The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-23

music loNers enjoy OF Judging Of the quality
ott9 music and the character Of Its plot, We
are glad " see signs Of proper appreciation
on the part Of our people. Seats can be re.
served at Lucas music store, Main street
THERE is a new railroad project In which
steubenville Is interested, 10 run from
BellSire 70 this city. The road Is now under
contract, between Laughlin's Mil, this side
Of Martins Ferry, aud Bellaire, but our In.
formant was not ut liberty L, give the names
OF the gentlemen interested. However, be
says they are leading railroad men, who have
lots Of money to push through the project
The object Of tho road Is to connect the
Baltimore 4 Ohio with the proposed new
stenbenviiie & Cleveland road, and will be
used Jointly by the Wabash System, the Bal
timOre 4 Ohio and the TuSCafawaS Valley
roads. II will be called the Steubenyillc 4
Bellaire Railroad. -SteuLenriILe Gazette.
RATHER bold and ingenious swindle was
perpetrated on the South Side Saturday
evening. About o'clock man named
Lowry, u rag dealer, stepped out Of his store
for n few minutes, and wien he returned he
found two men In tho store with several bays
Of rags for sale. Lowry weighed the rags and
paid for them and they left, but an exalnina
ton OF the contents disclosed the fact that
they were his own property previous to the
sale. The rOgucS had picked up the sacks
and carried them to the door, and then
awaited the presence Of the proprietor to dis
pose Of them. The duped rag dealer led the
rogues lively CHASE after he discovered the
fraud, but they managed to escape.
PRoFs CARL AND EDWARD lIEREMAXS will
give grand vocal and instrumental concert
at the Opera House on Thursday evening
next, in which they will be assisted by Mrs
NJ. L. Whitaker, Mrs, George b. Caldwell
md the harmonic Mpnnerchor Singing So
Ciety. The brothers Hermann are known In
this city US excellent musicians. and the press
generally speaks In the highest terms Of thelI
ability. The following is from the Neu.
ZeitSchrJt, OF Leipzig: "Prof. Edward Herr
mann Is sensitive aud unsteady gifted ar.
list. The same has been said OF the pianist
Carl Hermann, who played the Carnival, by
Sehuman. The dreamy and poetical mum.
beers like 'Eusebius,' 'GestandnisS ETC., can
not be played more deliCatoly and more poet
ically than they were executed by him.
Seats at Wilson 4 Banners music store.
JUST after t2 o'clock last night highway
robbery was committed on Tenth street In d
very bold manner. The victim was gentle
man named Scott NefF, who came from
GAINESVILLE yesterday for the purpose OF en-
g1ging In the construction OF telegraph
line. He stopped In one OF the restaurants o.
the upper end Of the:Market House, and haC
Just left the place when he was approached
by three rougls who had evidently watched
where he had placed his money, as they
reached for his pants pocket at once, AnC
tore the pocket, out, utterly running q fine
pair OF pARts, as one leg was badly torn anC
ripped. Neti' yelled loudly and attracted The
attention OF a paSser-by, who ran up ant
found him surrounded by three noted indi
yiduals who are well known to the police
Neil had about $40 in his pocket. lie wa!
Obliged TO sleep in the lookup court room
last night, us he had no friends in the city OIL
money to procure lodgings.
The following ilattering notice OF 1Taverly'!
'StrateGistS" we can heartily endorse from
personal knowledge. Reserved seats for to
nights performance are on sale at Wilson (
Banners 1.-THE Brush Street Theatre la.
done capital business with the 'StrategiStS
The curtain fell on Monday night amid such
a universal roar Of laughter as would have
turned the Ministries green could they have
heard 1t. Recalls were tumultuously de
mInded md redemAndel, and all through
the entF.aCtes the house echoed the tArly
gigRleS and outlaws, as some eXquisitely
funny situation required to one or ahotheI
with some new appreciation Ofits comicality
Polk, who has grown stout since we last saw
him, is character actor OF great merit even
in his widest moments Of fun he keeps hi,
ecCentricitieS within bounds-pretty extend
ed bounds, we'admit, but still bounds. His
fun never riots into COarseneSS, nor his wit
into equivOque; but still he is immensely
funny. In Jack Ruttlege he has character
OF unlimited possibilities, and does rarely
well with it. The company is goOd-far
above the usual level OF travelling combina.
tons. AS the young lady who playsthe part
Of Nellie receives most astounding number
OF kisses during the play, 1t is gratifying to
note that she Is exceedingly pretty. The
'Strategists' is bound to be an Overwhelming
success, Judging from the comments OF the
crowd. They have all told everybody else
that is quite the Funniest thing we have ever
had here, and for once the crowd is right"