Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-17

Town Events zr.mnasd Down tor Hsrrisd
Readers.

MAGGIE MITcHKLL to-day.
No SESSION Of the Legislature today.
Look out ior sneak thieves and burglars
wHEElHa creek rose very rapidly ysster-
day.
oSE marriage license was issued ct Clerk
Hooks Office yesterday.
TINS afternoon Peter Heiser win have
preliminary hearing before Squire Ankle, at
the Jail.
VERY few pedestrians cared to venture on
the streets, last evening, owing to the damp
weather.
OFFIcER GRIsr shot horse belonging 10
Ike Smith, which was dying near Sweeney 5
foundry yesterday.
MINNIE MADDERS, with her new play,
"Cspriee," win be here next Saturday, and
viii draw ike plaster.
TIE gentleman building the rink at the
corner of Twenty-secon1 and ChapGne
streets, are rushing things
tbs attraction at the Academy is draw
ing good houses, and is well worth seeing.
This is the last chance to see it.
LOUIS ScHwALB has received handsome
photograph Of the Washington monument.
1t is one Of only Eve in the country.
The Niagara Fire Companys ball at
Arion hall last night was quite q success.
Mayors band made good music for the
bays.
TIE residents of Elm Grove and vicinity
are hard at work securing the right of way
for the Elm Grove motor line from its pres
emit terminus to Elm Grove.
BUSINESS is very dull in police circles.
The policemen are kept busy rushing
through their respective wards al night to
keep the thieves from making raid.
CoSsrABLE WlLCoS received in payment
of a bill 6ls pennies, yesterday. The
money was handed to him in cigar box.
Il occupied considerable of that officials
time to count it last evening
The Mystic Lodge K. OFF. at Elm Grove
had pleasant ball at the town hall last
night in celebration Of their tenth ami
versary. A free train on the Hempheld
took out the Wheeling delegation.
The case Of A. 81. Kimmens VS.. Jas. Il.
Oldham was decided in Part Of the Cir
cult Court yesterday. The Jury giving a
verdict for plaintiff for full amount Of claim,
which amounts to about S4O9.
LAST evening the Committee on Ordi'
nance met and ordered the city solicitor to
draft an ordinance allowing the new Ma
tural Gas Company the right to lay pipes
on the streets and alleys Of the city.
The Committee on Railroads met last
night for the purpose of taking some action
on the ordinance compelling the railroads
to erect gates at certain crossings. The
committee finally decided 10 defer action.
The following conveyance was admitted
to record at Clerk Hooks Office yesterday;
A deed made the lst day of March, 1884,
by the Stone Church Cemetery Association
to VIM. and John 7. Hand, in considera-
ton of $50 for lot SO in section B Of said
cemetery.
The steamer Chancellor passed our cit
Friday morning en- route for Charlestoh
loaded with iron columns for the interior o
the State House. The contractors for tn
State House work have been waiting sine
last June for these columns, which couL
not be gotten to them sooner owing to sus
pension Of navigation from low water, ice.
etc.
CLERK GALLIGAN was engineering della
CATION of members OF the Legislature about
town yesterday afternoon, headed BY Sena
tor I.obban, Mr. Brown and others. They
examined the gas engine at Tsney's print
ing establishment and looked into the room
where the electric light is generated and
visited other places Of interest during the
afternoon.
YESTERDAY, wellknown character ia
this city, George Inglehart, was brought be-
fore Squire Ankle to answer two charges.
One for ASSEMBLING John Dorey and. the
other for asssulting a negro girl. As
shown by the testimony Inglehart attempted
to run things his way in Castle Garden :
q spot that should be wiped out Of our midst
and was checked before he could do any
damages. The Squire fined him s. and
cost in each case and in default Of payment
the prisoner now languishes in Jail.