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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-15

IISlInlrc,

Bill boards are being put up in diTerenI
parts Of town for Robbins circus.
Some Dellaire people went out to Arm
strong's Mill yesterday to a big picnic
mostly Of Monroe county people.
Property holders on Eighteenth and
Seventeenth streets have till next Tues
day 10 file objections to the building o.
sewers.
The ditch on Belmont street Is making
rapid progress up street, and the pine
layers are following close behind the
diggers.
A railing 10 to be put along the brow Of
the bluff In front OF Gravel Hill. There
Is a rude rail in some places now, but fire..
quent washing by heavy rains makes the
street dangerous.
The G. 4 P. depot has received a bul.
letln board on which to post tho time OF
trains arriving and departing. This Ia
according to the new State law, which re.
qulres such notices to be accurately given
at all depotB. Errors will be punished
with ten dollars lno for each mistake,
and the intormer will get half the fine.
There are some low lots on The back
part OF Gravel Hill and their condition In
wet weather has been far from improved
by the filling oil the streets adjoining,
The City Sanitary Committee has them n
view now. The public square Is to be
raised with clean gravel. Several streets
on Gravel Hill are to have the sidewalks
paved; John Gallagher has qualified as o
dratn'layer, under the new aewer oIdi.
nance. A. J. Norton has been recon.
mended by the Councils Committee on
Sewerage, as Superintendent Of Sewer.
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Butter eight cents a pound in Nebraska
sure cure ror pllns.

Sure cure for blind, bleeding and itcbip,
Piles. One box has cured the worst case
Of ten years' standing. No one need suiIel
ten minutes alter using this wonderIu
Kinks German Pile Ointment, Il ab
sorbs tumorS, allays the itching at once
acts az q poultico, gives instant and pain.
less relief. Kinks German Pile Ointment
- prepared only for the cure Of Piles aud
Itching Of the private parts, and nothing
else. Every box 10 warranted BY ouI
Agents, Logan & %. and Richardson 4
Goodwin.
Sold by all Druggists and sent by mail
Oh receipt Of price, Doc and 81 per box,
kirk MEDICINE CO.,
MwF&w ProprietorS, LorRin, Ohio.
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Matters of Minor Moment In and About
thO City,

