The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-28
SCRAPS OF NEWS,
Gathered Here and There By Intelli'
EenceF Reporters.


The Baltimore and Ohio Engineer corps
is at work on the hills above CaldwelFs
Run,
THE Committee on Finance met at the
CITY Building Saturday night and arranged
for the borrowing OF $4,000.
SQUIRE W. PHILLIPs is about to return
to the office he first set up business IN,
next door to the Mcclure on Twelfth street.
TuG attention OF the Street Commits
sioner is called to the condition oil Eighth
street, and the sewer on 1t, above Market
A why desirable piece Of ground on the
Strobel property, Twenty'ninths street: was
sold by Alex, Bone last Saturday, torS62O'
SEVERAL pistol shots, in rapid success
sion, were heard in the vicinity Of this
Office Saturday night, but who hred them
is still mystery.
We were panied to hear Of the death Of
Hattie, an interesting daughter OF Mr.. and
Mira. Selby Jones, which took place at
Kansas City last Saturday.
TIE members Of La Belle Lodge No, 6, A.
o. U. W., gave q splendid entertainment
Saturday night last, the occasion being the
sixth anniversary OF their organization.
TIE Directors OF the Lincoln Club will
hold q meeting at the Office OF Capt. B. d.
Doyeuer, Ohapline street at 1880 o'clock
this evening. 1t Ia important that Q full
Board be present.
In THE case OF the City OF Wheeling
against James L. Hawley, was a suit
brought TO recover disputed taxes, IN
which the Municipal Court gave judgment
against the defendant, A writ Of error
aud supersetieGS has been granted.
DURING the interludes at the matinee
Saturday afternoon the audience was re-
called by the maneuvers Of a Register
mssher in one OF the stage boxes, with q
pair OF opera.glasses and q soiled handker'
chief, and youthful miss in the gallery,
Boys shouldn't be so Austintatlous.
ABOUT 5 o'clock yesterday evening a
portion OF the embankment around the
city water basin at the head Of Eighth
street was overlooked and quantity Of
1.-The earth was detached, Superintendent
Riddle at once put force OF men to work
| to repair the damage and soon had the
leak stopped.
], MORTON BOWLER and John W. Richie
appeared before United States Commits.
sioner Hannibal Forbes last Saturday and
made oath that they had performed Ger
ter work Tor the officers Of the steamboal
Hudson, and for which they had received
no compensation. A process was Issued
returnable at some future day. Similar
processes were issued against the Jos. A
Ninon and ST. Lawrence recently, but the
owners settled with the Complainants,
MAYOR EdRRTER has Issued orders to the
police to break up the detestable practice
Of corner loafng, so prevalent In thti
city. II this Is accomplished 1t will be
one Of the best acts OF any administration
here. At MCLain's corner, the Opers
House corner, and at 9 point above
the Opera House entrance, there arealmosl
continually crowds Of young men, who
impudently ogle and stare out Of countep
ance every lady who has occasion 10 pass
those points. "Neither burning suns MOI
freezing skies" deter these gentlemen {?
from posting themselves with daily snC
almost hourly regularity at the points We
have named, and some OF their faces have
become as familiar TO passers BY as the
houses themselves.