The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-12
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The First Move on Coy. Jacobs
WOTks-The Distinguish Senator
from wheeling gives q Wine Sup.
per TO his particular Friends. y
From Senator Bakers Correspondence in Thu
2' Ji9 'ii. Reglster.l 'Hti, Uis ~
On the invitation Of Mr.. Baker, the Par
Handle delegates; with o 1sw other invit
ed guests, numbering twenty-five inliall
partook OF adinner- at the Hale House
Saturday evening, that would have done
credit to q muck more pretentious hotel
in . much larger city. The party broke
upabout midnight, having spent q pleas
ant evening in discussing railroad, poll.
tics, and the dinner, interpreted with
games, wine, anecdotes, and sohg-Gallil
gan and Davenport being especially hap!
py in the latter. Ql1s9 f5',F2 {t' IN;
[From "YorlSk'Sn Correspondence IN the Regis!
81 I'D slda- teri lldsE Nlfi0IRIzlll
Butlspeaking Of starvation reminds me
that on last evening; Senator Baker gave
q dinner at the Hale House to q party l0l
thirty guests; among whom were the Pan.
handle delegation in the House, Senate
and Convention, ex.Speaker Cracraft,
Hon. Ioseph. II. PendletoD, Mr.. Allison,
and b A, Galligan, OF your city; also Ia
number OF other distinguished gentlemen.
Thedinner was toothsome, itheiwine Gle
giant, and! the whole affair q most enjoys.
Die one. Imgil9 q. 5-IG.i I'll 10 lli1 Ias ~
Now, am not much of an eplcure, but
always had o weakness for THE good
things Of this life and, consequently, /, in
company with all present, enjoyed my
self hugely. II was amusing 10 SEQ the
grave and reverend seigniorsp lay aside
their dignity with the same ease as their
overcoats, and enter, one, and all, heartily
into the spirit Of tho, occasion. Stories
were told whose. vest ton power can
never DO estimated, All seemed, to vie
with each other 10 make the occasion
pleasant, and during the evening I'VE
psalmtt of the East overcome lis well
known modSsty and ditiidence So far as
TO inform us how ttapat came over thIeD'
hn, the troubles and trials and tfib6lS,
tons that occurred ~ "Flnnegan's Ball.
and several other classic gems. All of
which were delivered In his most fascina.
ting manner and received with tho loud.
est applause. f;la 1879 9aI I SaTs
This is the first affair Of the kind al lilo
season, and having resulted 90 hanniivSjn
bringing about q feeling Of iriehdsiiip and
sociability among gentlemen from S;Ier,
ent parts ofthe State, Ihope Ii will Ss
the last, especially as your correspondent
has not only tho appetite but usually the
opportunity Of enjoying all such interest.
ing occasions. - me ~ iillft y gi3a ae
We should DO glad II some friend at The
P.s. would tell us whether All thee Pan,
handle delegation were present, and Il
so, whether Mr.. BAKER welcomed them
by reading from tho Blgister printed Tic
day after the Ohio County Democratic
Convention last Fall his opinion then ex,
pressed that It was @not quite such a
delegation, as he would like 10 have
seen from SEQ large and populous a conn ,r,r
ty.saraWe are also curious 10 oknow
whether thief Senator's very special bosom
friends, Msssrs PASNELI and AItIi.rp
Of the Convention, pat their statesman nj
like legs under Mr.. Bakers mahogany
and drank the Senatorial wine, On
this very happy occasion. II ii should
indeed abenso, thenwe know many, per.
sons who, living or dying, win have but
one regret, viz; that they were not per.
mitted to be there 10 sec