The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-17
SMALL TALK.
Condensed Sotes of Current gossip
80 I'm und About Town,

Condensed sotes of Current GOSSIP
/" 90 "a, aud About Gown
LETTER LIST to-day.
SUPREME COURT meets to-day
No MARRIAGE licenses issued yestsr-
day.
COUNCIL Committee on Lights meets
at the city building to night.
ONE release deed recorded, yesterday
by the county clerk.
The weekly salary list OF the River
side Iron Works company is S9,OOO.
THE rst wires of the district teIe
gr.ph were run into buildings, yes
terday.
TIE Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette
saws that the Simpson Horner's loss Will
not exceed $1,000
THE Mathews Light Guards have re-
ca,ved the Sherlock patent infantry
equipments, which cost $3.50 per man.
THE Second Presbyterian church
social WAS held At the residence OF MI
Jacob Hull. on Chaplne street. last
evening,
The sale of the fixtures at the Wash
inpton mills still continues, and 1t Is not
likely that the mill will be sold before
Monday.
WIN. SHAW, a resident of Connaught
allev, was put under bonds to keep the
peace for SIX months, by Squire Wheeler
yesterday.
The cesspool underneath the turn
table in front of this Office, was cleaned
out last night, after the street cars stop
ped running.
THIS sftern DON, at the Fair Grounds,
Chas. Dreihorst and Fritz Meyer VIII
run a foot race for purse OF $2O, DIS
lance 100 yards.
The ball of the Association of Anal
gamated Iron and Steel Workers, last
night 1t Turner ball, was we'll attended,
and passed of pleasantly.
"HELEN b. DARRNED" is the sugges-
tive title of an Ohio girl Standard IL
is also suggestive of the final end OF even
ing newspaper reporters.
TIE sum of $50, half the amount
realized by the Parker's hall temperance
festival, has been voted to the Ladies
Temperance Relief Association.
MELISSA ROBINSON, yesterday, swore
out warrant for Madam Timothy DOT
gan, charging her with disOrderiy con-
duct. The Madam has been arrested.
THE average lumber of tramps who
seek lodging At the station house nightly,
Is about ten. Only one night Is now
giyen them, instead of two, rs heretofore.
The recent session OF the Grand Lodge
of Mssons of this State, at Martlnsburg,
cost $500, while the last session 10 this
city only cost $500. Quite II difference.
TIE wires of the district telegraph
were put up on the suspension bridge,
yesterday. Only two persons have made
application to have the wires rIn into
their houses, on the Island, rs yet
OLD REV. is in mis- dotage, Us Is evil
ienced from the fact that he opposes the
use of "nippers' by the police, ard
would substitute in lieu thereof u car
mage with cushions for refractory and
5elligerent rUtlisns.
MISS MAGGIE THINNER drew the sew
ing machine at the Turner Hall ball lsst
night, No. III taking the prize. Her
| man Renner and three ladies belonging
to the society, each drew basket filled
with good things, and "Unser Fritz
| carried OF sack OF flour.
The benefit ball announced 10 take
place on November 29d, in which the
| Young ladies OF st. Joseph's cathedral
we're to participate, is indefinitely post
| poned. The Bishop Is opposed tc
| dancing and in Difference TO bis wishes
| the ladies have determined to torego the
| pleasure.
Mr.. PHILLIPS, Secretary of the Frank
lin Insurance Company, informs us th'
statement in the Chicago Times that the
Franklin was loser in the Field, Letter
II Co. fire 70 the extent of $4,000, is IL
correct as they had no insurance OF
either the building or stock.
PRosECUTING ATTORNEY JORDAN com
PLAINS that when a woman Is on trial II
his court, the jury is very apt to Try ne
on her good looks rather than on the evi
dence OF her guilt, and he wants tn,
newspapers to speak out on the matter
Wei, we think 1t would be gong con
trary to nature to condemn prett.
woman.
SOME time since the Street Commits
sioner was ordered to report to Councl
At the meeting on Tuesday night lat
why certain parties had not laid thei
pavements on Virginia street, Island
This ne failed to do, and as the matter
now stands there is q prospect that by tn
negligence OF one msu to lay the pave
ment in front Of his property, a nut
hole will ruin what would otherwise be
good thorcughlare tor pedestrians. w
believe, however, that in case propert!
owners refuse TO lay pavements, that tn
Street Commissioner is empowered to d
so for them. If this be the case, lot tn
work be done while tn" good weathe
lasts.
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