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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-07
LOCAL |BREylrIEs,
Matters of Minor mOmsnt in and About tn,
City.

uNIs
MATINEE at the Academy to-day.
ACADEMY to-night-"Box OF CASH"
0SR marriage license was Issued yester-
day,
Lillian oLcoTT appears at East Liver
pool tonight,
Mr., Fritz ScHURTz, OF New Ulm, MIMI
delivered q lecture in the German tongue
to q highly entertained audience at Tur-
nsr hall last evening.
THR Council Committee on Contracts
should have met last night 10 let the con-
tract for furnishing coal for the ensuing
year, but 1t failed to ecu q quorum.
For the last two days "0ld Probabili-
ties" representations for this locality
have been less reliable than the ground
hogs prophecy. The ground hog does oc.
Casionally approximate the truth.
A POPULAR subscription ought to be
taken up to present Officer Bell q chrome,
lie run Godfrey FaatZ, the umbrella
member, in night before last for using
vulgar language on the street, and yester-
day in police court Faatz got thirty days
on the hill,
Roo2 number four, Of CLAY school, has
heretofore been taught in q room rented
for the purpose. The Board OF Education,
not being able To secure q room outside OF
the regular school building for this school,
have directed the Commissioners OF CLAY
school to have room No, | hold Its sessions
In the forenoon only, and No, 9 In the
ofkarnnnn until kha 0nOaV IN this anhnnl Ia
finished.
OLRRx Hook yesterday admitted to
record a deed made April |, by Elisha
Connolly and vito to William Mitchell,
In. consideration Of 5000 for seventy
seven acres, three roods and thirty.eight
poles OF land near Clinton, this county,
Also a deed made April 9th by Patterson
Hut TO James Hut, in consideration oil
S3l5, for q parcel Of ground on the Elm
Grove and Chapline hill roads.
RESERVED sSats will be sold at Banners
music store, commencing this morning,
for the engagement Of tho beautiful and
famous actress, Lillian Spencer, at the
Opera House next Friday and Saturday
evenings and Saturday afternoon In
Leander Richardson's "Anselma," an
English version Of Sardon's "Andrea'-
tho same play Of which Minnie Mad
dern'a "Ip Spite OF All" Is a translation.
Those who saw Miss Maddern's ndive and
natural acting In tho play will be glad oil
an opportunity to ace another In the part.
Those who did not should not fail to see
ono OF sardou's most enhancing crea'
tons. Miss spenCsr's ability as an ono.
tional actress Is too well known TO demand
comment. Her engagement bids fair to
be- an unusually su0OeRslpl one,
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MISSIONS IN EGYPT,
A Native STUDENT AND ans WIFE
Entertain a Large Audience with an Illus
tratsd discourse on tho ChristiaRiEiDE
ofthat Ancient LAud-Ths Manners
and Customs Of the DsRI1snu'

The large auditorium Of the United
Presbyterian church on Ohapline street
was filled to its capacity last evening with
an audience that wa most agreeably en-
tertaineda and instructed for one hour and
a half by Mr.. Abraham MoosR and his
wife, Of Alexandra, Egypt. Mr.. Moosa
has for several years been in this country,
At present he Is a student at the Ienia
Theological School. lie was formerly q
Moslem-a believer in Mohamed, and was
converted to christianity by q missionary
whom he was teaching the Arabic Lam
guage and endeavoring to make her a
Moslem like himself, 1t is his inten'
tion to return to his home and labor as q
missionary. Both he aand his wife
were dressed last evening in the strange
garments OF their country. They were
introduced by Rev, DR., Mcclure, pastor
Of the church. Mr.. Moosa spoke at some
length on the subject OF Missions in Egypt
and then he and his wife gave ideas oi
how the people marry, bury and worship,
giving their peculiar cries. The lecture
was instructive and interesting, Mr., and
Mrs. Moosa are both very pleasant people
and made numerous friends here last
evening,
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A reporter met Mr. philo l.. Kimbsrl,
on the street y~eSterday and asked him
what was new beside the weather.
"Nothing," said he, Except that mi
contract with the Natural Gas COMPANY
Of West Virginia 10 dig the ditch and an
II up again after their Pipe 10 laid wa
signed, sealed and delivered to-day"
WHEN will you commence work to-
morrow
Nj. Kimberly lOokod.up at the sky and
responded
"NOtiiI know myseli.h
II 10 the understanding, however, thai
work will commence as soon as the
weather will permit. MI. Kimberly has
also the contract for hauling the pipe and
distributing II along the route, The work
Of laying II will be done by experienced
yotEm6n rejected BY the company iof
that purpose.
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ABOUT pEopLE.
Strangers in the City and wheeling FolkS
Abroad.

