Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-27
PARKERSBURG.
Tho "Biack Diamond" Railroad Troubles
A Successful Fair River Enterprise-A
Flat Boat Line.

Tho 'Iiiack Diamond" Railroad Troubles
A Successful Fair River Enterprise-A
Flat Boat Line.
PAREERsDURG, September % Exclu-
S;ve. The assignment of President +.
A. Boone, Of the Black Diamond system,
by r. NJ Hughes, late assistant to the
President the substance of which appeared
in the REGISTER and other papers, has
caused the Board Of Directors to take some
precautionary measures, and at meeting
held here on the 2ith the office OF General
Manager held by Boone WAS abolished and
Boone appointed manager during will Of
the board and only to act in this capacity
while in West Virginia and when out of the
State DR.. Isaac Scott, Vice President, will
act as manager. This action of the Board Of
Directors places the enterprise entirely un
der the direction of the Board. The com
pany also ordered that the telegraph and
telephone lines be constructed at once over
the entire line as fas: as the survey proceeds.
W. +. Wyant, of Glenville, was elected to
fill vacancy caused by the resignation of
Geo NJ Fought, of Writ county. The Of
fee of general purchasing agent was also
abolished. This Office was created
solely for the benefit Of a brother
in-law or some family connection Of
Boone's, and principally upon his sugges-
ton. This action of the boasd was taken
without dissenting voice. The enterprise
is bound to succeed, and the action of the
board in the matter will set all fears Of the
public at rest as Boone is thus placed where
he can do
No Harm.
Hughes is preparing twelve column ar
ticle for the press citing fully the alleged
falsehoods OF Boone taking Boone own
letters from January IT, 1881, to July II,
1851, inclusive, to establish his charges as
a liar and fraud In one OF the letters
touching the coal purchases Of 2j.0OO acres
which the Black Diamond was to own and
control. he saws: Il am now in the
market purchasing coal properly
and ia another letter he saws. Il
am still buying coal lands and says "the
expert, Edwin Hill, of New Haven, Conn,
who Tas sent OUl "hy my syndicate TO re-
port upon the ma,Dcr, SAYS the coal is i |.
1t now appears ih;,t Boone only held options
on the coal lands Footc X Hatch, of New
York, say that BRADY sent Hill out and p.id
his expenses and the syndicate was myth.
Hughes has been Il correspondent of the
Philadelphia Enquirer for several years and
general correspondent for other papers since
1873. and they all commend his course in
exposing Boone The results of Hughes
exposure Of Boone has already led to the
action Of the c. p. IL y. railway, as noted
above. and NAV yet result in his being Gust
cd entirely.
Major s. f. Shaw. of the e., =. 4 NJ
accompanied by his wife, left here for Ne
Drazha. Mrs. S. will spend month on their
farm there, but the Major will return TO
Parkcrsburg next week and Join the survey
corps at once and remain with them until
the line is completed Before leaving for
the West he and DR.. Scott went up over the
line and paid of all the hands and all IN
debtcducss of every description.
The Fair.
The greatest attraction of the fair, aside
from the races, was the handsome exhibit
made by the Howe Sewing Machine Com
pany, 'hcir boom BENG surrounded III all
times hy many a,mircr, The handsome
and life ike d0ll enclosed in glass case
case and o. ritinr one Of the ncw high arm
Howe Machine. Vas one OF The
pleaSlE lpaJurs OF The cYhiD't,on.
Can't. j. II. N''~yand Mis- Lucy Ya"hling
Of lhy Wheeling nee no" here Contributed
larrciy 10 'hr success oi The exhibit, their
grca. proficiency IN operating called .Or,h
many compliment, from the hundreds who
exanA"d tie beauli"s as they came from
the New Howe Cant ,luU. II. B:OOHhuri.
one Of the most efficient and popular OF
river men was here on Thursday.
The River.
Captain b.. Captain AL Stcarn and Cap
tain Iod Knowles of the Parkcrsburg and
RavenSwood line of packets are determined
to keep the line open, and although the
bottom of the Ohio river is visible at many
points a line OF flat boats have been put in
operation and freight transported at high
water rates-eight cents per hundred. Such
perseverance in the face of such difficulties
is certainly eommendable, and the people
along the line of this trade will doubtless
remember thus kindness
Mrs. II. Myers, of EaSton. Nd, is here,
the guest Of her daughter Mrs. G, P. Cor
bitt.
Mrs. T. }, Slatterly, Of Co,iagton, ~.
is here, the guest of her father, eN-Mayor
John ,iilIiiian. Mr. Henry Mayberry has
accepted a situation with Col II e. Folcy,
on Market street The citizens Of Park"rs.
burg gladly welcome Col. Foley back again.
Alf Riddle, one of the substantial and re-
liable farmers Of Roare county. took in the
fair this week. Mr. Riddle reports the
Democracy "f Roane in good fighting trim
and you can count on 100 majority t,r the
Democratic ticket.