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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-10
ST, GAINESVILLE.

The st. Clairsville and Northern Road
The Fair-Colored Fugitive Captured.
The County Commissioners are in
session here this week.
Lewis G. Neiswanger has bought the
Daniel Harris farm OF 65 acres, neal this
place, for S6,ll0.
The Belmont County Fair will he held
next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The balloon ascension will take place on
Thursday.
T. E. Clark and C. W. Carroll, Presi.
dent and Secretary OF the st. G. 4 n.
road, have been at Cleveland this week
in conference with the officials Of the g.
T. V. 4 w. Railroad Company.
There is no political excitement here
and it looks as though the campaign this
year will be entirely devoid of enthusi-
asm or excitement. There is some talk
on the county seat question, but the
people here are not alarmed about it.
Vim. Castleman, a negro OF this place
who escaped from the county Jail here
last Spring, returned home last Sstur-
day. The police gathered him in and
his trial took place on Monday in the
Probate Court. Castleman was charged
with disturbing a school nea this place.
The Probate Judge fined him $40 and
c)sts, which Mr.. Castleman is working
out on the stone pile, with a ball and
chain attached 10 his legs.
The st. Clairsville & Northern Rail-
road is in a fair way at last TO be opened
to the public. The directors have made
a contract with the G. T. V. & w. COM
pany whereby the latter is to equip and
operate the new road. The T. V. COM
pany to-day put 60 men to work chang
ing the rails from a narrow gauge to the
standard gauge. 1t is understood that
trains are to be run through from this
place TO Bridgeport and return twice a
day, and other trains are to be run
from here to Barton, connecting at that
point with the T. V. trains. The road
will De open for passenger and freight
business on Tuesday next. Our Wheel
ing and Bridgeport neighbors can reach
St Clairsville by this route in a half
holr's ride or less time. 1t is expected
that the new road will do a good busi-
mss during the Fair next week.
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q L~UTHERANS.
Yesterdays Meeting of the Synod.

Yesterdays Meeting OF the oynoo'
The Lutheran Synod reassembled at
St. Jacobs Church, yesterday morning
at 8 o'clock. After the opening reil-
gious exercises the debate upon the
question Of predestinaticn was resumed
and the arguments both pro n con
we're lengthy and exhaustive. No con-
clusion, however, upon the subject has
vet been arrived at, and the matter Will
be brought up again.
In the afternoon the committee ap-
pointed to examine the report made by
the President Of the Synod at its first
meeting, STYLED COMMITTEE No. J." re-
ported, but action upon their report was
deferred until a future day.
The Clerk read an invitation from the
officers OF the Chiidren's Home, asking
the members of the Synod to visit the
institution, but owing to the limited
space OF time at their command and the
great amount OF necessary business to
be transacted, the invitation was de-
clined with thanks.
No session was held last evening, but
a short meeting will be held to.nigat.
So far only two OF the visiting minis
tiers have been invited TO fill the pulplts
of other churches. These are Rev. n.
A. Schmidt, of Meadeville, Pa, and
Rev. II. j. Hoerr, OF Baltimore. Both
OF these gentlemen will occupy the pull
Dit of the Zion Lutheran church, Rev.
Merrwein, pastor, Rev. Schmidt preach
ing in the forenoon, and Rev. Hoerr IN
the evening.
1t is thought the labors Of the Synod
will have been completed by Tues lay
next and an adjournment tad by that
time.
Taken altogether, more business has
been transacted by this Synod than that
Of any preceding year.
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SKIPPED OUT
And Left his Partner to Hold the Back

And Left His Partner to Hold the Sack.
Higgs & Gray were a firm Of contrac-
tors for road building, whose heaaquar-
tiers were Elm Grove. During the Sum.
mer this firm had a contract from the
county forthe construction OF a road in
Triadelphia district, upon which they
had done considerable work. AS is
usual in such cases the County Engineer
estimated the work done by them and
authorized a partial payment to be made
on contract, the other day, which
amounted to 1853. This estimate James
Gray, the junior partner, brought to the
city, and on Wednesday OF this week
got the cash. From here he went to
Bellaire in a buggy with an acquaint.
ance named Boyd, and at the hotel
where he remained over night registered
under an assumed name. The
next morning, he purchased a trnnk in
B,llaire, and putting his things in it had
it checked for Cincinnati, 10 which place
he purchased a ticket himself.
Our informant says that Mr.. Gray
left u number OF debts about Elm Grove,
among which was one Of 500 to MIR.
Henry Helfnbine and others, amount.
ing in the aggregate to probably $500.
He, OF course, leaves his partner minus
his share OF the S453. The larger share
OF his Indebtedness is for money bor-
rowed. Heretofore young Gray has
sustained a fine reputation in his neigh
borhood, and his many friends are not
less surprised than panied at this break.
He leaves a widowed mother, with
whom he resided.
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MARTINS FERRY.

