The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-31
THE CLOSING YEAR.
Notable Events Of the Year l879-A Re.
sumo Of Its Interesting Happenings
Local Records that are Worth
Preserving.
JANUARY,

| JANuAHls
LIST. City Rep. Tx. Com. called primarie
for 4th instant. New Iears' calling ant
receiving mole than usually prevalent Ii
the city. Early closing agreed on by dr.!
goods merchants. Baltimore banks begaI
paying gold for currency. franklin In
surance Co. pays Eve per cent dividendiI
gold, out OF last six months earnings. Re
sumption Of specie payment generally be
gun. David Kennedy died.
End, Riverside telephones completed
Mayor Sweeney asks a report Of subscrip
tons for Southern yellow fever sufferers
Sd. Thermometer l0' below Zero. TEN
perance party elects delegates to city con
yention and nominate Souncilmen.
4th. Temperance Law and Order Con
vention nominate a full city ticket, Re
publican city primaries held. Senator
Thurman declinesia gubernatorial candi'
daCy in Ohio. Mexican excursion starts
from Chicago.
9th. Annual Thanksgiving exercises al
English Lutheran Mission Sunday School
A considerable number of the members OIL
the Legislature arrive.
9th. Republican city convention nomi
mates Capt. John Mcclure as Mayer, and
selects candidates for other city officers.
It'll. Governor Bishop, OF Ohio, submits
annual message in which he calls atten'
ton to prevalence OF grave robbery. Ex
change Bank declares three per cent semi
annual dividend. Uncle Toms Cabin BY
GOtthold Company at Opera House.
Sth. West Virginia:Legislature organizes
by eleCting D. d. johnson President Of the
Senate, and Geo. II. Mofett Speaker OIL
the House.
9th. Governor Mathews submitted his
message to the West Virginia Legislature
Travel interrupted by heavy storms.
10th. Ice breaks in the Kanawha and
destroys large amount ofproperty. Vice
President Keysdr OF the B. & 0. r. K. gives
his views on the legislative investigation
OF his road.
llth. Democratic city primaries nomi
nate A. j. Sweeney for Mayor, Porter
Smith for City Sergeant, and full city
ticket.
18th. Secretary Sherman's letter to T
N. Nichol opposing the forced payment o.
the silver dollar to public creditors pub.
lished. Etha Iron and Nail Company an
nounces three per cent dividend. Major
]. W. Sweeney announces his independent
candidacy for City Sergeantcy. Barlow's
minstrels at Opera House.
l4th. Breakup in the Ohio river, and
Ed. Hobbs and other boats damaged al
Cincinnati. New nominating election tc
select candidate for City Sergeant ordered
for January 18th by City Democratic Ex
eCutive Committee.
10th. Senator Conkling attacks the ad
ministration for its course in the matter o.
New York Custom House appointments
Majority and minority reports by Legisla
tive Committee on B. 4 b. K. R. manage
nent.
10Th. Prominent members OF West Vir
ginia Legislature generally express opin
ions adverse TO continuance OF County
Court system.
goth. Ice break in the river at this city
damaging the Annie Kelly and othel
steamboats, and bArges. Joe Emmett a
Opera House.
2lst. Capt Sterling nominated as Post
master at Wheeling.
22d. Large temperance meeting at Wash
ington Hall.
2Sd. City election, resulting in the choic,
OF A. J. Sweeney as Mayor, ]. W. Sweeney
as City Sergeant, and the majority 0
Democratic candidates for city officers.
25th. Anti.Convict Labor meeting a
Court House. President Hayes signs nev
pension bill.
Goth. Alleged inCendiary fire at ga
office and attempted burning OF books o
gas accounts. West Virginia Congress
men refuse 10 vote Tor SCOTS Pacific Rail
road.
2Sth. Legislature Of West Virginia re
considers instruction to West Virgins
Congressman 10 vote for Scott Pacific Rail
road subsidy. City investigation Of ga
office begun.
SOth. Lamar pendletOn wedding a
Bethany. Gov. Bishop, Of Ohio, visit
West Virginia Legislature. Myles' pho
tograph gallery burned.
3lst. New tariff freights oil 3. OR. B
announced. Mary Anderson at 0per
House.
FEBRUARY.
LIST. German Fire Insurance Company
OF Wheeling, declares five per cent divi
dend. Mcclure House leased to i, S
Norton, and improvements begun.
Sd. Haverley's Ministries at the 0per
House.
9th. News of W. E. Boggs suicide a
Globe House, Syracuse, N. Y, received.
It'll. Public meetings and newspaper dis
cussion over steam on the Elm Grov
Railroad.
Sth. Partial report Of the City Gas In
vestigation Committee and arrest OF Johl
Maxwell and Andrew King for alIege,
arson and embezzlement.
| 18th: Anti-convict labor meeting a
Court House.
18th. Wheeling and Cyrenc Com
manderies excurt to GAINESVILLE.
18th. Capital removal under discussion
in the West Virginia Senate.
10Th. Virginia House OF Delegates dis
claims liability for West Virginia certif
ates.
2lst. Jane Coombs at Opera House.
25th. Death Of Upton Reilly. Demo
cratic legislative cancusrepudiates Speake
Molfett.
Goth. Maggie Mitchell at the oper
House.
0 2Sth. New freight schedule goes int
effect on the B. so. Paul Beyton at III
Opera House.
MARCH.
LIST, President Hayes withholds his ST
+! nature from the Anti.Chinese bill.
I'd. Williamsons nj tlnera Honsa