The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-13
BREYITIEs.
Matters of Minor Moment In and About
the City,

Matters OF Minor Moment In and About
the City,
THg City Council meets In regular ses-
sion this evening,
TEE Fourteenth street improvement
still remains in Statl quo.
FIVE car loads Of emigrants passed west.
over the b, x o. Sunday morning,
The Butchers Association Of Wheeling
will give q picnic at the new Fair Grounds
August 18th.
THR DisCipleB' Sunday school will pic,
mic at the Park to-day. The school Will
leave on the o O'Clock motor,
AN exceedingly heavy shower fell about
2 O'Clock this morning, accompanied, by
lightning and thunder. 1t was needed,
Last Saturday morning's rain did not
even lay the dust,
LETTERS addressed to, the following
named persons remain unclaimed in the
pestCtice; MiRH Jennie Logan, Maggie IL.
Lang, Henry NuRsbaum, Saul Reed, Chas'
A, Weaver, Leroy Wilson.
TuE Washington Reporter says; !. W,
Jones, on last Saturday, took in about
$4,000 pounds Of wool, including some OF
the best clips in the county, ranging in
price from so to 40 cents per pound.
SQUIRE W. H. DAVIS yesterday commit.
ted 10 jail as a lunatiC the crazy man, Eli
Ferguson, who has been wandering about
near Clinton, this county. Ferguson is
evidently an Ohio man, and ought TO be
sent home,
AT its regular meeting on Sunday last,
the Beethoven Singing Society elected the
following officers: President, A, Schrammi
Vice President, Tav Grebing; Secretary,
&. WerZenrOth; Treasurer, II. Schaeier;
Director, Prof, scheuilsr,
THE river was still falling at this point
last evening, with q depth OF only 20
inches in tie chalinel, At Pittsburgh
there ia q depth OF 9 feet 4 inches, by
reason otthe Davis Island dam being up.
AT all points above the rivers are either
falling or on q stand,
SQUIRE RUSSELL, Of Triadelphla, yester-
day sent q man nahed Lash, alias Walters,
to Jail in default OF q bond oil $50 to keep
the peace for six months, and the costs.
Lash aud a girl Quarreled at q party, and
he slapped her face. Constable ThOrnburg
brought him to town.
TIE City Missionary lost a blank book,
containing o written record oil names and
residences. Any ono having such book in
possession will be kind enough to send it
, to this Office or address u postal 10 the
"City Missionary, lNTgLLIdESCER c%illce,"
telling her where to call for it,
CLERK Hook yesterday admitted to
record q deed made July 10, by William
7. Chambers to Margaret AmarintG Hill,
In consideration OF $275, for lot . on the
plat OF the subdivision OF part Of lot 3 on
the plat OF Lydia s. Cruger's Elm Grove
estate, in the village OF Elm Grove.
THERE were twenty cases in police court
yesterday morning, The prOprietressss oil
houses OF i'll fame paid tho usual $50 and
costs, and the inmates and visitors So aud
costs each. FaulstiCk, the South'sider
who broke his wiie's dishes because his
supper was not ready when he was ready
for It, was charged only $landCoHts by the
court,
Mr., O, Il, Tracy, manager oil the West
ern Union Company a! this point, has
been presented with o handsome b. L. o.
e. pin by the Wheeling lodge OF Elks for
having sold the largest number oil tickets
for the recent benefit concert. Ho sold
eight more than Mr.. Oscar Seeley. There
got 10 be quito a rivalry between them
over this matter. Mr.. Tracy thus cOntin-
ues to sustain his reputation as q thus
tier"
THERE are displayed at Nicoll's art store
two pictures which attract much attention.
One is an oil painting by George Storm, OF
Othello gazing upon the sleeping Desde-
mona. There Is q good deal Of power in
It. and 1t is worthy Of Storm. The other
Is a free.hand Crayon portrait Of Mr.. Lee
Somehow, Of Bellaire, said to be a re-
markable likeness, and certainly Of q high
character for execution and finish. 1t is
by Ben Faris, OF Cincinnati, a rising
artist, late OF Bsllaire, aud a nephew OF j.
A. FAris, the well'known portrait painter
OF this city.