Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-11
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters oil Interest Briefly ana
Pithiiy Told.

Pithilv Told.
THREE cars of iron for the new island
bridge arrived yesterday.
BARNEY BRADY was given a ride in the
patrol about II o'clock last night.
THREE deeds OF trust were left for record
at Clerk Hooks Office, yesterday.
THERE was but one case in Police Court
Yesterday morning. plain drunk.
THE festival at the Church of the Immac--
ulate Conception netted the neat sum OF
Sl,s55.1s.
THE new cafe at the Windsor has been
opened to the public. II is in charge oil a
celebrated French chef.
QTHE old frame buildings fronting on the
Site Of the old Grant House, on Nam
street, are being torn down.
TIE work of signing the Main street
bridge bonds was completed by City Clerk
Thoner yesterday afternoon.
Two barges of Stag and stone were
dumped around the base Of the west chan-
mel pier of the new Island bridge yester-
day.
EUGENE NoRvELL has been appointed
assistant yard master of the b. " o., IN
this city, and NJ j. Bremen yard master
at Bogg's run.
THE subcommittee OF the Council Com
mittee on Lights, appointed TO go over the
city and locate the electric lights, Will start
on its tour this morning.
DURING the past week two overcoats
have been stolen from the store OF j. w.
Farrell, on South Main street. One stolen
Tuesday night was valued at sl1.
THE ordinance providing for IN inspec-
tor of food was only passed through the
Second Branch of Council Tuesday night,
not being reached in the First Branch.
JoHN RITTER, extraman at the Niagara,
has been appointed tillerman at the HOOK
and Ladder, vice p Mahoney, and Eugene
Muhleman takes Mr.. Ritter's place ut the
Niagara.
TUESDAY afternoon a colored boy took a
sled from Il daughter OF Mr.. Brockunier on
Chapline street, and ran off with it. The
police were notified and Officer Lukens re-
covered the property.
THURSDAY evening, December llth, there
will be public installation Of the officers
of Stephens Corps No. }, w. X. G., at
Handlan's Hall. All comrades and the
public generally are invited to be present.
IIrrLEW AsHINGTON awarded the contract
for street paving, Tuesday night, TO Cor
nelius Curran, at 81. % per square yard, and
lei contracts for 4. OOO, 900 brick, Us follows:
Pittsburg Fire Clay Co, at $3.50 per thou
sand; Smith. Porter & Co., at Sl3.23; a. y.
Jones X Co. $500, and American Fire
Clay Co, Sl325. Each contractor IS to
furnish 100000 brick
SHERIFF JAMES KNIGHT, of Greenbrier
county. brought two persons 10 the peni-
tiary Yesterday, named respectively John
Beaver. charged with housebreaking, SEN
fenced TO two years, and Robert kerns,
charged with housebreaking, sentenced TO
two wears. MIR. j. w. Knight accompanied
the Sheriff as guard. The officials Will
leave for their home this morning 1T
o'clock.
THE lining of one OF the Jefresson fur
naces gave out yesterday, and it has been
shut down for refining, throwing the work
men on that furnace out until repairs are
made
McCULLY x MORRIS, trcstle contractors
on the Wheeling x Lake Erie, made an
assignment in Pittsburg Yesterday. They
were short 200 in their contract on TINS
end of the road, and many OF their work
men have placed claims in the hands OF To-
cal attorneys Gazette.
A CHARTER has been issued by Secretary
of State Ohley to the Elkhorn Coal and
Land Company, the purposes of which are
to mine coal, manufacture coke, construct
and operate blast furnaces, etc. The capt.
tai stock is 5000, with the privilege of in
creasiug TO 81, 100000 The Office will be
kept in New York City Samuel \. Grocer
is one of the incorpOratorS, rs is Calvin
Brice. of Ohio. The other incorporators
live in Pennsylvania and New York.