The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-06
SEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
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temperature as observed ut MERGERS Drug
store. No. 932 Water street, Friday:
At I A. NJ, %; at ~ NJ, ZOE; at 3 p. NJ,
l8o; at P. NJ, 170.
WE do not know why our news items
did not reach Wheeling in time to be
published in yesterday mornings paper
They were forwarded as usual, and at the
usual hour.
THE trial of Mrs. Daniel Lucas against
Mr.. Hugh Bean, for damages under the
Adair liquor law of this State, came off
Yesterday to Il jury in Justice Strahls
Court. The trial occupied all the after
noon and part of the night. Tallman
Bros. and Mr.. j. NJ. Reese appeared for
the plaintiff and Messrs. Anderson y
Danford for defendant. The jury had
not agreed upon a verdict up to the hour
of sending this dispatch.
TEARS were brought to the eyes of
many by the wind, yesterday morning.
The passenger steamer Andes had to
90 into quarters at this point on her up
trip yesterday morning, on account Of the
heavy ice in the river,
JUST as the evidence was closed in the
trial of Mrs. Lucas against Mr.. II. Bean,
for damages under the Adair liquor law.
Mr.. Bean was arrested on u warrant
issued from the Mayors Court, charging
him with violation of what is known
as the "Becr ordinance Of this city.
Nor manufacturing establishment in
Bclaire is idle all are running on full
time, and are busy filling orders.
SHERIFF COCHRAN was in town yestcr-
dav on Court business. Quite II number
of our citizens have had bushes ut the
county seat this week.
THE legal business has been brisk in
this city during this week, there being
several cases tried of more or less into
rest.
The weather continues cold and II
considerable quantity of ice was floating
in the river yesterday.
DRUMMERs have been as thick as black
berries for some days past, and all report
business dull everywhere, but looking up
a little within the past two or three weeks.
THE only thing on the taps at present
in the way of amusements, is two enter
tainmonts on Monday and Tuesday
nights next, at Central Hall, by the
Novelty Comedy Company which
comes highly recommended by the press,
where it has exhibited.
THERE was no preaching at the MethO-
dist church last night, but the services
will be resumed again tonight. The
protracted meeting has been i'll progress
some three weeks, under the charge of
Rev. Rodgers, and has been well attend
ed by large and attentive audiences, and
great interest manifested among the
members. During the continuation of
the meeting, some ninety new members
have been added to the church. and the
good work promises fair to continue for
some time yet, with encouraging interest
and prospects offurther success.
MARTINS FERRY.
The citizens of NJ f. are very much
exercised over reputed discovery that
the city is now $4,000 in debt. The
supposed fact was elected at the meeting
to consider the propriety of purchasing
Il fire engine held last Saturday. So
much has it worked upon the minds ofthe
people, that an indignation
meeting is talked of, to be
held some time next week,
TO ccnsure the Council for mourning the
debt without consulting the former. The
debt, it is alleged, was contracted for
curbing and grading streets, a large por-
ton of which work was unnecessary at
the present time, or at least could have
waited until better times. According to
the first side of the story, the money has
already been expended, and the corpora
ton now owes for it.
The other side of the story is that the
town does not own more than eighteen
hundred dollars altogether. Included IN
this amount are two cemetery bonds for
500 each. Besides these two Outstand-
ing bonds. the Indebtedness of the cor
poration is less than one thousand dol !
~ for necessary work on the wharf, and
curling and grading portion Of one or
two streets. The waythe story got started
that the town owed $4,000, was on nc
count of an ordinance passed Icy Council |
some six or eight weeks ago, providing
for issuing bonds to the amount of $4,000 !
instead of 5000, the money from the |
proceeds of their sale to be applied to inn |
proving the streets, etc. The bonds are
net vet sold, and it is not known that |
they can be sold, and unless they are,
of course the corporation will !
not have to redeem. And too, if the
money is not obtained for them, it cannot !
be- expended on the streets. SO Martins |
Ferrys municipal corruption dwindles
down tot very small point.
A MEETING of the stockholders of the
new National bank will be held this al
tcrnoon at ! o'clock, in Kerr Il Cos.
Office, to organize by the election of Off
GERS and directors. The need of this bank
is much felt among the business men of
Martins Ferry. Those interested in the
other bank, are opposed to the new bank,
aS a matter Of course, rs it may take from
the old bank some of its business. But
it is not from spite, or illfeeling that the
new bank is inaugurated, but simply be-
cause it is a necessity to the manufactur-
ing interests of the place.
THE Benwood furnace will shut down
tomorrow, partly because of the low
price of iron, and partly on account of
the want of new pots that cannot be OBJ
tanned at present.
DURING the fire engine meeting last
Saturday, one gentleman was explaining
the merits Of the BsbcOck engine, when
another well known gentleman inquired
what would be the probable cost of the
engine. The reply was about $4,000.
At this the interrogatcr jumped to his
feet cxclaiming, "Three thousand dol
lars! Three thousand dollars! Good
Lord We can never stand that, And
tho ,rnntinp cninCldpd i'm that belief