The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-06

THE Elm Grove street railway will run an
extra car after the performance Of "PatienCe"
next Tuesday night, January 10.
ANNA Dickinson Is among the attractions
which are booked for future appearance this
season at the Wheeling Opera House.
A 0GSoo OF wOrkmen we're busy at work
yesterday repairing the break in the large
sewer on the corner OF Eighteeth and Chap
line streets.
THE Wheeling Custom House Is probably
the only one in the United States that has no
telephone. The Custodian should have one
put in here also.
TnE East Wheeling boy named Caitter,
who some time ago shot himself in the hand
with toy pistol, has been seized with lock-
jaw and cannot recover.
ABoUT Z O'Clock last evening there was
some little excitement on Market street,
caused by the burning out OF chimney Of
tue Stanton & Davenport building.
FRANCIS EXERT, of Bridgeport, who was
shot In the hand at Williamsburg, Monroe
county, Ohio, on New Years, had the ball
cut out yesterday by DR.. Ackerman.
HENRY WILIELM, OF East Wheeling, fell on
the icy pavement at the corner Of Wood and
Eighteenth streets and so sprained his ankles
that he will be laid up for some time.
LITTLE CoRRiNNE, who has made such
prominent figure In the New York courts OF
late, will appear In this city some time be-
fore the close OF the present amusement sea.
son.
As will be noticed by our advertising col.
umns n new departure has been taken BY the
West Virginia Stencil Works. Fine hair and
wax work will be done hereafter, in the best
Of style.
A NEW fee bill Is among the laws which will
beproposed at the coming session Of the Leg
stature by the revising committee. It fixes
the sum to be paid all feed officers for their
services.
The mail train on the d, & o. railroad
from the east, due here early in the afternoon,
did not arrive till after dark hast evening
having been delayed by heavy SHOWS in the
mountains.
PmLP MEDERT, the wretch who insulted
several lady passengers in street car the
other evening, was yesterday fined $40 and
costs in the police court lie got of too
chcaply by far.
The steubenville Herald thinks II the only
inconvenient result OF our water famine was
that we would have to take our whisky
straight wheeling could stand it pretty
well, thank you"
CARRIE WHITING, the colored girl so badly
burned ut her fathers residence on Morrow
street Wednesday last died yesterday after
noon after more than twenty-four hours Of
excruciating agony.
MANAGER LUCAS has rented the Academy OF
Music 10 Rev. J. p. Thatcher, the holiness
minister OF Moundsville, who will conduct
revival services there for ten days, opening
on the 18th instant.
TIE United States Circuit Court cOnyenes
at Parkersburg on Tuesday next, the 10th
instant, with Judge Bond on the bench. Many
important cases are on the docket, and the
session will probably last through the month.
SQUIRE PHILLiPs yesterday had before him
Chris Frank, charged with assault and bat
terry on Lewis Neidemeyer and Reuben Nc
Clintock, for threatening to kill VIM. Nc.
Manaway and asSaulting James Sutton. The
former case was postponed till to-day.
GERNANIA LODGE No. I, X. of p, last night
installed the following ofliCersin the presence
Of Deputy 6rand Chancellor Philip Softer.
bach: b. C., A. Wagner; G. c., H. Ritter; V.
urer, NJ. KOrrel; Secretary, L. p. Solterbach.
Ira bill agreed upon by the revislonary
commission becomes Law, all that will be
10 change his name will be to petition the
Circuit:Court to grant him that privilege,
fit
The Iron Age in recent issue gives quite a
lengthy account Of the preparations being
made by the Chicago Car Roofing Company
to remove their machinery to this city. The
lNTELLIoEScER recently published an account
OF the preparations to receive the machinery
Of the Company here.
YESTERDAY when Henry Flood, the Market
street picture and frame merchant, opened
his store he found that another flood had en-.
tered before him. The people on the floor
above had left hydnnt open, and the water
being turnedon the result was quite deluge,
his stock is badly damaged.
THERE was a narrow escape from fire over
at Peter Rlley's shooting gallery, on Market
street in Centre Wheeling Some oil was
spilled, andfin some way became ignited,
and set fire TO a curtain. Riley pulled Il
down and extinguished the fire, receiving
some severe burns in so doing.
THERE was meeting OF the city druggists
last evening in-AFcIAin's block, but It was
held with closed doors. Dr. Logan acted as
Chairman and Mr.. LANCE as Secretary, The
bill affecting the druggists, as prepared by
the Revisory Committee, was thoroughly
discussed, and steps taken In relation TO the
meeting OF the State Pharmaceutical ASso-
citation next Tuesday,
TIM Committee on Poor House of the
County Commissioners visited that institu-
ton yesterday, and found II in the neat and
cleanly condition, that Captain Ptankey de-
lights In. twas decided 10 erect shed 60xSO
feet, In which those beats who lie around
In ma IN hn \
live of the county In the winter shall be
Obliged to work ut breaking stone, and thus
ease up the expense OF keeping these same
persons In idlenesS, A site for the Hospital
was also selected.
JOIN X. MYERS, an old man who has recent
ly been staying with one Of his sons, Isaac,
In East Wheeling died suddenly last even.
ing, while sitting at the supper table. He
would have fallen from his chair TO The floor
had not one OF the family caught him.
Squire Felber was notified, and held an In.
quest, the jury pronouncing the cause OF bis
death 10 be heart disease. Mr.. Myers was rs
years OF age, and was quite we'll known al
Bellalre and elsewhere over tho river, where
he lived until recently. He was good.
hearted old man OF simple tastes, and his
death will DO very generally regretted. He
leaves large family OF grown up children TO
mourn his sudden death.
FREp. KoEInER, the Centre Wheeling ba.
ker whose sudden departure from home was
chronlcled yesterday, drew some $9,T00 out
Of the Commercial bank and Bank OF Wheel.
Ing on checks to which he signed his wiie's
name. She declines TO have him arrested for
forgery, however, saying he had moral II
not legal right to tho money. She yesterday
received letter bearing the Wheeling post
mark Of January 5, which must have been
left by her husband to be mailed by friexd.
In 1t Koehler said he was going to Germany
TO see his mother and sister, and left thus I'M.