The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-16
LADIES' Fine Kid Opera and Velvet
Embroidered Slippers, from 81 coup, al
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BITS or GOSSIP
Picked Up In all Parts OF the city Yes
terday by Reporters

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Yrs1ERpAYs weather was grateful change
Tue Justice shops were very quiet ySs'er'
day,
:IIuarrr DuurrYn at the Opera House TO-
night. c,.
Works
oSE deed OF trust was recorded yesterday
by Clerk Hook,
TwESrYNrNE OF Mains Opera Company
were registered ut the New Mcclure yesler-
day,
OFFICER KENNEDY last evening hauled In q
person named Flynn for being on q glorious
drunk.
TuE pupils OF the Fourth ward school will
give q choice entertainment Thursday even
Ing next.
THERE was q most decided boom In the
matrimonial market yesterday, hVe licenses
being issued.
JoGS s. CLARK, the veteran comedian, VIII
be at the Opera House December I'D lie
has some fine paper ind hangers
A MAN named Tucker was instantly killed
Tuesday evening by falling on a running
saw ut Wild Cat Mills near EllGnboro.
THERE will be regular Old.fashioned coun.
try dance at Eugene RIdgley's, in Short Creek
| district this evening About 10 Invitations
have been issued.
AN examination will take place at the
rooms Of the Board OF Education next Mon
day, to fill the two. vacaRcieS that now exist
In the German department OF the public
schools.
WORD comes from Cameron that Lyle
Brock, u gentleman Of about twenty'eight
years OF age, died Wednesday evening. He
was brother Of Allen Brock, ESQ, OF this
city, and highly respected,
"WEDNESDAY evening as George Updegrafi
was coming out Of the Gas ONCE, he made
mlsstep and fell headlong into the cellar the
door or hatch being open. Several teeth
were knocked out and his lipscut'
A VERY quiet, but pleasant social gather.
ing was had last evening ut the residence OF
Mr.. lIeber List, Of North Wheeling. The
guests were young folks, friends Of his
daughter, Miss Julia, who acted the hostess
to perfection.
CrRcurr CoURr affairs were dull yesterday.
In Judge Jacobs part some chancery bus ness
was transacted. In part 1, Judge Boyd on
the bench, the case Of tho State vs.. Zeyely,
indicted for embezzlement, was called, but
the case was continued until the next term OF
court. The case Of the State vs.. Bassett was
set for the 2sth inst.
LAST evening at st. Johns Church, corner
of Seventeenth and Market streets, various
articles left from the recent fair In Germana
HALL were drawn. Mrs Albright drew n
fine Quilt Miss Rosa Ilaerpfer an immense
doll, Miss Kate bowler sewing table, Mr..
John Moore q mammoth cake, NJ. A. Myer
drew the handsome oil painting OF Tyro-
lean Girl from the brush Of Artist Storn.
Gro. II. ADAMS, the well.known and versa
tile clown, will appear at the Opera House
this evening with a good company Of artists,
all under Adam Forepaugh's management,
In q new version Of "Humpty Dumpty."
The pantomime, while old, Is always new,
and It seldom fails to draw big houses, and
we expect this evening to be no exception
10 the general rule. Adams has been re.
ceiying complimentary notices In nearly
every place he hos appeared 50 far this season.
YEsrERpAY morning at ii o'clock Rev. Nc.
Clure, Of the U. r. Church, conducted the
Inconsistencies Of Col. WV. Miller, deceased,
at the residence OF his sister, adjoining the
German Bank on Market street. A very
large crowd Of warm personal friends and &C.
uuaintances were present, The internient,
which was private, took place at 2 o'clock P.
NJ, the remains being laid 10 rest In Green.
wood. The pail bearers were Secretary Of
State slalnaker, State Treasurer Col. o Brien,
Judge LETTERS, Sheriff Brown, Capt Milt Carr
and Frank HOge, Esq.
YESTERDAY afternoon, between 12 and
o'clock, an accident happened on the d. & o.
track opposite the shops. but fortunately no
one was hurt, A yard engine was pulling a
passenger train from the shops by the north
curve for the purposeOfta taking II to the paSSen.
ger depot. On the main track, yard engine
was backing up freight train ut rath-
err lively speed It was being backed a.
the passenger train was going on to the main
track. The engineer Of the freight, looking
back along his train saw there would be a
collision II he backed much further, sudden.
IL reversed his engine aud started forward.
The Jerk was such that the coupling connect.
ing the two rear freights broke, and they
crashed into the forward passenger car over.
turning II and the baggage car. II was feared
that the stoves would set fire TO the cars, bui
they were securely fastened and were quickly
extlhguiShed The cars were pretty well
scratched up.