Personal and Political Points-Diphfheria
Eve Knocked Out-LIyely Chase After
Burglar.
Mr.. Robert Hanson left Wednesday
for Illinois.
MI. John Spence returned home iron
Cleveland this week.
The opening of our schools has been
postponed for another week.
MI. Robert Campbell returned home
from Canada Thursday evening.
Mr.. ]. 7. Thomas was in Pittsburgh
Thursday attending the exposition.
The Nj. F. B. O. Club met last night at
Miss Jennie Gray's, on Third street.
Mrs. Efie McClarry was in town visit
ing her sister, Mss Elsie Mitchell, yes
terday.
Miss Clara C..eaver, OF Mt. Peasant, is
visiting her cousin, Miss Este Mitchell,
this week.
Mr.. Ell. Feeley, the Democratic candi-
date for county treasurer, was n town
yesterday.
Miss Elsie Mitchell, who has been Wis.,
ting friends in Portland returned home
Thursday evening.
A little child of Philip Bloom, who
resides in Clark's addition, died OF
cholera infantum on Wednesday.
The Second NJ. f. Church, OF this
place, realized by their camp meeting
shove all expenses S42.65.
Barney Cochran, an employe at the
Benwood blast furnace, had n OF his
eyes knocked out while breaking stone
Wednesday.
David, a little son OF Joseph Roberts,
died Thursday morning OF diphthern .
He was buried yesterday at two O'Clock.
Three children Of the same family have
the same disease.
A meeting was held in the Presby-
terrain Church Thursday evening for the
purpose OF choosing a pastor, but a res
olutioH was offered postponing the cleo
ton until next week.
Miss Eloise Gray left On Thursday TO
attend school at Shsdyside Seminary
near Pittsburg. Miss Eloise is a very
popular young lady and she will be
missed by her many friends and &C.
quaintances.
DR.. l. Werlich returned home from
Washington, Pa, Thursday, where he
had been attending the Centennial. AS
the Doctor is a Washington county boy,
his stay was made very pleasant by old
acQuaintances.
Last Thu .sday morning about 8 o'clock
a burt lar attempted 10 enter the house
OF Mr.. ID. WeslIake, on the corner OF
Third and Fayette streets. Mr.. W..
hearing him made for him in such a
manner that the burglar became fright.
ened AID ran. Mr.. w. followed him asst
far as the gate, when the burglar fired at
him with q revolver. Geo. Leisure inst
then opened the door and scared the
burglar away. A number OF houses
were entered that night, but nothing
but a watch belongingt TO Robert Cottrell
was taken.
The diphtheria has made its appear.
ance among US but has not assumed. a
malignant form. There are a number
OF cases in the orchard, and one On Fay
cite street. AS this disease has Just
made its appearance among us, 1t would
be we'll for our Board Of Health to see
that Martins Ferry is in 6 good sanitary
condition. Much complaint Is being
made because the Health officer does
not see that some Of the alleys in the
neighborhood Of Fifth street are not
kept in a more healthful condition.
Some OF the people told your reporter
yesterday that owing to the offensive
odors of pig stvs and other out.build.
il.s, it is almost i'm oo 8 be to have 4 e r
hnnses onrn OF AN
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Church Notes

