The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-17
LOCAL BREYITIRS.
Matters of SIIaOr Moment in and About the
CITY,

THE boys were feasting their eyes
yesterday on fresh circus posters.
OFFICER GAus was on the Island beat
last night, in the absence OF Officer
Lukens.
The Republican County Convention
and Barnum's circus arc set for the same
hour, May I.
ALI WAFFLE and John Mooney, two
plain DRINKS, were sent to the work
house for ten days each yesterday from
police court.
LEWIS HES and Tommy Flynn were
run in by Officer Killcen last night for
disorderly conduct on the South Side.
They arc accused OF insulting ladies'.
THE United States District Court meets
in this city this afternoon. No grand
Jury will be impaneled to-day, but j. Is
possible that one will have to be called
later in the term.
TIE alley from the Public Building
down to Market street, and that from
the Cathedral down to Chapline street,
arc being paved with fire brick. The
work was begun yesterday.
TIE entertainment committee OF the
Ii. 90. +. is called TO meet st Odd Eel
lows hall tonight to make final arrange,
ments for the anniversary celebration ~
Arion hall on the 10Th inst.
MAGGIE MILLER and Ellie Butler, two
residents OF that savory section Of the
Second ward known MS Alley 9, were
run in by Officer Dunlap yesterday al
ternoon for disorderly conduct.
CiIRls KLINE was before the police
court again yesterday on the same Ola
charge OF drunk and was fined $40 and
costs, in default OF which he was COM
mitted to the city workhOuse for sixty
days. 3. :,
CLERK Hook yesterday issued a mar,
riage license to John A. McAlahon, aged
%. a native of GAINESVILLE and resident
of this city, and Miss Mamie Lloyd, also
a native OF GAINESVILLE aud resident oil
Wheeling.
Thomas WILLIAMS, OF Martins Ferry,
held the winning number, 1871, for the
gold watch, and John ellis, Of Bridge
port, held the winning number, l5I, for
tho gun, ratified at Gus Miller's saloon
last night.
The two young men, Cloudy and La
Rue, who had little lmpromptu spar.
ring match on the corner OF Market aud
Twelfth streets Sunday evening, were
arrligned in the Police Court yesterday,
and fined for the diversion.
Mn. j. NJ. BELL, the baker, on MIR
ket street north Of Twelfth, fell Sunday
and broke his arm in the same place it
was broken some time ago. At his age
the injury, coming on the heels OF an
other, is apt to prove serious.
THE good weatherand improved coun-
try roads have brought an unusually
large number Of country people into
town, in spite of the fact that this is
their busy season. Business with the
retail merchants is correspondingly
bright.
TIE hotel property on Market square,
heretofore known as the "New Home"
has been thoroughly repaired, painted
and papered, from cellar to dome, and
will be occupied by Mr.. James lsine'
The new place will be called the crime
House."
TuE adjustcrs representing the insur-
ance companies which lost by the fire
on Main street last Friday morning, will
commence their work this morning. As
soon rs they have arrived ut an estimate
Of the various losses, the work OF re-
building the Paxton house will be push
cd forward.
TIE last will and testament OF John
a. Cooke was yesterday admitted TO
probate and ordered to be recorded.
The will OF Michael Healy, deceased,
was also admitted to probate. Thomas
W. Weitzel qualified MS executor, giving
bond in the sum OF $500, with NJ.
Reilly as surety.
MAY Morn, said to hail from Parkers-
burg, who has been annoying the resi-
dents near Alley 10 by bad conductwith
colorcd men, was found drunk in the
alley Sunday night by Officer Bell, and
in police court yesterday she was given
an hour to leave town. She said she
would go to Parkersburg at once.
TIE Bellaire Independent says: Mr.. S.
NJ. Ross, Mr.. Patch, representing 9. D.
Robbins, and Mr.. SwecncyNhad con-
sultation ut the Windsor hotel this fore
noon with n number OF manufacturers
and business men here. They want
guarantee fund to run another natural
gas pipe line to this city, and report an
ample gus field under their control.
A BRUSH fire on the north end Of the
Island, in the vineyard, yesterday set
fire to other brush heaps, and in n very
few minutes the whole vineyard was Il
sheet OF flame, and frame house was
seriously threStened. The Island reel
was called out and put two streams on
the blaze, soon getting it under control.
1t is thought that the flames ruined the
vines.
THR case OF Francis Barger, accused OF
extorting money from an United States
pensioncr, intimidating witnesses in the
United States court and sub0r uation
OF perjury, was commenced before Com
missioner Forbes yesterday, and n large
number OF witnesses were examined, but
the case was adjourned till to-day with
out being finished.
THERE are now six new houses in pro-
cess OF erection on the old fur ground
property, and number Of others will
soon be begun. There is talk OF petit
tioning the City Councilto condemn the
necessary property to open Maryland
street through. 1t is argued il this step
is not taken now, the owners will no
doubt build, and the lots will cost the
city much more when i. is finally neCes-
sary to open the street.
JOHN LAsnLEY, of the city gas office,
thought till yesterday that anybody
could ride bicycle, Yesterday lie un-
dertook to demonstrate the truth of his
theory, with City Collector Dunaway's
bicycle. He cotton at the northeast cor
ner OF the Public Building square, and
he got off ut the Paxton Fountain, with
a suddenness that was not to be expect
ed OF n new rider. He went clear into
the basin Of the fountain, and the bicy-
Gle went to pieces, The joke is gener-
ally thoughtto be on Dunaway, rs Lash
ley was not hurt.
The wheeling Clubs Opening.