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rubbish which get remain to: toll tho tale OF TIM
fro Of 1871, would have boon happier, have
slept Bounaor. and lived longer, Ind there been
moro engines and loss seworage lust yoar.
+: There have boon no great tlrros since tho ono
on Ha1sted atroet :laet year, and yet how quickly
the people took the alarm, once tho danger WIS
upon thom. They 'lookea ut tho rolling sn'ole
clouds. aud tho flashing flames, and tEon at tho
ominous pointing OF the stoady yanes on the
buildings above them, aud road tle danger In
moment. Tho lido turned southward easlier
than it's wont. Tho rush which usually begins
at began little after 4, aud away tue people
went, merchants and omployeB, rushing on till
they wero checked by the roillx tdo OF tho aut-
forerH by the condagration. Thoir. progress was
stopped on State, aud those hnatoning homo
voro compelled to fink tho fire. Michigan
ayouuo or on Clark or Wells atroets.
Thou begun again tho doloful scenes Of othcr
days. Tho cupidity OF draymcn and expsess~
mon. asleep 80 long, Hprang once more to arms.
From al!;quartora Of the city thoy hurried to the
| spot 10 offer their Aoryices to those who wore
ready to give anything to save their all. It waa
tho golden opportunity they had waitoa for
,,.u ond ,,rho,,;,v It. had como
~ 4one. "'N' "A.Arp'A''
| But tho flames paused beyond the confines OF
poverty and shame, and swept eastward to tho
jivtosos. eastward to tho dwoing-housos on VA
basil aud Michigan avenues. eastward till it
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clump ot buildings WIZ sayod OIL tlle aoutheaut
coror OF Clark and TAYLOR streets by tho most eal-
lant efforts Of tho ilremon. How 1t waa possible
for tAotn to osoapo no uuo eau toll hut thoHe who
fought tho llamou. Tho corner, No. 4o5 Clark
stroet, wnB occupied by saloon bolow aud
boarding -houso above. The proprietors Of tho
aalouu woro L. L L. Gavin, and, In tholr Joy At
being Havetl, wore dispensing tie drinks FREQ to
a,l who wisliotl.
Tho no1s number south, ao7. wsa owned by
Ton YYel4h, and occupied by 4 ualoon aud board
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ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

