Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-11
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.

Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.
|. THE GIyEN's circus left yesterday for up
river points.
THE City Board of Equalization and APP
peals will meet to-day, and will take up the
petitions from the First ward.
THE Council Committees on Markets,
Fire Department, City Prison and Gene
teries are called to meet this evening.
QUITE a number Of the Grand Army men
Of this city are Ell route to Boston TO attend
the National Encampment. Several lett on
the Pullman Saturday night.
THE usual excursion party came down
from Pittsburg yesterday, and as usual q
number of the visitors behaved badly, ana
several were landed in the lookup by the
police.
BIDS for the erection of the new county
Jail will close at the Office of the Clerk OF
the Board. at noon to-day. 1t looks as
though there would be quite big LOT OF
bids but few for the construction OF the
entire building.
THE river rose about two feet Sunday
night and Yesterday, the rise for the most
part. being probably caused by Lowering
me wiclyets of the Davis Island dam, as
the water was perfectly clear. further
raise is looked for to-day.
THE members Of the Seventh Ward De
mocratic Club are requested 10 meet a.
their hall on Virginia street this evening
at : O'Clock. for the purpose Of clecung
delegates 10 the State convention OF cluos
20 be held at Parkersburg on the l4th.
THE recent heavy rains in the Kanawha
Valley has produced a coal boat rise IN tnat
stream. and the following boats have gone
ONT with tows: Ida Budd, Spring I'M,
Crown Hin. Iron Cnff. William Ernst ID.
T Lane. Annie l.. and John ID. Lewis.
IT is given out that the reason Of the
nroDosed removal of the Alikanna Mill IS
thee. x u. road broke faith with the man
ayers bv trebling the agreed rate charged
for transporting scrap after the hrst year.
If this is correct no wonder the mill owners
kick Stcubsnrllo Gdzcttc.
For some time past there has been a
leak in the natural gas main at the north
end of the old stone bridge. Yesterday
evening some one put a match TO the gas,
and the result was big blaze which set
fire 10 a telegraph pole and threatened TO
do other damage. 4 still alarm was sent
10 the Atlantic, and the reel was taken
down and the fire eXtinguished.
THERE was cOnmoIou ~ inc ~
Charles Hotel about midnight in which II
was claimed that an Infatuated stranger
happened into the hotel, and attacked the
bartender. A polceman's whistle was
rung in, and il was quickly responded To-.
But the offender had escaped, and in the
meantime Observation-Disclosures, dime-novel
gang gathered around the hosiery, which
was soon dispersed by the police.
"CALIFoRNIAo on Wheels, - the train Opal
ace coaches, bearing the exhibits of Cali
fornia fruits, wines and other products,
will arrive here over the B. * O. at half
past four this afternoon from Bellaire, and
the train will be run out TO the Hempheld
ward. south of the City Hall, where 1t Will
remain until about noon on Wednesday,
for public inspection. Full details about
the train and its objects were printed IN
the REGISTER Saturday morning.
YESTERDAY afternoon Chief Of Police
Delbrugge received a telephone call to 90
to the residence of Henry ShallcroSs, II
being stated that he had discharged a re
yolyer at a child. The Chief and two Off
GERS. Shorts and He'll, went to the house
and nut Mr.. Shallcross under arrest. He
denied that he had done anything, ana no
revolver was found on him, but he was
nevertheless kept under arrest for an IN
vestigation of the matter this morning, a
charge of disorder being placed against
him