Strangers In the City aud wheeling Folk
Abroad.
Mr.. H. s. White, Of Bolton, is at tn,
Mcclure House.
MIR. W. E. Mallory, OF WoodsAeld, wa
at the st, James hotel yesterday.
Lieutenant D. B. Devore, Of the Twenty
third US, Infantry. Is Waiting his brothei
]. II. Deyore, OF this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham Mooss, Of Alex
andria, Egypt, are the guests Of Mrs. j.. j
Jones during their stay in the city.
Mesars. D. II. Arrick, Il. CLARK, j, Smith
and ). L. Farson, Of Welcome, were regis
tered at the stamm House last evening.
The following students entered the
| Wheeling Business College this week fol
the full course: j. j. Shore, Cairo, W,
Va, Harry Gartley, Thomas Miller, John
Clarity, city, also James o'Kane ioi
shorthand.
Rev. DR.. A. eohsiranek, formerly pastor
Of the ST. Johns German church here,
has In the PRlatka, Florida, Weekly Netgl
Of March 20 an article Of nearly q page on
Florida's birds. II IL able and readable,
and shows much original research.
Intelligence was received in this city
yesterday Of the death on Monday at
Rayenna, Ohio, Of Mrs. Mary A. Merits,
mother OF Mrs. Charles w. Rrangheim, Of
this city. Mr.. and Mrs. Fransheim were
at her bedside before her death. The
funeral will take place on Thursday.
\. ]. Brooks, Esq., Assistant General
Council oil the Pennsylvania Company,
John Thomas, superintendent, andThomas
Dixon, RoadmssteF OF tho Cleveland 4
Pittsburgh railroad, were In MARITIME Ferry
several hours Monday In consultation with
Joel Woods, relative To the location OF the
new depot building.
Col. Bob. Elliott and Messrs. William
Finn and g., II. Williams, prominent
members Of the Wheeling Natural Gas
Company, recently Organised ct Bits
burgh, arrived in the city last evening
and registered at the slamm House.
They are here on natural gas business but
lust what particular business 1t is this time
they declined to state,
Speaking Of q recent musical entertain
ment there, the Htainerd, Minny Tribune
Gays: The "Three Little Maids from
School" looked very pert and a9upy In
their Mikado costumes, and their sweet
singing c~aptivated all hearts. They re.
tired smldat thunders Of applause, and
were twice recalled. Wheeling people
will readily believe this wheH they learn
that two OF the nlittle nalds' were Misses
Bessie and Ste Murine.
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THE FIGURES FoR ,s4.
Tie Greatest Record the ohio has yet Made
In Detail.

Tie Greatest Record the ohio has yet Mad'
In Detail.
In connection with the present some
what serious outlook for high water the
following points about the flood Of 1884
when tho record was broken and the "old'
cot inhabitant" knocked out, will I'M
doubtedly be o~finterest. That awful flood
reached It's highest point here at 10 O'Clock
on the night Of February 7; at that hour
the height was 81 feet Q inches. The
river remained at that stage for about two
hours and then the waters commenced Ia
slowly recele. The waters reached their
highest stage at Pittsburgh at midnight
on the 9th at that time the Monongahela
marks showed a depth Of SO feet 9 inches
and those Of the Allegheny 9 depth Of "a
feet 8 inches.
At 2:46 o'clock A. NJ, February o there
was % feet Of water at Pittsburgh, while
at this point the marks showed about 30
feet at that hour. The dispatches sent
out at 4 o'clock on the afternoon OF the
9th from points above were as follows:
Brownsville, q feet and rising; Parker,
u feet o inches and rising; OIL City, 10
feet 8 inches and rising.
The highest point reached at oil City
was 10 feet,
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FORTY FEET0F Watch.
Whore tho Edges of the River Will be II Il
Beaches that Stage,

