The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-07
CITY MATTERS.
Brief Notes ON Cnrreat Events Of Minor
Interest


oALY three cases were on the slate at
midnight for this morning police court.
TIE Uniteds and oliYettes will crosa bats
this afternoon for purse Of $40 en- Wheeling
Island.
HASpxME colored lithographic posters have
been displayed advertising the State Fair,
September lot 10.
A NOTICE OF constable's sale displayed at
the Court House adyestiscs among other
chat 10 to be sold under the BANNER the FOL.
lowing: "S kahn sect chairs, pictur, .
cGShing ohairs." .E-l.
7. D. CARROLL, the marble man, will be ar
ra'gned In police court this morning on q
charge OF obstrpcting the sidewalks In from .
Of his tombstone works on Sixteenth and
south streets contrary 70 the rules OF the
Board Of Public Works.
COUNCILMAN CRIMHEL, OF Bsllairs, has what
one OF the papers down there calls come
corpulent idsas Of q town." He wants the
corporation limit extended north TO the
ferry, 50 as to be above the lower line Of
Wheeling and bs able to shut out Wheeling
scayeDgers.
Tue driver OF the wagon belonging TO
Armstrong, Coen & Co., which wsS blamed
for cauSig the accident to the Hook and Lad
der truck ut Thursdays Are on the Island,
called last night and gave his story OF the
accident. He claimed that he was not at all
tobIame, and gentleman who raw the ac-
cident corroboratfd the statement. Pc
FRANK McsHERRY. formerly Wheeling
saloonist, Is keeping up bis reputation. Last
nights Sieaubenville Gazette says: Tex Mar
shal McSherry, OF Mingo, was arrested on
the evening Of the Fourth on the charge Of
wife beating His wife made the affidavit
but W thdrew the charge yesterday, and Nc
sharry Is again at liberty to smash his wiie's
head"
AT Benwood yesterday thrss young men
were arraigned before squirs A. 8. Policy for
being disorderly and using abusive Language
at private gathering In the upper end OF
the city. The Defendants plead guilty TO the
charge and were fined one dollar each and
COZ Is OF prosecution, and entered into bond
In the sum OF fifty dollars to keep the peace
for six months.
CLERK Hook yesterday admitted to record
deed made June 80, 1888. by Joseph a. Bod
ley and wife to Frederick Hanks, In con-
sideration OF 81. 100, for the west half OF lot
1874, on the south side OF Sixteenth street.
Also deed made July6, 1888, by Frederick
", Baker and wife 10 Christian Hoffman,
in consideration of$l 9O0 for the south half
OF lot 49, on the east side OF the National road
in'the Firt ward.
THE INrELLIGEscER speaks OF stupid no.
ton that prevails in Wheeling that a corpse
must never be moved, when death results
from violence, until the arrival OF the Coio-
ner. This erroneous idea has strong root
here as we'll as In Wheeling, and should be
dispslled at once. Ills not only unnecessa-
ry but iuhuman 10 leave dead body expos
ed as was that OF Wilson yesterday, unit the
arrival Of coroner.-BeLlaire Tribune.
THOMAS HARRIS, an aged gentleman who
lives with Mr.. Lewis Clohau, on Gravel Hill,
has been engaged In the iron business during
tho grestar part OF his life. He worked 10
nail mill Is England, aud continued the bus
iness after his arrival here. Mr.. Harris was
one OF Il principal owne's Of the old Wash-
ington mill in Wheeling, when the firm was
styled Cooper & Harris. He has not been
able to work for number Of years. and yet
for all that Is hale old man.-Bellaire IaCte-
pendent
ABOUT noon yesterday q ten year old son
OF Michael Coyle, OF the Third ward, had q
very narrow escape from violent aud hot-
rible death at Beiiz & Flading's Eighteenth
street planning mill BE had gone there with
0 basket to get some shayings and chips.
While picking them up he backed TO close
to the planning machine His clothing was
caught In 1t and in less time than II takes TO
writs II, every stitch Of clothing was torn
from him. II was fortunate for him that he
had on light summer clothes that gave way
easily.