The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-13
OVER THE RIvER AEWS,
WEST WHEELING WHITES.

Some excitement was caused yesterday
by an effort, on the part OF BridEspolt
officers, McConnahsy and Burdstt, to ar
rest Jno. MeConkey and Jno, ourlsy, who
we're engaged in drunken row one day
last week, with the notorious Baxter
brothers, Of Bridgeport, in which It seems
Baxter was badly beaten. Yesterday ai.
ternoon the officers came down and after
surrounding the village, they learned that
their intended victims were quietly resting
on board the steamer r. ]. Grace, and st
once, cautiously, the boat was boarded by
Burtstt, but Just In time to see bis men
leaving in skif, Being ordered by him
to desiSt and return TO their native shore,
they refused and continued pulling for
West Virgiui,a when the officer fred sew.
erRl shots alter them causing considerable
maneuysring on their part to escape the
flying lead. McCoukey faced the music
BY sitting erect, while Curlsy sought
refuge by lying down In the bottom Of The
skitf. They were followed to Wheeling
by the officers, but Of this writing had
not been captured,
Lightning rods have been erected on
the school house by Mr., BrdgmAn, OF
Bellairs.
Richard Miller, who was employed by
Wolfe Bros: as pilot on the ferry boat, Is
lying very low with typhoid fever.
Mr. U. y. StripgeE was called home from
Steubenville few days since, on account
Ot the sickness Of one OF his children.
Wednesday John Glenn was taken down'I
with typhoid fever, and the sick list Is |
increasing.
1t is probable that school will close here
lext Wednesday.
BRLLAIRR,
Mrs. McMsChen complains that waste
water from the city is running her ferry
audinG, The matter has been referred by
he Council 10 its Committee on Streets
md Alleys,
The oue'leggsd soldier who guards the
'attle flags ct Columbus Is on hand here
% do the same while part oil the flags are
1t the Loan Exhibition. The safety Of
hese and oil other articles will be still
urther looked after BY James B. Gill and
Henry Crimmel, who are sworn in for
hat purpose by Mayor Oriswell. The
iemand for space by Wheeling merchants
It'll continues, and booths will be estsb.
ished In the third story, where are the
aides lunch rooms, The ladies have
this third story 90 that meals
md refreshments can be had with comfort
md pleasure. The whole affair has already
or exceeded the ideas the projectors had
n the beginning, Season tickets are
1onnd 10 be popular, for no one can see
vi without making Q number OF visits;
md new things will be constantly appear.
ng, too. A Wheeling llrist will furnish
he flowers and plants for the cascade,
which has been elaborately built and GOV.
ired with mossY stones.
A large water pipe has been put into
he old Central Hall building, from the
Union street main, 10 furnish water for
he frat water motor put up In Bsllaire.
/ will be used by the Buckeye Lantern
COMPANY 10 run aniahinR lathe.
W, B Naylor, lately fined for going on
be pavement with a 1.-TWO wbeeled
'shlCle" to get around 9 mud puddle,
low has the permissIou Of Council TO take
he paVemenls all he wants 10 In the fu.
uro.
Prof. Cox has received definite prom.
SO from Prof. Hancock, the we'll known
'rinCipGl of the Dayton schools, that he
will bs here to deliver an address at the
nnual CimmenCemen Of the High School.
James Il. DRrrah departed fJr the south
1 the county Thursday, to hunt for ripe
qnirrels. By the way, the gun he ttses
Ias been In use about hundred years.
The Pret tbyteriAns, in congregational
Meeting Wednesday evening, after ser.
non by Rev. J. G. Back, OF Rock Hill
)hurch, decided to call to this church
Rev. Gordon, Of Three Rivers, Michigan,
Who was here short time ago. The
Meeting also decided TO give him salary
i fifteen hundred dollars, with q vacation
Turing part Of the summer.
Some one writes O sarcastic card Tor the
3ellaire Tribune about the freedom OF the
ity-g generally rendered to emineucs and
'enius, but 10 the case OF Bellalre pre-
ented To the hogs.
John H. Thomas and Minerva InRler
no down In Cupid's books and the account
3 TO be transferred to Hymen's.
It is reported that the BsllGlre & South
y estern railroad Is running a track to the
liver st RocEershouse and threatens 10
un iss cars to Wheeling by boat, leaving
'ellAire out In the cold, II Bsllsire com.
'els the track 10 be lowered. II the creek
ridge has to be lowered, It is claimed the
Ugh water would overflow both bridge
nd approaches. Theroad bridge has Just
een raised to get II beyond danger from
Vater, and now the railroad bridge must
10 lowered In agreement with some paper
rade made long ago.
j. Milton Lewis looked down on his
Iiends here Thursday. R.U.F.