Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-23
CITY CGLLINGs.
A Brief Resume Ofa Days Happenings
I'm and About Town.
JOHN S. CLARK this evening.

PUBLIC schools are down uIl after Ne"
Years.
THE glass cutters at the Central are re-
ported out on strike.
OxE marriage license was issued yester-
day 10y Recorder Hook.
The Rink has taken u new lease of life
under the new auspices.
JAMES FRANCIS. of the La Belize, had his
hand badly hurt yesterday.
The steamer Telegram brought up fifty
barrels of crab cider from ClaringtOn.
GAIT. ECCLEs has lost his beautiful spitz
dog from the Atlantic Engine House.
The fight over the surveyorship has not
caused much cOmmotiOn in this locality.
Paxton is very weak, but there has been
| a pus cavity opened which is 4 favorable
sign.
THE United States internal revenue office
will initiate the banks and will close Mon
day.
\ NEGRO rouStabOut tried to have the
steamer Wyoming tied up yesterday but
failed.
| the Knights Of PythiUS in Steubenville to-
night.
A LARGE number of live turkeys passed
over the Hempheld for Pittsburgh yeSter-
day for Christmas.
The remains of Mrs. Thomas HumeS
passed over the Hemptield to West Alex
under for interment
THE steamer Baltic sunk barge at Hates
| Rock, yesterday, and returned TO this city
for repairs TO her boiler.
THE tow-boat DauntlcSs had not gotten
her grounded barge off the bar ut the foot
of Fifth street last night.
THERE was small fire in the coal house
of the Gas Works yesterday morning, but
no great damage was done.
SQUIRE MAYEs, of West Alexander, has
been termed the Great Washington Coun-
ty Automatic Cougher."
THE farmers in certain portions OF Ohio
county can boast of having better roads
than there are streets in this city.
FRANCIS DoBBs has been appointed post
master at Schock, BraStOn county, and
Edmund l.. Dunn at Indian Mills.
The Street Commissioner has had the
boardwalk on the east side of the National
road above seventh street repaired.
BILLY BRArsr, who works at the Airing.
ton Stove Works, had the misfortune to
smash one Of his fingers yesterday.
THERE will be grand dress german this
evening at FranZheim' Hall, ut which about
twenty-five couples will be present
THE Longfellow Literary Society, of the
Eighth ward school, will have an antcrtain-
ment at WCstwOOd's Hall this evening.
THE Jay Rial company and another
orphan crowd passed through this city to
Washington and WaynesburS yesterday.
MASTER J. Don MERRINAN can find let
ter al a Market street cutters. it having
l,ft 81 10 l1l, mis- taE la
THE D. 4. Y. =. club met ut the house of
Mr.. W. u. English, on the Island last night,
and the hours were most agreeably spent.
The West Virginia State Land, Title and
Real Estate Bureau WAS Incorporated yes
tcrday, all the incorporates being residents
Of the city.
JoHN MILLER and George Secret were
fined one dollar and costs each by Squire
Philips. yesterday. for using abusive Ian
guagc toward a woman.
Henry DELBRoOE, who works Ut the Top
mill, had his head badly cut yesterday by a
bar of iron falling upon it. DR.. Garrison
rendered surgical attention.
ENGINE No. 3GS, recently of the Ohio
Division, has been thoroughly ovcrhaulcd
at the b. & q. shops in this city, and will
be put TO WORK on the Fourth Division.
Ware in receipt of a very pleasant invi-
tation from the Union BricklayerS to be
present at a reception and supper at Mar
| tin ThOrntOn'S p2rlOrs tomorrow evening,
\ NUNRER of young men ut the pious viii
| lage of West Alexander have been picked
up for illegal liquor selling, and there is
much maryeling thercat among the pillars.
The Maxwell-K King case is finally settled.
| The city gets off tolerably well in the mat
| ter, providing she can realize anything by
| the sale of the real estate. Otherwise, 9TH
| wise.
Mrs. MICHAEL HALEY, wife OF the cngi-
| recr at the Belmont Mill. died yesterday
| morning. Some days ago She fell down q
/ flight OF stairs and received wounds which
| resulted in her death.
LAST exening Mr. Mathew Jones was
1 united in marriage To Mrs. f.. Jones by the
| Rev Swope. T. I. Cockaync with his or
| Chestra WAS present, and dancing was con-
| tinued until late hour.
The bridge out on Long Run is about
| completed. and Mr.. NOckey. the contractor,
| is finishing the filling 1t is substantial
| structure, but there is the same complaint
| aboutit-it is built too low.
| The Pittsburgh. Cincinnati and st. Louis
| railroad has agreed to pay 500 toward the
| $1,000 subscription tn locate the State Fair
\ at Columbus o., provided the other rail
| roads will pay propOrtiOnately.
! The pay-Car of the b. & q. road u \. j..
| Peck pay-ma>ter. paid from Grafton II
! Wheeling yesterday, and then went cut the
| W. 7. & Y. Division, and returned 10 Bal
| timOre last night on train No. ;.
| AN injustice was done Dr. Camden by the
| htCilig,Hcsr in stating that the sole credit
| for SeCuringa telephone at the Hospital
| was due to Dr. Garrison. Or. Camden rails
I'd quite i considerable sum for the pur,
pose.
EDDIE CoNBS, q gentleman not unknown
| in police circles, was attacked by Owen
Friery and one or two others last night, on
Sixteenth and Market streets, and badly
beaten. His face was cut SO badly in scve
raj places that stitches were necessary.
The case of Henry Robinson 80. e. W
Robinson, receiver, and which has been be
fore the Ohio county courts long before
Sam MCCQllOch was clerk, was argued yes
/, ;erGay by MeSsrs ariiGtt and Cracraft fol
the plaintiff and Daniel Peck for the de
| PENDANT.
| In our statement yesterday in relation 10
| the accident to Mrs. Wiener, we erroneous
| " stated that she had eluded the vigilance
/ OF the Hospital authorities, and left the
| premises. The mistake arose from error OF
| Information given US. Mrs. Wiener was
| not confined 10 the hospital, but came and
went at pleasure.
A CORRESPONDENT from the Eighth " ard
! informs the REGISTER that an illegitimate
| child died rather suddenly on Wednesday,
and was quietly buried on yesterday, before
the neighbors even knew of the death. The
letter Of information says that there is an
air of mystery about the circumstance that
will bear investigation"
The workers of the Disciple Sunday
School have been very busy making prepa-
rations for their Christmas orphans benefit
entertainment which is to be given thi s
evening. The scholars are to give and are
delighted with the plan. There is novel
and interesting entertainment in store for
all. Twenty cents admission. will be charged
those who are not members of the school,
which the friends will slisbe glad to pay in
this good enterprise.