The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-18

CIIH COUNC1L.-1n the rIEaI bEduCA
of the City Council on Tuesday even
ing, the Chair was occupied by His
Honor, Mayor Mcclellan. In the alb
sence of the clerk, Mr.. Porter, on mo-
ton, Mr.. Bickel was chosen clerk pro
TEN. The roll was called and the fol-
lowing members answered to their
nance: Messrs. Blair, Carnaham, Hall,
Mcclure, Pannell, Quarter, Rinehart,
Schambra and Wilson.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read, approved and signed.
The ordinance relating to Health off,
Ger was read as returned from the Sec
ond Branch with amendments. The
first section fixing the salary of said
officer at $500 per annum; also the
amendment designated as the 9TH sec
ton of said ordinance, prescribing that
no person but regularly educated
physician shall be eligible to the posi-
| ton; also, the amendment made the
Sth section of said ordinance, requiring
| the Health officer to vaccinate all per-
sons in the city not able to pay the fee,
and to attend the city prisoners without
cost to the city, were severally consid-
cred and the action of the Second
| Branch concnrred in.
The report OF the Street Commission
er for the month OF February was re-
ce.ved from the Second Branch and its
action thereon concurred in.
The report of the Committee on Fire
Department, which was laid on the
table at the last meeting. was, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Wilson, taken from the
| table.
ON motion of Mr.. Panuell the action
of the Second Branch adopting 1t was
COncurred in.
The following resolution was receiv-
| nd from q ProT1RlO. PoR0I1tpII
That the Collector OF Assessment be
and he is hereby directed to proceed to
collect all taxes heretofore assessed on,
and still unpaid by, the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company. Should 1t be
necessary to make a levy he is hereby
ordered to do so, and to lose no time in
endeavoring to carry out the object of
this order, and was under consider
alton when message was received
from the Second Branch announcing
that it was ready to go into joint ses-
sion for the election OF Health officer.
The First Branch repaired to the
chamber OF the Second and after carry
ing out the object of the joint session,
returned and resumed the considera-
ton of the resolution in relation to the
collection OF taxes from the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company. After
considerable discussion the action of
the Second Branch adopting the resO~
luton was concurred In.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson the resolu-
ton prescribing the uniform TO be
worn by the deputy Sergeants, was
taken from the table, and the action of
the Second Branch thereon concurred
in.
The report of the Committee on FL
nance was received from the Second
Branch, and it's action referring 1t to
the Committee on Ordinances, was con-
Cured In.
The Ordinance providing for an esti-
mate each year of the current expenses
OF the City, was received from the
Second Branch, and considered by Sec
tons.
The first section was adopted, when
Mr.. Hall made the motion to lay the
ordinance on the table, but the motion
did not prevail. The remaining sections
were adopted, and on the third reading
of the Ordinance, Mr.. Blair demanded
the yeas and nays, The vote was taken
and resulted: Yeas 6; Nays 3. So the
Ordinance was passed.
The resolution instructing the Clerk
to advertise for proposals to rent the
City Scales, and for hauling coal to the
| Water Works, was received from the
Second Branch, and its action concur
red in.
on motion the First Branch adjourn
ed.
LECTURE AT THE CATHEDRAL.-Lnst
night the spacious Cathedral OF St.
James, on Fifth street, was crowded in
every part by those assembled, to listen
to the lecture by DR.. II. a. Brann, on
"St. Patrick and his people," The Rev
erend gentleman came forward and for
about an hour commanded the undivid-
cd attention of his immense auditory,
fully sustaining his reputation as an
eloquent and earnest speaker. 1t is i'm
possible for US to give more than the
merest outline of the lecture. We re-
greet that our report is not more COM
plete.
DIR. Braun first referred to the fact
that the festival of st. Patrick is Cele-
brated with greater fervOr than perhaps
the feast of any other Saint. or than any
other national holiday. Wherever an
Irishman Is to be found, he keeps this
day as religious as we'll as u national
OO)j0ay,
The main part ofthe discourse was
occupied in proving that the Irish
monks, disciples OF st. Patrick, recon-
Ucrted Europe from barbarism to Chris
tianity from the sixth to the tenth CEN
| tury. He quoted O-GmGnt, French
writer: Montelembera's "Monks of the
West,' and Mabillon. in proof of his
| thesis. "Three hundred Irish Saints"
said the lecturer" are the patrons of as
many districts in Continental Europe"
! Several European towns and places are
named after Irish missionaries as AL
tenmunster in Germany and the Can
ton of ST. Gall in Switzerland.
The lecturer complained of the igno-
rance Of the present generation in mat
ters OF Church history; and blamed the
sloth and superfciality of the age.
He finally concluded by IL defence of
the Irish people. he showed that the
vices of the rich are greater than those
of the poor, impulsiVe Irish who cannot
be hypocrites. "If the Irish are not
learned, it is not their fault but of their
enemies, who put the same price on the
head of an Irish schoolmaster or priest
as on the head of q wolf.' Such were
the penal laws OF England.