of Minor Moment In and About
the City.
oSR marriage license was Issued yes
No 10 drow the ship that was rallied of
al Mansield's saloon last night.
OFFICER CARSEY locked up John B!at-
ner last night for dIsordsrly conduct,
Tue regular monthly meeting Of the
Board Of Education will be held this
evening,
THR State Fair Associations big litho-
graphic posters arrived yesterday. They
are quite handsome pictures.
Tug river here last night was two feet
ten inches and rising, Rising waters
were also reported at all points above.
HUGH A. HAWKES., of the Island, left q
basket Of fine peaches, grown on his place,
at this office yesterday. They were ap'
preciRted,
OFFICER GRUBLRR yesterday locked up
Anton Dlmon, charged with disorderly
conduct at Ann Wooster's place, on the
South Side,
OFFICER HgsLoP last night arrested Bob
HeRly for an assault on Joe Haines,
Haines was knocked down and pretty
badly hurt,
JACK D~EvISEEY, the burglar who &C
cruelty assaulted Mrs, Halpln, on the South
S de, Monday night, had not been arrested
up to 4 late hour Monday night.
A CANNING club from Bellaire and
Wheeling, composed Of glass blowers, are
encamped at the head OF Marietta Island
They are catching a good many fish and
enjoying themselves generally Marietta
Register.
CLERK Hook yesterday admitted tC
record q deed made June 10, by Alfred
Caldwell, Special Commissioner, to Do
rotheR Harris, in consideration OF Sl,050,
for lot is on tho southwest corner Of Eot
and FOrty.third streets and lot q in
lEquare 20, also in the Eighth ward.
SHERIFF EwART, Of Kanawhs county,
accompanied by Deputy ID, Thomas, W,
W. Riley aud William Shirley as guards,
have arrived at the Moundsville Peniten'
tiary with Buck Holland, Colored, Charles
AilhRrt, George Grass, Lijah Cobb, NJ. b.
Martin and Lewis Webster, who are SEN
fenced to Is, 5, 8, 2,2 and l years con
dnement, respectively.
ELLA NoRDISI, an Italian woman who
lives in the Second ward, was raising a
row on Twelfth street last night, when
her husband, who Is an ice cream ped
dler, asked Officer Bsll to arrest her, The
officer e%ndeavOred 10 get her to so home,
but she refused and was arrested. Not
desiring to use force, Bell got WesThomp.
son 10 assist in taking her. She turned
on Thompson and bit a piece out Of his
hand. She vas evidently inaane with
rage.
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roof on Dougherty's building atthe corner
Of Third and Market streets was torn
from Its isstenings and Wrinkled up.
Several windows In different parts Of the
city we're blown in and houses deluged
with water.
W, NJ, McGrew, the telegraph operator
at Gould's, on the Panhandle, says the
storm was the most irightiul in the his
tory OF that region. He was up all night
and saw trees pulled up by the roots and
carried away as II only blades Of grass,
The destruction out Gross Greek was
awful, and this morning the whole Coun-
try looks as II the hand Of Dasolstion had
passed over 1t, At the station U, B.
Gould's apple orchard was completely de-
stroyed, the trees having besn isrked out
by the roots, An Immense tree was
blown down or fell upon Sarah GOuld'a
house at 80 bridge, but the damage to
the house Is only slight, The corn, Mr.:
McGrew informs US, will be almost a total
loas, Thomas T%hompson's barn was bad
ly damaged.
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Hon. John A. Bingham, Of Uadiz, has
written as follows to John A. Mansfield,
Chairman Of the Executive Committee at
SteubenVille:
l have your letter Of current date,
wherein you kindly inquire whether |
"desire that my name be placed on the
ticket with other candidates for Congress,
to BIO voted for at tho ensuing primary
elections" In reply | beg to say that as
| have not announced myself to be 20
candidate for Congress-" and do not intend
to do so, and have not sought aud do not
intend to ssek a nomination for Congress
at the ensuing election, l do not "desire
to place my name on the ticket with ether
candidates for Congress-" but leave the
question OF my nomination where 1t right.
fully belongs, 10 the voluntary action OF
the Republican electors OF the Seventeenth
Congressional District. Having been in.
formed verbally and also in writing by
Republicans Of this district Of their wish
to support mo for Congress at the ensuing
election, | have uniformly replied to them
that l did not and would not seek the
nomination, but that l regarded 1t to be
the right and the duty Of the people OF
the district to fill the Office as they may
deem best for their own interests and also
for the interests Of our common country.
Be assured that 1t Is not my purpose to
otiiciously impose myself upon the good
people Of this district as 10 candidate Tor
Congress-" and that my only desire in
the matter Is to manifest a decent respect
for whatever may be their wishes in the
premises.
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ABOUT PEOPLE.
Strangers in tho city aud wheeling Folks
Abroad,

