The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-05
LryrLY times on the wharf now.


Now your salt of the leyee or you'll
get it wet
THE PAYERS are at work repairing Chap
line street, above 10th.
TnE Children's Home Bazaar opens at
Washington Hall to-day.
THERE was poor market in the Second
ward yesterday morning.
YESTERDAY was a cold, dreary day, with
alternating rain and snow.
ONE more marriage license issued yes
terday by the County Clerk.
The churches are preparing for round
Of entertainments for the holidays.
IT is stated that the bad condition OF the
roads in the countryis makingtrade rather
dull.
TIE merchants are now rivaling each
other in the displays Of their show win
dows.
The halls Of municipal justice failed to
echo, yesterday morning, to the tune oil
dollar and costs. u
METEOROLOGICAL intelligence Of the high
est importance-yesterday was an exceed
ingly moist day.
THREE deeds in fee and one release deed
were admitted to record yesterday at the
County Clerks office.
THEIRS is good rise coming. The Allie
gheny and Monongahela are on the war
path.p More coal coming. 81.
A LARGE party is to come off this even
ing on 10Th street, East Wheeling. Over
forty couples have been invited.
A STANLEY is wanted to find Logan
county. The returns OF the October cleo
ton have not yet been received from that
far of country.
EvExISd STAR Lodge X. OF p, Of Ben
wood, will visit Humboldt Lodge Of the
same Order, in.the Eighth ward, on Satur'
day evening next.
THERE is much sickness amongst In
iants in East Wheeling. Diphtheria has
given place to whooping cough and ca
tarrhal affections.
VACANT business houses on Main street
are filling up, and the merchants in that
lively quarter Of the city anticipate better
times this winter.
TIE Council Committee on Finance
meets at the City Building this evening, 10
effect settlement with George Q. Black,
late City Collector.
The Wheeling and Elm Grove Railroad
Company will hold the 1856 p. N. car over
until the performance at the Opera House
is over on Friday night,
THRCouncil Committees on Water Works
and Markets are called to meet this even
ing. Also the joint special committee on
Gillespie & Slater's bills. ,i
IT transpires that the horse and buggy
which were found in the mud on Virginia
street, Tuesday, were lost on Main street,
North Wheeling, last week.
TIE alarm OF fire at 1850 A. N. yester,
day was caused by the burning OF SCOT in
the chimney OF the bankrupt boot and
shoe store" on Main street.
We heard farmer remark yesterday
that he would be banged il he would raise
any hogs next season; and farmers gener-
ally seem to entertain the same idea.
GAIT. LrScn, OF the Sheridan Rifles,
will have his full company out on Wash
Iington's birthday, and the boys will hold q
grand reception at Turner Hall during the
day and evening. FIJI.
TnE time has not yet been fixed for the
L
preacher" 1t is quite likely, however,
that q further examination will be had
within day or two.
. TuE holidays are approaching, and the
merchants are getting ready for doing 0
large trade. Business men express them
selves as confident oil better trade this
Christmas than they have had for several
years.
TIE case OF Hugh McCord, charged by
! W. II. Starke with perjury, will be heard
by Justice VIM. Phillips this afternoon al
4 o'clock. This is an otfshoot OF the
Starke:: abortion cases, in which McCord
was the complainant.
TnI snag boat E. A. Woodruff, which
arrived ut this port yesterday, attracted
good deal OF attention at the wharf. The
machinery and general outfit Of the boat
/ ELECTED many expressions o. admiration
from experienced river men.
NoRTH WHEELING capitalists talk OF or
ganizing joint stock company to build
/ pontoon bridge across 9TH and Market
streets. The mud marks last night indl
Gated 8 feet and rising So says Tommy
Cockayne, and he ought to know.
. JABEz GosSEY was indnlging in royal
drunk yesterday afternoon, In the Second
Ward Market, when Officer Liston de
scended upon him and carried him off in
triumph to the lookup, and saved this
morning'ssession OF the police court from 6
"whitewash." .Hl.f' .
The Council Committee on Streets, Al
leys and Grades will meet on Friday even
ling. We understand that Larry Clark
the gentleman who was awarded the con-
tract for cleaning the streets, will be sum
moned before the Committee to give an
. account OF himself. It is quite likely
Judging from the disposition Of those o.
: The Committee with whom we conversed
that Mr.. Clark will be handled without
gloves.
FoR the benefit OF those concerned we
will state That any time prior to Jan. 1st
succeeding the election, it is the duty Of
the Clerk OF the Board OF Education 10
give due notice to newly elected members
Of their election to that body. New mem.
bers can not serve until properly qualified
by taking the required oath. The oath
should OF course be taken when the term
OF service begins, but failure to do so docs
not inyalidate in any sense their election,
nor interfere with their taking the oath
J atany future time.
DEATH RIroRr.-Dr. D. B. Ward, the
City Health Officer, gives the following re-
port OF deaths occurring in the city during
the month OF November:
Fenales........'