Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-01

Brief lettings or News ia and About
the City.


the City.
SEPrKNsKR-
BAsE ball to-day.
The harvest moon is rapidly waning.
The Standard will play its full team to-
day. ..-
TIE end Of the summer resort season is
approaching.
BUSINESS among the 'Squires was very
dull yesterday. .... ...
TEE Fit Henry Centennial has received
somewhat Of q boom. ....r..
One marriage license was issued at Clerk
Hooks office, yesterday.
The Brooke campmeeting at Independ-
enee closes on Monday next.
0FFIcER JUNKISs run q drunken man in
last night on q wheelbarrow.
A VERY small crowd was in attendance at
Seiberts beer garden, last night.
The U. S. District and the county Circuit
courts will be in session on Monday.
Mr. HARRY has Just received at his store
on Market street, the finest line of base ball
goods in the city.
THE United engine hose reel, which is
undergoing general repairs, will be finished
by the first of the coming week.
GEO. GAus has been appointed foreman of
the Hope hose house, vice VIM. Love. Mr..
Gaus will make q good foreman.
The Police Gszettes and North End
| Buffers played q game of ball yesterday.
Score, Is to 2 in favor Of the p. G.s.
The ianitor at the Court House could not
resist the temptation yesterday, and had to
start to work cleaning up his windows, etc.
The new car No. of the street railway is
about completed. This will be the finest
and highest car the company has, when
finished.
YESTERDAY was a great day. August
went out quietly, Nature weeping for her
departure, one moment and smiling for
September the next.
SAM WOoDNANsEE accidentally shot him
self in the hand yesterday, while using,a
pistol. One Of his fingers will probably
have 10 be amputated.
The laying Of the flag stones at the Court
House will be completed this week, and
the men cannot receive too much praise for
the neat job being done.
BoNI SENNERvILLE, of Clinton, had his
arm badly cut while threshing by the
string cutter. The wound is about four
inches long and one-haf inch deep.
TIE Municipal Court met yesterday
morning at $50 and adjourned until Sat
urday morning at 9:3o, without having
| transacted any business OF Importance.
The benefit concert for James Hamilton's
| widow will be given September Is, at the
Opera House, and the best talent in the
city will take part. \ committee have it
in hands.
The cooper shop Stars, of South Wheel
| ing and the Pawpaws, of West Wheeling,
| played a match game yesterday, in which
| the West Wheeling nine was defeated by
a score of IL TO s.
We certainly ought soon to have streets
! in our city shat can be travelled over with
out breaking down the vehicles from the
forces at work repairing them. Let the
good work be kept up.
The query among the sporting men last
night was whether Mr.. Pretty, of Pitts
burgh would accept Mr.. Haberfield's chal-
leDge 'or not and meet him at Sheekeys
saloon tomorrow night.
The parties having the contract for de-
liyering the crooks for the sewer on the
east side of the National road, are doing
their work nicely, the crooks all being in
good order when delivered.
The following case was tried before Coro-
ncr Schultz, yesterday, State VS.. Conrad
Ottermuller, on charge of breach OF peace.
The defendant was required to give bond in
the sum Of 500 to keep the peace for one
year.
Local articles written for the Enterprise
fad their way into the Wheeling Intelligent
Ger via the Bellaire independent and are
credited to the latter paper. Don't forget
the Enterprise, Johnny, when you scissors
this paper hereafter.-BaTnesriNe Enterprise.
The young bloods and the Fancy find it
convenient 10 attend the Steubenyille races,
this week and remain over Monday. The
deputy SherifiS are pacing about with small
documents requesting attendance before
the grand jury, on Monday.
THE reception given in honor of Mr..
Wu. Pool, of Texas, last evening, at the
residence of Mr.. b. Mclaughlin, in the
North End, was quite success. The
music was furnished by T. T. COckayne's
band, and the dancing was kept up until a
very late hour.
Mr.. JAS SMITH ana Miss Fannie Yates,
lcoloredl, of this city, were married at West
Alexander yesterday, by the Rev. K. }. !
Bell, J. 2. The reason OF their having to
10 To West Alexander was that Clerk Hook
was out of town and they wished the knot
tied Immediately.
The Youngsters on McCuliOch street, East
End, will get themselves into Jail il they
do not quit placing railroad tOrpedoes on
the Elm Grove street railway. Yesterday
a lady came having her right eye put out
by piece OF the shell striking her in the
face while riding on the street cars.
The Observation-Disclosures excursion to
Cleveland to, morrow promises to be well
attended. Every arrangement has been
perfected aud nothing can fail to make this
the most delightful of the season. Ii you
are looking for a pleasant way OF putting
in three days in beautiful place, do not
neglect this excursion. The train will leave
BTidgport at $50 O'Clock, and and the fare
= - fnnSIav
baggage car will BE- attached 10 the train for
the benefit OF ladies who desire to take
trunks.
LAST evening quite an excitement was
created at the wharf by a barge having
been turned loose on the river without
any person aboard or any light on it. Upon
investigation il was discovered that about
half.paSt seven o'clock last evening an open
barge was seen coming down the river and
a man handling her with q steering pole.
lust opposite the Staum House. He
stCered the craft toward the shore, and
when she struck barge which was tied TO
the hank he jumped off his boat, ran up the
hank and into the city, letting his barge
float down the river.
TEE funeral of the late Mrs. Stitel took
place yesterday afternoon from her hus-
lands residence on Main street, above
Ninth. The house and vicinity were
thruuged with the legion of friends
Of the Sorrowing husband and relatives
who manifested the utmost sorrow and
concern. The services were conducted by
RevS. SChafIraneCk and DornblaSer, and
the pail bearers were Messrs. Anton Rey-
mann, Heber List, II. +. BehrenS, +. Refs
ter. Louis DeChert and George Wise. The
coffin was literally buried with the choice
flowers loving hands had strewn upon it,
The interment was at Greenwood, whittier
the hearse was followed by an immense
conCOuISe of friends.
LASTnight about half past 10 o'clock Neff
and Tom Parker bad "Setto" on Eleventh
street. Nightxatchman Crawford hearing
the disturbance rushed over and undertook
to arrest them. He had to down Neff be-
f.ru h. cnrnlA trnl hin, and Alter he