The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-31
NEIGHBoRHooD NEWS.
july 20, 1874.

happy or unhappy possessor of man
whose mission in this world is to raise .
row and make things lively generally.
That man is James Lswless. For several
weeks his name has been first in one
scrape and then in another. James keeps
a little whisky shop in the northern part
of town, and the crusaders are after him.
The men to whom he has sold liquor have
gone back on him, and his star is not in |
the ascendant. The other night, feeling |
that every mans hand was against him,
and that things went wrong generally, he
concluded he would whip his wife, to let |
her see, suppose how vain and ve1a-
tious thing life really is. He beat her
over the shoulders with his fist, kicked
her, and abused her generally. She re-
ported him to the authorities and in the
morning he was arrested for assault and
battery, and will answer to the charge
this evening before Squire EagesOn.
BUSINESS generally is said to be much
better, and tradesmen are not nearly so
down in the mouth as they were short
time ago. ...
A BACKwoODs philosopher said, trust
to luck and it will all come right in the
end. So it seems here The streets, not
withstanding the poor prospect for some
time past, are getting into good shape,
the grading being rapidly put through,
Considerable pavement has been laid on
Water street, ard the work goes on rap
idly.
THE Spence manufacturing establish
ment has shipped fifty-si1 threshing ma
chimes this season, and report the season
rs not nearly over.
GEORGE SMITH. teller in the CONNER
cial Bank, left few days ago to spend
few days at Put-in-Bay.
j. AsHENHUsT, of the Valley Ne,cS,
has taken the field, and is making temper
ance speeches in all directions.
Coop health is general throughout the
town, much more so than for many sea-
sons previous.
VIM STooPs brought suit this week
against the firm of Culbertson, Wiley q
Co., for Sl16, balance due for a contract
claimed to have been made for work per-
formed. The case was tried first on Tues
day, when the jury failed to agree. They
struck another jury and the case WAS set
for to-day, but the parties compromised
it before it came to suit, by Culbertson,
Wiley Il Co, paying s52, and the costs of
the suit.
VERIFY, Job never wrote reports for
the newspapers. If he had we would
have no patientest man on record. BOils
are nothing in comparison. We just get
little item from reliable parties and get
it fixed up and in print, when some other
party steps up and wants to know if we
will please correct the error we made
the dav before. As AZ illustration, we
made a statement the other day concern
ing the steel works, which we supposed
was as correct as anything well could be.
Alas for human hopes we find We were
mistaken. Mr., Smith remains on the
same terms as heretofore, but the COM
pany do not propose to borrow 10000 to
increase their facilities. They will be
increased somewhat, but not to that e1-
tent, and no money will be borrowed.
We think this is correct, and hope no
body will correct it. We are sorry for
the other mistake. and add it TO the num-
Der of accidents that will happen
TRUTH, crushed to the earth will rise
again, they tell us, and that money that
has been paid in for public library
seems to resemble truth, inasmuch as
it will not be forgotten but continues to
be the subject of comment where two or
three are met together. We hope most
sincerely, for the accommodation of the
people in something they need badly,
that this money will be speedily used and
more added to it, and II good public Ii
brarv be started. This is a subject that
demands discussion and attention, and it
is to be hoped the citizens will look to
their interest sin having library, mar
ket house and fair stock ofdry goods in
their own town before driving people
across the river as is the custom now.
BELLAIRE.
OUR city is truly becoming moralized.
1t is the evidence of things both seen
and felt. The strong arm of the law is
accomplishing more in its effects AS re-
CARDS the same object and end, than the
crusade movement was destined to
accomplish, that of discOuraging, and
subduing the sale of intoxicating liquors
in our midst, and to raise up and encour-
uge those who are fell victims of the
dread DESTROYER of MI that is good, noble
and beautiful. There were men among
lis who could seemingly, without an effort,
steel their ConscienCes against the I'M
plorngs, the prayers and tears OF true
women, but there are more who can
avoid or escape the penalty imposed by
the law. for violation of ordinances
which our City Council deemed It's
duty to enact and enforce. We most
sincerely sympathize with any man or
set or men, whose compulsiOn forces to
obey in any way that which is objection
able to them; but you know your duty
and you did it not
If men. will not obey the dictates of
conscience in relation to those things
which are obnoxious to the society in
which they move and under laws which
they are governed, compulsion must be
used. When men violate they must ac-
cept the consequences as gracefully as
they can. If our city can be purged of
this evil in no other way than the course
now taken, let it be. And We think
that if fines and imprison-
ment are imposed upon all VIC
lating the ordinance forbidding the selling
of liquors under certain prescribed regu-
lstions, We shall soon be rid of at least IL
part of the greatest evil by which we are
cursed, that of intemperance.
GEO. You've was arrested, tried, and
plead guilty to keeping tipping house,
and for violating city ordinance. He
was fined by the Mayor $50 and costs
and sentenced to five days imprisonment.