The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-02
CITY CHIPS.
Corsrr CouKr begins Monday.

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TIE Zouaves will meet at the market
house to night.
ANOTHER whitewssh at Police Court
yesterday morning.
ONE hundred and twelve arrests were
made by the police last month.
TIE Board OF Commissioners Will
meet in regular monthly session Monday.
ELEVEN marriage licenses were issued
by County Clerk Woods during last
month.
OFFICER BAUM requests us to say that
he has the wooden dog, and has named
him .iohnee.
TIE police were made happy yester-
day by the payment OF each man his
months wages
BILLY WHEAT of this city will French
carom T. T. Sullivan at Severlpgs bill
lard hall this evening.
TICKETS over the P, w. & KY, rail-
road as well as all other lines, have been
received by John Baiie.
Mr.. p. METzNER, of the Wheeling
Furniture Company, was the gentleman
who bought Cushlng's paper mill.
In securing the Island Tor items, all
that could be found was mud, mud
everywhere and no good crossings.
ONE deed in fee, one of trust and two
release deeds were admitted to record at
the office of the County Clerk yesterday.
The new iron mash tub which was
completed al Reymsnn's brewery We'd
nescay, was put into operation Thursday.
John DUFFY was arrested by Officer
Bogsrd yesterday, for disorder. The case
will be heard at police court this evening.
ROGER GLENN and Owen Salmon, will
have foot race on next Saturday after
noon at West Wheeling, stakes $500 q
side.
The Board of Commissioners Com
mittee on Court House and Jail met last
evening in their rooms at the Court
House.
The Social Club will hold dance at
Koch's Hall tonight. On Mardl Grss
night their first masquerade ball will
take place.
Them. LES have been invited 10
attend the margaret of Anjou' perform
snce next Monday evening ut the Wash
ington Hall.
THERE were admitted to record, at the
county clerks Office during the month OF
February, thirty-seven deeds of trust and
fifty deeds in fee.
The Supreme Court will convene at
the Capitol next Wednesday for the pur-
pose OF rendering decisions, and will be
in session about two months.
JIMMIE JOHNSTON No. 2, was locked
up last night 10 answer charge OF being
drunk. The case will be investigate at
the Police Court this morning.
THE Cot Guards will have dress
parade at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon,
after which they will march through
the principal streets of the city.
JOHN WILHELM, boy who resides on
Eighteenth street, drew the prize of a
chamber set at Zers's entertainment last
night. The set consists of twelve pieces.
THERE is to be wheeling match for
pet deer at Frank Walters one day
next week. The man who can handle q
wheel barrow best, will carry of the
prize.
RoBT. SWEENEY, the stove man, has
his quarters on Eleventh street looking
so modern and nicely that one can hardly
tell it's the same place. Mr.. Sweeney is
offering good bargains to close buyers.
The Teutonla building association
having succeeded in getting the rest OF
their claims, will make last payment OF
about sixty cents per share to thesr stock
holders. The German bank will pay this
dividend from next Monday.
SOME thief stole large coal shovel
from OFT, Hall s. Co., who keep hard
ware store at the corner Of Market and
Twelfth streets. "Lem" Busby gave
chase and recsptured the property from
the fellow, who dropped it and ran away.
The officers of the Bank of Wheeling
were unusually busy yesterday, redeem
ing the coupons Of the seven and half
per cent county loan, which are payable
on the first day of March. Likewise the
officers of the Exchange Bank, who were
promptly honoring the coupons Of the
''city SKIES" due yesterday.
MgssRs. d. CADY & Son, proprietors
OF the Nail City Boiler Works, have just
finished fine tubular boiler for N essrs.
Osborne & Bros, of Clarksburg. They
are also making the improved blowers
for the Jefferson Iron Works, of Steu-
benville, and La Belle Nail Works OF
this city.
A NUMBER of farmers held meeting
in this city Thursday night for the pur-
pose OF establishing q supply house in the
city, in which to bulk produce. They
appointed committees TO arrange for a
house at which the farmers can sell pro-
duce direct to consumers, thereby avoid
ing middle men and hucksiers.
THERE is a movement on foot among
the Knights OF Honor of this city, to
have the death benefit increased from
$4,000 to 5000, as is shown by the fol.
lowing:
Resotred, That our representatives to
the Supreme Lodge X of II. be, and are
hereby requested to favor at the annual
session, to be held in May next at Nash
vile, Tennessee, the adoption of al
equitable law, or method by which the
death benefit may be increased to sum
not exceeding $4,000.
Four cars loaded with freight were
shipped from this city via the Pittsburgh,
w heeling and Kentucky road yesterday.
Three cars of freight were received at
the depot OF this road during the day.
Mr.. Bellville, the gentlemsnly freight
agent, is fast becoming popular with our
business mep, and will no doubt build Up
q fine trade for the new road.
UsTERpAY Mayor Sweeney received
a letter from Commissioner General Nc
Cormick in reply to inquiries made by
the Mayor relative to the appointment
OF clerks by the United States Assistant
for service at the Paris
Exposition of 1878. Commissioner Gen.
ersl Mccormick writes that all the
clerks, who can be taken from this side,
have already been selected by himself
1t is probable that the assistance of