The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-02

tArQy suit, IN WHICH Tue piniHtih 10 MISC
Maria South, and the defendant is Albert
Stephens. The parties live ut Barnes-
vile. and Stephens father is prominent
citizen of that town. MISS South is q
rather good.looking woman, but some-
what illiterate. Her attorneys are j.
II. Collins, OF Bsrnesville, and w. 5.
Kennon, of this place. Judge Cowen
and Capt. Peter Tsllmau, are counsel for
the defendant. This case was tried st
the last term of Court, but the jury failed
10 agree. Tho Court room has been
crowded while the trial was in progress.
IL draws better than the "Dizzy Blondes
or the "Can-can." At this writing tho
Jury have not returned their verdict, and
the probability is that they Will not DO
able to agree.
The trial of the case of Walsh against
the B. 81 st. q. r. r. Co. has been post
poued until tho next term. OF the nlne-
teen criminal cases to be tried at this
term of Court, all but three or four have
been disposed OF, and thus far not SIN
gle man has escaped conviction. This is
a good beginning for our new Prose
cutting Attorney, Robert NJ. Eaton, Esq.
He is determined that no guilty man
shall escape, and he has the ability to
carry out his determination. james
Clark, the saloonist Of this place who
ran away after his Indictment by the
grand jury for violation OF the llquor
laws, has returned agalD to his native
heath. He stood up and took his SEN
tence like little man. Fined sou ana
costs.
John T. Reese, who resided between
GAINESVILLE and Fairview, near the Bel
mont and Guernsey county line, stole
two horses in that neignborhood short
time ago. He brought the horses to
Bridgeport and there tried to sell them,
but his actions aroused suspicion, and he
was arrested, when he at once acknowl-
edged his guilt. Reese is a young man
who has always borne good character
heretofore. On last Saturday Judge
Okey sentenced him to the penitentlary
for one year. On the same day VIM.
Corey, who recently stole horse from
VIM. Tolbert, near Bdrr's mills, was SEN
fenced for two years; and james PEN
mock, for burglary and larceny, two
wears. Sheriff Kinney took these pris-
oners to the penitentlary at Columbus on
Tuesday. There will probably be sew
eral more to send up from this county
against the close of this term OF coult.
Belmont county has now about fifty rep
resentstives in the State penitentlary.
st. Clsirsvllle does not suffer from the
hard times so much as many other por-
tons of the country. This Is owing to
the fact that the people over here are
generally in good circumstances and our
business houses established on urn and
substantial foundations. In the neigh
borhood of GAINESVILLE the people are
feeling mos! severely the effects OF John
Shermsn's contraction-resumptlon policy.
Several failures have occurred in that
part of the county during the past week,
and we learn that a number OF others are
likely to follow SUIT In very short time.
Let the Hsyes-Sherman administration
continue TO carry out their netarlous
policy OF ruinstion until next October,
and then look out for the avalanche.
Uncle Dick Bishops majority will be
nowhere beside of the Democratic major
lty in ibis State, If contraction and re-
sumption are to go on.
A telegram WAS received here on wed
nesday evening from Washington City,
announcing the very serious illness of
Congressman Danford. Mrs. Danford
started for Washington by the first train.
The news of his sickness is received with
regret here among his neighbors. AL
though MIR. Dantord is very ultra lie.
publican and bitter politician, yet per-
sonslly and socially he is we'll liked by
every one.
TIE people of this place were shocked
to learn yesterday afternoon of the sud-
den death OF Miss Bertha Alexander,
eldest daughter of Rev, Robert Alexan-
der, pastor of the Presby-
terrain Church here. With the
exception of a slightly sore throat, she
was apparently in good health until
Wednesday night. Thursday morning
she became seriously i'll and at 2 o'clock
IN the afternoon she died. Her con-
dition was not thought dangerous and
scarcely any one outside of the family
knew of her illness until she was dead.
The cause of the girls death is. enveloped
in mystery. The physicians were utterly
powerless to do anything for her relief.
Thore are rumors current that the wrong
medicine may have been administered,
and there is talk of q post mortem ex-
animation being held. Bertha was about
thirteen years OF age and most intelli-
gent and interesting girl. She was the
light of the household and fayorite
with all her young companions.
z. SIN the csse of Miss South
against Albert Stephens, of which l
wrote you this morning, the jury to-day
returned their verdict, convicting Ste
phens. The Court sentenced him to pay
$3.50 to Miss South, and the costs of the
suit, and be committed to the county
jail until he pays said judgment or gives
security for the payment of the same.