The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-13
MOUNDSVILLE BENTON.

Mayor Purdy assessed fines to the
amount of S2S5, during the first three
months of the present year.
Jane Easley, two year colored con-
Wet. was discharged from the prison to-.
day. Jane halls from Psrkersburg, where
she was charged with ssssultlng another
coiored sister, with intent 10 kill. This
reduces the number of temsle prisoners
now here TO four.
If there is any dependence to be put IN
the indicator" attached 10 the elgine st
the prison, the fy-wheel has performed
I.5S05ll revolutions.
The Camden Zousves expect 70 take
part in the shsm battle, on the lslsnd
next month.
Stephen Jefferson, s. highly esteemed
citizen of this county, died very sudden
", snd unexpectedly, OF heart disease
Thursday evening last.
The Crawford Resping Machine
Works here, under the supervision OF Mr.
John Scott, mschiuist OF your city, are
turning out number of new machines
and also rebuilding old ones which hsd
been put up by inexperienced persons
and sent out, but failed TO work to the
satisfaction of purchasers and were re-
turned.
Abner Six, the lunstlc United Stste:
convict at the prison, en!ertsins (2) the
night guards nightly with his insane
howlings. 1t is not the plessantest thing
in the world to be locked up every night
with crazy man.
Owing to want of time, the trial Of the
three cow cts who were indicted by the
Grand Jury st the present term OF tn.
Circuit Court has been continued until
sext term. In the meantime the term
of sentence of one of them, Ed. Burns
expires, but l am informed by Judge
Me.yin that he will have 10 be kept IN
the penItentisry until his trial comes of
as the Code of this State provides that 8
convict shall not be discharged from the
State prison while an indictment for 9
felony is pending sgainst him.
The case of Martin VS.. wv. Probssco'a
eIecutrix, in sssumpsit, which occupied
several days of the term, resulted IN a
verdict for the plaintiff, awarding him
Sl,6OO.
1t is now foregone conclusion that
the present Mayor, Sergeant, and ma
iority of the Town Council Will be re-
elected At the coming charter election,
which takes place on the 18th OF next
month.
The correspondent of the LntsHigenoey
at this place, speaking OF the new jsII
building, says: Though the contract
was no doubt too low, yet Mr.. White
stood up faithfully to lis every stipuls-
ton, and the county will, no doubt, be
liberal with him on the final settlement.
With MIR. Whites experience Ms q con-
tractor ard builder, together with the fact
that he has his own saw mills, planning
mill, timber and workmen, II certainly
appears to me that he ought 10 be able
to bid intellgently upon work OF this
kind, If any person in the State Is In =
condition to do so. The plans and speci-
ficatiors for this building, as furnished by
the architect, were, l suppose, sufficiently
plain and specific To be understood by as
practical and clear headed n business
man AS Mr. White has the reputation Of
being. At least have never heard any
one say they were not, and Mr.. White
is entirely too strict disclplinarIan
in business matters TO think for a mo-
ment of asking the building committee
appointed by the County Court TO re.
ceive bids and contract for this work, TO
psy him one cent more of the peoples
money than IS stipulated in the contract.
1t appears TO me that 1t would be rather
pernicious precedent for the gentlemen
composing this committee 10 virtually
say TO contractors, put your bids in low,
so as TO induce the people TO go ahesd
and put up the public buildings, and VIC
will mako up to you on final settlement
whatever difference there may, IN your
opinion, be between the contract price
and what you ought TO have, as after the
buildings are up the tax payers can't go
back on it then" and that too without
even the fimsey excuse usually EN-.
ployed, of "change IN plans, advance 10
materials" &c.