The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-17
NEWS.
BELLAIRE.

A DISPATCH from Conowingo, Md. to
Rev. Wallace, of this city, on Saturday
morning last, brought the sad intelligence
that MIR. Alexander Dubois was sinking
very fast, and that there were no hopes
of his recovery. Since that time we
have heard nothing as to his condition.
The Bellaire Nail Works will shut
down to-day. We do not know how
long it will before they start up again,
but hope it will be soon.
The streets were full of carts and
wagons on Saturday, hauling ice, and
they seemed to be working against
time.
SOMETIME on last Saturday night the
powder house of McGregor Bros. & Co.,
on Indian Run, Just outside the corpora
ton, was broken into by thieves and q
considerable amount of powder stolen.
There is no clue yet as 10 who the guilty
parties are. 1t would have been great
blessing to the community ii about four.
teen kegs had exploded while they were
in the act of stealing it.
REV. Dr.. SCOTT, a missionary to 1ndia
from the Pittsburgh NJ. Z. Conference,
delivered a very 6ne discourse in the
Guernsey street NJ. K. Church, of this
city, yesterday at l03 o'clock A. NJ, and
will deliver lecture at the same place
tonight. Subject: "Travels in India"
The lecture is free to all.
REV. LAWSON, (colored) of Cumber-
land, Nd, delivered q sermon at City
Hall, yesterday at o'clock P. NJ, which
is spoken of IN the highest terms.
OUR friend '.Zeke' of the Globe House,
went to church again yesterday. This is
the second time since the children of
Israel crossed the Red Sea.
The winter term of the Common
Pleas Court, for this county begins to-
day, and judging from the amount OF
business on hand it is likely to last
sometime.
The National Glass Works start upto
day.
THERE were several nild DRINKS on
Saturday night last.
MANY persons are laboring under a
wrong impression with regard to the
facts concerning Mr.. Manlev and the
late butter trial. Some have it that he
stole the butter from the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, while others
have it that he was tried and found
guilty of con cealing stolen goods, neither
of which are correct. He was charged
with concealing stolen goods, and had a
preliminary hearing before Squire
Powell, but the evidence was entirely cir
cumstantal, and not of h character that
would lead one to believe him guilty.
Mr.. Cavanaugh testified that Mr.. Man
lev knew nothing about the butter hav-
ing been stolen, and Mr.. Manley testi-
fed to the same thing. The fact that the
butter was found in his possession was
all the evidence there was against him.
Mr.. Manly is one of our business men,
and if innocent, we hope he will be able
to establish it clearly before the grand
jury, at st. Clairsville, this week.
BRIDGEPORT.
The result of the stockholders meet
ing at the .Etna Mill Will be found in
another column.
w. w. HOLLOWAY, Esq, and Messrs
X. J. Baggs IL Son, head the subscription
list to the stock OF the Tuacarawas and
Wheeling railroad by $1,000 and $4,000
respectively. a good send of.
Durham excitement prevailed through
town during Friday and Saturday last
by the sudden disappearance Of one Of
our prominent citizens. Search was
made in all directions, kilograms were
dispatched to Bellaire, while the family
were almost distracted b. the continued
and unexplained absencd of the head Of
the house. Capt. Baggs with one or two
other citizens bethought.themselves of ex.
aiming cellar, the door of which was
locked. So getting authority from the
mayor, they forced open the aforesaid
cellar door, and there, much to their sat.
Isfaclion and astonishuent, found the
gentleman who was supposed to have
gone to the borne. &c, without scratch
or scar. Mental alteration" is the
cause assigned for his strange conduct.
a JOLLY and excellent citizen has
collected the following data about the in
dustries and business of the town which
he desires published:
Ten coal banks, employing "a teams
and 50 hands. One glass works with a
working force of 100 hands.
One rolling mill with two hun
dred workmen. Two flour mills
two planning mills, one foundry, two tim
shops, two ice-houscs, two butcher
shops, three wholesale grocers, thirteen
retail grocers, sixteen places wherein
II mans thirst may be quenched other
wise than by water--not bad; two
drug stores, eight doctors, five
churches, seven preachers, two bar
bers and population OF 1000.
Quite significant feature IN the above
array OF figures and facts Is that there is
just one physician for every two places
where man can quench his thirst with
something besides water.