The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-30
CITY MATTERS.
Brief Notes on Current Events OF Minor
I~ufAPaat.

''CHAT" WHEAT had one Of his fingers cut
of while working at the Crescentmill shears.
SEVERAL small picnic parties went over into
Ohio yesterday and spent the day in the
woods.
Ar midnight last night the names OF SIX
DRINKS and disorderlies were on the slate al
headquarters.
JosEpH BELL & Co., the North Wheeling
stove touuderp, will resume work to-day with
their old workmen at former prices.
A YOUNG man was badly bltt,n on the arm
by a dog Saturday while sitting at the Cen
trail Hotel Tho dogs should be muzzled.
JEEr MARROW fell from the p, W. & Ky.
Saturday night and hurt his head
badly. DR.. Hullihen stitched up the cuts.
IT is said that the Baltimore & Ohio rail
road will build u line to connect with tAt
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling at Bridge
port.
SEVERAL cases OF skifs uplsttiug aud boy
narrowly escaping drowning were reported
Saturday. Still the boys will be as rockies:
as ever.
The usual Sunday afternoon concert was
4 large crowd took advantage ofthe pleasant
day TO 60 out and enjoy the foe music.
liz the Municipal Court Saturday morning
in the famous case OF Alois Casanova, garni'
shee OF +. Hanke, We. Peter Kreu,ch,th gar
nishee was continued till the next term.
The Vigilant base ball club made a score o.
20 runs to the 0livettes' 8 Saturday afternoon
on the old fair ground. The Bandanas ant
Days also played \ game, which the formed
nine o by a score OF q to 9.
TIE flag on tbs Custom House was dis
played at half mast Saturday out Of respect Il
the memory of Hon. Montgomery Blair, ex
Post NasteI. General, in compliance witt
orders received from Washington.
A LAD named Sweeney, aged about i
years, while ont skif riding last night upSe
opposite the Belmont Mil, and would have
drowned had 1t not been for WGtchmRE
Dinger, OF the mill, who went to his reccue.
The Second ward market Is being nicely
repayed, the upper end bsing raised seyers
inches TO avoid the flooding which heretofore
at eI cry heavy rain. Tenth stree
at the upper end OF the market has also beer
raised.
NOTWITHSTANDING the telegraph strike. The
business done at the WeeeliDg office OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company In the
past ten days, Manager Tracy reports, viii
exceed that done III the same te1 days last
year by 500.
YE.rERDAY was q lovely day, cool enough
for comfort The air was bracing and de
lightful, and the Thermometer kept within
decent bounds all day. Last night a breeze
which was almost chilly prevailed, makint
sleep a luxury.
The office OF Collector OF Internal Revenue
OF Fairmont will be discontinued, and Mr.
LETTERS, chief clerk In Gov. 2 erpont's office
will be transferred 10 Gen. DuVal's office II
this city. Gen. Duyal will take charge OF 1.-THE
consolidated district August l.
TEE New York Clipper ssys: Neither
Briceland nor Ritz having paid any attention
to the challenge from John Mckay, OF BoS
ton, which, It was thought, would surely
suit at least one OF the pair, the deposits Of
slC0 pat up In support OF the challenge have
been taken down."
TnE DIRECTORS to the use OF the steam
on the Elm Grove road, on Saturday
petitioned the State Board OF Public Works
10 make the State d party plaintiff 70 u suit
TO stop the use OF the motors. The Board de,
clined to act until the company had pre-
sentsd It's side OF the case.
ANISER's lamp upset in the house Il An.
drew Tallman, near the Top Mill, Saturday
evening, setting fire to some b%ed-clothingD
An alarm was rung In and the department
was promptly on hand, but the flames were
without serious damage before
water was thrown by the hose.
THREE potatoes vera left at this Office Sat
urday, which weighed three pounds and q
quarter, or a pound and ont.lwelfth each on
an average. They are OF the Early Ohio va
riety, were taken from M hill, and were
raised byJohn Patterson, OF Belmont county,
The Notification over the arrival OF the
first train on the b., z & G. at Symmetrical
next Wednesday promises TO be a grand at.
fair. Among the speakers announced are
Hon. J. D. Taylor, Hon. L. Danford, Col. G.
L. Poorman, Hon. Ross ]. Alexander, D. s.
Spriggs aud J. 81. MtGinnis. Plenty Of
amukenents, music and refreshments.
RATHER q sensational scene was caused Sat.
urdsy at the shoe store OF z. Ball, on Main
street. by a call from the divorced wife OF L.
N. johnson, n OF the employees. johnson
declined 10 meet her, leaving by the back
door as she entered the front. The parties
have been separated nine years. Johnson OBJ.
tanned . divorce hero In May, and was re.
married q little over a month age. The ex.
wife Ives at Freedom, Pa.
A CERTIFICATE OF Incorporation was Issued
Saturday 10 the Republican Printing Com.
pany, of Huntington, Cabell county, organ.
lied for the purpose OF publishing and print.
ing a newspaper in that county, and OF con.
a job printing Office. The capital
stock Is 8 $500. The shares are $50 each and
are held as follows: ] j.. Peterson, 40 shares;
X. ]. Simpson, 90 shares; Judson Spot I'D, A.
Badgeley, Z. I. Looman, n share each.
The horse attached 70 q butchers wagon
took fright near the Female College Saturday
morning aud ran away shooting downTwen
street like q meteor and bringing up at
the B. & o. railroad. The meat and other
contents OF the wagon were promiscuous y
distributed along the street, and OF Paper
Mill alley the Inhabitants rushed out and
coolly proceeded Il appropriate the flying
steaks. The vehicle was damaged but no
one was hurt.
FOLLOWING are thedelsgateS from the Anal.
yaniated Association lodges of'this vicinity to
the Philadelphia convention, which meets
Tuesday, August 7: Wheeling Lodge, VIM.
Crescent, John ". Lewis; Nail City,
John Gavin and ". Raymond; Belmont,
Grogan; sirel, George Miller; Viz.
yinia, John Rsy; James Roberts, VIM. Wins;
Advance, OF Martins Ferry, John Stuff and
Harry Jones; VIM. Woodruff, Martins Ferry,
VIM. Wetherald; Terrell, John %Spoonhaus;
Bellaire City, Mack Meek; Columbia, OF Ben.
wood, JOSEPH He'll; A. B Doane, Benwood,
Charles Firth. They leave for Philadelphia
next Sunday.
sAM HARRISON Is the clerk at the New Nc
Lure, Wheeling, and to him q man recently
for quarters. what kind OF q hotsI
do you keep" he asked. "First.class, Of
course" said Sam, with Vigor. what does
fint.class mean p "Why, all the ~luxurics,
pice rooms, good beds, fine table, gosd meat,
z jod bread, aud so.torth and 80 on" How
about the necessitlts?" "oh, there's a beef
saloon right close, a ba- connected with the
house, AID you can take q bottle up to youl
"All right. Mr.. Clerk, III stop. ]
don't care much for lu1uIies; Its the neces
stiles OF life that l want at hotel. Just send
up my baggage and give me a room for &
week. "-MeTehant ndreler, Cincinnati.
ANOTHER MAN MAs6LED.