The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-31
LOCAL BRByIrlEs.
Matters OF BIluor Moment Ia and Al,oa. tl,'
CITY,

The last day OF Leap year.
OPERA HOUSE this evening-"Among
the Pines"
The GRAND this evening-Harry Lind
ley Comedy Company.
THERE are twenty cases on the docket
for this mornings police court.
FINER winter weather than this is sell
dom experienced in the Ohio Valley.
The Belmont mill closed down satur-
day for a week, which will be spent in
taking stock.
Van BAKEE isiin the jail here again. 1t
is said it will take $2,OOOto take his case
up to the Supreme Court Of Appeals.
CHARLES ELSE was taken with severe
hemorrhage in the South End satur-
day, creating good deal OF excitement.
The friends CT George Heamer, OF
East Wheeling, who has been sick for
some time, are to give ball for his
benefit tonight.
OFFICER BELL on Saturday picked up
u six.year-old boy named Ed Taylor to
whom somebody had given beer or
liquor until be was very drunk.
HARRY NoRTHwooD, the well-known
glass manufacturer, is the patentee OF a
new article in glassware, having u sur.
face Of lastreless, adheFeRt, unvitritied
sand.
THERE will be meeting OF the Junior
Plumed knights ut Lincoln Club Room
this evening ut 1880 o'clock, to consider
business OF importance. Every member
is requested to be present.
TIE Board Of County Commissioners
will to-day wind up their business and
step down and out. The terms OF all the
county officers also end to-day, as well
as those OF the circuit judges.
The police on Saturday night raided
the house OF Celia Williams, arresting
her and three girls; and the house OF
Minnie Zulauf, where she, three girls
and three men were captured.
Bon SMITH, the young man who fell
into u boiling hot lime vat at the La
Belle mill about ten days ago, is in q
very serious condition, and fears were
entertained last night Of his death.
p. II. BLANEY, a New Highlander, com
planned TO the police Saturday night
that Maud Smith, a woman of i'll repute,
Ind robbed him. The woman and he
were both locked up. He was drunk.
A MAN named William Wells, from
Marion county, complained to the pc,
lice Saturday that he had been robbed
of Sl3 and notes for 5000, at an Upper
Market street saloon. The police are
examining into the case.
TIE wife OF William Payne, the col
ored person sent to the penitentiary !
few days since for two years, who was
. reported TO have died at the tim" hel
husband was sentenced, died Saturda'
and was buried yesterday. She leaves
child only few days old.
TIE river was IA feet and falling. The
Andes is due to-day from Cincinnati
for which point she will leave on bel
return trip tomorrow afternoon at .;
o'clock. The popularity OF the Andes ii
such that she needs no special word o
praise or recommendation.
j. w. HoLLDAY Posi- and Phil Sheri
dan Post are arranging Tor u big camE
fire at G. A. Il. Hall, Wednesday evening
All members OF the Grand Aruy and ole
soldiers who are not members are eX
pected aud great time no doubt will b;
had. Coffee, beans and refreshments
. will be served.
WILLIAM SuAFFER, OF East Wheeling
was attacked on twenty-third street las
night bya crowd OF men. and pretty
badly cut up. He was carried to hi!
fathers residence onTwenty.fourth stree
and his wounds dressed by Doctor Stath
ers. He thinks he knows his ASSISTANTS
especially the one who did the cutting.
ABOUT G o'clock last evening" fir
started in some manner in the thirt
story OF the building on the corner o
Main street and the paper mill alley, oc
cupied down stairs By POrter's saloon
1t was put out before an alarm was sen
in. Some old clothes which were hang
ing up were burned. An oyerheatet
llue is the supposed cause.
WHEELING CENTRAL LODGE, Of til,
Amalgamated Association, elected tn
following officers at meeting held Sat
urday evening: Henry Foster, Prcsi
dent; d. @. Moore, Financial Secretary
: Albert Foster, Recording Secretary; 4
Gessner, Guide; George Foster and w
T, Smith, Guards, and Patrick Butler
Thomas Shaw and George Evans, Trus
tees.