Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-20
LOCAL LACohlCS.
Various Brief Matters In and About the

One deed OF trust was recorded In
the County Clerks office yesterday.
DESNAN THOMPSON in Joshua Whit
comb" at the Opera House this even
ing.
Col. JAKE NUSeK will have a grand
Book beer lunch at his saloon on Thurs
day.
PREACHER RUNPF, OF st. PauPs Ger
man Lutheran church, sf South Wheel
Ing. was yesterday presented Win d
new carpet by his three children.
OK Monday they had an election at
Fulton to determine whether or no the
town should be incorporated. The COL
pora,ionists won the day by vote OF
AZ to 81.
The sudden falling OF the river left
the boat house OF the Leasure Club in a
bad position on the bank and it has
partly keeled over, and the bull partly
filed with water.
WALTER Day, while working in Speer's
forge, near the LaBelle mill, yesterday,
had his right hand caught in the cogs
and laeersted rather badly. DIR. Reed
attended 10 MN.
REV. ALEX McCARRELL, OF Claysville,
for the past 81 years connected with
the Presbyterian church, died on Mon
Sayat l0PM. The funeral will take
place at | l O'Clock this morning.
The Fire Department committee holds
a meeting at the city building this even
ing to investigate the charges OF drank
enness preferred by Chief Eccles against
some Of the men. Something interest.
ing is promised.
Mrs. ELIzABETH STEGER was yester-
day appointed guardian OF Charles,
George, Hattie, Emma and Elizabeth
Steger, orphan children OF Boniface
S;eger, deceased. A bond OF 81 900 was
taken, with Oscar Sandrock as surety.
CHAPLrHE street from Twenty-fourth
street to the La Belle crossing received
attention from a large force under the
Street Commissioner, yesterday, and
mountains Of mud were scraped to one
side and removed. 1t needed it badly,
SQUIRE SCRULTzE yesterday issued
warrants for the arrest OF James Mcl.ar-
KEY, Nike Brannon and Francis Collin
on complaint of William and Henry
Dahuhardt, who complain that the sons
of Erin mauled them on last Sunday
morning in bad and outrageous maj
ner.
FISH COMMISSIONER III. Il MILLER,
Esd, received yesterday from Washing.
ton CITY four hundred German carp OF a
very superior grade. These are the last
that this section will get until late next
fall, and il any OF our fish calturists de-
sire 10 secure any, they had better APP
ply to the above gentleman promptly.
JAMES L. MCWAYNE, who has been i'll
the penI,entiary ever year serving out
a two years term for larceny, was par
doned, Yesterday, by Governor Jackson.
McWayne was little more than boy
and came from Wood county. The par
don was asked for by large number in
Guiding the Judge that sentenced him.
A CASE of criminal libel was heard
by Squire Felber last evening, brought
by ThOs. Meyer against man named
Lowry. 10th OF Greggsviile. The charge
is that Lowry posted up certain cards
rejecting on Meyers credit, because he
did not give his men orders on the gro
Gerry kept by Lowry. Gov. Jacob ap-
peared for the defendant and had the
case carried TO the Circuit Court.
A SPECIAL 10 the Pittsburgh COmms'
ciOi Gu-,tts, from New Cumberland,
SAYS: MIR. Hugh Sterling, postmaster
at Wheeling. passed through our town
en- route for Fairview to-day. He is on
business connected with the Postoflice
Department. They are having a post.
office war at Fairview. The town cleo
ton here passed off quietly on Saturday
under an intense excitement over local
issues. At night the Guard band was
out serenading the successful candidates.
This is another triumph for the people. "
The news of the death of Thos. ].
Blair, one Of the prominent men Of this
city, was received yesterday, with gen.
eral sorrow. The flag on the Custom
House was flying at half mast yesterday
out OF repect TO his memory, that hav-
ing been the scene OF his labors for
many years. Council last evening took
appropriate action on his death, he hay-
ing for several years been a member OF
that body. The revenue office will be
closed Thursday morning, in order that
his late fellow-workmcn may attend the
funeral.
DR.. ACKERlIANS, assisted by Drs.
Stifel, Edwards, Campbell and Wilson
yesterday performed difficult opera.
ton on Adam Bishof, a gentleman from
s.. Joseph's settlement, and who was
..,,n;n,, -, E;nhkaantb airaaK Eas ,
Wheeling. What the scientific name
for Mr.. BIS disease is we do not know,
but the knee cap and ends OF the bones
OF one OF his legs were rotten. The knee
cap was first removed then the diseased
parts of the bone cut off, one end being
made convex, the other concave so that
they will fit and grow together. Mr..
Bishoi had suffered for five years, but is
doing very well now.
Governor JACKSON was the recipient
Yesterday OF three invitations gotten up
in the most elegant and exquisite man
ner. The first was steel engraved
piece OF parchment, asking his presence
at Spartansburg, S. O., May 18th, to
celebrate the erection of a memorial
shaft to the battle of Cowpens; the shalt
is erected by a large number OF States.
The second was handsomely engraved
card from Admiral Porter, for the I'M
yelling OF the Farragut statue, erected
by the Government, in Washington,
April 18th. The third was ar engraved
and beautifully colored invitation to
the Nashville Exposition and Military
Competition drills to commence Nav