Strangers In tho City and Wheeling Folk,
Abroad.
Mr.. ]. A. Armstrong, Of Point Pleasant,
Is at the st. James.
Miss Gcrtle Baldwin, oil Harrington, Ohio,
Is visiting friends in the North End.
Mrs. +. 'Dobbs, Of this city, is off on q
three weeks visit with friends in Rsyenna.
Edgar +. Boyd has been appointed by
Gov. Wilson q notary public for Ohio
county.
Prof. Freed, a popular music man Of
Moundsville, W. Va, was in town yester'
day on business.
Miss Bessie Hegemeister, OF Green Bay,
Wisconsin, Is the guest OF Miss Annie Ball,
North Market street.
Capt. Charlie Dunlap, tho popular and
well known Baltimore 4 Ohio official, was
in the city yesterday.
Mr.. D. Davidson, OF Clarksburg, passed
through the city yesterday on his way
home from Pittsburgh.
Charles WOODBURY. and G. W. Pipes, OF
Cameron, two more wheOlmen, were at
the Mcclure house yesterday.
Prof. Il. L. Lowry, Of Mt. Union Col.
lege, Ohio, Is Quartered at the Stamm, and
will leave to-day for his .home.at Wood.
land, W. Va.
Misses May and Nellie Lspsley, Of
Washington, Pa, visiting at DR.. Hupp's,
were called home yesterday on account oil
the serious sickness Of their sister.
W. II. Rodgers and Chalmers CLARK, OF
Brilliant, and ]. NJ. Rodgers, OF Wellsburg,
passed through the city last evening, re.
turning from the iuneral'o Mrs. Il. s.
Clark, at Morristown, Ohio.
Miss Katie Molter, of the East End, has
returned from an extended visit to friends
in Ohio. She is accompanied home by
her cousin, Miss Emma DVis, q charming
young lady Of Canal Dover.
Mrs. Elmus Hamilton died at her late
home In Fairmont, Tuesday night. Her
funeral will take place to-day. Or. J.. Z.
Reeves, an old friend Of the family, has
gone out to Fairmont to attend the funeral
~obsequies.
MesaIs. O. Dolfnger, of Louisville,
Charles H. Warner, Of Detroit, and II.
Stern, Of Chicago, large glass buyers, are
at the Stamm house, and, like all other
glass buyers who come here, are being
nicely entertained by the manufacturers.
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Isaac Askew, Of KansasICity, Is visiting
his daughter, Mrs. Ross j.. Alexander. :
Miss May Todd leaves for Cleveland,
Niagara Falls and other points to-day.
Frank Fisher and AL. Bowie left on An
extended business and pleasure trip yea.
terday.
Johnny GiGin left for 81. John fishing
camp Yesterday. They report lots Of 6sh
and turtles,
The eolorOd Nj. Il. Church Of Kirkwood
will hold a bush meeting in PasCo's OF.
chStd, Pasco Station, July 20.
Several officials OF the d, L. & W, came
down on special yesterday evening and
were driven over TO Wheeling.
Dr. Henry West, OF st. ClalrsHlle, met
with q peculiar accident day before Yes.
terday. lie was driving through town,
when his buggy broke and separated, the
horses going ahead with the front mart,
leaving the Doctor aud the other part In
tho street. Fortunately the Doctor GO.
Chped Injury.
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riIE STATE.
Accidents and Incidents In West vIrglnl
nuI VIrIuItv

