The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-01

1877-
Local! Record I'd The yga!.
DIARY OF LEGDlNGEyENTs IN
WHEELING AND VICINITY.
IANuARf.

Adams ulbbOlNe phF IP. LeWA
Hull sr. and Jr. and ' d. STEELE form
partnership. Bridge @. declared div
idend Of four per cent, la Belle Glas
Works declared diyidenlot Eve per cent
Flood and Hughes diBSlTe partnership
A. c. Egerter and de'fse Beck form
partnership.
and 8. Wheeling BaiPass complimen'
tar resolutions TO JpdS Cochran at ex
piration Of his term ofoke. Eggs sold n
10 cts per doz. Trains delayed on &C
count Of heavy rains.
A. Commodore VAndcbllt died. Scar.
let fever prevails. Tt Peoples Bank
Of Wheeling apply e = A Nest Viz
RinTa Depository.
s. City Council reduce price Of gas tc
Sl,62 per thousand. .0an ordinance
passed.
clared a dividend ofsPer cent. Over
one thousand person on the river
Weather moderating.
and 4. The Capito, building turned
over to State aulhorits. Democratic
primaries for City Convention held.
Mardi Gras Society bid its first meet
Ing. The leo on Ohio ill solid for hun
dreds Of miles.
cash dividend OF 4 persnt. VIM. Kry.
ter died.
9th. The coolest dai Of the month
Bennett May duel occut.d. Maj George
W. Franzheim died. 1mocratic mem
beers Of the House OF Ddgates held meet.
ting to nominate ~oficeilor the House.
10. Legislature me and organized,
Hempield trains delay bysnow. Craw'
ford & Thoburn dis 70 partnership
Wheeling Stock YardCo. incorporated
II. Board Of Regenn,f West Virginia
University met in thisisty 10 elect Presi.
dent. Republicans htl primaries fol
city convention. IIoti crowded. Ice
houses filled. German Insurance Co. de-
clare a dividend OF 5fr cent. Mercury
higher than for a NOM.
I2. A big break up river. Steameri
Andes and Calumet SAX at Cincinnati.
The crew Of Hudson Ct her free from Ice
at Wheeling.
Is and IA. Governo Jacobs last mes
sage TO Legislature. sy. J. Il. Thomp-
sou elected President I the w. Va. Uni
verslty. An old iasboned thaw set in.
Republicans held cit, convention. The
great Ice flow continus. Three hundred
coal boats sunk at Plsburgh and along
the river.
Is. The great Ice fed reaches here at
midnight. Intense eIitement along the
river. Damage mott great as expected.
Mileage question ctGted considerable
discussion in the Houe OF Delegates.
16. Capital Location bill introduced in
the House and referrd TO the Judiciary
Committee. us. Ditrict Court in SEES.
sion. Considerable daEsge to property on
Wheeling creek by j. break up; Fulton
bridge injured.
II. Bigh water excited, Mrs. Mary
-L-rwifs -ot-Epgent List-died-Esel,
Wherry & BeltE dissive partnership.
Is. w. L. Hearneatertained members
OF Legislature. J.E L. Rodgers elected
Secretary OF Peabod! Insurance Compa.
ny. Galleries OF bah Houses crowded
daily.
10. The A. P. telegraph Company
reduce rates to Philadelphia to 80 cents.
Democratic caucus D-night at Capitol.
Sleigh bells juggling everywhere.
20 and 81. One var ago Washington
county milk introduced here. West Vir.
ginia Exposition Bidding sold for $500;
original cost 81, 1000. Vile OF W. ]. W.
Cowden died. Washington Hall Associ.
alton decide to rebuild.
%. Glass Works all resumed work.
Democratic member, Of two Houses hold
caucus for nomination Of U. 8. Senators.
The one-horse street cars OF CitiEens'
Railway Company made trial trip and
gave satisfaction.
%. January thaR commenced. Nail
City boat house SUM near Belmont Mills.
Sitter & Roth dissolve partnership.
"a. Executive Committee oil. State
Grange In session.
rs. At City election to-day entire
Democratic ticket eected, except Ripley,
elected City Sergeant.
20. Electoral bill passed Congress.
Davis and therefore, elected 70 o. 8. Sen
ate BY a fusion Of RPublicans with por-
tions OF Democrats.
q. Members elsetof City Council met
for organization. Mayor Sweeney gives
notice Of contest for the City ~Sergeantcy.
%. Mardi Gras society has member
ship Of 800. Finesin police court 500.
90. R. W. Mcclellan, Sc, died.
80. Ice disappeared. w. O. Handlan
elected President, # Second Branch OF
Council. Mileage roted TO officers Of the
Senate. Sergeant Ripley filed his bond,
81. Speaker Gibson ordered the gal.
leries Of the Houseto be cleared. Much
excitementin consequence. Market sop
plies improving. Sixteen marriage Ii.
esases Issued durint the month. Warmest
day Of the month. Mercury OF above
zero. 81 deaths inJanuary.
FEBRUARY.
/. Tho warmesta y Of the month. AID;
iourned sale Of Henpfeld railroad held
al Pittsburgh. NJ sale. Speaker Glib
son ordered galleries Of House opened
Potatoes scarce AMI retail at 40 cents per
peck. 49,. oLu-
3. A beautiful DAY. Female College
gave exhibition tt Mrs. Jarley's wax
works. Ground log saw no shadow
Jail inspected by c,unty Commissioner
and4 slreesh bad condition. Egg
is cents per dozen. Steamer Hudaon ar
rived with biggesttip OF the season;
s. Capital Bill pissed in House BY q
vo,s oi 20 In 10. liver rose "a feet from
the Allegheny gore, which reached acre
about ii p. y. Washington Hallcontraci
awarded TO Coeu, Ioss & Co., price SsV,-
9. The livery stoik and stable Of Huse'
man & Mendel rirchased by Me:sfs
Travis & Bailey for 5000. A sligh'
sprinkliDg Of snow. A big lobbyin Goan'
oil on account Of fing salaries and OiIj
Sergeauicy.
4. Cummius q Woods form a partner
ship. Fifteen steamers In sight OF gus
pension bridge. Wheeling Library trans
ierred to new room 1t Capitol. Payensnu
In bad condition. Printed report oil Cnii
dren's Home lhows t TO be In a prosper
Gus condition. 70
8. TheIsenate oorirmed General B. +
Kelley as Register Il Lands At santa fel
New Mexico. Base Sall At Fair Ground,
Mardi Graz boys bed big meeting. Ifae
laying Of the NarroE Gauge st 81. olatr''
vile completed. a.,
case Of Florida ,nder eonsideration
Childrens Home festival drew iMs
crowds. Agsnaia. .prlDg dsy. today