Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-27

The County Seat-Scalded - OF the
Track - Another New Glass House
Minor Matters.
A young daughter Of Philip Beam, Of
the Fourth ward, was scalded so badly
Wednesday night that Its life hangs to
the balance. The mother was filling
jar with boiling water, and the heat ex-
ploded it, scattering the water over the
child, which is only IA months old.
Mr.. Beam expected to leave our city in
about two weeks to take charge OF the
mould shops in Pittsburgh glass
house.
Mr.. Gordon, operator at the Western
Union office, is expected to be well
enough to take charge OF the office, to-
day. Mr.. Gordon is an accommodating
gentleman, and we shall be glad to well
come him back to his usual haunt.
Master OF Transportation Bruner, OF
the G.. x L. road, was in the city, yester-
day.
Engine No. 700, in the b. go. yards,
ran off the track, yesterday, and 1t re-
quired about two and half hours to
get it back, and quite crowd gathered
10 witness the matter.
The glass boys, excepting those we re-
ported yesterday, are still out, With no
prospect of returning to work until the
advance is granted them.
Christopher White and Miss Annie
ON gt
night, Rev. CASTOR binding the knot.
Mr.. +. Rodewig built them some OF the
finest cakes We ever gazed on. We ex-
tend congratulations 10 the happy pair.
4 jury OF six was empauneled yester-
dav To try the cases Ui several OF the
striking miners who occupied houses be;
longing to the IieatheringtOn' 5. After
an hours trial before Mayor Cassell, a
verdict was rendered against the occu-
pants of the houses. Ten days is the
limit allowed to those who were setyed
with writs OF ejeCtment.
1t is probable that the odd Star
Works" better known as the sullivan
Glass Works, will be- purchased by
some OF our citizens, and flint glass
works built upon the iOunda-
citizens are moving in the matter, anu
il this site can be secured, they will put
up a flint glass mandatory.
Chief oi Police Pendcr, OF Pittsburgh,
sent a description Of the murderer OF
VIM. Penn Billy Kclly-yesterday.
Butter is scarce at 80 cents per pound.
The county seat contest is now virtu-
ally settled until the committee reports
the hill back to the House. So, yester-
day. Judge Chambers and W. ;. Ken
non, Of st. Clairsville, and Cot. Poor
man and Johd K. Cow, Of Bellalrc, re-
turned To their respective homes To
await further developments. Messrs.
Wagencr and Hamilton, OF Bellaire, and
Messrs. West and shannon. Of st. Clairs-
willie. are lett at the seat OF war, how
ever, 10 see that no Jobs are
put up. The committee had in
tended to hold meeting at halt
past one o'clock on "Wednesday to com
pare notes, but they did not meet at
that time, for the reason that st. Clalrs-
willie wanted more time IN which To get
all Of their TemOnstrances IN. Ihey
then determined To- report some time
next week, about "Wednesday.
McGraw, the Gravel Hill carpenter,
who has contracted to build several
houses this season, is receiving the lum-
ber necessary to fill his contracts from
Cleveland. Teams were busy all day
Thursday hauling from the G. " L. cars
To- the different sites Tor use.
An anti-removal paper OF tins county
uses our execrablc roads To the cemetery
rs an argument against us in the coun-
ty seat question. lie iorgets we seek
To rcsurrcCt the county seat, not To
bury il.
MIR. :. 4. Chambers, OF this city, who
ior some time past has been prcscrip-
ton clerk at J. B. Hoge's drug store, St.
Clairsvilc, has resigned his position
there and will this spring 20 to Colora.
DO to try his luck. The good wishes OF
many Bcllairc friends 60 with him.
Captain DevrIes has reported iavora-
hly on the matter OF constructing a
branch road to MOrristown. The supe-
rior officers will decide the matter at an
earlv dav, and, it is thought, in favor Of
the proposed line. This road, II built,
will open up 10 Bellairc merchants
field only less important than that now
reached by the Bcllairc and Southwest
crn Railway, aud yet, knowing tins, our
people seem entirely indifferent to the
scheme. when it ought to have received
from them all the support they could
have given it. We hope that even yet
they NAV he able TO understand that
the proposed road is one OF much im-
portance 10 this place IHdcp,lideIi.
The office of the dcfunct Bellaire
Lsa,i.r has been purchased by Mr..
Gaumer. of the St ClairsVille GG:,tis.
What he will do with 1t Is not an
nounccd. Ii would be good plan to
-rrviye il rs Democratic paper, and
when the &. :. goes 10 Bellalre consoll-
date with the GGsstiS. Gaumer is prob
ably preparing ior the coming event
Buruesriiic Enleprtss.
General Fred. Blenkner this time got
thoroughly well acquainted with Bel
laire and his preJudices against the place
were mostly, ii not entirely, removed
He was shown around the city and
treated with the courtesy due Ia his
prominent position in the State govern
iuent. and when he stood on the plat
form at the Baltimore and Ohio depot in
the evening and looked abroad over the
city with its towering smoky furnaces.
listening to the busy hum Of its manu-
factories. the screech Of the locomo-
tiyes. and saw the broad river with
iis numerous steamboats,, the streets
thronged with people hurryins to and
from their work. he seemed 10 take IN
the whole situation, and exclaimed in a
tone Of admiring appreciation: That's
business" When he looked up Union
street aud read the various signs, IRON
oIilly's Lunch Room" to the Last
Chance" at the c. X 7. depot, with
"Reymann's," Nail City" 'Cincin'
natl and Milwaukee Beer in places
between, he added: Yes, l do think
this is a better place for the County
Seat than st. Clairsyille. - -IndpcRdS1a.
THE BELMoNT COUNTY SEAT.