The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-05
CITY MATrERs.
Rrisf Notes on Currenf Events of Minor
Interest.


THE thermometer got up to 100 in the shade
yesterday, but q pleasant breeze made life toll
cradle.
IT is cause for sincere Re joicipg that though
everything else has four quarters there u
only one Fourth In year
INthe run in response to the alarm from
Box 81, Tuesday night, the Hook aud lad
der truck lost toe brasS cap of one OF ~
hubs. The piece Is valuable only to the
truck, and the finder should return II 70 the
house. 80
CoMlNG down on the train from the Knights
Of ST. George picnic last evening two young
men attempted 10 bounce the conductor.
One Of them drew arlvolyer and the other
metal knucklss. They were tquelched 80
quick they did not know who did 1t.
TuE Hancock county Courier says: at
seams 10 us that It 10 rather bad taste for the
WeIIsyille band TO celebrate the scioto
di.aster by "a dapce.n This band was the
one under whose auspices that fatal excur.
sion was given. Suck Cloth and ashes would
have been the proper thing.
EDDIE COMBS is again in the clutches Of the
police. Yesterday morning about O'Clock
he and several others proceeded u have q
humping match In GundllnI saloon, In Sec
ond ward market square, Eddie usually gets
before Judge LETTERS just about 80 often"
James Mob 4nough, who was In the crowd,
will answer for carrying revolver.
The "0iivett's," that well known society
CLIQUE, went over into Ohio to celebrate the
day. They chartered the big four-horse bus,
CDR. Hulliben," and decorating 1t with nu.
merous flags and stteamers, filed 1t With their
members. They spent the day delightfully."-,
OF course. The ladies prepared nice lunch
that was discussed with relish. The gay party
returned to the city about Top. NJ.
YEsrERDAY two boys Of twelve or fourteen
sneaked into the cellar OF Peter Zlnn's con.
fectionery, on the corner OF Maiu and Tenth
street, aud were generously helping them
selves to Ice cream when they were discover
ed by Mr.. Zinn, and after mild choking and
a severe lecture, allowed To go upon proml-
ing not to offend in the future. MIR. Ztpn
would make good police judge. '
AN exciting race occurred yesterday after
noon on Market street between the Atlantic
and Hook and Ladder No. l companies
Just as the Atlantic whirled from Sixteenth
street into Market, the hook and ladder
ga ned steadily and passed the steamer at
Twelfth street The sight was an exciting
one as the horses passed on the gallop, with
gongs nging aud the machines swaying from
side u stde.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made 10 have
Mrs J. Ellen Foster, the famous Iowa lawyer
aud prohibition orator. deliver lecture at
the Academy OF Music this evening at s
O'Clock. Mrs. Fosters force and eloquence
are remembered by all who heard her here
last winter, and no doubt she will have Gn
immense audience this evening as this ia the
only chance Wheeling people will have to
hear her this season.
On Tuesday evening some patriotic but In
discreet person sent upa paper balloon. with
lighted paper at the mouth TO heat the air,
It blew across the city, and descended upon
the roof OF Friends furniture store, where
the balloon took fire and blsz9d up brightly.
Had the roof been OF intlammable material
destructive confagration would have re.
suited. As 1t was the only Consequence was
8 furry OF excitement among the residents
OF that part of town.
ABOUT 0 clock last evening a stranger on
the Island shore while waiting for the skill
Charles Aul. Aul broke his cane over his
assailant's head aud then Officer Dunlap
scooped the stranger 10. He refused to give
bis name. Dunlap later in the evening az
rested another stranger who WIS ION the
shoot in North Wheeling. He didn't want
TO shoot any one, but just wanted TO cele-
brate. He was drunk.
The Salvation Army caught the spirit OF
patriotism which psrvadei the atmosphere
yesterday, aud on their march from the State
House Square, where the usual open air ser
vices were held last evening, to their quarters
in Melodeon hall, they sang Amer ca" with
commendable spirit, whatever may be said OF
the time. The hymn was evidently not fami-
liar to the troops as the Captain" had TO
line 1t ont stAnzl at time. This she did
marching backwards In front OF the army,
aud energetically beating time.
The Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette OF yes.
terday morning says: Frank Stewart, alias
Cook, who was with Maggie Raymond when
she made her flying leap from the Point
bridge on Sunday, was brought again before
the Msyor yesterday. He said he had ". Re
and child in Wheeling. He laid the blame
for bis present conduct on bis mother.in-
law. This did not satisfy the Mayor and he
was remanded for further inquiry. Very
peculiarly Mr.. Gallagher, the husband Of
Maggie Raymond, turned upat the Mayors
office last evening with an order for the
jewelry taken from Stewart. 1t was not
given 10 him" The Dispateh speaks Of Cook
as having iugrat!ated himself into the favor
Of the authorities.