The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-27
BELMONT COUNTY.
Another railur' '-SpTing Elections
Taxes Ipe County iOuTt.
TeSpoudence OF The RegISt er.

Correspondence OF The RcglSt er.
ST. CLAIRsyILLE, Feb. 20.
Still smother CIuZrn OF Belmont county
can testify u the thorough manner in
which John Sherman is performing his
work OF wreCkIug fortunes N this coun-
Try. Since last writing you Daniel
Nichols, farmer OF L Union township, has
maie AZ assignment. His liabilities
amount 10 shout $4,000.
Mrs. FredriCS Troll, wife of one Of our
leading dry goods merchants, died on last
Thursisy morning. The funeral took
place on Saturday afternoon.
The total amount OF taxes assessed
upon the citizens OF this county last year
was S2SOOOO OF which amount Sl64,O00
was collected in December last. The re-
mslnCer will be collected in June next.
The s,torneys engaged in the Barnes.
WEgt! coaiest for the office OF County
Recorder, sre making their arguments
today Judge okey will render his
decision IN this case sometime this week.
The resu!tot this long and bitter contest
H anIlolsly awaited by the friends of
the contestants. II looks to most people
IS taoughSae decision will be all Wright
ior lhe Democratic claimant
The Be,isire and ST Clsirsvi,le Mar
r0S Gauge railroad has been dong 8
heav! passenger business during the past
week, The prospects OF this road sre
more asiterlng now than st any former
period 10 its history.
Inc tiula fp- animal sHrinu piaN-
uon Is approaching, and our people will
soon want 10 know whether they will be
required 10 register in order 10 secure y
vote a: that election. Ii is expected that
the Legislature will repes! tae useless and
expensive registration law, and il should
be done before the day for registration
arrives. The repeal bill has already
passed tie House and should be passed
10 the Senste without de!sy.
Since my last, three more Of our crimi-
is.s hsye been booked for the Peniier-
Nafy: Msry ODornell Tor RECEIVING
s,o.en goods, aud Decker Hoffman and
John McAullen for rape upon Miss
Elizabeth Workman, wore found guilty
AID Will be sentenced this week 10 the
Slste prison. These parties sre sll from
6e.Isire. David MCGEE and Chester
JACKSON, Of Barnesville, who were charged
With rape upon a mulst;o girl named
iefson, were acquitted. On Monday
Mm. NJ. Talbert, Of Burrs' Mills, was
found guilty Of selling liquor in violation
OF law. Judge Okey fined him $50
Arl costs.
on Aontsy, the Court issued hcene
70 Stephen Day, 10 run s ferry across
'le Ohio river at Powhsttsu.
Iee present term Of Court will close
on next Saturday. Judge Okey will be.
gin $ term Q. Cour. in Monroe county,
on March 9th.
lhe Bosrd Of County Commissioners
VIII be IN session next week.
Oh last Friday night, burglars made
IA s'temp: 10 enter the grocery Of James
psooehe, but fortunately were discovered
oe,o'e they effected an entrance. The
'l,e'lng gentlemen escaped.
Our new Prosecuting Attorney feels
g'esily elsted over his success 81 convict
,Hs tie vlolsters of the laws Out OF the
n'se number Of indictments found BY
ue ufand Jury s. the beginning Of this
'erm OF Court only one (the BarnesyiIle
rape case, resulted in ae9uittsl. Prose-
e..Os Eaion is young man, and is one
Of our bee. Democrats.