The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-25

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From the ~. ClairSyillc Gazette.
STATE Of Ohio ". Reuben Porter, IN
dicted for rape. Defendant entered plea
OF not guilty. Cause continued until
next term OF court, the defendant giving
bond in the sum of 500, with josiah j.
Watkins and Oliver Porter rs surctics
for his appearance.
MARTINs FAIRY Building Association
Is. Isaac K. Cline et0i. Sale by Master
Commissioner confirmed.
The case of Charlie Williams, who
was arrested some time last summer for
robbing the mails at Warnock's, came up
III the United States District Court IA
Cincinnati last week. The boy entered
u plea of guilty and wa, sentenced to the
Ohio Reform Farm for one year.
The cascof Mrs. Lawlcss, Of Martin,
Ferry, indicted for receiving stolen goods,
wa, tried in court last Tuesday evening
The jury made quick work Of it, remain
ing out only about ten minutes, when
they returned "A verdict Of guilty" She
will shortly be sent to join her husband
at the penilcntiary We suppose the
people Of Martins Ferry will be able to
survive the los.
MARROW GAUGE RAILRoAD.-On Sat
urday last Mr.. Barrett, Engineer of the
Bclairc X Southwestern Narrow Guagc
Railroad-sccompanird by Mr.. |. II.
Patterson, ot our town, made an exam
nation Of the route from Neil's Siding
to st. Clarsville, following Little Nc
Mahons creek to the entrance of Aults
usually called "Genln's' Run, thence
up said run past the Fair Grounds
to St. Cmirsville. Mr.. Barrett
expressed himself as highly pleased
with the proposed route and thinks
the grading, bridging and engineering
OF the whole six miles can be accomplish
ed for fifteen hundred dollar, per mile
and probably less \ meeting of those
interested IN this matter will be held on
Thursday evening at the store Of Conrad
Troll, to take action on this matter. The
propriety 0: building that short line will
be shown. II we make II determined
effort and do our duty, We can have the
line IN running order early next spring.
vi t-tll IL WbNlu H'J dlllpuIb W IlluNllt
still il we had it, st. CImrsvillc would
have some ralroad-yct it would be the
commencement OF Il through route to the
Lakes, and would locate without doubt,
the line via this place We think We
have the best and probably the only
available route for the proposed Lake
Erie, Alliance u Wheeling Railroad, to
cross on dividing ridge, and reach the
Ohio river via Bellairc to Bridgeport and
" hceling. That u Narrow Guage road
is coming this way. We have only to
point to the fact that Lake Erie,
Alliance and Wheeling road have now
80 miles from Southington on the Paiucs-
VILE X Youngstown road to Alliance
ready for the rail, and will be in running
order by Christmas, il not sooner. 1t i
the design of the managers of the road
To commence operations on the s,rohd
division from Alliance to Brownsiown,
on the completion OF the
road to Alliance This Is the road which
We expect to connect with-and if We
can complete our proposed six miles To-
Neh's Siding, it will be that much to-
wards our share of the through line, and
we can have the benefit Of the road so
much sooner. We caa raise the means
to do this; We ,hyV'd do il, and We uuaf
do it if we expect to maintain our iude-
pendrncc as Il town. Shall We have
Narrow Gauge road!