Whore tho Edges Of the River Will be II Il
Reaches that Stage,
Selfish people living on high ground
were congratulSting themselves last even
ing that there was mo cause for alarm"
that the water would not get above forty
feet anyhow. AS a matter Of fact forty
feet OF water is q pretty serious state Of al
fairs for many people in Wheeling-as
bad for residents Of low lands, indeed, AZ
the food OF 's4 was for those on higher
ground. The last lorty-ioot stage was in
June, 1881, when the river reached forty
feet, nine inches. At that time all the
cellars along the wharf were filled, and
many on Main street as bad; the Pewiky
track on the wharf was submerged, and
the B. Il o. track south OF the creek was
under water for some distance, though not
to such an extent as to interfere with
traffic, The Sixth ward, south Of Twenty
lonrth street and west OF Chaplihe was
nayigable for john boats; the CaldwelFs
run flats were converted into lakes low
lying yards in East Wheeling caught some
OF the overflow, y,
On the Island, west OF Broadway and
south OF Virginia street was almost one
sheet OF water, and South Front street
was under water north nearly as far %
Ohio street. The waters edge was within
a foot Of Zane street at the bend east oil
North Front, the low portions OF the
Island above Zane, and on tho west side
almost the whole length Of the Island
were within tho water.
Many people were obliged to move out,
or stay in their second stories, the only
egress and ingress being by skllIs. There
Ii no occasion for uneasiness TO people
outside OF the lines here indicated. Those
living within them would be wise q
abandon their Easements, to say the least
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Miss Lillian 0lcott and her company ap'
peared at the Opera House yesterday al
"ternoon to an audience which, consider.
ing the weather, was complimentary In
size and quality. The play was 1.-THE Lady
OF Lyons and Miss AlCott's Pauline was
artistic and pleasing. Mr.. Murray and Mr..
Ferree also deserve special notice.
Last night OZARK Days" was given. The
star made the most favorable impression
Of the engagement as PhiNippa. This
weird and interesting character was ex.
tremely well enacted. The f~ainting scene
in Act II was the finest ever seen on q
Wheeling stage, The company was sat
isiactory, and Mr.. Ferree's comedy light.
ened the piece very pleasantly.
Before the drama, the popular farce,
"a Cup Of Tea" was given by Miss Hatch
and Messrs. Moore, Gibson and Hynes. II
was exceedingly well done.
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Elscnon nj Now nnrLlnnrlli..
~rttp0MIalos "a .Lhe MIeNNenttr.

OWTuVVVIFIIN " lWs WtFIWtNUTs
NRw MARrlNsvtLIE, W. VA, April o. The
municipal election passed of quietly here
yesterday, with the following result
Mayor, Hon. T. P. Jacobs, Republican,
this making his fourth term. Street Com.
missioner, W. II. McEldowney, Repub.
lican. Recorder, +. Anshutz, Democrat.
The live members OF Council are Demo.
Gratis. The majority in favor Of license
was s.
Last night Fishing Creek run out caus.
ing the boom to give way, carrying out
about $4,000 worth Of lumber, ties, RATS
and logs, some men from tho interior Of
the county losing all they had.
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ahe d lald up d some p0lnt below Park.

she 10 laid up at some point below Park
eTsbug.
The Joseph WaEns passed down light
yesterday and the Mark Winnett went up
with empties.
The Veteran No, 9 was gotten In fairly
good shape yesterday and the coming
water will float her o in good shape.
Capt. Charlie Muhlsman was in receipt
Of private dispatches from below yesteI-
day morning which indicated that 1t
would be impossible for the Andes to get
under the Pt, Pleasant or Cincinnati
bridges and possibly not even under the
Parksrsburg bridge. He therefore de-
cidsd to tie up at this point and wait for
the waters 70 Bubslde. The Andes had
securec q big trip, Everything wa made
snug and about six O'Clock last evening
the steamer was taken over to the Etna
mill landing and made fast. She will re-
main there until trade can be resumed.
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Officer Jake Watson made business live.
ly at police headquarters last evening,
B%Otween'the hours Of 10 o'clock and mid.
night he landed in the bastile Lulu Ma.
son, Mrs. Fritz, Mag Sauers,. Annie Nor.
ris6n aud q female who travels under the
nom de pluye Of "alloker" on q charge oil
street walking. These people sre not
"chippies," but regular night hawks.
Watson departed after his last haul with
the determination 10 catch more.
Officer Bell contributed to the gathering
at the bSstile by bringing in Chris. Cline
on a charge Of "drunk sgsip."
Officer Carney, not to be left, gerFsled
Barney Brady and Heinrich Froebel.
They had Too much Of the concentrated
essence on board.
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aamnle 81 ONO Jn.tles.

