The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-16

vile to have q hearing this morning.
LAWRENCE GLENN, a saloon keeper,
against whom a bill was found at the
last term of court, he having failed to
appear at that time on account OF scks
ness, WAS this morning taken into cus'
tody By Sheriff Cochran, and gave bonds
for his appearance at the next term OF
court.
SHERIFF COCHRAN wac here yester-
day giving people due warning to APP
pear before the grand jury. There are
seveuty-eight "called" already in Bel
mont county.
TEE people upon the emigrant train
which collided yesterday, were not, as
l first learned. from Prussia, but from
Odessa, in Southern Russia. They
are class OF people called the Mennor >
mites Of q peculiar religious belief. and
have been warned by the Car Of
Russia that unless they will come IN
der the Greek Church, the church Of
the State Of Russia. they must leave the
country. About 10000 Of them have
applied to the United States for the
privilege OF settling here, forming col,
ony, and worshipiug according TO their
own peculiar belief. This was the first
detachment OF them, the rest being on
the way to settle in Dakota and Me-
braska, having made regular hegra
out OF their own country. They are
said to be frugal. industrious and we'll
behaved citizens, and will bring con .
siderable wealth into the country, as
many of them belong to the better class
in their own country.
GEORGE GRBAvEs, engineer OF the
freight train, was much more seriously
injured than was supposed at the time,
and is reported as in q dangerous condl-
ton. LOUISE LOCKWOOD.
MoUNDsvILLR.
This good old town is not troubled
much with news cleaners; hence when
one arrives in the burg, his questions
are readily answered and much more
proffered This is the kind OF people
your modern reporter wants to meet,
not 10 be shifted out and completely dis.
comfted by curt yes or no, and look
az much as 10 say, "you can't interview
me, | won't be bulled." Oh, 10! the
Mouudsvillians are altogether different
and very kindly entertained your cor.
respondent with the following batch Of
items
COUNTY CoURr.-The County Court
is not as popular system OF local leg
isIation ard justice as it might be in
Marshall, as will be seen by the fol-
lowing resolution offered by Mr.. Nc
Jilton, one OF the members OF the
Court.
Reso1ved, That John Fl. Dickey, pre-
siding justice Of this court, shall APP
noint a committee Of three suitable per-
sons to enquire into. draft, and report a
system for the internal regulations OF
our county, to alter the present system
of this court, and report whatever in
their judgment will be more efficient
and economical way for transactlng
the business which may come before
such tribunal, being governed in their
work by the constitution OF the State,
so far as it applies 10 such change.
ReSo!yed, That said committee shall
prepare whatever may be agreed upon
by them, and have printed copies OF
the same submitted to this court at the
August term thereof, for it's acceptance
or rejection.
The resolution was laid on the table
by vote OF Is to 4.
There are some citizens Of the county
who want change OF come kind, and
one prominent gentleman informed us
that a system similar to that in Ohio
county would be satisfactory. But in
stead OF having only one judge for each
county, let two or more contiguous
counties, say Wetzel and Marshall
unite and employ one judge 10 hold
regular terms OF court in each at proper
intervals, the counties paving an equl-
table proportion OF His Honors salary
LIcENsE.-The citizens Of MarshalI
are opposed to granting license, if the
action of the County Court is an index
to public sentiment, as it decided tina
no licenses would be granted for one
year.
New COURT HoUsE.-The Court ap'
pointed a committee OF three, Messrs
". Blake, OF Moundsvile; II. 5. White
OF Bolton; and VIM. Cecil, OF Frank
lin township TO ascertain the probable
cost OF building a new court house, or
the most modern and approved style.
The RoLLlNa MILL.-The Ohio Val
lev Iron Works have suspended opera
tons to put in position large ant
powerful ore crusher. Mr.. II. D
Whipple, the indeiatigable manager, is
bard at work ON it and expects to have
| everything ready to start up again 6y
Monday or Tuesday next. The mill ii
turning out very superior quality o.
hoop iron. and already it is becoming
known and there is an increasing de
mand for it.
PuRcHAsRp.-We hear that the mil
company has purchased the or
which WAS sunk at the Bellalr'
railroad bridge by the steamer Panthe
colliding with the Ed. Hobbs anc
barges. The ore is to be delivered a
the mills landing.
IMPRovEMENrs.-Capt. Fl. Criswel
is erecting handsome two.story bricl
residence on the site OF his old one.
Mr.. Thomas Finn is also erecting
fine two-story residence just above tn
Court House.
The Jail and Sheriff's dwelling ar
being pointed and pointed which, whe'