The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-31

boat, the Jennie Campbell, makes very
satisfactory trial trip.
q John II. WellingerhoT, q clerk for
Arben2 4 Co., proves deiaulter.
20 Wheeling bicyclists return from Gin
cinnati.
81, Sunday, Thermometer 20.
NoTE,-Deaths in July, n.
August.
|. Bloody fight on the Pewiky train by
employees OF tho tow boat Harry Brown. st,
AIphonsus Benevolent Society celebrates
lts tenth anniversary by picnic on the
new lair grounds Thomas lansing robs
., Siebkc's safe Of $23; caught. Weir muir.
der trial commenced at st. CIairsville.
?. Charles LOBBY and Mike Kelly, con-
fined for disorderIy conduct, break out OF
the city lookup Captain Ecclcs, Chief OF
tho Fire Department, enters suit against
libel
3. Death OF James L. Mathews, OF North
Wheeling John W. Swancy, Of Burrs
Mills, robbed Of q large sum OF money in a
poker room in Wheeling Meeting Of the
AmalgOmated Association, /. 4 S. W., at
Cleveland. Sudden death OF Captain Jim
Davis at the st. Charles Hotel of apoplexy
Of the brain. Arrest Of John Askins, Of
West Alexander, in Wetzel county, by
Policeman Junkins, for alleged bigamy.
o. NJ, L. camp meeting opens at Martins
Ferry.
s. burning Of the Laughlin Mill at Mar.
tins Ferry.
0. New bank chartered at Moundsvillc.
10. Opening Of Moundsvillo camp meet
ing. A little child of David McAllislor run
over by u loaded coal car on Twenty.ffth
street and fatally hurt. Golden wedding
OF /. ]. Baggs and wife ut Bridgeport.
II. Dan Rice arrives in Wheeling to
stay: Mrs. Rigby, living on Dogs Run,
suicld cs with paris green. Assignment OF
9. BehrCns, the grocer. Marriage OF Frank
]. Wray, Of Pittsburgh, and Miss IIarriot
j. Birch, Of Claysville.
IL. Drowning Of q. Will. Fmnzheim
tho jeweIer, at the head OF the Upper
Brother Island. John Ritter falls from the
third story window OF Green's Hotel, Wa.
ter street, alighting on bis head and re-
ceivlng fatal injuries. Grace Smith, aged
4, Of Bird cport, attempts suicide, but
falls burglars enter tho residence Of Ar
thur Little, Eolr and Fifteenth streets.
Meeting Of Board Of Regents OF State
Normal Schools at the Capitol. Two
horses, recently stolen from VIM. G. Max
we'll Buffalo, Washington county, recov-
cred, and the thieves, Elmer Wallace and
Isaac Miller, captured in Doddridge
county.
10. Dig excursion to Cleveland on the
G., I. w w. road. Conference between
city officials and b. 4 0. and r, W. 4 Ky.
men, in regard to tho Hemphcld extern
sion.
Il. sunday-Big day at tho Ntoundsville
camp meeting.
y. Dlphtheria alarmingly prevalent at
Bellaire. Golf Guards reorganized
10. burglary at j. +. Simpsons: John
Corners and Frank Stanley arrested for
the crime. Determined but vain attempt
Of Mrs. McGowan, Of East Wheeling, 10
drown herself in the river. james Gun.
ningham, l.. & o. Waterman, killed by n
train two miles below MOundsylle.
II. BOrnum's show on the Island. Bold
but unsuccessful attempt 10 rob lie ISrri.
LIdEScER office. boy named Eskey killed
in the rolling mill coal.bank at Benwood.
Is. Close OF the camp meeting at
Moundsyillc, and the opening Of that ut
Burrs Mills. 80
q. Sunday-Burning OF the Paxton and
NCCourtney blocks on Market street. Nur.
row escape Of the Opera House.
%. Harry SChell, age 0, killed by G. &
7. train at Martins Ferry. Five small
boys arrested for incendiarism Of Sunday.
q. Barn Of Robert Miller, at Beach Bot.
tom, burned with lis contents. loss $500.
Mrs. Yansen, Of East Wheeling, attempts
to strangle herself with an apron, but is
prevented. John Johns, Of lIenwood, ar.
rested by Capt Bennett charged with steal
ing from. Wheat & Naylor. Horse and
buggy stolen at Akron, o., found in Wheel
ing.
%. Bertha Stewart, an inmate OF Viola
do Forests house Of Ill fame in Alley 10,
fatally burned by the upsctting Of a keru.
sene lamp under suspicious circumstances.
20. Nlrs. Anton Holman burned by an
explosion Of kerosene ather home in Alley
u. Gins. Burt and YIN. Dean, Of East
Wheeling, badly burned by an explosion
Of chemicals.
~. NJ. i. Wolff resigns his position as
supt Of w. U. Telegraph office, and Q. Il.
Itacy is appointed to succeed him. Mr..
WolH becomes Superintendent Of Tele-
phone system.
%. James WelCh, a d. go. brakeman,
seriously injured about tho head by strik-
Ing bridge Mt Palatihe.
20. Charlie Davenport, colored, danger
Otlsly cut In fight opposite theState House.
81. 'Sqhife Philips held mn inquest in
the case Of Bertha Steward, alias Maud
Shepard, the fallen woman burned In East
Wheeling, but finds nobody TO blame.
Geo. Coleman has leg cut of on the O., r.
va w X. H. Ed. Clater beaten by boil
In 9 sCulItng race at Braddocks, Pa.
NoTE-Deaths In the city in August, II.
September.
], Less favorable news from Tie pfesi.
dent rgnews the anxiety on account OF biz
condition. Dick Bradley, aged fourteen
badly burned by an explosion Of powder
in East Wheeling. VIM. Gender killed in
Chambers coal mine, nj Elm Grove,
g. Sll} i fire at South Wheeling Glass
Works . pecuniary damage. John Lin.
den badly burned by an explosion Of ben.
Zine at the Central Glass Works.
3. O'llSnlon, Of BtaddoCks, Pa, beats
Knoke, Of Wheeling, in a three.mile soul
ling match over the lower course; Knokt
claims a foul, which referee Louis Felsinl
declines TO allow, Mrs. Henry Schradef
Of North Wheeling, fatally burned by ar
explosion Of kerosene, with which she wal
attempting to hasten the lighting OF fire
4 James puFllpbaph tilTnd byy a n q n