The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-21
REpoRToRIAL PEsCILINGs.
No TRANSFERS recorded Saturday.


No TRANSFERS recorded Saturday.
THE police force made fifty arrests
last week,
Four additions to the workhouse gang
last Saturday.
LAST Saturday was pay day at the
Riverside mills.
CIRCUIT COURT convenes at 10 o'clock
this morning.
THE completion of the fire alarm tele-
graph is asked for.
CHEF oF-PoLIcE RIPLEY has become
member OF the church.
No MARRIAGE licenses issued by the
County Clerk last Saturday.
VINO will open the new Washington
hsll2 That's the question.
THERE is to be q rich and rare enter
tertainment at the Capitol to night.
SATURDAY morning there were sixty
i've occupants At the city work house.
THERE is strong talk OF two of Captain
Ripley's bondsmen surrendering him.
SEVEN cases before the "Tepfible" last
Saturday morning and evening matinee.
THE coal miners have another meeting
at the Fourth ward hose house tonight.
THERE is to be d temperance jubilee at
the Washington hall on the 18th OF Feb
ruary;
A STEAM PIPE at the South Wheeling
glass house bursted, Saturday, without
any serious injury.
Mr.. GEO. MARSHALL, who was inJur'
ed by pick in Tallmans coal mine last
week, is able to be about.
The inevitable John Brown, Tor whom
Squire Caldwell issued warrant last
Friday, has not yet been heard from.
The Enieos dancing club which has
had Mozart hall leased for the season
will only hold the same until April first.
The Ripley-McLure affair of last week
has created great stir in the city. The
whole affair is 10 be much regretted by
all.
PRESIDENT THOMPSON, of the West
| Virginia University, will lecture at the
Zane street NJ. 4. Church tomorrow
night.
THERE is TO be q rehearsal OF "Mar-
garet of Anjou" at the Third ward school
house this evening. A full attendance is
desired.
THE directors OF the Elm Grove Rail-
road Company are having their cars
newly painted. Peter Terrell Is dong
| the work.
TIE hands on the w. " T. Y. road
were paid Of last week, and rs u natural
consequence more or less Bridgeport
whisky was spoiled.
MEssRs. PATTERSON, Davis and Will
son went to New Martinsville last Mon
day on hunting expedition. They
caught ffty-slx rabbits in four days.
A LIVELY knock.down occurred on
the corner OF Fourth and Market streets,
on last Saturday morning, between a
couple of young bloods. No arrests.
A DRAY-HoRsE while hsulinga heavy
load on Main street, Saturday, was sud-
denly cut short OF its breath, and in fail.
ing, broke one of the shafts OF the dray.
Loss to horse, one life; loss to draymsn,
one horse and one shaft.
The "gum boot" mrn has been heard
from, per postal card, by the reporter OF
the Fourteenth street organ. The "g.
b." man says he is the departed spirit OF
the late lamented Lincoln. We think it
case OF returned spirit.
THE largest party of the season was
given by the Crescent boat club, on last
Saturday evening, on the South Side,
over ninety couple being in attendance.
The party enjoyed themselves, TO the
music OF Tommy Cockayne's fine band.
Browns "pigeon-headed reporter" of
tie Sunday Leader INDUCED in advertising
the local force OF the REGISTER yesterday.
As there is no news for the Sunday sheet,
the Leader man must have something
besides beer to fill up on. How is it
Chawles2
THE world-renowned Caileader's fs-
nous Georgia minstrols, all genuine ne
groes, have been billed to appear at the
Opera House next Satur day night
This troupe will appear in this city un-
der the management of Mr.. Calender
himself.
THE "Struck Oil" troLpe showed 10 a
good house Saturday night. The troupe
left that night for Washington, where
they will play week. After this en-
gagement they will go to Baltimore for
week, thence to Boston, where
they will play two weeks.