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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-27
REILARE.
Miscellaneous Mention Of Matters Al the
Glnaa City.

Rev. James Frazier is visiting his sister,
Mrs John Dubois.
Star. Woodbridge has returned from his
stay down the river.
The remaining child Of Conductor Nc
Donald died Thursday evening.
The colored people enjoyed themselves
dancing In City Hall, last evening.
Miss Olive Baron died Thursday evening at
her mothers, on ThiFty-secopd street,
A pig pen In the middle Of ThiFty-Afth
street has been cauSingsome ill.feeling among
the owner and the neighbOrs.
Frank Nelson has gone to Kansas under
engagement 70 play in brass band out there.
His wife and family remain here
The funeral OF Rev, Hdinze's child took
place from the German Church Friday after.
noon, and was very well attended.
Grapes are getting plentiful, but generally
are not US ripe rs they should be. A few days
Of this sun arc expected to make excellent
grapes,
Our statement OF Friday morning should
have read seven instead Of two deaths
from diphtheria during the twenty-fUuE
hours ending with Thursday evening.
Some Of the street lamps in the Fourth
ward are In q wOe-begone state, and have
been for some time, With poor burners and
no globes they waste gus and give no light,
The water mains that supply the reservoir
are bubbling up their water at several place,
along Thirty-seyenth street; but they will BIZ
repaired so as TO cause no farther trouble
when the repairs now going on at the rescr
volr are completed. .#.5
The milk men, not to be outdonc by al
who have what people must buy to eat, vii
advance the price Of milk on Monday from
the present price, six cents a quart, to eigh
cents. However, the pastures are so dried vi
that the cows have to be fed and arc giving
but little milk,
The nail works has been off for parts o
two days this week, not being able to run full
time because Of the inability Of the heating
furnaces to keep supply OF iron. One fur
mace Is torn down to make room for nov
gus furnace that, when built, will be equal Il
two Of the present furnaces, This increased
capacity will 10 necessary to supply the new
machines to be added soon, ,r
The school houses have all been thoroughly
cleaned and white.washed, and at cost Of nj
more than waS spent last year for kalsOmiD
ing the Fourth ward school house al0net and
the work Is OF more real benefit than las
years The Fourth ward school HOUSE par
ticularly presents an appearance that need
not be ashamed Of comparison with any
Janit0r Ben Turner has taken much Interest
In seeing that things were done right
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rnE oERNAY Mrrnoplsr cnuRcu.
AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE.
A Maniac Loose IN boarding House al
Might.

About 2 o'clock this morning tho proprle
tor Of y Market street boarding house, accom-
panied by one Of his boartlerS
rushed into police headquarters whert
officer List0h, PatrOlman soles and
an ISTELLIHENCER reporter were hold
ing little seanCe. There WIS terror IL
his looks, and lie announced that he hal /
crazy man In Ills house that was turning
thinpS Into u regular pandcm0nium. A gatll
ering up OF hats and clubs. followed, aml tho
party sillied forth, On the way the reporter
attached hlmsclfto the proprietor and CLEANED
tho fOllOwingi
About 1850 a wild, unCarthly yell rcsOund
cd through the house and u wild looking
figure uirily dressed and il0urlshing u knife
was seen dashing through tho halls by those
NJ, %NIho had tho teHloTiity TO open their doors
on all the /. doors, und ended vi
his performance by ginning admit
lance TO fellow.bonrder's room, cjCctinv
the occupant md then barrlcading IlimSeI
In. This was the condition NJ thIngs when
tho constabulary arrived, a. the party us
Cended the stairs heads were stuck 0ut 81
ll1N and friendly and cheering advice given
" the effect tlgt he had u big knife, l.adie.
en dishdhM tllttVh occasionally across the
scene aud added excitement to The occasion
At last tile third story was reached, aftel
some plcaSantries as to who should 20 first.
The cause Of all the disturbance Il young
salesman WHO has been on O tear fur SevertIl
days and Ind Vt Lost ugOt 'em. He was very
puhIllua and would not open the door until
aftor u long pArlcy, In which the reporter
added Ills dulcet tones,
The individual was disposed to be social
md told how two large men had cut a hole
In tue roof for the purpose OF getting aitGl
hin, and had ChNsed him about the house.
He Wanted 10 got out, lio wanted room NJ
the McLurc, which he at last got-in llis
mind. In reality he was lodged behind the
bars.
When found he had bad looking knife In
his hands and a wild, hunted look In his
eyes, His room looked az though u cyclone
thrown about in ali directions and n W WT.I
melon Ind evidently been used by him az
missile directed against "tllOse two big men,
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itN0KE.o.HANLoN.
some Polhts About ths Contestants /,
tina toU,itta ilaee,

