The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-30
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Ravsxes OF the Great wa.hiprton
Riaxue-TerribIe Mortality at the
Capitol-Ltst Of the DfstinEufsheti
Desd-Melsing and Metfical Trtb-
utes to their Mem0Fy-"The Evil
Men do Lives after them"
The terrible and widespread ravages
of that extraordinary disease .cslled
Credit Mobilier are alarming the whole
nation. The epizootic was as mild as
the measles compared to it. 1t has
already carried of many most distiu>
guished victims. 1t did not come from
Canada like the epizootic, nor from
Asia like the cholera, nor from the
West Indies like the yellow fever. 1t
is believed to have started somewhere
in Pennsylvsnis, and, meeting with q
favorable condition of the atmosphere
in Washington, District Of Columbia,
stayed there, and was developed by
reason OF the detective sanitary arrange.
ments 10 the political system of the
capital. Great sympathy is felt for
Massachusetts,, 80 many of her distin-
guished citizens have been swept off
The subjoined list of deaths will be
read with painful interest by the pub
lie. The notices are inserted CONTRARY
to our usual custom) free Of charge:
Ames, Hoax, of Massachusetts,. died
of Credit Mobilier (long and lingering
illness, aged sixty.nine.
o lofty worth, whose virtues were I'M
o shining light, whose glamor was I'M
Whose latest spasm of godlike work has
What men were no., but what they might
have been.
Thou tolast the truth, tho hid meath many
cloaks,
o concentrated essence Of Hoax.
All stockholders of the Union Pacific
railroad who received a higher dividend
than $50 per cent are cordially invited
to attend the funeral.
Massachusetts, papers please copy.
Alley, John B., Of Massachusetts,
died Of C. M. (not cholera morbus-was
discovered with the disease too late for
the physic, aged about century.
Der this sad wreck let mankind never
Fraud Knocked down every ninepin in
this Alley.
This is nobody's funeral.
Allison, John B., of Iowa, died Of
C. NJ. Gan overdose OF dividend fastened
his departure, aged fifty years.
Long dead to us, sweet Allison,
The Hoax thou could'st not rally
II so soon done, why vert begun,
Thou fragrant son OF Alley?
Remains will be embslmed.
Bingham, John A., OF Ohio, died OF
C. NJ. (supposed to have caught the
fatal infection from Dawes, aged sixty.
two years.
Moan for him, welkin, he'll wake you no
With shouts against theft, Buckeye Bling
The death.bells shall boom how he gar
nered his store,
And gentle Ben Butler will ring 'em.
Announcement of funeral hereafter.
Ohio papers please copy.
Brooks, Jim, of New York, died of
C. NJ. protesting to the last that he
was we'll in health; no remedies were
administered aged sixty two.
He chartered chartered as he went,
To Join the great Salt River,
Hoax might threat or Hoax relent,
,Mong well filled "banks" his way he
with watered "Credfts" ever,
McComb might "dam," McComb convict,
Jim Brooks denied forever.
His funeral will have no political
significance.
Colfax, Smiler, of In1iaua, died Of
C. NJ. (the agonies of this poor victim
was intense; to the last he insisted that
it was something else besides Credit
Mobilier;) aged forty'two.
A beautiful smiler came in our midst,
Too lively and fair TO remain;
They stretched him on racks till the soul OF
FlapUed up into Heaven again.
May the fate OF poor schuyler warn ineh
wbo dividends get on the brain.
Indiana papers please copy.
Dsves Henry L., of Massachusetts,,
died of C. Nj. Che had the reputation OF
having a powerful constitution. but it
was evidently a delusion,) aged fifty
seven.
Retrencher. Leader! Thou mast left us,
Plymouth Rock thy loss will feel;
For pottage-mess bereft us,
old Honesty is ausgespteH.
Funeral strictly private. No wake
Garfield, James A of Ohio, died o.
C. M. (struggled hard against the dread
full epidenic0 aged only forty-two.
Here rests his head upon its lap OF earth,
youth TO fortune and misfortune
known,
MobiIier frowned upon his humble birth,
And Hoax Ames henceiortn inarheu HIN
Tor his own.
Will be buried at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D. c. No
cards.
Kelley, William D., of Pennsylva'
MIA, died OF C. M (too much iron in his
blood and too little protection of him.
self made him an easy victim to the
fell destroyer, aged sixty. ..