Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-08-26
OUR NEIGHBORS.
NEWS FROM BELMONT COUNTY.
Political Matters and the Municipal War
at Bellaire - The Martins
Ferry Miners Lockout,
BELLAIRE BUDGET.
| Campaign Matters-The City Government
Rov-Personals and Briefs.

Campaign Matters-The City Government
Row-Personals and Briefs.
The Democrats OF this city were never
in any better trim than they are now
to organize for a live campaign. No
real, earnest work has as yet manifested
itself, but the under-current OF feeling
is such now that it will break forth in
active and effective work very soon.
The Second ward club, which meets at
the market house Monday evening Of
each week, is the largest club
ever organic d in any ward in the city,
and its meetings are particularly inter-
esting. The Central Club meets in
Zilch's hall every Friday evening. This
club is not attended as largely as it
should be, but the warm weather has a
great deal to do with the slim attend
ance. The club numbers in the neigh
borhood OF two hundred, and as soon as
the weather cools of, there is no
donbt but that the hall will be
will be crowded, as 1t always is when
'phe boys" break out for active work.
The prospects for the most active, ener-
getic and enthusiastic Democratic can
vass that has ever been made in this
city, are truly gratifying.
At the meeting of Council, Tuesday
night, the committee appointed week
ago to investigate the trouble between
the Mayor and the police, reported
in favor OF the police. and said they
had no authority to compel police or
nishtwatchmen 20 perform any duty al.
sun up in the morning. This occa-
stoned the sending after the Mayor, and
a motion was PASSED instructing the
City Marshal to bring His Honor before
that body to answer why he had refused
to sign the order for Officer Brown s
pay, after the bill had been ordered
pa.u ny the Council. Mayor Criswell
explained that he had suspended that
officer for week, and that during that
time another man had performed his
work; that the other man would have to
be paid, and he was opposed 10 paving
two men for the same WORK. This was
very unsatisfactory to the city Solons,
and they scornfnlly rejected the Mayor
ex >ianation. The Mayor got mad and
IeIt the hall, alter which talk OF bring
ing charges Of impeachment against him
was freely INDUCED in by President pro
TEN Reed, Squire IIighleyman and DR..
Mcclure. Some OF them made very
serious charges against the Mayor, bnt
Just what the outcome will be OF this
unpleasant situation between the Chief
Executive and the City Dads
is something no fellow can find
out. One thing is sure. the people are
very tired OF all this ioolishness, and un-
less it is stopped an Indignation meeting
will he held by the people, when both
Mayor and Council will be criticised.
Jolly Joe Grafton, formerly Of this
city, but now of Marietta, was in town
to-day.
The City Council dubbed themselves
the City Hall Club Tuesday night. Are
they ashamed to be called City Daddies
any longer"
The new Union Window Glass Works
buildings are now completed and glass
will he made this day week. unless some
accident now unknown occurs.
Tuesday afternoon Louis Daum, who
delivers ice for Henry Landkrohn, OF
this city, went over to Benwood on a
collecting tour. After visiting all OF the
customers over there and collecting con-
siderable money, the young man started
to return home. Before reaching the
river, however, he was set upon by four
or five drunken rutiians, Knocked down
by them, and an attempt made to rifle
his pockets, but they did not succeed.
The men, we understand, were arrested
yesterday evening.
Mr.. John Hoier, jovial GAINESVILLE
flour merchant, and wife, passed through
here on their return from pleasant
visit with friends in Illinois and Mis-
souri,.
The hdeo0,dem is bouncing the Dem.
ocratic candidate for Recorder in this
county, because he was Prohibitions.
once. Does that paper mean by this
that Mr.. Hobbs, the Republican nomi-
nee is not temperance man. If so.
the people will readily understand which
one they want to record deeds and
mortgages, we think.
The Goblet works in lower part OF
town is rapidly filling up their furnaces
with new pots, and the fires will be
started the last OF the week.
Mr.. Linton, civil engineer, and the
superintendent OF bridges for the c IL
L. railroad, were in the city to-day, to
locate bridge over Indian run from the
shops in this city. The intention is to
run a railroad track from the shops
over to the blast furnace, along the
bank of the river-Indrpendent.