The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-12
cry MATTERS,
Brief Notes on Current Events OF Minoi
Interest.

OF Deeds for this State In New
York
Ton THUMB and bis company, will be at the
Opera House three afternoons and evenings |
next week, commencing Tuesday.
PRoE. KIDD, the famous elocutionist and
author, lectured and gave a few readings at
the Female College yesterday afternoon for
the benefit OF the young ladies, who we're
delighted.
RESERVED seats will be placed on sale this
morning 1t Wilson & Banners music store
for Miss Jefffeys.Lewis's engagement at the
Opera House next Saturday afternoon and
evening in ala Belle Russo"
THE prospects are that there will be several
meetings Of Council during this month. The
Second Branch has yet 10 wrestle with the
cOfIee.houSe a. d general tax license ordi'
nAnCes before the first Of May.
MAY 8 Is Ascension Day, and II will be OBJ
served by the Masonic fraternity Of Wheeling
with public celebration. The various
Masonic bodies have appointed committees
to make The necessary arrangements
TnE base Dali season threatens 10 open
briskly The ActlveS, OF East Wheeling,
challenge the new Standards, an amateur
club, and are anxious 10 meet representatives
Of that club at the suspension bridge this
evening.
The First Branch members on Tuesdsy
evening decided to take pity on Therapeutics
who report the Second Branch, and recon
sidering their action conCurTed with the
lower house in ordering table for the use oil
the newspaper men.
THE hook and ladder truck, while out ex'
ercising yesterday morning, narrowly cs'
caped being struck by an engine at the cor
ner OF Sixteenth and Main streets, The loco
motive the men say was coming down with
out ringing It's bell or asgman in front
THE Pioneer Society, social as well as
historical organization, composed OF large
number OF WheeIing's German citizens, had
a very enjoyable meeting at the Arior club
house last evening, the ladies furnishing an
appetiziug lunch. The Opera House orches.
ira was also on hand, and very enjoyable
dance was bad.
GOVERNOR JACKSON yesterday appointed
Colonel I. H. Norton and Hon. Bepj amin
Fisher, Commissioners TO represent West
Vfrginla at the Denver exposition OF mining
machinery and products which opens In
that city In July and closes In September. 1t
lisa mater for copgcatulation that the State
will ties we'll represented.
A SEv FIRE insurance company has been
formed In this city, and will probably be In.
corpora,ed to-day. 1t Is to be known as the
Ohio Valley, With capital stock Of 800, 900,
shares 500 each. The gentlemen who are
down as having taken stock are among Wheel
ing's best and most solid citizens. It's pros
poets are said to be the very best.
E. W. sHALLcRoss, editor OF the Sunday
Leader, who last Sunday announced that his
paper would cease 10 exist and he would be-
come one Of the Eteniny journal company,
now says he will continue publishing the
Leader, as he and the rest OF the new company
could not agree upon terms. He Is going
ahead with his next Sundays issue.
Yesterdays Plttsbargh,pspsrs announced
the death OF Mr.. Wilson s. scott, one OF that
city's best known young business men. and
one who was making a high place in the
mercantile world. Mr.. Scott was former
resident OF this city, being employed In the
p, c. &st. L Office. He was very popular in
society aud liked by all who met him.
TIE pupils OF the Eighth ward school have
organized tree planting society. and on
Friday, April q, appointed by State superin-
tendent Butcher Us "Arbor Day" In all the
free schools OF the State, will plant shade and
ornamental trees on the grounds about their
school house This will greatly improve the
appearance OF the premises. The Eighth
ward schools are the pioneers in the city in
this new departure.
Boz MARSHALL Ia once more In the Station
House. He was on the street yesterday, In
tuxicated, as he has been for several days in
succession, and In his usual fantastic way he
was having !. time" by insulting gentlemen,
moleiting ladies and soaring children.
Finally he stopped street car horse on
Market street, and Policeman Bird Justly
concluded that patience had ceased To be q
virtue and locked him up.
The Fern Leaf Social Club gave a select
bali last evening at MR1nerchor Hall. The
attendance was large and select and danced
until this morning, to the music furnished
BY Mayors orchestra. This was the first ball
given by The club, but Il was such pleasant
affair, that those who were so fortunate as to
be invited will eagerly look for the second.
The commit tee in charge last evening was
composed Of Willie Gallagher, George Mayer,
Will Smith, Jacob Gru5er. George Bruner,
Eddie Chrlstman, George Bradbury, George
Christman and Will Christman.
A FEW days ago Artist Myles, with very
fine camera placed on the river bank oppo-
site the Fair Grounds, took a large aud
SHARPLY defined picture of the steamer
Princess as she passed ut full speed. He used
a very sensitive dry plate OF bis own make,
aud pRuematic shutter, so that the plate
was exposed less thana quarter OF a second
II vas the first instantaneous picture ever
taken In the city. That the boat was going
at fast speed Is shown by the spray that the
wheel throws on top OF ITSELF With this
shutter, Mr.. Myles proposes to take photo
graph OF a horse when on fast trot,
THIS evening the Kiralfy Bros "Black
Crookm will be presented at the Orera House,
as the circus bills say, lin all It's vast en-.
tirety" In the spectacular field, 1.-THE Black
Crook" has never yet had its equal, A good
many Of the present generation know II only
by the incomplete aud miserable edition OF
the play which have secured asort 81 position
as the variety theatres for II Is now sixteen
Years since the "Crook" first saw the light
and glory at Niblo's Gsrleh, New York. The
recent revival by the Kiralfy Brothers at the
same theatre is essentially different from the
old In the changes made TO suit the refined
and educated OF the present day. i
YESTERDAY morning at O'Clock when the
fore turn started 10 work at the South Wheel
ing Glass Works, the "carrylng.in" boys re-
fused 10 20 TO work until an advance OF i've
cents per turn was given them. This the firm
refused to do and the result was that owing TO
the strike the works were obliged 10 shut
down for the day. There are between
seventy and eighty boys on each turn and
the price paid has been thirty.lve cents. The
firm does not feel inclined to give more.
The boys promised to return to work at noon,
but did not do so. They marched up 10 the
Central Works yesterday afternoon and tried
TO induce the boys there to join them, but
were scattered by the police.