Tho fire originated in little low building TINT
stood no1t to and adj Joining the oil factory that
stood between Fourth avGnue and Clask street.
Oh Taylor street. Tho building was inhabited by
d family of Polish Jows, wllo tho neighbors
soy, but doubtlesa Incorrectly, lad set tire to
tho house twice last summon. About three
weeks ago thoy had the furniture IN tho build
Ing insarod and It is anid that it Inns been af1ro
twice ance.
Thoro WAS also fro In the rng shop adjoining
tho oil factory on the Sd Of July. and the neigh.
bors eay tho flames hnyo been smonldoring over
since In this pile Of rags. woman living IN tho
Immediate roar Of the flames Hnys that tIe Jews
had moved out when the building was discoy-
cred to 10 afro, and they Ind no hesitation in
ciarRing them with the decd. The
flames mado rapid progress from the
oil factory. Which, On account OF It's character,
caught aoon enough to DO by many thought to
be simultaneous with tho othor. 1t WAS sur-
rounded with denBo number Of 8hantiaa, OK
tond;ng Ia eaoh direction, north, aouth, aud
can't. Tic oil, bursting into fire, flew in every d.
rectlon, and 1t was not many minutes before the
| neigAhoshood was q btazs Of fire. So rapidly
did it progress that
Eaa1NE no. 81.
which hatl reached the vicinity and got stream
!
It's fate, QUE Of tho tlremen, negro by tho name
Of Williams, being burned to death. Just to tho
south Of Tho building which first took fire there
uaB stable, with fifteen hoad Of horsos and oowH
atahlod within it. Thoy were a1l burned within a
very fow minutes. 4 woman was also tahon out
Of tho brick building No. 533 Clark street very
noarly su1focated with Aanetunl smoke. It is
thought nho will not rocover. Iho ifiro ex-
tonded fn northeast direction audi directly
north, burning on Clark street from ~: $40 tc
No. 400, NTH tho exception Of Il frano build
ings Nos. 495 to col, which wore loft standing
amid the general wreck. The fret did net OK
tonu, at any point, wost Of tho cast s|1o O.
Clark stroet, but blew northeast, unddr tllt
uamo kind Of wind OF tho great Are. 3 was onl.
fow moments after 1t had atarte;!sS before i
reached State street. tho buildings MI abou
being nothing but Nero tiulcr-boxcs lat won
down before tho hot 1lameB like piles Of straw
At this time the goneral alarm l,ast infeoto'
eyery one, aud the residents OH Michigan an'
Wabash aYcnuoa were rapidly removing :thei
household goods from thoir dwellings.
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THE FIRE.
to On aThh
po1k
both
sd State
doopno of r;-
Tho
nng west side that
northwest
DESTROYED
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cH6Ek6H.
TIE souruEn1 rr,ttr,
On tho rest side Of Third avenue Ia tho large |
wooden dlstlliory Of q. q. Russell i Co., No. |
Orr. Thie rooker7 mas oayed through the OK !
ortioun Of tho workfugmen Of tho place, who |
turuod out, tnontY strong, md nut all thoir |
s.cam.punps Into ororat;ou, thus proronting |
Tho spresd Of tho conllagration southwark OH
that atraot,
fnoM Tn1s POINT
ths tro aproaa with fearful rapidfty IN north
esstorly direction. and at about $50 o'clock 1t
had burned through to tho corner Of Taylor and
State atrcots. Tho strange phenomenon, na,me-
IL. the 1unpinr of tho f]nmes aud communicat-
tng to buildings v1lo1s squareB lasant, WIS again
witnessod on this occasion.
Whilo tho tiro had not vet orosaed to tho north
aldo Of Taylor, Mr.. Pryor's millinery, on tho
northeast corner Of Polk street and Third Ayo-
p,,o commenced to burn, and In spite of tho ex-
ertiouy OF m engine end nuuborless ctizena, !;
uas soon burning from top to bottom. Shortly
afterwards, at about O'Clock,
TIE GERMAN METHODIST onunou,
corner Of Third nycnuo and Polk street. caught
fro III tho steeple, enI at tho moment 1t COM.
moncod to burn tho boil In tho tower gavo op {
loud btrokc. although thoro rAa nobody In tt
church At tho ti1no.
At ABOUT o'oLooK X
It had burned through to State street. Nothtus
could be dono to stop tho fury OF tho fames 10
tho north, theratote tho attention Of the lremen
wap mainly directed to tho SOUTH and thoy check
cd the spread OF the fire In that direction at Tim
Apploton'a reat.urans, No., SIS. Tho Houshern
on tho woat sido, aud No. 1853 on tho ohst eide,
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TOnRTH AVENuE.

