The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-23


Wool Is now 10 cents a pound.
TnE police say they have the thieves in.
undated at present,
"DRoNEo' Wilson Bros Is the way some
n put 1t yesterday.
ONE marriage license was Issued by Re-
corder Hook yesterday.
A LARGE ball was given at oglebay's
new hall in Bridgeport, last night.
1'HE streets we're full Of people yester.
day in quest Of Christmas presents.
TIE b. 4 o. pay car was In the city yes.
terday, aud went out the Hempaeld.
TUE pay days at the Crescent mill will
be tortnIghIly, instead Of monthly, here
after.
More than sixty car loads Of old rails
were received at the Riverside mill last
week.
The brilliant blonde at the Mcclure
House desk Ia reading up on the comedy
Of Errors"
Prois. W. X. Pendleton aud B. Q.
Hagerman, Of Bethany College, were in
the city yesterday.
WHAT Is the reason the crossings are
not cleaned? They are In q horrible con-
ditiou all over the city.
Mis-. SCHWARTZ, an illegal beer seller,
was put in the lookup by officer Miller
last night. She IL IN old offender,
HALF the shopping world Is out looking
for something to buy; the other half Ii
looking for something to buy 1t with.
FIVE thousand seven hundred pounds o
poultry e shipped by one firm in
Washington county, Pa, lust Saturday.
TIE employees ofthe Riverside mill will
be given u weeks vacation, commencing
with Christmas and endlnVthe 3lst prox,
Col. GEORGE llEss, Of East Wheeling, cul
his knee in q dangerous manner OH Satur'
day last with q large knife. The cap Is
severely injured.
A SHOT gun club is now in successful
operation at Elm Grove. The members
had a shooting match Saturday last, and
will have another one Christmas.
ANNE WARD was examined nc the jail
yesterday by DR.. L. d. Wilson, on a charge
Of lunaCy, and committed to the custody o.
the iailer to await removal to Weston.
TIE Forty Hours Devotion will com
mence at ST. Joseph's Cathedral on thu
day after Christmas, and close on mex
Sunday evening with Pontifcial Benedic'
ton.
II svery likely that there will DO {
meeting Of Council called for tonight, loI
the purpose Of considering the new ordin
anCe in regard to the payment OF city EN-
ployes.
FARMERS living along the line OF tht
Pwiky complain that the freight trains art
run ut very inconvenient hours for them
too early in the morning and too late il
the evening.
TIE reception to be given to Mr.. ant
Mrs. A. s.. Harden, this evening, at tn
residence Of J. 2. Harden, Esq, promise
TO be one Of the most brilliant social event
Of the season.
LETTERS in PostoAice unclaimed, Dec
%, 1879: L. S. Boyd; William Lasure; J
B. MacCauljS Miss Alice Mccain; Mis-
Belle Mosser; Miss Matte Ronen; +. A
Steer; Winfield Scott.
HE colored people have made arrange
ments to celebrate Christmas in good style
They will have a Christmas tree at tn
new A. NJ. L. Church on Market street.
addresses, &c. All are invited.
We are sorry to learn that the estimabl
vile Of MajOrTom Norton has returned I
her former home at Nammondsport, NeN
York, without any material benefit from
recent trip in search Of health.
The Circuit Court held its session yes
terday in the Capitol, the Court Hous
being occupied by Judge Boyd. TIL
counsel engaged in cases having engage
ments in other courts, an adjournment
wss taken last evening until Monda.
next.
MAJOR S. L. WILSON has been olectel
Captain OF the Washington, Pa, militar.
company vice j. B. Kennedy, mail agen
on the Hemplelds who resigned. Thi
company will he remembered as the on
carrying of the Grub prize at our las
Sham battle.
Oh, the Snow,
The Bee eW-tItul Snow
II Made Last Might SO Jolly, You Know,
BelAlipg the Trains and Grounding the Wires,
n MizEaTdlng Over the Land
Il Fires.
0, Give US a Chance, With a Big Sharp lice,