The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-19
III cITY IN nnIrr.
PAraeraphie PeneilIngs Of passinr
nyen's Pestinen.ly Ppt.

WHEnINo will have about Eve clrcuses this
meeting.
srRnEr hose have resumed their field Of
usefulness.
this vicinity,
Circus posters have appeared, and the
small boy Is specializing in Iron.
THE Milligan murder trial & on to-days
docket In Part ofthe Circuit Court.
WHEAT jumped up TO $l.4O again yester-
day. Corn has gone to 20 aud oats to s.
cents.
The dead walls are now alive with flaming
circus bills and the youthful American Is
happy.
The big "world" will not be here this
season, having cancelled It's dates Of the
Opera House.
THE Ohio County Humane Association met
again last night ut Mozart Hail. Nothing OF
public interest tranSpired.
THIETEEN cases against liquor dealers for
selling TO minors and on Sunday were con.
tInued yesterday in Judge Boyd's court
Tux electric light project has not ''gone
glimmerlng' as some neighboring papers as
sart. It'll only taking new and better start
TKE ladies OF the Presbyterian churches OF
the Washington Presbytery, commence
series Of missionary meetings at West Aelx.
ander this evening.
THE Committee on Police meets this even.
ing 10 frame an ordinance In compliance with
Armstrong; resolution increasing the police
force to Atty members.
Ira L. Hicks was his name, and bright and
early yesterday morning he was very drunk
and disOrderly Squire Philips gave him S
and costs for being In such 0 condition.
AuRoRAt displays can now be looked for, as
we are approaching the time Of maximum
sun spots, which have an intimate connec.
ton with these phenomena, according to
astronomers.
THE Pittsburgh Dispaieh says the promi.
nent feature Of the cooking main at Greens
burg day before yesterday three was 'chucl.a-
luck" tables, running in charge Of Wylie-
aVenueyoung.man and two Wheeling
sports.
The lake at the State Fair Grounds was
completed on Monday, and the water let in.
1t held 1t quite well, and Il Is believed that it
will not be necessary to cement the sides and
bottom, though 1t Is located in very sandy
ground.
sQUrRE MIX, OF the Eighth ward, Is engaged
in buying up land warrants for certain par.
ties. Yesterday he got one OF the Reyolu-
tionafy war period and one OF the Mexican
war. He regards them as curiosities, and
they surely are such.
Cox & MORRISON yesterday returned to the
house, the United engine, having been en-
gagged during the past four weeks in replac-
ing the flues that were recently burnt out
The engine will be tested to-day. Who will
be engineer has not yet been decided.
TIE annual reports prepared by State su-
perintendent Butcher for the secretaries OF
The different Boards Of Education are said by
those receiving them to be models of com.
pleteneSs, and decided improvement upon
the cumbersome blanks furnished by his
predecessors,
WtrH the warm weather, every evening
large crowds can be found seated in front Of
the Water street hotels, watching the glori.
Gus sunsets one can see from that point.
Those who have been abroad say that
the sunsets seen from the leyee are fully
equal to those seen in the old country.
A PLEASANT surprise party took place on
Monday evening at the residence OF Mr. W.
L. Gilbreath, Of the Island. The surprise
was gotten up in compliment to Miss Ida
Gilbreath, II being her birthday. About
joyable time was had by all. About min
night supper was served. The party retired
at an early hour Tuesday morning.
YESTERDAY afternoon young son Of Jacob
Eidemiller's, aged about seven or eight years,
was with some companions running down
Fifth street at very steep place, when he
stumbled and fell forward. His head struck
u stake driven by the railroad engineers, aud
q very deep and severe cash was cut in the
forehead over the right eye. The boy was
taken to his home In North Wheeling and
Or. Utrich called
THOSE who are unfortunate enough to have
sleeping apartments along the levee front
and on the Island bank opposite, are pouring
their walls OF wrath on the Wheeling and Par
keEburg transportation Company for this
reason. The Parkersburg boats arrive every
morning about three o'clock, and in addition
to the deafening steam whistle, they usually
have on board several calves who bleat and
below the rest of the night, numbering any.
thing like sleep.
The Finance Committee Of the Board Of
Commissioners met at the Court House last
night TO auditthe final settlement with Ell.
Sheriff Tingle. There was due on the books
FROM the Ex-Sheriff, about $500. He sub.
mitted additional warrants, which were found
to be correct, TO the amount Of about s., 500,
leaving balance in bis favor OF some 500.
mended by the committee 10 the Board, and
no doubt ratified.
SHERRY BRowS drove over to St. Glars,
vile yesterday and identified the burglar
John Starke, recently arrested for crime
committed near Barton Station in January,
as James MEDICAL, the prisoner who escaped
from the jail OF this county last January /;
the case was referred to in yesterdays issue.
The sheriff OF Belmont county thinks that
the prisoner will get about FIVE years, and his
health Is such that Sheriff Brown does moi
think he will live that long.
JoHS LANrRY, OF the Eighth Ward, a prom.
inent merchant and lime burner, died very
suddenly shortly after midnight yesterday
morning, OF hemoTrhage in the stomach,
: Some days ago Mr.. LantrV swallowed fish
bone, which almost strangled him, but wa.
finally forced into his stomach. A report
was circulated yesterday that this had caused
his death. DR.. Pipes, who attended him,
says It is not impossible that the hemorrhage
may have resulted indirectly from the irrita,
ton caused by the bone, though the imme-
diate cause vas = spell OF vomiting.
SATURDAY last Mr.. John Fordyce, one oil
Chicago's Oldest and most prominent business
men died and was buried Sunday. He wa
: formerly resident in this part OF the coun,
try. The Tribune in speaking OF his funeral
says: "His four sons-Samuel W. Fordyce
OF Hot Springs, Ark, Homer J. Fordyce, OF
/ Chicago, ]. Benson Fordyce, OF Wheeling
W.. Va, DR.. John A. Fordyce, OF Hyde Park
and MeSsrs. Weaver and Washbourne acted n,
pall-bearers. Among those:who gathered tC
: pay the last honors to the dead were bis sons
in.law, Lewis Baker, editor OF the Wheeling
w. Va, Register, and the Rev. G. F. Swift, Of
Herkimer, n. Y"
TlIE employees at the water works and tht
D men hired by that department during tht
i month Of March are INDUCING in q grand
) kick over the fact that they have not1s vel
/ received their money for that month. Il
seems that the report Of the committee wa,
i not ready at the regular meeting and spec
ial one was called last Friday evening "a
i pass the water works bills. The Second
r Branch met but the Fist failed to procure i
, Quorum, and so the report and hills mr.