.inr0rAflv ecrnah n Eaurth arnnnA Y,ehr tia
: ,oruer Of Polk.
= ->-
;: FouRTH AVENUE.
IN shb street tho hfo extended southwark AZ
lar As NO. 2s3' In front OF No. 277 tho old VIM
nobago engine NO. H. manned BY colorod COM
pAnS' "ent oo"n' an aoahooned machine' wh'oh
/: A1d1T HAVE BEEN sAVfD
WIN AI1'o eooo managomons ana emadt
amount ot courage 1ao "lnneoago was eronGhs
nert RON ttteohfs at tho t1mo u she groae 1iro
~ !oH' MA 10 M Oh engfne' Hoa1ly Opposite !
u, - Hiencn6 taFu-ol. 1hahu!aetosy, NO. zof,
lafeo 1oat-6tosy pslck nnl'o1ae' hlloa wlth tno
n'os' irham''aplo m ma'e'a"le ana per1ees 'inder-
oo@' 1'efo wv neo oeouffeo' o"' III "aae nannee
1hE WHITE" COULD NOT LEARN.
au!neea " 10 a"y tuas IL oecurseo N 1n1s ouila'
'"h' HesoAN'''5 W s4o "ee.'ino"y W taaoy poi-
"ona, e"1opus W r.us'n a'oiuo, lug aah'e'
4nSuopea olpt1u DUCK, !"1go psich pu'ia1ne'
o"eopa' 1,o'nss'n q: an" o'uet 7toles @hu rows
~ NJ t.1"o o''a4nee VI uo'n e'aoe u 'n' st1ep'o'
LILO A'u'oa "o.o oeenp.ou py
.,, , n"..o..o .,a 49, -. ,Aosaitoiks ..s.',.'
."a'5, ',,. "nu .no' "o.e ~ ua7uy 'usasea TO-
uo'.s ..'o',',; .uon oaeo1a .1om snols HOUSES
."ans sn0.n a'so sno asfee., aau pAe.s 'ne"
~ "NAAo"A ''. .u ~ n'aus easoe oao Aano@'
| - nA't =. ~,
"n' P1os'n' @S ~ poln'e ~ .A1n s'o'oisy' anu
A.os w.. m."n',.,. a'4t aeo4 o.4on @aan9
@,"u1u ", ."'o ."o'.1u''o3S "6"'i', auo t"onoo 70
| Cd i.self to tho southward in M 597. three
stntr hr,c1, bui)d,ufr occnntoa hv n Al,a koanar
of lacor-beor saloon.
! rpor ru1a nn71 n,xo
at TX o'clock tho flames had passod down to
Taylor stroet' and wsro anceinr ,lonp amono
Lie frame build;ura with i;oltnino.1,to ,ani1;tg
Yhero is large vacant propartv onnoalto IL.
| blocl, on Ciark etroet bctvean Tve,ftf md r.v,
1or and in thfs hundred or mora hoIncs, fat,on
women hsa nncaod their hnsti1v romoyed cfYonta
TIM 1ona, di1 mt rc,n, tha buildings
on the vest sfdo of Clark. 1,ut sped On in diar,
onal direot1on. horne by the atrour eouthuoss
wind.
T,ora ryas a 1aroo c,h1e. .roofo;1 hrilat,r
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inG-house; but tho occupants had made good
tl1or escape to somo loca lity on tho West Side,
\ cafo distance at leaut from the fire.
Tho ncxt franc building south, No. 400, owned
bv 8. Jacobs, and occupied by him d barbor-
Bllop and residence, WAS alAo saved. 4 building
in tho rear Of this, however, occupied by Jacobs
an match factory. waa burned, togotAor with
tho match machinery. There was no insurance
on tlia property destroyed.
Tho ne1t number south, 501, occupied and
owned By J. Bonnet au cigar mandatory, wna
savnd though It waa envelopcd In aamca on the
south aide and III tho roar.
From this point south OIL Clark atrcot to No. $50
went up In smoke. Lewis HOLMAN Owned this
number, and occupied 1t as ~ -four store. He
puta down his loss at $4,000; insured for 81 800,
of. which LOCO is In tho Etna. and $500 in tho
North Missouri, Engine No. Is, which was at
fA'>a Twenty-Hccond street fro at tho timo OF tho
'aking out, finally stopped the further prog
| sB Of tho 1lamos south on Clark street. No.
:z,8 WAS tho northern limit Of the flames on this
= loroughfnre, and from this point tho line naa
t. iagoually ecroaa to Fourth avonue, near tho
e,orner Of Polk.
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Begin IN the Old
Way, to Fight |
in the Rear.
They Follow It Up AL
most to Its Final
Destination.
Fourth Avenue Near the
Corner Of Twelfth the
Startil1g-Poii7t.
Goes West to Clark and
North to Polk, |
Then Takes q Diagonal Shoot
to the Northeast.
1t Laps Both Sides Of State as
Far as Van Buren,.
Third and Fourth Avenues Wiped
Ont Betwccn Northern and
Southern Limits.
Meanwhile Eastward the
Course Of Destruction
Takes Its Way.
Wabash and Michigan Avenues
Yield to the Inevitable.
A Mass Of Shanties Are Kind
ling Wood for Burning
a Few Palaces.
Tho First Baptist, Three Colored, and
Two Jewish Churches Burned.
Tho Continental, Woods
and I'D. Jarnes Hotel
| Destroyed.
The Post~0hiqo Again Hurried Into
Removing from Ruins
Tho Great hdolphi (Aiken's Thcatrc)
| Will Compete No Longer.
Tho Area Of the cont|agration Probably
Exceeds Sixty Acres.
But tho Loss Hardly Corresponds to Tho
Territory Covered.
Tho Total Loss Will Not Reach
Five Millions.
I1npossiblo to Estimate as Yot the
Amount Of insurance.
MT Probable Tint ANY Of the C0mpa'
uios Will Be Forced to Suspend
, Their Payments.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-23
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ALLY FINANCIALLY - NOR.

