The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-07
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Tue Legislature meets next Wednesday,
RECORDER Hook Issued Two marriage
yesterday.
Two DEEDS in fee were recorded in the
Recorders office yesterday.
The Leasnre Boat Club will give q grand
ball this evening at Koch's South Wheel
ing Hall,
GENERAL HEALRY and a select company
were engaged yesterday in opening up the
gutter at the Custom House,
A DELIGHTFUL masquerade came off last
night at the residence Of Mrs. Henry
Brues, North Front street, Island.
JAMES DONOVAN was fined 81 and costs
in Police Court yesterday, by Judge Gran:
mer, for assaultng a young fellow named
Exley,
A SLIGHT break in the water main in
front Of Hobbs foundry, South Side, de-
manded the attention Of Supt. Riddle
yesterday.
DAVE HAIRY, who was injured at the
Atlantic engine house on Wednesday by
the kick OF a vicious horse, is much better
and will be all right in a few days.
The matrimonial market opens up brisk
with the new year, yesterday being the
sixth day and the books showing the
Issuance Of seyen marriage Licences.
A PETITION ia being circulated among
the members OF the Wheeling bar for sig'
natures, asking that Judge Cooley, Of Ann
Arbor, Michigan, be appointed TO the va
cancy on United States Supreme Court
bench.
WHILE a party OF ladies and gentlemen
from this city were sleigh-rlding, day be-
fore Yesterday, one OF the ladies was
struck in the face by a snow, ball and SO
yerely hurt. The boy who threw # was
caught and severely punished by q gentle
man in the party,
A HORSE attached to a dray belonging to
a mau named Cochran, took fright yesier.
day BY some one shoyGliug snow of 9
Twelfth street building. The animal
started down Twelfth street, and turning
into Water street. wrecked the dray on
1.-The p, W. & Ky, Railroad track.
A CONFERENCE OF the friends Of the
a%nti.COnvirt labor movement was held a.
the Ncws Litter office last evening. There
was a good attendance and much interest,
A committee on procedure was appointed,
and the meeting adjourned to meet at the
came place next Monday evening,
Ma, QNToN McCLYMENT, q cart.driver
who lives in the Seventh ward, fell from
his cart yesterday In m GpoplectiC Gt, and
Law for como time before he was dis
covered and removed to his home. Mr..
| MCClyment Is an old and much respected
citizen OF the Island. This Is bis second
attack from the same disease.
The citizens OF the Eighth ward urge as
a special reason for the reelection nj jim.
my NiColls, the splendid care he takes Of
The street roller. That article, which was
lately purchased at Il cost Of several hun
dred dollars, Is standing on" Thirty.asventh
street, exposed to allkinAs Of weather, and
is consequently becoming rusty and worn.
Col G. II. BEALL, OF Brooke county, has
presented Capt. Tate, Of the r., W.. & Ky,
Railroad with two fine Spanish ewes. A
sample OF the wool Of the sheep shown us
BY tho Captain is the finest We over look
ed q The Captain desires Us to re.
turn bis thanks to Col. Beall for his use.
full present, and to express his gratitude
for the kindly feeling that prompted the
act.
A LADY and gentleman called on Chief
Of Police Sweeney yesterday, and stated
that they were from Bellaite, and desired
hia assistance In retaining a sister Of the
lady from a house Of prostitution In
thig City, Tho Major accompanied them
to "Oyster Moll's" place, on Twenty.irs
street, and soon put the young lady into
the custody oil her friends. She 10 only
II years old.
TmE GermGuia Singing Society elected
tho following officers Wednesday night:
President, O. sChuppf; Vice President, L.,
Colmar, IT,; Cor, seCretary,G. Hildebtand;
Financial Secretary, @. Bremen; Treasurer,
j. Pebler; Librarian, II. HildebraDd;
Banner Carrier, II Miller; Musical Direc'
tor, q. SCheuher; Vice Musical Director,
G. S'entzel; MusiC Committee, Q. Tunt, H..
@, Meyer, f. schnepf.
IT is 90 seldom that the patient and
mild.eyed reporter gets any praise that
the complimentary remarks OF Judge
Melvin in court yesterday arc worth brief
notice. Tho Court said that the reporters
had been unusually successful In pleading
both sides In the Maxwell case, as much
go as possible for nOn.prOiessiOnsls to be
in treating a case containing so many
knotty and delicate points Of law. This
tribute Of the Court Is duly appreciated
by the reporters, whose works are oitener
discussed unisvorably than commented OH
Charitably.
YESTERDAY was Epiphany, a holy day
among the Roman Catholics, and appro.
pirate services were held in all the
churches. Epiphany Is a church festival
celebrated on tie Oh day Of January, the
twelfth day after Christmas, in tommem.
Grafton Of the appearance OF our Savior to
tho Mggiana or philosophers Of the East,
who came to adore Him with presents; or
aa others maintain, 10 commemorate the
appearance Of the star to the Magians
Symbolizing the manifestation Of Chris!
In tho EpnIilnu