The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-18
POLITIOAL NOTES.
Great Meeting at Cambridge City,
Ind.-lO,OOO People Present
speech by Gen. HArriSOn.

Great Meeting at Cambridge City,
lnu.-l0,OOO People Present
speech by Gen. Harrison.
CAMBRIDGE CRY, Ixp., September 49,
General Harrison, having only one ap.
pointment In Wayne county during the
campaign, his meeting here to-day was
i united in by the townships Of Wayne and
Henry counties; Richmond sent com.
pany Of horsemen, two Hayes and Wheel.
er clubs, and an excursion train Of thir.
teen coaches, carrying nearly one thous.
and passengers. The procession was two
hours passing given point. The streets
were crowded, and tho balconies and win.
dows .thronged with people. Township
delegations with six-horse teams, decora.
ted and well filled chariots abounded A
: log cabin was feature Of the procession.
J, There were notices, banners and trans.
parencies. The following townships and
villages were represented by delegations
Richmond, Connersyille, Alpine, Milton,
New Lisbon, Melville, Straw's Station,
Lewisyille, Centerville, Newcastle, Harris.
burg, Kightstown, Liberty, Hagerstown,
Germantown, Economy and Williams.
burg. a ,I..
General Harrison addressed ten thou.
sand people in q grove for nearly an hour
and a half, upon the political issues gem
orally, and Democratic reform in partic.
ular. General Tom Browne excused him.
self, wishing to save his voice for the joint
discnssion, tonight, with Holman, ut Ha-
gerstown. Sudge Smally, Of New York,
spoke briefly. The crowd in town was
estimated at from $4,000 to 10000.
| Al night every Republican house in
Cambridge was decorated, and many illu-
manated. Main street blazed with light
from torchlight procession which num-
bered over three thousand, while brass
and martial bands headed nearly every
club. ..'.,,
Both parties unite in saying that the
demonstration, to-day, was superior to
Colfax's big m Getting in 1868.
Ut. UpdegraA, the Quaker orator, Of
ohio,is now addressing an immense crowd
on the street.
DoB INGERsoLL AT COLUMBUS.
CoLuMBus, O., September 16.-The Re-
publicans held rousing meeting this
evening at the east front OF. the State
House. Col. Bob Ingersoll made the
speech OF the occasion. He was almost
necessarily eheered from the beginning,
| in which hesaid this is the same old fight
begun in 1861, fight in which the Solid
South seeks 10 conquer divided North,
to the closing appeal to stand by the Re-
publican party as the best party the
country ever had, against the Democratic
party as the worst the world ever saw.
Our famous glee club added to the in.
terest Of the occasion by some splendid
campaign singing, in part OF which the
vast crowd assisted with fine effect by
| joining in the choruses. A regiment Of
well drilled torch-bearers marched into
the grounds during the proceedings, and
made picturesque feature. The at
tendance upon the speaking and the inter-
est manifested were quite up to that Of
the Democratic meeting recently held 10
hear Gen. Ewing, and Republicans are in
excellent spirits over the whole affair.
THE TENTH DISTRICT.
TFF1N, O., September 16.-A large
and enthusiastic Republican meeting
was held at Republic, in this county,
this evening. The Hon. Charles Fos-
ter addressed the meeting. A special
train took the Hayes and Wheeler club,
with new uniforms and torches, from
Tiffin. The whole affair manifested the
energy with which the party is working.
Republican prospects are unusually
bright in this county.
REPuBhIcAN MASS MEETING AT ASHLAND.
ASHLAND, o., September 16.-The
largest gathering OF people ever wit
messed during any political campaign in
this county was here at the Hayes and
Wheeler mass meeting to-day. AT an
early hour teams loaded down with peo-
pie commenced coming in from all parts
Of the county. 1t was the intention TO
hold an outdoor meeting, but owing to
| the rain they were obliged 10 take the
City Hall, which was Immediately filled
TO overiowing; and large crowd were
unable TO gain admittance. The alter
noon meeting was addressed by Senator
John Sherman, OF Mansfield, and Hon.
BENZ. Eggleston, Of Ohio. @
This evening, at 7:30, delegation Of
three hundred from Mansfield were met
at the depot by one hundred OF the Light
Guards with lighted torches, and amidst
the deafening roars Of the light artillery
and bands Of music were escorted through
the principal streets, making the finest
torchlight procession ever witnessed in
this part oil the country. The streets
are crowded full, and round after round
Of cheering can be heard. Never was such
an enthusiasm manifested here. The City
Hall is again packed full, listening to able
discourses by Hon. S. Newton Petit, Of
Pennsylvania, and Hon. BENZ. Eggleston.
BASKET MEETING IN CLARKE COUNTY.
SPRINGFIELD, O., September 16.-The
first Of series Of grove meetings was
held, to-day, at Donnelsville, this county.
and was a great affair in every way, and
brought out three thousand people from
the western part OF the county. Delega-
tions came in with twenty.and forty.horse
wagons from New Carlisle, .Enon, and
Pike, and an artillery salute was fired on
the arrival Of each. There was music by
two full bands and the New Carlisle and
Donnelsyille Glee Clubs. Hon. Samuel
Mckee spoke for m hour and half be-
fore the basket dinner, and Generals Gar
field and Keller in the afternoon. En-
thusiasm and interest were unbounded.
Tonight there is q torchlight procession
ut New Carlisle, and Mr.. Mckee speaks
again. The Republicans in Clarke coun-
ty are wide.awake and in good humor.
RIoTus pEMoCRTTc MEETING.
NEW ORLEANS, September 16.-The
election was held to-day for delegates to
the Parish Democratic Convention, which
meets on Monday. There were dissen.
tions in many wards among rival fac.
tions, having seperate polling places. In
the Filth Ward fight occurred and about
fifty shots were fired. A man named
Sullivan was shot in the hand and an un-
known Sicilian dangerously in the groin.
Subsequently another row occurred in
the same ward, and man named Sunday
had his ear shot of. Quiet prevails in
the other wards.
| REpUpLlcAN CONVENTION,