Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-11
LOCAL LACOHICS.
Various Brief Matters In and About the
City.


The walking is good ever in Ohio.
The South Wheeling Glass Works are
closed this week in order TO make re-
pairs.
The Committee on Fire Department
meets this evening for regular monthly
business.
LAST nights moon sported a trernen.
dous circle aboutit and to-day 1t VIII
rain-or something.
STREET. Commissioner Stevens VIII
not pay any attention TO anonymous
criticisms Of his management.
The light hats and saltwater pants
numerously under the intu-
encs OF yesterdays bright sun.
The Land Leaguers held their usual
Sunday night meeting last evening at
1t. Alphonsus Hall. A large crowd was
IN attendance.
II Easter Sunday is as bright and iair
- was yesterday, the exhibition OF
wearing apparel viii be ieariuliy anu
wonderfully fine.
Is going to the Speyer fire, Saturday
morning, the rear spring OF the Nigllant
engine was broken and the machine
taaea t. the shops.
Iug Council Committee on Accounts
rne, at the City Building last Saturday
ni,at. No special business OF import
ance was transacted.
CIRCUIT CoURr begins to-day. 1t will
DO quite a novelty, Ohio county having
had no court for so long time. A big
docket is awaiting action.
THE Wheeling Roller Skating Rink
has closed for the season. a good sized
crowd, composed largely OF ladies, was
prt sent Saturday evening.
The Board OF County Commissioners
holds a special meeting today for the
purpose OF examining Justices bonds
and more OF the Deiters business.
One OF the glass plates OF the Mcclure
House weather doors was accidentally
broken on Saturday night. by being
opened too far and striking the project
ing framework.
4 sPLESDIDhkenesso Of John III. Zevely,
the alleged forger now resting in Jail, IS
found in late number OF the Police CT
.eile together with q full account OF the
dOings OF the pious fraud.
SATURDAY night some one popped
away with a revolver in the alley back
OF the Cathedral, and the bullet mar
rlwly escaped striking that vivaclous
FrencEmaa, Sauvegeot.
TIE need of repairs and new appara-
tus in the Fire Department is seen every
time there is fire; something always
breaks and yet Council will not author
ize the expenditure OF money.
SATURDAY evening Officer Williams
arrested John Donahoo for being dis
orderly about Parker's Barracks. John
was sent To the workhouse two weeks
ago, and shortly afterwards was par
doned out.
INVITATIONS have been issued for a
full dress German to be held al the New
Mcclure House on the evening OF April
18Th. The party is farewell compli-
ment to Miss Annie Hearne, who vii,
alter April ~, be addressed as Mrs. Kirk
Armour, Kansas City,
JAMES DEviNNEY has retired from the
Riverside mill and fitted up first-cIass
saloon, corner OF Market and Twenty
fourth street, where he keeps an elegant
assortment Of liquors. II is bound to
prove favOiite place with the mill boys
after a hard days work.
GEORGE BREIDENsTEIN, a Bridgeport
butcher, on Saturday lost a pocSetbOok
500 and u 5000 check. He
hustled around right lively in order to
stop payment. In the course OF his
travels he met his brother, who had
fshed it ont of Island mud and mire.
Good streak of luck.
SATURDAY morning about IL O'Clock
two cOlored wamen engaged in cleaning
the house known as Clara Moss place,
set fire to some straw in the cellar which
caused some excitement in the neigh
borhood. Foreman Haely, OF the At
lantic company, extinguished the same
with bucket OF water.
THREE conveyances of real estate were
recorded in Clerk Hooks Office Satur-
dav, as follows: Deed of Stewards farm
OF go acres, on Wheeling Creek, from
Heron Stewart to Thomas and " illiam
Buchanan, for $4,000; of lot 26, Nc
Lures addition, First Ward, from
Michael Gade to W. Muegge; and OF
one-half OF lot adjoining the Anton
Stauver property, in North Wheeling,
from ID. Z. Phillips to Il. II. Phillips,
for 500.
ELlHU GREGG, the alleged Preston
county iirebug, after twelve years OF
what he is pleased To call persecution,
received an unconditional pardon rom
Governor Jackson on Saturday and was
released from jail. lie paid his respects
To the Governor and lett on the 4:5I
train for Pittsburgh, from whence he
will 60 10 Green county, where his fam
ilv is. Another such display OF grit and
courage "a that shown by Gregg il
would be hard to find.
The funeral OF DIR. L.. +. Turn er took
place Yesterday afternoon from his late
residence on Twelfth street. \ large
coneoursa of citizens were present to DO
honor to the dead who was generally
admired by all for his brilliant mind and
general qualifications. The funeral ser
vices were conducted by DR.. PendletOn,
OF tile Bethany College, assisted by Revs.
Cunningham and Barni:z.
The interment was private, the family
merely attending. The pail bearers were
G.. b. Turner, OF Wellsburg, brother of
the deceased, and Dr. Bates, Jr., Il. q.
Barr and w. +. Butler, Jr., brOthers-iR.
law.
COMPLAINT is forever being made at
u fire over the damage done 10 goods by
the use of water. This could be easily
sverted and considerable money saved
il the service was provided with Bash
ores patent cutoff nozzle. By this ap.
p,iance pipenan can shut the water
of at the nozzle at any time and to re-
lieve the pressure on the hose the cut
of works automatically, and shuts
water of al the engine. Much time is
thus saved as il il not necessary TO send
4 messenger to tell the engineer TO shut
the water of. The Fire Department
Com nittee should look to it.
AN irate father and brother ola young
woman who was thought TO be clipping
with young man who loved her and
xhom she loved, but the father and
brother did not, could have been seen
saturday evening lowering about GER
ain staircase on Fourteenth street, near
Market, where the youthful couple had
.aken refuge IN the rooms OF friend,
having learned of the pursuers. As the
guards would not 90 away, the elope-