The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-29
OUR BRLLAiRE LETTER.

On motion the Board adjourned TO meet
at the call Of tho President. 81 'as,.
OUR BELLAIRE LETTER. .
A paragraph IN your paper of Friday
morning last, clipped from the Belmont
Chronicle, entitled Antiquities" has q
material error in Il. The county seat
was located at the village Of Pultney, In
Pultney Bottom, some two miles below
here. Scarcely q yestige Of the town now
remains. At that time the Bottom was
owned by Mr. Mel. Heron, the first hus-
band of Mrs. Samuel Sprigg, whose death
you ChroniCled few days ago. Mr..
Jacob Shriyer afterwards came into pos
session Of the property. He divided 1t
into small farms and sold it. The site Of
tho town Is now owned by Dir. John
Radeier. St. Clairsyille has remained q
mere village. "A large city would have
been built up had the county seat re.
manned here. Wheeling absorbed all the
growth that legitimatelY belonged to our
side Of the river. g.'igF Sg'r ,}H
! noticed q communication from some
one signing himself J. g. j., having for
It's subject the verdict Of the coroner's
jury in the Ferguson case. All l have to
say with regard TO it Is, that they have u
standard set up whereby to distinguish q
tirSt.rah citizen, and will ever hold j. G.
]. in grateful remembrance for his efforts
in that behalf. The coroner thought he
had summoned some Of our most sterling
men, but stands reproved now that he
sees what he has done through ignorance.
lie will hereafter consult ]. G. ]. as to
the composition Of his jnries, and no more
such verdiCts may be looked for. Faugh!
There Is q question OF Jurisdiction agi-
tated here that / would like to hear ex-
pounded by some competent authority.
It is claimed that Virginia has exclusive
Jurisdiction in oil cases to the waters edge
on the west side OF the Ohio River, and
that the right to arrest is barred 10 an
Ohio officer If the culprit is in the water,
even where it is 80 shallow as not 10 enter
into the shoes on his feet. Some years ago
an adjustment Of questions growing out
Of reservations made by Virginia when
she coded to the United States the north.
west territory, was had between the au.
thoIities Of Virginia and Ohio, but l do
not remember its nature. 1t would be
worth something TO both sides to know
exactly the status oil the matter.
The general business of our town has a
steady, healthysgrowth, and we as a com.
munity are gradually assuming a noticea.
BILE position. Our manufactures. are all
doing well, and the most Of them prepar.
ing to increase their capacity; new ones
are prospected, and If the holders of man.
ulacturing sites had due appreciation of
the vast benefits 10 the owners OF such
establishments, we would soon have all of
our space occupied. Among the new en-.
terprises, the most worthy Of notice is the
Baron Lantern Mandatory. 1t lisa mar
vel Of ingenuity. ardor, energy and sue
cess. Organized in midwinter, the com.
pany have erected q building capacious
and convenient, and have working force
of fifty operatives. Their pay roll foots
up from three to five hundred dollars
weekly. The demand for their lantern is
enormous, considering the time that they
have been in operation, and is increasing
rapidly, and will soon necessitate the ex-
tending oftheir capacity for production.
s0ur respected fellow. citizen, Mr.. Joseph
Ryan, has sold his fine property on the
corner Of Water and Second streets, to
Messrs. Nelson &, Bros and Mr.. Frank
Brannan. Mn Ryan, l believe, built the
first house in Old Bellaire, in 1885, and
when tho new town was laid out, he was
the first to build q good house in. ii, l
believe in the year 1855 or 1856. Mr..
Ryan will be missed, and VIC arc sorry to
lose him as citizen from among us.
The best wishes of.our citizens will go
with him wherever he may locate!
Our dry goods merchants are generally.
very successful in their business, having q
steady, reliable custom as basis for their
prosperity. Among the most successful
Of them, Mr.. Fl. Boomer finds a place,
quiet and unassuming, withal enterprising
and alive to the wants OF the community.
He is taking rank as one Of our first MGR
chants in that line. We have room for
more such men, and viii welcome them
heartily.
Themild weather and good roads are
bringing in the farmers and our streets
look lively once more Loud complaints
are heard among the farmers Of the freez.
ing out Of. wheat, and of the excessive
length Of the winter, but they arc prone
to grumbling. .e.,
: This morning about Z o'clock fire was
discovered in the house and shop of Mr..
A. Faupel, shoe dealer on Belmont street.
An alarm was given but the flames had
gained such Roadway that nothing could
be done toward saving the house. 1t and
an adjoining house belonging 10 Mr.. T.
Riley were entirely consumed. Mr.. Eau
pei lost his whole stock Of boots and
shoes, and also his household furniture,
personal clothing- and even his pocket
book; his books and papers, were pre-
served, however. The family narrowly
escaped with their lives. understand
that there is 40 insurance OF 81, 500 on Mr..
Faupers property, and $500 on Mr.. Ri.
leys. The total loss is estimated to reach
about 5000. Such occurrences as these
will stimulate our citizens to hurry up
the projected water works. A high wind
and the absence Of water or the means OF
defense against fire, would have rendered
the fire this morning disastrous in the OK.
tIenle. . L.
BelEaire, FEB. %.
POLICE CoURT.-The. following cases
were disposed Of in this court Yesterday