The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-27
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| MAN CEuSncu MS lUOt ycsttTuhy NJ tnt
Top mill by letting heavy mass OF iron fail
on II.
ATANcY dress carnival by the "Island
Crowd" ut Franzheims Hall, Is on the
tapis
THE presence OF Lent does not seem to
affect the number Of public amusenents
much.
NOBODY can truthfully say he has 0no
change" while the weather continues so va
rlable.
SATURDAYS sessions OF both houses OF the
Legislature were busy, but not very inter
esting.
Miss MAGGIE KERR was committed to the
c6unty Jail Saturday rs a iunatic by Squire
Philips
ARE you keeping: Lent religouSly Sun
day paper. How eau a thing be both Lent
and kept?
TIE scene Of Fridays fire, in tho Eighth
ward, was the Mecca oil Sunday afternoon
promenaders yesterday.
Two MORE locomotives Nos, 10 and Ii,
were added TO the rolling stock OF the W.
& l., f. railrta last week,
The Joint Standing Council Committee on
Health Is ordered 10 meet this evening at 7
O'CLOCK NJ tue Iny Dullulhg.
A MAN had n revolver stolen from him at
Benson's Ferry Saturday afternoon, by par
ties who escaped over the river.
OFFICER BIRD arrested North End citizen
last Djgbi, who was Jpupgjpg about the
Second ward market house in drunken
condition,
OyTicIR WILLIAMS has, we are glad to state,
so far recovered as to be able to be out on
his beat again. He severely strained him
self at the South Wheeling Glass works fire.
SATURDAY morning big force OF workmen
were put TO work clearing away the debris
preparatory to the rebuilding OF the South
Wheeling Glass Works destroyed by fire FRI
day evening.
0FFlsEE BGRUa, Saturday evening arrested
and locked up John Roney and Pat Callihan
for being drunk and disorderiy. The latter
was engaged in the pleasant occupation OF
beating hts family
| ]. OSCAR WILDE KEMPLE will don knee
breeches, sun flowers, lilies, etc, ut the Opera
House on next Thursday. night. II anyone
can make successful burleSque OF this utter
ly utter aesthetic youth, Jake can.
The company which was boring for oil on
the Ohio side of the river opposite Mounds
vile, have given up the project in that To-
Calty and have transferred their operations
to the vicinity OF the kloman mill, on the
West Virginia side.
The Glenville Giin,erite says the Parkers-
burg correspondent OF the Wheeling Register
clippedSn account OF the drowning Of John
McGill, which appeared in the Giimerite, and
sent 1t to the RcgiTter US special Dispatch
PGrkersIttrg Sentinel.
A BELMONT mill workman took his pay
home Saturday and handed it 10 his wife in
the envelope. Not approaching the. situa-
tion, she tossed the envelope in the fire,
thinking Il contained nothing OF value, She
soon realized her mistake, however.
THE st, Paul Literary Society was present.
ed on Saturday evening by some OF the lady
friends of the members with fine pair of oil
paintings with which to decorate tile wallso
its hall in the Eighth ward. Miss Theresa
Heller made the presentation address, and
Mr.. John Howard responded.
GEORGE CALLErT, young man of twenty.
two or twenty-three years OF age, who lives
on Chapline street, north OF Twenty-fourth,
went to the Opera House Saturday night, and
has not been seen by his frieRds since As he
was u steady and prosperous young man,
with no trouble OF any kind, his wife and
family are greatly alarmed; and as lie had
considerable money about him, they fear foul
play. He was helper ut the Riverside Mill.
LAST evening Capt. Bennett, accompanied
by Officers Morris and JGnkins, raided the
sporting house at No. III Alley 10, kept by
Madame Moss. In addition to the Madame,
four women and four men were arrested The
arrest was made quickly, quietly and scen-
tifcally. The money necessary TO liqudate
the fines was quickly put up and the police
departed for other houses, but in some way
word that the police were ION the pulp had
preceded the hlue coats and the birds were
found to have flown. The names given were
all fictitious.
SATURDAY evening the Academy OF Music
was packed, every available seat being taken,
with fine intelligent audience composed OF
the members OF La Belle Lodge No. ., A. o.
U. W, and their numerous friends, the occa-
sion being the seventh anniversary of the
formation OF the lodge. An attractive pro.
cessfully carried out The La Belle has al
ways been noted for its attractive entertain.
menis, but the one OF Saturday evening
cell psed them all.
THE management OF Miss Nellie Leslie,
knowing that certain parties have abused the
public by imposing fraudulent mediums
upon them and knowing that there is not n
more wonderful performance than they give,
offer at the expiration OF one hour, II there
arc any who are dissatisfied that they are ut
liberty to 20 to the box office and receive
their % cents back again. This entertainment
OF absorbing interest bids fair 10 draw an
audience tins evening that will crowd the
Academy OF Music TO its utmost capacity.
All the usual so-called spiritual phenomena
are promised in broad light, on the open
stage, and "exposers are detied"
IL "straws show which way the wind
blows" We suppose Barnum's show canvass is
stretched in this direction. as we have re-
ceiyed broad.Side OF "Barnum straws." One
of them announces the purchase of mon
ster elephant OF new species from the Royal
geological gardens of London. Ia referring
to his big elephant or mastodon or monde.
script or whatever 1t may be, that is to accom-
pnny his great show this season, Mr.. Barnum
said: 81 can safely say 1t is the first animal
ever bought that did not know just what
species II belonged to- When compelled TO
travel in the street the coming season, a
frame work OF canvas will enclose it, as much
to guard against accident US TO protect it from
public view.
HYDE AND BEuMAS's "Muldoon Picnic"
Company have held the boards this week at
| shS a'N AASahci PlhS W puCkeu houses.
Monday night and several nights this week
standing room was at premium. The com
pany is an excellent one in every way and
the picnic was picnic indeed to those who
saw 1t. II is broad burlesque and filed with
comical hits that kept the audience in a con.
tinual roar. MuIdoon and Mulcqhey are the
stars OF the troop, and their actions and say.
ings are excessively funny. Miss Jennie
Satcrlee rs Mrs. MHtdoon was also good,
while little Rosebuds singing and acting in
the role OF Mudoon's little daughter was ex.
eellent Rosebud Is hardly twelve years old
yet, but she takes her parts with ease and
grace.-Detroit ChGf.
The editer OF the Moandsvillc Reporer
visited the Sixth ward schools, In this city,
last Wednesday, by invitation OF the Princi.
pal, Prof, Crago. He says the school was
found literally packed with friends and
patrons to witness the performance, which,
We will here say, excelled ANYTHING Of the
kind We have ever witnessed. The pro.
gramme was not only good and appropriate
for tho nrrngtOn hut the snIo,J;J 81