Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-02-16

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THE TNTELLfGENcER.
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SATURDAY MORN: FEBRUARY 16, 1857.
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LosT.-on Thursday a. lob-riband, with gold
buckle and ring, on which were suspended a
gold horse with heavy comedian seal, gold
watch-kcy and dininutiye one-bladed pearl
handle knife, The articles are priced far beyond
their value by the owner, as kesp-sakes, and the
finder viii he literally rewarded upon leaving
them at this Office.
TIE CKY IS STILL, Ir CoNRs! Snow--morc
snow-fell yesterday. to the depth Of four or five
inches This, upor. the old foundation, makes
the most perfect sleighing ever enjoyed in this
region.
TIE TnAYER FsNrLY-This great novelty,
composed ola band ofIadies who blow their
own trumpets, that's, play delightfully."- on brass
instruments. will appear for the first time in this
city on Monday evening, at Washington hall
Determinations will be added to the perforpan-
ces, making q novel and very agreeable enter
tainment.
IN item which appeared in our columns yes
tcrday, clipped from one Of our exchanges, in
speaking of the freezing Of the Mississippi
throughout its entire length, so far as it convey
cal the impression that this great stream closed
its entire length, is erroneous. The lower part
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ice is seldom or never formed. Shore ice, how
ever, has been formed lower down on this river,
during the present winter. than at any former
period known, even to the ''oldest inhabitant"
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WE invite rttcntion to the card of MessrS. j.
81 McFADiS & Co., Forwarding and Commission
Merchants of ST. Louis Mr., SIcFadin has been
long known in that city and throughout the
State of Missouri, as well in the States of IL
linois and Iowa, as having been the principal in
two houses carrying on the Forwarding and
Commission business. lie founded the house
of j. NJ. McFADIS & Co., in 1913, which con-
tinued until 852, when the name of the firm
was changed to TRIrLErr, rAIcFADN 4 Co, Du-
ring the whole time he has been the fnancier
and general correspondent, and enjoys an en-
yiable reputation as a thorough business man.
We,eomnend this house to shippers and 9TH
ers, as one which viii faithfully discharge all
commercial obligations entrusted to it.
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ClrY CorxcIl. the meeting of Council On
Thursday night, ordinances passed at previous
meetings, on the following namedsubjects, were
approved
Relative to Coffee Houses and Ordinaries; Du-
ties and congressional Assessors and ColIec-
tors of Assessment; Water Works.
The election of City Printer was made tho
special order for the next meeting.
The following persons We're granted license for
Or,linaries:-Dr Watson Carr, z. S. & j. j.
YafneI Vim, Klinkler, Valentine stro5el, Fred
ericll Mast Lewis Huscman, Seth Howell, P.r
Campbell, T. NJ Pemberton
The following persons were granted license
for Coffee Houses: j. Henry Foster, Thos. N.
Parker, Johns Sto,ldart, John Ninninger Robt
Dronsfeld
The Committnc Ordinances reported an
ordinance to prevent the sale, giving away
otherwise. disposing of Intoxicating liquors to
citizens of Ohio County on days of election, for
Getty, County or State purposes. Fine not less
than sion more than $40. The ordinance
was adopted.
The Superintendent of Water Works was or
dered to, place the tire-plugs of the city in order
without delay
Mr. Pannell offered an Ordinance in relation
to Shooting Galleries. The Ordinance was
adopted, and the license fixed at so dollars per
annun.
1t was ordered that the Superintendent of wa
ter works at the earliest day, be required to re-
port the comparative consumption of water by
the manufacturing establishments and by fami-
lies in the city.
Mr. Matthews presented petition from Geo
T::Fingc aud others complaining IAN an mad
% .cquatc supply fwater from the Water Works,
and moved that Mr. Jingle be heard. Mr.T, ad-
dressed the Council, atconsiderable length; aud
in a very forcihge manner
The Committee on Ordinances asked to be
discharged from, the Fluty of reporting an ordi
nanccs providing for imprisonment in cases of
refusal to pay fines for selling liquor without
license, representing that there was already
sufficient legislation to provide for any such
contingency. They were discharged from the
duty,
THE RIVER AT TIE s'HEAD OF NAvIGATIoS.''-
The Pittsburgh Commercial Journal gives us
the following statistics of the past and present
at that point:
In 1854, the navigation on the river closed
the 9TH December and opened on the 18th of the
same month, On the Both Jan, 1855, the river
closed and remained so until the 18th February.
Closed again on the 9th Feb'y. and opened for
the year on the 9Th March, This year the last
boats arriving were the Allegheny and Prairie
Rose on the I'd Jan. Since their arrival naviga-
ton has been suspended, and we have no doubt
theice to-day, on the Monongahela near its con-
fuencc with the Allegheny, would sustain good
sized steamer without yielding, From present
appearances twill be many day before wesee
So,