Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-16
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Points About the City.

Fohnts AoOuS the Cfty.
A FIRE escape is to be provided for the !
Odd Fellows Hall.
KRANxR played for the German at Steu-
benville on Friday night.
The January term of the Municipal
Court begins this evening.
The School Journal, and an extra good
number, appeared on Saturday.
LIKrT. SYLVIs, on Saturday night, pulled
in Fred Sehmendt for lewdness.
SILL no change in the feeders strike.
The men are preparing for q long vacation.
DwEILgss on the river road. above the
city, complain Of high toll rates and badly
kept road.
A LARGE ball was given at Etnaville Hall
scraped the fiddle.
TIE pulpit OF ST. Mathews Church was,
occupied by Rev. Job Turner, deaf mute
minister from Staunton, Va.
PETER wELrY has asked the Board of
Commissioners to release him from the
bond OF Harry Smith, county constable.
The next German. on Friday night. will
not be dress party, as is rumOred, IL
will be given in walking costume, as usual.
THE prizes at the Land League ball on
awarded to Miss Lizzie Hahn and Mr. James
Manton.
luz services at the Fourth street NJ. +.
Church. yesterday, were notable for rine
music. Mrs. Oscar Rammelsbergs voice
was heard 70 best effect.
People living near Tenth street are mer-
~ over the dilemma in which certain
bean has placed himself He has promised
10 marry Two girls on the same day.
THERE was meeting heldat the Academy
of Music last evening, for the salvation OF
sinners" IL was very well attended con-
sideriEg the inclemency Of the weather
The Germania Singing Society will give
a grand mask ball at their hall, on We'd
resday. January IS. The programme and
invitation, couched in elegant German, are
now before Is.
THE Mutual Union Telegraph Company
will remove their office 20 their new quar-
tiers on Main street, Just above the Peoples
Bank, next Tuesday. Mr.. T. Meyer Hoefer
will be the manager.
THE oil lamps on Locust street. in the
Sixth ward. are seldom lighted, and even
when lighted only serve TO make the dark
ness visible. The ''low-Cussed' lamps on
Locust street are by-word OF contempt
Tax Board OF Commissioners has revoked
the license OF Henry Dice, the Valley Grove
salOcnist, ON complaint OF about halt the
population OF Liberty district The bal
anCe Of the license money Will be re-
funded.
YESTERDAY afternoon, in kaSley'S coal
| bank. Richard Walker had his right arm
| badly broken, and was otherwise painfully,
| II not dangerously injured by being kicked
| by a mule which he was driving. Surgical
sid was rendered by DR.. ]. e. Hupp.
THE county is determined to put the In-
I frnary in The best possible order. The
I Commissioners have ordered the Construc-
| ton of the shed, the erection OF the new
| boilers, the purchase OF iron bedsteads,
! etc, As already noted in these columns.
On Saturday afternoon q coal car on the
Belmont tramway, ran into street car No.
8, and punched ! hole in its side. The COM
ptaint is frequently heard that the drivers
Of these coal cars are altogether too auto
cratic and L such is the case they need an
eilectUal reproof.
ORIGISAI item in Fridays Steubenyille
| RrTgH. The show last night was very
well PatrOOneyZed." Original item in
! SATURDAYS I,Slligcpc,r: The Opera House
! should DC well Patrooneyzed this evening"
1 The H,t"Rig"HceT exchanges with the Herald.
Moral.
The Paragon" ink sets turned out by
! the La Belle Glass company. at Bridgeport,
are indeed paragons. The glass is crystal
I itself and the engraving beautiful and ar
! tistic No desk about the REGISTER office
( half so complete Us those Ornamented with
! these handsome stands.
! JOHN QCISCY ADAMS, who has been keep.
: ing small grocery and produce store on
/ Main street between Ninth and Tenth
/ streets. has come to financial grief. Sew
/ Cral attachments were sworn out against
! him. and on Saturday Constable Laughlin
/ closed his store door. Thus another great
/ name has been downed.
| OS last Friday evening Washington
| Council No. l, o. L. A. n. installed the fol-
! lowing officers: John J. Smith, c.; George
! W. Wcirer, V. c.; Jefferson Miller, Il. S;
\ +. 7. Jones. r. $; AlOnzo Marshall. +. ;. ;
/ Jacob Rutts. l.; William Terrell, +. n;
| William f. Steene, l. T.: Henry Niehaus,
| q. 7.
! ON Saturday morning, just before day
i light. the towbOat Nail City. while coming
! down the river with tow If three barges
/ loaded with ties, and smother with slaves
| and lumber, was caught in a violent wind
storm at Short creek, and the heavily load
| ed bargeS filled with water and sank, one
/ Of the tie ats breaking in two. No damage
4
resulted 10 the steamer. The bargss and
contents were owned by the Monitor Tow
boat Company, and the loss will exceed
| $1,000
RING down the curtain on the gas cases.
The last is over. and the epilOgue has been
pronounced. On Saturday AuCtioneer
Haller sold the real estate turned over to
the city by Andrew King. The proper
~ in East Wheeling, occupied by George
Hannah was sold for S3,0S5, Mr.. Hannah
being the purchaser; that on the corner OF
Nineteenth and Wood streets, occupied by
King, brought 81 .165, Mr.. Henry Pspe be-
ing the purchaser, and the vacant half lot
on Chapline street, Centre Wheeling. was
knocked down to Mr.. Fred Unruh at 1925.
The high wind, which prevailed all day
Saturday was the cause of an accident on
the river. About midday the towboas
Monitor. owned by the Monitor Towboat
and Barge Company, with two tie boats and
an empty barge in tow. was coming up the
river opposite the old Washington MILL. in
the lower end of the city. when the COur-
Ter hove in sight The proper signals were
exchanged. and no doubt the boats would
have passed each other safely but for the
high winds which prevailed, and which
crowded the Courier against one OF the
bsrgeS. The bow of the latter was torn off
and the cook house of the Courier slightly
damaged One Of the rudders of the Mont
tor was also knocked Off by the boat being
| crow ded back against the bank. The total
damage will amount 10 about one hundred