Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-16
MINUTE WITH THE NEWS.

OF Late.
No marriage licenses were granted yes
terday.
Two weddings are booked for to-mor-
row night.
ONE deed of trust and two OF release
were recorded, yesterday.
The Supreme Court will probably
complete its labors this week and ad-
journ.
GRAND Hebrew ball and "Chanukah"
celebration at Washington Hall, to-
night.
A MAN named Pat Murphy was
run over at Steubenville, oil Sunday
morning, and killed.
MosT every town OF any size, be-
tween here and Parkersburg, has To-
cal packet, and all report business good.
JOHN KEMPLE, steward of the steamer
Courier, stopped off at his home, near
ClorringtOn, on the last trip OF the boat.
The following addressed letters are
living unclaimed in the postotfice H..
Froelich, G. J.. Ii. Miller and A. n.
SmOOt.
The towboat Monitor is having her
furnace repaired and her machinery
placed in good condition. She IS lying
above the bridge.
THERE is war in the Moot Court. One
of the high and mighty officials has been
absent a number OF times, and the mem
bers of the bar talk of impeaching him.
THE benefit ball to be given to Captain
VIM. Lilly, at Bellaire, next Friday
evening, promises to be a big affair.
Cockayne has donated bis services for
| the occasion gratis.
THE Paris Temps, describing Pinafore,
says: "a sort of old she-sutler greatly
amuses the public by singing every
where Farewell my On or 4 call my
selfthe little battercap.
CoCKAYNE will go to Moundsville, to-
morrow, to play for the grand masquer-
| ade ball at the Latrobe House, Tor the
| benefit of the MOundsville Brass Band.
1t promises to be big affair.
SOME one well versed in deep sea
soundings should try their skill in en-
| deavoring to fathOm the mud on Chap
| line street, South Side. A more hOrrl-
| bic street would be difficult to find.
OLD BoREAs was on batter, last
night, and quickly dried up the mud
| which was so obnoxious during the day
| To-day the sun will loose the icy bonds,
and make the streets worse than ever.
THE Paxton fountain has been cov'
cred with a roofing for the winter. II
| is almost ridiculous to see the lower
figures peeping, half naked, above the
| boards, as if wondering at their singular
position.
| YESTERDAY was raw and disagree
able day, and pedestrianism was any
thing but pleasant. A cold wind was
! i'm circulation, but the crossings were
not frozen, and pontoon bridges were
necessary every where.
To-SIGHT Council will again wrestle
with the knotty points OF municipal
| government The Second Branch has
no particular business before it, out is
summoned to keep company with the
First, which has gotten behind IN busl'
ness.
EXTENSIVE arrangements have been
made by the ladies holding the next
monthly social at the Zane Street
| Church, and a good time is expected.
4 fancy table where you can buy hand
some Christmas presents, will be one
| feature of the social. 1t will be held on
| Wednesday of this week.
On Thursday night grand social will
| be given at the Fourth Street Church,
| There will be no chances, no voting, no
soliciting, &c, and the bashful young
man with an empty bOcket-bOOk will
get a rest. Mrs. Stanton and Miss Britt
will sing, and there will be readings and
other performances of an interesting ma
| turc.
Ar midnight last night the most per-
feet quiet reigned throughout the city.
| The only sign of life visible on the
| streets was solitary Waterman, drearl'
| w counting the stars. At the city build
ING no one was stirring, the officer on
watch having resigned himself to the in
| evitable and gone to sleep. At the lock-
up things were in a similar state. Cen
eral Wallace was asleep on lounge,
gently snoring a deep bass note, to which
| a tramp in the court room gave out q
faint tenor. 1t was peaceful scene.
4 DAUGHTER of Eli Ice, recently SEN
/ fenced, at Farmont, to the penitentiary
| for life, has turned up, mOtherless
| fatherless and iriendless, at Steuben-
| vile. There she found a relative with
whom she is now stopping, but who is
| too poor to care for her. The Herald
states that the relative yesterday morn
I pinharIg N
what can be done for the care OF the
| girl whose name is Nancy, and is now
about IA years OF age. The girl arrived
i'm Steubenville about two weeks ago
and Mr.. Richards has written to Wheel
ing parties in reference to the case.
THE case Of G. 2. Brown VS.. Adams
Express Company, appealed from the
| Municipal Court, was decided by the
Supreme Court on Saturday. The facts
of the case were about these: Mr.
Brown shipped diamond to the East
| by the Express company and it was
lost. He sued for its value. The com
panv held that as no value was marked
! on the package, they We're, having
charged no extra rate, liable Tor only
so. the limit under their charter
Judge Cranmer gave judgment against
them for the full value OF the diamond
and this judgment was affirmed by the
Supreme Court, which held that the
company could not limit their liabilities
MINNIE CUMMINGS again advertise:
for solid man." This make the
fourth this season.-NelC York Mirror
Mr. CIas, f. Corbley, the third man, il
i'm the city to-day looking up his inter
cstS which, it will be remembered, were
left in rather precariOus condition
some time since. Mr.. Corbley infOrmI
us ne has been grossly misrepresenteC
in Miss Cummings statements which
appeared in the public prints, and thu
| excellent recommendations the gentle
man has in his possession are proof
that he is not the man to act unfairly
with any one, man or woman. He goe
to Cincinnati to-night.-SteubsnriHS Her
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