The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-18

zens, who contemplate attending the
circus, to consider-"Csn you afford 1T"
Is it the right thing TO do to pay a
dollar or q dollar and half to see cir
Gus, and thereby deprive your family of
some much-needed article? Numbers Of
our people will do it,
One dollar will pay your way and that
of your friend into the circus. 1t will
also buy four pounds of coffee, but then
YOUR family can drink water, and that
don't cost anything.
Did any person after visiting one OF
the many travelling humbugs which in
fest the country, ever feel that be was
actually benefited one cent thereby? l
think not.
A dampener was put upon the hopes
of those who expected to get license Tor
the sale of spurious liquors, at the last
term of the County Court, by the passage
of the following resolution, offered by
Squire Bloyd:
Resolvsd, That this court do not grant
license Tor the sale of spurious liquors in
this county for the ensuing year.
Samuel RodockeH who has been quite
i'll for some time past, is again able to be
on the streets. Captain w. j. Purdy,
who has also been confined to lis room,
managed to participate IN the debate on
the tariff question, and l am informed
that 1t was mainly owing to his argument
that the vexed question was decided as 1t
was.
DR.. Dodd, who has been visiting
friends at Wellsburg and elsewhere, has
returned home, and is again attending to
business.
Tuesday last hand bills were posted
over town accouncing that q mass COZ
vention would be held at the Mound
CITY Hotel on Wednesday evening Tor
the purpose of nominating candidates Tor
town officers, and at the appointed time
an organization was effected by calling
John Clegg, ESQ, to the chair, and aP-
pointing K. II. Holiday, Secretary. The
following gentlemen were then placed IN
nomination:
School Commissioner-W. &. Burley.
Mayor-Abraham Bryson.
City eargeant--Joseph Stilwell.
Aldermen-F. NJ. Conley and John
Ferguson.
Councilmen-First Ward-J. w. Gal
laher, NJ. g. Kelley, and VIM. McCon-
key.
Second Wards. w. Dix and d. l..
Logan.
Third Wsrd-Elijsh Blskemore, Jas.
Z. Shrimp, VIM. II. McGill.
The above ticket is composed entirely
Of new men, none OF them being in the
present Council
In opposition to this ticket, the Re
porter of to-day contains the following
ticket:
School Commissioner-W j. Burley.
Mayor. b. Purdy.
Sergeant L. Hanen.
Aldermen-B. +. Meighen, N. c. Girls
we'll.
Councllmen-Flrst Ward-W. j. Pttr-
Gv, S. r. Hanen, y. Wiedebusch.
Second Ward-D. l.. Logan, 5. w.
Dix
eSame as convention ticket.
Third Wsrd-F ". Brolcn, j. A.
Ewing G. w. Evans.
Those whose names are printed In
italics now hold the same offices for
which they are nominated.
The names of the "ConventiOn" can
didates are taken from the printed pre-
ceedng3 of the "Msss Convention" over
the signature Of the Secretary. The Re
porter contains the ticket with isaiah
Bryson" substituted for Abrsm BrysOn.
Whether this is an error, or 3 change
has been agreed upon, am not advised.
That the ticket offered in opposition to
the Convention ticket, taken as q whole,
is much the stronger one, Is almost uni
versally conceded, being composed OF a
majority of the present incumbents, who
have given such general satisfaction IN
the discharge Of their several duties.