The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-08
CITY aATTEks.
Brler Notes on Cnrfent Events Of Minor
I%nterest.

Interest.
oSE marriage license was issued yesterday.
TaREE cases were in the lookup LAST night,
charged with being drunk and disorderly.
Letters advertised Tuesday, May 8. 1856
John Doyle, Omar Dodson and Nicholas
Herbert
EVERYTHING now indicates a glorious sue
cess for the q. A. r. demonstration On Deco
ration Day.
Wr1LiAS LAucuLS was yesterday appoint;
ed Constable for Clay district by the Board
Of Commissioners.
WILLIAM P~LoRANcE, arraigned In police
court yesterday for carrying metal knucklesi
was fined 50 and costs.
TIE Eighth ward hose house has at last
been furnished with paints, whitewash and
the whetewithal 10 make 1t look neat and
clean.
WILLIAM MARTIN was badly hurt Yesterday
forenoon by an accident At the dry docks.
He was carrying a board, when he stumbled
and fell, receiving several painful injuries.
A VERY peculiar rain shower fell for about
Eve minutes about seven o'clock last even
ing, coming up very suddenly, and I'M
usually large drops falling, accompanied by
q little hail.
ANN WRIGHT, who neglected TO securely
cover the coal hole in the sidewalk In front OF
her house on Twenty.iirst street, though
warned TO by the authorities, was tiued - aud
costs In police court yesterday morning
Nh. J. T. HopoEEs, OF Portland, Ohio,
caught a bass In Short Creek last Saturday
weighing two pounds AID eight ounces. MI.
Hodgens reports Short Creek alive this spring
with all varieties OF fish known 10 the waters
OF this section.
A MEETING OF the Council Committee on
Fire Department was held last night, at
which II was resolved 10 bave the entire de.
partment turn out with the g. A. f. on the
afternoon OF Decoration Day, May 80, and
swell the parade.
The Whelan Literary Society Of this city
has chosen the following officers for the next
tarm: President, Thos. Thoner; Vice Presi.
dent, Ed. Fitzimmons; Secretary. Peter Bos-
Law: Treasurer, Frank Riester; Monitor, Pc.
Ter Hoffman; Critic, Charles 0'Donnell; Ill
brarian, Pit Conners; Marshal, Myles swee'
ney.
THE Colored Peoples Lyceum met again
last evening In the Eoff street church, q good
audience being present. The proposition for
debate was: "ReIolped, That manners and re.
s~pectability are more attractive than besuty."
George W. Brunswick and L. M. Rowles
argued the affirmative. and Alex Turner and
David Beasley the negative. The audience
gave It's verdict in favor Of the affirmative.
The State Board OF Public Works, in pass
ing upon the returns OF the appraisers 70 re.
assess the real estate in Ohio county under
the act Of 1889, approved the returns, not in
crs asiDg nor reducing The valuation set by
the appraisers. In q few other counties,
one OF shich was Marshall, the same course
was adopted. In some cases the valuation
was increased 100 per cent. kanawha and
Cabell were both heavily increased.
Ar q recent meeting OF Council q report
was presented from the Committee on
Wharves. recommending that the wharf be
turned over to the contiol OF the Board OF
Public Works. When 1t was read, Mr.. kim.
berly, Chairman OF The Committee, said the
report was not authorized, and refused TO
sign 1t. Last night q meeting OF the commit.
tee was held, and q report adopted to the
same effect. II is said Mr.. Kimberly will
make u minority report
AT q meeting OF the stockholders OF The
Ohio Valley Insurance ompany, held at the
Office Of Mr.. J.. v. L. Rodgers last evening,
for the purpose OF organizing. the following
named gentlemen were elected directors:
Henry S3hmulbach, Alex. Lsughlin, W. II.
Robinson, D. Gutman, Benz. Fisher, ID. +.
Behrens, John P. Campbell. Messrs. NJ.
Gutman and II. Quarter were chosen as
members OF the "Risk Committee" The d.
rectors will meet this evening for the pur'
pose Of e!ecting officers.