The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-05

ST. CLAIRsYILLE.

ST. CLAIRsYILLE.
The Common Pleas Court will remain
in session but day or two longer. Inc
summer vacation will last until October.
During the past week several criminal
| csses tnat have been standing over from
from former terms were dismissed
Among these are the cases Of Lewis Ad'
olson and Others, OF Beiiaire, indicted
for riot during the rsilro ID strike last
summer. These were dismissed because
of q defect in the indictment. Another
case dismissed was that Of Mary Miller,
of Flashing, indicted tor manslaughter.
She was tried about year ago Tor kill
ing her illegitimste child, but the jury
WAS unable to agree.
Beniamia f. Brooks, of Wheeling
township, WAS arrested last Saturday on
Il charge of bigamy, and now langulshes
in the county Jail. Brooks married a
widow named Lasure a week or two ago,
which so displeased his first wife, VINO
lives at Glencoe, tnat she caused his ar
rest and incarceration.
The Board of County Commissioners
is 10 session this week. On Monday tho
utlicIal bond OF Hamilton L. Eaton,
County Treasurer elect, was approved.
This bond is in the sum OF al23,UUO
Mr.. Eaton will take charge Of the Treas.
urer's office September lst 1873. HIS
present place OF residence Is at Barnes
vile.
Col: &. L. Poorman, OF Bel.aire, Is out
ns Republican candidate for Congress.
The doughty Colonel has been in every
political party, and is now back in the
Republican party q second time. If ne
fails TO receive the nomination this year,
Poorman viii probably try the Demo.
cracy again next year. The Repubiicana
mad better give him an office and. keep
MIN in their party, for the Democracy
have no use for such men.
Rev. DR.. Watson, recently returned
missionary from Egypt, lecturcd IN the
U. =. Church here on last Sunday even.
Iug on Egypt" Rev. Torrey, "A Pres
by,erisn minister from Pennsy iyanis,
who is engaged IN home missionary
work, also delivered short lecture on
the same subject.
Still they succumb to the pressure OF
John Sherman's financial engineering.
MIR. j. Minor Acton, of klrkwool
township, assigned hls property the other
day to John +. Shepherd, for the bencti,
Of his creditors. ] have not heard the
extent of liabilities. Mr.. Acton Is a
farmer
Tne public schools Of this place had q
very enjoyable picnic at the Fair
Grounds last Saturday, concluding with
An excursion over the narrow gauge.
Oar military boys report having Il good
time a. Wheeling and Beliare on Deco
ration Day. l regret to learn that two
or three Of the boys got home In II badly
demoralized condition.
There was an ugly rumpus among
some of our colored people last night.
Bill Jordan and Bob Ford got INTO a
quarrel about debt which Ford owed
Jordon. The melee wound up BY Ford
knocking Jordon down with hatchet
The police are on tbe lookout for Mr..
Ford, but he seems to have skipped out
during the night.
Our people have commenced paying
their June taxes. Last years taxes must
all be paid up by the 10th Of this month.
BELLAIRE.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
gave a straw berry social last evening in
the basement OF the church.
Mrs. Gen. Cowen Is IN Cincinnati for
few dsys.
MIR. Fred. RoiewIg was reelected Su-
perintendent OF the Street Railway Com
pany by the Directors At their last meet
ing.
Miss Anna Hoge arrived home from
Bethesda Monday evening.
We are glad to hear that the different
contractors on the B. n 5. w. railroad
are pushing their respective sections rap
idly, and thst the prospects are favorable
Tor the completion of the road as tar -
BeaisyiIle before tail. The entire line Of
the road will be complied and 10 opa-s-
ton, from present indications, before the
beginning OF another year.
A report thst ttc blsst furnace Would
shut down Monday, ob.ajAed some c1t-
derce until 1t was found 20 hsve org
mated with the Ba.laire correspondent. OF
the Pittsburgh Telegraph.
The oh but sterling play, Ten Nights
in Bar Room" Wi. be presented to .
BelIsire audience week from to-mor-
row evening. The list Of performers
| embraces the names OF some Of the bes.
amateur actors IN this part OF the State,
at least, it not in the State any where
Many Of them have taken the same
parts LetoTe, aud the success oi the undeF-
taking y. those times Is Il guarantee ot
| like success now. The pertormsuce vii!
rank among the dramatic events in the
history OF the city. ard we hope it will
meet with the appreciation cf which !.
real. ' is worthy, especially IS the pr
coed: are tor the benefit Of deservir-
organization.