Accidents and Incidents In West Virginia
AMI Vicinity,
During a thunder storm in Nicholas
county lightning struck q tree near James
Williams residence and passing to a hos
pen killed six pigs,
The members Of two Mason county iami'
lies got into a fight in q blackberry patch
and ciUbd, rocks, muskets and T~eyoiyers
were employed as weapons. There was a
very lively time for while, but strange
to say, nc n was hurt but one old lady
who was struck on the head with a rock.
Tuesdayth the Republicans OF the Fifteenth
Ohio Congressional District renominaLed
General Charles H. Grosyenor for Con-
gress by reclamation. Intense enthusiasm
was manifested, and the utmost harmony
characterized the proceedings Of the con.
VentlOn, which was held at Marietta. The
General made q stirring speech, The dis.
trict 10 set down for 800 Republican ma.
jority.
In Kauawha county the levy for county
purposes has been fixed al 70 cents for
each 500, as against rs cents last year,
This will make tie gross revenue for the
county about $4,000. Lsyies for district
road purposes 70 cents GU the$l00, except
Union district, which is 10 cents, and Elk
district, which is 30 cents. independent
Of the tax, each adult male citizen OF the
different districts will be taxed ST for road
purposes.
Charles W. Carpenter, who was arrested
In Marietta OF u charge Of being q COM
mon thief, claims to be the victim Of mis-.
taken identity. He states that at the time
he is claimed to have committed q robbery
at Parkeisburg two years ago he was on
the Pacific coast, and that it was another
Charles Carpenter who 10 wanted. He
has been released from custodyat Marietta.
He is the young man who was arrested
inst alter being married some days since.
The wool Is nearly all in for this county.
Fully fifty thousand pounds have been
taken IN by Messrs. Thornberry & Corbett
Bros. Tho wool Is most excellent, and
was generally well handled. Our farmers
are generally getting proud OF the look OF
their clips. Mr.. Samuel McOoach carried
of the first honor for the heaviest buck,
his weighing twenty-six pounds. Mr..
John w. Lazear's clip wag the best aver
age one, and Mr.. j. 3. MCCoy's the heay.
lest average, 1t weighing elk pounds 10 the
leeCe.-Tyier Democrat.
At the last term Of the Federal Court at
Parkernburg, q very interesting case was
decided. In the fall OF 1882 John B.
Howery and his wife came to West Vir-
GINA from Missouri, where they had lived
thirty'ive years, to visit friends and rela.
lives. At Huntington they stopped at the
st. James Hotel. Harry Funk was pro.
prietor. Howery lost $500 10 currency at
the hotel, and claimed that Funk and two
Others, unknown TO him, robbed him. lie
sued Funk in the Circuit Court, and Funk
had the case transferred to the United
States Court at Parkersburg, In that Court
Howsry recovered q verdict against Funk
for 1881, and at the last term Judge Jack.
son set aside the conveyance mads by
Funk to II. j. Snively, and rendered q
decree for the sale OF the hotOl, to satisfy
Howefy's debt.
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THE MONTHLY NAIL MEETING,

Great Interest Manifested In The Result,
Same old Story.
News from the mOnthly meeting Of the
Western Nail Association at Pittsburgh
was eagerly Inquired for here yesterday,
All tho mills here were represented, mos
Of the Wheeling manufacturers having
gone up on Tuesday evening, According
to the following Associated Press dispatch
the meeting resulted in nothing ofinterest
"PlFT'HuIGH, PA,Julv l4-At the regu,
lar monthly meeting OF the Western Nail
Association, held here to-day, tie card
rate on nails Wss reati rmsd, Trade was
reported fair and stocks light, The attend
ance was very large, every factory in the
West being represented in person OF
by proxy"
Il is folly to suppose, however, that
nothibg was said about the scale Of wages,
and doubtless some understanding was
arrived at by those mills not now in opera
tiou,
The MIinGo mill began last night 10 run
eleven hours on the night turn, Each
turn Is now making ffty-dVe hours q
week,
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II. II. TAKE, puo tho CITY,


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GRIPFIru-LuKESs
a BallImoro lIan nn4 . WAselIng LAay

