The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-24
LOCAL BRgyTTIRs.
Matters of Minor Moment in and About
the City.

MIR. SAMUEL IEMbEhIVN uASN yNS'.
day at his residence on Twenty-third
street, after q tedious illness.
TIE track OF the Citizens railway is
being moved TO Jacob street between
Twenty-third and Twenty-tifth streets
TIE members OF The Wheeling Club
and their lady friends were present, in
goodly numbers ut last nights "Cluo
Night assembly.
CONSTABLE Ton BENNETT was SUI
ficicEtly recovered from his sick spell 70
sit up yesterday, and expects to be able
TO come out to-day or tomorrow.
A Two-YEAR.oLD son Of Richard Ryan,
compositor working in the Register
office, who lives on the Island, had TALL
yesterday that resulted in broken arm.
TIE late superintendent OF the rolling
mill at Bessemer, Alabama, Mr.. Lewis
Jones, is organizing q company Tor
the erection Of another rolling mill ut
BesSemer ... n
TIE big stack OF the furnace OF 1.-THE
Washington glass works was completed
Saturday evening. 1t is ninety feet high,
and the outside diameter is twenty'seven
feet, and nine feet at the top.
TIE usual cr post tacto flood prophet
now turns up. He fOretOld Thursdays
storm some time ago, rs is usually the
case. One OF them also adds predlc-
ton Of another flood this week.
A CARLOAD OF savage Apache Indians
under Chief Hokopo, passed east via
Benwood yesterday morning. Some o.
them had been treated to "tirc-water'
and became troublesome and had to bt
handCutfed and chained.
LuTx Bros, the laundry men, author
ize the statement that they will clear
free Of charge the carpets OF any oil tho
needy flood sufferers il sent TO thell
laundry. The carpets should be dry
when brought to the laundry.
Mn. THOMAS MEARs is building a 30by
40 foot addition to his keg and barrel fac
tory over the river. The building will be
two stories high and OF brick, 10 be useC
only for the manufacturing Of barrels
1t will be fitted up with the lAtest ma
chinery.
TIE Cleveland 4 Pittsburgh Railroad
COMPANY stationed a gravel train in Mar
tins Ferry last night, to be in readiness
should there be n storm. The ominOu!
looking clouds overhead were taken by
the railroad men rs warning OF evl
and hard work.
TIE ladies OF the Woman's Union BE
nevolent Society have been visiting Tri
adelphia and Elm Grove every day since
the flood, and fexpecting to 60 out agail
to-day, will be glad to carry out any
contributions that may be left at the
Linsly Institute.
CRATE bars were put in position a
Sweeney's foundry yesterday and worE
resumed with coal for fuel in place o
natural gas, shut Off by reason OF The
flood. The concern has considerable
work to do at present in the way o
small castings and repair work.
EUGENE RoBINsoN's great show, con
sisting OF three floating palaces, will bt
ut the public landing Thursday, Friday
and Saturday. 1t cOnsists OF museum
menagerie, aquarium and stage eXh!9l
tions. The entertainment Is highly
spoken OF wherever it has been given.
The monthly pay Of Baltimore & Ohio
train dispatchers east OF the river has
been raised from 800 per month to 500
conductors from $50 to 500; local mer
from So to 800, and brakemen from
81 rs to 81 90 per day. In al cases the
older men are given the preference o.
runs.
THERE has long been complaint among
the retail produce dealers and hucksteri
that the wholesale dealers would retail
Yesterday one OF the retailers told n re-
porter that there is q movement on foot
among the retailers to pool their issues
and establish Il wholesale store OF thcll
own by way OF retaliation.
PRESIDENT WILLIAM WEIHE, OF the
Amalganated Association, was in Bell
aire yesterday afternoon arranging. the
list with the mill management there
They have machinery in these works
that does away with some OF the labor
provided for in the list OF the AssociR-
ton. The Independent says it is mol
thought there will be any trouble about
arranging matters.
The Triadelphia base ball team and
the Standard club, OF the Island, have
arranged to play game OF ball at Island
park next Thursday afternoon, the pro:
ceeds from the gates, Mt which small
admission fee will be charged, to be de-
voted for the benefit OF tho flood suffer
ers. An interesting game is promised, us
both teams are capable OF playing equal
to the best OF amateurs.
THE Steubenville and Toronto Cantona
OF the Patriarchs Militant OF the !. o. D.
+. passed down the river yesterday on
the steamerC. W. Bachelor en- route to a
general gathering OF the order at Cincin-
matt. AS the boat lay here for several
hours, the Wheeling canton met them at
the landing and escorded them to the
Odd Fellows hall. The visitors were
accompanied by brass band.
Work began yesterday on the fire
brick, sewer pipe and terra Gotta works
ut Windsor Station, on the Pewiky road.
The clay there was tried by experts in
England, who made from it what is con-
cedcd to be the best fire brick ever seen.
Bane 4 Hopley, of England, will build
the works, Mr.. Hopley being now on
the ground, which is on the farm Of Mr..
Bane. The vein Of clay is considered Il
rich find.
By an advertisement in another col
umn n meeting OF the Wheeling Wheel
men is called for o'clock this evening
ut the City Building, from which place
the members will ride on their wheels
over to the State Fair Grounds, where
the Arion society will give picnic and
!SommernachtsfcSt this afternoon andeven-
ing. The wheelmen will be admitted
free and will be furnished with lanterns
after arriving on the grounds.
PATRICK GIBDoS, who came here on
Friday with the workmen who were
employed in repairing the damage to the
Baltimore & Ohio tracks, was found
dead near BenwoOd early Sunday morn
ing. He had been run over by yard
engine. The remains were sent to Par
kersburg, his late home. 1t was the