The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-08
ABOUT Town.
Interesting and NeWsey Notes ON All
SORTS ofsnbieeIs,

AsELEcTsooial dance will be gwen ut Franz.
helms Hall this evening.
BOTIElouSes Of the Legislature commence
to hold night sessions this evening.
THIS Is the Ninety-thirl Anniversary Of the
sitting OF the first American Congress.
Tux U. s. District Court will meet In this
city next Wednesday. TlIe-rourt room Is
being put In shape.
TiE next session Of the Grsnd Lodge Of the
knights Of Honor will be held at Parkers.
burg on Tuesday, the 2lst inst
II Is now said that tho extramen connected
with the fire service will strike unless they
are granted an increase Of salary.
HARRY MINER's Comedy Company gave
another performance last night, with the
same eminent satisfaction as the night before.
The horses of'the citizens Line were again
unable to be out yesterday, and no cars were
running. The people are bowling loudly
over the stoppage.
ALL residents OF Wheeling who lived here
In 1880 or prior to that tine, are requested to
call at the Franklin Insurance Company's
office and register their names.
SQUIRE PIuus, yesterday fined Will
Gillespie 81 and costs and put him under
500 bonds to keep the peace six months, on
complaint OF n. L. Whitaker. Gillespie threat
ened VIM Shields life.
TnE tending boys at the Tack factory were
on little strike yesterday that lasted about
two hours; at the end OF that time affairs
were satisfactorily adjusted, and the three
ring leaders discharged.
THE joint entertainment to be given at the
0nera House by the students Of the Female
Seminary and Linsly Institute, will take
place on Friday, the 18th inst The music
on this occasion will be very attractive
feature.
TIE last will and testament Of Abram Nc.
COllough, deceased, was admitted to probate
yesterday by Clerk Hook. Abram ]. and
William Il. Mccullough qualified rs ex-
Ocutors, giving bond Of 8, 900. No security
was required.
LAST evening about o'clock, three intoxI.
Gated individuals named James Robb, Ed.
TURNER and James Jackson, were raising
big disturbance in front Of u saloon on Mar.
ket Square. Constable LAuchlin scooped
them in and Squire Philips sentenced them
to 20 days in jail each.
Yesterday the grand jury OF Marshall
county brought in indictments against John.
son and Thomas, the two young men who
were arrested by Detective Burnett aud Mar.
Shal Haggerty for stoning b. & o. train re-
Gently. The grand jury in all brought in
about forty indictments.
THE youngest inmate OF the Moundsville
Penitentary Is from this city. 1t is Jim
Gully, a lad of fifteen, booked for three years,
his Oilense being arson. lie is one. Of the
"hre'buss' that at one time infested Our city
burnt down the Paxton block, and was ar.
rested by officer Morris. The oldest is Henry
Johnson, OF Berkeley, aged sixty-eight, and
serving seven years term for burglary.
YESTERDAY about twenty young men {
this city received through the mail, thr J.
cOrnered epistleS sealed with red sealing
wax in I'VE Olden fashion, and directed in q
manner to correspond. On breaking the seal
sheet OF old.fashioned stiff blue paper was
spread out containing an invitAtion,from I'VE
Splinter Cooks" who will serve ye tea at
MiftreSs Mary Dickey's on Thurfday eve"
and expressing the hope to meet the guests
"at early candelight" THE Cooks" Ger.
tainly have eclipsed all other literary efforts
made by the cooking clubs this season in
getting out this novel invitation. The for.
tunate gentlemen who received them took
great pleasure in exhibiting them to their
less fortunate brethren.
Or intense interest and exquisite pathos.-I
Cincinnati Commercial. Appealing to the best |
feelings of our nuture.-&. Louis RepuJlicql,
Dazzling the eye, delighting the car, chasten.
ing the sOul.-BrOokiyn EIgLc. An oasis in |
thcdramatic Observation-Disclosures Star Hearts
OF Oak is deliberately and effectively set BY |
scenes and properties especially designed. |
all beautiful and realstistic. The support
is good without any exception. Last nj gifts
audience was enthusiastic, and several times
recalled the players.--PhilHdcIphm Ltiger
Oci. p 1881. Hearts Of Oak should be
seen by all who can appreciate flrst-class
plays. Louis Post Dispatch, Jan. ., 1857, |
1t certainly was the handSOmest mounted |
play ever presented on the boards Of the |
opera house, and'O Of the best enacted be.
fore an audience in this city.-HaTisJurg Pa.
triot, OcL 6, ISL. All oftRcSe complimentary
remarks re'er to the drama to be presented |
at the Opera House this evening. We take |
pleasure IN adding nom personal knowledge |
that they arc all deserved.
RESERVED SEATS for Robson and Cranes
engagement at the Opera House next Friday
ana Saturday evenings and Saturday after. |
noon, will be placed on sale this morning at |
So'cloCE, at Wilson & Banners music store
On Friday evening they will present 10
Bachelors for the five hundred and first
time. 1t was played here on previous occa.
sion, and its performance was in every par.
ucuIar, success "Sharps and Flats" one
OF the funniest farCiCal comedies ever written
or performed will be the attraction for the
saturday matinee, and Saturday evening
their new play, I'D. A. NJ" by the author Of |
Fresh, the American" will be given for the
first time in Wheeling. An exchange pro.
nOunces it better than Atonic." The Little
Anna will make special trips to and from
Martins Ferry for every performance. and
the c. Y. Lucas will run to Bcllairc after the
performance Friday evening, The Elm
Grove Railroad will also run special cars
after each presentation, and the Ii. Il q, rond
Will sell excursion tickets from all conye. |
nicnt stations. The enGngcmentw III be one
oil the most notable of the present season.
WHES the Hope hose was put in service
about three weeks ago, Will Shaw was an. |
pointed hostler, ut "A salary OF $50 per month |
like all the other paid men in the Depart |
ment. Shaw for the previous two wears and |
a'lalt had been faithful cxtraman at s. 10 |
per month, and the opinion Of all WINS Tint
the promotion was richly deserved. About |
that time there began to be n growl amonrthe
paid men about an advance or SO pcr month. |
and on the 18th OF last month Dave Henry. |
hoStler nt the Atlantic, belicvingihr advance
would not be forthcoming, resigned. Shaw |
was ordered to take his puCe, and Tom Jnnry |
was sent TO the Hope ny hOstlcr. Jones hos
u business in the cigar line opposite the Hone. |
With the first Of the month came tho n,E |
vance; Henry was hired TO come back and |
shaw sent back To his place, confirmed by |
Council, rs hostler Mt the Hope. Jones |
friends nov bcganJIying around, and rumors
reached Shaw's ears that he was 10 he
bounced. Last evening the Chief visited the
Hope and told foreman Love that Jones
would come on this morning. After Eccics |
had gone Shaw asked Love what Ecclcs lind |
said, and was t0ld he Immediately packed |
up his things and lett in anything but nm
angelic mood, Foreman Love says that shaw
did his WORK properly, and hc had no fault |
10 find with him.
Personal NOTES.