Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-16
THE HISTORY OF A DAY.
MORE rain.
VrsrrpnAy WAS gloomy.

MORE rain.
YESTERDAY was gloomy.
BorH the County and Municipal
Courts have adjourned over until Fri
day morning next.
THERE was a very pleasant dance Civ
en- by the Concordia Singing Society, at
Koch's Hall, Eighth ward, last night.
ONE deed of trust, two release deeds
and two marriage licenses were admitted
to record by County Clerk Hook yester-
day.
The New Mcclure House saloon,
Phil. Duffy, manager, sets lunch twice
day, such rs gives a man a hrst-rate
dinner.
YESTERDAY was the fourteenth ami
yersary of the assassination OF President
Lincoln, at Washington City, by the
actor, ]. Wilkes Booth.
WE are requested to say that Mrs.
Higgins received but $1,000, insurance
OF the life Of her husband, instead oil
1000, as represented to us yesterday
LAST evening q lrrge party was held
at the residence OF Mr. l.. Mclaughlin,
ON the head OF Filth street, who enjoyed
themselves to the music OF Cockayne's
band.
The Council Committee on Streets,
Alleys and Grades will meet at the city
building at 2 o'clock to-day for the pur..
pose of making tour OF Inspection oil
the city.
IT was our privilege, recently, TO see
several sketches Of local residences be-
inc perfected for the coming PAN
Handle History" and they are exceed
ingly fine.
WE understand that Robt Sweeney,
at his hardware store on Eleventh
street, has in his possession several
small cannon balls recently dug up on
the sight of "old Fort Henry"
THE b. & o. railroad camp train
passed out over the Hempfeld TO tun-
mel No. ) Yesterday afternoon. The b.
40. authorities hope to have the tun-
mel cleared out by Saturday evening
next.
F.. r. WARNER, late proprietor of the
Mcclure House, is negotiating for five
wears lease on the st. James Hotel. III
MIR Warner succeeds in securing the
house, a Main street entrance Will be
opened.
SUPERINTENDENT RIDDLE, OF the
Water Works, is engaged in lowering
the piping on Twelfth street, between
Jacob and Byron streets; also running
it down the alley from Twelfth to
Thirteenth street.
The negro Homes who struck and
fatally injured Fred. Starke, on the
steamer Katie Stockdale several weeks
AGO at Pittsburgh, is to be tried for muir
der in June. Starke died at the hospl-
tai at Pittsburgh, last Sunday.
SALE of reserved seats for the Emma
Abbott and Hess English Opera per-
Torrance next Saturday, will begin at
Lucas music store at 3 o'clock TINS
morning. Reserved seats for the mat
inee Saturday afternoon Will also be
sold.
THIS is the way they put it: zone OF
the horses OF Hubbard & Bros. wagon,
began kicking at the b. q o. depot, this
afternoon, throwing itself down, break
inc the harness and doing other dam
age. SHdueS VI -hoSOo' w A "
the bag.
We are requested to state that Charles
Quinn who assaulted Officer Davis last
Saturday night, is not a boiler at the
Top mill. He is employed in some
other department OF the mills, notwlth'
standing the assertions OF other papers
of the city.
Our merchants can prepare to lay IN
an extra supply of chewing gum; the
average clerk dust up his last summers
straw hat and arrange his white neck
tie, for the young ladies' OF the Steuben-
vile High School will eXcurt on boat
to this city next Saturday morning.
We understand that the board OF ar
bitrators, recently appointed by Judge
Melvin in this city, TO assess the dam
ages caused by the building of the sewer
from the penitentiary TO Grave creek, IN
Marshall county, met yesterday IN
Moundsville TO examine the extent OF
the damages and to assess the amount
due such property holders. We were
unable to learn the result.
THE dedication OF the new synagogue
will take place Friday the 18th OF this
month. As such an act is OF rare oc-
currenceit will be Of interest TO witness
it. The greater part of the ceremony
will he in English; also the sermon by
DIR. Mayer, the rabbi of the congrega-
ton, which will be of much importance
He will show in what the relation to
the outer world the Israelites are. The
whole ceremony is conducted in the
very orient-like style.