Officer L.ukens says he and the Ohio
officers reached M%illergburg, Holmes
county, with Nathan A. Bell, the horse
thief captured here by Lukens, on last
Thursday morning. Flo was lodged In
jail amid cries Of chang him. lynch
hlml" 4 special grand Jury was al once
drawn, summoned and impaneled, and on
Saturday forenoon an Indictment was pre-.
senLed by this body az a true bill. A
special term Of the court Of common pleas
was called for this week, and Bell will
doubtless be convicted Of a felony and
lodged In the penltentiAty al Columbus
inside Of two weeks from his arrest here,
The trial would have taken place earlier,
even, but. for the fact that Monday was
AlanLlnn day In Ohio towns.
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The safest and best route To the Vest.
No change Of cars Of any class to Chicago
Of Cincinnati.
Three through express trains daily. No
extra charge Tor riding on The Chicago
Limited.
Special inducements to colonists and
land seekers, for all points III Minnesota,
Dakota, KanBas, Nebraska, Colorado,
Texas, or any point In the West, Houth.
west or Northwest
hates always % low a. the lowest.
Palace sleeping cars on all through trains.
For time Of trains, rates, DO call upon
OF address any agent Of the baltimore d
Ohio Railroad.
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soekluE a nsd OF Gold.

From The Albany FToI, Narch "A, 1886.
On this page ithe Weekly Press will be
found illustrations and q description oil
the marvellous work OF turning the course
Of Feather river In California, for the pur.
pose Of securing the gold which must rest
at the bottom OF the stream, az 1t runs
through a section rich In gold and other
precious metals. The illustrations and
desCrip ion Of tho stupendous undertaking
are tile work Of representatives OF the
Scientific AmNicGn-a guarantee that they
are the uniniluenCed expressions OF men
skilled in the labOrs they were sent topper.
form. The moving spirit in this great
enterprise, since It's inception In 1882, 10
DR.. Il. v. Pierce, Of Buffalo, who Is the
largest stakeholder and who has personal.
ly invested nearly q million dollara in this
gigantic undertaking. II the belief Of old
and experienced miners Is verified by the
resultant this will soon be known, as
the tunnel will be completed In another
month-Dr. Pierce will be ono OF the
richest men In the world, and stoCkhold-
ers III the Blk Bend Tunnnl & Mining 90.
will be the wealthy men Of the land.
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ANXIOUS PEOPLE.

At an early hour yesterday morning
Main streetmerChants began to grow anx-
ious about their stocks stored away II
their cellars and people on the Island and
those living on the South Side were on the
gui pirs for news fromabove. The bulletins
displayed at the newspaper offices and at
the Western Union Office were closely
scanned all day long, and Notwithstanding
the inClemenCy Of the weather there was
not an hour when there were not CroWdst TO
he found on the levee, looking at the river
and discussing the probabilities. Every
piece Of news was eagerly sought aud
s~peculated over.
This rise commenced with about 10 feet
OF water in the channel at this point. Be-
low here both the KRnawhas, the Sandy
and the Muskiugum, together with the
numerous creeks and runs, have during
the past orty.eighlIhours been putting out
strong into a river already badly swollen.
This means that much more damage will
be done at lower points than along the
upper portion OF the river. These mum.
erOus streams running out also indicates
that there will be considerable retarding
ofthe flow Of the waters, causing q larger
river hereth would otherwise have been.
THE RIVERS ABOVE.
What the streams between here and
Pittsburgh are doing or are going to do
is not definitely known. 1t was rumored
last night that the Beaver wa putting out
rapidly, but this was not verified. 1t is re.
ported, however, that the storm has been
general, and 1t Is therefore fair TO presume
that it, Yellow Greek and Buffalo will
contribute to- the rise. The INTRLLIeENcER's
special dispatches from above, given be.
low, show that the Allegheny Is coming
up quite rapidly, especially at Oil City.
River men say that 1t may be safely cal
Culated that it will rise here thirty hours
alter 1t becomes stationary OF that point.
The Munongahela appears to have about
reached It's height.
Last evenings Pittsburgh Chronicle.
telegraph contains the following: The
waters have begun their work, and from
all paris Of the surrounding territory
come the records Of their dolngs. The
fountain heads Of the majestic streams
which have given birth to the royal Ohio,
have been transformed in a single night
ripping rills to raging rivers.
The returns from tho rural regions
tenn with reports Of flooded houses,
devasted fields, destroyed roads and loss
liio and property. The Cloud-gates Of
heaven were opened, and q deluge on q
small scale produced this sudden trans.
For over O week rain incess'
antly has poured down, varying at times
with an occasional miniature snow storm.
The continued thRw consequent upon this
remarkable rainfall has melted the snow
about the sources Of the Allegheny and
M%Onongahela and the cause had It's effect.
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Death Of Capt. Dovober's FATHER.