The usual Gospel Temperance meet.
Jag will be held at Parker's Hall to-mor.
row afternoon at $3.50.
Communion services at the United
Presbyterian Church tomorrow at 1880
A. H.. Sabbath-school at 2 p. II.
St. Luke's (Free) Church; services
Sunday morning at 1890; evening ct
7:30. Rev. G. n. Spalding will oficiats.
First Presbyterian church; the pastor,
Rev. ID. A. Cunningham, d. d., wll
preach at 1920 A. N, and at Z o'clock
p. N.
The Second Presbyterian Church will
be ~reopened for services TO morrow.
The pastor, Rev. J. d. Moffatt, will
preach at 1890 A. n. and at Z P. ".
International Sunday School Lesson
Tomorrow Idolatry Punished Exodus
xxi. 26-S5. Golden Text, John v. 81:
Little children. keep yourselves from
idols"
W. B. Thomson will preach to-mor-
row morning at IL o'clock at the Disci-
pie church Of this city, and in the even
ing for the Disciple church at Mounds
vile.
English Evan. Lutheran Church, Six.
tenth street, west OF Soldiers Monu-
ment s. B. Bsrnitz. Pastor. Preach
ing tomorrow at 1890 A. N. and 7:30 P.
NJ. Sunday school at 9 P. N; illustrated
lesson and addresses.
First Reformed Episcopal Church,
Mozart Hall, Rev. VIM. Henry Barnes,
rector. Sabbath-school 3 A. NJ; church
services 1890 A. NJ. and 7:3O p. n, Morn.
ing sermon-subject: Secret Bond.
age" Evening theme: "A Starved
SOUL" Seats free.
A. NJ. f. Church services Sabbath
morning and evening, as follows: II 4.
NJ. and 7:30 p. NJ. Rev. j. II. Turpin,
who has been q missionary to South
America for five years, will preach, and
on Monday night will exhibit his panor.
anna. Rev. g. T. Prosser pastor.
First Baptist Church, Rev. j. B. Mul.
ford, pastor. Preaching tomorrow morn.
ing; theme, "Our National Crisis" In
the evening the second sermon OF the
course on the life Of Paul. Topic Paul
a Convert and Student at the Feet OF
Christ" Everybody welcome.
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THE COURTS.

U. 8. DISTRICT coURT-JUDGRJ.J J. JACKSON.
This Court met at 10 A.. N. yesterday,
and disposed Of the following business.
Clark & Hubbard, assignees, vs.. James
Hutchinson ct al, IN equity. Motion
TO dismiss bill overruled and cause set
for hearing December 18th, / chambers,
and plaintiffs given leave to reply gen.
orally to answer OF defendants. The
death OF Joseph Pendleton, one OF the
defendants, was suggested and the cases
revived in the name OF his executors. A
rule against Thomas G. Sweeny TO show
cause why he should not pay to said
~assignees the ~rent..in arrears for The real
estate mentioned in the bill, was issued
returnable here at 10 A N. to-day.
The Marshal's accounts for jurors and
witnesses during the present term Of
court were allowed.
Adjourned until this morning.
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BUDGET.

Complaint Of the Small School Accommo-
dations-Cut With q Cleaver-Railroad
Change-Personal Points.
Hon. Lorenzo Danford was in town
yesterday.
Miss Mamie Duncan is visiting in
Pittsburgh.
Josie Baggs is improving from a severe
attack OF typhoid fever.
Extensive street filling is being made
on Hall street, kirkwood.
Frank Gilman, a b. Il 0. express mes.
seDger, is visiting Thomas Duncan.
Mr.. Geo. Woods, engineer on the T.
V. road, has moved his family to Bridge
port.
Miss Matte Mcconnell and mother
left Yesterday for their home in Indian
apolls.
A crowd OF our business men are en-
joying themselves camping out on Still
water.
Abner Welsh, an Old T. V. engineer,
came into see his friends yesterday. His
stay was short.
The paw car on the G. T. V road came
in on Wednesday and lett quite a snug
sum in our town.
Reports come in over the T. V. road
that heavy ram fell at MassilIoD, Russel
and Whereabouts yesterday.
Chas. Cartwright has secured the
position at the I. V. freight Office which
Ed. Parish recently occupied.
There was a dance at Masonic Hall
on Tuesday night, which was interrupt
ed by a quarrel between some parties.
Tommy Slane has given up his place
at the LaBelle glass house, and will go
to the Buckeye glass works at Martins
Ferry.
A boy OF Gotleib He'll, about fourteen
or fifteen years old, had his lower limb
pretty badly cut with a cleaver on Thurs
day night.
Mr.. Fisher, who is to take the position
OF general agent here resigned by Mr..
Bags, is in town relative to taking
charge OF the office.
The Narrow Gauge road connecting
the c. L. V. & ". railroad with ST.
Clairsville, has passed into the hands q
the T. V. Company, and will be changed
to a broad gauge road in two days SOS
to be ready to transfer people to all
from the county fair, which will be hld
next week. .
Frank Emmett went to Clevssnd
with the excursion, and he is ou his
watch and chain thereby. While soing
through the Flushing tunnel sone one
came through the car and snapned it
from him and escaped before coming to
the light. The boys plague hin by ask
Ing him what time it is.
Now that school mas opend we can
see the necessity Of more scOol room.
To keep children hampered P in such
close quarters as they are ID in n or
two rooms Of our school, is dtrimental to
the health OF even the mos rudy, and
if this is so, what injury mast those who
are not of such a stout Constitution sus-
tain. To think Of over one hundred
children confined in sue a small room
as the Primary one in cr school, three
in q seat, is something's be lot wished.
II seems a if all To lower rooms are
oyerrun, and the hiGer ones scarce OF
scholars, which cauks rs to note that
through school as pell as through other
scales OF our being, there's always room
at the top" At last four additional
rooms are 3 necessity, and would won
derfully relieve he oyerplus of our
school. More oless all Of our citizens
are in favor of q addition to our school
facilities, eithe Q new school house in
the upper patof Bridgeport, or an 3D.
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The d. q o. Extension.

