The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-21

BRIEF Note. ON CurrepI Events OF Minor

Of the law by "6laokEoWn nsheIneu'
YrsrEnpAY's rainsWere timely, and will do
q great deal OF good to the growing crops.
THE United engine has received is new
wheels. The Atlantic engine Is to be painted
red.
A KNIGHTS or PYTHIAs convention VIII be
held at the nall OF Black Prince Lodge this
evening. The Supreme Chancellor will be
present. Il.
joins REl7z, the North Wheeling oarsmsn,
Is having a light shell built In the East,
which he expects TO receive soon. The oars
arrived Saturday.
T.MornY CALLAHAN was arraigned before
Squire Peterman Saturday evening, on a
charge Of abusing his family, and was sent to
Jail for twenty days.
FRANtis NOLAN, who was on Friday found
puilty OF petit larceny, was sentenced TO five
months imprisonment In the county jail on
Saturday by Judge Jacob.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
has purchased the Forsyth property at the
foot of Seventeenth street, RAINING from
Chapline to Market, for 5000
THE postofice Is to be fitted with new furni.
ture for the latter carriers. A plan for desks
for their use was specially prepared, and the
DDyH bAy bHbl was 70
By general orders from the State head.
quarters OF the G. A. R., each Post Is re.
duested to attend divine services on next
sunday, that being the Sabbath preceding
Memorial Day.
Two deeds were admitted to record Satnr.
day morning in Clerk Hooks office. Lila
Bell Howell and husband conveyed to Alopz1
Loring two tracts Of land in Ohio county for
s. aud $26l respectively.
The boring OF the well in:sesrch Of natural
pas was commenced at the Central Glass
Works Saturday. About fifty feet has already
been bored, but after the bottom OF the soft
earth Is reached progress will be slower.
The Benwood lodge OF the Amalganlated
Association will hold Its annual picnic on
the State Fair Grounds next Saturday, and
the local assembly oil glassworkers will have
one on the same grounds the Saturday fol-
lowing.
The Citizens railway cars now run over
the new route via Market, Twenty.second
and Chapline streets, the connections having
been completed Saturday evening. The old
track on Twenty. first, Main and Twenty
fourth streets will be torn up this week.
-Four disorderlies and q drunk were In the
Central Station Saturday night. Pretty good
for payday, with a picnici in blast. Yesterday
not an arrest was made, which Is also as sur
prising a fact as creditAble, considering the
weather and the number Of strangers in the
city.
DULL" MCDONALD, who was arrested In
1881 on a charge Of stealing money from
Henry Schwartz, but succeeded in escaping
from the officer, was rearrested Saturday
afternoon by Capt. Bennett and sent to jail
for a hearing Monday before 'squire Cald'
we'll.
SATURDAY morning the axle OF the engine
pulling the fourth section OF q freight train
On the b. & O., was broken near GlOver's
Gap. throwing the engine trem the track ans
di,ching several cars. The latter c0ntSintd
canned fruit and vegetables which were scat
tered In all directions.
GEORGE WElsGERBER, the oarsman OF this
city, will challenge Riley to row a three'mile
race for 81, 900 q side, on the course here next
July. He and Louis Felsing have commenc.
ed trainipgfor the double sculling race in
which they will take part at the Chicago re.
gatta the latter part OF June.
CHARLES MILLER, a thirteen.year.old colored
boy was received ut the MOundsville prison
Friday last, from G'eenbrier county, to serve
a four year sentence for breaking into q store.
THOMPSON Lucas, a member OF the Summers
County "Red Men" organization, wa re-
ceiyed the same day to remain two years.
The man HardeR, who was so brutally
murdered by the colored brute near Oakland,
Md, a few days ago, was an escaped convict
from the MoundSyille prison. He made his
escape from the Institution during Col. Cur.
It's administration as Superintendent, and as
bis sentence had about expired, he only hay
log a few days to serve, no special efforts
were made TO r~ecapture him.
ArARrY OF men engaged tearing down the
old county bridge at the mouth OF Grave
Creek, In order to make room for the excava'
ton for the Southern abutment OF the o.. K,
Railroad bridge, had q very narrow escape on
Saturday from serious, II not fatal, injury,
BY the premature giving way OF the heavy
~trestles, Fortunately none oil the men were
struck by the falling timbers.
Mn. WcoDFoRD, General Manager OF the
Wheeling & lake Erie Railroad, and Presi.
dent Mooney, OF the B., z. d c., were in
Caldwell last week, and an arrangement was
entered into by which the narrow gauge will
Law a third rail on the Marietta branch be-
tween Caldwell and Belle Valley. The con.
sideration Is that the narrow gauge keep this
part OF the road In complete repair. The
road will diverge 10 Hiramsburg north OF the
sater tank at Belle Valley.
TnE West Virginia Humane Association
has elected the following Board OF managers
and officers for the coming year: DR.. John
L. Smith, presiden'; Judge G. l.. Gramner
and Rev. J. G. Lysle, Vice Presidents; W. 3.
Hutchins, Secretary; Mrs. John Trimble,
Treasurer; G. w. Atkinson. L. G. Cracraft,
". r. Wiley, Melvin Richards. DR.. i. l..
Jepson, Mrs. Thomas Hornb ook, Mrs, W. I.
Hutchines, Mrs. General Robert White,
Board OF Manager; Thomas Sweeney, Agent.
TaE picnic given on the State Fair Grounds
Saturday by the Riverside mill hands for the
benefit OF their fellow workman, SANDY"
Jackson, now disabled by a stroke OF par.
slysis, was q very successful affair, and Melted
a comfortable II The best OF order pre-
vailed. During the picnic Mike Filan dis
played n $ bill, and said anyone who threw
him could have 1t. Paddy Miles, the heater,
threw him, when Mike turned him over n
bit him on the cheek, then skipped with
the S..
The man who stopped DR.. Robinson, the
veterinary surgeon, out In the country last
week, by driving a wagon into the Doctors
buggy, is believed to DO Joseph Shipman.
He is a farmer In Richland district. aud he
got on a big drunk last Thursday aud ASSAULT
ed every person he met. 0ne Of his victims
was a woman In q delicate condition, and te.
rious const were feared for time,
but she Is now thought TO be out Of danger.
Five warrants for Joseph have been issued BY
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