Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-25

Diuinuave Happenings Picked Up ~
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Diminutive Happenings Picked Up ~
Register Reporters
YESTERDAY morning there was a very
slim market.
The United engine is still in the shop
undergoing repairs.
ONE marriage license was issued at the
Clerks Office yesterday.
ONx deed Of trust was admitted to record
by Clerk Hook yesterday.
JOHN H. HONS. ESQ, has brought home
= fine Kentucky horse.
THKRE are twenty-five inmates of the
workhouse at present.
A SECOND oil we'll is being sunk at Dillies'
Bottom, below this city.
QuERY-when will the B. & O. railroad
company rebuild their round house?
OK OF. the street sprinkling wagons broke
a wheel in front of the REGISTER office
yesterday.
Two ysgs were arrested under the vagrant
act by Officer Williams in the Sixth ward,
last night.
ONE or two of the Sixth ward saloonists
will close their saloons if the strike comes
on. They say their states are not large
enough for q strike.
WM. II. HALLER, a~uctioneer, yesterday sold
at the front door of the court house the
Miller property, on Market street, for
$7,GC0.
A PARTIAL report from some of the com
miSsioners appointed to reassess the real
estate OF this State shows an average in
crease OF from 80 to leo per cent. The above
is CLEANED from Auditor Miller's office.
A coUSTRYNAH broke the hind wheel of
his wagon, yesterday, while crossing the
street car track on the Island. This is the
second wagon that has been broken at the
West approach to the bridge in the last
two days.
L. S. MARSHAL ATKINSON and his brother
Yesterday brought to MOundsyille Thomas
Porter, sent by Judge Jackson of the u. 5.
District Court, at Charleston, for one year,
for robbing the postofice at Coalburg,
kanawha county.
THE Committee on Streets, Alleys and
Grades met yesterday afternoon to inspect
the bridge across Caldwells run, at Eof
street, and decided to build a stone wall
around the abutments to protect the banks
in case of high water.
ONE Of the members OF the Humane So
ciety OF this city notified the street car
men that il a certain horse used in the Is
land street cars was not taken ont of har-
ness anu ldkeu CdNc VI, ~ WOuLO SOSb VIC
company something. IL is needless TO say
that his request was complied with.
THERE is a great deal of bad feeling
among the farmers and others on both sides
of the river near Glenn's Run and Beech
Bottom on account of the nocturnal sein'
ing expeditions Of irresponsible parties in
the river. SEEMING is contrary to law in
this State, and the Fish Commissioner
should attend to the matter.
TIE joint committee of the Wheeling and
Cyrene Communicates met last evening. and
decided TO call a mass meeting of the
Knights Templars OF this city, at the Asy.
lum, Friday evening, for the purpose OF
making arrangements TO attend the meet
ing of the Grand COmnandery Of Pennsyl-
vania, next week, in Pittsburg.
Mr.. c. d. THOMPSON corrects the scale
printed by us yesterday morning as follows:
Muck rolling at present is 6SH cents per
ton, or one-eighth of the boilers price. I'm
der the advance il will be IS cents. 1t
will be understood that Wheeling pays p
cents per ton more than Pittsburgh for
boiling, and same price as at Pittsburgh
per ton for muck rolling.
A LETTER was received at the police head.
quarters yesterday, asking about and de.
scribing a bundle of clothing, which was
stolen from the writer in this city during
Jim Sweeney's administration. Capt.
Sweeney had captured them and did not
find II owner for them. They were
slowed away at the city building. On eX.
amining the buRdle the follawing articles
were found tied up in it: Two coats, one
uEdershirt, one pair of drawers and three
pair of boots, which answered the desCrip-
lion Of those mentioned in the letter.