The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-19
THREE BURGLARS.
rAEscHEmE THEYHAo FOR RosslNa
tn, s.lnout CouOiy Treasury. ,,a Hsu rG.y We're
Lsit-rhs scott Law and Other Matters at St
ClAtrs,llls-Iatsrsstisg News TrOm'Bsi.
IAIr,.!And AErtin's Ferry Personals.

It Is known to comparatively few St.
ClAirsv'lle people that plot to commit
burglary on the county treasury was formed
but never carried into execution. From al.
ticles appearing in different newspapers
throughout the county, three Bellaire
crooks" were made to believe that the treai-
ury building was falling down; that the
vault was all snsiqusted concern aud that
the safe was a mass OF rusty iron. These
men calculated that there was $500 600 in the
treasury instead OF about one-third that
amount. One night during the first week in
June was selected and the would.be burglars
began to take measures to execute their
plans. St Clairsville was visited aud the
treasury inspected. They discovered on IL.
quiry that tho rusty" safe wasone OF Halls,
ut ed with timt-lOck. Nor did 1t take long
10 convince item that the vault was not very
much dilapidated. Treasurer Feeley was In.
formed Of their projected visit, and even had
the safe been insecure they would probably
have met with warm reception. The
scheme was Roally abandoned. The conspirG-
IOrs will continue their lesser crimes u d
within the safe 1T the treasury building re.
mains the untold thousands that they didn't
get
lu Tuesdays lSTELuGENCER appeared the
following item i'll the 81. CiaTsvllle cores
pOndence: CONTRARY to expectations the
Scott liquor law does not decrea the num-
Der OF saloons in Belmont county. There are
now eight mOre THAI before the passage Of the
law. Nor will the next county tax levy be
reduced" To this, Fair Pay" says: 80
glariug misStatement OF fact should not be
permitted to pa.H unchalienged." Treasurer
Feeley SAID yesterday: "Ten saloons have
cen started since the passage OF the Scott
law; Que in Flushing; two in Martins FerrJ;
one in Bridgeport, one In West Wheeling;
four In Belluire AMI one In P0whatan."
Deputy Auditor Cell nI said yesterday:
"Fhe next county tax levy will not be re-.
duced." Now let Fair Play" If he be such
excellent authority, show waere he Obtained
his data.
J. B. Darrah, OF Bsllaire, Yves in town yes.
terdAy.
Hon. J. Dunbar, OF Steubenville, was here
yesterday on legal business
Mrs. Mary J. Miller, whose mind is de.
ranged, was removed to the County lniirmA'
ry on Tuesday.
Mrs. Margaret WEIGH, Of BsllAire, was taken
to the Athens asylnm on Monday by F. 8
Clinton, OF the same place.
Mr.. Thomas +. Nichols, OF Wheeling, has
been visiting his brother. MIR. Joel n cnols,
foreman OF the Gu:ctte during the past week.
Miss Nora Henderson, of Waterloo, Iowa,
died from consumption last week. Her re-
maius were brought o Wheeling township,
this county, for interment.
The young folks OF Bridgeport and 5t.
Clairsv.I will hold picnic t3-tty at Ridge
Wheeling railroad. The Northern railroad
will run special train.
Andrew Hammond, OF Mead township, is q
candidate for the Republican nomination for
Treasurer. ,apt. Frank N. Cowen, Of ST.
St. Cla rsville. a son OF Judge D. D. T. Cowen,
is a candidate for Clerk Of tue Courts. Capt
Cowen is young attorney, and would make
au efficient Clerk II elected.