The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-26
ST. ClnirsHIlle.

DEARTH OF LOCAL sENsATIoNs-INFIRM
AIRY SUPERINTENDENT COURT OF
COMMON PLEAsE-RAILRoAD RoUGHs
THE HANDS ME LUPToN-A BARNA-
CLE-PERSoNAL.
Correspondence of the Register.
Since the temporary settlement of the
Barnes Wright contest for possession of
the office of County Recorder our town
has been unusually dull and uninterest-
ing, and your correspondent finds him
sell in q state of mind bordering on the
dragged edge of despair" tor he knoweth
not q single item that hasn't already
been gobbled by some newspaper fend.
1t is seldom, indeed that week passes
by in this ancient village without politi-
cal excitement, or sensation of some kind.
By the way, Mr.. Editor, did you ever
live in a rural village, with arstocratic
pretensions, whose solid" citizens are
principally engaged in coupon-clIp-
ping, and whose business men
are lawyers, doctors and others
VINO "live by their wits2' If you have,
you know how it is yourself, and l need
not attempt any further description OF
life in this village of the hills. If you
have not, then you cannot realize how
uncomfortable is the existence of its denl-
zens without a local sensation-some-
thing upon which TO build the scandal
and furnish gossip for those who have
no other employment than to look after
their neighbors' affairs, and whose num-
Der is legion. The faintest clue, and
even the slightest suspicion, is seized
upon with svidIty, discussed in all its
bearings, rehesrsed millions of times and
magnifed in the most ridiculous and out
ragesus manner. But for genuine, bona
tide scandals, st. Clairsvllle can furnish
more to the square foot, and OF choicer
quality, than any place within the
knowledge of your reporter. But st.
Clairsville has redeeming features, which
we will discuss hereafter.
The Belmont County Board of Intirm-
airy Directors have appointed Mr.. A. Q.
Dsnford, Of Belmont, to the position Of
Superintendent IF the County In6rm.
airy. Salary $1,000. Mr.. Dsnford has
heretofore been counted Republican,
but it is my opinion that he isn't Repub-
licsn enough to hurt. Although the po-
sition of Superintendent Is not very lu-
crative, yet it is one of great responsible
ity. The inmates of the Institution aver
age about l6O.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
No cases of i'm portance have been dis
posed Of in Court since the term began.
The Grand jury concluded ITS investl.
cations on Tuesday and reported the
following indictments: Mary O'Donnell,
larceny and receiving stolen goods; Ds-
vid McGee, Chester Jackson, Decker
Hoffman and John McMullen, rape; JAS.
Pennock, burglary and larceny VIM. Co
rey and John T. Reese horse stealing, ii.
Durnel, Alfred Hutchinson, Frank De-
trick, VIM. NJ. Tolbert and James Clark,
unlawful sale Of liquors. Three indict
ments were found against Tolbert and
seven against Clark. This Clark has
been the keeper of q vile den of lnquity
in this place and he has been utterly
reckless in his disregard OF the laws.
AS soon as the report was made
public Clark, skipped out and up to this
time his whereabouts remain unknown.
RAILROAD RoUGHs.
For several days past our town has
been overrun by gang OF drunken
scslswsgs from the Tuscarawas Valley
Railroad. These scamps come TO town
as soon as they receive their months
wages, and they do 1t go back to work
until they have spent every cent of their
earnings for whisky. The town suthori-
ties will organize chain gang in few
days and give these gentlemen some en-
ployment that will be beneficial TO
the public highways.
THE HANDSOME LUPToN.
The selection of Mr.. w. NJ. Lupton,
of Martins Ferry, for the position OF En-
rolling Clerk of the Hou,e of Representa-
tives, is gratifying to his many friends
over here. Belmont county is making
Ter influence felt at the State Capital.
This county now has the State School
Commissioner and Assistant Clerk in
that Office, Enrolling Clerk of the House,
and the State Tobacco Inspector.
A BARNACLE.
Gov. Bishops appointment of VIM.
Bell, IT,, TO the Office OF Railroad Com
does not strike the people of
Ohio as being exactly in the line Of
civil service reform. Almost ever since
Mr.. Bell was old enough to hold Office,
he has had fist place Of some kind, and
the people are beginning TO think that be
ought TO have rest. In the Railroad
Office he gets $1,000 for
doing nothing, or next TO nothing, and
his son Sam receives in addition, 81 500
for acting as clerk TO his father. Thsts
most too good thing to be kept all in
one family.
PERSONAL
Our worthy Representative, Hon. Rots
J. Alexander, occupies leading posi-.
lion in the lower house Of the Legislature
He is conceded by sll TO be the ablest
member OF the House
Theodore Brown, q saloonist and
oted character Of GAINESVILLE, was in
.arcersted in the county here yesterd ",
or abusing his wife. On the same d y
lis wife obtained s divorce from him,
md now when tDo-s" ws'ks forth from
hat bastile be will be free man in
nora sansaf than ones SClIPKR