The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-06
Rob Love. OF SiemBenvIlIe. Falls
III with the SOlteSt Snap OF His

DAANt
LANsISoBuRsH, N. Y, Dec. /, 1877.
70 he Editors Of he SeubenriRe Ga=cltc:
When last saw You l obligated my
self to drop you line occasionally 10
keep you posted as to my whereabouts as
we'll as the progress Of the Murphy move
ment in this section among the Trojaus.
When l reached Mt. Gilead, I found n
telegram from Mr.. Murphy requesting
MY presence in Troy, N. Y, Immediately.
After speaking Thursday aud Friday in
Gilead, l started for Stenbenville, where
| arrived on Saturday evening; on Sum
day morning took farewell OF my fami-
ly, and with "grip sack" in hand started
on my journey for the proposed battle
ground Of the winter campaign. Reach
ing thegreat metropolis Of the country the
next morning at seven, | was soon trans.
lerred to the depot Of the n. Y. Central
and Hudson River railroad. | entered
and took seat on the "river side" OF the
train, anxious to view the beautiful
scenery OF the Hudson. ATS we start,
and are soon whirling along It's banks.
And now You are ready 10 ask me, allow
do you like III" and AM ready to an.
swers II is immense. The travellers
eye is continually attracted 10 the gran.
deur Of the scenery by which he il sur
rounded. The lofty mountains in the
distance, the mammoth trees, tall and
Stately-true giants oil the forest, the
beautiful slopes, studded here and there
with beautiful pines, CedarS, tirs and ma,
pie, presents q scene at once grand and
beautiful almost beyond expression. The
mind OF man ia almost overawed by the
grandeur Of the scenery from the time he
leaves New York city until he reaches
this city, distance Of $50 miles north.
What Il is above here | am not pre-
pared to say, but will probably be able 10
speak Of 1t nj some future time.
And now, having finished the trip, l
will tell you OF the present temperance
movement in this section, and where the
"warriors" are located. We have gone
into the war here systematically, and
propose fighting It out on this line II il
takes all winter. The grand tidal wave
that swept over Ohio, Pennsylvania,
West Virginia and other Western States
during the past year with such force,
has reached this section, and is now
sweeping on like will.Rre. Frank
Murphy has his headquarters In Troy
that Is the great centre. On my ar.
rival Monday evening, in company with
George Hall, l was given command Of
the right wing, with headquarters al
l4ancingburg, a beautiful city, OF twelve
thousand Inhabitants. Our first meet.
ing was held on Tuesday evening, in Con.
cert Hall. There were nearly one thou.
sand persons present, while hundreds
were turned away unable 10 get In.
That night we secured two hundred
and seventeen signers TO the pledge,
among them number OF old warriors.
On Wednesday we held our meeting in
The NJ. L. Church, tho largest in the city,
having a seating capacity Of eight hun.
dred. This TOO was literally jammed,
Tie crowd being varionsly estimated at
from twelve TO fifteen hundred. Al this
meeting we secured over three hundred,
and up to this writing over seven huns
dred have joined the "army Of the blue"
As already remarked, the war has begun
and will be vigorously carried on, with
the centre at Troy, the right wing at lhis
place and the left al Little Falls. When
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