The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-22
LOCAL BRBYITIEs.
Matters Of Minor Moment In and About
the City.

the City.
TIE famous Ringgold Cavalry battal-
ion held its annual reunion at Bentleys-
vile Pa, yesterday.
TUE City Council OF East Liverpool
has passed an ordinace forbidding gas
companies to advance rates more than 10
per cent.
A HOG being driven through town by
SChenCk K Sons men, went mad and
created a good deal of excitement, at
lacking men fiercely He was shot after
Il dangerous and thrilling chase.
TnE b. Il o. railroad ran their first.
vcstibuie train, consisting OF n baggage |
ear, two coaches and two sleepers,
through Bcnwood Monday night on
train 30. ). 1t was beautiful sight to
witness.
MURRAY McDoSALD, Of the steamer
Bellairc, saved young lady from
drowning the other evening near the
Belmont coal works. She stepped be-
tween two bargcs and would have
drowned but for Mr.. Mcdonald.
A BRowS mare strayed from Eber.
ling's hotel, corner OF Vwenty-second
and Market streets, yesterday morning:
The mare belonged to Slater Brown, OF
Colcrain, Ohio, and has, no doubt,
found her way home before this.
The man Hafcr, captured by Officer
West last week for robbing cutlery
store at HOlgate, Henry county, ONO,
was taken back yesterday morning by
Sheriff Baron, who also paid the reward
e t..n - lJnrnJ fnr tl,n ODnrab nugiOn of
the criminal to Officer West.
Iii expected that the electrical cars
will be running on the Market street
line bv tomorrow. Horse ears have
been running for several days from
Forty.third street to Boggs' run, where
there is still Il gap in the track owing to
difficulty about the right OF way.
ANpRIw, alias Easily, Wilcoxen, aud
William Hennegan, the two steaben-
vile men arrested Monday by Officers
Shorts and Lukens, were taken up to
Steubenyille yesterday by Justice Love
and an officer. They are charged with
assaulting the notorious Hen McCrystal,
whom they nearly killed.
MuRRY, Miller and Fox had their
hearing before squire Ankle yesterday
Fox and hurry were fined $40 and costs
each for running through the toll gate,
and $40 and costs each for assault on
Miss CRYSTAL, and all three were held in
500 bond for cruelty to animals. hurry
went to Jail and the othertwo gave bond
Mn. WILLIAM NtYLEs resignation is
in the hands OF the clerk OF the First
Branch of Council, in which he states
he has no further desire 10 preside us
the President OF the Board OF Public
Works, as Council has so hampered the
Board that it is nothing better than q
committee, with not even the powers oil
such body.
YESTERDAY morning about 3 o'clock
Miss McGumphrey and a girl IN her
house named BERTHE Wilbcrt had u
bloody fight. When Officer Watson show
ed upMliss was chasing the girl with q
butcher knife. He arrested both and
also a girl named Clara Jones, and yes:
terlay in police court Miss was lined
$40 and costs and the girls s. and costs
each.
JAMES MCKEE, travelling man Of this
city, went to Ramage station, on the o.,
l.. Il W. railroad Monday, and after i'm
ishing his business, was awaiting tram
for home. When it arrived the engineer
had started again before MIR. Mckee got
on, and as he had an umbrella and q
grip" in his hands, he missed his hold
and was thrown on the track and quite
badly bruised and scratched.
A VERY pleasantrcunion OF the classes
Of the English Lutheran Sunday school,
taught bv Mr.. William Higgins and
Miss Anna Freeze, was held ut the resi-
, dencc of Mr.. Higgins, OH Monday even.
ing, in honor OF Mr. and Mra. Ferdinand
Pcschaw, OF Wilmington, n. c., after
whom their classes are named. Avery
. pleasant time was had, and the hours
sped away very rapidly. Refreshments
were served during the evening.
A SHED used for storing hay and straw
back Of the Wheeling pottery on Eoit
street, between Thirty-tirst and Thirty
second streets, caught fire yesterday
morning about 6 o'clock. 1t inadequate
blaze for Il time, but owing to the
prompt work OF the department it was
soon extinquished. The shed was en-
tirely disconnected from the pottery, and
in no way endangered 1t. The loss is
trihing, $50 covering the damage.
YESTERDAY afternoon about o'clock
an express wagon drew up in front OF
George L. Stifel 4 Co.'S and left y val
liable and magnificent st. Bernard dog.
The dog is Il fine fellow and has already
taken three prizes. 1t was present to
Mr.. Sufel, who is n great lover OF fine
dogs-ant this will bc II big addition to
his collection. 1t came from New York,
accompanied by well worded letter and
was present from Messrs. MuIholand,
Dickcy, Mosier, Water, Dennison, Shep-
herd, Pope, Cotton, Eckert, Clark,
Jones, King, Culsiord, Reynolds and
Rankin, well known travelling men and
friends OF Mr.. Stifel.