The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-18
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.

alarm telegraph, placed on exhibition IL
the chamber of the First Branch, IN the
City Building.
The apparatus on exhibition consists
Of an engine house gong, and two street
boxes, so connected by necessary wires
that the working of the apparatus can be
completely illustrated.
This fire alarm is the invention OF Mr.
Mccullough, of Richmond, Indiana. 1t
, i, called the National 1t is claimed IN
its behalf that it is not complicated, not
liable to get out of order, and that 1t
costs less than those hitherto invented.
. 1t is so constructed that wrong signal
Cannot be turned in, even by the most
ignorant and careless person. Each box
makes its own circuit working automatic
callv with the ground, thus cheapening
construction and guarding against acci-
dents. Should the wire be broken, the
alarm can be sent from either side the
break the same AS though the wire were
intact. Every box is in direct connec-
ton with the different engine houses, or
the city bells if more desirable-thereby
saving the expense of Il central station
1t may be used for fire alarm only
or for fire and police at one and the
same time, and over the single wire in
even contrary directions.
Tn proposition of the company repre-
senting the above fire alarm, is to put up
four engine house gongs, twenty-onc
street boxes, furnish six miles of wire
battery and everything complete, and to
put the alarm in operation, for the sum
of $4,000. The committee on Fire De-
partment will take the matttr under con-
sideration and report at the next meeting
Of Council.
The telegraph will be ON exhibition to
dav, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, for the benefit OF
the members OF Council and others who
NAV feel an interest in the subject.
MUNICIPAL CoURT.-This Court met
at 10 o'clock, yesterday Judge Cramn"r
on the bench.
An order directing execution to issue
against the Crescent Iron Co, in the case
of Geo. Crumbackcr IS. Crescent Iron Co.
was made.
An order was entered in the case ol
Birch and Lusholz rs Nail City Insurance
Co.. ri a. ID. c. Feedham, II. ID. Hui
and NJ. l.. Overton appeared and ans
wered as to the property Of said company.
Court adjourned until Friday morning
at ten o'clock.
HINT To CALLERs.-Thc habit which
some visitors have, upon leaving the
house where they have made call, OF
/ hinge. ing on the stoop for another quarter
of an hour, saying some n"nsenslcaI
thing, and keeping the ladies Of the house
I freezing in the cold, causes more illness
/ to the latter than is realized. In wealth
/ er like this, when visitors make up their
mind to withdraw, they should say all
their "Now, you must call, &c, within
doors. and when the front door is open
they should git" You're welcome.
ALTHOUGH the editions Of the Holy
Bible are rcckoned by the thousands,
there has never yet been portable edi-
ton in good type until the appearance OF
the new handy volume edition of the
Bible in London. This is eleven little
volumes, any one of which will go into
the pocket the whole text being printed
in large clear type and on good paper
POLICE CoURT.-Two cases were be-
tore this court yesterday morning.
Jimmy johnson MOP got thirty days
in Jail, in default of paying twenty dol
lars and costs for committing nuisance.
George Boyce, an old time hummer,
was committed to Jail for thirty days for
drunkenness.
A PARAGRAPH is running the rounds
that "not single line of transatlantic
steamers is at present paying running
expenses" Exactly! And it may fur
Their be remarked that the hotels in the
White Mountains are not AT present
paving running expenses.
An invention is reported from Paris
which, il is said, is likely to doaway with
the use of matches. The invention con-
sists of an electric battery small enough
to be carried in ones waistcoat pocket,
and costing only five cents.
BEFORE SQUIRE BEiLEvILLE.-Ies-
terday afternoon James Filan was before
the above Justice, on complaint of John
Mercer who charged him with having
entered his house and abused himself and
wife. Filan was required to give bond
to keep the peace for one year.
ARRANGEMENTS have been almost
completed for resuming work on the eX'
tension of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road between Little Washington and
Connclsvilc.
IL Such weather AS this the plumber