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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-08
,vuv ARE THE PEws EMPTY

IL
An animated discussion is now going
on in the large cities upon the lamenta-
BILE falling of in Church attendance. 1t
is impossible to ignore the fact that con-
gregations are growing small and beau
tifullv less. A Philadelphia paper says
in that city the truth "has been estab-
lished by actual count The figures
show that the number Of church goers
i exceedingly small there, compared
with the population, and it is probably
more apparent in more gay and worldly
cities. like Chicago and New York.
The press is always hyPercritical, but
in this case it is suggesting with some
reason, that the preachers should begin
IN ask themselves why things are thus.
The causes which seem TO be leading to
a decline in the influence of the pulpit,
are doubtless many and various, but 1t
devolyes upon the clerical fraternity to
consider wherein they fall short, and by
what means they can command the AT
tention Of the people.
There is one fact patent TO all that
have considered this matter, and that Il
that the pulpit needs TO be brought
more into communication with the
outside world. The majority oil
ministers are secluded in their
ttstes and habits, either from lack oil
fellow feeling with mankind or the care
for a false dignity which they conceive
10 belong 10 their station and may be
endangered by contact with the world
4 man that does not know men Is
not qualified to preach to men. heean-
not know them unless he Is one OF them'
mingling with them in all their concerns
and measuring them under the many
sided view that business, politics and
social life present. He must move
along with the drivingcurrent OF human
thought, or else the tide will sweep past
and leave him stranded.
UAnother TACT is one the minister OF the
DAY may regret, but cannot lgnore'
There is only about one per cent OF the
hest congregations that think - 1t Is
hard for a thinking man 10 get hear
ing nowadays, in pulpit or PLATFORM
Those who entertain audiences Tor
money have long since found this out
and adapted themselves TO clrcuul-
stances. On the stage nothing IS acted
as a rule, that is above the comPrehen-
sion OF a child; on the platform JOSH
BILLINGS will draw better than JOSEPH
Cook.
The question is, shall the preacher
suit himself to the tastes of the times?
We are certain that he had better use
his legs and his arms ike a TALNAGE, or
his wit like a BEECHER, rather
than q read theological essays
upon doctrinal abstraetiOns to empty
benches. How far he can conscien-
tiously omit doetrinal DISCUSSION is not
for us to prescribe, but the average con-
gregation will profit More by one pure
Oospel sermon than whole season OF
theological disquisitiOns The preacher
who tells men how 90 make their lives
better. who applies the gospel to their
every day affairs; to their business and
their pleasures, their Joys and their sor-
rows, will have hearing that will make
him a power for good in any cOmmu-
nitv. and gain him place in the minds
and affections Of his fellow men that ne
mere theologian can ever approach.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-08

Hon. THOMAS +. BAYARD, United
States Senator from Delaware, sailed for
home on the 2Sth ult, and will probably
arrive at New York about the 10th inst.
Upon his arrival at Wilmington, he will
be rendered public reception, which
will be participated in by both political
parties. Among the many names signed
to the call for a meeting to make prepa-
rations are a number OF prominent Re
publcans. The reception will be very
extensive affair.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-08

PENNSYLVANIA Republicans are de
lighted with the largseess of their vic
tory. Il is not surprising, however, pro-
yided the Philadelphia system Of regis
tration extended throughout the State.
Give the Republicans ten men and CON
troll of the election machinery and they
can vote down a hundred OF their oppO-
nents every time.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-08

The Revised Bible, nearly completed
by the British committee of fifty-two
members, has already cost two hundred
thousand dollars, and it has been de-
termined to sell the first edition at 4
high price The committee made a
curious discovery that the "Authorized
King James Version" was never
authorized at all by any ecclesiastical or
political body. 1t went TO the the world
on its own merits, as the Revised Bible
must do.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-08

THx B.sStOn Herald says that in tho
Judgment Of some Of the shrewdest pol
iticians in the State. Of both parties, the
Democrats would have carried the State
this year, and perhaps last year, il they
had been wise enough TO hold together.
Many things lei toward that result. The
natural desire for a change, the mistakes
Of the party which has so long governed
the State, and the growing discomfort
under hard times, were gradually pre-
pairing for an overturn. Gen. BUTLER
hurst in with his selfish aims and his
personal canvass and changed the cur
rent Of events. The people became
alarmed last year by the communistic
element dragged into the canvass. A
minority OF the Democrats, who refused
10 be misled by their old antagonist, en-
listed against him, and the result was
that the Republicans saved the State by
the mistake Of their rivals.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-08

BETWEEN the LIST of January and the
LIST of October there were upwards OF
l 100000 gallons of California wines
shipped to the Atlantic States. 1t is
claimed, as a proof OF the ability of Cali
fornia wines to hold their own in COM
petition with foreign vintage, that they
are frequently passed off by Eastern
buvers as imported stock, and retail
purchasers appear to be perfectly salts
fed as long as the label is right The
vineyards of the State are under the
snperyision of some of the most skillful
vinieulturists of France and Germany,
and their products are rapidly improv'
ing in quality.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-08
A Blockade that should be Raised.

