The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-11
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BELMONT COUNTY.
Nom The 81. .CEatrSvtlle Chronicle Of Vh.
THR COUNTY STAT QUESTION,

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Efom The 81. yClGtrSVile Chronicle Of Vh,
THE COUNTY SEAT QUESTION.
Spartan" writes from Bsllalre:
The County seat question 10 still at
tracing considerable attention, The
more reflective ofour citiGsns are salts
lied as 70 the justness oil your remarkI
upon the advantages to our town, bu
our interest weighs but little In com.
paflSOn with the interest OF the county
generally; and all we want IL q fair ex
preston OF the VleWB OF the people bt
ballot on hequestion. n
A correspondent writes from Flush,
Ing; 81 81,
we differ with Spartan in bis asser
ton that, Ifthe convenience and In.
terestB OF three-fonrths OF the peoplt
were considered, Bellaire would be tht
place for the county seRt.' II It in.
wolves time anu expense for the people
Ot that place TO reach St. ClaIrsville
how will It be with those who live In
the Northwestern part OF the county
when the Capitol ia removed to BellaIra
When permanent improvements are
made 10 the jail and other public
buildings, we believe the majority OF
our people would say, let the county
seat remain where Il is.
a Wheeling Township correspondent
writRs: The county seat removal has
been discussed somewhat. l believe
can speak advisedly when say that 4
majority OF the citizens OF WheelInp
Township are opposed 10 any change
nj lnnntinn tsh RnN0 EIYtlI A. u
vance the interests oi a single individ-
ual 20 be compelled to travel twenty
miles to transact business when ST,
ClalTsvllle can be reached In two
hours ride from the extreme north cor.
ter Of the township.
THE ST. CLAIRsvILIE RAILROAD,
The Flushing correspondent savs:
We have not forgotten the cause OF the
railroad failure two years ago; but lei
The citizens OF BsllaIre and Wheeling
aRitate that project In earnest now, and
do their part in the enterprise and The
road Will be built; not branch road
from Bridgeport or BellaIre 10 st,
Clalrsvllle, but n through route via St.
Clairsvllle, Flushing, and New PhIla.
Gelphla to Toledo.
"Spartan" writes on behalf OF Bel
laire: The proposition for branch
railroad to your place, thence through
The Northwestern part Of the county, "a
connect with other lines In that direc.
lton, meets with considerable favor
here, and have no doubt II the project
was fairly lnaugurRled by your cltl.
Zens, would meet with material support
from our capitalists.
ST. CLAIRsvILLE IN THE PAST.
The editor OF the Aahtabula Sentinel
Hon. W. O. Howels, who was In st,
Ulairsville few weeks ago on q visit
10 his friends, speaks Of our town In
the Sentinel after this fashion:
AT st. Clairsvllle, the county seat oi
Belmont, after thirty-Aix years, we find
very little change beyond the regular
growth OF improvements In buildings
not worry rapId-and the disappearance
OF the older citizens whose sons have
succeeded them. The old land marks
are very recognizable. This town was
once place OF very considerable I'm.
pOrtance, and on the opening OF the
National Road was built up 10 excel
lent style. But that road, which was
expected 10 make It great place, real
ly proved damage 10 II, In making Il
tributary to Wheeling; and then the
railroads that come near It have left Il
out In the cold. It was fortunately In
a very rich farming locality; and Its
citizens are the possessors OF good
deal OF wealth. This place has been no.
ted for many prominent names among
the public men OF Ohio; and the bar OF
Belmont has numbered as It's members
such men a. Charles Hammond, Sena-
tor RugRles, w. B. Hubbard, Judge
KeunOn, Gov. Shannon, @. @. Carroll,
Judge CoWeu and Gen. Weir; who have
given way 10 a number OF young men
who give evidence oi talent that will
make an equally strong mark In the
history Of the State.
BELLAIRE-THR DRIDdR.
Spartan writes: There has been
abont 60 deaths In our town during the
past year. or these about 10 died OIL
old age. some l5 or Is of old chronic
complaints, five or SIX of consumption,
the balance, principally children, ol
Cholera Infnntum, DIptheria, and
other complaints incident 10 the young,
This, with population Of 6, 900, with.
out counting In the envlrons, makes a
fair exhibit OF healthfulness for Bell.
aire. think equal to any other town
In the county In proportion. The mum.
Der OF buildings erected here the past
year IL: Of brick, "A; OF frame, IS; total
81, not including quite number oi
Small tenement, stables, shops, SO.
This Includes the Glass. house and
Church. The total cost OF these 81
buildings as near as 1 can, ascertain,
was about $3.50, 900. These figures are
only Approximate and will tall below
the actual number OF houses and the
cost thereof. rs, "a y-r
The piers OF our railroad bridge has
caused some serious disasters to the
coal barges. The tow boats Boaz, Mary
Alice and Render, each lost barge on
Sabbath evening, by striking the piers.
Two others struck the piers after dark,
the names OF which ] could not learn,
each losing a barge. On Monday even-
Ing about O'Clock another tow boat
showed one oi her barges on the pier
and lost It. One Of the barges was
loaded with railroad iron, one with fire
brick and one with coke, the balance
with coal. The excitement among the
river men Is very great, and thelE
curses are loud and deep against the
authors Of their disasters. Had the
main spain Of the bridge been across
the regular channel OF the river where
the draught Of water Ia, there would be
no difficulty to navigate through, but as
II is, constant trouble maybe expected,
The magnitude and Importance OF the
coal trade will no doubt compel the
removal Of the obnoxious piers sooner
or later. ..
A Cheap Ice House.
A year or two ago had my attention
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