The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-12

/ chimes Will be continued by the Works
here, which expect to start up with In.
creased facilities about the first OF March,
| This will be welcome news 10 our citizens
generally, as these works give employ.
ment to q considerable number OF men
and boys, when in operation.
Mayor Purdy still continues ID GRIND
out justice to the violstors of ordinances;
scarcely dsy passes but he disposes OF
moro or less cases, and almost invariably
to the cost of the msltsctors.
Mr.. Geo. Z. Gordon, OF the "River
Shore" Touring mills is having the boiler
in his establishment patched. Mr.. Csdy
of your city Is doing the work.
The number of letters mailed at this
postoffice, is about one hundred daily.
The publication of the National has
been suspended until the weather mod
crates.
add you get summons 10 appear be-
fore the grand jury" is the question that
is now heard on our streets.
A meeting was held at CriswelPs hall
Wednesday evening last, presided over
by John NJ. Turner, Esq, a. which time
volunteer company was organized.
Something over forty members were
enrolled. Captain w. l.. Bridges was
elected captain BY acclsmstlon and w.
II. McKlll was elected first and b. r.
Meighen second lieutenant. J.T. Patton
was elected orderly sergeant. The
amount of latent military enthusiasm
that was evolved at the meeting was
something wonderful 10 behold. but since
l call to mind Creeps speech / am In
clined to think that there is nothing 30
very wonderful about it alter all, as that
voice OF his would "enthuse" grind
stone. A certain auburn haired indi-
vidusl who shall be nsmeless, was pat in
nomination for the office OF orderly ssr-
gesnt, when some person in the roomi
who is supposed to have been secret
emisssry OF Mexico or one who expects
to participate in the next great railroad
strike, knowing the military genius and
powers possessed by the candidate, and
fearing the inevitable result OF an
encounter between their friends and this
company in case the aforesaid was chosen
as one of the company officers, resorted
TO the underhsnd means OF circulating
the report that this embryo Napolean
would not serve if elected, and thereby
succeeded in defeating him. At least it
is 10 the above fact that | attribute his
defeat. There may possibly besome other
cause or causes that brought the unfortu
nate result about.
If fyoung gentlemen when they go out
sleighing with their lady loves w,tt per-
sist in imbibng hard cider TO such an
inordinate extent, they must expect to
get their feet under tho, sleigh runners
occasionally.
Miss Ada Mathews, of Western Ohio,
is spending the winter with her uncle
Jeemis r. Mathews, of the upper ward.
III you don't furnish cut OF yarn TO
knit pair of mittens OF, you may expect
to get the mltten when you ask us to go
sleighing," Is the notice served upon the
young bloods by the upper town ladies.
The result Of which is a
heavy increase in the sale OF
that commodity. 1t is generally sup
posed that conspiracy exists between
the merchants and the aforementioned
young ladies, and that the profit arising
from the increased sales are divided be.
tween them.
The yronehess OF humans to make mis-
steps w4s demonstrated yesterday in b
striking manner Immediately in front OF
our wharf, by Brevet Colonel Billy
Sharpe, who WAS experimenting force
of men who were cutting ice, stepping oil
the ice into the river. After ten or
twelve men had succeeded 10 rescuing
the Colonel from his involuntary and
rather unpleasant bath { for Billy is no in
isnt in weight, as he "kicks the beam" At
something over two hundred pounds), 1t
is said by persons who were there al the
time that she stood up on his hind legs
and fairly howled."
The ice, alter starting several times
during last night and this morning,
finally broke up about one o'clock to-day,
and the river is now almost entirel ely clear
of boating ice, although the shore ice e1-
tends out a considerable distance into the
river at the wharf. Our ice merchants
are heartily disappointed St this prems.
ture and abrupt termination of their busi.
ness.