The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-04
LOCAL pREv1rrEs.
matters of Minor Moment in and About the
City. w

City.
TnE river is still falling slowly at this
point.
PARkEsBuRa gets Her Atonement" toe
night.
MATINEE this afternoon at Charley
Stays THEATRE e's
ONE marriage license was issued by
Recorder Hook yesterday.
TnR Legislative Committeeon the Peni-
Tertiary viii visit MoundsviIle and inspect
that institution to-day.
"HER AToNRMESr" had another fair au-
dience at the Opera House last night,
when Il was presented for the last time:
Mn. Henry @. MEYERS buried little
five.year old daughter, yesterday alter
noon. The child was sick for several
weeks.
Mr.. Duscn, who owns a farm up the
river on this side, will remove from Bel
mont county and so to living on 1t in
short time.
SUPERINTENDENT MALoSEY, Of the
Workhouse, lost little child by death
yesterday. He has the sympathy ofall
his friends.
Az interesting and successful revival Is
inprogressat Simpson Chapel. The church
OH Eeff street is crowded nightly and
many have protested conversion.
"A SURPRISE party Is to be given in North
Wheeling this evening The participants
will meet at the residence OF Mr.. G. Peters.
Cockayne will furnish the music.
AND now 1t is said that roller skating
rink is TO be built in North Wheeling on
the corner OF Main and Fifth streets, the
old Sweeney property. There Is room for
monster there.
The Plumed Knights are called to meet
in their at hall Lincoln Club this evening
at 1880 o'clock sharp. Business OF import
ance will be brought up and every MEM
Der should make an effort to be present.
A coLoRED man employed at Baers
wholesale grocery was stabbed in the face
on Sunday in an East Wheeling saloon,
and almost bled TO death before help
reached him. DR.. Stillyard dressed the
wound.
THERE was considerable excitement oc-
casioned on North Main street yesterday
afternoon by the running away OF a Bel
mont county team. The horses were
finally stopped without any serious dam
age being done.
JAMES MISKEMIYEi,, one Of the newly
appointed police, whose beat was on the
Island, has tired OF his duties and re-
signed. Last night Chief Smith pre-
scented the name OF Harry B. Lukens to
Council for confirmation, which was
granted. Lukens will patrol Minke-
myers beat.
TIE Democratic members OF tho Legis-
lature held a star chamber caucus in the
Senate chamber last night, to consider the
tax exemption question, which is proving
al elephant to the party. The proceed
ings could not be pumped out OF those
present. A Republican Senator who stray
cd into the chamber to attend a commit
tee meeting was invited out.
"a PAEIoR March," by Charles E..
lloyt, will be presented at the Opera
House tomorrow evening. This is one OF
those immensely funny things which no.
body else has written as successfully as
Mr.. Hoyt, whose "Bnnch OF Keys" and
"Rag Baby" are still keeping people in a
roar OF laughter all over The country. Re-
served seats for "a Parlor Match" are
now on sale at Banners music store.
WHEN the late James Speyer died he
had owing to him large number Of hats
wagered OH last falls elections and payable
at L. Buchanan & Co.'s. Tie firm had n
list Of these losers and after Mr.. Speyer's
death they were called on and all very
willingly handed over the amount they
would have had to pay for tho hats
These amounts made very nice sum OF
money, which was sent by the firm to Mr..
Speyer's family.
EDDIE McNIANus, IN East Wheeling lad
aged about l2 years, was severely hurt
yesterday afternoon. He and number
OF companions saw what they claim was q
wild duck on the ice that covers the
creek, out near the Seventeenth street
bridge, and undertook to capture it. In
getting down the steep bank McAlanus
slipped and striking a jagged cake Of ice
cut u frightful cash about eight inches
long in the calf OF his leg.