The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-24
REPORToRIAL PEECILINGs.

TONIGHT.
The Charity concert.
AT the Opera House.
SwEpENBURG's birthday.
No MARRIAGE licenses issued yester-
day.
THE boilers at the Riverside mills
went on yesterday.
Four additions TO the workhouse force
yesterday morning.
THE Terrible" disposed of six cases at
police court yesterday.
No DEEDS admitted to record by the
County Clerk yesterday.
w. G. MoRELAND will lecture at Steu-
benville this evening. Subject-"Mary,
Queen of Scots"
THE temperance people of Psrkers
Hall propose dramatic performance Tor
their benefit this week.
THE Elm Grove Street cars will run
to night in order to accommodate all
who desire to attend the concert.
THERE is to be new boat put into the
Wheeling and Charleston trade shortly
The boat will mabe two trips per week.
AN annual eclipse of the sun will oc-
cur on February End. Get your smoked
glass ready, as it will be visable In Aus,
tralia.
VAAs' City Band has been engaged
to play at Turner Hall next Tuesday
evening for the farewell benefit for Prof
Leibold.
"STuFFED CLUEs" is the latest name
for the Twelfth street concerns local
staff. Don't recommend "stuffed clubs
again boys.
| SEVERAL young ladies have recently
purchased revolvers, and declare thai
should the "gum.boot man" cross thell
path, he will wish he was an iron boot
AN absconding Islander has left hi
landlord and numerous other individual;
to whom he owed numerous small bills
to think how uncertain tenant may be
ONE of the Elm Grove street carr
broke an axle on McColloch street Tues
day evening. The shock caused by the
axle breaking shattered number OF th'
glasses of the car.
SOME nervous persons were agiatstec
over the near approach of the fire, yes
terday morning, to the city gas tank
but their fears were allayed by Mr. King
the gas man, who stated that there wal
no danger.
MEssERLEY's ball room, at Glazing
ton, will contain brilliant assemblagt
this evening, the occasion being the
bal masque to be given by the Cornel
Band, OF that town. Cockayne's band
will ofiiclate.
THE Mathews Light Guards supper
will be furnished by Mrs. Ziegenielder
and served in the rooms of Rolls saloon
under the new Washington Hall. The
supper will not cost extra to those hold.
ing admission tickets.
ALL the reserved seats at tho opers
house for the entainment tonight had
been sold up to 4 o'clock last evening
except sixty-three. A larger number
of seats for any entertainment at thi:
place of amusement was never sold be-
fore.
II. T. CoCKAYNEs band will leave TO.
day, TO play for grand reception at the
residence of Mr.. Hedges, near Wells
burg. Several persons from our city
will attend; slso a number from Bethany
West Liberty, Wellsburg and Steuben'
vile.
TIE reception of the Mathews Light
Guards, which is to be gwen to Governor
Mathews on February Dist, at the new
Washington Hall, promises to be the
grandest military affair that ever oc.
Cured in this city. The soldier boys are
making grand preparations for the event
full occasion.
A RUMoR has got abroad that the
temperance people will nominate city
ticket at the next charter election, but
we are informed on good authority that
such is not the case, but the party nomi.
mating the best man that will enforce the
laws, will receive the support OF the tenn
perance element irrespective of party.
THE Pittsburgh stave company have
purchased large quantity OF lumber
from Mr.. Hyder, who is now furnishing
it from piece of ground containing ll9
acres. The property cost him $1,000.
He has sold 1910 worth of timber from
this lot of land, and values the remaining
timber at 81, 900. Eighty acres of the
land can be used for farming PURPOSES
AN offcious citizen, at the fire yester.
day morning, who thought he knew more
about it that anybody else, attempted to
direct one of the fremen where to throw
the water, but while he was talking the
foot of the fireman accidentally slipped
and the full force of the stream struck
him square in the face, nearly knocking
him down and considerably dsmpening
his ardor.