Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-02-09

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FISE HANs.-We have duly inspected and
tested on sundry occasions, the hams cured at
the extensive perk establishment of AIessrs Mi
chael Herr 4 Co, of this city; and pronounce
them 4 No. /. The solidity and tenderness Of
the meat iseremarkable, and the flavor superb
The excellent quality of these hams, than which
none better can be procured, is. in keeping with
the, high reputation which the "Old Dominion
Pork House, Of 4tessrs Herr. Go. enjoys, at
hong ond abroad
Our GerElanfellow- citizens,
including the Harmonic Society and the Free
man Brass Band serenatled Mayor CALDWELL
on Thursday night The Mayor acknowledged
the compliment in beautiful speech, full of pa
triotic sentiments. and of correct views on the
political and social questions now agitatiug the
public mind After some time spent in free
interchange Of opinions, the company retired,
highly gritified with their reception, and more
in love with our popular Mayor than ever be
fore.
CRY CouNcn.-The Council, on Thursday
night, fixed the following salaries for the cur
rent year:-T Treasurer 100; Sergeant, 81, 800;
Clerk, $500; Wharf Master o per cent Street
Commissioners, $500; Clerk of End Ward Mar
ket, $3.50; Curator of Market Square, $500 );
Curator city Hall, $50; Assessors 81 perday';
Superintendent and Clerks Of Elections, g per
day Fire Warden, 1,5O; Sanitary Committee,
81 per day; Overseer of Chain Gang, 81 81 per
day; Superintendent of the Water Works, S9,-
600; Sergeant for summoning council each
time, SS. -.
The regulation of the per centage on the col
lectons of the Collector of Water Rents and
Collector of Assessments, was postponed.
a now ordinances, regulating the taxes on Or
dinaries and Coffee Houses, was passed It pro-
vids as follows:
On 0rziariiss:- 800 on the first 5000 rem
tai value, and seven per cent on the excess, St
On Coffee Houses-1st elnss-s1 on the first
5000 rental value. If itexceed 5000, and does
not exceed $500, a tax of 1926. If it exceed
5000, tax of $500.
On C3gse Houses--Seeond elass---A tax Of
$50.
Licenses for Ordinances were granted to the
following persons;
leo. W, EeIhart, Sebastian Weltey, John
Reuger, Lewis Eberiing Peter HUH, jacob, Cal
lenBerg, J. Henry Kurtz, F.. f. Zeigler, John
Black, Charles Hilderbrand, VIM. Heasley, Geo.
Deuseh, Sebastian Lutz, John Robinson, Jacob
Merkle, Isaac Packer.
The following persons were granted license
for Coffee Houses:
j. Franzheim, a Rolf, A. Weisgarber, Lam
bert NeagIe & Co, F. Grnber, Wcisgaber &
Hook.
The following persons were elected Assessors
for the several wards:
list Ward-A j. Pannell I'd Ward-John
Parker; Sd Ward WIN. Exley 4th Ward
Pulaski seatter,lay 9TH Ward Robert Pratt.
The committee on Ordinances were instructed
to report an ordinance imposing imprisonment
on persons selling liquor without license, in de-
fault of paying their fines.
Mr.. Fitzhugh presented resolution instruct
ing the committee ON Finances to inquire into
the. cxpediency Of a sale of the Water Works to
anincorporated company.
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WHOLESALE CLoTHxC AND Dry Coop HOUSE
We direct attention to the advertisement of
the STEIN BRorHBRs, thewell known proprietors
of the extensive Baltimore Clothing House,
branches of which are located in many OF our
Western cities aud towns. twill be seen that
they have added another improvement to their
establishment Of Wholesale Dry Goods
Department., which will afford every desirable
facility Clothiers, Merchant TailOrS and deal
ers in dry goods generally.
The new and splendid warehouse Of this en-
terprising firm in Baltimore, is conspicuous
feature of the Monumental City, and is well
adapted to this enlargement Of their business
From one of our Baltimore exchanges we take
the following description of this magnificent
building:
BALTIMORE ST. IMPROVEMENT The enterpris-
ing firm Of Messrs- Stein & Brothers, manufac.
turerS and wholesale dealers in clothing, are now
occupying one Of the finest improvements of Its
kind to be found in the city. These gentlemen
some eighteen months ago, purchased at eost
of $4,000, a lot Of ground containing about
one-third of the site occupied by the old Con
gress Hall situated on Baltimore ST., between
Liberty and Sharp SITS. They have improved tho
lot by erecting one of the finest warehouses Il
be found in the city The building is 81 fee
front on Bagtimorest, 1870 # deep and . storie.
high, witha lofty, dry and well lighted basemen
The building throughout is constructed in tn,
most substantial manner, the walls being thtci
and heavily tim6eretl We noticed what's re
garded as an excellent plan, viz. in the first ant
second stories may be seen glass tiles ] inche.
thick, set in iron frames and then placed in tn,
floor, thus saving the room ususIly lost IN til,
sky-light opening. The light from the sky Ugh
upon the roof passes through these tiles and If
fords, with what light is got from a side-lieht, /;
copious supply for the centre of this part Of thu
building.
The structure is provided With FIRE proc
vaults, holsting machines, water, with other fix
lures, DC. tOgetherwith bells, speaking tubes
and gas from basement to roof The front is o
Connecticut brown stone, with 4 cornice of tn,
same material 1t displays happy adaptation
of the Byzantine style of architecture in a pur,
and unadulterated type, and not OF that semi semi
Renaissance so often called Byzantine, TIL
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