Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-20

in this city, under one roof, as that whlcn
assembled at the Music Hall this week to
hear the divine Patti. The annual Musical
Festival surpassed any yet given here. The
ladies, almost without exception, were
without head-covering, other than that
provided by nature and the hair stores.
The Gainsborough hat, which has got itself
so much disliked by many OF the sterner
gender, who have had the misfortune to
have their views of the stage aggravatedly
obscured by these s------ ss=-1
Fashionable Fancies
of feminine head-gear, gave way, for once,
to laces, flowers and diamonds, and view
of the audience from the balcony was
sight alone worth the price of admission.
Owing TO a cold Patti did not sing on
Tuesday night, but will tonight and
Monday.
The Exposition.
1t has not been decided definitely yet,
whether We are to have another exposition
this year, but the chances are that We will
not, as the last exhibition did not pay.
Whether it was owing to the bad manage
ment of the directors, or that the people
are becoming wearried of the same display
each year, is question, but the
latter is one which / think the most
likely. Music and art are the hobbies which
are exceeding aesthetic now ride. The
collections for the art museum, donated
and purchased, number really very fine
master pieces OF pictures and statuary.
Charles W. Vests last gift OF $l5O,OOO the
interest to apply to the expenses OF the
museum, makes it beyond peradventure an
updying institution.
Flying Machine.
An eccentric individual named Robert
Dawson claims to have nearly perfected an
apparatus, on which he has been working
for years. which, when completed, will en-
able man to navigate the air with as much
ease as one can run sewing machine. On
the strength of being an old friend and dis
tant relative. | was admitted to his work
shop. rs he calls it, where he has spent ten
hours of each day, Sundays excepted, for
the last five years trying to bring his flying
machine to perfection. His shop is situated
over a stable in a large loft in the rear OF
his residence on Mt. Auburn. Feathers by
bag and basketful were stacked up in one
part of the loft and in another corner. a
stove, on which was large glue pot and
brush. completed his tools. The machine
in question was large wicker basket,
with great sails at each side, which, when
he turned crank from the inside, spun
around like the arms of wind mill. The
whole was of the lightest frame work, and
plastered over with feathers foot thick
"Can you fly in that machine?' | in
quired.
"You shall see" was his reply, and step
ping through slit into the basket, which
Just held him with room enough to work
the crank, put his legs through two holes
in the bottom, and. lifting the thing above
his knees, walked to the loft doors, and
after attaching a tail or rudder jumped out
of the door into the air. The wings, or
sails, began TO revolye rapidly. and the old
gentleman slowly sailed around his yard,
between his house and the stable in circle,
the rudder enabling him to keep up this
motion, but gradually sinking to the earth,
where he finally landed after about five
minutes aeriel navigation.
What do you think of that said he,
after he had settled down on a dry spot,
directly under the window, from where he
had taken his fight.
Splendid" said |. "Now fly up"
"Ah. that's the part have to complete
yet said the old gentleman with a sigh,
''but il took me two years to get the rud.
der to work perfect, and | don't doubt but
WHAT Will De dDlt W llsNhC IL u
bird before long" 1t is well that the gen.
tleman is rich and can afford to spend so
much time and money on his 'air ship,
and if he succeeds il will not be Surpris-
ing, as he is an "0hio man."
Liquor Law.
The saloon keepers are agitated over the
bill presented by Rev. Henry Smith, in the
Legislature, which strictly prohibits the
sale of any kind of liquors on Sundays,
throughout the State. II is all amendment
to Saint Stubbs' bill passed last April, and
is so drawn up that it would, If passed, ef-
fectually close up all places where liquors
are dispensed on Sun days. 1t lacked but
one vote to become a law, and will be called
up again when several absent members
will he on hand who who will vote for it.
The
Psnd Liquor Tax Bill,
as amended:hy Mr.. Russell, will produce a
a revenue to the city of $l20, 900, which is
to go to the street fund and city inirmary.
II completely revises the license laws of
the city, putting heavy charges on saloons,
billiard and pool rooms, livery and sale
stables, hotels and boarding houses, dane.
ing and riding shcools, hacks and vehicles,
private and public, race courses and ball
games, bill posters, fortune tellers and
the houses of prostitution. 1t embraces
almost every branch OF business in the
city.
John L. Sullivan, the champion pugilist
arrived in the city, Friday, and gave a
sparring exhibition at Melodeon Hall Sat
urday. He is gaining rapidly in flesh, and
has bloated appearance through the too
frequent application to the bottle.
billto establish morgue in Cincinnati
passed the Legislature.
Oscar Wilde
has written a letter to the "lEsthetic Club"
expressing his regrets that he was unable
TO attend our music festival, but will be in
the Queen City on the 23d of this month
and lecture at the Grand Opera House. He
will be the guest of the club during his
stay here when the la-di-das can exhibit
their silk stockings and knee breeches to
their entire satisfaction.
The new theatre which was to be built
on Vine street, has fallen through. The
grounds have been released by the projec-
tors of Hunts Hotel, who had the refusal,
and now it seems we will have to be con.
tent with We have, as the parties have not
fixed in any other location. Wheeling was
pretty well represented at the Opera Festi-
val +. Ii.
MUM AS AN OYSTER.