Some POlntS About the Contestants ID
the Coming Race. fi T.
Pools will be sold Monday and Tuesday
at Lelnert's. on the Boli.Clator race also al
1telmbriglts rooms. Fs
0lTanlOnis n man about q years Of age,
about five feet tall and at present weighs
something over 100 pounds. lie will pull
next Saturday at i4S. lie Is q solid, com.
paCtly built person with plenty Of MUSCLE and
sinew, and looks at ''swope' Knoke as though
he thought lie hal an easy Job.
"SwObeh is receiving the best trimming. lie
Is under the eye 81 some Of his friends all the
time. His hour for prnctiCihg isalDOut 1 ,.
N. III The morning lie takes q short walk
and practices with the dumb bells. Oftan.
Ion Usually goes out twice day and lis long
stroke is watched with interest.
Ulinflon Inns been IN iotr races. His fist
was with Geo. Altmyer, his trainer at pres.
ett, In which liO was beaten. He next t0wetl
two races with iaybergef, beating him In the
second. His last race was two weeks ago to.
day agaJnAt lirahnpn, IN. Which Btnhhon gave
out a. the mile and halt buoy, claiming 10
he sick with the cramps
Geo, .Altmyer d the man who was beaten
BY Boil q short time since. II In all that
the t9whnats along the Btaddock C0ityp, on
which the rice was fowed, commenced 10 re.
yolvc. their wheels after Bolt had hassed,
thereby causing waves for Altmyets BENEFIT.
Knowing ones claim that that d Bolts game
with Clator In Wednesdays race.
George WeiSgCfbct left on the r, W. h Ky.
last evening for Toronto. His last words
wetci .'l'll Try and get there"
The lIeasufe men are almost positive that
Clatur will, before the Season u over, meet
Bticcland and they are anxious for II,
Gus knoko will pull bic race Of next satut.
day al about il5 pounds,
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THE ALLEGED RIVER.
Intelligence OF the stage OF water
M0Yements OF Boats, &c,

The Return Is expected up this afternoon,
and this evening will leave for Marietta.
The river Is so low that the Pres, Ellison
found II impossible to get down from Steu-
benvillc,
During the low water spell about sixty
men are being employed on the Browns Is
land dam.
All along the shore can DO found tow.bOats,
with their tOws, anxiOusly awaiting the ris-
Ing OF the water. r.....
Sweeney &. Son are busily at work on the
boilers for the sClota and for the new boats
Of Capt. Daughcrty, Of steubenyille, and
Capt, Berry,
Rocks lying Immediately above and below
the keystone cOal tipplO, at steubenvllle,
have lnterfered with tie handling Of barges
considerably They will shortly be taken out,
when more coal will be loaded. ~
The guage marks indicate % inches, but on
the bar ut the mouth Of the creek there Is
only depth Of 10 inches directly In the
channel, This, OF course, causes river matters
to be as quiet as those OF q graveyard.
Early yesterday morning an odd:!ooking,
nOndCsCrlpt sde.wllecl steamer put in an ail-
pCarance. 1t came from the kanawha river
and was called the Boone. The Parkenburg
AtNhnlN' sNNSh sVhNllnHy phhNhaHCh ~ lbA
n, 900 and put It into the Parkerburg trade.
There Is large rock IN tho middle Of the
river short distance below Browns Island
that ought to be removed A coal barge was
wrecked there during one Of the fresllets, md
yearOr tw0agoa ferryboat with q Sunday
school excursion ran on II, 1t Is dangerous,
CINCINNATI, August 2O--River feet
inches and falling Weather warmer
PITTSBURGH, August 90.-River0 inches be.
TOW zero, aud falling. Weather clear and
warm
CAlno, August 2O.-Rlyer7 feet and falling.
Weather clear. Arrived; Ella, Louisville;
City Of Alton, ST. Louis.
EVANSVILLE, August 2G-Riycr falling 2
feet by gauge, Weather hot. Arrived: H.
|. Dexter; Alex Chambers, Henderson De.
parted: Thomas D. Fight, Cairo Joseph IL.
Thorpe, Tennessee River for Clourport.
LOUISVILLE August 2G.-River falling slow.
ly; 2 feet inches IN the canal and inches
In the chute on the falls; Business dull.
Weather partly cloudy and warm, with pros.
poets nf rain. John 3, DranSford, Cincinnati
to Evansville. 'Yl
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Poured over womah's Face and Hands
bV M, Exp1ostOn Of Kerosene.


