Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-11
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Town Events Trimmed Down for Hurried

NAT DAILY was fined 81 and cost for be-
ing drunk and in default Of payment was
sent to Jail
THEState House was s-blank for news,
Yesterday. Not eyena solitary "Ysp put
an appearance.
RoBT. MARSHALL was sent to jail last
evening by Squire Ankle in default OF the
payment ola hne.
An important meeting Of the Jefferson
| Club will be held at the club rooms, to-
night. Every member should be on hand
Col. ROBERT CAMPBELL has taken his
| pen in hand" to vindicate the Board OF
Public Works. Lively times are snticipa-
ted
A SPECIAL meeting of the Jefferson Es-
| cort Club will be held this evening at the
JefferTon Club sooms. A full attendance Is
requested.
JOHN COLEMAN was fined $40 and cost
By Squire Arkle yesterday for sssaulting
his wife. In default of payment he was
sent to jail.
The attention Of Superintendent Riddle
is called to the cap on the ssopeock for the
main pipe, neal Kine's grocery, corner OF
Seventh street.
JOIN WALTON has resigned his position
as United States Commissioner, and JUICE
J. J. jackson appointed Alfred Rheinstrom
to succeed him.
The failure of Mr.. Hornbrook. the Pow
hatan merchant, caused universal surprise
to all Of the merchants in the city when the
news reached here.
TIE Humane Society is after Ike Smith,
a colored teamster, charging him with not
feeding his horses The case will come up
at Police Court this morning,
Mr.. WV. KREGER of the Park, was visit
ing among his friends in the city yester-
day, and says all viii be surprised at the
great Improvements he has made.
The after piece, tonight is an interest
epitome of Shakespesres Tanning of the
Shrew Warde takes the part of Petra
chic, which Murdoch made famous.
Mr.. THOs. WILSON, who has purchased
property out west, returned from there last
evening. He reports everything as looking
fine, and they do not know hard times.
tbs B. < o. railroad company have de
cided to do away with trains Nos. five and
six. The former leaves the city at l:5O
m. and the latter leaves Baltimore about
the same time.
The Oak Leaf Social will give their first
grand select ball of the season at Arion
hall Friday evening, December IL. Mayors
orchestra will furnish the music and good
time is expected.
In part one OF the Circuit Court yesterday
the case of David Schmander vs. Dr. G. |.
Gasmire, for malpractice was called, but
on motion of the plaintiff the case was con-
tinued until next term.
The history of the old Volunteer Fire
Department of this city, which is being
written up By Mr.. John Armstrong, will
prove of great interest to a number of our
old citizens, and also to the younger class.
Is the report yesterday morning Of the
ball to be given by the North End Literary
and Athletic Society of North Wheeling on
Christmas night, it should have read at
Turner Hall, and not at the hall of the soci-
ETY..
The District Court was engaged Yesterday
in the trial Of John Hilton, on an indict
ment for violation Of the postal laws. Heis
charged with having distracted registered
letters from the mail he carried between
New Martinsyille and Cameron.
The cases against John Marlin and c. G..
Whitman which we're to have been tried be-
fore Squire Ankle yesterday, were contin-
ued until tomorrow. The former was
charged with threatening to kill, and the
latter with assault. Both gave bond for
their appearance.
The ball to be given at Mstamoss to
morrow evening promises to be the largest
ever held at that place. Every town along
the river will send large delegations and all
are looking for big time. T. 7. Cockayue
will furnish the music. Several prizes will
be awarded for good dancing.
COUNCILMAN HABERFIELD says he said
Council Tuesday night in relation to taxing
the teamsters Of Bridgeport. What he said
was that Wheeling men had to pay a per-
Sonal tax on their wagons and then a Ii
cense tax for wheeled vehicles, while our
Ohio neighbors pay nothing and get all the !
benefits. II Wheeling wagon were to go
10 Belaire license tax would be stuck on
too quick.
TUESDAY evening, at the residence of the
brides parents, Mr.. John Scott, late OF
Cadiz, Ohio, and Miss Margaret p. Crow
Their, eldest daughter OF Robert Crowther,
Esq, awell known citizen and Justice of the
peace for Union district, were united in the
holy bonds of matrimony. The Rev. J. II.
McMechen performed the ceremony The
earnest and heartfelt wishes of many
friends 60 with the young couple who have
thus concluded to double hfe's Joys and d.
vide its sorrows.
LAST evening about o'clock, the cries
Of murder, police, etc" coming from the
corner of Fourteenth and Main street,
startled the people in that vicinity. Among
others who heard the cries were Constable
Lauchlin and Officer Bird, who FASTENED to
the corner and found German man who
claimed to hove been assaulted by two men.
The parties who knocked him down could
not be found.
SKIPPED by the Light of the Moon"
which will be seen for the first time in this
city at the Opera House next Tuesday night,
is thus described by the New York Herald:
II he strangest, quaintest, oldest, drollest,
queerest, funniest, most ludicrous charac-
tiers, scenes, situations, sayings and doings
that the human mind has ever conceived
are embodied in this play. Humor of the
most unctuous, rolhcking jovial, side-spht-
ting character that the most fertile imagin-
alton can picture is its distinguishing feat
ure. Such laughter as it evokes has never
before been heard within the walls of any
theatre in this city"
THE following Sonveyances were admitted
to record at Clerk Hooks office Yesterday:
\ deed made the 9Th day of December,
1884, BY Conrad Iahn aud wife to the B. L
o. Railroad Company, in consideration OF
81 Geo. for lot No 20 and 20 feet of lot No.
y, situated in the town of Manchester. A
deed made the 18th day of October, 1884,
BY I. Fl. Bayless and wife to VIM. T. En-
glebsrt, in consideration of 81, $50, for the
south half of lot No IL in square l3 OF
Joseph Caldwelfs addition to the city. I
IN our report of the election in Council
on Tuesday night several ambiguous state