The cgrcss from the system Of waste material
through the natural channels should be render.
cd free, without loss Of time, when blockade
is produced by an attack Of constipation, dis.
order which fit becomes chronic, is productive
Of serious bodily mischief JaundiCc, severe
headaches, nausea, dyspepsia, the usual con-
comltants of the malady mentioned, all indicate
that the bodily functions are materially inter
fcrcd with. HoStettcr's BitterS is particularly
ciliCacouS in cases Of this sort, and renders the
habit of body perfectly regular. It's medicine
greatly to be preferred To drastic cathartics,
which are well calculated to drench, but unhap-
lilly also to weaken the intcStincS. We say I'M
happily. since such medicines are the favOritc
resources Of many IN advised persons, who re
sort To them upon the most trivial occasion, and
greatly Ia their discomfort and injury.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-08

The New York Herald estimates Coz
SEL1's majority at 5000, and PorrER's
for ACKNOWLEDGEMENT over the Re
publican candidate at 1850. JoHN
KELLY's vote in the State is set down at
57.7SS. All the Democratic State ticket
but Governor is elected by about the
same majority as Potter.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-08

Kiss me when my spirit flies
Let the beauty Of your eyes
Beam along the waves OF death
While draw my parting breath,
And am borne 10 yonder shore
Where the billows beat no more,
Aud the noes OF endless string
Through the groves immortal ring.
l am going home tonight,
out Of blindness into sight,
Out Of weakness, war, and pain,
Into power, peace, and gain;
Out of win,er, gale, and gloom
Into summer breath and bloom;
From the wand rings Of the past
am going home at last.
Kiss my lIns and let me go
Nearer Swells the solemn flow
OF the wond'rOus stream that rolls
BY the bOrder-la OF souls
/ can catch sweet strains OF songs
Floating down from distant thrOngs,
And can feel the touch of hands
Reaching out from angel bands.
Anglers frOwn and envy's thrust,
Friendship chilled by cold dislrust,
sleepleSs night and weary morn,
Toll in fiuitless land forlOm,
Aching head and breaking heat
Love das..oyed by SANDERS dart,
Drifting shin and darkened sea,
over there Will Tighted be.
Sing in numbers low and sweet,
Let he sons OF two worlds meet
We shall not be Sundered long
Like the .rlsments OF song,
Like the branches of arillI
Pared by the rock or hill,
We shall blend in tune and time,
Loving on in pei.ect rhyme.
When the nOon-tide Of your days
Yields to twilignts silver haze,
Ee me world feCedes in space,
Heayeuward lift your tender face.
Lei your dear eyes hOmewand shine,
Let your spirit call for mine,
And ms own will answer you
Prom me deep aud bOundlesS blue.
Swiiter nan the sunbeam's fight
| will cleaye the gloom of night,
And will guide you to the land
Where The loved ones waiting stand,
And The lcgiOls OF the blest,
1ney snail welcome you 20 rest
They will know you when your eyes
On the isles OF glory rise.
= When the pared st.eams OF life
Join bcyoPd all jarr.ng strife,
Aud the flowers that withcred lay
Bios ,Om in immortal May
when the voices hushed and dear
Thrill once more the uptured ear,
We shall feel and know and see
God Lnew better lar than We.
Home jour
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-08

