The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-31
A YEARS EVENTS.
LOCAL OCCURRENCES IN 1881.
A chronological Statement Of Hap.
peulngs
or Importance or Interest in the
Closing Year.
A Statement Convenient for Re-
ference
And Worthy Of Preservation by
Our Readers.


The usual social observances. Prof. Rose.
Fdale, Of Jerusalem, and his troupe Of native
Palestine Arabs gave u matinee and even
ing performance 1.-THE Opera House, The
river closed, and excellent skating, An
old lady named West, OF East Wheeling,
falls on the ice ut Bensons Ferry and
breaks her arm, G. p, Brown assumes the
duties Of the Sherif's office, with u full
force OF deputies, Sudden death OF three
year old child Of Mrs, John Mooney, in
Alley q, from sutiOCatiOn. Miners meet.
ing ut the Mcclure House, demand an in
crease OF one-half cent per bushel in their
wages, Dick Stewart wins the gold badge
contested for by members OF the Wheeling
Rifle Club. Sudden death OF Henry SchuG.
Ter Mt Fulton, aged 90, Slight fire in the
roof OF Mrs Lobmiller's residence, on In
diana street, Island.
2. Sunday-The Palestine Arabs the at.
traction at tho English Lutheran Church,
where special services are held for their
benefit in Sabbath School, and Prof, Rose
dale breaches at night; the strangers also
visit tho Island NJ. Il. Sunday School.
Slight fire in DR.. Baird's residence; no
damage, Holden Johnson falls or is
knocked down at the corner OF Sixteenth
and Market streets and is badly bruised
and cut about thehead
8. "llumpty Dumpty'a the Opera House.
Lighting OF the fires in the Wheeling Pot
terry to burn the first kiln OF ware, Slight
explosion OF gas in the Mcclure House eel
lar; no damage, East bound Cumberland
accommodation flies the track at Glover's
Gap, on the b. 4 o. road; damage small
beyond six hours detention OF trains, RG.
vacation; Inauguration Of the "Week OF
Prayer" ut the First Presbyterian Church,
Organization Of the new Board OF County
Commissioners; Jos, Speidel elected Presi.
dent and Chns. ii. Deiters Clerk. New
Board Of Education organizes, with Capt,
Andy Wilson us President and DR.. Hull.
hen MS Clerk.
4. Fire at o'clock a. NJ, in G. W. Zig
ler's confectionery, OIL Main street. near
Eleventh.; los, S700-insured Slight fire
in DR.. llupp's residence; no serious dam
age. Little blaze in the d. 80. machine
shop Great success Of Mrs. Scott.Siddons
in AS You Like 1t, ut the Opern House
Mill owners decline TO concedo 10 the coal
miners demand for nh advance, and the
miners quit work, causing general shut
down OF the iron mills.
b. Mrs. Scott Sddons and company at
the Opera House in "The School for Scan.
DIAL" A four-year-old daughter OF William
Berry, living few miles west OF Bridge.
port, fatally burned. Indictments against
]. L. Maxwell dismissed by Judge Melvin
Of the Circuit Court, on the ground that
the Gas Secretary was not q city official
within the meaning OF the law, and there.
fore not amenablG to the statute against
embe2zemGnt. Allie Freeze held In $500
bond to answer Il charge OF felOniOusly
shooting Frank Freds cOlored, on DeCem.
Der y, 1880, Second ward Democrats
Emake Council nominations. Slight fire at
the Children's Home; no damage. Citizens
Railway Co. declares u dividend OF 8 per
cent.
6. Gen. Nathan GolI, IT,, Of Clarksburg,
Appointed ScCretaryO Of the Navy by Presi.
dent Hayes to fill the unexpired term Of
Secretary Thompson, resigned. Death Of
Miss Eettie, daughterOf Capt Eugene List,
while visiting the family OF Hon. @. j.
Hubbard. Observance Of Epiphany by
Catholics. Masquerade at Mrs. Henry
Brues', Island. Annual meeting Of the
stockholders OF the Elm Grove Railway.
Democrats Of the First and Fifth wards
nominate candidates for Council.
T. "All the Rage" combination at the
Opera House. Slight accident on the
llempfeld railroad at Mt. do Chantal. Big
row at Lawrence Ileller's saloon. Sudden
death OF Cyrus Quarter, who falls In IN
epieptic flE in Alley Q near Twenty.third
street and is smothGred in the snow.
8. Democratic city primaries, resulting
| in the nomination Of A. G. Egerter for
Mayor; j. w. Sweeney for City Sergeant;
Alex. updegraF for City Clerk; John Cum.
mings for Superintendent Of the Water
Works; John Crockard for Wharf Master;
L. W. Stevens for Street Commissioner.
"All the Rage" at the Opera House. Ar.
rival OF tie advance guard Of the Iegisla.
ture.
0. sunday-Brcak up of the ice in the
river Mt $3.50 A. N. damage to property
light. The new Bellaire packet beachcd
and hole ten feet long stove in her hull,
The Andes, Joseph Nixon Courier Pres,
Ellison, Nail City, Mallic Ragan and Belle
Prince were unframed. Two coal barges
were sunk, but raised ngain without troublc;
river 10 feet and falling slowly. Marriage
Of Frank NJ. Gardner, champion bare back
leaper Of the world, and Miss Cora Moss.
burg nj the Zane street NJ. i, Church. nj
s. o'clock =. N. More legislators arrive,
10. Annual stockholders association OF
various corporations. Harmonic Mnen.
ncrchor concert, with Kramer's orchestra
and numerous local artists, at Opera House
Summons served on the original stock.
holders Of the Mingo furnace in suit
brought against them by Nimick K Co., OF
Pittsburgh, In the Municipal court Of
Wheeling
H. CauCus Of Democratic State Senators
dominates DR.. Summers, OF Kanawhn, for
President, Col. Dan. johnson for Clerk,
Al. Rbeinstrom Assistant, John D. Alder.
son for Sergeantat.arms, and Kelley for
DOOr.keeper. llOues CauCus nominatCs
Il. W. Wilson, OF Knnnwha, for Speaker,
]. i. Peyton for Clerk, Jas Nealis for Door.
keeper, and Harrison Kain for Sergeant
Alarms. Collision on the u. & o. nv,
near Warrington two engines wrecked,
but nobody seriously hurt.
H. llaverly's NlastodOn Minstrels at
the Opera House. Organization OF both
Houses Of the State Legislature by the
election OF the officers nominated by the
caucnses counting Of the votes for State
OIHCcIh Ctlbt nv Wv OClODcT eleCtlOu COm'
menced In joint session. Philip Dckel
arrested for alleged einbczzlement Of 500
from Cox 4 Vance. Robert Mills horribly
scalded by bis wife with concentrated I've
at Bellaire.
IS. Count Of the official vote finished in
the joint session Of the Legislature. House
sis I'LL midnight to elect pages and COM
miitee clerks. Governors message read In
the Senate. Organization Of the "Third
House at Veteran Hall, Mcclure House
n. "snelbakef's Majestic Consolidation
exhibits at the Opera House. Pupils Of
Madame Sacbse give concert nj Weizel
Hall; Whitaker concert also. whittier
Day, Observed by the Third ward school
Death Of Mrs. W. A. Turner. A little child I
Of Mr.. Klaiges, Of the Eighth ward, badly
burned.
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