. He was also
the recipient of handsome and valuable
watch guard from some members Of his
congregation recently.
The young folks out at Valley Grove
have Organized literary society, which
they call the Stigma" The following off,
GERS were elected at the last meeting:
praaihant l. Il. Gihan: Vice President,