The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-15
BELMONT COUNTY.
Interesting Cases I'm COurt-LoV.
ing Hearts AmaIgamsted-Tahing
French Leave of the Chain Gang
The New Congressional District
FrOst-NarTow Gauge Railroad.
Of the RnniSfer

Correspondence of the Register.
ST. CLAIRsVILLE, o., May IA.
The Common Pleas Court has disposed
of but few cases during the past week,
the most important being that of Isaac
A. EYerly vs. o. j Swsney, administrator
Of the estate of John Turk, Sr. deceased.
Mr.. Everly sued the estate for $4,000 as
compensation for services rendered the
deceased during his lie time. The jury
rendered verdict in favor of the plain
tiff for SAIL. Mr.. Everly was q poor boy
whom Mr.. Turk raised. Besides the
$4ll, he receives $500 by the will of the
deceased gentleman.
The case of Richard Crozier against
the city of Bellaire, generally known as
the market house case" is now on trial.
The case OF VIM. Garrett and Jos. Terrell
against VIM. jackson, will come up in 3
few days. The nature of this case was
fully explained in the REGISTER some
time ago. Mr.. Jackson accused Garrett
and Terrell of stealing lot OF wheat
from his barn. A preliminary trial
was had, which resulted IN the acqulttal
OF the defendants. The accused parties
now sue Mr.. jackson for $4,000 dam
ages. The parties reside a short distance
north of this place. Mr.. jackson is q
wealthy farmer, while Garrett and Ter
reil are in moderate circumstances, but
have always been known as honest and
upright men. Notwithstanding their
good reputation, She evidence against
them was certainly very strong.
On last Saturday four loving hearts
of this village were made to beat as two.
One couple skipped out to Morristown,
and the other to West Alexander, Pa,
where they were tied up for better or
worse during the term OF their natural
lives. Mr.. Charles Merritt and Miss
Annie Thompson were married at West
Alexander, and Mr.. Edgar Meek and
Miss Flora Rice at Morristown. These
are all very worthy young people and
we trust that they may ind the maLrl-
monial state a pleasant one.
Two fellows escaped from the chain
gang on last Friday, and lit out for, well
| don't know where, but they didn't get
there, for Officer Neiswanger overhauled
them not far from town and marched
them back to the work house at the pcint
OF his little revolver.
Our State legislature is about to spoil
the calculations of some Of our Congres-
sional aspirsnts, especially those living IN
Guernsey and Noble counties. A bill to
redistrict the State was passed in the
House on last Saturday, and it will no
doubt pass the Senate before the ad-
iournment to morrow. This bill will put
Guernsey and Noble counties into Demo
cratic districts. Alas for Joe Taylor and
Private Dalzell This county will be
placed in a district with Harrison, Jetier-
son, Carol and Columbians. This ar
rangement Will bury US politically be-
yond the hope of resurrection, for the
Republican majority IN our district will
be anywhere from 5000 to 1000. l
think the legislature should have had
more regard for the Congressional aspira.
tons of our worthy Representative Hon.
Ross j. Alexander. | had hopes that
Belmont would be placed in Democratic
district so as to give the Hon. Ross j. a
q chance to 90 to Congress. But our loss
is some other districts gain. The new
gives US about fourteen
Democratic and six Republican Congress
men.
The frosts of the past few nights did
but little damage to anything in this To-
cality. Reports from the bottom lands,
along the creeks, say that some Of the
fruit and vegetables suffered by the
freeze. From all that l can learn feel
safe in saying that no material injury
has been done the crops.
The survey of the narrow gauge route
from Quincy to Bridgeport has been
completed, but the engineer has not fin
ished his report. The route is no doubt
and the only difficulty to be
is the securing Of the neces-
sSry funds.