About $50 o'clock last evening, very
painful accident occurred al No. 1853 alley IA.
Mrs. Anton Holman was engaged in filling
the miners lamp Of her husband who Il EN-.
plOyed IN the Wheeling Creek coal works, a
short distance beyond bridgeport, When an
explosion took place, that communicated fire
to her clothes, and hef face, hands aud artiiS
we're severely burned. Mr., Holman lad re.
tired when his wiip's SCREAMS awOko him.
and gninH down stAlts lie found her In q tub
Of wasef feaf the hydtaht, into which Abe
had plunged on rushing out OF the House.
He picked her up and conveyed her Into the
house, where The neigllbOrs soon collected,
and some cooling lotions were applied 10 her
face and other burned portions Of her body,
which was one vast blister. II Ia thought
that she did not inhale the flame, and To tliiS
fact aud hpf presence Of mind in jumping
into the tub Of water II is probable that she
owes her life.
, When the time will come when people
will learn 10 be careful In handling oil lamps
Il a cOnundrum. Nm Holman had been
using her. husbands lamp for some time
about the house, and the wick was still burn.
Ing when ahe poured the oil H. The slight
tlAine was IN some manner communicated TO
the oil from the can, and the explosion fol.
lowed. With such awfulexamples "A the dis
tressing and fatal accident Of Thursday even.
Ing, II strange more care u not taken,
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"rIIE p0PLAREsT,, IN TROUBLE
Ex.PoIIcemAn BIII. Miller Stabbed a'
nm Allegheny BOARDING House.

nm Allegheny HOnFuinB houAe'
Everybody IN Wheeling, nearly, knows
William Miller, member Of the city police
force under cx-City Sergeant Sweeney
whose obliglng qualities won for him the title
Of ''The Poplarcst" Since he left Wheeling
the public has about Loaf sight III hinh but
Tie following from the Pittsburgh EFping
Chronicle Of Thursday, seems TO place him
once again. II will be remembered that 1t
was the position Of Chief Marshal Ofthe Fire
Department and not Chief Of Police, to (Which
Miller aspirOl. The Chronicle says
~ serious cutting anTrRy occurred yester'
day afternoon NJ tia dwelling ut VIII. Orr,
In the rear Of No. IS Tlebecca street. Alleghc.
ny. Fred. Golfer, the father NJ Mrs Orr who
Is carpentry by trade. and q young llPn
named VIM. Miller, board OF this house, For
several dayspaSt Golfer has boon drinking con-
sidembly,. ahd yesterday about O'clock he
Miller entered, lpndod Mrs Orr pigcO Of
him Just then Golfer suddenly sprnng 10
his feet, rushed at Miller and made alunge ut
llis left side witha knife. Miller saw the dan
ger, and threw up his left arm to ward Off the
blow. ABihG did 40 tho knife struck his
arm between tho shoulder and elbow,
and inflicted gaSl nearly three inches in
length Golfer did not attempt to repeat the
assault, but left the house. The police were
notified, and Lieutenant Marshall and Officer
9cliridge soon after arrested Golfer on Grant
av0nup and placed him in the lookup. DR..
BELL dressed AIilsF'E wound. The hitter said
lie did not know why Golfer assaulted him,
but supposed II was because the old man
was drunk. Miller was until recently a ro-
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wheeIlns'a Filth and IselIaife'a pfinIl
Inc VYatAR