There has been a special meeting OF
Council c.lled for this evening, for the
purpose OF acting upon the ordinance
which has been prepared by City Solici.
tor Caldwell in relation to the passage
OF the B & o. railroad through the east
ern part OF this city. This ordinance
has been prepared in conform
ity with the instructions OF the
joint Committees on Ordinances
on railroads, which instructions have al
ready appeared in this paper several
tunes. The only matter that nov up.
pears to cause a hitch in the proceedings
is the demand OF some OF the council.
men for a bond from the company TO
secure the gas works from injury, said
bond to be entered into on the part OF
the company through an approved free.
holder Of this city. The utter impracti.
cability OF such proceeding Is urged by
the b. & U. representative here aud
their views are said to be
endorsed by nearly all the
attorneys OF this city. 1t is hoped that
Council this evening will do all they can
TO expedite matters, as the season is ad-
vancing and the company Is anxious TO
90 10 work on the tunnel and at other
points In the city as soon az 1t can get
permission.
Col. Randolph, Surveyor Hunter and
Contractor Boyd were engaged yester.
day in perfecting their work and in as
certaining the best courses, etc, In East
Wheeling.
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By ECIAL

srne Best Thing Ever Placed Before the
Public"
UNION Mills, FLURIAsSA Co., VAL
April 2, 1881.
Laughlin Bros. d Co:
GKSTLEMES'-Please send me at once
six dozen OF your Worm Syrup. The
cures are wonderful, and it is the best
vermifuge ever placed before the public.
One bottle brought l03 worms from one
child, and in three other cases from 90
to IS worms. The children had bsen
poor and feeble for eighteen months, and
are now in good health.
Respectfully yours,
DUDLEY K. BosroN.
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PADDLE FAILURE
To Kill Thomas Beail. Of Elm Grove, Last
Thursday Nioht-.Alpaost n Homicide.

To Kill Thomas Beail. Of Elm Grove, Last
Thursday Night--Alraost . Homicide.
Thomas Beall was before Squire
Wheeler yesterday on q charge Of at
tempting 10 wound, MAIN or kill one
James Faddis who lives near Mt. de
Chantal, on the Steenrod farm. II ap-
pears from the story of Mr.. Faddis that
Thomas Beall and his brother, Elias
Beall, came to his house on Thursday
night and, during the cours oil q con-
versation, Tom Beall exhibited q watch
which he said he had bought in this
city. The case OF the watch was OF ex-
traordinary thickness, and on that &C
count Beall asked old man Faddis to
break it, but he returned it to Bea!l
with the remark that he did not
wish to keep it.. Beall thereupon grew
angry and took it himself. A quarrel
then resulted between old man Faddis
on the one hand and the Bealls on the
other, during which one of them struck
him with a stick, doing him some in
Jury. No sooner was the blow struck,
however, than Faddis drew a revolver
and shot several times at the Bealls, n
shot taking effect in the left breast OF
Tom Beali Just below the eighth rib, In
ficting a slight wound. Another shot
went through the hat of Elias Beall and
n or two OF the shots went wide OF
their mark. The Bealls left soon after,
and Faddis after thinking oyer the mat
ter concluded to have them arrested.
The warrants were placed in the hands
OF Constable Love, who went out to
Elm Grove for his men. Tom Beall was
easily found at his house, but Elias was
away from home and was not caught.
The constable brought his prisoner to
this city, when he gave bail for q hear.
ing next Tuesday morning, W.
H. Waddle, Esq, becoming his surety.
Beall tells quite a different story from
that OF Faddis. He says the quarrel
began on account Of the failure OF the
two Bealls to help Faddis thresh some
days before. The brothers, Faddis
SAYS, promised to help him but did not,
and when they went there Thu sday he
began to curse them and call them all
manner OF vile names, until he applied
one that made one of them mad, where
upon he pulled out his revolver and be-
gan shooting, with the results already
stated.
The wound OF Thomas Beall's is a
slight fl esh wound, and will not amount
to anything.
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JOIN ALrNYER Q brother OF Jacob
Altmyer, Esq and q mailer at the Ben.
wood mill, ia lying dangerously III at bis
home in the Eighth ward, and but little
hope =. his recovery is entertained by
his friends. Mr.. Altuyer's disease Il
nailer's consumption, and II has %
preyed upon his system a. To Impair his
mind. Yesterday afternoon one OF his
spells came on MIN, and he rent the air
with wild yells Of "Murder!" Police"
"Pire!" &c. Some Of his neighbors took
him in charge and conveyed him home.
Drs. Reed and Pipes were summoned,
and they pronounced it complication
OF heart disease, consumption and
dropsy.
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ITEln.
Pertinent Personal Points Conosfnint
PeoSlo.

