The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-17
CITY MATTERS.
Brief Notes on Current Events Of Minor

SH6 Mo- HhN ASN@S~
MUNICIPAL Court meets this morning at
line O'Clock.
JoHH NARY, u boiler at the Riverside, fell
Yesterday and broke his arm.
The County Board OF Equalization and
Appeals will commence lis sesstonsto-day.
THE streets were crowded with pedestrians
yesterday afternoon. 1t WAS a lovely day TO
be out.
-sLAsr evening a large party OF boys and
girls had Il good time skating on the river by
moonlight.
YESTERDAY afternoon officer Nulte arrested
James Riley for indecent exposure OF person
on the street.
Ar the Academy OF Music this afternoon
no admission will be charged ladies attend.
ing the matinee.
MANCHESTER &JESNEx0s' Combination gave
a good show 70 q good audience at the Opera
House last night.
Six members Of the Opera House orchestra
went to Waynesburg yesterday to play for u
large hop given there last evening.
orPrCER Bird put a colored man in the
lookup yesterday afternoon for being drunk
and insulting ladies on Twelfth street.
The name OF the person before squire Muir.
rims on Saturday, charged with bastardy,
was John Meyers instead OF Myles, as re-
ported.
MADAME JAxAusHrK will be at the Opera
House next Monday and Tuesday, playing
MARY Stuart" the first night and MARY An
toinette" the second.
A STREET car ran over q dog In the Eighth
ward, yesterday, killing the canine instantly.
Something less than one thousand men stop
ped TO look at the remains.
JAMES p. Ro0ERs, EsQ, was yesterday APP
pointed administrator OF the estate OF Mrs.
z. L. Quigg deceased, with her will annexed.
giving q bond OF 81, 900 with l. +. Jones
as surety.
YESTERDAY morning, as Miss Davis, a teach.
er in the grammar department. OF the Third
ward school, was on her way to her daily
duties, she slipped and fell, fracturlng q OF
the bones In her wrist.
YESTERDAY morning a man named William
Hughey, while cutting ice for Jacob Stein.
ecker, near the Sugar Refinery, fell into
the river, and but for the timely assistance OF
his friends, would probably have drowned.
Mr.. i. ?. MCNEIL, who has been Domiua-
ted as Democratic candidate for Counoll. in
the Seventh ward, positively refuses to run.
This leaves the ticket blank. Few can be
found who have the the courage to buck
against the big Republican majority in ths
ward.
THAT newly paved portion OF Main street
from the stone bridge to Twelfth street Is a
f~ayorite resort these pleasant afternoons for
bicycle rid6Tg and those owning fast horse
and light buggies. The ground Is frozen
solid and the surface ~ % hard aud smooth
as :. floor.
TIE Salvation Army Is prospecting about
this region, and il proposes 10 establish a
Post In this city. For that purpose, the army
has leased the old Melodeon Hall on Main
street, and will commence the campaign in
dead earnestabout February l.. In the mean
time there will be skirmishes all around tue
city.
AT meeting OF the stockholders Of the
ManufacturersF Fire Insurance Company,
held Yesterday, the following gentlemen
were elected as directors for the ensuing year:
Messrs. Robert Crangle, J. ]. Jones, George
Hook, A.. J. Cecil. Robert simpson, All. W.
PAUL, Hon. J. b. Jackson, J. G. Anderson
and r. G. Barr.
KIMBERLY's coal bank was still burning
Yesterday, and the Atlantic engine was there
all day. This is the third day aH'engine has
been at work trying to exttnguish the fire,
which though a small one, Is very obstinate.
Besides damage to the bank It fouls the air
to such an extent that It is almost impossible
FOR the miners TO work there.
TIE Committee on Fire Department met
at the City Building for the purpose OF audit
ing the monthly bills. 1t was supposed that
the civ had settled with ex.Chief Eccles, but
he came TO the front last evening with a bill
for $lGG as salary for eight months service as
electrician. This paralyzed the committee,
and 1t referred the bill 70 Council to be ad'
justed.
SECRETARY OF STATE STALSAKEH yesterday
issued a certificate OF incorporation to the
sMutual Building and Loan Association" OF
this city, which Is to run till 1850, and has a
capital stock subscribed OF $500 OF which
$3.50 has been paid in. The shares are 500
each. and the stock Is limited TO $4,000.
The ]incorporators are VIM. Goring, John +.
Miller. WIN. G. Handlan, Oscar Sandrock, ].
Z. Haynes, each of whom has one share.
YESTERDAY evening, shortly before six
O clock, u horse that was being driven in q
street car on the Bridgeport line. fell in front
of the old street car office on Market street,
lust below the Mcclure House, aud was
unable TO rise. He was dragged to one side
OF the street and left on q bed Of straw for an
an hour or more, when. finding he couldn't
get up, they hauled him away. 1t Is generally
supposed that the horse was exhausted and
had determined to take q rest on his "
responsibility.
In Judge Boyd's part OF the Circuit Court
the case OF the State VS.. B. r. McMechen In
dicted for grand larceny was on all day. yes.
terday. The attorneys were kept busy ex.
aiming witnesses. McMechen was on the
stand ali the afternoon. A night session was
held aud the arguments commenced. They
will probably be finished, and the case given
TO the jury this evening. The Court room
was crowded with spectators all day long.
Unusual interest Is attached to the case, owing
to the fact that the parties connected with
the suit are all we'll known.
THE Republicans OF the Fifth ward met at
the hook and ladder house last evening for
the purpose OF putting in nomination a
Couccil tickei.. Mr.. John ROemer was called
TO the chair and Mr.. Arbenz acted as secre-
tary, The attendance was large. A reSoln-
ton was unanimously adopted endorsing the
ticket nominated Monday night, known as the
citizens ticket, and pledging Dit thesupport
OF all Republicans. The ticket known as the
citizens ticket Is a strong one, thegentlemen
comprising 1t being those who will properly
look after the city's Interests. 1t isa ticket
that deserves hearty support and should DO
elected. Its J. G. Hoffman, Jr.. for First
Branch, and Messrs. George G. Roth, A. NIL.
ligan and Col. n. Wilkinson for the Second
Branch.