Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-21
BELLAIRE.

The Bellaire Independent completed its
second year as a daily Newspaper on Satur-
day and began its third volume yesterday.
The Independent is bright. well conducted
paper, and enjoys its need of popularity
in Bellaire and Belmont county.
Bellaire streets and sidewalks are in a
disgustingly dirty condition.
1t looks as il Cooper will have plain sail
ing for Mayor.
Bellaireans numerously ask the Presi-
dent to give Sergeant Mason show for
his white alley"
DR.. r. W. Muhleman is in the city again
after long illness.
The cases of varioloid west of the city are
all reported as we'll. There is not case in
this neighborhood st present.
Case" Tobin kept within respectable
distance of the police yesterday. He was
looking around for newspaper man last
night, that he might shed his blood.
"Noer" Rittner says the citizens of the
Fourth ward wish his reinstatement as an
officer, that the children weep for him and
refuse to be comforted, and that tonight q
petition OF frightful longitude will be pre-
scented to Council asking that he be reap
pointed.
Some raScas have been engaged i'll break.
ing and spelling trees in various parts Of
the city.
There we're seven hearings before the
Mayor yesterday. which yielded $l2 20.
The oil house at the Benwood depot, be-
longing to the b. Il o. Company. was
burned day or two ago A new one is al
ready in process of construction.
J. c. Davis, for many years Master Me.
chanic of the B. & .. Company, passed
through this city yesterday, en- route to
Baltimore, returning from final visit over
the road Mr.. y. +. Chapman takes charge.
Joseph Bates is the Republican nominee
for Council in the First ward to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr..
Lockwood.
In the contest in the ColOrcd church for
a silver watch. between l.. Perry and Mr..
Seaton, Perry took the ChronOmetcr by a
large majority.
The County Commissioners went out the
National road yesterday to view the road
and ascertain the truth of the charges of
inCompency alleged against Mr.. Townsend,
the Superintendent. Morris Cope is an
a>Iirant for the position.
Two well dressed strangers called at the
residence oil Dixon King, Esq, a day or
two ago and presented note for $3.50, alleg-
ing that the signature was that of Mr..
King. After a great deal of Cabling they
agreed to square up for 800, which Mr.
King arranged TO pay them at st. Glars
Vile on last Saturday. Mr.. King was there
but not the Toledo gentlemen, and it is
more than likely that had they come they
would still be in ST. Clairsville in Jail.
r. C. FariS. the MtCHig"ncer man in Bel
lairc, goes into the {. Il L. depot as clerk
in place OF John Price. resigned.
Yesterday J. B. Bomhill bought at
sherifi's sale a parcel OF ground at his
boiler works for $500.
Judge VIM. Okey, OF WOOdsfield, wa, at
the Globe House last night.
Sheriff HilleS was in the city Yesterday.
Teachers who have been receiving their
orders from Prof Cox will get them Friday
from President Nelson.
Prof Cox will go home on Friday for a
weeks vacation.
Anthony & Ellis had to turn people away
from XilChs Hall last night. The have an
excellent show.
A political anomaly: "The Mayoralty
going begging when an election is dead
certain.
There was a very large crowd at Turner
Hall last night. The crowd was mixed in
more senses that one. First, it was politi-
cal commingling not often seen. Second,
it was mixing of nationaities; and third,
the delegates were the worst mixed of all.
They had met aS per Saturday night adj
journment to nominate ticket, according
to pre-arranged plan in some particulars.
They had agreed to nominate for mayor that
venerable apostle OF fiat money and manip-
ulator OF dilute real estate. oliver Black
burn Esq, whom the GreenbackerS had Sc
lected to represent them at the late conyen-
ton. And they thought that there would
he 10 trouble whatever about it, but to
their CONSERVATION Mr.. Blackburn an
nounced his intention not only not to be
their candidate, but also his determination
not to he n candidate at all. Then there
was hurrying to and fro, my fellow citi-
zens. The hour had come, but where was
the man? He was not nor is he yet. A
committee went to work to locate candi-
date, but all said in the language OF anoth.
er Gentlemen, your candidate cannot
be- and then another eligible citizen was
tackled Finally after 3 o'clock consider
ably the meeting adjourned until P. N.
Saturday.