Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-01-20

ing Post New York Mercury, Ledger and Frank
Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper all in advance of
the mails.
city Council-Spccidl lesting.-The special
committee appointed to investigate the affairs
as they may effect the City of Wheeling, re-
ported through AIr. jacobs, which was upon
his own motion laid upon the table.
Several documents in the shape of protests
from New York for the non-payment of the
January interest on several Hempfield bonds,
were read and referred to the committee on FL
nance.
4 Mr.. PANEL arose to call up an article of yes
terday's Times, impugning the Finance Commit
tee for their management of the finances of the
| city. He did not believe the charge himself,
relative to the alleged deficiency of $l7 600, be-
lieying that in all probability it was made for
electoncering purposes, but still for the sake of
the Committee aud that there need be no mis-
givings on the subject, he moved the appoint
ment of Special Committee to investigate the
charge. Mr.. Hubbard spoke to the same effect:
styling the article "ScurrilouS" one, and eX-
pressing his belief that it was made and used as
a blind-that is, that the person who made it
knew better.
Considerable debate sprang up on the reading
lof an old claim of Mr.. WIN. Smith, far paving
and Matchmaking. On motion it was referred
to the committee on accounts for action at the
next meeting.
The Clerk read a bill, prepared in COM setting
forth the relations between the city and the b.
& o. R. R., and asking of the State TO authorize
i and instruct the Board of Public Works to buy
the stock of the City of.Wheeling, in said b. d
o. R. R., and pay therefore 100000 (amonnt
for 5000 shares to be paid in bonds or certiti-.
Gates of the State bearing interest at the rate OF
10 per cent.
On motion, the Railroad committee was au-
thorizod to forward draft of said document
Ito our delegation ut Richmond.
Mr.. Goshorn offered resolution that our rep
lrcsentativeS in the Legislature be requested to
report an amendment to the charter of the
Wheeling Gas Company, by which they will be
compelled to publish annual statements of their
affairs, under oath. On motion, it was referred
to the committee on Lights.
Report of Flour Inspector read and received.
Bill of the Wheeling Gas Company, from
July LIST to January LIST, amounting to 81, 492
81, ordered to be paid.
Petition of John Hazlett laid on the table
Bill of O. p. Brown ordered to be paid, also
those of John. Clayton and John Redmond.
!, On motion Council adjourned till Friday
evening next
The Rirer-There were eleven feet in the
channel last evening and falling.
The Courier left last evening for Parkersburg
with good trip.
at Louisville freights for Pittsburgh and
Wheeling are more abundant, and we hear of en-
gagements for several thousand barrels of -four
and pork.
We have already mentioned the accident by
which the Virginia, on her downward trip,
sunk flatboat of coal at yicksburg Tho coal
belonged to v. F, Wilson, who claims $4,000
damages and attached the boat on her arri
l., val at New Orleans The boatnen have hard
enough times to contend with, but this is worse
!, than all.
Somebody is interested in thenformation that
4 I. H. LOGAN s Co., have just received some ar
ticles that have been wanting lately, such as
"Keyser's Pectoral Syrup French Army Lo-
ton, !" "Sanfords Liver Invigorator" Concentra-
ted Lye, White CASTLE Soap, &C.
They have also some elegant style "Colognes"
which they will close out at very low prices
Call at the "Bridge Corner Drug Store"
~
A LIVER REMEDY.-We wish to say to every
person who reads this that there is an article
known as DIR. SANFoRD's INvIGoRATuR, or Liver
j Remedy, which can be relied on as certain to
cure liver complaint in any ofits forms, such as
Jaundice, Dyspepsia and numerous other COM
plants, described in another colupin, besides
which it is oneof the greatest preparations or
cures for consumption, taken in early stages,
that is now known.
9 We take it for granted, as experiment has
+ proven, that diseases the lungs are not gen
orally the first cause ofIconsumption, but de-
biliatedi system, caused by the improper action
of the liver, which reduces the power of the
lungs to,resistor throw off diseases by cold and
irritation, leaving the lungs at the mercy of this
: disease. because the liver has incapacitatcd
, them from performing their proper actions of
!, throwing off diseased matter caused by cold.
Thus to prevent consumption, cure the liver
r and keep the system strong enough to throw off