The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-01
Brief Mention.
Tue river Is open to navigation again.

TIE river Is open to navigation again.
YESTERDAY was another bright, sun.
shiny day.
"IxooNAA the Barbarian" at the Opera
House tonight.
TnE tall sycamore Of the Seventh
Ward" Is sadly missed In Council.
SEVENTEEN marriage licenses were issued
by Clerk Hook during tho month OF Janu.
airy.
TIE gentle woodchuck will take his an.
1ual meteorological observations to.mor.
row.
TnE passenger cars on the G. & p. Road
are to be painted brown and striped with
gold.
TnR Committee on Court House and
Jail Of the Board Of Commissioners yester.
day made their usual monthly inspection
Of the jail.
Irisexpected thatthe Hempfeld bridge,
which was cut down blythe Ice few days
since will be up again ndready for travel
by Monday next.
,TnR Committee on Poor House and
Farm OF the Board OF Commissioners met
at the Court House yesterday afternoon In
regular monthly session.
TuE joint committee appointedby Coun-
ell to investigate the gas affairs Of the city
have chosen DR.. ]. f. Reeves Chairman,
and Harry Caldwell, Clerk,
THIRTY.EIunT deeds in fee, thirty release
deeds and thirty.three deedsOt trus were
admitted TO record at the County Clerks
office during the month Of January.
Tue b. 4 0. Railroad Company have
abandoned the use Of light COlors In paint
ing their rolling stoCk, and the straw.color'
ed passenger cars WILDE changed to adarE
crimson.
ALARdE party Of ladies' and gentlemen
will accompany the members 0t-the Leg
islature to MoundsvilIe to-day, to visit the
Penitentiary, The party will go down on
a special train at $3.50 A. NJ. and return ut
Pm.
THERE was little scare on Water street
| IN the neighborhood Of tho landing, al
noon yesterday, over slight blaze at the
Huseman House, caused by reflective
llue. No damage Of any consequence wa
done, and the Fire Department was MOI
called out.
TIE Sabbath School connected with thu
Third Presbyterian Church, in SOutf
Wheeling, gave q concert on Thursday
evening which proved such success tina
it was repeated again last evening. Messrs
Icy. Lucas, X. V. Arkle, and other vel
known singers assisted.
An adjourned meeting OF the stock
holders OF the Belmont Null Company was
held yesterday, for the purpose Of electinl
A Board OF Directors. No business wa
transacted, on account OF the small repre-
sentation OF stock, and the meeting I'D
journed, to assemble again at the call o
the President.
WHEN Mayor Sweeney announced Gen
Alex. WalIace's election as Keeper OF thC
Lookup, in Council last night, an en-
tllusiastic admirer ofthe Generals in thu
lobby let forth a, shrill wlloop which
caused even Councilman lIaller's hair Il
stand on end. The Mayor at once callet
upon the Sergeant to arrest the enthusias
and take him mp 10 Alexis PalatIa
parlors under the Court House.
TME ladies' OF the First Presbyterian
Church gave a pleasant social and suppe
in the basement OF the church last even
ing The bountiful repaSt prepared b!
the ladies' was discussed with keen zest bS
many Of the business men OF the city ami
others during the evening. The ladies o
this church have achieved q reputation
for getting up good @iPpers,, which insurei
them liberal patronage from the publi'
attheir soCials.