The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-08
CITY MATTERS.
Brief Notes on CurronI Events Of nIpol
INIaFaHE.

Brief Notes on CiFreEt Events OF MINOR
Interest. =
AnrlYtNIsn named Collinsh had q leg broken
by filling from a car at Bolton Thursdsy
night.
sEvERAL new bridges arc being built on the
National road between here and West Alex
andtr.
TEE Chestnut Ron OIL Company, at Burn.
Ing Springs, Writ county, was chartered yes
teFday.
JOE Bu71rR, the Eighth ward boy, shot at
Bellaire Tuesday night, was resting easier
yesterday.
HERMANN scHIRNER was run in by Officer
Williams yesterday and charged with indie
cency and drunkenness.
A RUNAWAY engine collided with sOvessl
freight nars In the b. IL o. yard ThursdSy
night. No harm was done.
The nut crop this fall promises 10 be very
large. Walnut, butternut, chestnut and
hickory trees are full OF them.
JOIN MULRoILANp was yesterday sent 10
jail for ten days by Squire Arkle III delsul'
s~aulttng his mother.
APATHY OF young gentlemen gave a very
pleasant dance at Beethoven Hall last even
itg, which was attended by about thirty
couples. Mayors orchestra played In is
usual good style.
PATRICK MURPHY, q young man employed
at the pottery, fell through au elevator
~batchwSy yesterday afternoon and severely
sprained mis- ankle. besides being badly
bruised up otherwise.
RESIDENTS OF the country say there have
| already been three frosts. They were all too
light 10 do serious damSge, however, though
they may effect the late tomato yield. The
corn Is too far advanced to be hurt, except
by a heavier frost.
NJ. J.. BrAYNEY, OF this borough. has a pail
Of Percheron iron gray colts, three years old,
which weigh nearly seventeen hundred
pounds each, for which he has q standing
offer OF $825.- Washington Reporter. He ought
to show them at the Sta . Fair next week.
IT Is reported that Mr.. BENZ. Fisher, {
noted iron manufacturer In Wheeling, II
about 10 become q resident OF B'ooke county
having purchased some thirly-iYe acres o
with the intention OF possibly erecting there
on an iron works, though re do not under
stand that this latter Is in tho immediate
present. Walter DuvAl Is associated will
MI. Fisherin the purchase WclsJnrg Herald
The following conf rises the list OF arrival
at the M~eundsyil'e P~sLitentlary for the pas
week. From Cabelt county, Thursday, Vim
Ptytjn, murder first degree, life; Henry
Johnson, colored, robbery, five year,; Geo
Porter, breaking into railroad car, thrt'
wears. Roane county, Thursday night, War
rem Jones alias Chaa. Fields, house breaking
and larceny, three years; James Fletcher
horse stesliug, two years.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY JORDAN will to.da!
/ enter = MOLie proSequi In the case OF Juliu
Holfire, now in The county Jail under indlCt
ment for incendiarism. Hotire Is one Of thl
gang OF North Wheeling boy tlre-bugs, thl
other five all having been sent TO the Peni
Tertiary. The action Of the Prosecutor !
taken in consideration Of the extreme you'll
OF the prisoner, he havir z but recently passed
his twelfth birthday, and also OF his good be
hSyior while confined in jail. This ends th'
fise-bug cases.
A SEVEN year old son Of Louis FRANKIE, 0
the Eighth ward, while. playing about th'
B. so, track on McCulloch str ct, between
T~hirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth strcsts yes
terdsy met vita a serious accident, which
may necessitate the alnputation OF bis LEI
lex. While dcdging about he in some man
ner fell under a moving tram aud the lies!
on his left leg was split from the thigh Z
the knee. As long as boys will persist il
playing around trains such occurrence
must bs expected.