Mayor Egcrter has notified the Mayor Of
1IcllaiFe that lie will restrain the scavengrts
Of this city from dumping nth in the river
above tile Bellalrc water works until the
committee recently appointed by Off City
Council shall make liz report como tning The
matter to the Council. tohct ming 'hls or
der last nights llcllalrc IRdtiRA6,hts a,s.
This action on the part Of the Mayor Of
Wheeling Is cnmmentlnblC, n he 1, ffiej II
into execution, but Of course Il Il oNil tin.
ppfaty. Tho Council Of that city must pro-
vide that the tilth be buried before there Will
be anything permanent In the matter. II
they will be made at least stop distributing
their fllh 10 the dCtrimeht Of their neigh.
boz"
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the world.
For sale by Logan 4 Co.
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Rev. DR.. NJ. Lessler who has been resident
Of otit city only for d short time Is known
and recommended to be good and success
ful teacher Of the. German language. Tie
Doctor Is now ready Ia resume his private
lessons, and thOsB who desire to receive IN.
struOtl6h are requested to send In their on.
pllcatlon between now and September 9th.
The Doctors engagement NJ The Wheeling
Female College Will not interfere with IFS
private lessDhs For further information
Kky, DR. N. LEssLEH,
6tk Mntk6t qIrnnt
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nadly Burhcdl BY an Es piOslon Of chem.
lAnlh.

Yesterday Charles Dean and William
Hurt, who live iii East Wheeling, concluded
to play pharmacist and mix ZIP some mclli.
cine for rlngbone In horses They procured
some vinOus turpehthc and some Rtilpllunc
acid, and undertook to mix them III bottle.
The moment the two liquids came Into con.
tact an explosion took place, and tlIe. acid
naked skin II, Oi course, burned like fire, and
the result was the two men had their faces
badly bliStCfed, besides having their CLOTHES
flllnOh and Their hhilhs somewhat injured.
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SPECIAL Exclusion to Mammoth Cave via
Cincinnati and Louisville, Tuesday, August
80, 1881. Fare from Wheeling for round ttir
$i1 80. Through coaches to Louisville
Trains will leave r., W. & Ky. depot at 0 A, NJ
For full information address +. A. Ford
General Passenger Agent, Pittsburgh, Pa.
NJ A. Cooper Manager Excursion, Steliben.
vile, Ohio. TTf&s
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prTrSnuRGM ExP0SITIoN


The Fifth Annual Exhibition Of the Pitts.
burgh Exposition Society, md Twenty.eightll
Exhibition Of the Pennsylvania State Agri.
cultural Society, will he opened to the pub.
lie, IN the CITY Of Pittsburgh, on Monday,
Sept 9Th, 1881. Eacl, year witnesses many
additional attractions at the Exposition, and
this year the combining Of the State Fair
with the Exposition will increase the attrac-
tons for the visitor The departments Of
Art, Science, Agriculture, Horticulture, ETC.,
will be fullyrefrcsehtcd. Tho buildings and
grounds will hc, Illuminated with electric
light, and grand concerts be given every ai.
ternOon and evening by the Great Western
Band. The State Fair department will close
September 18th. The Exposition will re.
main optnuntil October Still
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The stockholders of tho Marshall County
bank met at the Court House on the 25tli Of
August and elected the following directors
v. L. COCkayne, L. y. Doty, c. A. Weaver,
Samuel Dorsey, II. W. Hunter, ], Il, tiicEs
and +. W. Brown. These are all first elias
iiieh and we arc assured that the bank will
he put III operation Us soon rs possible,
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THE celebrated Nail City Erlanger Beer
viii be on draught to-day and Monday 10
The saloons Of Wheeling, Eellnlre, Bridge
port and Martins Ferry. II Is delicious.
Don't fail 10 try Il.
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FIREl F1REl...IoOk out for the Great
Sale Of our Popular Mems and Boys
Clothing, slightly damaged by water dur
Ing the recent fire. For further partiCu'
lars see next weeks advertisement.
Oehm & Co., One Price Clothlers.
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wAsnlxaroN, August 25.-1 A. M-Fol
Tennessccand the Ohio Valley, fair weather
winds, mostly easteEy, lower pressure.
For the Lower Lake Regions, slightly
warmer fair weather, Gasterly winds, most.
" sotitherly, lower pressure,
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THE Famous Merchant Tailor, % Twelfth
street, has opened at the above stand with
hrSt class lire Of foreign and domestic wool.
ems for the fall season. II. II. Mahsbach, the
proprietor, has had years OF experience and
perfect finish IN style and quality Of goods,
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BE- sure and try the superior Erlanger
beer made by the Nail City Brewery, and
which will be Oh sale to-day and Monday
in the saloons OF this city and neighboring
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The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and 81. Lotus
Railway COmpany-,-pan.llnndle Route-wlll
sell clieap excursion tickets to Pittsburgh
and return for all regular trims from Sept.
9th to Oct. It'll, tickets good for two days In.
Guiding date Of sale, and special cheap Gxcur.
siOns will bcrtih on Tuesday, Sept. 9th, md
Sept, 18th, 22l. 18th and Oct. 9th.
{ Applyto jim, BelleVille, Agent, 7. W. &
KY. Depot, foot Of Eleventh street, Wheeling,
w. Va, for excursion tickets
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1,A sire and try the superior Erlanget
beer made by The Nail City Brewery, and
which will be OH sale to-day and MondaJ
in the siloohs Of this city and neighbOrlhl
towns.
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Cheap Excursion 70 the Boat Race nj
graddOck's, Pa, Wednesday, August

