The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-17
HONE HAPREsfNes.
Brief Bits Of General Local News and
Gossip.

TnE session Of 1881 Of the Legislature I'D.
louFned year ago yesterday.
SPECIAL meeting Of Council this evening.
IL VIII be an Interesting session.
JACK CoNDEEY still IaBRuisbe, In ia,l.
awaiting requisition papen from Ohio.
TIEGE is considerable business for this term
o. the United states District Court TO attend
'rnE COT Light Guards will give one Of
iheir pleasant balls ut Turner Hall ON the
18th Of April.
TnE house hunfsn are Abroad in the land
ana me man who Owls big truck smiles as
the inst Of April draws nigh.
A LARGE number OF prominent men from
throughout the State are here In attendance
on the United States District Court.
TaE United stateS Court Jury. drawn for
this term, has one colored member In the
person Of Dunmore Whiting Of this city.
The Legislature was yesterday formally in.
yited 70 attend the social and supper at the
Fourth Street Church last night ID body.
Al. BowHAN requests us to soy that the
using OF bis name in connection with the
bal! at G0eiEe's Hall tonight, was entirely
without his consent.
Eignr dsorierlies and one proprietor OF a
hottling cellar charged with selling liquor to
be drank on the premises will 30 tried In
police court this morning.
Mia THOMAS ALLEN, one OF the Oldest resi-.
dents Of the Eighth ward, will be buried
from the Church OF the IInmsccp!ate Con.
ception this morning OF O'Clock.
THE horses on the Elm Grove Railway were
suddenly taken with the "pinkeye" yester.
day, and II became Necessary to almost
entirely stop travel. Only FIVE trips were
fuade each way.
J. N, OSBORNE, late Of the Aul House
Washington, Pa, and former proprietor OF
the y. 4 o: eating house at BenwOod, hiss
leased ut, Belleyiew Hotel, and will run II
as firSt class hotel the year round.
Tue First Branch Of Council Tuesday even.
Ing referred to the Committee on Ordinances
u petition from the saloon men Of the city,
praying for reduction OF license fee. The
time sfastapproaching when those important
papers will have TO be renewed
YnTERDAY, Mr.. Charles Braadfass the
trombone playes.in= the Opera House Orches.
tra, received from Philadelphia amagnifcent
500 silver, gold.mounted trombone. Its q
beauty and possesses very sweet tone
This orchestra bus some very fine inStru.
ments.
ABOur 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon John
Garrison, deck hand on the G., T. V. & W.
transfer steamer, fell into the river as the
boat was opposite the leyee. He was good
swimmer, and although heavily dressed,
managed to keep up until rescued by those
on the wharf boat He was chilled to the
bone when taken out.
YEsTERDAY morning a an early hour Mr..
John Myies, one OF the Oldest residents In
this part Of the State, and very well known,
died at his home In Marshall county Of old
age. He was gentleman highly respected,
and the news Of his death will be received
with regret. Mr.: Myles. OF the Fifth ward
Is son Of tue deceased.
LovERs Of Unconscious humor will miss
treat II they do not hear the debate at the Aca.
deny Of Music Saturday night by membersof
the colored lyseum Of thiscItY on the Guteau
case. Several Of the speakers we know 10 be
really eloquent on occasion, aud they
are all gifted with that earnest temperament
Characteristic OF their race. and viii make
debate really worth hearing. :.
THERE has been placed on our table the
twelfth annual price list OF that well known
and long established florist OF Moundsyille,
Oscar Wright Mr., Wright is known all
around this section as one OF the most reliable
small fruits, vegetables, plants, flowers, etc,
and any ono desiring anything In this line
would do well to call on Mr.. Wright.
A SOCIAL and supper, followed by q mu-
steal entertainment, was given at the Fourth
street church last evening under the aus.
pices OF tho ladies Of the church. A large
audience was present, including many meI-
bers Of the Legislature, and the entertain
ment was pronounced success financially,
unsteady and gastrOnomicalIy, as indeed all
similar entertainments given at this church
are.
THE "Island Crowd" that jolliest of all
jolly social organizations, excurted up the
river last evening on the steamer c. Y. Lucas
70 Mrs. Hodgens hospitable mansion at
Portland, where they danced the night away,
and had royal good time generally. They
returned full OF praise for the boat, the off.
GERS, the music, Mrs. Hodgens and everything
that had contributed TO the evenings enjoy.
ment.N
THE Supreme Court was again in session
yesterday, all the Judges on the bench. The
arguments in the case Of the Chesapeake &
Ohio Railway Company vs.. Auditor Jos. s.
Miller, were resumed, Col. ". H. Hogeman
speaking for about four hours for the O, & o.
He will Be followed to-day by Judge Robert
son, OF Virginia, who will also speak for the
company. Court adjourned until 10 a. N. To-
day,
LETTER was received by Dr.. Pipes yester.
day from Il, P. Wall, tue chief executive
officer Of the Knights Of Honor In this State,
saying that the application for a charter
and accompanying papers from the iorty-two
gentlemen Of tho Eighth ward who desire 10
form lodge OF the knights OF Honor were
~ has, a.. 4
TO organization. They will meet Tor ,his
purpose at koch's hall this evening at half.
past seven.
To GET good idea as to the manner the
streets OF this city are kept up and how the
money Is wasted on them, one should visit
jacob street in the Eighth ward, from
Thitty.third down. The part that was
bonldered Is bouldercd no more, bat the
cObbteS have been forced out OF the ground
and lie scattered about in hopeless confusion,
The macadamized portion Il. 10 cut unit hat Il
Is dangerous even for the stoutest built
wagons To proceed faster than at q walk. How
much money that street really cost, no man
knows
ASillustrated lecture on the cities and coun.
tries OF the old world was given at the Baptist
church last night, Rev. Milford Delivering
the lecture, and the illustrations being bY
stereopticon views, produced by aid Of an
improved Light Numerous members OF the
Legislature and prominent citizens were
among the audience, aud they were unani.
nous in their expressions OF pleasure ut the
quality OF the entertainment afIorded. A
second similar lecture will DO given this
evening, treating Of Egypt, Rome and the
Holy Land.
Tar engagement. OF John 7. Raymond at
the Opera House next Tuesday evening In
Fresh the American" Is Justly looked for:
ward to with absorbing interest The New
York York Nail sayS "The piece affords him
since the "Giided Age" and adapted by the
actor to himself with ali the fund Of gro.
tesqueness which Is at his command.% And
the Times says ut Is unmistakabiy yery
popular piece aud will live for a long Wills.
A performance so impudently merry as Ray.
mond's fftsh could not fail to please the pub.
lie" Tickets will be placed on sale at WI.
son & Banners tomorrow morning.
HOTEL ARRIVAIS.