The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-06
LOCAL BREvIpIEs.
Matters Of Minor Moment in aud About
the City.

lgGhn VI hAuubs
The net proceeds Of the grand labor
demonstration and picnic held on the
2Sth ulto,, amounted to 81 500, n
Miss KITE RHoApEs and her company
In "Pygmalisn and Galatea" and "Rough |
Diamond" at the Grand tonight.
TIE sixth annual State Fair opens to-
day. 1t is going to be the biggest thing OF
the kind Wheeling has ever known
AL KLINaRR, u brakeman ut the BRItl'
more q Ohio yards, had his left hand bad
" cruahed Saturday, while coupling cars
THg regular September term OF the
Circuit Court for this county commences
this morning, The Grand Jury Ia ordered
to report at nine o'clock,
SATURDAY Recorder Hook appointed
Mary b. Morrey administrative OF the es'
tate OF John Morrey, deceased. Bond,
s., 900; William Gray, surety,
The Alhambra roller rink is the only
one out OF the i've that we're built in this
city when the Crszs was at its height, that
has been opened 80 far this season,
john MCKINLEY, resident Of the
Eighth ward, was arrested last night by
Officer Devlin, Tor knocking down and
brutally maltreating his wife and wreck
ing the household furniture.
The FIRE department will pump the
water out OF the "crib" on the water works
bar, this afternoon, and a Beries Of COM
paratiVe analyses by Prof. Dwight will be
made for the purpose OF showing tile Ill
tering properties OF the crib,
TuE workmen at the Crescent mill have
not yet ceased sounding their praise Of Mr..
II, 4. Behrens, who on the day oil the
great labor demonstration kindly provided
them with fans that afforded great relief
during the hot, dusty parade,
AUcTIoNERR HALLER sold tho North End
roller skating rink property Saturday, at
public sale, to John g, Kline for $3.50. The
rink was built aid operated by joint
stock company, aud cost originally, several
times the amount 1t was sold for.
GAIT. BILLY Prince talks Of swinging q
pontoon bridge across the river ut the loot
OF Twelfth street for this week. The
bridge company officials intimate that II
he does and collects toll OH his bridge, it
will take measures to put stop to further
passage over 1t.
HARRY GRuBgR sends in Commun!ca-
ton in which no states that w. l.. Wright
can be accommodated by him in bicycle
race during the coming fair for money,
medal or fun, whichever would cult him,
II be deBires II, or is not Eatieiled with the
result of the race that took place at the
labor picnic,
SATURDAY was payday at the Riverside
| Mill and at the Hobbs 4 Brockunier
Glaes Works. AS result, numerous fs'
tic encounters took place between union
and non.unioR men and their sympathiz'
era Saturday night. At Coleman's drug
store seven badly used up men had their
heads dressed,
The Board OF County Commissioners
meets in regular monthly session ut the
court house this morning, Among tho
Important matters that will come up for
consideration will be the closing Of con-
tracts for tho furniture and fittings for the
new court house.
SATURDAY Justice Ankle had before him
q pipe.liuer named Michael O'Donneil,
charged with stealing $44 % from Charles
Scuba, IT,, Of Pleasant Valley, with whom
O'Donnell boarded for time, He was
committed to await hearing. While on
bis way to Jail no made desperate re-
sistance and the "nippers" had 10 be
used.
AcCoRDlNd to the following from the
Omaha Bee, MIR. Edward Larkin, former
Wheelingite, Is. actively engaged In busi-
ness: "The contractor the Carpenter.wuEl,
on the new Catholic church on Leaven.
,,,Iu a. utrn hnu hlnV,
lot TO NJ. 1. Murphy. Edward Lsrkin be-
cured the brick and stone work. The
building will be 50xlO0 feet and cost about
$4,000 The building will be ready by the
holidays"
SATURDAY another milk-wagon was rob.
bed while standing on Twelfth street.
Lewis Steenrod had left his wagon Tor a
moment while he went into store. On
returning to the vehicle he found the
money drawer forced open and what little
change had been left In 1t, gone, This
bold act was committed about noon, at an
hour when that busy thoroughiare is
always crowded. A similar theft took
place on tho came street about three weeks
ago.
john Dunn, the Parkersburg thief,
wanted In Pittsburgh for the larceny Of a
gold watch, oyercoat, and fine set Of har-
ness from W. O. Parks, q livery stable
keeper Of that place, was arrested by the
Pittsburgh police Saturday. The harness
was seized last week by the police OF this
city and Saturday, Parks, the owner OF the
harness, came down to Wheeling and in.
stituted suit before Squire Arkle for the
recovery OF his property, the Express
Company having claim for charges.
SATURDAY two boys named PeCkstein
andsaub, livingin East Wheeling, went out
beyond Fulton for paw.pRws. While out
in the country, they climbed q tree and
both stood on the same limb which bIoke
and let them fall to the ground below.
Saub had one OF his legs broken and was
otherwise injured. PeckBtein fell on a
sharp stick which punctured hole In
his side and injured the bladder quite
seriously. The boys were taken TO their
homes and physicians summoned. Peck.
STEMS injurlesare liable to resultseriously.
Ar IL o'clock Saturday night, Officers
Glenn, Bell and Duffy raided Sadie Reads
place on Twentieth street. The inmates
barred the doors and refused the officers
admittanCe. The latter finally succeeded
in gaining an entrance to the house
through rear window by using long
ladder, but only succeeded in capturing
the madame. The other inmates, Annie
Morrison and Maggie sauts, held the
fort until noon yesterday, when they sur.
rendered. No men were found upon the
premises, although OF the neigh.
bors claim that three men weIo seen early
Yesterday morning, e iSspe half S clothed Sa,s
their toilet on the river bank.
Special for Fair Week.
1870 pair Of women'S fne kid Opera slip.