The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-04
LOCAL, BREVTTlES.
Matters OF Minor Moment IN and About
the CITY.

Nlukktfh VI "AhbN una hApNN
the City.
Az electrical motor stuck at the foot Of
the Main street incline last night for
half an hour, full OF passengers. The
power became too weak TO pull the car
Tor some reason.
THE Cumberland accommodation train
leaving Wheeling at sos u. m, and ar
irving at $3.50 p. M, will run into the
camp ground station at Moundsville I'M
til further notice.
TIE Council Committee on Claims
was called to meet last night, but the
hot weather or something else kept every
member OF the committee except City
Solicitor Caldwell; the chairman, away,
and nothing was done.
IL the police court yesterday John
Mack, jr., was fined $40 and costs Tor
disordery conduct, and in default OF bail
was sent TO the hill for thirty days. Joe
Jones, charged with being drunk, was
given permission to leave town.
DIR. AsmDRooK, the Fulton Physician
arraigned before Squire Davis Thursday,
on complaint OF Dir. Garrison for prac-
ticing medicine illegally, was honorably
discharged yesterday. All the prOsecu.
ton accomplished was to advertise him
thoroughly.
ANOTHER unsuccessful effort was made
last evening TO hold joint session OF the
Board OF Gas Trustees and the Council
Committee on Lights for the purpose Of
considering the proposition that the city
operate an electric light plant. There
was again no quorum.
CARRIE PALMER, who came near dying
from the effects OF morphine night before
lust, was reported dead yesterday, but
the report was without foundation. The
doctors report her out OF danger, though
still sick. She said when she recovered
that she had no intention to commit
suicide.
A STILL alarm was sent into the At
lantic engine house yesterday morning,
caused by slight blaze on the roof Of
W. B. Reds tannery, in East Wheeling
The fire was started by sparks from the
smoke stack falling on the roof. The
blaze was extinguished without damage
OF consequence.
LAST evening a dispute arose between
Ex.Constablc Stamp and Il customer a
his restaurant on Market street as &c
whether meal had been paid for, anC
the two men came to blows. The Gus
toner was put under arrest by Officer
West and the matter will be inquired
into in police court this morning.
RAPHAEL CAEINo, Il Quarryman at New
Cumberland, fell to the bottom OF the
quarry, distance Of siXty-four feet
Thursday, and sustained broken LEI
and several bad scalp wounds. He is
married man, 50 years old. He was re-
moved to the West Penn Hospital al
Pittsburgh. His condition is very crit
ical.
THE bridges on the Baltimore & OhiO's
division between here and Pittsburgh
that were washed away by the big tiooc
OF July 10, are to be rapidly replaced. II
most cases they viii be made higher anC
wider than the destroyed ones were sc
as to make the watcr-Courses larger and
il possible, prevent repetition OF The
damage and inconvenience such rs ha'
been occaSiOned.
CLERK Hook yesterday admitted tc
record deed made August 9, by George
| II, Weishar and wife to William &. A
Bayha, in consideration OF $1,000, fol
part Of square 3 in Carroll 4 Bakers ad
ditition, on McCollOch street. Also
deed made August |, by Annie Conner
ford and James, her husband, to vii.
liam G. Dickman, in consideration oil
5000, for lot 80, on the corner OF TWEEN
ty.sixth and Market streets. Also two
deeds OF trust.
CHEF DuNNING, Of the Fire Depart
ment, carrying out wish expressed by
several councilmen, has had the big fire
alarm bell in the Public Building tower
turned so that the hammer will strike in
a new place. 1t was feared by some that
the bell was being struck in one place
so often that it would crack. The bell
was turned before, not many months
ago. and the Chief did not think there
was any possibility OF crack for some
time TO come, but in order to a!lay fears
that had been aroused gave it another
twist.
You've mems meeting will be held at
s O'Clock this evening at the Young
Mems Christian Association building,
ll22 Market street. This meeting is
held every Saturday evening and is al
ways interesting. occasionally the COM
mittee OF the Association intrusted with
the meeting arrange social gathering to
follow the religious services. One OF
these soeiabIes will be given this even:
ing. Young men in general are invited
to attend both the meeting and the So
cial gathering. The usual Sunday meet
ing will be held ut 4 o'clock tomorrow.