The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-17
LOCAL DlIEylrlES.
Matters Of Minor Mention In and About

Matters OF Minor Mention In and About
the CITY.
ST. PArRlcx's DAY.
TUE Council Committee on Health is
called to meet this evening. gf
The ordinance Of baptism was observ.
ed ut the First Baptist church last even
ing. There was large congregation
present. NY
THERE will DO nothing going on at
either OF the theatres I'LL Thursday
night, when the "Wild Oats comedy
company will commence u return en-.
gagelnent oil three nights at tho Grand.
TnE Vigilant engine company an.
swered a still alarm at Inst midnight,
caused by burning shed at No. 81 Main
street. How the shed caught ilre could
not be learned. The damaga was slight,
Wirnthe exception ofthc blast furnace
at Benwood, all the departments OF the
Riverside are on full. The repairs to
the furnace arc In such shape, however,
that work can probably be resumed there
this week.
]. NJ. LIVELY, the General Manager
and Treasurer OF the Toledo Wire Nail
Company, was In this city last week
looking at the new machines being man.
utactured for his company by A. J..
Sweeney 4 Son. -,
FRANK AuSEw, the young man who
had his arm badly crushed at the elbow
while working In the Baltimore 4 Ohio
yards few days ago, had to have the
arm amputated between the elbow and
shoulder yesterday afternoon.
THE sympathy OF the many friends Of
Colonel and Mrs. George 3. Caldwell
will DO extended TO them in connection
with the loss Of Virginia, their youngest
child, who died near Lynden, Nd, Sat
urday evening, aged seven years.
TIE damage suit instituted against
tho Wel!sburg Natural Gas Company by
Lucas Walter, to recover $4,000 dam
ages, was adjourned Saturday, after the
plaintiff had rested his case, till this
morning. The case is being tried before
Judge PAUL..
TIE Campbell power press on which
the Ohio Valley Budqyt was formerly
printed, was sold on Saturday to Jesse
| ". Plattenburg 4 Son, publishers Of the
Hancock county Courier, for $500. The
press is n comparatively new one, and Is
quite a bargain.
"FATlIIRLAND," Karl Gardeners now
play, was presented at the Opera House
Saturday afternoon and evening 10 well
pleased audiences. The production is 4
very interesting one and affords an Oh.
portunity Tor the introduction OF some
very pretty music.
Q. P. slssoS's comedy Of "Wild Oats"
will be presented at the Grand on
Thursday evening, March 20. This
eompany'made such hit on their for.
mer appearance here that business is
sure to be big this time. Many new
features will be introduced. Seats are
on sale at Weir's.
ABOUT 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon
the electric car "Queen" collided, ut the
intersection OF Chaplino and Twenty.
ninth strcets, with u loaded tram car
from the big tunnel, and was thrown
from the. track. The car was slightly
damaged and travel was delayed for
about half IN hour,
SATURDAY night the houses of Hire
pute kept by Mrs. Ditty in alley G and
by Kate Ryan at No. 1908 Chapline
street were raided by the police. Al the
first named place Mrs. Ditty and four
girls and three men were captured and
at Ryan's place, six girls and four men
We're caught in addition to Ryan herself.
WILLIAM H. POLLEN and Lulu Stout.
who have been living together rs man
and wife in ashantyboat beached at Slack.
town, were on Saturday before Squire
Peterman on charge OF illicit cohabita-
ton, preferred by Robert Costain. They
were remanded to jail in default of 5000
bail. They are both young and have
been living together for about two
years.
SATURDAY morning about ! o'clock
Thomas Feury, Of tho Island, was sho.
IN the arm during the progress of row
in a Bridgeport saloon between Feury
and ono Mike Riley. The latter had
made some personal illusions which
teury attempted to resent by striking
him. The wound ia a slight one and
an effort was made all around to keen
the matter quiet.
THE alarm OF fire sent in from station
G3 about o'clock Saturday afternoon
was occasioned by slight blaze in the
residence Of a Mrs. Zoeckler. on WetZel
street in the Eighth ward. The fire was
confined to bed room and is supposed
to have been caused by lounge which
had been left near crate fire becoming
ignited. The furniture OF the room was
pretty we'll destroyed.
SATURDAY the punch-tumbler smooth.
ers employed at the Central works, about
ten III number, went on strike for piece
work instead Of being paid by the day or
week. The men are not in the employ
Of the Central Company, but nre
hired by William Martin, q sub. contrac.
tor upon that class Of goods. The strike
is for three cents a dozen for tunblers
against the wages OF from 50 Is per tlay
down to ST 80 week, heretofore being
paid.
The Ohio and West Virginia Coal
Company, recently Incorporated with a
SoPlt"i otoeh Y! O,uuu, VIII lt5 pflncl.
pal office ut St. Clairsyille, Ohio. has
purchased tract oil G40 acres of coal
land, situated on the St. Clairsyille
branch Of the B. & o. road. The inten.
ton is to at once open and operate
mines on this property on an extensive
scale, starting oil, probably, with a daily
output Of GOO tons. Mr.. Frank K
Brown is President and Mr.. W. B. Gil.
more Secretary and Treasurer.
TIE case Of William G. Stewart. of
Washington county, Pa, WHO was
charged by his daughter, Craze L. Stew
art, with incest, was called in Justice
Davis court Saturday. Can't. B. 3.
Dovener appeared for the State and
Messrs. White and Allen for the de.
Tense. A proposition was made to settle
the case provided Stewart would turn
over his property, consisting OF a house
and lot in Little Washington, and this
was accepted and the defendant was
discharged fsom CUSTODY.
SATURDAY evening James Holtzclaw
and the woman who lives with him as
his wife, were arrested.by Sheriff Steen-
rod and Deputy Bentz, assisted BY Pc.
liceman Moran on n iudumant or,;,,t