The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-15
CITY sIFTINGs.
Nuggets OF news Raked from the Rub.
bIsh Of Rumors.

Nuggets OF News RAked from the Rub.
bIsh OF Runners.
THE City Committee on EQUALIZATION and
Appeals will meet to-day $50 a. N.
A SuNBER Of plain and ornamental DRINKS
were run in by the police last evening.
The spike machineat the Top mill has been
idle for day or two on accouneof breakage.
AS attempt was made yesterday to scrape
q few feet Of the top mud oil Of Sixteenth
street.
Tug Board OF Managers Of the Mountain
Lake Park Association, will meet on Inc
grounds on the I'D Inst.
MILE RnEA'S managers have cancelled her
date here next week. She will, however, 70.
turn later In the season.
CONTRARY 10 expectations the members of
The City Board OF Public Works and Water
Works Commissioners, were not elected last
night.
II Is now thought that business will be 30
well In hand with the Legislature that that
body will be able TO adjourn by the last Of
next Week.
TIE anniversary Of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held nj the Second
Presbyterian Church next Friday afternoon
at o'clock.
A Wnr VIRGINIA legislator who was cues
toned about his county, said that ii was
noted for scarcity Of population, brains and
other minerals,
joins T. RAYMOND will play Fresh, the
American, At the Opera House next Tuesday
evening. The bare announcement will be
sufficient to fill the house.
A LrLLE daughter Of David Nesbitt, of the
FaIiF ~ ID mt
her throat yesterday and nearly choked TO
death before 1t was removed.
" the gay lads OF the Belmont mill don't
look out, some fine day In their eager haste
10 reach tile railroad 70 see the ladies' when
the train passes, they will stumble and be
run over.
TIE two horses Of Alex Dursrs burned in
the Second ward fire night before last, were
insured Tor SO each. Another horse the
property Of Is. Rosenhaln, the pet dealer,
was also burned.
ASoTIIERsiege of Is to be undergone at the
juncture Of Market and Eleventh streets.
Excavations for the layingof the connections
OF the new thiFty.inch main with the smaller
main on Market below Eleventh street, were
begun yesterday.
The coming public debate by members Of
the Wilson LyCeum (cOlOredl on the Gui,eau
case, is already exciting interest and causing
comment, and the Academy Of Music will
doubtless be well filled Saturday evening,
In fact, well all be dab !"
oFHcEE MORRIS had quite chase yesterday
morning alter one Will Jones, an East Wheel.
ing lad who is charged with beating hisf father
VI, the night before, and also abusing the
vile OF Jack West The lad started toward
the tunnel, but Norris BY hurrying up
headed him of and captured him.
ABOUT s O'Clock yesterday afternoon Dave
Gardner, an employee OF the Water Works
in company with two Others, was engaged In
digging trench on EolT stSeet opposite the
Cathedral, when "caye in" took place and
gave Gardner rather severe squeeze, but
not dangerous one.
NIGmr before last horse belonging to the
Citizens Railway Company fell in the
traces near the Pottery. II had been sick for
some days, but was thought TO have recover
cd sufficiently to resume work. 1t was hauled
TO the stable yesterday, and will recover
with careful treatment
TIE members OF the Bryant Literary Society
were entertained on Monday evening by Mr..
Arndt, an ex.member OF that organization, at
his residence in the Eight ward. After sup
per, exercises consisting OF speeches and
declamatiOns were INDUCED in. The boys
enjoyed themselves hugely until about mid
night.
YESTERDAY little boy, not yet two years
old, son Of Tommy Jones, the hostler at the
Hope Hose house, was playing about the
room, when he tumbled lieadIong into tub
Of water sitting on the floor. A servant girl
rescued him just in time TO save his life, and
us It was he was restored TO consciousness
with some difficulty.
WILL SHAW, ex-hostler OF the Hope hose
company, presented petition to the First
Branch last evening" praying for reinstate-
ment 10 that position, aud claiming that he had
been discharged on the It'll inst. without lust
cause by the Chief Marshal. His petition
was referred. The particulars OF this case
were given at the time in this paper.
TIE United States District Court was TO
have met in this city to-day, but a letter
was yesterday received from Judge Jackson
saying that he was unavOidably detained,
and could not reach the cityin time TO begin
Court to-day. The session will open TO-
morrow. Judge Jackson will arrive OH the
1880 train, and at once proceed TO the Court
room and open the session.
TIE Board Of Public Works held meeting
Yesterday afternoon for the purpose OF re.
newing the insurance on the State Library,
the present insurance expiring at noon 10.
day. 1t was insured for three years for
1000 at 2 per cent through the Anderson
agency, in the following companies, each
taking s, 500 risk: The american Of Phila.
delphia, German American OF New York,
City OF London, and the Peabody .Etna and
franklin OF this city.
COLONEL ARSErr, counsel for Jack Condrey,
filed his replication TO the answer Of Sheriff.
Brown to Judge BOyd's writ OF hdJeaJ eorpu,
for COndrey before Judge Jacobs last evening.
The paper sets up two facts: First, that the
commitment on which Condrey Is held was
not legal commitment; and, second, that
the commitment wnS made on the evidence
OF witness who had no knowledge OF the
case. This makes an issue which will neces.
state the examination OF witnesses before
the writ Is dismissed or confirmed. No time
has been definitely set for this examination.
EARLY yesterday afternoon an accident &C.
Cured ut the Pottery that will lay up George
Rigby, young man employed as "presser,"
for some time. lie in company with fel.
low workman, had got on the north elevator
In the basement and started up. They were
fooling arOunk in reckless manner as the
elevator passed through the first floor and
George had his left foot caught between the
elevator platform and floor insuch manner
that the ankle bones were crushed. 1t took
about fifteen minutes TO release him. The
pain must have been terrible, but he stood Il
well. DIS. Pipes and Reed attended 10 him.