The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-09
LOCAL BRRv1TlEs.
Matters of Minor Moment In and About the

CITY.
NAlLFEEDERs' benefit at the Chspline
street rink this evening.
THE large brick sewer on Market street
northward from Tenth has been thor.
ouPbly repaired for length OF several
squares.
A SMALL boy named Scharf cut off sew
eral Of his fingers yesterday with saw
with which he was playing at his home in
North Wheeling.
RACHAEL STEELE was yesterday appoint-
ed committee Of her husband, Edward
Steele, an insane person, and gave bail in
the sum oil $500, with George Kimple as
surety.
THERE will be grand skating carnival
at the Chapline street rink this evening
for the benefit Of the nailfeeders. The in
dicaIions are that there will be large
crowd present.
PRoF. JAMES II. JONES, OF this city, will
speak at Bellaire this evening. All voters
who desire to vote right and are open to
conviction, and all other persons who ap-
preciate eloquence, should hear Prof..
Jones.
THE B. K o. train from Pittsburgh to
Cincinnati due here at l0:l5 Wednesday
night did not arrive till alters yesterday
morning, having been delayed By a wreck
near Elm Grove. Two freight cars were
derailed, but no serious damage resulted
beyond the delay Of the train.
THE third heat OF the race between
Burkett aud McKeesport man, which
was to have come of at the Chapline
street rink Saturday night for a "diamond
ring, has been postponed, Burkett being
too unwell TO skate at that time. Burkett
and Shuttleworth skate race next week,
however. ...
ONLY three more performances remain
OF the amusing programme furnished at
Charley shay's Theatre this week by the
Murphy-Wells Pleasure Party. Next week
the dramatic festival opens with Ethel
Tucker in "Queena" and Leah the For
saken," supported by an unusually strong
company.
Mr., LEWIS BAKERS lots at Elm Grove
were again offered for sale at the front
door Of the Court House yesterday, but
after some bidding, the sale was adjourned
until further notice without any oil the
lots having been disposed Of The prices
offered were not acceptable to Mr.. Bakers
agent, Mr.. Gilchrist. @a
THE seats for Lotta's engagement at the
Opera House Saturday night in mile
Nitouche," sold rapidly yesterday at Bau'
mer's music store. A half dozen or so per-
IONS we're in line at 8 o'clock A. NJ, wait
ing for the sale 10 open ats. This was the
first rush Of any proportions seen this sea-
son. Last evening not dozen seats re-
ms:ned ursold downstairs. A brilliant
and large audience is assured for Saturday
night.
THE depth in the channel last evening,
according to the marks on the levee, was
/ foot 0 inches, and the river was station
airy. The reports from above last evening
v ere as follows: Pittsburgh,5 feet s inches
and falling; Oil City, l foot and rising;
Greensboro, feet II inches and on a
stand; Rice's Landing 3 feet and on q
stand; Lock No. 4, feet inches and
stationary; Brownsville, 9 feet 8 inches
and stationary.
"TuE WAGES OF Sin" will b. presented
at the Opera House next Monday and
Tuesday evenings by Maubury & Oyerton.
The play has been described as great
moral drama. all plays OF the right sort
are essentially moral dramas. 1t Is not
necessary 10 label them. The moral pur-
pose in 1.-THE Wages OF Sin" is proper
enough. But it is more to the point that
the play Is interesting 1t tells a good
story-somewha melancholy and depress.
ing, it Is true-and its action is in a sound
melodramatic spirit.