Pertinent Personal Points Conserving
Poodle.
6. OFT Boyce leaves on Tuesday next
to enter school at Lexington, w.
Miss NEWMAN has returned TO the
city after an extended visit to friends in
Ohio.
W. l. Calm, of directory fame. who
has been summering near 81. Clairsyille
was in town last night.
J. ". Werninger, Esq OF the Caths-
dral, leaves on Monday morning Tor 81
Mary's College, near Baltimore.
James II. Maxwell, son OF Joseph
Maxwell, left on Tuesday last for the
military institute at Lexington, Va.
Judge James Ferguson, Of Charleston,
q member Of the Legislative Revisory
COMMITTEES, is registered at the Mcclure.
The Misses Maggie and Laura Max.
we'll, and Miss Josie Bauman, OF the
South Side, are visiting friends at WASH
ington.
Ed. Larkin, Esq returned from san
extensive trip to Boston and New YORK,
last evening. Ed. reports business red
hot and still heating.
Mr.. John Pfaff, Of Marietta, O., who
has been visiting friends in the
Eighth ward for several weeks back,
left for his home yesterday.
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THIEF OR LUNATIcs
Ares, Of . Horse Thief Who Proved to
be LunatIc

be o Iunatlc
Last Wednesday morning a valuable
mare belonging to Perry Whitman, OF
Liberty township, was stolen from bis
farm neal Valley Grove. A tramp, who
had begged lodging for the night 10 the
barn was SUSPECTED, and several OF the
neishbors at once set out in pursuit OF
him. Jon. Carson and Sam Farley, two OF
the pursuers, finally got on his track,
and early yesterday morning arrested
him near Blooms station, Jefferson
county, o. The man had all the exter-
nal evidences of a lunaiic, a low
Ietreating siorehead, a yacast stare;
~evasiye eyes, &C., &c. He argtesd
TO come back with Carson ana
and Farley, and was sent to this CITY ID
| charge OF Chester Whitman, j. T. Wnlt
ham and VIM. Hanna last night. a
| hearing before Esquire Philips resulted
in his commitment for an examination
"a a lunatic by DR.. Wilson, county phy-
sician. TO day. The tramp gaveth name
of Jacob Fickus, and sayshe IRON
| Salineyille, Columbiana county, "heie ht
was raised, and has a sister l'Ihs
a, present, and il was TO her house ne
was heading when arrested. DE ans
said that he had been working in wash
ton county, Pa , all summer, near PROS
narity. with George Brister, a farner'
and started home TO Ohio aioot, but In
the course of mis- journey be had encoun'
tered another man who had walked with
him for a number OF miles n
finally proposed stealing some
thing. Fickus says he told the
man that he would not steal ana the
subject was dropped between them un'
Ill last Tuesday night when they were
near Valley Grove, in this county, and
began TO look around for a place to sleep
ali night. Fickus went to Wblthams
when he was told that he might sleeplu
the barn and had gone to sleep, but near
morning his friend OF the day before
came in and began cursing him, and
ending il all up by making him follow
him to the pike when he handed him the
ride rein oil q horse and told him 10 ride
'like Hades and | had no more sense
than TO do it." continued the man. -!
tried 10 sell the horse for S215 and tried
TO trade it for a two year old cali but
could not. | did not ride fast. lie ex'
pressed no coucern whatever on account
of his condition, and replied TO capt
Benpett's questions as fast as they were
asked him. He says he was buying uE
cattle in jefferson county when arrest
ed, and had already nine car loads.
'SIuire Philips is OF the opinion tina
the man is a %lunatic, but he is more O
q imbeCile than a crazy man.