The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-31
OUR STEUHENVILLE LETTER

OUI NCEUBENNlLlIE lIElI
sTEuBENvILLE, August 30.
BlltOp Of acknowledgement.
An explanation il due the numerous
readers Of the INTELLIdENCER in this city
for our failure to have a report Of the
Rodgers-Walker race in this mornings
issue. We had the report written out but
10 our hurry TO get Ii ready for the train
on Saturday night, We unfortunately fail.
ed 10 enclose that particular sheet and
did not discover It until 1t was forever
and eternally" too late,
PREPARATIONS TO RECEIVE THE COVER
NOR,
For weeks past the democracy, all,
"both great and small" have been on the
qui viVs Akin things for the reception Of
Gov. Allen. Their movements were ac'
CELEBRATED to some extent by The reception
Of q dispatch on Saturday evening an
nouncing that the Goliah Of the party
would arrive In Steubenvilc on Monday
evening, 30th inst, at 4:47, by the Cleve-
land & Pittsburgh Railroad. All day
the cumites on flags and SIGH have been
fitting to and fro like birds on the wing,
seeing that all was In readiness. AS n
consequence liberal display OF bunting
Is observable in localities where Demo.
Gratis most do congregate. We feel proud
over the display out Of respect to the
Commander.ln-chiefof the 4th Battalion.
WATCHING AND WAITING.
Shortly after o'clock The Reception
Committee, accompanied by Teller's band,
took up their line Of march for the depot,
where crowd, quite respectable In mum.
bers and composed abOute equally Of Dem.
ocrats and Republicans, had collected to
take good look at the "Granger King.
During the half hour we were waiting the
monotOny OF the occasion was dlspelled
by the excellent music furnished by the
band.
ARRIVAL OF THE GOVERNOR.
AT 5o'clock the train arrived, and the
Governor, accompanied by Colonel W. s.
Brown and other members Of his staff,
was taken in charge by the committee
and conducted to carriages In waiting.
All being seated, the caravan, headed by
the band, took up the line Of march to
the United States House, the headquar.
tiers Of His Excellency during his sojourn
among us. After tea the Governor held
q kind Of informal reception in the spa.
cious parlOrS Of the hotel and during
tile evening was called on by great
many Of our citizens Irrespective Of
marty.
T1.n,orrow ia the tlay however, when
our Democrats will be IN their glory,
nnpearing m prancinp stceds. clothed n
rad and White saShes md stoyenipc hats,
Hon. George W. Morgan viii arrive in
the city Tomorrow nj $50 p. NJ, by the
Panhandle route from The west.
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Inc programme lOr tomorrow Is
speaking a. ! II. NJ. Dy Governor Alien,
and probably BY Col: Brown also. In tue
evening speaking ut O'Clock ny General
Morgan. II - also expected that "Klse'
up" will speak again Of night.
DROWNED WHILE BATHING.
Yesterday vos n dnv that will be looLcl
bork IN viii FceiinUs If sorrnw by many
In tL;s c;tv Shnn1 A n,clock In ij,p NJ.
Iarnnnn ynnnv man nan,pJ Edward Mn.
innav agsi twsSt v.ons years in con,nony
Win = SHmbor NJ Lis ca,nnnrinns hiteI n
sLiF anJ St"r,SJ ~ tOIs n ridc m thn
rIv". So,ns ono ,u n tkS notiy s,,vvcSlr,i a
hail" AMI ali cOrssN,SI Thsy rowsI
Scs"ss ibs rivot nnn"sits Santi, str"st
MSlopov ,oi IN nm ibs siSrn nj ihe sktf
and dove an SIi. ia came I'm raspinp Hnd
struggling. His companions became
alarmed and gtO9ped him, but through
fright relaxed their holds, and poor Ma
loney sank out oil sight. His body was
recovered about two hours after the ac.
cident, at the exact spot where 1t
went down. 1t is supposed that he was
seiEed with cramps Immediately on enter.
ing the water, and coming up sttangled,
could not make his true condition
known, The alarm beinggiven, hundreds
OIL people were soon at the scene Of the dis
aster. A young man named Weems got
over the spot where MaLoney went down,
ana diylnF came 10 We surface win a
badly bruised lace, having come IN con;
tact win a large stone ~ Tue OotIom OF
thetiyer; ne feporleII however yer IN way y, ne