The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-02

BEILGnR.-C0rneil mstllStnight and
transacted the believing business;
Apeiition was presented asking for N
improvement on the Rhaff, and was r.
eefTed and referred 70 Q committee.
AremonstrAnee petition from the cih'
zeus Of Ohio street begging 3 repeal ol
the ordinance relative 10 the paving ol
that street. Petition was referred to Com
mittee on PGVementS.
Privilege granted on application 70 Dr..
Armstrong 70 use half the street l0 build.
Ing purposes.
An ordinance regulating railroads and
Locomotives within the limits Of Bellsire
city. The above ordinance relates 70 the
running Of trains on Sunday and the
Whiitling Of locomotives % Is to frighten
horses crossing and recrossing the bridge.
Committee On Houses Of entertainment
received. This ordinance requires all hrSt
class hotels TO psy 70 the city . license
Of go, and those Of 9 second clSss g.
and al others IS.
Report Of Committee in regard to the
repeal Of Section 8, regulating the duties
Of City Commissioners.
Be II ordained that the compensation
Of the City Commissioner be fixed at =
per day.
Ordinance received and put on second
reading.
Moved and seconded that when Couu.
Gil sdjourns, 1t adjourn TO meet on to.
morrow night for the purpose Of taking
into consideration the propriety Of max.
Ing levy N city TAX. ....
Committee authorized 70 settle the &C.
counts 81 ex.Tressurer jenkins, and the
reception Of report on settlements.
Committee on ordinances authorized 70
draft an ordinance for the payment Of
Treasures ices.
J.H. Day made = statement to the
Council which embodles the following
proposition advising the resu7ey
Of the contemplated new road 70
the cemetery. BE said that owing 10 The
present condition Of the old road at Ger
tain seasons Of the year II was almost i'm.
psssGble, and that 1t was mstter Of great
importance to not only the citizens Of
BellAire, but to the travelling public gen.
orally, As It would greatly facilitate travel,
and that the proposed new route would
remove all obstacles which have hereto
fore obIuded themselves. The route des,
ignated traTerses the old road TO Coal
street and from thence crosses the run
below Wufers, making By q gradual
grade q circuit from the base TO the sum.
nit Of Cemetery Hill. %
The following merchants Of Bellaire
have agreed TO close their stores
during the months Of July and August
Saturdays excepted, at Il O'Clock
P. n. 7. W. Melott, Evans & Bros, Tsy.
lor & Armstrong, Mayor & Cloiz, A.
schonfeld, Vim. Dougherty, S. s. Miller,
Joseph Gorby, N. Miller, P. T. King and
s. Rosenhein.
Thomas Cochran, in the employ Of the
Baron Manufacturing Company had two
of his fingers badly smashed on Monday
afternoon.
Quite an amusing affair took place yes.
terdEy afternoon about 2 o'clock up town.
One Of the colored brethren Of the Church
had, 1t appears, purchased q blank book
from John q. Beam for the use Of The
Church, with the understanding that they
were to refund him the money, which be
claims they failed to do. Yesterday be
constituted himself committee Of one
and peremptorily demanded the book,
which, as q matter Of course, they refused
10 surrender. Finding himself about 10
be defeated, he put himself In q pugilistic
attitude and challenged the minister 10
mortal combat; but that reverend gentle.
man, not being pugilist, did not accept
the chslleDge; but his opponent seemed
eager Tor the contest, and accordingly
went for our clerical friend, who all the
while made no resistance, while his oppo.
nent kept pounding away, occasionally
tearing leaf after Leaf out Of the book,
until very little Of 1t remained. Through
the persuasion Of friends the exAspersted
man was induced TO desist.
Go to ]. 4. Beams for flags.
Fourth Of July flags at ]. q. Beams