The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-24
LOCAL. BREvlrlEs.
Matters Of Minor Mention in nnd About

ATlhe Grand to.night-"lnt the Ranks
Tng latest purchare Of the Union
Bridge and Terminal Railway Company
Is the Lancaster property In the Sixth
ward.
Buick paving contracts 10 tho amount
OF $4,000 nave been awarded 10 g. u.
Boren aud Frank Nicholson, Of Steubcn.
vile, by tho city OF Canton.
A MARRIAGE license was issued from
Clerk Hooks office Saturday to Daniel
Cline, aged 81, and Emma Wells, aged
90, both natives aud residents Of this
city.
TIE punch tumbler smoothers who
worked for sub.contractor at the Cen.
trail glass works and who struck for
piece work, have joiael the Nail City
Federal Union.
SATURDAY tho last will and testament
OF Samuel r. IIildrcth, deceased, was
admitted 10 probate In Clerk Hooks
Office and ordered recorded. Mrs. Dora
u. llildreth Is named rs cxecutrix.
A CHIMNEY on the building at the cor
ner OF Eotf and Eighteenth streets, oc.
cupied by q. +. Wagner as u saloon,
las been Jared down by the heavy
blasts mado in the Chapline hill tunnel.
THE vile OF Christian Heller, Of E.na.
vile, died very suddenly last Thursday
evening It's she WAS engaged about her
household work. The remains were
buried yesterday. The funeral was large.
attended by friends.
JonY s. WtLLgrrs, 4 so.called faith
cure preacher, has been ordered by the
court OF Washington county, Pa, to pay
5000 yearly for the support OF his wife.
In default Of $1,000 bond he was placed
IN tho Sherilf's charge.
TIE furniture and fixtures belonging
to the Mt. Betieview Hotel property are
to be sold at public sale on next Thurs.
day, commencing nj 8 o'clock q. IN. The
Elm Grove road las arranged to run
trains every hour on that day.
TIE remains Of the late Major General
George Crook passed through Benwood
ut 8 o'clock this morning on their way
from Chicago to Oakland, where they
will be interred to-day. The remaint
with m escort guard were in specia
Pullman car.
THERE was a lively little fight in the
Eighth ward yesterday afternoon. Two
unknowns, supposed to beiroln Bellaire
got down into the mud on Jacob street
and fought twenty minutes. Their
clothing suffered more seriously than
did their bodies.
TIE firm OF IIorkheimer Bros, the
well.known wool merchants Of this city
composed OF Messrs Morris and Bernard
| Horkheimcr, have admitted into co
partnership Messrs. julius and Louis
Horkheimer. The firm name will re-
main unchanged.
A STILL alarm Of fire was cent to the
Seventh ward hose house Island ut mid
night Saturday night, caused by.a burn
ing mantel In the house OF Mrs. W. D.
English at No. So South York street
The blaze was extinguiShed without Sc.
rious damage being done.
J. 7. PORTER & Co., OF Eleventh street
have admitted J. Il. Wilson to the firm
and have purchased the Gem Laundry
at Martins Ferry. The new concern
will be known rs Porter 4 Wilson, and
will make some extensive improvements
and will increase their capacity.
TIE Memorial Day committee OF J
W. Holiday Post No. y has organized
by the election Of Oscar Heeley as Presi
dent and J. NJ. Ephlin as Secretary. The
committee proposes to secure the CO.
operation, of the other committees ap'
pointed to arrange for proper observ'
ance Of May 80 next.
SATURDAY morning Theodore vii.
liams, one OF the workmen employed in
the Chapline hill tunnel, in attempting
to stop tram car that was running toe
inst, slipped in the mud and fell on the
track in such manner that the car ran
over his left leg. The man was quite
severely injured, although no bones
vera broken. ~
"A REGULAR term OF the Circuit Court
for Hancock county will commence at
New Cumberland to-day, with Judge
PAUL presiding. There are several
"speak.easies" to be investigated by the
Grand Jury, and the case Of young
George Work, who shot and killed an
other young man as they were leaving a
singing school one night about three
months ago, will be up.
AT a Democratic primary for pcase
township, held at Bridgeport Saturday
evening, J. NJ. Fogle was Chairman and
DR.. John Cook Secretary. Joseph Medill
was nominated for Township Trustee
and John W. Terrell for Township
Clerk by reclamation. For Assessor in
Martins Ferry precinct, Thomas Coch-
ran was nominated, and for Bridgeport
precinct Nick Tyler was the successful
man. q. 49, u
OK last Friday afternoon two colorcd
women left this city over the Pan.Han-
die, taking with them fourteen-year.
old colored cir, named Mary Graham,
whom it is believed they enticed away
from her home for immoral purposes.
It was supposed that the women took
the girl to Pittsburgh, and Inspector
McAleese was telegraphed to TO Keep a
look out for the trio and if caught to
send them back. Nothing, however.
has up to last accounts been heard or
seen Of the three. .... -, T.,
THE special committee appointed
by Council to investigate D. the
complaints Of Fifth ward people con-
corning the vibration caused by the
electric power plant, will meet again to-
night, at which time City Solicitor
Whites opinion OF the city's powers in
the premises will be given. The Com.
mittee on Account is also called to meet
tonight; the business demanding its
attention is the opening Of new bids for
compiling, indexing and generally re-.
vising the city ordinances-putting them
in shape 30 they can be read and under.
stood. 5000 -
THERE was another discussion had at
the G. A. Il. hall last evening between
4. Allen Noe and E. A Watkins. This
time the question discussed was, "Shall
the Constitution Of Hhe United States
DO so amended as to recognize the Chris.
tian God. and the sacred observance OF
the Sabbath strictly enforced? 2" There
were thirty or forty people present. AS
on the Sunday evening previous when
the "God OF the Bible'' was discussed,