Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-01
THE SKIRMlSH LINE
Of Register Scouts in the News
Field.
A Brace Of Daring RObberies-Honor to me
Dead-last Nights Entertainments
General SmaR Local
findiags.
HERR AND THERE


Bits o. Sews Found Floating sSeut the
City.
MATINEE to-day.
Is THIS another railroad on pspert
MINNIE PALMER plays Cumberland to
night.
COUNCIL cannot get quorum nowadays
Poor council.
KATHARINE ROGERS in "Galatea' and
"Leat," tonight.
The schools closed yesterday for the reg
ular spring vacation OF one week.
SQUIRE ARKLE yesterday swore out i
peace warrant against W. J. Cots and
Squire Sweeney will hear the case this
morning.
THE members Of the Ohio county bar will
meet o'clock this morning. at the cham
Der Of the Senate TO take action in rela'
ton to the death Of Judge Patton.
. A CART belonging to Mckinley stuck in
the trench, corner Eleventh and Chapline
streets, yesterday afternoon. II had to be
unloaded before they could pull it out.
SUBSCRIBERS Of the REGISTER who have
moved or will move to-day, should leave
their new numbers at this Office, so that
their papers may be properly delivered.
The public examination in the public
schools, Yesterday, were we'll attended IN
some of the sub-districts. The pupils stood
the test very well, and reflected great credit
on their teschers.
NR. SCHESK, the owner OF the pork house
which was injured by fire, in Fulton few
DAYS ago, presented each of the Wheeling
firemen that helped to fight the tlre with 4
nice ham, yesterday.
A BURGLAR got into the residence OF a
family living in the rear of John Weiss
morning, and stole lot Of clothing and d
dinner bucket full Of provisions.
A LITTLE son OF Julius Scott, a German
who works in the Top Mill, was very badly
bitten on the arm yesterday afternoon By a
large bull dog, above the Top Mill. We
were unable TO find out who owned the
brute. DIR. UlriCh is in attendance.
FRED BISHOPS residence near the ferry in
RitchietOwn, caught fire yesterday morn
ing about 10 o'clock, caused by. defective
fiue. No damages were sustained except a
small hole burnt in the roof. The fire was
put out with bucket and no alarm turn
ed in.
An attempt was made to get quorum OF
members of Council in both branches last
night, in order to fix up the licenses OF GER
tain salOonistS who will remove from their
present places of business to new points
to-day, but il was a miserable failure and
no meeting was held.
THE Police Report for March is: Fines
assessed, 1856; fines collected, 1911; fines
unpaid, $245. Lookup fees, $40 20; Sergeant,
$95.T5; Clerk, $l7l.l0; Committee, $3.50.
Total, S629.55. The following arrests We're
made: Bennett, 6; Sylyis, ); Dunlap, 10;
Junkins, Is; Fugate, 10; Morris. p;
Barum, 6; Williams, g. Combs, 10; Kenne-
dy, IL; Bird, 8; Waterman Crawford, /.
Total, ia.
JUDGING from the size OF the calves ship
ped at this port for the Wheeling market
we conclude that the epiCureS OF that city
have determined to try calf on toast. Calf
on toast is : SoOd thing We do not think
that the average eater ought to be able To
get away with more than three at one sit
ting OF those We saw Wet:cl Dem0crH.
LAST night the Opera House was filled to
oyertlowing. with people anxious to see
Minnie Palmer and BOB Graham in their
new My Sweetheart" The changes that
have been made are good ones and the
PLAYS is materially improved thereby.
Graham ;esthetiCism is good and Minnie'S
attempt very laughable. My Sweetheart
is always sure OF good house in Wheeling.
To-NrGur and this afternOOnAIiss Rogers
will be at the Opera House. At the matt
nee the ever popular Fast Lynne will be
given. and at Mi ht the double bill will be
"Galatea" and Leah" of these an eX-
change says: Miss Rogers makes lovely
picture to behold, while pedestaled as
"Galatea." the marble statue. and enacts
the purity of new creation in the CharaC-
ter Of this most extraordinary draft on the
imagination TO grasp the impossible. Her
handsome form and features, her graceful
movements, and innocence of the ways OF
the worlds, perSonated the IDEAL OF the
play-writer in most artistic precision. Her
Leah was the more acceptable TO the
audience. not because better performed,
but because more natural character, and
one for whom their sympathies were en-
listed She makes handsome Jewess, and
looks and acts the character in its richest
phases.