The President, in his recent letter to
Governor Brown of Tennessee, express
ed himself as much gratiiied that the
authorities were so energetic in prcScrv-
ing the political, financial and moral wei
fare of that State Now if this is of in
terest to the President in connection with
a State. it is reasonable to suppose that
the political, financial and moral wei
fare of the nation would be also con>id-
cred. But what is the record of the adj
ministration of this Government since
Grants accession to power? Let Us con-
slider it briefly:
First, Politically. At the time of
President Grant inauguration,th there were
two prominent questions which demanded
important consideration. The Indians and
reconstruction. Regarding the first, it
WAS determined to abandon old policies,
and start off on new theory. The cclc-
brated expression, Let us have peace,
had just been uttered, and, as II 1t WAS to
be lived up to, 1t was determined 10 try
the placable system with the Indians.
To this end Quakers were sent among
them to give instructions IN peace To IN"
wild, untutored savage. Tho result was
unsatisfactory. More serious troubles
than had been felt for years occurred.
The ModocS, under Captain Jack
laughed to scorn the teachings
Of the inottenSlvc Friends, ana
commenced war which WAS NOT
settled until after many lives and much
money had been spent. Attms moment
the Indian question Is constant source
OF ve1atlon, and II Is generally acknowI-
edged, that the policy OF the government
here has been failure.
OF the next question: that
of reconstruction, 1t Is useless t"
say much. The world sees how
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-23
''iiAiiiN iA'N'
NARTINsBURG, Sept, 10th.


Editors ofthc Register.
Nv attention has been called TO n
communication signed y, in tho Wheel
ing EifeNiqenccr, in which my name is
most indccently and improperly brought
before the public. \ question is pro-
pounded to the Hon. Chas. }. Faulkner,
Democratic nominee for Congress, mark
ed No :, in these words, allow much
money did you furnish Phil Showers
of Bcrk eley to take to the counties OF
Hampshire and Hardy, with which to
pay The expenses of delegates to the
Piedmont Convention%'
A. | think it probable that Mr.,
Faulkner will not himself answer such
an impairment and contemplate in
tcrrogatory., fell it to be my duty to
answer for him, as well as for myself
and in reply to that question, | state,
that Mr.. Faulkner never directly or
indirectly, through himself or another,
before the convention or since, furnished
or promised to furnish to me one cent Of
money for the purpose indicated in thai
question or for any other purpose what
ever. The imputation cast upon Mr..
Faulkner in that intcrrogatory is false,
malicious and without any foundation in
truth. Yours. &c,
PHILIP SHOWERS.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-23
THE RECENT DISASTER AT FALL
RIVER.

