Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-26

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PoLIcE business Was dull, yesterday.
TIE depth Of the river last night was Z
feet 9 inches and rising.
SHKRIyE ]. W. CooPkR, OF Brooke, was in
the city yesterday, attending the Auditors
Office.
IT promises to be q good day for the pic.
mic for the benefit Of the Sisters Of 81. JOS
sph.
THERE will be . private party ct Wheel.
ing Park this evening. Mayors orchestra
furnishes the music.
YESTERDAY DR.. Frissell amputated both
legs OF John Condry, who was run over on
the HempAeld road, on Tuesday.
The street force had its hands full yes
terdsy in clearing away the debris from
the heavy rain ofthe night before.
The steamer Abner 0'Neal will not be
down this morning. She takes q picnic
from Steubenville to Browns Island.
The largest catfish Of the season was
caught by Tom Kilgore, Of Bellaire. yes
terdsy, at Fish Creek Island. 1t weighed
sch pounds.
ABoUT 5 O'Clock last evening a skin, COO
tanning four men, upset at the mouth OF
the creek. The occupants " OF whom
we're under the influence Of liquor, had q
nsrrow escape.
CoLQUHOUN, the F~renchman, who claims
10000 acres Of land in Logan county, has
left the city and gone to kanawha- De
may own the land. but in appearance he is
q regular dude.
IT is said that the new postage stamp
will be q mineral" red color, and in order
to enlighten those who may not know what
q mineral" red is, q contemporary says
that il is q cross between crushed straw
berry and spanked eaby.
The tax levy for city purposes for this
year will be 50 cents on the 500 valuation
Of real and personal property. An addi-
iOnal tax Of 10 cents on the 500 has been
levied in accordance with the special act OF
Of the Legislature, for the purpose OF re-
paving new streets. Now bring on your
Belgian paving for Chapine street.
The following are the gentlemen named
by Governor Jackson to act as Commission
ers of this State at the Louisville Exposi.
ton, which opens August 1: Ex-Governor
Matthews, Mr.. Frank ]. Hearne, Hon. John
II. Russell, of Cabell county, Col. John A.
Robinson, Of Mineral county, Mr.. Hul!ihen
Quarter and Capt. w. N. Clemments, OF
Jefferson county, Master OF T~ransporta'
ton B. & o. railroad.
AT last He'll and Knoke will have that
boat race. On Tuesday night their repre-
sentatiyes met at Bellaire and signed artl-
cles for a three mile race to be rowed Au'
gust 18th over the Bellaire course, for 500
q side, in best and best boats. The
race is to be rowed, without guide boats,
between the hours of 1 aud s P. NJ, the
weather permitting. The FIRST deposit Of
SlC0 a side was put no 10 the OF
Thomas Shelly, who is also final stakshold'
or. Heil's friends allow knOke $40 for eS'
pensss.
On Tuesday afternoon, about 2 O'Clock,
the old Tyler store house at Darlington,
O., was burned, together with most OF ITS
contents, consisting of household and
kitchen furniture and wearing apparel.
The house was owned by Mr.. Levi Baldwin,
who estimates his loss at $1,000 to S2,3lO,
upon which there is an insurance OF Sl,2JO
In ole of the rooms OF the house was a sad
dlery establishment owned by Mr.. Nc
CluSky, which was also destroyed. THIS
fire originated in a defective fiue.
Chief of Police Murphy, Of Jersey City,
Yesterday receive q telegram from Wheel.
ing. W. Va, requesting him to LOOK out
for two Toys, pamed Charles Re5ner, aged
II, and Eugene Hawkee, aged 10, who were
expected TO be at the Pennsylvania deOot.
The message was handed to Detective
FrsnCis with Instructions TO look u Tor
the lads. During the evening Francis
found them, but not coming from Virginia.
They had got ahead of the dispatch AMI
were on their way hOme.-New York Truth.
The engineers of the proposed Penusyl-
yania. Virginia and OliO railroad, the ex-
tension of the Pittsburgh, CHARTERS and
YOughiogheny system from Mansfield To
Wheeling, have about completed their
surveys. Traffic arrangements are being
made with roads entering 10 Wheeling and
running west aud southwest. The new
line when completed, in connection with
the branch to Latrobe on the line OF the
Pennsylvania railroad, will be twenty-five
miles shorter from the coke regions to
Wheeling than the p. l.. K, and seven
teen miles shorter than the Streets Run,
Baltimore and Ohio road.-PtS. Com. ia
-cNe.
YESTERDAY afternoon Clerk Hook admit.
ted TO record the following deeds: A deed
made July 5. lS~3, by George Jane, Mary
A, and Thomas Orr and wife. to .. Z. Orr,
conveying their interest in the estate OF A.
VI. Orr for 1913; also 8 deed dated June %,
1883. from James K. and G. q. Orr and wife
conveying 10 D. @. Orr all their interest 10
the estate of A. C. Orr for $50. Also a
deed bearing date Of June p, 1855, convex
ing from w. l.. Orr to o. e. Orr his interest
N the stame estate for $50; also 3 deed
bearing date of May %. conveying from
Nm. and II. J. Frazier all their interest
in the estate Of A. NJ. Orr to o. Z. Orr for
$780,