The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-13
BELMONT COUNTY.
Steam Wagons on the Pike-Military
Troubles and Several Other Trou-
bIes.
ipondence of the Register.

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| Correspondence of the Register.
ST. CLAIRsvILLE, March IL.
There has been no change in the
Barnes Wright contested election case
since l last wrote you. Mr. Wright
still holds the fort. l learn that Mr..
Barnes attorneys talk of applying TO the
Supreme Court of the State tor writ OF
nlandamus to compel the County Com
missioner to accept Barnes official bond.
1t il not believed that this can be done,
for the Commissioners have not refused
to accept the bond, but simply deferred
action until such time as they become
satisfied that it is their duty to do so. 1t
is only three weeks until the District
Court meets, and ss the time is so short 1
think it probable that nothing further
will be done until that court passes upon
the case.
There is troubled in the military COM
pany Of this place. Our company Is
known as the st. Clairsville Light
Guards, and is attached to the Second
Regiment Ohio National Guards, as
Company z" Orderly Sergeant Jas.
Weir is accused Of insubordination, and
a court OF inquiry is now in session here
investigating the charge. 1t appears
that Sergeant Weir has been endeavor-
ing for some time past to secure the re-
moval of Captain Cowen and Lieuten-
ants Meyer and Thompson from their
positions. Hence the trouble.
Several gentlemen interested in the
Burdette Transportation Company were
here on Monday, and held meeting in
the parlors OF the National Hotel.
They were Messrs. y. II. Burdette (of
steam road wagon fame,) and l.. b.
jackson, OF New Athens, and A. B. Paul,
Of Hopedale. The latter gentleman Is
the one who figured so largely in the now
defunct Wheeling and Lake EEie. These
gentlemen express . determination 10
put the steam wagon aud cars on the
National road withio the neIt few
months. 1t is their present intention to
run between this place and Cambridge,
making connections hero with the Bel
lsire and St. ClairsvIlle narrow gauge
railroad tor Bsllaire and Wheeling. Mr..
Burde,te is the inventor and owner Ct
the stesm wagon, and he has no doubt
OF the success of the project. He claims
he can make the trip from here to Cam.
bridge in three or four hours.
Marshal Drugan, Of Bellslre, brought
up to the county jail this morning fei-
low named Jock Tobin, who, with James
Wilkinson, was arrested tor asssulting
VIM. Knack, q saloon keeper on Gravel
Hill, Bellsire. The assault was COM
mitted several days ago. They came
near finishing Mr.. Knack, and he barely
escaped with his life. He was beaten
and slashed with knife in fearful man
ner. A preliminary trial was held and
the accused parties held IN bonds OF $500
to answer the charge of asssulting with
intent to kill. Wilkinson gave bail and
Tobln was jugged IN the bastile at this
place.
Two Young men, who give their
names as John MGGrow and james
Wilson, and who claim that they
belong TO Zanesville, were arrested few
dsys ago q, Bellaire for stealing pas.
sage on q Central Ohio railroad train
from Zanesvills to Bellsire. Justice
S,rshl fined the boys 81 and
costs, amounting in sll to S2l. They
were dead broke and consequently unable
TO liquidate the charges against them.
They were committed TO the county jail
here and now Mr.. Rice, the jsiler, has
put them to work breaking stone. Each
of them sports the iron ball and chain.
Il seems to be definitely settled that
| Congressman Daniord will not be 8 can
didste for reelection. believe he Is
sincere in making his declinstion, but
there will be such bitter fight among
the host Of Republican sspirsnts that
,hsll not be surprised if Mr.. Danford, to
preserve the harmony of the party, Is
again pressed into service. The sQusebie
promises to be an interesting one.
Mr.. w. n. Coitlsnd, County Auditor,
started to-day Cd 8 trip to Wisconsin,
where he eIpecrs TO remain several weeks.
He goes to recuperste his health, which
h.s no. been very good OF late. "Blily
is one Of our mos. popular young men,
and many are the hesrn that will ache
TOR hi. return-sspecislly one on Mari
eta street. 1t may not be improper to
remark tbs. Mr.. T.. Is single man,
and the ladies sll think that he Is '.ju't
splendid"
Orlsndo Archer, the engineer on the
| Bell.,re and St. Clsirsyille railroad,
hiss been nominated by the Republicans
for Ci,v Marshal of BelIsire. Mr.. Archer
is good fellow, and We hope thst he
will come within one vote OF being
I elected