The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-08
srEUBENyILLE LOCALS.
Missing Boy-Verdiet Against r. q. Il
~. l.. Railroad - woman's Temper
ance COnyeniion-Oiher Items OF

ance COnyention-Ofher Items OF |
Interest.
Some two weeks ago Lewis Gossett, 3
lad about fourteen years of age, residing |
with his parents in part Of this city |
known as jacksonville, about one mile
from the business portion OF the city, on
the Steubenvlle and Richmond pike, be-
came sick and was forced to quit attend
ing school He has been siling ever
since, but day before yesterday stated that
he was we'll enough to recommence going
10 school. His parents thought not, but
81 his urgent solicitation consented that
he should do so. Nothing was thought
of his absence on the first day, as the
distance was SO great that he never re-
turned hCme until late in the evening,
and when he failed to do that, 1t was
supposed that he had remained at the
house of friend of the family. His
father, who is in the wagon msnutsctur'
ing business in this city, tnis alter
noon went to this friends house
to inquire for him, and learned
that he had not been there at all. The
alarm was Immediately given and search
instituted, but no trace OF him could De
found. AS he never was supposed to
have very strong mind, fears are en-
tertalned that his sickness has affected 1t,
and that he has wandered oil and per-
haps been drowned IN the river, or that
something similar has happened him.
His father has telegraphed to Pittsburgh,
where they have relatives, to know II by
any means he could have gone there,
but has not yet received reply. Lewis,
sometime ago, was carrier boy on the
Gazette, in this city, but was compelled,
through ill-health, to reliDquish it.
In the Common Pleas Court OF Jetter-
SOD county, at the June term, 1872, suit
was instituted by Martha Porter to re-
cover $4,000 damages from the T., Z. "
st. l.. railway, for the killing OF her
husband IN January of that year. The
case was tried and the jury failed to
agree. At the November term The case
was again tried, and the jury awarded
plaintiff $500, but the verdict was set
aside. At the March term, 1873 YER
dict was given in favor of the company.
A new trial was granted on motion OF
plaintiffs counsel, and at the June term
following the jury returned verdict OF
So, 200 for plaintiff. The railroad filed
petition in error in the District Court,
but the former verdict was affirmed.
The company then asked and obtained
leave to file petition in error in the Su'
preme Court of the State. The case was ar
gued before the Supreme Court Commits
sion, and a hearing had January Is,
1878, at Columbus, before which oral ar
guments were delivered by j. Ii. 5.
Trainer and w. p. Hays, Esqs., for plain
tif, and j. Dunbar for defendants. This
afternoon Trainer and Cook received
telegram stating that the verdict had
been awarded IN their tavor, and that
the plaintiff Mrs Porter, would receive
about $4,000. This will probably end
the matter, which has been going on for
about six years. Messrs. Trainer, Cook,
hsys and NJ cClave were plaintiffs at
torneys, and Messrs. Dunbar and Swan
for defense.
Steubenville is becoming interested in
the telephone business.
The Womans District Temperance
Convention met this morning at 10
o'clock in the chapel OF the First Pres
byterian Church. Mrs. w. w. Beebe, OF
Cadiz, presided. A moderate lot of dele
gates were in attendance. The meeting
was opened by Mr.. Dean reading Il pas
sage of Scripture and Mrs. DR.. Grimes
leading in prayer. Mrs Beebe addressed
the meeting in few appropriate words.
At their conclusion Mrs. DR.. Grimes,
Mrs. Dean and Miss Emma Galloway
were appointed Committee on Resolu-
tons. The meeting then adjourned until
the evening session. In the afternoon
the Convention occupied thirty minutes
| in devotional exercises, a. the end
OF which an address of welcome was de.
| livered by Mrs. Reese of this city, which
was responded to by Mrs. Rose Wood, OF
Martins Ferry. Belmont county was
represented by Mrs. Frazier, Mrs. DR..
Piumly and Mrs. Patterson; Guernsey
had no representative; Harrison by Mrs.
Beebe and Mrs. Sharon. The cOnven-
tion elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President OF the district,
Mrs. Beebe; Mrs. Frazier, President for
Belmont county. Mrs. Joseph Taylor for
Guernsey, Mrs. Elizabeth Fill for Jetfer-
SOD, and Mrs. Sharon for Harrison. A
general discussion was INDUCED in, after
which the convention adjourned.
Probate Judge Jordan Issued two mar
rage licenses to-day.
A colored citizen and white citizen
had little knock down this evening on
lower Market street.
Mr.. George Trant, at the last meeting
of the School directors, rendered his
resignation as member on the ground
that he could not spare the time away
from bis business. 1t was accepted.