The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-11

BfIrf items Of Interrstink Local News
and Comment. 81

| ih'h 80 t"opnPS'SoHufs'huny Wehtnei'
The new dial has been put in the west side
Of the blk Capitol clock, F {Et
TIVE rain yesterday afternoon was The frs,
for nearly forty'eight hours
DuRiSG officer Williams vacation, his beat
In the Sixth ward Is being patr0lled by eI'
policeman Lou Steinbicker. sod,
VIZ acknowledge the receipt OF an invita-
ton toattend the picnic at 6eibert's Garden,
on Wednesday, 10 be given by the BelaifC
Literary and Pleasure Club.
The Scio,o piano wa, brought from the
wreck yesterday mud left at Lucas music
store, Main street, 10 DO repaired, II that Is
possible, which Is very doubtful.
l'RASH Lu1z was yesterday summoned 10
appear In police court this morning and an.
Swer to charge Of selling liquor oil Sunday,
preferred by cx.loicemnn Brady, Officer
Bird served the warrant.
A FINE thoroughbred Kentucky colt be.
longing to Mr.. Wilbur Drockunier was badly
rOrpl the other day by u bull while running
about the fields on Mr. Ilrockunier's place
out the National road, towards St. Chairs.
willie.
LETTERS advertised Tuesday, July 18th,
1887. VIM l;rien, Philip Ditnlan. Woodruff
Donnellcy, Miss Joe Harding, Mrs L. Han.
non, T. J. Hughes, 4. Mengel, John Mako.
yi,z, ". II. Orchard, Robert +. Power, .; W.
l.. Smith.
TnE German Fire Insurance Company
elected the following directors at the cleo.
ton on July 10, 1850: John 0esterling, VIM.
+. Stlicl, Anton Reymann, August Rolf,
Phil. Schedule. J. Stroehiein, A, q. Egerter,
Fred Schenck and Casper Hell. =
IT Is said that on last Friday, Just before
the thief John Wilson was arrested, u prom.
incnt citizen living on North Main street n
Ceiyed MI anonymous letter warning him
that sneak thieves were operating In that
part o! town, and had designs on his house.
The Finance Committee OF the Board OF
County Commissioners had n meeting yester.
day, aud ordered the Clerks annual state.
rnent Of the fiscal operations OF the county to
be published In English In the ISrELLiGEScEi
and in German In the Deutsche Heitung. The
statement will be ready for the printers in n
day or two.
SoME excitement was caused on the hillside
In the Second Ward last evening by Screams
from the residence OF young man named
Charles Clark. Policeman Fugatc and Pa.
trolman Murdoch and other neighbors rushed
in, aud found that Mrs. Clark had taken n
violent 1T II required the efforts OF both
officers to hold he: still until physician ar.
rived.
YESTERDAY afternoon, Mr. W. d. Howell.
the marble cutter, was married to Mrs. Louis
Lingamann. The ceremony took place nj
West Alexander, and the bride and groom
were accompanied out the road by several OF
their friends. They returned to the city last
evening. and will ut once 30 TO house-kcep-
ing. They were recipients OF numerous con.
gratulations.
The Turner'S celebrated their twcnty.ninth
anniversary last night ut their hall, which, in
spi.eof the bad weather, was quite well filled
with the members OF the Society and invited
guests. The programme consisted OF gym.
nastic exercises By the Turner'S and II speech
by |. +. Thoma, editor OF the lolksbiaH, and
Open House Orchestra played.
JoUrEKs in glas, from nll the principal
cities OF the west are beginning to come in
and purchase stocks for their fall trade, NJ.
Bonner. OF George II. l.Onner & Co., Of Chi.
cage, was here from Saturday till yesterday,
and Dough, heavily. Mr.. A. IIall, Of j. IL Z.
Jaeger Il Co., OF Chicago, is now here. and
hlso Mr.. Geo. A. Pollard, OF the firm OF Geo.
| II. Dean, Shipley II Co, and both expect to
lay in large stocks AL report goo,n' prospects
for a heavy fri! trade.
SQUIRE SWEENEY disposed OF two cases yes.
terday which have been pending in his court
for some time. One was that OF Al Rose,
charged by Tom Wilson with the crime OF
adullery. Wilson failing to appear Rose was
discharged at hiz costs. Daniel Maeruder,
charged with carrying concealed weapons,
was also discharged ut the cost OF the com.
plarant. who was the fatser OF tho prisoner,
and who failed TO appear at the time set for
the hearing.
A SPECIAL meeting Of the Board OF EduCa'
ton was called for last night, but n quorum
failed 10 materalize and nothing was done.
The meeting was called for the purpose OF
ordering furniture and fixtures for the pub
lie library room, which Is about ready fol-
occupancy. Mcssrs Maxwell, Caldwell,
Pipes, Ebeling and Todd were present. Mr..
Maxwell was called the chair, the roll waJ
called and an adjournment had 10 Wedncs
day evening. 80
YESTERDAY boy, whose name could not be
learned. met with an accident on the river in
front Of the wharf, which might have cos,
him his life, and narrowly escaped doing 20.
lie went out in skiif to deliver package &c
n passing tow boat, and in some way fell into
the river. Another boy was with him. but
could do nothing to save him. and had not /,
man from one OF the bargss leaped into the
skill and caught him he wOuld have found u
watery grave.
JouS Richie was confined in the County
Jail yesterday by Squire Ankles mandate,
because the Justice had more tllan probable
causc to suspec. him Of lunacy Richie at
tempted TO poison himself by taking arsenic
las, Wednesday night. but he did not sue.
coed. lie imugines that the Jail Is full o!
snakes, iish-hooks, devils und all kinds OF
ugly things. John has got tue snakes in his
boots badly. Family troubles are sad to
explain his Insanity. go
THE new Board OF Public Works, the
City Surveyor and the Street Commissioner
have offices on the second and third floors OF
the building adjoining the Peoples Bank, on
Main street. The Water board will occupy
the first floor. The Board OF Public Works
formally assumed control Of the city streets
and alleys yesterday, and Clerk Gailisan is
sued several permits 10 plumbers
and others during the day. Work
under the old regime will cease
ut once, and hereafter all repairs to streets,
alterations Of grades, ETC., will be under con-
troll olthc Board =
| TIE Water Works Committee met yester.
day md let the contract for laying the ten
inch water main from Fifth street north to
the Top mill, on Main street John Far.
ley and John Gallaher were the successful
bidders, and the price TO be paid for excava.
ton is IS cents n cubic yard for loose earth
Sla yard for rock removed by sledsing, and
$3.50 II yard for rock where blasting is neces
sary in the opinion OF the Superintendent Of
the Water Works. For laying the pipe the
contractors will be paid SlS0 per ten.incl
joint, and Sl.25 for MI side joints and con.
nections. The work OF excavation will be
begun Mt once, the pipe being already OH the