THE New York correspondent OF the
Louisville CO,Tisr-JOWHdl wrote to that
paper that, having Intercepted TILDEN
on the probable result Of the election,
he had evasively but suggestiyely re-
piled: "Be sure you don't encourage
any of your betting friends to lose their
money on CORNELL" Nevertheless the
correspondent, relying on his own
sources of information, and counting
the Greenback, NELLY and silent votes
as unknown quantities, declared that
the faithful of both parties should be
prepared to see the State go either way
by $1,000 majority.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-08

was habit; it was simply the mistake
OF few who had TO catch special trains,
or who were not used to our ways.
THE Boston Inder protests against
Mr.. Alcott's stating at Andover that
"Mr. Emerson is in the full sense a
Christian theist," on the ground that
this implies that he believes in the
Trinity, which it thinks a gross misrep-
resentation. Ii protests against ortho-
doxy's undertaking TO claim Mr.. Emer-
son. We have our own doubts whether
Mr.. Emerson has any orthodoxy to
speak OF.
As many rs 1000 Testaments have
been sold in London on a single Satur-
day night from the Bible carriage OF
Henry Moorhouse, the evangelist. For
two pence he sells package which con-
tains a copy of the New Testament and
also some illustrated papers.
REFERRING to long sermons and prosy
prayer meeting talks, correspondent
says: at takes gallons OF sap to make
a single pound OF sugar, but the sweet
ness pays for the condensing. 4 little
word said and remembered is better
than any amount OF weary casual talk
which men endure AMI gladly forget.
A SCOTCH pastor told a good deal of
truth in a few words when he said that
the liberalism which dispenses with
creeds and that, if sincere, it does not
matter what a man believes, leads TO
"a theology without God, a Christianity
without Christ, a worship without rev.
erence and life without hope"
THE missionaries OF the American
Board have had to withdraw from Aus
tria. individuals have been fined for
reading the Bible TO their neighbors
present at Family prayer.
A PARTY OF twelve Carmelite nuns,
whom the people Of Guatemala had
grown tired of and driven away, have
recently established themselves in a
vacant cottage IN Riversdale avenue,
Nonkers, New York.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-08

The fifteen Southern States, Missouri,
Indiana and New York eas one hundred
and Lightweight electors votes. The
Democratic Presidential candidate will
get all of these next year, which will
elect him. Tuesdays election in New
York decided this.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-08

TIE stocks Of wheat on the sea-bOard
have iisen some 100000 bushels in
consequence of high prices in the last
fortnight At the same time, the ex-
ports have fallen of one-third. This
state Of things knocks the prices off and
puts a needed check on the kite-hying.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-08

THANKservrSa day is COPING. Brother
HAYS win please rise and give thanks
that the stone which the administration
rejected has become the head of the
CoxxLrNa corner.-!S. Lesis Republican.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-08

TEE Old Dominion win prove worthy
fher name yet With al her burdens
and embarrassments, she not ready to
plav false with her credibs or barter
away her honor.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-08
OUR SUNDAY COLUMN.
OF CURRENT RELIGIOUS THOUGHT
AND INTELLIGENCE.

Beecher on SupersensuaI knowledge
King Oavids Closet SkeletOn-A Dan
iel Brought to Judgment-PrOse-
lyting the Jews : Steal
ing Sermons.
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For RENT.

vJNHE THREE STORY WAREHOUSE. no.
/ 1896 Main street. now occupied by McSSr,.
LANCE, Grade 4 Baird, from April lSt next
Lower room plastercd. cellar paved. Apply 10
nn7a A. ALLEN HOWELL.
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INSURANCE.
II. G. ALDERSON,S

~ ENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY 2SD FLOOR
lTFrankliH Building Wheeling, W. Va. am
agent for the following old and reliable English
auH A ruariTau corn DauipSs
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FOR RENT.

THE DESIRABLE THREE STORY BRICK
/ Boarding House aud Store Room combined.
situate 40 No. 1925 Market street. formerly o.
cuped hv BachmAn & Dunt. Possession given
April T. lS>U. II. T.. SHRlNER,
uo-l 1911 Main street
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-08
ECCLESIASTICAL GERRYMAN0ERlNG
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
GOING HOME.
By JAMES G. CLARK,

Author Of the Mountains of Life, "Leona, -
etc, e,c.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-08

know that there is Ia pavilion into which
a man may retire until all the storm be
oyerpast. / am a witness TO this, and
there are many other witnesses who
know that this is no illusion-that it is
m raalitv
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-08

