The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-08
Abatement Of Yellow Fever at Mem
phis.
MASSACHUSETTS straluht-0ut Demo.
Gratis In Convention. 9
0Vatlons Foster and Blaine Have
~ Met with 10 Ohio.
The Labor Difficulties at Louisville.
A Spanish Brig Wrecked on the
Alabama Coast.
Grant Still Lingering on the Pacific
Z Slope
The Labor Difficulties at Louisville.
THE REPUBLICAN BOON.
The Rising Tide In Ohio-NeVer Any.
thing Like Il Since the War.

The Rising Tide In OhIo-NeVer Any
thing Like Il Since the War.
CoLuNIus, o., October 6.-speaking o
booms, there never was anything like The
Republican boom in Ohio. 1t grows greatel
and stronger every day, and Is assuming
proportions that win sweep the State OIL
the 18th by the biggest majority known
for years,
To-day Hon. Charles Foster and Hon
James g. Blaine addressed meetings in
Circlevile, Chillicothe, Jackson and Ports.
mouth, aggregating twenty-five thousand
people. The Portsmouth Blaine meeting
was a monster, the number Of people being
not man under 1900, and next to the
Canton meeting, which Blaine says was
the largest ever held in the campaign.
The morning train on the Scioto Valley
Railroad left Columbus at 7:SO. CARVING
Blaine, Foster; Hall, Gibson, Robinson,
the Columbus Glee Club, and others, and
the trip was q sort OF triumphal proces.
sion. Every station had It's crowd, great
or small, with music and banners, and
Foster and Blaine made short speeches
from the platform amid the greatest en-.
thusiasn. At Ohillicothe Hall left for
Hillsboro, and at WRverly Foster left for
jackson.
When Blaine, with an immense train,
arrived at Portsmouth, there was great
crowd 70 greet him. He was taken at
once to the grove, in The edge Of the town,
where he arrived amid the booming Of
cannon, the music Of FIVE bands and half a
dozen drum corps and the cheers OF the
thousands assembled.
The procession was three miles long,
and included over 1000 wagons. One
immense chariot, splendidly ofnamented,
carried young ladies dressed to represent
the Goddess OF Liberty and all the States
and Territories. There were in the seem.
ingly endless line hundreds OF banners
and notices, some OF the latter very sug.
gestive, striking or amusing.
The crowd, when ready for the speak.
ing, presented wonderful sight, the
broad grove being packed as far as one
could see from the platform.
Mr.. Blaine, alter song from the Col.
umbus Glee Club, spoke for an hour and
thirty.fve minutes amid frequent bursts
OF applause and occasional tremendous
cheering and cannonading.
General Gibson closed the meeting with
few ringing words, arousing the vast
crowd TO tremendous enthusiasm, and
ending with three cheers for Blaine, three
for Foster and three given for The ladies
in order that the Democrats present might
have q chance to cheer.
Such another political meeting, in point
OF attention and enthusiasm, was never
before known in the Scioto Valley. Much
Of this is due to Judge A. G. Thompson,
the interchangeable worker for the Republi.
can cause.
Foster and Hirsch were meanwhile
speaking in jackson to 5000 people, the
largest known there for years. a buggy
was awarded to the township sending the
largest delegation, and the largest delega-
tion votes IL TO the handsomest girl in the
township. That buggy is boundto make
trouble.
At Chillicothe the evening meeting was
the most beautiful thing imaginable. The
vicinity OF the stand was like fairy
scene. -Four locomotive headlights made
It light as day, and facing the stand the
Court House was covered from the base to
the crown OF the tower with Chinese Ian.
terms and parti.colofed lights. A salute OF
ten guns and burst Of music from all the
bands saluted Foster, Blaine and Gibson.
Foster and Blaine spoke briefly 10 the five
thousand or more gathered, and left amid
the ringing cheers Of the multitude.
At Circleville 1900 people with q band
was addressed by the eminent gentlemen
on the train, and then, worn out with the
scenes and excitement OF the day, they
came on TO Columbus and sought rest.
II has been red letter day for the Re.
publicans along the Scioto. Much OF the
success Of the great day Is 10 be attributed
to the officials Of the Scioto Valley Rail.
road and the kindness Of Superintendent
Peters personally supervising matters, al.
though he is a strong Democrat.
MI. Blaine goes tomorrow to Iowa. Mr.
Foster goes TO Erie.