The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-20
LOCAL BRRyITIEs.
Matter, of Minor Moment I'm and About 'As
couvc1t meets this evening.

Council meets this evening.
TIE weather moderated sufficiently last
evening for q light snow to fall.
TWELFTH street Is q dangerous glare .of
Ice from Market half way 70 Chapline.
THERE was not case on the slate at
police headquarters last night at midnight
Tor this mornings court.
ONE marriage license was issued By Re,
corder Hook yesterday, and he admitted
70 record four deeds OF trust.
ASorTsR private skating party, to take
place ut one OF the roller Kinks the early
part OF next week, is being talked up.
Jusr before one o'clock this morning 0,
pistol shot was fred at the corner OF Main
Of Tenth streets that created considerable
excitement.
TnE Black Eagle Drum Corps have Sc
cured Arion Hall and are making extern
siYe arrangements for grand ball the
early part Of next month.
PARr II Of the Circuit Court, Boyd, Judge,
met yesterday morning and adjourned
till tomorrow. The jurymen were dis
charged. No other business was trans
LETTERS addressed to the following per.
SONS remain unclaimed at the postottice: q.
Weldon, Charley Leibde, LII. oDono-
van, WIN. Kraus, Thomas johnson, VIM.
P. Harris.
TIE skating on the creek and the flats
along Caldwell's Run was superb yester'
day, and the boys were out in force enjoy
Ing Il. There was some danger on the
creek owing to the falling OF the high
stage OF water, but the boys did not ap'
pear to mind 1t.
THE Mound City Hotel, at SIoundsyille
was almost entirely destroyed by the gale
OF Saturday morning last. Four chimney
were also demolished. The roof was tin
and large section OF It was carried away
raiters, sheeting aud tin, while the res
was stripped Of the tin.
REAL ESTATE AGENT HALLER has re
Gently sold for John E. Clator four lots or
McColloCh street, near Eleventh. one
with large frame house upon 1t, brought
$l,25O. August Mertz was the purchaser
The others sold for 5000 each 70 JOSEPH
Weisenauer, Frank Doer and William
Ripley, respectively.
IT is probable that the members OF the
present Council will be invited to visit the
Water Works tomorrow afternoon, and
view the new pump that has been pur
chased during their term. Nearly all The
fancy work about it has been completed
and II is as pretty as a circus band wagon
Everything about this powerful piece Q
machinery Is neat and clean, and visi
to the works will we'll repay one.
AT the regular meeting Of Wheeling Ty
biographical Union Saturday evening,
committee was appointed TO investigate
and report TO the Union the cause Of the
failure Of It's members to receive the wage
due them for work done on the old Eten
ina Journal, and they were further EN-
powed to do what, In their wisdom, the.
deemed advisable, to the extent OF EN-
ploying counsel.
MISS Rosa ScHARSocK, OF the South
Side. gave pleasant party last Friday II
honor OF her seventeenth birthday. AL
present spent IN enjoyable evening. Re
frcshments were served at y O'Clock
Among those present were Misses sallie
Handy. Meta Hart, Jennie McCurdy
Clara Forney, yirgie Hart, Emma Kelley,
Lille Fadley, Jessie Scharnock, Haddie
Ritz and Elsie Williams, and Will. Reed,
Harry MUM, George Teeters, Elmer
Teeters, Edward Larue, Charles Gillespie
and Walter Scharnock.
LAST night shortly after II o'clock OH:
Ger Reed, Of the day police force, who had
Just gone off duty, on reaching his home in
| last Wheeling, found the inmates in a
state OF excitement. They had been
aroused about ten minutes before
by two men endeavoring to pry the
door open. The inmates double bolted
1t and piling furniture against II
frightened the thieves off by calling
for help. Reed was very sorry he
thad not reached home few minutes ear
lier. He would have made things warm
| for tho rascals.