Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-15
CRY tcBLLrsas.
A Brief Resune els Days HsRpeainss
Am and About Town.

1HE MOnthly Educatl0na4 SoatH Wiz
appear in day or two.
A PoSroYFrcE has been established at
Cooks, Wyoming county.
-Four illegitimate children were born
the County Home during November.
TIE condition of things along Eoff street
between Sixteenth and Twelfth Is horrible
JAMES KxxAS was run in last night by
Officer Bird for being drunk and disorderly.
Council will meet next Tuesday night to
elect a Market Master for the Center mar
ket
THE ferrybcats, Jessie B. and Ella. were
inspected yesterday by,Capts. Young and
Wilson.
A SUNBER from this city will go on the
excursion TO Matamoras on the Scioto next
Tuesday.
The boys at the Buckeye Glass Works.
Martins Ferry, expect to be idle two weeks
during the holidays.
We learn that large amount OF the
Medil property at Martins Ferry Will be
disposed of during the week.
ARTIST JOHN MYLEs has a painting OF 9
bunch of grapes on exhibition at Nlchois
that lCOk natural enough to eat.
Born passenger and freight traffic has
been considerably diminished recently on
| all the roads leading into this city.
THERE will be railroad meeting in the
| interest OF the Ohio Valley railroad to-
night. Gen. Warner will preside.
The +. ]. Grace and barges have been
purchased by the G. I. v. q W. Il. Il. Co.,
which will hencefOrth operate them.
THERE was scare about fire at the
Peoples Bank Building last evening,
caused by the conduct of defective fue.
RoBr. Frazier, who lives on the hill east
of South Wheeling, had his horse stolen
from in front of the st. Charles last night.
Col. BUTCHER is buSily engaged in max
ing out the warrants for the payment OF
the salaries of the County Superintendent.
in. CLoUsroN, of this city, bought eight
hundred bushels of wheat yesterday from
the firm OF Dorsey & McMurray, OF Pow
hatan.
4 SorrH SIDE man went rabbit hunting
on Monday and got lost in the woods. he
did not find his way home until Tuesday
morning.
THERE will be an Odd Fellows ball and
oyster supper at POwhatan on the night OF
the 10Th. VIM. Mayer, Of this city, will
furnish the music.
THE board walk on the east side of Main
street this side OF the Top Mill, is in bad
condition. and the attehaon of the Street
Commissioner is directed to it.
LOUISVILLE December l4.-River rising
feet inches in the canal, ) feet . inches
in the chute on the Falls. Business dull.
Weather cloudy, cool and windy.
Mr.. JOHN FRIEDEL has just returned from
the East. While there he purchased an ex-
tenSiye stock of goods, and has now one oil
the best furnished stores i'll the city.
THE Board of Directors of the Peniten-
tiary held a meeting on Tuesday, Major
Anderson and Mr.. SehOn being absent.
There are 2O7 prisoners i'll the building.
THE Original" German danced at the
residence of Hon. c. W, Seabright last
night. This club will give grand ball at
Vim. Schwertfegsr' 5 between Christmas and
New Years.
LEON VAxwoLr was before Squire Cald-
we'll Yesterday on a charge OF embezzle-
ment, preferred by W. A. Manly, but was
honOrably discharged, there being no evil
denCc 10 hold him.
KR,NER'S band, of Wheeling, will furnish
the music at the grand K. Of Z. ball, at Orr =
new hail, on the 23rd inst. IYanhOe DiviS-
ion NJ. will do itself proud on that occa-
Sion.-Sce,Ls7riiie Herald
Mr.. BAKERS resolution in the Second
Branch authorizing the filling mp OF EOtt
street, between Twelfth and Sixteenth,
passed but il did not reach the + irSt Branch
in time for concurrence.
ONE OF the duties OF the PreSbyrery now
in session at BurgettStOwn, Pa, will be 10
dissolve che pastoral relations between Rev.
J. ID. MOffatt and the congregation OF the
Second Presbyterian church of this city
Hon. WV. l.. HEAR>E, w. II. Simpson,
Robert Crangle, Joseph Lawson and Prof
Robert Dalzell are q committee appointed
to secure pastor for the Second Presbyte-
rian church, vice Rev. J. ID. MOttatt, re-
signed.
JOSH OGDEN, the veteran manager OF Bison
VIM, paid this office pleasant annual call
last night Josh wears better clothes this
year than he used to and has his hair very
tastefully sawed OFF all around. Ancat i'm
prOyemcnt ,
SOME days ago Mrs. Haley, wife of Mi.
Chael Haley, engineer at the Belmont, fell
NJ her home and struck her head on the
edge of the staircase. She is now lying
dangerously i'll from the effects OF the I'M
fortunate accident.
SroCK in the elevated street railway on
Market street, above Seventh, is not being
disposed Of as fast as the projectors thought
it would be. The trouble is they cannot
find any bottom in the street upon which to
build a foundation.
THE reports to the National Board of
Health, in session at Washington, ID. e.,
indicate that typhoid fever is an epidemic
here. There are very few cases of it in this
city, and at no time has it been an epidem-
ic in the common acCeptatiOn Of that term.
ONE week from to-day a grand wedding
is booked for the South Side. A large num-
Der of invitations have been issued. A
number of friends of the bride and groom
from a distance will be in attendance. I.
7. Cockayne with his orchestra, will furnish
| music.
SOME friend took the trouble on Monday
| night TO telephone us of q runaway mar
| rage ut West Alexander. The gentleman
| in the case. Mr.. Cline, declines to have his
| maine used in any SuCh connection, and
yesterday gave us to understand in very
| emphatic manner that he was still single.
| UNITED STATES MARSHAL ATKINSON yester-
day tied up the steamboat Return, st the
| wharf. to await the adjudication of the
matter of ownership. The libellantS are
MesSrS. SChaufer aud Brast, aud the re-
\ spondent is Capt Voegtly, OF the boat.
| There is q dispute concerning the boat, and
\ the boat was libelled pending the action OF
the authorities. We are informed that
Capt. Yoegtly gave bond later in the even
ing and took out his boat.
Mrs. JENNIE PETERSON, alias Norrington,
whose daughter was taken from her by the
police on Monday and returned to the
| Orphans Home. says that she never in
tended that her daughter should be taken
| to her own house. but that she meant 10
send her to a hotel to board until she was
ready to take her TO her grandmother 5
! Mrs PetersOn's mother> in Illinois. The
| Madam also said that her daughter had
been badly treated by those having charge
of her in connection with the Home; that
| she had been sent out into the world, and
was obliged to work rs 4 servant at hotel
| in Newbcrg. Mrs. Peterson claims that her
| daughter has attained her majority, and
says that if she is not given up by the
| authorities of the Home proceedings will
\ be instituted at law against them.
The Southern Penna. Mutual Relief As
sOciatiOn of York county, Pa, has been dis
| solved by the members Of the company.
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