The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-28

CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
JANUARY u, 1875.
SECOND BRANCH.
\ special meeting of the Second
Branch of Council was held last night,
President Logan in the chair.
The following members answered to
their names: Messrs. Baird, Carpenter
Crawford, Darrah, Forbes, Grein, He'll,
Hildreth, Horkheimer, Koplin, Lancas-
ter, Pollock, Roth, Sweeney, Warren.
\ report of the special committee on
Legislation was received and adopted.
No other business being offered, this
Branch adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
~ call meetins Of this branch the
| following meHbers were present: MI
Todd occupied the chair; Meesrs. w IL
son. Stone, Shallcross, Schambra, BLAIR,
Hall. Dunning, Wallace and Butterneid.
/ The reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
( The resolution for recoring deeds in
relation to old South Front street was
concurred in.
The report of the Special Committee
| on Legislation was received from the
Second Branch and its action was con-
CURED in.
On motion OF Mr.. Blair, the report OF
the Special Committee in relation to the
street paving ordinance which was laid
OH the table at the meeting
on January 18th in order
that the Ordinance might be returned
from Charleston, so that this Branch
could vote on it inteligently, was taken
no. the Ordinance read, and the action
Of the Second Branch concurred in.
ON motion adjourned.
LITERARY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
readers should not forget the Literary
Entertainment ut Mt. de Chantal this
afternoon, at half past two o'clock, at
which time Prof Evans, a thorough elo-
cutionist will give his readings. The
following is the
PROGRAMME.
MUSIC.
Murder oil Duncan ........... .ShdHsSPe'ue
Mr.. Bundle and Mrs COrney .......... Dlc@rhI
The Bells W
OthcllO'S Apology.
MUSIC
Mr. Peggotty DlcNtno
Hamlet and Ophelia............. ....ShdHeSpedI'
Bob SawyerS Party ................... &c. D'cHe'"
Trains will leave the b. " 0. depot for
Mt dc Chantal at p. NJ, and will be in
readiness for the return Of visitors to this
city. at the conclusion of the exercises.
The Youngstown Register tells
tough story. A man employed in one of
the iron mills in that place had finger
cut of in the large shears. The Register
closes the 'item" with this statement
.sThc first intimation that Mr.. Cook had
Of his misfortune was from II fellow
workman, who picked up the end of the
severed finger from under the shears and
handed it to him |: that man should
be hanged he wouldn't know anything
about ii until some kind friend called bis
attention to the account of the execution,
in the newspapers.
TIE CuLoRED VoTE.--A large meeting
Of the cOlorcd citizens was held at the
old CITY Hall, in the Second Ward Mar
kct House last night, for the purpose OF
taking some action in relation to putting
one of their number forward as Il candi-
date for Street Commissioner. After
some discussion they resolved to cast
their vote solidly for +. NJ. Rolls. While
they don't expect to elect their man, they
lust want to see what strength they have
anyhow.
MUNrcIPAL CoURT-The Court met
at 10 clock yesterday morning.
The following persons were admitted
r,;- uo, Han
T.. III, p.l,non no,ivos
-, ,.ao obn Tar
n., -, IT,. 8
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many.
The Court adjourned until Saturday
II" '"'' "Y
Police CoURT-Iwo cases were DIS
posed of at the Police Court Yesterday
morning.
a man rom oHio' giving h's h"iiie "s
L. Hoge, charged with drunkenness anu
driving morse over 'he suspension
Bridge at faster gait IMAM d ""'N' was
nutl lNt UOlluTS anu CpStS- III uSlault