Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-05
BRIDGEPORT.

ne dNtDlDlng t0efu6 tu6 past week
has been the startling Phenomena"
at the houses oe Messers. MeComas and |
Elias Daval an account of which. a
toe former place, was givep last week.
The interest is unabated. There hast
not been much disturbance at MIR. Nc
Comas' house since that already refer
red to, but, for the last few days, about
the same general upruar has occurred
at the house of Elias Duvall, half a
mile from Mr.. McComas'. The utmost
vigilance, night and day, has been eX-
ercised to detect the Cause, but Oh
MoRday the mystery was as protoundl
as ever-nothiDg reliable or reasonable
having been discovered as to its causa-
ton. The Wheeling Register and IN
teLlige7acer, OF last Friday, each contain
ed an account OF visit of some smart
"Alicks." from Wheeling, 10 the first
house in which it is claimed full eX-
position was made by these philosoph-
ical owls-so there was but the expose
only OF themselves to the infinite dis
gust and eXecration of every man on
this side-whO without exception in
country OF town denonnce the articles
referred TO as simply infamous, especi-
ally their attack upon "the stranger"
who is known in this community as 9
gentleman, as far above his vile scrib-
bling traducerS as the stars are above
the cInders of PurgatOry. This gentle
man was the object OF the virtuOus sus-
piclOn of these professional eXpOnentS
of monkey shows and peanut combi-
nations. The stranger" it seems,
was suspected because he did not lend
himself to their. "stringy" embraces
and permit himself to be trified with.
He authorizes US TO say she was not
familiar with the Wheeling magi
however much they desired it, and
while he preserves his seli-respect he
proposes still to shun their coinpany."
Pity tits that the colored servant girl
was absent during the visit of the
string band, from Wheeling, as the
learned explorers might, and doubtless
would, have discovered "a piece OF
string an inch long" about her person.
But it is useless to attempt review of
the silliest and most consummate TOM
foolery ever attempted to be perpetrat.
ed on any community called an lex
pose." 1t wasn't decent nensense and
stamps its authors as frauds of the first
water. What did they eXp9se? Why,
uObIllHS, VIC tpSdI. DUl tHclI wv II I'LL
prudence and ignorance for which they
got Il gentle hint to leave the premises
which they took. After their immense
expose and vile cOwardly insinuatiuns
against "the Stranger" new scene
opens and 1.-The stranger" no longer
eXcites these sages attention, but The
batteries Of abuse are turned at Mr.
Duvall's against an innocent girl, Il
mere child, by self-confesed liar who,
on Sabbath last, played the deception
Of introducing himself as a reporter of
the Wheeling Standard and then
sneaks behind the declaration that be
represented a Cincinnati paper, this
| receiver of stolen goods under false
pretenses succeeds in writing himself
and his disreputable sheet down big
ger liar than ever by asserting that in
taking the testimony at the house OF
Mr.. McComas an alteration occurred
with Mr.. Whitney because of an at
tempt to coerce Mr.. McComas in max
ing any statements. Everybody knows
it To be base lie, and brand il as such
And when this same tramp undertook,
on Monday last, to ob;rude his cheek
again upon Mr.. Duvall at his house he
was met at the gate and informed that
he was the chap that had practised II
fraud upon them, on Sunday, and
published lot of lies and he wasn't
wanted there, and if that wasn't plain
enough it would be made palmer. But
he thought that Was plain enough and
the grub worm craWled off. Verify
| virtue secures its reward sooner or
later. But we mean only now to say
the Scurril0us attacks of the ReQister
and AatelIigeacer on these good people
will only bring additional execration
OF all good people on tie over here.
We regret the latter paper was in
weighed into the publication of last Fri
day; we expected better things of it;
but until the verdict of $1,000 damages
against the Register is. set aside we ex-
pect nothing better of it. Meanwhile
we say to all-every effort is being
made TO fathOm the mystery which
surrounds this whole transaction-and
soon as satisfactory solution is render
ed the full testimony shall be given
the public that it may Judge for itself.
Tie verdict, On Monday evening last,
was by those most familiar with The
transaction that "it is, as yet, as great
mystery as ever.n tts assEsET55E@ - :
A good brother, on last Sabbath, in
Bridgeport, having previously an
nounced Missionary Sermon was as
tonished and quite vexed, if preachers
ever get that way, at the smallness OF
his audience remarked, that he had
always had full houses when he an-
nounced Il Missionary meeting else.
where, when d + rominent member in
the Amen corner rejoined, "You
mustn't do it here brother if you want
the congregation to turn out" 1Alg-
MORAL.-G0 slow in hard times on
the beg, or you'll lose your hat. 7o} 80
The most violent wind and rain
storm that perhaps. ever visited this
locality passed over US on Tuesday
night. For full two hours the heavens
were lurid fame of binding electric
ity, then Came a destructive wind
which die much damage to fences and
property. A number of large trees
were blown down, boards scattered i'm
every direction, and garden sash laid
waste. 49, (.
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