The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-28

Sharp appointed postmaster
The merchant tallos Of the city have
agreed TO extend the time for remaining
closed after six o'clock P. N. until March llth.
Wills Cox, Wheeling man, wNs taken
before the Mayor yesterday on charge OF
fast driving. He left 81 10 and Departed
BeliGire Independent.
'sQuIRE ScauLrzE, who recently lost his
oldest daughter, has two more children seri.
ouSly sick with the same diseaSe-typhoid
fever, Of bad type.
OFFICER BARUX last evening afresled
drunken woman who was being followed by
q crowd OF roughs, who ran away at the ap-
proach Of the officer.
n. 7. FRAME, ESQ.,, a recently appointed
Notary Public, yesterday qualified before
Clerk Hook, giving bond Of $3.50, with j.
Hanson Good Us surety.
SAPPERs and miners have commenced
ditchiAg for the thirty inch water main on
Market street, north Of Tenth. The pipe will
be laid close In their wake.
SQUIRE PnILIPs yesterday discharged Louis
Young, charged by W, II. Geller with steal
ing from the complainant 500 The COM
plainant failed 10 come TO time.
The Committee on Lights held meeting
last evening, transacted routine business and
decided TO postpone the opening Of bids fer
lighting oil lamps until the next meeting,
ALICE LovERAoE, with three other women
OF her class, made things howl In the vicinity
OF Twenty.fourth and EoH streets for short
time last night They were on grand spree.
LAST evening several members OF that ex.
pired association, the LaBelle Building AsSo-
citation, met and decided to form at an early
day IIaBelle No. Q. The members are Eighth
ward citizens.
Tue talk OF the Eighth ward yesterday
was the number OF people who visited the
glass house ruins on Sunday. They were
there In droves. People who had not been
In the ward since 1t was ward Aocked down.
The Insane Asylum Investigators are at
home, but their work is yet far from com.
pletlon. The records Of their transactions
will make several hundred pages OF manu-.
script The verdict cannot be yet ANNOUNCED
CHARLEY s. SSRoONs, a young man about
twenty years OF age and son OF Col. Scrogins,
chief clerk in'the Secretary OF States office,
died in Pittsburgh yesterday OF smallpox
Col. s. has the sympathy Of everyone In this
bis sad bereavement
ONLY one deed OF conveyance was admitted
TO record yesterday by Clerk Hook. 1t was
one made January l6 1881, by MarysFettc to
F. G. Fette, in consideration Of s., 500, OF the
south half OF lot No. g. In square No. s.
situated in South Wheeling.
YESTERDAY the Opera House orchestra re-
ceived through the Custom House two very
fine French horns from Vienna. They were
ordered for the orchestra by one OF our ad-
mirers OF music who Is bound to see this
musical organization take front rank.
IT is hard to tell what direction enterprise
will take next. The latest invention we have
seen is a lead pencil sharpener, to avoid soil
ing the fingers and put on an artistic point.
1t Is the invention OF W. F. Elliot, Of Beaver
Falls, Pa, and only costs thirty-ive cents.
IL Eighth street, at its intersection with
Main, Is not soon repaired, the mountain OF
mud reduced and the place repaved, the city
will be liable TO damage suits. In case OF q
fire the North Wheeling company would al
most have to fly over the place 10 avoid be-
ing stalled.
THE Fourteenth street crossing from
Smyth's corner 10 the old Hullihen property,
on Market street, demands about i've min.
utes Of the Street Commissioners time The
gutter OH the south side is clogged and the
water flows down the middle OF the street,
making a mud hole on the crossing. Use
your hoe, Mr.. Stephens.
YELrERDAY the wife and three children Of
Henry Wilhelms the German rascal who
some time ago was arrested for obtaining
money under false pretenses, and discharged
by Squire Ankle, the evidence not being
strong enough to hold him, were found to be
in destitute circumstances and were sent to
the Poor House. The money that Wilhelns
collected he spent In dissipation, while his
family was in actual want He has skipped
out
THE disgusting rumpus in the Drummond
family still continues. Yesterday Squire
Arkle Issued warrant for MONT Drum.
mond, sworn out by his sister, Kate Lashaws,
charging him with marital infideIity with
Mary Tucker. Kate Lashaws was charged
by Mary Tucker with the same ofIsnse
In connection with VIM. Leeper, and war
rant was issued. AZ all the parties are in
Jail on other charges, these last papers will
be Obliged TO wait.
WITHIN the past few months the number Of
little novels along the waters edge have con.
siderably increased. They arc inhabited by
characters that are not Of the best reputation
and complaint has been made that the proper
attention Is not paid to them BY the
authorities. There Is one In front Of the
stamm House. Refuse Of all sort is thrown
out OF the hoyel promiscuously, and in the
summer time an unpleasant and unhealthy
odor will arise from the same.
YEsrERDAY afternoon a horse attached to
the large delivery wagon OF J. speidel &
Co., nearly broke its neck at the inter.
section OF Main and Eighth streets. A large
trench was dug across Main street for the
purpose OF putting in new section to the
broken discharge pipe few days ago, and
uaa lad hNYN uin1s To- -
without pounding II down or repaving, leay-
Ing regular death trap Mr.. Speidel Says
y his horse Is any way injured he will sue
the city for damages.
YESTERDAY morning large placards were
posted about the Eighth ward with the fol-
lowing printed thereon: Visitors not al
lowed at the glass works; too much inter
ruption to work. At the ruins the sight
was busy one; lumber wns arriving, car.
penterS, stone maSons, tin workers, etc,
were there making bids for the rebuilding.
Aforco OF men and carts were clearing away
the debris. The little fellows were pulling
nails from the roofs In the office every.
thing had been Strengthened up. and II was
stated that by next Monday work would De
going on as usual, 1t was thought
READRRs Of this paper will remember the
sudden and mysterious disappearance, some
nine weeks ago, OF Fred. Koehler, Centre
Wheeling baker. which we chronIcled at the
time. After much speculation aS to the
causes and destination OF his flight, It was
finally concluded that he had gone to Ger.
many to visit his relatives, aud that his rea.
son for not informing his wife Of the fact
was that he feared her opposition 10 his
plans The sequel proves this theory to be
correct, Yesterday morning at an early
hour Koehler returned to the bosom Of his
family in this city, accompanied by two
nephews from the Vaterland. lie was warm.
ly welcomed by his better half, notwith.
standing the uneeremoniOuS character OF