The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-23
LOCAL BREYITlRs.
Matter. of Minor AIemOnt in and About the

Matters OF Minor Momeht IN and About the
City
THR MmnnerChor Society gave sue
cessiul and enjoyable ball in its hall on
Market street last night,
WoRE is progressing at the west open
ing OF the Railroad tunnel under the hill
Just east OF the Top mill.
THE Arion Club will have Rg0spisits
Thursday afternoon and evening, given
by the ladies Of the society,
NoRTH MAIN street, In the neighbor-
hood OF the Top Mill, Is TO BIO improved
by paving with cobble stones.
JoHN FENDT was fined yesterday in
police court S. and costs for an assault
on man named Jones, This was the
only case in the court.
TlE Opera House 0rchestra's concert
and ball will be given at the Arion hall
this evening, 1t Is sure TO be an enjoy
able affair In all respects,
TlrE discovery Of a gang Of river
thieves living In shanty'boats Is cal
Gulated to make the shanty.boat com.
munities more unpopular than ever,
THE Board Of County Commissioners
met yesterday and went out to the
County Intirmary to make the annual
inventory OF county property there,
SOME OF the handsomest printing ever
seen in Wheeling is displayed advertis'
ing "Held by the Enemy" to be given
At the Opera House next Monday and
Tuesday evenings,
The Council Committee on Health
went up yesterday to tho hill aud in,
speCted the new wooden building over
the city garbage crematory, which has
been completed and painted,
OFFICER SHORTS last evening arrested
a man on the street so drunk that he
could not tell his name. He was hauled
to the lookup in a hand cart, followed
by big crowd OF noisy kids,
PASSIONS SLAVE" had another fail
house at the Grand last night, ant
pleased everybody, 1t will be repeated
ut the matinee to-day and the engage
meut concludes this evening
TnE Board OF Directors Of the Wheel
ing Base Ball Association met last nigh
and formally ratified the contract tina
has been made with 3. I. Sullivan, o
Chicago, TO manage the Wheeling team
next season and play second base.
AN old lady named Corners, witt
lives on Twenty-fith street, in descend
Ing tho stone steps in front OF her resi-
dence To the street, fell, and sprainet
her ankle badly, besides being badly Gu
and bruised,- DR.. Taylor dressed he
wounds.
WoRH has been resumed on the city
temporary bridge over the creek at Mali
street, and 1t now looks us II itmight b,
done this month. Were the creek I,
freeze over and then break up, how
ever, the false work supporting II woult
beswept away
THE spell OF winter which began Sun
day night did not amount to much
Monday was fairly wintrish, and Their,
was little snow and ice yesterday, blu
the sun shone aud the air was cool ant
pleasant. The much desired Ice crop ha
not yet been harvested.
PETE CUsTls was arraigned beior
squire w. IL. Davis yesterday on com
plant OF his wife, who accused him o
assault and battery, and was fined s
and costs. For prolane swearing II
court he was fined 81 and costs, and Ii
default OF the fines he was committed I,
the county jail for twenty days in all.
PETER Boucher, the mailer who wa
arrested and jailed at Steubenyille
charged with, the murder Of the chile
three years ago, was given q prellminer!
hearing Monday asd again locked up
but the evidence is very slim so far, al
depending upon the woman-hls para
mour-who said he killed and bnrieC
the child iu the cellar. An investiga
ton OF the cellar showed that no grave
had ever been there. The woman
manner did not tend to cause conildenc,
in her truthiulness.