The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-06
CITY NDSTATE NEWS.
The Gold and Other M"rhe"' IN"
Miscellaneous Matter, 10 DE- i"""" On
the IOurth Page.

day in Wheeling, and seemed one Of
general rejoicing and enjoyment on the
mart Of every class among our citizens
Tn. dawn of the National Sabbath was
apnonnced to our slumbering inhabitants
Inv = salyo of artillery from Wheeling
hill aud the ringing of all the bells IN
the city, which was Immediately follow
.d Inv the commencement OF the usual
consumption of fireworks of all descrp
tions hv the yonng American portion Of
the community,
Flags were displayed everywhere M tue
,.itv dnrin. the day At the MLnre
House flag was displayed from every
window of the large and commodious no,
tel. making grand display.
The dedication at the soldiers burying
Ground came first on the programme, and
,Il who Lad not left the city to particl'
u,t. in picnics, locked to the scene Of at
traction \ full account of the affair ar-
pears clsewher
The Fourth Presbyterian and North
II Methodist Sabbath Schools took an
excursion on the Hempheld Railroad to
the grove near the Stone Church, where
3, very pleasant and agreeable time was
bad
TN. members of the Rough and Ready
Fine Company. with their ladies, repair,
ed To- Roses Grove. Chaplne Hill, where
with music for the merry dance, III am
nile supply of refreshments and other
usual accomplishments of il picnic, some
ten hours were most eilectually disposed
Of
The Clay Street Baptist Sabbath
School repaired to Nichols grove, aud
the United Presbl terrain Sabbath School
went to Moundsyille. where a joyful time
was had.
There were many private PIE Mes ana
parties, too numerous 10 mention. who
took eNcuriouS to all parts of the county
In the evening the eXcursionists all
returned to the city. and a general rush
was made for the ice cream and refresh
ment saloons. So great was the demand
for these articles that every saloon i'll the
city disposed of its stock before eight
o'clock in the evening.
The display of fire works in the even
mg. at different points in the city was
truly grand. On The front of Aug Pol
locks establishment the word "Cmion'
could he seen formed and handsomely
illuminated with small lamps.
The PEST OF THE PIC-NICs. Recent
events ut many of our pic-nics fully JUS
titles the following description of th''
Pest of the Picnic: A great city is a
great blessing i'll many things-in some
an intensified curse. The curse of cities
in social life. is conspicuous rntfianlsm
There does not grow on earth creature
so utterly wicked, 50 morally and physi
callv debased. such ten fold child OF
hell" us the town rowdy. Adding to in
herent vicionsness of debased foreign
parentagc. the terrible schooling of vag
abond life in the streets, of bunking III
engine houses and loating around rum
shops. he becomes brutaliZed beyond the
conception of any one who does not
know the animal by experience We
will try To paint him. Let the stranger
imagine luSty youth of nineteen, mus
cnlar beyond his years; thin, awkward
appearing much older than he really is
almost invariably wearing a long black
coat and a black, round-top hat, pulled
over his eyes; invariably a fierce tobacco
rhcwcr as invariably smoker Of the
mcancst sort of cigars; generally hard
drinker of the worst liquor; in his con
verSation tull of oaths and slang; muir
dcring English iii the most atrocious
manner; seldom speaking ten words
without cursing God in the course OF
them; seeking occasions to he insolent tc
old men and boys, and when banded in
sufficient force, being equally abusive to
ward able-bodied men, particularly de
spisiug and insulting women of all ages
and stations using them only as his play
things, and having not half the respect
loy them that he has for his bull terrier
Ne say, imagine, if possible. this aggre
cation of all that is brutal and wicked
This rum-soaked, ignorant, hell-bOund
Mild beast, and You have the creature
that flakes it his delight to infest all so
ciai gatherings, to intrude into every
party Of citizens venturing abroad to en-
Joy holiday, to pick the pockets of the
,oeu, offer gross insults to the women
neat the unfortunate who oppose him
aud return to his congeDial rum-dens IL
the city to boast of his exploits.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.--A few day
since Miss Kate Mintea, of Lynchbnrg
Va attemnted TO commit suicide at tn
Scott House i'll Pittsbus ,..N