The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-02
ruD LATE GENERAL pANNELL.
Arrival of His Remains-Meeiins OIL
The Observation-Disclosures DC.

THE LATE GENERAL IAN NEiH'
Arrival of His Mountaineering Oh
The Observation-Disclosures &c.
The remains of the late General a. j
Pannell, arrived from White Sulphur
Springs yesterday morning. over the b.
Il 0, r. r., In charge Of Hon. u. W.
LETTERS. with whom the deceased had
been in company at the time OF
his death. Quite a number of promi-
nent citizens were at the depot to receive
his body, and proceeded in procession
to his late residence, No. 525. Main street.
THE CITIZENS MEETING.
In pursuance to u call, n large number
of prominent citizens OF this city assem-
bled in the Chamber of the Second
Branch of Council, in the City
Building, to take some action
in reference to the death Of Cen
eral Pannell
On motion of Aaron Kelley, Esq,
the meeting was called TO order by
electing Captain Andrew Wilson chair
man and l. F. Jones, Esq, secretary.
On motion OF G. .. Davenport, Esq,
committee consisting Of &. o. Daven-
polt, Thomas p. Shallcross, Aaron kel-
lev, DR.. T. IL. Logan, Thomas o Brien,
James vi. Todd, Thomas Hornbrook,
and Judge K. Ii. Cochran, were appoint
ed by the chair to prepare resolutions
expressive of the sense of the meeting.
Aftsr consultation, the committee offered
the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, We have heard with the
deepest regret of the death OF our dis
tnguishcd fellow citizen, General An
drew j. Pannell, and deeming it appro-
pirate that some expression to the public
sorrow occasioned by the loss of SO valu-
able II citizen, and OF one who has render
ed such mcritOrious services 10 the clty
county and State be made, therefore be 1t
Rssoired, That the citizens of Wheel.
ing have received with deep sensibility
the announcement Of the death OF Hon.
Andrew }. Pann-ll, late Senator of the
State of West Virginia from the First
Senatorial District.
Re>oiced, That in his death the city,
county and State have sustained al IRE
parable loss, and one that will long be
deplorcd.
Resoired, That his life, commencing rs
it did, amid the privalions OF poverty,
and terminating in success, is an example
Of what sterling business integrity, IN
dustry and answering honesty will
achieve. and which all should endeav"r
10 emulate.
Resoir,d That his quiet, unostentatlouS
charity excmphiied more fully his true
character, than any Of the public acts OF
his useful life.
RcsolpeG That tie First District has
lost an honest, able and true representa-.
tive, and the cJtv one of its most enter
prising and valuable citizens.
Resoiccd That the citizens here as
sembled, from sincere desire OF show
ing every mark of respect due to the
memory of the deceased, will attend his
funeral, and that our representatives. III
the legislature o' irs'Iu''V', ~ "''"o,'''I
TO their respective bodies, the pasNag" OF
these resolutions.
Resoicsd, That the clerk Of this meet
ing be requested TO lurhiSn |" 'ne ia''i''9
of the deceased copy of the foregoing
resolutions.
Mr.. Davenport suggested that before
the resolutions were adopted it might BE-
well for them who had known General
Pannell to make some remarks.
The following gentlemen then addressed
the meeting il culogistic terms ofthe dead
Senator: j. NJ. Todd, 7. 2. ShallcrosS,
Thomas IIornbrook, Colonel Pendletol,
+. G.. Cracruf,. Colonel Thomas O Brien,
DR.. Logan. Mr.. Burrows, Judge Gran.
mer, Geo. 0. Davenport, Judge Cochran,
Hon. Ben. Wilson, Hon. George IL. Mot
iatl, of Pocahuntas county, j. W. Dor
ing, and Mayor Sweeney.
The resolutions were then adopted and
themeetlng adjourned.
General p"nnelI will be buried this
morning nj 10 o'clock. Tho funeral will
take place from his late residence Oh
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