The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-10
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MUDDY streets,
SPRING, or q certain ethereal mtldness,
Ia setting in.
The street brigade was at work yester.
day scraping the crossings.
Two PLAIN DRINKS were in the lookup
last evening, arrested by officers Arthurs
and sylyis.
TUE Smith Bell Ringers will hold forth
in Heinlein's Hall, Bridgeport, tonight.
Poor Bridgeport,
RECORDER HOOK has his new office desk
in position now which adds greatly to the
convenient transaction Of business.
TUE LaBelle and Pres Ellison had q
tough race from BellAire to this wharf last
evening, the former coming in ahead,
A MARSHALL COUNTY farmer by the
name OF Cockayne was relieved Of $3.50 by
sharpers while at the Inauguration last
week.
THIEVES entered the yard OF resident
on South Broadway, Island, Tuesday night
and stripped the clothes line OF the best
Rarments on II,
AUCTIoNERR HALLER, yesterday, sold q
piece OF property situated in the First
ward and belonging 70 the Bloch estate Ia
Mr.. Weitzel, Tor $3.50.
The alarm OF FIRE sounded yesterday
afternoon from box Us was caused by test.
ing the wires, which have been out Of
order for a few days past. 4. 40 -
A HANDSOME pastil portrait Of Hon
Robert F. Dennis, Of Gresnbrier county
Is on exhibition at NicolFs art store on
Market street, 1t was executed by Artis
John Myles.
AN adjourned meeting Of the Board o.
Directors Of the Lincoln Club, 10 close W
unfinished business, is called Tor
o'clock this evening, at the office 81 b. b
Dovener, Esq.
The body Of Arthur Stayloos, civi
Washington, Pa, yesterday, making ,th'
eleventh inclnerRtion that has taken place
in that crematory.
THE "Babes in the Woods" combination
at Bridgeport, held meeting last nigh
and passed resolutions OF respect for onl
another. 1t Is well TO be popular anon
yourselves, gentlemen.
The Board OF Public Works yesterday
appointed D. s. Thornburg Superintend
emit OF the Cumberland road for the mex
two years, vice Col, Thos, Sweeney, Th(
old toll collectors were re'appointed.
TuR members OF the Vigllant Enginl
Company will give 'ba ! OF Turner Hall
April 10th, the proceeds to be applied h
furnishing their hall. Tickets will bC
offered to the public at once, and Of Coursl
they will be readily taken,
JUSTICE PHILLIPS had q prize soap ped
dler before him yesterday on charge o
dealing in q lottery scheme, The man WA
selling soap packages, claiming that somt
OF them contained money. The case wa
settled on the payment Of the costs.
ABOUT II o'clock, last night, Office
Morris heard q cry Of distress from tn
alley back Of Young's drug store, and hur
rying to the spot found an old man lying II
the mud, and several young men disap
pearing In the darkness. The man, WHIT
gave bis name as James Chegwiddin, wa
taken to the lookup, where he stated o.
attempt had been made TO rob him, though
he had nothing Of value about him.
COMPLAINT was made 10 Chief Bennett
last night at II o'clock, by George zeigler
that he had lost $23 OF q gambling room
He gave the namO Of the winner, who WA
forced by the Chief to hand over bis Ill
gotten gains. After getting his lannpy
Zeigler became overjoyed and began
firing his revolver into the air, whereupor
Chief Bennett required him 70 put up $2t
for bis appearance at tbs Police Courl
this morning.
APApRR was circulated by some friends
Of Miss Bigbie, the elocutionlst, yesterday
and was very generally signed by member
and attaches OF both houses OF the Legls'
lature, commencing and endorsing the
INTELLIdRNcKR's notice OF her entertain.
ment the night before, and condemninG
the very uhkind criticism oil the Register,
The paper, and another in modified
form, have been handed ps Tor publication,
with the signatures Of leading members Of
both houses, and we regret that lack Of
space forbidB US uBiugit,