ECCLESIASTICAL GerrymauQeTlng.
Some one will vet be after the policy
oithe Methodist Episcopal church with
a sharp stick, on account OF the tend
ency toward quasi ecclesiastical ger
rymandering. The next general confer
ence will show a considerably increased
list of delegates, by reason Of the crCa-
ton olseveral intinitessimal, conferences,
each OF which is entitled to a representa-
ton OF two. In this way the vote OF the
six New England conferences, with
membership of 100000, will be offset by
that OF Is OF these little ones, with one
tenth the ministerial and one-iOurth the
Law strength. When this results from
the legitimate growth OF the work,
critics can hold their peace, but when 1t
savors OF a tiXed-up affair, somebody
will soon be found ready to kick.
ROBERT CoLLYER takes pains to write
to a Chicago paper to correct the inn
preston there that he is dissatisfied with
his New York church. This was &C.
casioned by an interview printed in an
other paper with member of his for
mer Chicago church. Concerning his
recent rebuke to the people who focked
out of church before the benediction,
DR.. Collyer says: Ny friend is quite
mistaken, also, in his notion that We
are all at odds, because had to speak
about a touch of disorder in the quiet
sequence of our services. That one
word was enough, and was taken, as it
was said, kindly. There has been no
more trouble, there will be no more,
and was mistaken in supposing this
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-11-11
COAL MINERS STRIKE.

COLUMBUS, o, Nov. 0.-.There was quite
Sir among coal operators in this city to.
day owing to the '1crease of wages de-
manded by miners, The price now paid Al
the mines near this city is - cents per tor
and the miners ask for 81. A meeting OF
coal operators was held in tins city and a
special ain was ian to Straitsville where
operators and miners held a consultation
meeting, but compromise or settlement of
differences was not secured, The miners
are determined to enforce their demand,
and q general strike is threatened. The
coal dealers Of Columbus have resolved to
double the advance in the price Of coal,
max ing consumers pay the increased cost of
mining.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-11-11
NEW SERIES---NO. 119.
MURDER AT BRADLEY. ME.

BANGOR, Me-, November 1.-The murder
OF James j. Norris at Bradley on Friday
night caused great excitement in this
vicinity. Seventy-three dollars were found
on his person, and slip cut from news
paper announcing the ma-riage of the VIC
TINS son, Charles Norris, now residing in
the West. Everything else of value was re-
moved from bis person, end the murderer
took the keys, went to his office, opened the
safe, secured about 81 900 and made his
escape. Three hundred and seventy-on
dollars OF this money belonged to Gutter s.
Eddy, proprietors of the mill where Norris
was foreman. The balance to the town of
Bradley; Mr.. Norris being collector and
treasurer. A Frenchman named Joseph
Bouleau, who had been discharged from
the mill on Thursday, was arrested on
Sunday morning on suspicion, and sufi-
cient evidence found on his person to con-
yict him. The axe with which the murder
was committed was found in the mill pond
this afternoon, blood.stains still on it, and
| it has been identified as one stolen from
the mill last Wednesday. The victim was
sixty years old and highly respected.
He has five sons, all living in the West
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-11-11
SAD EFFECT OF SUDDEN JOY.


A telegraph clerks wife had for some
time been in failing health She went, by
advice of physicians, to spend the summer
in farmhouse in Normandy, where board
crs were taken. She wrote to her husband
almost daily, and gave favorable bulletins
of her health. Recently he received let
ter bearing the postmark of the village
where she was staying. It announced the
wife's death. The poor husband swooned
away, fell into an armchair and was com
pletely stunned by the blow. This stupe-
faction lasted three or four hours. He
was aroused from it by his door.bell. He
opened the door. His wife, the very pic
ture of health, stood before him. His sur
prise and joy were too sudden-too great.
He muttered incoherent phrases, hysteric-
ally laughed and sobbed alternately. He
was insane. His physicians fear his death
will speedily follow.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-11-11

THE name of Miss Annie Hill was on the
programme of last evenings concert for the
benefit Of the yellow fever sufferers, but
having contracted a severe cold, her friends
feared she would be unable to fulfill her
engagement, However, she appeared and
sang Ernani Involami in tones so clear, and
with such artistic execution, that she re-
ceived hearty encore. was enabled to
do this, she said, by using Coussens' Honey
Of Tar, the best compound in the world
for clearing the voice, relieving hoarsencss,
curing coughs and colds. Price so cents
Barclay Bros, agents.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-11-11
SUPP JsED INCENDIARY ARRESTED.

