The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-13
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geneeF Reporters.
LoTs OF strangersiu the city.
BOARDING houses and hotels are taxed
their utmost capacity.
WHAT q delightful mess q good rain
would make OF u streets.
FRASCIs MURPHY Is again preaching
temperance to bibulSus PittsbuTghers with
his old time success,
MIS-, DEEcuIN, vile Of Frank Dsechin,
Of the Eighth ward, who died on Tuesday,
will be buried to-day.
A PRIVATE reception will be held in
North Wheeling on next Friday evening"
I. T. Cockayne will play.
MRs. OTH1 HEIsEELL, jr., fell on the ice
on Main street yesterday and broke one
Of her arms, DR.. Eugene Hoge attended
her.
MIS-. FLANAGAN, q very old and respect.
ed ciIizeu OF tue First ward, died on Tues
day evening last from an absess Of the
stomach.
THR Council Committee on Legislation
will meet at the City Hall TO night. 1t is
highly important that every member Of
the Committee should be present.
THERE will be u grand Iox hunt out at
Pleasant Valley this afternoon. The fox
will be liberated at 9 o'clock. A number
Of sportsmen from this city will go out
THERE ia an amateur minstrel troupe
forming at the Atlantic Engine House
Dave Henry is "bones," "Slug" Burns,
tamborine and Col. Healey inteFlocutoF,
A yRMALE domestic named Bosenburg,
in the employ OF James Rhodes, OF the
seventh ward, fell down in the Market
House day before yesterday and broke her
ankle,
A FELLOW coming down tho National
road Yesterday says he counted three mil
lion boys cossting, 0ne OF the sleds
struck his heels and stood him on his
head,
"LryERY" LARKIN made glad the hearts
OF the little ones at the ChildTens Home
Yesterday by treating them all to 9 ride in
bis celebrated sleigh, "St. Julien" Ed. is
the model liveTyman.
IT has been suggested that notices be
mt ON the fire alarm boxes directing per-
sons where the key may be found, It is
40 In other cities and should no IN thls'
What does the OhieI Marshal say?
SERVICES wrll be held by the Hebrew
Congregation next Friday evening at half.
past 9 O'clock, aud Saturday morning at
10 o'clock. Rev. NJ, Sessler will deliver a
sermon in English on Friday evening.
Subject; "SemitiC Race"
The safe in the City Clerks office has
depressed the floor TO o considerable ex'
tent. The weight 1000 pounds, Is too
much for the ancient jOists TO stand, and
we may be called upon to chronicle a ser.
lous catastrophe III the matter Is not at.
tended 10 soon.
WM. L. DAWSON, Of the South Side. who
works at q stone quarry, was seriously
hurt yesterday, while at work, by falling
rocks, His right leg below the knoPi and
aud right shoulder were badly crushed,
also a deep scalp wound. DR.. j, L. s.. Hail
was called and rendered medical aid.
YESTERDAY evening at the St. James
Hotel some sneak thief coveted tho over.
coat OF one OF the members OF llaverly's
minstel troupe, and he no sooner coveted
il than he possessed himself Of the gar
ment during the ebsenCe Of the owner.
The police were called on, but ct lsGt &C
counts had failed to recover the coat.
J, Ross MossaRoyE to-day sold his fine
bay trottinE geldlng, Sheriff Johnson, to
Marcus Baer, Of Wheeling, for a good big
round price. Also his fast pacing mare,
Mollis Mcclure, to "A. Eisman, OF the same
place. 1t Ia said that Mollie a beat 2:3O
without any trouble. Mr.. Mobsgrove in.
forms us the sum received for both horses
was $675.-SeubeWM Herald.
WM, DoNAHoo, a coal miner oil Grafton,
W. Va, as the latest victim OF the rail, he
having been killed at the Willow Grove
mines, on the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati 4 ST,
Louis railroad, yesterday morning about
II o'clock. Tho unfortunate man stepped
on the track in front OF an east bound
freight train, when he was caught up by
the COW catcher Of the locomotive and
hurled forward. Lie Is supposed to have
departed simultaneously with the shock.
The Coroner will hold nm inquest to-day,
-Pi bburOh Telegraph Of Tuesday,
IT was reported on the streets last night
that Frank MCSherry had sworn out a
warrant before Justice Wheeler for City
Sergeant James Sweeney and officer Nc.
Shane Lee. A reporter called at tho City
Building to interview Major Sweeney on
the subject, to ascertain what hB over did
10 MCSherry that he should treat him 30.
The Major was not 10, but an officer pres.
ent stated that MCSherry had applied to
Clerk Darrah 10 the morning for q war
rant but Mr. Darrah retnsed to make 1t out.
The nature OF the warrant Issued by Jus.
tiCe Wheeler was not known by any OF the
City Hall folks.
THE Knights OF Temperance will cele.
brate their anniversary by giving an en-
tertainment In the shape oil pound party
ut Germania Hall next Saturday evening.
Orations will be delivered BY Revs. Ken.
nedy, Of Martins Ferry; Drs. Cunning.
ham, First Presbyterian church; Mas.
den, Fourth Street church; Hite, Zane
Street NJ. +. church, and Steele, North
Street NJ. L. church. The literary exer.
Ciaes will be Under the supervision OF Prof,
Kane, consisting Of readings, reCltations,
etc, interpreted with music, The mem.
bets Of tho order will appear In full regal.
Ia, All are invited.
A UMBER Of our prominent citizens arc
taking an active interest d a scheme look.
ing to fitting up Of the Fair grounds for
holding annual Tti.State fairs. The matter
has been discussed for some days past, and
the interest Ia gradually increasing. A
proposition will be made the owners OF
the Fair grounds, and II the grounds can
be leased on favorable. terms the GENTLE.
men at the head Of the project will at once
take measures to perfect the scheme. II
Ia a matter in which the merchants, hotel
keepers and the city in general ought to
be Interested 10, and when the meeting
for taking preliminary steps In the matter
10 announced We hope to sec 1t largely at.
landed.