The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-20
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
BELLAIRE.

OUR friend, EX-Councllman RoueWlg,
made the eighth notch in his notch stick
yesterday morning. 1t is n boy, and
weighs eleven pounds.
OS Saturday last officer Drugan cap
tured couple OF chaps who had been
coming the three card arrangement on u
grcenhorn between this city and Mounds
Vile, W. Va, 10 the tune of about fifty
dollars. They dIsgorged Il portion of
the money which was returned to the
greenv who had lost it. and who will no
doubt be benefited by the lesson.
OUR streets are in terrible conditions
caused by the late rains.
CONSIDERING the bad weather the
fairs at Barnesville aud st. Clairvllle
may be each set down rs grand success.
The election drawiLh nigh. Let every
one who whistles to avoid hard times vote
the Democratic ticket.
Two men who were drunk appeared
upon our streets yesterday forenoon. and
were gathered in by Officer Drusan.
THE health of the city continues to be
good.
THE camp-meeting in South Bellalrc
was well attended yesterday, notwith-
standing the inclement weather. Rev,
Mr.. Burt, of BarHesviile delivered II very
fine discourse, yesterday forenoon, L.
| quite large congregation.
/ WM. GILL was taken suddenly Ill
with cramp collie on South Union street
on Saturday last, and lay ut the house Of
/ Mr.. Hvneman for about two hours before
. he was able to be taken home. He suffer
cd intense pain all the time he was there,
/ but We are glad 10 say he Is recovering
| TnE B. " O. Railroad Company are
| deserving OF severe Ccnsure for the man
| ner IN which they run the excursion
train from the Barncsvlle Fair on Sat
urday night last. There was not one
drop of water in the cars, and not one
rav OF light penetrated the cars which
were filled with passengers during the
entire trip, except waen the conductor
would pass through with his lamp, cauS-
ing little children to suffer Tor want of
attention which could not be given them
in the dark.
ONE OF the passenger coaches of the
excursion train from the Barnsvillc
far, on Saturday night last, ran ott the ut
the stock yards in this city, and came
near upsetting, causing all on board 10
walk through the rain and mud into town.
Fortunately no one was hurt except one
boy who had his head bumped against
one OF the seats.
The balloon ascension Of SiSnor Pc
dunts ut Barnesyille fair, on Friday last,
was failure, tor want OF the proper in
tlaiion, the entire party who managed
the filling OF the balloon were RcpublI-
cans, and no doubt had their minds filled
/ with contraction ideas, vnd consequently
/ contracted the gas 10 q quantity that was
/ insufficient to carry the Professor, put
on Saturday they gave It little more
imitation and the result WAS grand sue
cess. At half past two o'clock the beau
iful mir ship left the earth amid the
shouts and cheers of the assembled
thousands, but when the balloon reached
an altitude OF from three to five hundred
/ feet, the cheering ceased, and all present
seemed rIvited 10 the spot. IhIs change
I wa, caused by the daring Pedanto, grace
| fully swinging of and hanging by one
/ foot from the slender trapcZ bar. lie
then kept on performing his daring
feats. until he could no longer be dis
ungui,ncd by the naked eye. The course
OF the balloon was northwest, and was as
grand sight rs one could wish to see.
He landed in Il field about two mills and
1 1. I'd
BmDGEroRT.
YESTERDAY afternoon number OF
persons were standing on the wire
bridge, which Is contrary to the town
ordinance. The Marshal commanded
them to dispersc, but one James MEGA
ven was not inclined to go, and used
some abusive language in the bargain,
whcreupon the officer arrested him and
took him to the lookup to await hear
,ng before the Mayor.
Nix. MARSHAL JACKSON was arrested
over in kirkwood last Saturday, by oiil-
Ger McConaghy and two assistants, on
the charge of insanity. When taken
into custody he was asked if he had any
concealed weapons? lie wered in the
negative. The officers being in doubt,
search WAS instituted and u
revolver and big butcher knife were
found on hi, person. lie made no re.
sistancc, and was peaceably taken to St
Clairsvilc where ne was lodged in jail
To await an examination.
1t will bc remembered that Mr.. Jack
son was one of the firm of o. X NJ
Jackson, who owned and ran the
flour mill in Wheeling, on Main street,
next to the south end oi the stone bridge,
wear or 80 ago. At one time he was IN
the milling business Mt Cameron, and
prior to that at Fairmont, w. Va. He
was generally and tavorably known alonS
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and his
many friends viii regret TO hear OF his
alteration of mind, which mas been
CROWN. worse OF late, until, in fact, h"
was considered too dangerous to be at
large Financial difficulties and business
misfortune, are said to be- the causes
which uusCatcd lis reason.