The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-25
1T. CLAIRsViLLE.
A Question OF RaiIFOad I.aW-The R0Fth. .
eFu Road DOns-CONl ComDany-schOoI.
Church and Court EOIes-PeFnonaI.
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Church and Court NOIes-PeFsonaIH.
sT. CLAIRsvILLg, o., May "a, 1881,
Correspondence Oiths Int lgeucer.
The legislature of this State passed law
authoFizinga a certain township to levy a tax
for railroad purposes, Citizens OF that town. /.
ship resisted the collection OF the tax, and ap.
pealed to the Supreme Court Of the State
which declared the law unconstitutional Inn.
mediaIely some persons conclude that all
laws of anything OF the same nature are un.
constitutional. II SO, our Northern narrew
gauge, which is nearly completed, Is an I'm.
constitutional road. But the mistake they
make is that they fail 10 see the difference In
the laws The law passed upon by the Court
and declared unconstitutional was 10 author.
iEs the levy OF u tax In aid OF or for stock In
the railroad OF some company, that 1t Is un.
constitutional to tax the people in order to
enter intoa u partnership with individuals or
corporations The law under which we acted
was an authority toleVy tax TO build road
which is owned by the town, and the Court
had previously decided that such a law Is
consti itutional, and the decision under discus.
sion does not interfere,
Ihs Northern Narrow Gauge road Is FIN.
ished, except ballasting, as far as tbey could
come until the right OF way through Mr.. O,
GeorgSs premises was secured. This was de.
Glued oy y Jury before the Probate Court on
saturday last Two hundred and fifty dol.
lafs was tho amount awarded, which Was a
much less sum than aSI cd for
A Company has been formed for tbe MIR.
pos, OF mining coal on the O, T, V,&W. r.
X about three miles north OF here. Some Of
the capitalists OF tho company are from the
shSrpSyille coal regions. They have leased
the .cval under Boyd's lands, and also tbAt
nnder about four hundred acres Of ColemAns
lands, which will have to be reached throuRh
the other, They propose to take out from 1--WE
to seven hundred bushels per day. This will
require nearly one hundred men, and thew
with their families will bring quite an ii.
oreSse 10 the population OF Belmont county.
Inc annual commencement Of our schools
!S, aKeS place on Thursday evening Of this week.
Ihe cIas; consists OF five graduates--three
noon will be devoted 10 literary exercises, 10
which everybody Is invited.
Rev Black, formerly superintendent OF our
schools Will preach at the Presbyterian
Church next Sabbath, Communion services
will be held.
Common Pleas Court began the summer
term here this morning, Judge 0key on the
bench,
Walt Troll, young son Of Conrad Troll.
Esqu is very III with intammatory rheuma.
tism.
J; p, Lowe, citizen OF our town, died yes.
terday afternoon. Mr., Lowe was for mum.
per OF years superintendent OF our county In.
Urinary, and ut the time OF bis death was
engaged In the livery business. His remains
were taken, this morning, to Urbana for In.
terment.
Daniel Peck, Esq, Of Wheeling, Is IN at.
tendance at Court here,
Miss stel Close, a member of tho gra,lua.
ling class, is quite III and will not be able 10
graduate with her clasA
=, The weekly prayer meeting at the NJ. Il.
church will be held on Wednesday evening
instead Of Thursday as usual. This is 10 give
all chance to attend the commencement.
our Gitizeus are taking enough interest In
lhe bellaire Loan to 60 down. One or two
excursions are under consideration.
;, Geo Nswangsr and Chas. Oglesbey, OF
Aenla, D., are the guests Of Maj. Isaac Nois.
wanger.