DR.. h. G: poysner, father Of Capt. B
y. Dovener, Of this city, proprietor Of The
Newark Magnetic Springs, situated on The
Little Kanawha g few miles above Park.
ersburg, died there Sunday evening. He
had been Ill for several weeks past but
Was not considered dangerously 90. Sun
day le topk an ordinary dose Of lobelia,
and lay down and died In about fifteen
minutes. Capt. Doyener has gone down
to be present al The funeral.
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A1,AultO ON n san carrier,

For some time past Letter Carrier
syarlz has been daily annoyed while on
his rounds by a bull-mastitF said to belong
to William McMannaway, who keeps q
saloon the Second ward Market square.
The dog had a habit OF nipping ut his
heels, and seemed to have q special dislike
for Swartz. He complained several times
about the dog and threatened to kill the
animal II he did not stop his performs
anCe. Monday morning the dog made
another break at him as he was going
into q store nearby. Reaching McSlan'
naway's he again complained, and while
doing so thedog again nipped him. swartz
kicked at the dog and landed him In
the street. As lie did 80, MCMan'
naway's son dealt SwartE a heavy blow in
the mouth, causing the blood TO flow free:
ly. SWartz had his hands full Of mail and
Could not defend himself. Postmaster
Simpson has advised him to institute pro.
ceedings before U. 8. Commissioner
Forbes which he will do. The dog has
been sent away in order to avoid being
Rhnt.
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Great excitement has been caused 10
the vicinity Of Paris, Tex, byths tenatka.
BILE recovery Of Mt. ]. i. UorleN who was
90 helpless he could not turn In
bed, or raise his head every.
body said lie was dying Of ConSump.
lion. A trial bottle Of Dr.. Kihg'a New
Discovery was sent him. Finding relief,
he bought q large bottle and q box Of Dr..
Kings New Life Pills by the time be had
taken two boxes Of PILLS and two bottles
Of the Discovery, he was we'll and had
gained In flesh thltty-six pounds.
Trial bottles Of this Great Discovery ioI
consumption free at Logan & Coz,
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Uneasy Al Parkersburg,

Special Dhpdteh 10 Inc MteutgGtea.
PARxERsBURe, April O.-People here,
especially those living on the lower
grounds, are very uneasy on account Of
the prospects OF q flood. The rivers here
are full aud booming, and the reports
from headwaters have not been encour.
aging. Merchants In exposed parts Of
town have been moving all day. Rail-
way traffic Ia badly DELAYED,
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At Huntington a fire broke out at two
o'clock yesterday morning In the saloon
Of William Davis on Third avenue, be.
tween Seventh and Eighth streets, which
completely destroyed the house and con.
tents. The building belonged to w. +,
Thompson, Of Charleston. Loss on house
hAd, stock; $500; insurance IN both
Sl,7OO. A lamp explosion is supposed 10
be the cause.
j. A. Cogbill's saloon, which Joined that
oiDavis, was saved, owing to the efficient
work otthe fire company, with a loss oil
not over $3.50.
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SPRING and Summer stock Just re,
CelVCd. An elegant and complete line Of
Sultings, pantalOOnlngs and OyerCOat'
ings, which we will make up In the best
q. HESS & SONS,
1891 u 1898 Market Street.
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John Davis, the third man on the
Republican township ticket for Trustees,
had 0B5 votes, but A. L. Baron was on
both Democrat and Prohibition tickets and
beat Davis by eight votes.
Daniel Weyrich, sr., is seriously sick
with Inflammation OF the bowels,
DR.. Wells, who will take Dr.. Albertson'a
place, was about town yesterday.
Miss Trueman, OF the telephone OK.
change, Is offduty on account OF sickness,
Aslip on the O. & P. railroad yesterday
kept all freight trains from arriving here,
and the evening train out was annulled,
Passengers were transferred.
Mr.. AL. Thompson, photographer OF the
Bellaire nail works, and Mlss Lizzie Piper
were married Monday night and left fol
Cleveland yesterday morning,
People generally seemed to think yes.
terday that the snow ordinance was oil no
account after the winter months. The
sidewalks were worse than ever before.
The Glass City Building Association
Monday night elected the following board
Of directors: II. Roemer, r. A. MCGre.
gor, Anthony Moran, O. Rumbach, A.
Brandt, Samuel shRckleford, John Bur.
rows, O. w, Dickens and r, O. Faris.
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Try Noy to Catch Forluno,s FleOibg step,,

Try Noy to Catch Forluno,s FleOibg step,,
II nsteu no difference what happens
elsewhere, the Monthly Grand Drawings
Of The Louisiana State Lottery occur al
announced, on Second Tuesday Of each
month at noon, in New Orleans, La, per.
sonally Buperintended by Gen'ls q. T.
%Reaufegarl, Of La, and Jubal A. Early, OF
Va. The next, the l0lst Grand Monthly
Drawing will come Off on April 18th,
1885, and any information can be had on
an application to NJ. A. Dauphin, New
Orleans, La. nav