Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-18

chat and Gossip on Various Topics
About Town.

TIE alleged kidnapping case will be tried
to day before Squire Peterman.
The Peace Conference; how it came off
and who attended. See SUNDAY REGISTER.
KNOX & Sons, of Harmar, have Just COM
pleted fine ferry boat for the Red river
trade.
JAMES MryY has returned to the city after
a visit down the river much pleased with
bis trip.
A NEW crossing is being laid across Thity-
filth street at the intersection OF JACOB
street..
YESTERDAY Officer Heller, of the North
End. arrested Hiram Ruebottom for rapid
riding.
TuE Committee on Real estate met last
night. No business of public interest was
transacted.
THE Lillys, of Bellaire. and the Healy
nine will play a match game at the old talr
grounds to day.
MICHAEL ScARRY was arrested BY Officer
Frebolt yesterday for jumping on NOV
ing railroad train.
The pay car from Pittsburgh to Chicago,
arrived in this city last night and Will
leave for Chicago to-day.
PoMINENT Republicans patching up their
differences at the family talk. Shown in
the SUNDAY REGISTER tomorrow.
CAPT JOHN BARRETT, of the Paper Queen,
is at Parkersburg with his boat at present
He is meeting with success.
THE Healy base ball association will ex
curt TO Point Mills to morrow, Leaving the
CITY about $50 A. NJ. via Hempheld.
THE pile drivers are busy at work on the
River railroad down at Cr4sap's Grove, apd
are pushing it forward with all haste.
YESTERDAY Donald Forbes was arrested
by Constable Love on charge OF lunacy.
He will have hearing 10, day before Squire
PetermEn.
A LIVELY knock. down took place at Pow.
hatan a day or two ago between the pro-
prietor of a hotel ana young man from
the country.
THE contractors are at work on the new
bridge 10 be built over Fish Creek, near
the residence Of Mr.. Whitaker. /: will be
built Of iron.
THE members OF the White Elephant
club will be rendered a reception at the
residence of Mr. Whitaker and Mr.. Eugene
CIesap next week.
THE railroad company have destroyed
some OF the hne shade trees in Cresap's
Grove, and Friend Cox, the proprietor, was
justly indignant.
DAN KATY was arrested by Constable
1--we yesterday on a charge OF assault and
ba.te,v. This case will be tried by Squire
Ptterman to-day.
T. T. CoCEAYE has accepted of position
on one of the packet boats with his band,
and will 90 on as soon as he returns from
his fishing trip down at the White Ele-
plant.
WHEELING as it was IS years ago; The
Clator Layberger boat race both will be
feature articles in the SUNDAY REGISTER.
New gas lamps were placed as follows
Yesterday: At the corner of Twentysecond
and Chaplne streets and at corner OF alley
80 and Jacob street
ATTENTION is called to the condition of
certain gutter on Jacob street. between
Forty fifth and Forty-seventh streets. 1t
is in dsgraceful condition and should be
attended to.
THE Citizens railway company will have
their new track completed on the main
stem by Wednesday next. Last night the
men had completed their work as far north
as Fourth street.
THERE was quite an interesting and I'M
usual race near the Drovers Home, Mar
shall county, Thursday. 1t was to run one
hundred yards and pick up one hundred
stones, the stones to be one yard apart.
"KIssING and making up" the great Re.
publican reconciliation act, in the SUNDAY
REGISTER to morrow.
YESTERDAY little child of Joseph Hell
ser, OF the East End, had a very narrow es-
cape from being seriously injured. She
fell down a flight Of steps and, remarkable
10 alata toiD N
THURSDAY Thomas Boen, a brakeman on
the it'll division of the b. Il O.. had his
right hand badly mashed while attempting
to make coupling at Grafton. The young
man boards at Mrs. Riders on Main street,
Centre Wheeling.
THE case of Thos. D. Houston VS.. West
ern Union Telegraph Company, damage
suit for the sum of $l2, was compromised
by the defendants paying the amount OF
damages aSEed-$12. Mr.. Frame was attor-
ney for the complainant.
THE concert at the Academy of Music,
tonight, by the blind boys, w. II. Mooney
and r | Duval, promises TO be a very in
teresting and enjoyable affair. Some splen
did vocal music will be given and a pleas
ant musical evening may be spent there
A RAILROAD station will be placed at
Whitakers farm when the new railroad
is completed, and fortune is in store for
any one who will open a grocery and dry
goods store at that point, as 1t is something
that has long beer needed at that point,
and very large trade could be commanded.
ELIAS DAVIS was arrested by Officers
Fugate and Morris, at Mrs. Snyder's board
ing house, corner of Twenty.first and Water
streets at 8 o'clock yesterday morning he
being an unlimited guest at that hour.
Owing to the lady not appearing he was
dismissed at police court yesterday morn.
ing.
YESTERDAY afternoon a lady resident OF
Bellaire had a very narrow escape from
drowning. She undertook to step off
packet on to the wharf boat at Bellaire,
al d slipped, falling into the river between
the Two boats. A deck hand, seeing her
preCarious condition, fastened to her res.
cue, and succeeded in catching her, though
in an unconscious condition.
An ex member of the White Elephant
club received arare specimen of the Oxaya.
tum from Profs. Gibson and Cockayne, OF
the White Elephant club. 1t is the first
one found since the cholera year, 1892. II
can be seen at this office. 1t measures ~
inches in length and 4 Of an inch in diam
eter and has ten horns on the head.
A SAD accident happened to young man
III thS IllCo az
Cresaps Grove on Wednesday. He was
trimming off the end of log aud the adze
slipped, cutting a fearful cash in his
knee. Thirty stitches were required to
close the wound. The young man was
from Pennsylvania, and he was semi TO his
home.
GoRBIN RAINEY, brakeman on the B. &
o, was thrown oil q freight train near
Moundsville' Friday morning by the break
ing OF a brake chain, and severely hurt.
One Of his arm was broken, and bis head
and body bad Y confused in several places.
The man is twenty. one years old and lives
at Fairmont.
A VERY peculiar dispatch was received
bv Capt. Lawrence Ray, yesterday, and is
worded as follows:
ASHLAND, Ky.
Lawrence Ray, Care La Belle Iron Works
IS Harry Schowalter in Wheeling? Please
answer at once. Mes SCHowALrER
The Captain does not know any man Of
this name and can not answer the solution
as to what is wanted of the man or any.
thing about it.
THE SUNDAY REGISTER will show how all
PapuhIi aninositias vera haalad nm OF