Excursion tickctswill he sold for tho Clator.
Boil race at Braddocks, Pa, nine miles above
Pittsburgh at the rate Of 81 80. There will
he no change Of cars, az the train will be run
through from Wheeling to BraddOck's FIX.
cursiOn train will leave Wheeling promptly
at o'clock r. NJ, arriving at Braddock's at
4l5 p. NJ Returning leaves Braddock's at
$50 r. NJ. For further information apply to
J. NJ. Belleville, Ticket Agent, or Fred Huse.
man, Passenger Agent, r., W. h Ky. Depot,
foot Of EleYenth street. Wheeling. ----
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] HAyR used 81, Jacobs oil, and esteem Il
the best remedy for rheumatism | have eyel
Known. says Mt G. n. Manchester, Cutler
81, Springfield, Mas.
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THE usual merchants lunch at the New
Mc1.ure House sample Rooms daily.
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Sour lunch at Jacob WilhClm's saloon
Eighth ward, this morning.
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ia sIcKLEs, Chief FnrlncrgI. OAVl !
pROPOsALS,
n.,..o CLERKS OFFlrE,
bo4RboP E0NNld0SERs 0f ono Coryry

n,....oC CLERKS OFFICE
Bo4RDoP COMMISSIONERS Of ono Cory,,
WHEELING, w. Va, Ang ishs /
Tho Contractor for MaCahamlrIup an -, I.
Vision '!reggvllU Clinton anl MtnmoTrW wv y
for Grading and Masonry on south WI w " Il y
CneGE having abandoned the work theNbv t VI
ilg ~ Ton!nG. which sincerely DECLARED GnaS
work which will h. Of the following Eb, " w "
coo Cubic iaris Of NAcadamilins i" St I'M
hRFIi blue linestOAe, broken To nus, ihnuvb ~
inch RUG. on second division a., T. 4 i VA, y;
cubic yRris embankmCnt, md lOOcnbiry nnV.
and stone HTrmp on SWnth FOFk Short CirrS y
Above quantities arr only appmSimalr
9th inst, II I'm, 3'u'll
or oil bids, ''5"' ""'"nI
JAMES H. QuARRIER n,
wy. c. s4ITIL, County Engineer MA
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EVERYBODY uses now the Acme Takint
Powder. It Is an easy matter 10 make liglil
cakes with y. In purity and strength II car
not he excelled.
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Those who help themselves and Nature In.
yariabiy helhs those who take Warmers Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure.
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WANTED
GENERAL NoTIcpv
FIRE.


IN ~ MONT MONT NAIL COMPANY lGSh n VIZ BEL
uoliS.si ISSt b o. Ihe allow named 6und,a,.,.,
Ell, TO- iSa * q IAN nHtMltd IGI, I5S' " y M
ance with H. ~ nr nSSg Been iENnGy III h ~ \
curing the Salnc, aud viii h. pa,i Hay u, q TUT +
hahk q wheeling, september ~ me lNEs
9lne Ihey VIII crase tub,ar tinyn,t y" Al VEks
Aui A. j Il LpIsp :,