The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-31
SCRAPS OF NEWS,
Gathered Here and There BY IR'elli
EenesF Reporters.

Gathered Here and There BY IH'elli'
EeneeF Reporters.
THrs time last year-but We iorbear.
MARCH Is going outl like - well, lion
To.MoRRow will witness a moving sight.
spRISa, gentle spring, why art thou 80
backward?
VENxoR is prophet that Is honored in
many countries.
RECORDER HOOK issued two marriage Ii
Censes yesterday.
SHOVEL the snow of the sidewalks in
front oil your residences.
BAETLEY CAMPBELL's "My Geraldine"
company goes from here to Newark, 0.
soME repairs are being made to the
front office in the executive rooms at the
Capitol,
BILL JACkssS, the Colored bar tender
who became insane a few days ago, died
yesterday,
The Registers faCetlous sensation yester'
day about the City Building had boom
eranG effect.
A NEw office and store room is being
erected for the use oil the clerk at the Top
Mill furnace.
Mr. JAMES MCOAHoN, OF Cleveland, will
succeed James Mcclure as manager Of the
Top Mill furnace.
THE Finance Committee OF the Board Of
Commissioners met Yesterday afternoon to
prepare their regular report for the meet
ing OF the Board next Monday.
MARTIN ROUSE, u lad thirteen years oil
rye had one OF his hands so badly ground
ut the Hinge Factory yesterday that Dr.
Hoge was called in to amputate 1t.
A REPORT was circulated yesterday that
Mr. Zevely had obtained bondsmen, but
upon inquiry ut the Sheritfs office the re-
port was discovered to be unfounded.
Six THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED kegs oil
nails, the larges number ever turned out
Of any mill in this locality in one week,
will be made at the Top Mill this week.
SUPERINTENDENT BUTCHER says he will
have about 5000 copies OF the new school
laws ready for circulation by next week
They will be published in pamphlet
form.
CHIEF EcCLEs Of the Fire Department re-
quests us to say that he will be under oh
| legations to the people II they will give the
iremen coffee instead Of whisky when at
tending fires hereafter.
JANlToR SAM VoLT2 ia winning golden
opinions for himself by his earnest efforts
to clean up the Capitol building. 1t hal
already been Transformed until hardly
recognizable, and Sam says he has only
begun his good work.
A YOUNG man by the name Of scrog
gins was found lying on the snow in from
OF the Eagle Brewery yesterday evening
in dead faint-dTunk-and was LODGED
in the lookup, He will answer this NOR
ming at Police Court.
Mr., +. D. LUDWIG has opened up rea
estate and insurance Office over the Peo
pies bank building, and proposes to carry
on the real estate and general insurance
brokerage business. Our citizens would dc
well To give him a call.
CASPER GLASS was arrested yesterday
afternoon at the alley on Twelfth street
between Ohapline and Market, for indie
cent exposure OF his person and taken be
fore Justice Philips. For the otenst
charged Mr.. Glass was fined 81 and costs
AT a regular meeting Of the Emerson
Literary Society last evening the following
officers were elected: President, s. o.
BoyCe; Vice President, j. j. Hsigh; Re-
cording Secretary, r. @. Darrah Financial
Secretary, F. P. Hasely; Monitor, James
@. Msnsberger; First Critic. +. 7. Nuzum
Second Critic, Joseph Devine; member Of
Board OF Directors, J. l.. Beck.
TIE Sabbath school connected with the
Wesley NJ. +. Church, South Side, will
give concert at Westwood's Hall tonight,
commencing at 1880 o'clock. An excel
lent programme has been arranged, con-
sisting Of vocal and instrumental music,
Rotations, dialogues and speeches
Among those expected TO take part are
Prof. Crago, Miss Annie Carson and j.
Mack Kelley, Tickets can BIO had at the
door.
THIS give away" on the Register ia from
tho Pittsburgh Commercial Go;clt: "On
Monday the pressed glass manufacturers
in tho vicinity OF Wheeling and Bellaire
held a meeting OF Wheeling and decided
on general Rtoppage Of eight weeks
during the coming summer, The Wheel.
Ing Register publishes an extended sum.
mary on the condition Of the trade which
appeared in the Commercial. Gazette last
week.
A DANGEROUS counterfeit OH tho U. s,
standard silver dollar has made lie appear
anCe In the small towns in this vicinity.
1t IL almost matter Of imposSlbiity to
detect the bogus dollars by careful exatni'
nation, as they have the ring OF the genu.
inc metal, the milling Is perfect, and there
is an absence Of that greasy substance
which Is found by running the thumb
over the general run Of base coins. The
coins, however, are too light and can be
detected by the use Of a good balance
They are also slight shade thicker than
the genuine.