The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-21


Hotel, desiring to show some attention to
The members of the Legislature who have
been his guests during the session, deter
mined to bid them farewell in a most /
agreeable manner. And rs nothing could !
be more pleasant than supper at the st.
James, under Mr.. Roberts supervision,
that was the farewell settled upon.
Therefore the supper was given, and
there were present the following mem.
bers: Messrs. Fleming, Campbell,
Sehon, McEldowrey, Mccullough and
Gettlnger of The House, and
Messrs. Camden aud Eastman, of the
Senate. To these were added Mr. How
ard, Clerk of the House Judiciary COM
mittee; Mr.. Burdett, State Treasurer Mr..
Woods, State Librarian; and Hon.
George o. Davenport and ourselves, citl-
zens, as specially invited guests.
The repast set forth, OF course, was ex-
cellent, and the fried oysters and quail on
toast prepared so delieiouslY, a Ia mode
St. James, being partaken Of with fire.
quent rotations of water, (interspersed
with glasses of champagne soon set the
party IN the best Of humor.
The inner man having been well filed
Mr. Fleming, of Marion, offered the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resoiued, That the St. James Hotel has
been 10 lis pleasant home during our
sojourn in Wheeling. while attending the
session of the Legislature.
Rcsoiccd, That the management OF
this hotel, under the uperlntendency OF
Mr.. j. r. Roberts and his attentive and
accommodating assistants, is such as to
recommend it to the travelling public
and those desiring the comforts OF home
at hotel.
Rssoired, That we heartily commend
the st. James to the travelling commu-
nifty generally, for the polite attention OF
Nil connected with the establishment, as
wei aS 'uC luoitl, iN""''N. 'N '''J
in its cuisine department.
. The resolutions were adopted with
great unanimity, and were followed by
toasts to the Legislature; to the ladies OF
Wheeling; to the press of West Nir-
ginia, and ito the late Capital of west
Virginia, renowned for the hospitality
of is mothers and the beauty Of lis
Besides these, several Of u
personal nature were offered, conspicuous
among which was one to the next Gov |
ernor of West Virginia responded 20 by |
Hon. George o. Davenport (by proxy |
and the following by Nj. Campbell:
Venerable for his years, eminent for his
public services, pure in his private life
.he nominee ofths festive party for next
United States Senator Responded to
by Judge Camden.
Alter these and various other miscel.
aneous toasts were drank lsome of them
Standing and in silence) the following
was offered by Senator Eastman: To
,ur host, Mr. j. j. Roberts-When we
.ome to Wheeling again may he enter
ain us.
All present freely partook Of this SEN
'ment, and after short response from
Mr. Roberts, the party adjourned to the
,arlors, where in the midst of song and
nerriment we left them.
EXCITEMENT AT THE PENITENTIARY.
About 10! o'clock Sunday night a fire
,roke out in the Moundsviile Penitcn-
larry. which caused considerable excite
ncnt. Captain Bridges informs us that
le was sitting in his room in the build
ny. at the hou~ above mentioned, read
NJ. lie heard peculiar sound, which
Ie thought was in the room, but could
Tot define. He was thinking all
orts of things about it, when suddenly
he ceiling above gave way and down
anne n lot of bricks and burning timber.
lie gave the alarm Immediately, and the
yards, with ten or fifteen convicts
whom he could trust, turned themselves
nto bucket brigade, and com
ncnCcd work to eXtin-uish
re, which it was at first thought would
Iestroy the building. The fire was
without much damage, though
n doing so there was much confusion
nd general alarm attending it.
Captain Bridges says that some work
men were in the room above his apart
nent and fire had been built, and he
opposes some defect therein had caused
he joice to catch fire, which probably
ad been burning a day or two before
he discovery.
The water supply about the Peniten-
larry is very limited, well being all
hat furnishes the institution with that
ecessary article. We also
the building Is
OF insured. The State has one-half Il
lillion dollars invested in the institution
nd under the circumstances we think
be Legislature should provide some
lcans to insure its safety and save the
roperty of the State.
THE ORPHANS FAIR.-Thc fair for
nc benefit of the orphans under the
isters OF st. Joseph, opened last night
| the basement OF ST. Alphonsus church
he attendance was about as large as
sual on the first NIGHT The fables ,yara