Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-13
SAYINGS AND DOINGS.

THIs weather. is certainly phenomenal.
TuE back river is almost entirely
dry.
Council meets tomorrow night in
regular session.
The railroad accident was theme OF
discussion yesterday.
Cor. DoNN PIATT received numerous
callers yesterday.
TEMPERANCE meetings were held, yes
terday, at McLain' 5 and Parker's Hall.
WHEELING creek is a spectacle. It's
waters are as black as the ace OF spades.
The Top Mill LAS dispensed with the
patent nail piekers, and the feeders are
happy.
The Dobler property, on Chapllne
street, was sold by AuctiOneer Haller,
on Saturday, for 81 800.
A POLICE officer distinguished himself
recently by eating four quarts oil oysters,
and being hungry aiterward.
The meerscnaum pipe ratified at Helm
brights cigar store, on Saturday night,
was won by John Hamilton.
JAMES NORRIS had fall from a buggy
on Saturday, near the Second ward
market, caused by a runaway.
OFFICER DAVIS arrested a man yes
terlay ON Market street, for intoNlca-
ton, and had to almost carry hun up.
The Grand Jury meets to-day and
the petit jury tomorrow. \ depopula-
ton of Young men is noticeable already.
IT is our candid opinion, from the APP
pearance of the sky, that IT will not ram
Tor month. Considerable discount Is
allowed on this.
A LITTLE boy, named Sadler, and resid-
ing near the Atlantic engine house, hurt
his finger badly, on Saturday, by play
ing with an air gun.
The Pittsburgh excurSionists returned
about one o'clock this morning. There
were so many of them they took hail
hour to pass a given point.
A MAN, whose name our informant
did not know, was seriously hurt, on
saturday afternoon, by the breaking OF
a stone wagon, near JOnathan's ravlne.
AT the dance gwen by the Emmett
Boat Club on Friday night, the prizes
for Waiting were won by John Mehan
and Annie King. The former received
Il pin and the latter a cup.
The Nail City Boat Club is preparing
iar grand ball for Thanksgiving Eve.
The y. G.. has been peculiarly success
iul with its parties and balls and this
will be- no exception to the rule.
TllE Nars-Lciier is mistaken about
Chris. Siebke's having been Knocked
down on Saturday night \ blow was
exchanged, simply, and the matter
uuirtcd down. Nor have warrants been
issued, rs was stated.
SEVERAL persons have been agitating
the subject ol arranging for longer cN-
curSiun To Chatauqua Tor the great race
between llanlan and Courtney, as they
think the one now proposed Is too short.
Let the railroads think Of 1t.
EN-SPEAKER GIBSON and Col HOge-
man are of the opinion NationaliSm in
the Hanawha Valley is on the decline.
They also deny having gone over To that
party, but were merely seen, as the let
ter expresses il, Sin bad company hay
ing attended a GrccnbIck meeting.
TuE aai,,s Of the Grc@g case is this:
Gregg claims hc had a writ Of error, but
no one remembered it, and the Clerk
of the Supreme Court certified that
none had been allow, d. The Court ruled
that mans memory Was not mialllblc,
AMI Greg will have chance Tor his
white alley.
A ME. Jos. WmTEHoUsE, OF Hcnwood,
WAS ON his way To the mills on Friday
morning last, about or near three
O'Clock. when ne iounda large valisctillcd
with various articles of clothing, papers,
DE. II was still locked, but had been
upcncd hy thieves. He found 1t lying
upon the railroad, near Bngss' Run.
The clothing was marked S1ttzer, and
Is IMPOSED To belong To travelling
agent %. some organ firm in the West.
ID can be- had by the owncrcalllngat Me-
Jilton, ESD, who has it in charge.
Az occultation oi Venus mot occula-
ton. rs the MRS LIirr SAYS Will occur
about 10 o'clock this morning. lnplain
language, the moon will pass between
ms and the plaEet, obscuring the latter
from view. As the phenomenon will
take place in the west, it can be seen by
a good pair of eyes without the aid OF
glass.
THERE is a hitch i'm the Barrett-Sicbcrt
race at Pittsburgh. Jarrett wants To
row on the Mononglhcla and Siehcrt on
the Allegheny. 1t is said that the latter
will probably accept so for his expenses
and row here. The date Of the race has
not been fixed and Barrett Is now IN
Pittsburgh, making arrangements.