A baltimore Man and u Wheeling Lady wed
ut st, Lul0's Chnpel.
Another one of WheeItng'S popular
young ladies has been won and carried
away by a stranger. Yesterday morning
Miss Laura B. Lukens was married 20 Mr..
Melvin 8. Griffith, OF Baltimore. The
wedding, which took place at II o'clock in
ST, Luke's P, L. church, on the Island,
was one Of the pIettiest celebrated In the
city for come time. The church was we'll
hlled with the relatives and many admir-.
lug friends Miss Lukeps has here, the
assemblage forming a very fashionable
gathering, JVhile waiting for the bridal
party the guests were entertained by Miss
Savage, the OrgRnist, who rendered a uum.
Der OF appropriate selectiousin a charming
manner.
Miss Lukens had no attendants. The
ushers were Mr., John Berger and Mr..
Harry Franzheim, of this city, aud Mr..
David NJ, Fulton, OF Baltimore, They pre-
coded the bride, who was escorted by her
uncle, Mr., Jacob Berger, oithis city, up
the aisle to the chsncel, where the groom
and his best man, Mr.. Frank O. HRmil.
ton, also OF Baltimore, stood waiting, hRY-
ing entered from the vestry room rs the
atfainaui the wedding march from the
organ algnaled the entrance OF the bride.
This church was prettily decorated with
flowers,
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. j, Gibson CAN'T, rector OF the
church, the bride being given away by
Mr., Jacob Berger, Alter the wed.
ding there was an informal lit.
tie reception aud dinner at the home Of
the BRIDES mother, on North Front street,
at which only the nearest relatives were
present, Miss Lukens reCsiYeda number
Of beautiful presents. She was very be.
Comingly 'attired in a grey travelling suit,
with hat to match, and carried flowers she
made q very charming bride. The gcutle.
men oil the party wore Prince Albert suit9.
Mr., and Mrs. Griffith left on the Clsve.
land Il Pittsburgh road at $40 o'clock on
an extensive bridal tour. They go to
Cleveland, Niagara, down the St. Law.
renee and via Lakes George and Cham.
plain to New York, Philadelphia and
Baltimore.
The bride will be sadly missed here;
she has always been q ~favorite in society,
and already occupies that position in
Baltimore, where she has visited, She
will be followed 10 her new home by the
warmest and best wishes. Mr., Griffith is
q prominent business man in Baltimore,
and has gained a number OF friends here
by his pleasing manners.
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A GREAT EXCURSION TRAIN.
The II. & o. Arrnngos to scnd a Tl,rougl
Solid Train from Here to Milwaukee. .

The II. & o. ArranEOs TO sGnd a Through
Solid Train from Here to milwaukee,.
Colonel W. L. Reppert, Of Columbus
the enterprising Division Passenger Agent
Of the Baltimore & Ohio Road, having
charge Of all business In bis department
between the river and Chicago, arrived In
the city last evening and 40 will be noticed
by the large display advertisement In this
issue, after a pleasant conference with the
GermAniaa and Mnnuerchor Singing S0cla.
ties, perfected 4 splendid arrangement iot
the benefit Of the societies aud their
friends who are going 10 the Milwaukee
SRngeriest next week,
Under the arrangement frat made, The
Wheeling people going by The D, K o.
would have been transferred al Chicago
from one depot 10 another by omnibuses.
This would have given tho %exCurslOnists
q chance 10 have seen many points Of In.
terest In Chicago, but the transfer would
have been vexatious 10 some. The ar.
rangement made last night provides for q
solid train from here 10 Milwaukee. Not
only'w the elegant Bleepera Of the B.&O,
20 clear through, but the coaches aud bag.
gage cars also. The train viii leave
here Al 1865 r. NJ. next Tuesday night as a
section oil the noted "Dalsy Limited and
run through solid TO Milwaukee With no
change oil any kind, arriving there al noon
on Wednesday, Dining cars will be at
taChed al various points. The fare for the
round TIP will be hut 81. This ID the
biggest thing Ia the way Of an excursion
train that Wheeling has had for q long
time. The societies are delighted with
the arrangement and promise 10 90 In
numbers.
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Apica.nut Concert,

