Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-08-04
BRIDGEPORT LOCALS.
BRIDeEPoRr. August 2. 1859

BRIDGEPORT, august =. lo0S.
BROKEN ARMs-On Wednesday of last
week, lad named Miller was thrown from
horse al West Wheeling. by which he had
an arm broken, and received other Injuries.
though not dangerous ones Another case
of the same kind occurred during the pas,
week, little West of this place. A small
boy. son of William Kidd, was thrown from
horse and had an arm fractured. DR..
Caeehart set The fractured limb. Parents
and others having charge of horses wou Id
do well to be cautious how they put children
who are unable to control them on the backs
of horses. IL is dangerous.
MAN KILLED.-An old man. for some
time past resident of this place, named
George Donnelly wss killed on Friday last.
by the cars on the Cleveland & Pittsburgh
Railroad passing over him. He was habit
ualiy Incorporate, and on that day had pro-
bably taken more ,han an ordinary portion
of bad whisky. Becoming unable to trave
further, he either lay cewn or fell on the
Railroad. where he lay in state of insen-
sibility until the sad result stated occu red
He was not observed until it was impossible
TO arrest the progress of the train before it
had done its fatal work. Accidents Of this
character are of very frequent occurrence
and in nine Cases in ten they are result o.
drunkenness on the part Of the victims. II
is quite certain had George Dunnelly been
sober. ne would not have been found lying
on the Railroad. But some whisky seller
had turn ished him with the means of his
destruction. We would put the question to
| the conscience of thkt Iindividnal: Whai
relation do you sustain to the ceath of THE
man! Are your hands q lite pure from his
blood! We verify believe not.
LOCKED UP.-Bridgeport is infested with
number of drunken rowdies. whose con
duct frequently becomes insufferable. Or
Saturday las, they appeared to be making
preparations for a more then usual demon.
strarion of q satanic character. Officer
4 Phillips, however, was on the look out, and
promptly arrested three of the worihies ant
put them in close quarters. S. Conway
one of the parties arrested, is the same mar
that was, some time since, sentenced tt
!. thirty days imprisonment, for an attempt t.
rescue another prisoner, and made his escape
a day or two after sentence. He is detain
ed to serve out mis- uEexpired term. Lev
Henry, an old customer whom every body
: knows, was brought ont before the Ma yo
on Monday, and for various offences agains
the decsncy and good order Of society wa,
adjudged to pay fine of six dollars or re
main in Jail ter days. Being scarce Of tin
he was locked up. The third customer wa
a young man. who was Just SO drunk that h,
did not Know himself nor any body else =
H was locked up till he should come to hi
e senses. 1t was found on Sabbath mornin,
that he had reached this healthy condition
and he was then lei loose
. CHAIN GANG Row dyism has arrived a
e such degree of unbearableness in Bridge
!, port, as 10 arouse our grave village Fsther
: from their leihargy. who seem now deter
mined to adopt efficient measures for ID,
suppression of the evils under which thi
community has long suffered. At thei
meeting on last night, committee was ap
pointed to prepare an 0rdinsnce providing
for fhe Institution. of the Chain Gang. an,
. whatever other Oreinances they shall deem
, necessary for securing Igood order in ou
j corporation. We sincerely hope that tn,
: work on which the council has entered will
not be sbandored, until the object aimed
shall have been secured. We would. sug
e gest that not only the rowdies, but tbos,
l " ho make them, receive due degree OF at
teuton.