The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-04
CITY CHIPS,

day.
THE rooms of the new Masonic temple
are exceedingly handsome.
KRAMER will spell at the Msson's
dedication this evening.
EACH engine house has been supplied
with Clsrk's patent fire escapes.
The excursion over the "Pyke" to
Pittsburgh has been fixed for the llth
inst.
TIE Crescentmill foot bridge, over the
creek, will be ready for use by this even
ing.
ONE trust deed and one release, we're
recorded at the County Clerks Office
yesterday.
NEW crossings are being laid at Thlr.
ty-third and Eoff and Ihirty.third and
Jacob streets.
THE Council Committees on Water
Works and Markets will meet at the
city building this evening.
Mr.. BATCHE, of the First ward, is
giving his house coat of paint, which
adds greatly to its appearance.
The troubles of the iAnitor OF the Third
ward school house will be talked over at
the next meeting Of the Board OF Edu-
cation.
WE learn that some parties are about
to lease the coal works up Jonathan S
ravine, belonging to Mr.. Campbell, for a
term of years.
TEE hard times do not seem to have
much depression upon the spirit OF i'm
provement in this city, as there Is quite
large amount of 1t going on.
IT now SO divlnely condemned fab
ricstor," Well, well; when will this
cruel war cease? Let the "Reverend"
sleep the sleep of the righteous.
THE superior" beer, which was made
by the Nail City Brewing Company, was
tested yesterdy by number OF experts
and pronounced to be OF very fine
quality.
LEVI BoaARD, the First ward police
man, has just completed for himself a
fine new residence, near Bells foundry,
and was engaged IN moving his family
into it yesterday.
For the loss sustained by Helmbright
Yesterday morning, the German lnsur-
auce Company will pay TO that gentle
man 5000 to-day, it being compromise
on the 500 insurance.
AN elegant social affair came off at the
Mcclure House last evening, it being an
informal reception given the Governor
and Mrs. Henry NJ Mathews by Mr..
and Mrs. William Hearn, jr.
YESTERDAY, a young man named
Hull drove into the river with horse
and wagon, and came very near beng
carried away by the current. Two young
boys were in the wagon at the time.
SEVERAL of the windows Of St. Mat
thew's Episcopal Church have been
badly broken by stones. 1t is q strange
thing that young vsndals are allowed to
commit such depredatlous upon church
property.
The German Fire Insurance Company
of this city had the insurance on Helm
bright's stock of leaf tobacco, which was
burned yesterday morning. 1t WAS in
sured tor 500, and the loss IS about
$1,000.
HAMM WILSON has the contract for
building two story brick residence on
Market street, between Seventh and
Eighth streets. Wagonere and Marsh
have the contract for the masonry OF the
same building.
w. H. CoTTs, of the Superior works,
who has the job of fitting up the cutter
bars for the moving machines, is getting
his work in admirably, and says he will
have them all done by the time the blue
birds begin to MARBLE.
The third term of the Lindsey lDsti-
tute will close tomorrow with an enter
tainment by the pupils. The fourth and
last term will begin next Wednesday
morning. This school has grown TO be
quite an institution in our city.
The Board of Equalization met yes
terday morning, and alter trans
acting some business adjourned unit! 10
o'clock this morning, at which session
the Board will hear all business before 1t
and probably adjourn sine die.
PRosECUTING-kTToRN Whey, of
Wetzel county, has written letter TO
Attorney General Robert White. IN
which he ststes that the matter of lynch
ing Wallace is being thoroughly investi-
gated, and due report will soon be made.
THE Elm Grove street car stables, near
the Capitol, will TO extended thirty-tive
feet. WCrkmen Will begin operations on
the building to-day. II is calculated TO
nave the stables built sufficiently large to
accommodate ten horses and three cars.
YESTERDAY morning one of Shall
cross teams, loaded with scstfoIding
boards and other things dsed in building
started TO run at the top of Wheeling
hill, and ran as far down Market street
as Eighth before being stopped. No dam
age.
TUESDAY two rural individuals from
down the river called on County Clerk
Woods for the necessary documents TO
make them one, but failing to have the
necessary credentials of recommendation
the couple left for lizard Scrabble on
the afternoon tram.
A large design has been made out for
the SOLDIERS monument OF which we
have heard so much. 1t is proposed to
place the structure directly in front of
the main entrance to the Capitol. More
action and less talk relative to this mat
ter would suit our citizens better,
ASpIendId Improvement.
Mr.. John l.. Hobbs, who resides on
IerOL streat hot vypeD ThIrtv.ffth and