The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-06

Minor Matters N and About The City
Yesterday.


Minor MATTERS IN and About ths City
Yesterday,
A COLD wave has struck Us,
TREsR moonlight nights are glorious
The Ark Is to have a new front porch.
INV programme at the Comique this eve.
ming.
AyruRs are so pushed In the Pottery that
in the grinding room men are working extra
at night
FoR the past two nights there has been
heavy frosts In the country, and fall has at
last arrived,
An engine on the Hempfeld road burst
tlue last evening and was run into the shop
by the excursion train.
THE b. X q. machine shops were inspected
yesterday by Master Mechanic ]. 9, Davis
and Assistant Master A, q. Cromwell,
THE work on Main street goes bravely on.
The street PAYERS commenced work yesterday
and the protesters seemed to have vanished,
A MAN named Fisher stable boss at the
Belmont mill, fell from twenty foot ladder
and severely bruised his left arm yesterday,
THOMAS HILT, conductor on freight train
No. ~, fell off Of car ut Felterman last
night about half past eleven and broke his
leg.
A YELLOW named Robert Douglass was
lodged in the Eighth Ward station house
yesterday on a charge OF drunk and dlsOr-
derby,
Az excursion train will leave for Washing.
ton, Pa, at T:l5 this morning and tomorrow
morning, and return after the fair in the
evening,
KAsLGY 4 Brooks have paid their men the
advance OF one pGr cent asked for, aud the
miners are now receiving three cents per
bushel, r..
Ben BRoCKETT, whose death We clronicled
yesterday morning, was buried yesterday al
tGrnOOn By the Odd Fellows, Of which order
he was member.
]. W, FARRlER, Of Darlington, o., and g,
w. Henshaw and Henry @. Myers, Of Wheel
Ing, have each contributed 81 to the Gar
field Monument Fund.
Tux gas main to the State fair grounds was
finished yesterday. The oil lamps on the
streets on the south end OF the Island have
been changed to gus posts.
last evening despite the frosty weather,
there WIS large gathering ut seiberts, In
Pleasant Valley, 10 enjoy the weekly dance.
The finest dancing platform In the county
has been erected there and bowling alley Is
now being built.
TIE Hanson damage suit against the COun-
ty Is still on trial In Judge BOyd's part OF the
Circuit Court, The jury were taken out to
the scene Of the accident yesterday to view
the grounds, that they might have better
understanding Of the case.
TUESDAY night, about o o'clock, tho roof Of
the TaBelle glass house was discovered to be
on fire, 1t having caught from sparks Charlie
House, assisted by u C0lOred labOrer named
Nubcy, succeeded In extlnguishing the flame,
thereby saving valuable property.
TIE Lincoln Club yesterday received Lon
don papers OF tho morning after Ouriield's
death from John Il, Baker, Of the Register,
who Is travelling in the, old country, They
are very interesting, containing US they do
the CablCgranls from this country, no man.
nCr the news was received In London, and
draped editorials.
IT was tried last evening, to get together u
quorum Of tho members Of the Committee on
Water Works In order to consider four plans
prepared by Charles Hamilton for iiltCring
The water, but the effort was unsuccessful
The contract for laying the 30.inch pipe was
awarded to Beck & Adams at $500 per Sec
ton, $l.95 for side connections and 90 cents
per cubic yard for excavatlng.
FOG several days the United States authors
ties here have been Oh the lookout OF or one
james Norman, who lives on Woods run, In
this county, and Is accused Of Illicit traffic In
liquor lie, however, succeeded In Guiding
tho officers until last night. Deputy Marshal
Kennedy and officer Bob Jnnkins went out
to arrest him last night, and the probabilities
arc that Mr.. Norman will be In fail by day
light
SUNDAY night there was smasl.lp on the