Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-10
BUDGET r o BROOKE.
WelIsburg Political Pother-Liquor TO
the Rescue of the EKchequer-The Cruel
License War Is Over-Assault.

WelIsburg Political Pother-Liquor to
the Rescue of the EKchequer-The Cruel
License War Is Over-Assault.
The political cauldron is beginning to
boil in our midst, as will be seen from
our county papers. In addition 10 those
already announced publicly, or who are
well understood as being candidates, We
hear the names of DIR. ). :. Quest and A..
Faris Hervey as candidates on the Re-
publican side for Sheriff; and DIR. W. h.
Curtis, who proposes to give somebody
a tussle, in the Democratic ranks Tor the
same office. We take it from the indi-
cations that there will be no fusion in
this county unless the Greenbackers
vote the Republican ticket, as the latter
seem inclined just now TO 90 1t straight.
But We understand that Samuel
Blankinsop will be a candidate for the
office of Sheriff, presumably on the
Greenback side, and Hon. James Her
yey is reported as desiring the Green
back nomination for Prosecuting At
toTney. Thus We may have three
tickets in the field for county officers.
The Town Council at its meeting last
Thursday night, reversed its former ac-
ton and granted three applications for
license, to be confined, however, TO the
sale OF beer aud ale only. The vote on
the question in Council stood 4 to =.
Those who voted for the say
that they were compelled to do so on
account of the low state OF the towns
finances, there being a deficit OF 1856,
and the Street Commissioner clamoring
for money, and consequently they were
forced to do something 10 replenisn the
exhausted treasury. This they desire
stated in explanation OF the sudden
change from rejecting license to grant.
ing the same. 1t will result IN n
thing, namely there will be no more
voting for and against license, but the
issue will be drawn sharply on the can
didstes for Council, as 1t ought always
10 he.
Thos. j. Berington, the miller at Fow-
ler's Mills, in this county, Is o in jail
awaiting q preliminary examination on
the charge of assault and battery with
intent to kill. Ii seems that being I'M
der the influence of liquor he assaulted
several persons in or about the mill and
otherwise conducted himself with vio-
lenee toward them, and was accordingly
arrested and brought to town. Ii
is an occurrence much to be re-
gretted, as Thomas, when sober,
Is not only one of the best millers in the
country, but is q good hearted, pleasant
fellow, that every body Ikea
Another case OF the same sort occur
red at Edgington on the Panhandle rail-
read, Monday night wherein Gregory
Haney, a night Waterman on the road,
stoned the shanty Of Martin FlAherty
With bricks and stones, endangering the
lives Of those within. He was arrested
to-day by the Sheriff and given q hear
ing before Justice Quest, who held him
over to answer an Indictment 10 he pre-
ferred by the grand jury. Bond in the
sum OF 500 being required, IL is feared
that Gregory viii be unable 10 give the
same, and viii likely have Q tedious
wait in jail
The cooperative store viii open out
shortly in the TAR building, lower room
ON ground door. Samuel Blankinsop
win be the store keeper.