The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-25
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SODA fountains have been turned on.
OPERA House this evening-"BOccac-
cio."
The GRAND this eveniug-"Little
Nugget"
TmE N. r. u. miners Of Wheeling will
give u ball at the Arion hall April "a.
b. j. Campbell was on Saturday APP
pointed IN United States commissioner.
THE alarm OF fire Saturday evening
was caused by a harmless chimney fire
in the Eighth ward,
BURGLARS attempted to get into the
rear door Of Chief OF Police Delbrugge's
residence Saturday morning, but failed.
"REUBRN GLUE'' had a good house at
the Grand Saturday night when the Il
gagemelt closed, The audience was en-
thustastiC,
The firm of S, Horkheimer & Son has
been dissolved, Mr.. S. Horkheimer re-
firing, Mr., NJ. B, Horkheimer will con-
tinue the business,
A GIRL named Morris was taken from
q house Of i'll fame here by the police
Saturday, at her mothers request, and
taken to her home in Bridgeport,
Tue iourneymen painters say that II
the employers do not conCede their de-
mands to-day, they will go to work on
their own hook and take contracts,
A NUMBER OF young Hebrew society
gentlemen have again formed them.
selves into a social organization and
have leased F%rRnzheim's Hall for q term
OF years.
THE man Murphy, who fell in cellar
way on the South Side Friday night and
was thought to be SO badly hurt, got W
and walked off Saturday morning as Il
nothing had happened.
TIE many friends Of Mr.. John EbberI
will regret to see in another column the
announcement OF his death, which oc
Cured yesterday afternoon, at the age O
IS. His death will be greatly regretted
THERE are eighteen cases on the dock
ct for this mornings police court. u
these cases four men were arrested in
gambling room raided Saturday night
and five men and four women in IN alley
g dive,
TWENTY new members were admitted
to the First Presbyterian church yester'
daO, six on certificates and fourteen on
confession of faith. Miss Flora vii
liams sang "COmo unto me- Us u solo al
the o%tIertory.
The Weston World contains a com
plete exoneration OF DR., I. NJ. Hood
IRON scandalous charges recently
brought against him in connection with
his position at the West Virginia Hos
pital for the Insane.
D. i. STRAUSS, for an assault on County
Commissioner Koch, provoked by the
latter refusing county aid TO STRAUSS
family, was tined$20 aud costs in Police
Court Saturday, and in default sent tC
the hill for thirty days.
Mr.. JOHN WATEMIoUsE has retired
from the wholesale grocery firm Q,
Joseph Speidel & Co, The business vii
be continued without other change by
the remaining partners, Messrs, JOSEPH
Speidel and A, 4. Hupp.
OFFICER LUKENs yesterday killed
dog belonging to Jack GlassCock, which
had attacked and bitten DR.. +. @, Myers
Mrs. GlassCock objected to havin" the
animal killed OH the premises, but i
was done against her protest.
SATURDAY night about eleven o'clocl
Charles Redman, n Colored man, only II
the city about ten days, was knocked
down on Market street by n OF u party
OF four young men. All were put undeI
arrest pending an investigation thil
morning.
GAIT. W. A. Mccoy was given a hear
ing before United States COMMISSIONS.
Forbes Saturday on the charge OF de
frauding Mrs. Milligan out Of 500, pen
sion money. Mr.. Forbes reserved hi
decision and released Captain Mccoy OF
his own reCognizanCe, which shows
either great confidence in him or tina
there is little In the case.
The Council Committee on City Prison
met Saturday evening and considered
the probable amount OF money the de
partment would need for the presen
year. Six thousand dollars was finally
named. Last year the department ex
pended $4,G0l 81. The Committee OF
Scales also met, and agreed that Sl,00t
would be about the right thing, Las
year this department expended Sl,O45 80
NEXT Friday evening a benefit enter
tertainment and supper, under the au
spices OF Phil Sheridan Post No. So, &
4. r., will be held at Grand Army hall
on Main street. The Women's Relic.
Corps will G have charge Of the alfairl
having volunteered. Supper will be
served at any time from 5 O'Clock till
the hour OF closing, and ice cream, cake
ETC., will be dispensed from the refresh
ment stands. A royal good time il
guaranteed toall who come.