The New York World commenting on
this sad disaster by which so many young
women and children lost their lives, Is
inclined to be very severe upon the own
ers of the Granite factory. 1t claims that
thew were much to blame, because there
were no proper appliances at hand for the
prevention of the spreading of the flames,
nor we're there any means afforded to
the operatives to make their successful
e.cape. No ladders nor even ropes were
prepared, audit is no wonder that under
these circumstances, the crowd of panic
stricken creatures, in their confusion,
actually caused each others death.
1t is further claimed that such ncgll-
gcnce and carelcssness proceeding, from
RIGHTEOUSNESS, is positively criminal,
and that this disaster shall not be passed
by and simply dismissed as ian act OF
COP" A lesson should be taught all
persons who have in their immediate
charge so many lives, that it is their duty
to take every prccaution to guard against
accidents, such as befell the Fall River
factory. The bare knowledge of "A safe
mode of egress would have suthced to
have prevented the panic which, NOR"
than the flames, brought about the dis
a,trous result. About forty persons per
ished and, as the WORTH concludes, "The
dead of Fall River form burnt offer
ling to the modern MOLoCH of reckless
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-23

agement given to gold gambling SO
tended to depreciate the currency that
there resulted a lack of confidence Gull
minsting in the panic Of a
wear ago. From the effects OF
the panic we have not recovered
vet. There is an uneasiness and
restlessness still felt on the subject OF our
financial policy, and only can wisdom
in managing the subject, which has been
heretofore lacking, work out q satisfac-
tory solution of the problem. Certainly
the administration cannot be congratu-
lated on its financial success.
Third, Morally. On this point, too
there is no necessity to say much. Be-
fore the present administration, we had
somewhat of moral reputation as peo-
pie. That is all gone now. The Santo
Domingo scheme was the first unblush-
ing effort made TO tnrn the
National legislature into an instru-
ment for advancing private speculation.
This effort failed, It's true, but it gave a
start and impetus to similar endeavors.
1t was speedily followed by Credit Mo-
biler. Boss SHEPHERD, Freedman S
Bureau, and other great national steals
and to-day there is no country IN the
world where peculation is so common,
and in which official and personal hon
esty is 50 little regarded. Space is not
sufficient to discuss these matters further.
But enough has been said to warrant the
conclusion that politically, financially
and morally, the administration to-day
presents but poor claim to the sPproba-
ton of the people.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-23
LETTER FROM SNAP.
The Parkersburg Fair-.Fight -
Emaucipai iOn-Clar
CLARKsBUKG, September Il

CLARKoBURG, september Il
Special Correspondence of the Register.
The fair ut Parkcrsburg wound up on
Saturday night with an attempt at
conhagration, in which the machine shops
and smithv of the b. i y. K. Il. Com
panv, together with one locomotive, were
consumed. The fire in some way delay
ed the passenger train due here at S:97 Il.
NJ. until sometime after 9 o'clock ycster-
day morning.
The end Of the fair was also signaizcd
bv the occurrence of several free fights,
which were of consequence only to those
concerned.
Clarksburg has just enterprise enough
to not let Parkersburg Guido her, If she
is larger town, and accordingly yester-
day morning, two men respectively OF
the families of MacCormics and the
Brownings, tackled each other and en-
carcd in free and easy sort of scalp
dance. They didn't dance long though,
for the police force Of the city, Il have
forgotten his name appeared upon the
scene, and declared that if they persisted
in killing each other he would arrest the
survivor. This, of course, put stop
to the fight. 1t is alleged that Brown
ING. who is a Sewing Machine agent, got
up and started to leave, when MacCor-
mick threw and struck him on the back
of the head with rock.
If the rock had struck him
on the check it might not have been pro
ductive of any results but hitting him
on the back of the head, it cut him Sc
vcrclv, and the cut had to be sewcd up
bv surgeon. We hear several young
men say that they are going to lay for
that Browning with shot gun and
shoot him. lftheir charges are true, we
will lend them gun.
Tomorrow is the day for the celebra
ton of the proclamation of emancipation,
but owing to the fact that tomorrow Is
the first day of the fair here, and that the
colored folks want to use the fair grounds
for their celebration, this affair comes off
to-day, and already the hosts of the
cnancipated begin to throng the streets.
The darkicS expect to have big time,
and SO far appearances would seem to in
dictate that they will not be disappointed.
Appearances SO far, also give bright
promise fora successful fair on to-mor-
row, Wednesday and Thursday. The
grounds of the Association arc beautiful
" located on the left bank ofthc Monon-
sahcla river, in close proximity to the
town-in fact, right at the end of Pike
street.
Clarksburc is n pleasant, rambling,
ca>y-going old town, of between two and
three thousand inhabitants. 1t supports
two newspapers and the churches and
schools speak well for the intelligence OF
the population.
The Walker House, at which | am
stopping, has been literally thronged
with Wheeling drummers ever since |
came. The "drummcrs home would be
a good name for it, just for change, you
know. SNAP.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-23

