The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-22

Natter Of More or Less Moment All
over Town.

LkAIs
ASH Wednesday.
ISLANDERS begin to be alarmed
WnEsT has declined to 81 30 aud Is very
dull.
I1'sa legal holiday aud the banks will be
closed.
Why didn't the Gofr Guards celebrate by
parading?
Pur the dancing pumps away and put on
sackclOth and ashes.
OSE marriage license was Issued by Re.
corder Hook yesterday.
LIVE STOCK at present Is commanding good
figures at the sIockyards.
GEORGE WAsuISGToNw was born one hundred
and fifty years ago to-day.
YEsTERDAY's blow aud bluStCr was some
thing Of an Improvement over the rain.
FRANK ALBINGER, Of the Creek MIL had
hiS eye badly burned Monday evening, By q
blast Of grease.
TnE Creek Mill Is having some trouble with
bad air In the coal bank. 1t was Obliged TO
stop again yesterday.
GovERSoR JACKSON, yesterday, Issued n
commission to NJ. T. Frame ny Notary Public
for and In Ohio county.
TnE ugent Of Julia A. Hunt, who plays
"Florinep at the Opera House the last OF
this week, is In the city.
EVERY one was praising the Turner ball Of
Monday night, yesterday. twas the finest
affair ever given by the Society
LAST evening little son Of Foreman Rose,
Oithe Eighth ward, upset lamp on tue floor.
For a while there was considerable excite.
mGnt, but the only damage was q hole burned
In the carpet.
MONDAY evening the front door Of Tom
McCormick's place, corner OF Wood and
Eighteenth streets, was broken open. A
small sum OF money and two bottles OF wills
ky are missing
THERE was n merry birthday party al
GOetze's Hall last evening, Old folks com.
priSed those present, and they had good
time celebrating the sixty.tOurth birthday Of
Mr.. +. Schncll.
TIE majority OF those posted on river ai.
fairs, when interviewed on the wharf yester.
day, predicted rs biga rise rs that In last
June. This cheerful news is for the benefit
Of Island people,
OWING to the sickness Of several Of the
ladies who were to take part In the SachsC
benefit concert, announced for tomorrow
night ut the Academy, the same has been
postponed TO next week.
Tue only deed Of conveyance recorded by
Clerk Hook yesterday was one made Febru.
ary "a, 1852, by n. b. Scott and wife to James
MCCrunI, all Of Ohio county, Of lot No. 3 In
square q, in the Belaire addition to Wheel.
ing. Consideration Sl,G00.-
THE 3O.inch trench on Eoff street between
Fourteenth and Sixteenth streets, over which
there has been such howl aud into which
such variety of garbage has been dumped.
has at last been filled with good sand and is
level with the street grade
MONDAY night the grocery store Of Mr..
Anderson, corner OF Twenty.third and Mar
ket street, was broken into by the front
door entrance. 1t is presumed the burglars
were frightened off before they secured any
thing as nothing was missing.
LABELLE I.oDGE No. ., A. o. L. W, will
on Saturday evening, celebrate It's seventh
anniversary at the Academy OF Music. The
committee having the affair in charge is q
large one aud embraces some Of our most
promising citizens. The programme is u
very choice one.
A PROMINENT professional gentleman in
this city received letter yesterday from
that irreprcssible moke, jeff Davis. IIo is
still on NarvaSSa Island, and has served six
months of his time. As usual, he sent his
love to Monkey Turner, his pal. and sign
ed himself, "Your Respectful Democratic
Friend"
YESTERDAY the case OF Wagner ct. al. VS..
Harden ct al. was argued before Judge Boyd
in Chambers and the case submitted. This is
chancery suit brought by the plaintiffs,
who are creditors of Wagner, the livery man,
in which they seek TO set aside a deed Of
trust made last June by Wagner on his
livery property to his father and others of
MOrgantOwn, on the ground Of fraud. Rus
sell and Good for the plaintiffs and Hubbard
for the defendant.
THERE was feeling Of general regret yes.
terday over the city when the announcement
was read that Messrs. /. Blum & Bro, had
disposed of their large business to the Mcssrs
SeidenbaCh. The McsSrs Blum will he re.
mcmbcred with pleasure by the public as
two well known md irusIy business men
and citizens. Wherever they so they will
carry good wishes, and their successors will
doubtless receive gOOdly show OF the pat.
ronage bestowed upon the MeSSrs. Blum.
COUNCILMAN JOIN ARMSTRONG, on Monday
evening, was invited to come to the Atlantic
hose house, as urgent business demanded his
attention. When he arrived he was presented
prising lifty-Six pieces. This was in apprecia-
ton OF his Efforts to make the parade sue.
cess by introducing n resolution In Council to
pay for band, and when that was voted
down, taking u subscription paper around
and ruising the amount. John was surprised,
but responded in good style.
THE performance OF "othellor at the On.
era House last night was much more salts.
factory than that Of "Richard" the night be.
fore. For some reason Mr. Warde changed
the cast, he playing "Iagon TO Henry Avel-
ings "OthcllO." His ..lagO" was a much
more artistic performance than his erich.
ard, and the faults were much less ohstru.
siye, though present still. The difficulty
with him is that he never fOrgets himself in
tho character he plays. Nj Aveling in
20 hello showed higher excellence than
Wa de, though his characterization was
wi Iely open TO criticism. Miss Elmore be.
lug III, Miss Frances Fields pCrsonated ''Des.
demona." Her voice Is rather weak, and her
performance only fairly niCritoriOus, but
her beauty made her a very acceptable "Des.
demoRa,n The other support FaS only toll.
crable To bea great actor AIE Warde has
more TO unlearR than to learn,