The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-13
LOCAL BRRyIrIEs.
Matters of nIhor Moment in and abou
tho City.

tho City.
The GRAND this evening Griffith in
Faust"
l'uE,good work OF cleaning the streets
goes on in all parts Of the city, and is
much appreciated by citizens.
THERE will probably be fewer saloons
the next license year than at present,
Several prominent stands are advertised
for rent.
The Worthington pump, at tho city
water works, is out OF order, and the
pumping station is somewhat embar-
raised by it.
SATURDAY evening an unknown man
wa killed by an Ohio River train near
Boggs run, There is a suspicion that it
Wa u case OF suicide,
The old jail property was again OF
fered for sale by Auctioneer Haller Sat
urday, and was purchased by Murray
Bros, for $7,925, an increase OF $500 over
the former price.
"a Hole IN TIE GROUND" at the
Opera House Saturday night, was as
good as ever. Persons who had seen it
before we're a little disappointed, but
this was not the fault OF the cast, which
was good.
The Holly Manufacturing Company
has contracted with IIallock Bros. to
build tho immense smoke stack and
foundation for tho new water works
power house, Tho power house has
hpnn lar tn Wnnd Rrna
The Home Dressed Beef Company,
the organization of tho local butchers,
will commence business this morning
on South street near Market. Fifty
head o: cattle We're butchered Saturday,
besides pork, mutton and other meats.
A MARRIAGE license was issued Satur-
day to Arthur Miby, q native of New
Athens, o., aged 90, and Laura Lukis, q
native OF St. C~lairsville, aged "a; also,
to Robert Hudson, n native OF Virginia,
aged 80, aud Susan Hooper, q native Of
Cincinnati, aged 80,
WHEN tho Register, in its account Of
tho cock fight Friday night, said that
at $3.50 Mike Howley and Jacob Smith
woro sparri1g "amid great enthusiasm"
it did its guessing act again. There
was no sparring. The Register should
givo its guesser u rest.
TIE prospects are that tho Opera
House will DO crowded tomorrow
night, when Mr.. Frohmann's company
will give that funny comedy, Jane"
The company is said to DO as good as
any that ever presented the piece, and
an enjoyable performance is assured.
THERE are thirty cases on the docket
for this mornings police court. Satur-
day night Charles Jones' poker and
crap den was raided and nineteen cases
bagged, and Alex Gardeners similar
place yielded seven cases. The other
cases are oHShe common assortment.
TIE Imperial Guitar and Mandolin
Club. OF Wheeling, which entertained
tho audience at the Union Cornet band
festival at bridgeport on Saturday even
ing, is q fho Organization. The festival
will closa Tonight. The prizes and
elections will take place between s and
8 o'clock, after which there will be u
grand ball until 2 o'clock n. IN.
THE Wheeling Railway Company's
contraction gang will go to work this
morning on the corner OF Fourteenth
and Market, and on tho Market and
Twenty-second street corner, and put
down the brick pavement which could
not DO put down heretofore on account
OF unfavorRble weather. This will mark
the end oEtwo Of the worst mud holes
in the city.
TIE Opera House Orchestra gave its
regular public rehearsal last evening at
the Arion hall in tho presence OF alarge
number Of lovers Of good music. Tho
entire programme, which was printed
in Saturdays lE%TELLiGENcEn, was per-
formed in such excellent manner as to
win wurmapplause at the conclusion OF
every number. Tho violin solo. "Seren-
ada Tedeska," by Alfred Spell, accom-.
panied bNlll:the stringed instruments
had to be repeated to satisfy the audi
ence.