SEVERAL days ago we received syn
opsis of the speech recently delivered by
Judge G. n. CAMDEN at Chenille, Gil
mer county. 1t is an able treatment OF
the issues of the day, both State and Ma
tionsl. An accumulation Of correspond
ence has prevented its being published
heretofore. We present this morning
that portion referring to State matters
the rest will appear in a day or two.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-23

THE Pittsburgh Post says that GRANT
in combining with sundry persons to
overthrow the legally elected govern
ment of the people of Louisiana, two
wears ago, violated Art. III, Sec. : and
4 of the Constitution, and the lid, Nth
and Xth articles of the amendments
thereto and that he ought to be inn
pcached. What! impeach the high and
mighty GRANT! The wonder is that the
hand which penned such II sacrilegious
sentiment was not Immediately par
alyzed.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-23
TRUST SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST
ID made May eth, 1873, by Samuel Andrr.
son, To the undersigned, which deed il on
record In deed OF trust book No. S, folio t!I
in the Office OF the Clerk OF the County
Court Of Ohio county, West Virginia, will
offer at public sale AT the front door OF the
Court House OF Ohio county, on Satur
day. the 10th day of October, A. ID.
1874. AT ten o'clock A. NJ, the following de.
Scribrd property, lying and being situate
on Xane's Island, in Daniel Zane's addition
10 the city OF Wheeling, known and drSig
mated on the plat Ofthe said addition ~ lot
number Sixty-four (6i) fronting on Broad.
way street and running back 10 the alley
in the rear.
TERMS-One-halfc cash and the balance
in six months, the purchaser giving note
bearing interest, with approved personal
security. u. l.. CRANMER
Sapqi TruStY.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-23
EPISCOPAL FEMALE INSTITUTE.

Under charge al CHRIST CHURCH, " IN
chester, Va, Rev. J. {. Wheat, \. NJ, Prin-
Cipal formerly Nice-Prin. Va. Fem. lnst.,)
with competent assistants in the various
departments Of English, Mathematics,
Natural Science, Languages, Music, vocal
and instrumental, Drawing and Painting.
The Session Of ten scholastic months, be-
gins September >, 1874. Circular OF course
of study, terms, &c, sent on Application 10
J. {. WHEAT, Winchester, Va. Rcferen-
ceS: The Bishop and Clergy OF the Prot.
EpiS. Church OF the Diocese OF Virginia.
aulq b
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-23
HERVEY, Auctioncer.
FOR SALE.

VERY DESIRABLE BUILDING LIN
Lots No. !, 2, 3, I, and ,, square No. ]
GilChrist's addition, fronting IA feet IN y
the river. These lots are rs high ~ aHl
on the Island; beautifully graded ~,
water front projected from washing an.
ar" furnished with city water.
TERMS Onc-third cash and residue iu
on" and two years with interest.
Inquire of X. q. JORDAN
No. 2lSD thaplinc sire" OF
". V. HOGE & BRO.
aug b Bailcy's Block, Market stree