The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-17

ity for butchers, and full line Of Scotch
Wool Underwear, warranted not TO
shrink. 6. HESS ~ SONS, 4
Merchant Tailors aud Gents Furnishers.
LOCAL BREvrT1Es.
Matters of Minor Moment In and About the
City.
TuR ever to- the Right Literary Sp-
ciety will give one Of its attractive enter
tainments at the English Lutheran Church
this evening.
LETTERS addressed to the following per
sons remain in the postotflce: r. Q.
Roberts, II. F. Criss, Peter Bye, a. /.
Herwig, Mary A. Cochran, Willis speany.
FRoN the condition Of some Of the side
walks and crossings in Wheeling yester-
day It would seem that the city Is In "ca-
boots" with the street railway.-Bsttatre
Independent
BALTIMORE LODGE X. Of P. will shortly
give a bentlt at the Capitol Skating Rink,
the great feature OF which will be q dress
parade by uniformed knights from CGurde
Leon division, and possibly from an Ohio
division.
Mn. A. Z. EsTADRooE, Of Richmond, In
diana, almost paralyzed those at the Chap
| line street rink last evening by his skat-
ing. He is a warmiriend and rival Of Mr..
Daniels whose skating of last week Is still
the'talk ofsthe.togn. &.
"A srEctXt term Of Part l Of the Circuit
Court, Judge Boyd, has5been called FOR
next Monday. No jury is called, the
term being held merely for the purpose Of
transacting business in connectionzxith
some chancery causes.
THE first Of the series ofraces for the
Wheeling championship gold medal of
fered by the Island rink proprietors for
fast skating will take place this evening.
The Island rink has number OF special
attractions arranged for this week.
THE night police arc complaining about
people leaving their gates open. The
'tbobbies" want them closed. When they
find them open they are suspicious that
some one Is about the place that ought
not TO be, and the result is they are
often fooled.
TltE only paper recorded by Recorder
Hook yesterday was a deed made by
George Hockler and wife, conveying to
Peter Bachman parts OF lots Nos. 167 and
1913 in Chapline and Eoff's addition, stu
ated on the west side OF Chapline street,
in tho Fifth ward.
TnEsR came very near being very Sc
rious accident at Handlan's crossing on
the South Side yesterday morning. An
engine went by at pretty rapid rate OF
speed without ringing its bell, and mar
rowly missed street car in which were
three ladies and gentleman.
A GERMAN club gave a HGrosser Fast
nachts Ball" at Beethoven hall last night,
which was very orderly, enjoyable and
successful affair. The Opera House Or
chcstra played. Prof. Charles A. Goethe
entertained the crowd with funny reei-
tation which was heartily applauded.
Mr.. R. suTroN, publisher Of the official
map OF Ohio. is about to publish town
ship map Of Belmont county, inwhich
each individual holding Of land will be
marked. 1t will be bound in handsome
atlas, and be q useful map TO business
men Of this city as well as people over the
river.
TnE Capitol Rink Polo Club received its
accoutrements yesterday, and last evening
played practice game at the rink. It
proved 10 be quite exciting, and the boys
are very enthusiastic over the sport. They
will soon be ready to challenge or receive
challenges, and some good games may be
looked forward 10.
TnE benefit ball given at Arion Hall last
night for the benefit OF Eddie Jones, Of
East Wheeling, who met with such seri-
GUS accident some lineage on the o. q T.
road, q short distance west OF Steuben-
vile, was largely attended and handsome
sum Waa realized. Mayors orchestra fur
nished the music for the occasion.
TIM river is still falling at this point,
the marks last evening indicating o depth
OF o feet 8 inches. There IL not much ice
at present and boats find It possibleto get
about. The l.. w. Morgan Coal Val
lev and Josh Cook, Of the coal boat feet,
passed up yesterday. AT Pittsburgh the
river Is 4ieet and falling. II Is also fall-
ing at all other points above.
LlKur. JOHNSON, of the police force, Is
worried over the fact that he sgetting fat.
He is afraid that he will soon be too large
for his uniform and with an eye to re-
ducing his weight, has offered to make the,
next set OF pitmans at Sweeney.& Sons
foundry. He is q good pitiBan builder.
The Lieutenant, by the way, ought get
q pair Of shoulder straps for his uniform,
TItE Chapline street rink was well at
tended yesterday afternoon and evening.
Mr.. Harry ii. Levy, ofNew y ork, gave q
very interesting exhibition His best act
Is skating on only the front rollers without
clamps or straps to his skates. He also
lann !, ~, . "a hf1,ar nlayar Trtck0 Thfa