The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-07
ST. CLAIRSVILLE.
ILLNESS OF PROMINENT CITIzENs-HoN
J.J. BUREs-HIGHwAY ROBBERY AND
PROBABLY MURDER - CHANGE OF
COUNTY OFFICES.

PROBABLY MURDER - CHASGE OF
COUNTY OFFICERS.
JANUARY 5, 1878.
Correspondence OF the Register.
Your reporter, in his peregrinstons
through the highways and byways oil
this sncient village OF the hills and his
explorations into the surrounding coun-
try, finds items occasionally that msy be
Of interest To the readers of the REGIS
TER, and these | propose to jot down for
their entertainment and amusement.
Usual y this SristoCrstlc Old burg can
furnish first class sensation about once
week, but at the present time there
seems to be q dearth OF this class of news.
However, your reporter will keep his
eyes and ears wide open fer this and all
other kinds of news that may be of inter.
est to the patrons of WheeliEg's most
enterprising and wide.awakc journal
The REGISTER is justly popular on this
side OF the river, and We are glad 10 know
that it has III extensive circulation among
our people. Nowadays the public de.
mands paper that has snap aud vim,
and the REGISTER fills the bill exactly
Three OF the most prominent and
worthy citizens of this place are very
sick, viz: Ex-Judge Chambers, ex-Au I'D
Itor w. +. Stamp and ex-Treasurer JAS
Irwin. Judge Chambers has some dis
ease of the stomach, and Messrs Stamp
and Irwin are afflicted with consump-
ton. There is no hope of the recovery
of the two gentlemen last named.
Judge Chambers has been seriously i'll
for several days past, and at this writing
it is impossible to form any opinion rs TO
the result of his case.
Hon. j. j. Burns, who has been the
excellent superintendent OF the ST.
Cairsville schools for the past nine
years, removes to Columbus next Tues
day, when he will assume the duties O.
State School Commissioner, TO which po.
sition be was elected last October. The
people of st. Clsirsville are sorry to lose
such a worthy citizen rs Mr.. Burns. lie
is clever gentlemen and u sound Demo
crst. His salary as School Commissioner
will be $1,000 per year Hr. james b.
Ryan, who has occupied the position OF
Deputy County Treasurer for the past
few years, accompanies Mr.. Burns 10 Co
lumbus, where he will accept the position
of assistant clerk IN the School Cuurnis-
sloner's office. Prof. John u. Black, of
Washington, Guernsey county, has sue.
ceedcd Prot. Burns in the position Of Su-
perintendent OF the schools here.
On last Wednesday, Mr.. james S.
Bethel, one OF the leading citizens of
Flushing to~nship, took lot Of hogs TO
Belmont, on the Central Ohio Railroad,
where he sold them. He took them over
TO Belmont in wagon. 10 the evening
he started to return home. Az the night
was cold, Mr.. Bethel got out to walk,
and, while passing along q lonely piece
OF road, he was suddenly ssssIled by
some villains, who struck him across the
forehead with some heavy instrument,
breaking the skull and knocking him
senseless. Then, taking knife, they
cut an ugly cash across the side of the
neck, partially severng an artery, but
not REACHING around far enough 10 touch
the windpipe Then rIfilng Mr.. Bethels
pockets Of all the money they could find,
the scolrdrels made of, leaving their
victim, as they doubtless supposed, for
dead. After lying there in the darkness
for some time, Mr.. Bethel revived sui.
fcientlY 10 understand his surroundings.
He managed 10 Crawl into bis wagon
for by some means his team was stop
ped when the slrercstion occurred-and
the team knowing the road home, he
had DO difficulty IN reaching there, when
medical aid was a. once summoned and
his woun IS attended 10. We learn that
Mr.. Bethels recovery is doubtful. he
has no idea who his assistants were.
They succeeded in obtaining but about
tan dollars.
On Monday next two OF our county
offices will change hands. They are Re
corder and Prosecuting Attorney. Mr..
James A. Barnes retires from the former
and MsJor q. w. Kennon from the lat
ter. Mr.. Louis G.. Wright, of Belmont,
will succeed 10 the Recordership, and
Robert VI. Esion, OF St. Clairsville, sue
ceeds to the Office of Prosecuting Attor-
ney. The outgoing officers are Republl-
cans and the incoming ones Democrats.
There is contest pending over the Office
Of Recorder, out as the contest cannot De
decided until the next term OF court, Mr..
Barnes Will have to give way 10 bi: cue.
cessor on Monday, when bis term Of Of
fee expires and that of Mr.. Wright
begins. The certified returns showed
that Mr.. Wright was elected by two ms.
jority. M. Barnes claims that be has
discovered errors in these returns which
VIII defeat Mr.. Wright; therefore Mr..
B. contest Mr.. We right 70 hold the
office Mr.. Barnes has evidently changed
his minG since last winter. Then be
thought returning boards count ought
TO be fns, but now be thinks that a
higher authority ought 70 be appealed
to, and that the courts have q perfect
right to revise the proceedings and cor
rect the errors of = returning board.