The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-01


% Miss Elsa Won Blumen vs. TIT
An eriCau.IriRh Team at Washington Hall
"a, John Nixon, Of Bridgeport, sent L
jail at ST. ClAirsyille for q brutal assault OF
an old woman. John Reia drowned il
the river at Benson's Ferry; Frank Horn
and Walter Riggs, Of Bsllaire, arrested OF
suspicion Of causing his death.
%, Explosion Of q boiler in BelmouI
mill cooper shop. Horn and Riggs dis
charged from custody, johnson aud Cole
two notorious characters, break from thu
Wellsburg Jail.
20, Purim ball at Franzheim's Hall.
IS. ExcITsion OF the Committee or
Water Works to GAINESVILLE.
NoTR,-Deathai February 90.
March.
l. Collision OF the St, lawrence aud
Cherokee at Parkersburg. United States
Supreme Court rsverses the decision ia
the Taylor Strauder case,
2. Excursion Of Committee on Streets
and Alleys to Pittsburgh, Pa. Farewell
concert Of the jubilee singers at the Opera
House.
8. E. L. Goodrich arraigue d before Esq,
Philips on complaint OF J. V. l.. Rodgers,
ior, alleged embezlement. Held in So. 900
bail.
8. W. & ]. Glee club at Washington
Hall.
z. Sixteen prisoners escape from the
workhouse-guards overpowered, beaten
and locked fitzpatrick Henry Daily
killed by a stray bullet.
s. Kate ClaxtoA in 1.-TWO Orphans" al
Opera House, Burglars visit John Nc.
Kee, 80 Eighteenth street.
0. Blaine Club organized in Second
ward. Opening Of Theatre Comique at
Academy OF Music.
IL. John Grubb held In $3.50 90 for as.
saulting O, s, Howell.
10, Telegraph war tegun In Wheeling.
II, Union District Blaine Club organ.
lied.
Is. soirse by Mrs. Shelb's friends and
pupils at Germania Hall. Celebration oil
Thintieth Anniversary OF DR.. ]. T. Nc.
Cures marriage and pastorate OF the
United Presbyterian Church. Injunction
by Judge Oranmer restraining the A, & p.
aud W. U. from triting with the b. 4 o.
wires and poles,
q. Organization Of a Central Blaine
Club at the Court House.
%. Hearing testimony by the Sweeney
Investigating Committee.
"a The injunction granted the b. 80.
r, Il, dissolved and the A. 4 P. and W..
U. once more In possession. Continue.
ton OF the Sweeney investigation. Explo.
sion Of q mould at SweeneY's Foundry,
badly burning Mayor $. aud several EN-.
ployes.
25. Lucas Music Store burned out. Two
stables and dwelling burned. Simpsons
Livery stable fired.
20. Opening Of the defense OF j, w.
Sweeney. Junior Exhibition OF the Wheel.
ing Female College.
%. Easter services at the various
churches.
80 Testimony in the Sweeney case
closed.
81, Democratic Congressional Commit.
tee In session at PArkersburg select
Wheeling as the place, and June 22d as
the time for the convention.
o TE.-Deaths in March, rs.
April.
l. Bellaire and Bsnwood ferry boat
stolen.
3. A heavy shortage discovered in the
aCCounta Of L.. @. Hanson, Superintendent
OF the Hinge factory. Terrific storm, do.
Ing much damage to roofs, fences, &c,
blowing of q large section OF the Riverside
mills iron roof, Sweeney's foundry roof,
and blowing down a building adjoining
Aug. Betz's carriage factory, North Wheel.
Ing.
5. Inauguration OF q movement for
young mems mental and moral improve.
ment, which awakes some interest but
finally collapaes.
I. Gus Williams at the Opera House.
Journeymen carpenters demand an in.
crease OF wages.
s Another terrible accident on the i
j s. W. Railroad, near Bethel. Several
passengers Injured, Miss Anna Dickinson
reads her tragedy "Aurelian," at the
Opera House.
9. Joseph Cook on "Does Death End
All?" at Opera House.
10 st. Alphonsus' fair closes OF their
Hall.
Is. PlatoG Coss crushed to death in a
Bridgeport mine. Members Of the Swiss
Commission visit Wheeling and are re-
Ceived with marks Of distinction. Report
the Sweeney investigating Committee,
the majority pronOunCing him guilty and
recommending Ills removal, and the min.
otity merely advising a vote Of Censure.
The whole matter laid on the table. Fl.
fort to repeal the insurance ordinance"
defeated.
IA Oliver Doud Byron at the Opera
House In "AGross the Continent"
10. Little cyclone; tho Pan Handle
depot %unrooled; the Fragments
hurled against the i. ( o. office; other
done. Uncle Toms Cabin by
Anthony and Ellis, at Opera House.
Prof. VIM. Armstrong; concert at Wiesel
Hall.
II. John NullOuiFocated by gas at the
Belmont blast furnace.
IS. subterranean fire OF mckinley 4
MCOormick's coal mines. Third attempt
10 burn W. u. Simpsons stable.
10. Skating rink opened at Getmania
Hall. John Welty knocked down by
highway robbers in Market alley. Open.
ing Of this end Of O., T. ". 4 W.. Il. X.
", Thomas Hulien, q maniac fireman,
clears the Whitaker Iron Works; two
men dangerously cut.
%. Celebration Of Shakespeare's birth.
day by Wheeling Shakespeare Club.
q. Return Of Rev. Thohurn and sister,
missionaries TO India, to this vicinity.
Pirates Of PengsnCe at the Opera House.
20. Second performance Pirates OF Pen.
zanCe.
20. Prof. Herman's concert at Opera
House.
30. Minerva performance Of Wheeling
Female College. Heavy stockholders OF o.,
T. V. a W. r +. visit Wheeling. Eureka
Lodge Odd Fellows anniversary.
NOTR-Deaths In April, SO.
May.
/ Ohio county Republican convention
to choose delegates to select delegates 10
ChiCago-Blaine men chosen.
8. The muck rollers demand the adop.
ton Of the Pittsburgh sCale-manuiac.
turefs refuse.
bat tfLjnV ~ Nkto.na aaJ At.