Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-08

Brief Jottings Of News In and About
the City.

The street cars did o very small business
| yesterday.
] TIE B, & o. has gotten its injunction
4 against the city.
THE campmeet'ng season has gone. Stat
istics Of the work have not yet been pre-
| pared.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys
were called for last night, but no quorum
appeared.
The sky was filed with Shooting stars"
last night No allusion TO the Parkerburg
Base Ball Club.
THERE are one hundred and twenty-five
applications for stalls for horned cattle at
the coming fair.
\ w. W MCDOWELL & Co., the coopers, have
received an order for 2,009 apple barrels
from down the river.
| IT is not necessary to attend fair to see
| any number of prize pumpkin heads. They
! may be seen on the streets, here, any day.
| VERY slim crowd was in attendance at
j Seibert's beer garden last night. The
/ weather is just little too bracing at pres
ent, for country rides.
BILLY BRICELAND and the steamer Lucas
had another race, yesterd ay, but as there
was no judge at the end, we are unable to
state which beat, as both sides claim the
race.
THE following case was tried by squire
Philip Yesterday: State VS.. Casper Glass, on
4 charge of breach Of peace. The defendant
was placed under a 500 bond to keep fine
| peace for one year.
The Local Inspectors called for the con-
| tinuatiOn of the argument in the SciOto
case, yesterday, but could get no room.
| The hearing was adjourned until after the
| court is through. The parties indicted, at
| Parkersburg, were put under $1,000 bond,
each.
The Seidler fishing club broke camp at
! Cresap's landing Yesterday, having been
| there twelve weeks. The boys and their
| chsttels returned home on the Telegram,
and all looking first-class, excerpts few who
are very dark from being exposed TO the
| hot sun.
IT WAS reported on the streets last night
| that Michael Miller, who resides about two
| miles up CaldwelPs run, had been knocked
4 down and robed near the Ia Belle mill
early yesterday morning. Wewere unable
to get at the facts, owing to the lateness Of
the hour.
! DOG belonging TO Mr.. Zarnitz bit lit
| tie daughter Of Mr.. Neusem, the Market
street confectioner, yesterday afternoon on
| the pavement Just in front OF the store
| The Chiid's screams soon drew a crowd but
on examination the child was but slightly
scratched.
THE body of Herman Delbrugga, who
was drowned Tuesday afternoon near the
Belmont mill, was recovered near the La
Belle landing, yesterday evening. about 3
| o'clock. The corpse was Immediately re-
moved to his tather's residence and will be
buried to-day.
Mr.. PORTER, whose store was robbed ear.
no
| force Tor not doing this and that but we
! all can see where thin9s could have been
done better after they are over. There is
no doubt but thltCIptain Bennett did what
he thought best about the case ut the time.
4 LARGE delegation of Wheelingites took
! in the Wcllsburg fair. Yesterday. Some of
! the young men cot under the influence"
/ and behaved disgracefully on the platform.
! waiting for the DOM train. THROWING
water melons about may be rare fun. but
| sober gentlemen do not do such things in
| the presence of ladies'.
| Miss ROSE EYrINGE, the celebrated emo
| tional actress will appear in her new play,
| The Princess of Paris, on Tuesday even
| ing, at the Academy of Music. Miss Eytinge
is an actress of no ordinary merit and will
he sure TO present something worth seeing
Reserved seats will be on sale at G. Y.
Lucas music store tomorrow.
\ SEVEN year old son of Mr.. Thomas
Nuns had his lett foot badly cut, yesterday
afternoon, by stepping on a broken beer
bottle On the river bank during the excite
ment of the finding of young Delbrugge's
body. DIR. Pipes was Immediately called
and had to put several stitches in the wound
before it could be dressed properly.
IN West Virginia deer may be lawfully
killed from the LIST of September TO the 18th
of January; partridges from the 18th OF
October 10 the LIST OF January; wild ducks,
wild geese and brants from the first Of No
vember to the LIST of April; Wild turkeys,
grouse and prairie chickens, from the lSt
OF September; pheasants from the lst of
September to the lst OF February.
THE halky horse used at the United En-
CINE house, was taken to the Hope Wednes-
day and yesterday the men took the reel
out with this horse to exercise him. Just
opposite the ca pitOl the animal refused 70
90 any farther, and after about an half hours
work trying to start him, they were cDm-
PEELED to unhitch and borrow a horse from
the Elm Grove street car stables to get the
reel home.
A VERY close foot race will take place on
the new Fair Ground. saturday afternoon,
between two creek mill men, John Her
bich and Merritt Lewis, distance 100 yards,
for a purse of 500, with Councilman Wal
tiers as stakeholder. Both parties have a
host of friends who claim that their man
can win eaSily, from which We can safely
say good amount of money will change
hands On the issue.
Is the L. :. District Court, yes ,erday, in
functions were "ranted the g. II u. and
Hemptie'd ruEd" against the Board OF Pub
lie " Orks. of this city, restraining the latter
from interfering with their men. while at
| work on repairs. cor in Giocjng mp the streets.
| The city was not reauy Tor 4 full hearing Of
the CO. e. lie RS. Lamb Il Russell repre-
scented the companies and MesSrS. caldwell
4 Caldwell the city.
THE funeral of Joseph Ruff, one OF the
| unfortunate young men who was drowned
| from q skill which sunk the otherday, as
| siready reported, took place yesterday
morning from the Alphonsus Church, in
| Centre Wheeling. The Alphonsus Society,
| Ot which he was a member, tdrned out in
| iull force and almost every available We
| hiCle in the Ciry was in line. The inter
ment took place at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
THE Committee on Wharyes met yester-
| day morning at the landing, and after re-
i viewing the ground, decided to allow all
/ the skis the privilege OF landing free of
charge during fPIr week. II also decided
that every skiff. to carry passengers to aud
| from ,he Island. must be numbered SItur.
| day by this committee, ami also the mum.
Der of passengers each shall he allowed to
! carry. The latter, of course, will be decided
| by the committee when hey inspect the
| skitfs Saturday.
PETER VOIrEL, q workman at Hobbs.
| BrOCkunicr Il Co 5 glass works met With
very serious accident Yesterday evening
| about O'Clock. While 1T work in the glass
| house a goblet fell from a high shell and
| striking his left arm. cutting I very long
| sDd deem cash frnm yhitl the blood
| gushed, showing that an artery had been
| cut. Luckily DIR. Pipes Office WAS but
| short distance of, aud upon arriving there
| the doctor very readily Stopped the flow OF
| blood and dressed the wound.
! The arrest of Mrs.. McAdams by the State
| on u cayiaS was a step that should have
| been taken long ago. She was indicted by
| the grand jury on Tuesday last, for reccv
! ing and keeping stolen goods and knowing
| them To be such at the time. When the
| Kirk house was searched ut the time OF the
! arrest of Morris MCAdCnlS for the burglary