The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-17
ST. CLAIRsVILLE MATTERS.
Correspondence Of the Register.

>I. CLAlhsN lLLEi O.i n pEll 10.
District Court Is still in session. The
trial of the Laws will case, which was
commenced week ago yesterday, has
occupied the attention of the court con
tinuousIy up to this time. The jury viii
retire to-day 10 make up their verdict,
which will probably not be rendered
until tomorrow. Indeed, think 1t Will
be difficult tor the jury to agree at all.
The old man, Daniel Laws, whose will is
in dispute was bachelor He devised
the bulk of his estate to his sister, Mrs.
Crawford, OF Bsrnesvil.e, The remain
ing brothers and sisters sllege that the
old gentleman was incompetent to make
Will and that undue influence was eI-
erted to have him transmit his property
to Mrs, Crawford, and hence they ask
TO have the will declared null and void
and the property divided equally among
all the brothers and sisters.
A number of land owners along the
line OF the Cleveland, Tuscarawas Val
lev and Wheeling railroad IN this county
are demanding compensation for the
right OF way of said road through their
premises. TO day the Probate Court
empanueled jury TO assess the amount
of damages 10 these parties. The jury IS
visiting the various points where dam
age is claimed, after which they will re-
port their finding TO the Probate Court
1t is safe to say that some OF these parties
will not get all they claim. 1t Is doubt
tul to me whether they are entitled TO
anything, for the building of this road
through this county will greatly enhance
the value OF every farm through which
it passes. / believe there are only eight
or ten of these short-sIgnted individuals
who ask for compensation.
The readers OF the REGISTER will re-
member the bGstsrdly suit of Miss South
against Albert Stepncus, tried in the
Common Pleas Court OF this county about
two and hslf months sgo, meutlon II
which was made d. the time IN the REG
IsTER. Stephens was found guilty and
fined. In dglsuit Of the payment OF the
fine and costs, he was sent to jail, where
be remained until one night las. week
wnen ne made his escape through the
roof of the iail. At the end OF three
months imprisonment he would have o0.
tained his liberty under the bankrupt
act, and probably for TINS reason the jaller
had relaxed his vigilance and permitted
Stephens TO occupy the corridor outside
OF the iron cage. From there it Is very
easy for prisoner to put himself on the
outside OF the stone fortress. No effort
has thus far been made 10 find the run
away.
The Barnes-W Wright case will be dis
posed of some time this week in the Dis
trct Court. The next term of the Court
of Common Pleas for this county, wI.l
commence here on next Tuesday.
Rev. George Vincent, d. d. Of New
Athens, will deliver g lecture on "Ihe
Battle of the BJyne' in this town on
Friday evening next. DR.. Vincent Is
President Of the college at New Athens.
Hon. j. j. Burns, State School Com
missioner, is expected to visit bis numer-
Gus friends in st. ClsirsvIIle the latter
part OF this week. Mr.. j. b. Ryan,
clerk in Mr.. Burns's Office, is about re-
moving to Columbus.
A new grocery store will coon be
opened IN 81. Clairsyille by james
Thompson, worthy citizen Of our town.
Congressman Dsnford is at his home
in this place, having been called here by
the severe illness oil his wItes sister, Mrs
Murphy.
Our legislators are still tsrrying st
Columbus. Their constituents are be-
coming anxious TOR their return. The
adjournment will take place in about the
first or second week IN May. Those
who are disposed to find fault, should
remem Der that the present Legislature
has large job on It's hands tnst never
came up in any former Legislature. l
reter TO the review of the work o! the
COdI'ying Commission, which makes st
Ieas. a rsonths' solid work in excess Of
the regular business Including this
long and tedious job of extra work, the
session will not be any longer thsL prev
ious Legislatures. Not g great many
laws have been enscted a. Columbus
this winter, but such as have been passed
are valuable and useful, and will com.
msnt the approval Of the people OF the
State The appropriations show lsrge
decrease from the amounts appropriated
By the Republican Legislature of last
year and the year before
The festive Congressional candidates
are now busily engaged il PersmoIla,-
Ing up and down the Mills snd valleys Of
the Sixteenth District. Taylor, Nc
Pnerson, Anderson, Updegrsf, Dan bar,
Knox snd All the res. Of the would be
Congressmen are whOopIng Il up lively
for the Republican nomination. nope
the Legislature will curb the ambition Of
these e1uSerart Congressional steeds By
passing the Norton redisiIic.Ing bill.
Attach Monroe county to this district,
and Harrison, Jefferson, or Guernsey
70 some other district, and then there
will be possibility Of sending Demo
crat 10 Congress from Eastern Ohio
Friends Yearly Meeting.
PHILADELPHIA, Aprl! l6.-Ghe yesr'y