The concert given by The Norfolk
Mission Singers, at tho u. T. church lasI
evening was y gtca! success both music
ally and financially. The singers are
young people, students from the college
at Norfolk, Va They sing nothing but
melodies and plantation songs, and they
make worry One music out Of them.
The audience was large aud very on.
thuslAstic, enCorlng most Of the numbers,
Professors Hamilton aud Grove both
made very interesting speeches duiing the
iutetmiBsions, giving tho history OF their
Institution and detailing lts plans Of work.
Ing. Alter tho concert the singers al.
joutned 10 DutBtBU Ice cream paFlOrs and
enjoyed Refreshments, finishing by giving
Mr.. burst a very pleasant vocal B6rsnade,
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Messrs. l. 4 Delaplaln, Thomas O'Bripn,
David Gutman, y. j. lloyd and Joseph
Bodley, tho five commissioner appointed
by tile Circuit Court to view and condemn
the Wheat lots, In the Eighth ward, for
the purpose Of erecting q school house,
met yesterday, and after viewing the prop.
eFty Appraised the -four lots At $1,000,
They are lots 50, 80, 81 and 8S In the La
Grange addition TO the city. The price
bet ID what the heirs were willing to take,
bnt owing 10 the difficulty In making a
clear and valid title, condemnation pro.
CesdingS were resorted to % q matter oil
form, toayoid any trouble about the ttanB'
fer Id the future.
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The latest news from the two oil wells
being put down in the Washington field
by the Central Oil Company.of this city,
is to the effect that well No. / Is down 900
feet and No. 2 Is down 7lO feet. The
casing which was put down in No. 2 last
Saturday has collapsed, which accounts for
tho fact that the well has not been sunk
deeper since the last report was received.
L, L, Geer, the contractor who Is putting
down the wells, thinks that trouble will
be had with No. 2 before 1t will be In con.
dition 10 resume drilling again, and says
that they must have some heavier casing.
AS yet there have been no Caye.inS.
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wIIEnEpoEs TIIN MoNHYGot

a Taxpayer Calls Attention to n Matter o.
Public Interest.
TO te Editor etthe hteAdgacer.
sIR:-Why don't you take a stroll dowr
about the north wing OF the new City Hal
and see what there is going on? Then &C
to the office Of Clerk Woods, look over the
order book and see the vast sums already
paid out on account OF alterations to said
wing. You will be amazed to fluid that
Mr., Gas Trustee Saeley has 80 far received
some 81 900 or 81 600 on plumbing account,
and the good Lord and Mr.. ArChiteC.
Hamilton alone know how muChmore ia to
follow. ! think 1t Is about time the atten.
lion Of the tax payers was called to the
management Of county affairs. A more
seemingly incapable set of men for the
proper transaction OF county business /
never knew. They sold the p, w. 4 Ky.
bonds In order, as was said, to keep down
the county levy, and in q few days there.
alter | believe the tax rate was advanced.
Our DemouratiG friends are making a re.
cord that should drive them from county
control. They aro'the majority party and
should be held responsible. A few Re.
publican members oil the Board are Just us
guilty as the Democratic majority, and 1t
Is intimated that one, at least, is "behind
tho screen' and q party 10 all that Is 60
ing on. Let In tho light, and inform the
public where the money is going, no mat.
ter who Is hurt or exposed.
Wheeling, Guly IA.
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still at the front, is nov open and ready
for business, at No. II Sixteenth street.
Little's Little Store Around the Corner
opposite John Deringer'B barber shop, will
always have a full supply Of his celebrated
Philadelphia Cream Pop, Birch Beer and
Ginger Ale, from his own mandatory,
which heguarAntsea will invlgoratea aud ele,
yate, but II will notintoxiCate. Ice Cream
always on hand, made from the famous
NapiuiCe CteAmireeEef. Call and SEQ him.
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plrnle.

The Young Mems Christian Association
and liz friends will picnic to-day Of
Cfesap'B Grove II II does not rain. Should
II rain, the picnic will DO postponed until
tomorrow. The passenger train on the
Ohio River road will be held until 1850
O'Clock and those who miss II can take the
accommodation which leaves about 0
O'Clock. Arrangements have been made
for q very pleasant and enjoyable time, a
large number Of ladies and gentlemen are
Snln9 down.
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DoyRR, N. H., July l4,-The notorious
Rev. Arthur Waite, who come years agc
was prominent as the the converted clown
and a temperance agitator, and who man.
aged q Good Tidings Gospel Temperance
Tent In most OF the cities Of New England,
has recently been seen In London. fe de.
serted his family, eloped with a young
woman, and Is now engaged as q scenic
artist at the Drury Lane theatre.