The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-20
DR.. PATTERsoN's RAILROAD.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Bellsire & st. Clairsville Narrow
Gusge Railroad Company, was held on
Monday afternoon. The old Board OF
Directors was reelected, rs follows: l.
Il. Patterson, w. =. Frazier, j. r,
Charles worth, Joshua Marley, Conrad
Troll, G. w. Carroll, w. S. kennon
The report OF The Secretary shows totaI
receipts OF the Company from al sources
from the beginning OF the road to this
time. to be SSG,306.55. Expenditures
$35,84S.72. The larger portion OF the re,
ceipts arises from the Subscriptions OF
stock and the sale of bonds; and the ex'
pendltures consist principally of the cos!
OF construction and equipment of the
road. The road has been in operation
Al weeks, during which time l3,4S7 pas
sengers have been carried; 72,2G0 bushels
of coal and 326 tons OF other freight have
been transported over the road. The
total receipts from passenger traffic, 81
9S3 50; freight and express $l,654.o9
Up to October lst, 1877, tie road was
still in process OF construction, although
trains were running since May last. Dur.
ing the same time the Wsrnock omni-
bus line was running opposition and car.
rylng great many passengers. The
20 weeks that have elapsed since October
LIST, will fairly illustrate what the Is. y
st. G., road is able TO do. During those
70 weeks the operating expenses have
averaged S9.IS. Average earnings per
day, S22.2I. Net earnings per day,
Sl2.73. The length of the road is seven
miles, and the total cost OF construction,
$4,000. The company is highly graft
fed with the favorable report OF the
Secretary.
GREENBACK CONVENTION.
George +. Smith, of Morristown, will
represent this Congressional district in
the National Convention of the Green
back party, which meets at Toledo on
Friday. Mr.. Smith is the original
green hacker of the Sixteenth district.
He was formerly Republican.
Hon. l.. Dsntord has again declined to
become candidate for Congress. l
think he means to decline in good faith
this time, for the chances for his return
to the House will be SLIM even though he
should get the nomination. With DAN
tcrd cut of the way, there will be dozen
or more sspirants for the Republican
domination. Col. j. ID. Taylor, OF Cam
bridge, and DR.. Updegrsf, of Jefferson
county, will likely be the most formida-
bic candidates.
MrScPTTANFoITS ITEMS
The Common Pleas Court is engaged
in the trial of criminal cases this week.
The case of Mary O'Donnell, the Bel
lsire woman charged with burglary and
grand larceny, is being tried today
Several rape cases are TO be tried after
the O'Donnell case is disposed OF, among
them Decker Hoffman and John Nc Null
len of Bellsire, who are charged with
rsping Bellaire girl named Elizabeth
Workman.
Deputy Marshal Neiswanger has got
his chain gang in successful operation.
The first man to wear the ball and chain
wss Joe Bratton, who was fined for buy
ing whisky for minor. He refused to
settle the bill. and now he is hsmmering
away at pile of limestone on our main
street. Bratton kicked at first, but he
soon came down, accepted the situation
and went to work.
Our people fear that the Legislature
will refuse TO make any appropriation
for completing the tobacco warehouse at
Bellaire. This appropriation was stricken
out of the partial appropriation bill, but
Representative Harvey Dantord informs
US that he feels confident the Legislature
will yet make special appropriation for
that purpose.
Candidates for the Offices to be filed at
the ensuing spring election are beginning
to loom up. We hear our fellow-citizen
j. Stonebraker, Esq, named as csndi-
date for Mayor. By sill means give US
Jerry"
Arrangements have been made for 3
course OF free lectures here during the
remainder of the winter.