WHEELING, w. Va, November 9.-On
Friday evening last Thos. Cheek was ar
rested at his home in Jacktown, Pensyl-
yania, for setting fire to Bethany college,
in Brooke county, this state, some weeks
ago, which caused the partial destruction
Of that editice, The arrest was made by
Deputy Sheriff Curtis, and the prisoner was
brough to Bethany Saturday morning
The people turned out in great numbers,
and were in such state of mind that the
Sheriff was afraid the people would take
the law into their own hands and sum-
marily end Checks fate by lynching. The
Sheriff accordingly removed Cheek to this
city, lodging him in the county Jail last
evening to await his preliminary hearing.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-11-11

You MUST CURE THAT CouGH.--With
Shiloh's Consumption Cure you can cure
yourself. 1t has established the tact that
Consumption can be cured, while for Coughs
Bronchitis, Whooping Cough, Asthma, and
all diseases of Throat and Lungs, it is abso-
lutely without an equal, Two doses will re
lieve your child Of Group, it is pleasant to
take and perfectly harmless to the youngest
child, and no mother can eflord to be with
out it, You can use two thirds of a bottle
and if what we say is not true we will re
fund the price paid, Price 10 cts. 80 cts.
and Sl,00 per bottle If your Lungs are
sore or chest or back lame use Shilohs Por
Gus Plaster. Sold by Barclay Brothers.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-11-11
DOUBLE TRAGEDY AT RAwLIYs, wy.

RAwGINs, Wy, November 9.-This af
ternoon Francis Murray, a government
tcamster, while intoxicated, shot and fatally
wounded Chas. Chapman of Los Angeles,
California. Murray then reloaded his car
bine and revolver, with the intention OF
cleaning out the neighborhood of the gov
ernmcnt wagon corral. He had fired
several shots at citizens and soldiers when
Sheriff j. G.. Rankin came on the scene,
who, seeing it impossible to capture Murray
without danger to himself and others, fired
on him with q double-barrclled shot gun,
killing him instantly. The coroner's jury
eXoner0ted the Sheriff
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-11-11
DIRECTORY.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY

BUSINESS DIRECTORY
of the leading business houses whose advertise.
ments may be found In The BULLETIN,
DRY GOODS,
{. o, Patier Il Co., Commercial avenue and Nine
tegnth street.
Chas, K. Stewart Eighth street.
GROCERIES,
Carl Peters II Bro, Eighth street.
Pettis & Bird, Washington avenue and Eighth
street, -
DR. j, II, Marean; Office, 40 Commercial avenue,
DENTISTS.
DR.. W. G. Jocelyn, Eighth near Commercial.
DR., Il, W Whitock, l36 Commercial avenue
LIQUORS
Robt. smyth, No. 90 Ohio leyee.
INSURANCE.
II. H. Candee, No. 70 Ohio loyee tup s,airs)
Equitable Life, OF New York, corner Twelfth and
widows and Orphans Mutual Aid Society Seventh
ana Commercial avenue,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Laegar Lsusden, No. il3 Commercial ayennc.
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Halliday Bros , proprietors Egyptian Mills
ninkle, Thistswood ~ Moore Nos i25 and IN
Commercial Avenue
DRUGGISTS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Barclay Bros Ohio lcyce and corner Eighth aud
Washington avenue.
BANKS
City National Ohio leyee
MEAT MARKETS.
J Walter, Eighth street
Koehler Bros. Corner Eighth and Washington.
STEAMBOATS,
Champion. Three States,
ICE
john sproa, corner Twelfth and Lcycc
BRACKET STORE.
L c Ford, Corner Ninth and Commercial
BARRIERS,
j Geo stcinhouse, Eighth street
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-11-11
THE KANSAS CITY HORROR,
Special to the Republican.

KANSAS CRY, Nov. 0.-Thrce bodies
were taken from the ruins Of Corle's build
to-day. The names have already been re.
ported The bodies were burned almost
beyond recognition. These bodies COM
plete the list of six persons reported dead.
The search for bodies hasceascd. The fun
eral of two victims previously found took
place to-day. The professions were large
and the ceremonies impressive.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-11-11

From Wilkes Spirit of the Timea, Dec. 5, ~.
A. b. c., MICH.--What should be done to
reduce an enlargement of tendon of for
ward leg, the back tendon, caused by grab
bling it while trotting. 1t is sound now, /
think. 1t was fred last spring, and the
horse turned out all summer. Answer
Clip off the hair, and apply Giles Liniment
lodide Ammonia twice day, until it irri-
tates, when temporarily discontinue, and
commence again. 1t is the only remedy
that will permanently remove a chrome
enlargement of this kind. Send to Doctor
Giles, 1870 West Broadway, N. Y, who
will furnish full information. Giles
Piles cure Headaches. Sold by Barclay
Bros.