Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-13
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COUNCIL will be in session this evening.
ONE marriage license was issued yester-
day.
SSow-sALLINe was favorite amusement
yesterday.
YESTERDAY was The chrome" day for
meanness.
ALICE LoyEsAGE isin jail ON charge Of
drunkenness
PTrrsBURGH has one hundred and sixty
cases OF smallpox.
Mr.. CHARIKY SEIBERT, d Pleasant Valley,
has become benedict.
The Presbytery eff Wheeling will meet te-
day at Burgettstown. Pa. -a +
Bully SNYrHE will take Elsa Won Blu
men to Europe next season.
The Auditors office at the Capitol, isun-
dergoing a complete renovation.
The German will give full dress" at
their hall on the night of the 23d.
ALICE LEVERAGE was arrested yesterday
by Officer Morris for drunkenness.
OK the thirteenth Of December, in 1852,
the battle of Fredericksburg was fought
Col. W. W. JACKSON was yesterday ap-
pointed Notary Public for Governor Jack
son.
THERE was no school at the Third ward
yesterday, ON account of the defective
heaters.
LOUIS BAKER, weak-minded man wan
dered away from his home in the Sixth
ward yesterday.
A CASE of varioloid has appeared at Wash
ington, Pa, DIR. VIM. l.. McLeary, dent
list, being the victim.
The SciOto made a change of engineers
Yesterday, Mr. Handel, of Steubenyille,
taking charge of the throttle.
A SAN Francisco gentleman will be mar
ried this morning at Elm Grove, to one of
our most beautiful young ladies.
TIE board walk above Seventh street af-
fOrded All excellent place for Young
America to coast on yesterday morning.
An old lady, whose name We could not
learn had a severe fall on the pavement
near the head of Ninth street, yesterday
morning.
SUPERINTENDENT RIDDLE says il was by his
direction that the Street Commissioner was
restrained from carting the gravel andsand
from EOff street.
DR. EDWARDS SAYS the Pest House is not
abolished, and has just had it put in first
class repair, and il is rs comfortable as any
house in the city.
SOME oyer-confident man, who lives out
the Hempfeld, will get mangled to death
one of these days in the attempt to board a
train on Sixteenth street.
JOHN TINNs, for some time night dis
patCher ut FairmOnt, and a gentleman
highly spoken of by all who knew him,
died last Saturday and was buried Sunday.
Two conferences have been established
by ST. Vincent DE Paul Society for the BEN
EFT of the poor-one in st. Al phOnsus and
the other in the Church of the Immaculate
COnceOGon.
The pupils of Clay district schools will
give an entertainment Thursday afternoon,
for the benefit of their library. The pro-
gram will consist of music, Rotations and
gymnastics.
The IateIIigeRcer. with characteristic en-
terpriSe. published the list of,dOgS returned
from this district, yesterday morning.
The same list was published in this paper
some weeks ago.
THE following letters are unclaimed at
the pOstoffice: Isaiah Baker, A. Ferguson,
\. N. Hardlan, Benjamin Hess, +. Mint
ger, f.. Marlin, Geo. Schick, Will Van
Prag, Miss Olive YOSt.
VIZ are informed that there was an eN-
citing cock fight in North Wheeling last
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and several hundred dollars changed hands.
Where is the S F. c. A?
JANrToR yOLTz says that he will have the
halls OF both houses of the Legislature
ready for the reception of the members,
but the ceilings are badly in need of calci-
ming and other repairs are necessary.
THE Pennsylvania Company and Pan
handle route are arranging for the sale OF
cheap excursion tickets during the holiday
season. Announcement will be made in
the papers in few days, giving full particu-
lars.
The grand excursion on the steamer Sci
otto has been arranged to take place on next
Tuesday, the 10Th inst From present indi-
cations it will be big affair. 7. I. Cock
aynC, with his orchestra, will accompany
the party throughout the trip. The large
hall at MatamOras has been secured for the
evening.
The attention of the authorities is again
called to the fact that the street lamp on
the corner of Twenty-fOurth and Main
streets is never lighted. II the people Of
that neighbOrhOOd are to live in Egyptian
darkness, would it not be the part of
economy to take down their lamp-post and
sell it for old iron?
THERE is now on exhibition at Mr.. John
EEGlNltl = Slbit u HullNlSOllC utNOIalSh SCI
which has just been made at the Wheeling
Pottery. Upon one side of each piece is
monogram and on the other side is a bOu-
quct of flowers. 1t is an elaborate and
beautiful peace of work and does credit to
the Pottery. The set was made to order,
and is intended for wedding present.
OK Saturday night an attempt was made
by some unknown person to enter the res
idcnce of Miss McAttee, on South Jacob
street. Miss MCAttee is an orphan, and
her brothers, who are much younger than
herself were the only males in the house.
The young lady was very much frightened,
and, running up stairs. raised the window
and aroused the neighbOrhOod. The bur
elar took to his heels, and, although pur-
suit was given, escaped.
LAST night Pat Condrcy and the notori-
Gus Tom Sweeney went into Market street
saloon and in a short time created quite a
disturbance. Sweeney was taken in charge
by Constable Lauchlin, after desperate
resistance. COndrey Skulkcd into an alley
nearly opposite the City Building. but he
was tiShed out and given a room with his
friend. Both of these fellows bear bad
eputatiOnS-Sweeney especially, he having
Just gotten out of the Work House.
The Jury in the case of the State vs..
Morris MacAdams indicted for assaulting
and rObbing Isaac Murdoch, of Belmont
county. o.. in this city over year ago.
found the boy not guilty. The girl who
was with Murdoch at the time OF the rob
berry. and who positively identified him rs
one of the aSSailantS at the preliminary
hearing weakened yesterday, and very
materially differed from her first state
ment. MacAdams who has been in Jail for
more than n year was discharged. Mr.
Good said that he was directed by Mr.
Jordan in the event of an acquittal Of Mac
Adams to enter noite proSequi in the case
of Stanley jointly indicted with Mac
Adams.
For some time past the Orphans Home
of Wheeling, mas had under its charge
young girl who is the daughter of a
notorious woman of the town. The girl
was recently allowed to make trip some
distance out the Baltimore 4 Ohio
railroad. Yesterday her mother went
to the place where her daughter was
visiting with the intention of bringing her
back to Wheeling to live a life of shame.
Captain Bennett was notified Of the affair,
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