Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-10
PHmADELPHIA LETTER.
From the Pan Handle to the City
of BrOtherly Love - Notes
About Business, Politics and
Grant


West Virginia, by the "Pewky," last
Tuesday evening, tor this city, and had
the pleasure OF meeting en- route, onr
live and energetic young friend, Charlie
Fisher, of Wheeling, who was going to
Pittsburgh to negotiate for large lot OF
iron.
Alter a brief wait at the junction we
got aboard the east-bOund train
and was hurried without any
stoppages to Pittsburgh. We entered
the Smoky City after night had thrown
her sabre curtain over the earth, and
the scene as received from the car win
dow. brought vividly to our mind the
exclamation made by Parton, the emf
nent biographer, upon entering the
Smoky CITY after night, that ''it looked
like hell with the lid OIL. ;" The express
sion is not elegant, but it forcibly con-
vevs the idea of Pittsburgh's appear
ance since the boom struck the iron and
| glass business.
In order to have daylight ride over
the PENNSYLVANIA railroad, we remained
i'm Pittsburgh until POO M. Wednesday.
At 2:30 A. N. the dark hued "gemmen'
| at the Seventh Avenue Hotel, according
| 10 instructions, aroused us from our
| slumbers, with the information that ode
train, sab, leaves in half an hour" Al
ter hurried toilet, we succeeded in
reaching the Union depot in good time
10 catch the train. The objects OF inter-
est along the line Of the 7. X. K. have
\ been described so often, even TO the most
minute details, that we fOrbear in the
present instance. While on the cars,
we engaged in conversation with well
posted gentleman of JOhnstOwn in re-
gard TO the big iron works the Cambria
at that place. He informed us
| that it was running to Its full
capacity, and that the works were
being still further enlarged. The works,
as they now stand, are said to be the
largest in the country. Philadelphia
capitalists control a majority OF the
stock
The view on entering the Centennial
CITY is OF the most pleasant character.
Handsome dwellings, beautiful grounds,
covered with shrubbery, and everything
indicating opulence, wealth and taste,
greet the eve on either side for fifty
miles before entering the city limits.
As YOU enter the suburbs, on the Penn
sylvania railroad, Main Exhibition Hall,
on the Centennial grounds, is the first
prominent object that strikes your view,
and it seems none the worse for three
wears wear and tear; but distant, as
we were, may have lent enchantment to
the view, and a close inspection may
prove 10 the contrary.
POLITICAL.
Last week the Democracy OF this city
held their conventions to nominate city
dads. With two exceptions everything
passed off pleasantly and quietly. The
exceptions were in the "BlOOdy Fourth
and Fifth wards, which conventions
thenotorious Bill McMullen, select coun-
Gilman from the Fourth ward, and leader
of the most notorious gang of roughs
i'm the city attempted TO manipulate in
favor Of his iavOrites, and, being resist
ed. commenced in the usual
stvle, of firing revolvers about pro-
miscuously. which had the effect Of
turning the conventions into bowling
pandemOniums. When the smoke OF
battle cleared away it was discovered
that one man was killed and several
wounded. McMullin was arrested next
day and held i'm $1,000 bail for his APP
pearance at Court, which he promptly
furnished, two Jews being his bonds
men. McMullin is an unprlncipled
rough, devoid of every gentlemanly
trait, still he eXerts large influence IN
city politics, and is cOurted alike by Re-
publican and Democratic OtticehOlders.
The wise and benign Republican quaker,
Mayor StOkely, looks upon McMullin
as a bosom friend, in fact q regular Fidcs
1chsteS. all because MCMullin and his
gang of repeaters are great lever IN
municipal politics Certainly politics
make strange bed fellows, and what
more affecting sight could be seen than
the burlv. big-fsted McMullin and the
urbane and dignified Stokely, opposites
i'm almost every respect, clasping each
other in their arms The most stony
heart would melt at such a sight.
THE SILENT MAN.
The Grant boom will get a grand send
off here next Tuesday, the 10Th inst.
Great preparations are being made for a
tremendous demonstration in honor of
the "Silent man on Horseback and he
will wish he had never been born after
they get through banqueting and feast
ing him. The main feature of the dem
OnstratiOn will be a grand parade, in
which all the military, civic societies and
industrial establishments of the city will
be represented John Roach, the ship
builder, will have 1000 men in line, and
Disston' $ saw works will have a like
number. The city generally will be
decorated The State House lIndepend-
ence HalD will be handsomely Orna-
mented at the City's expense. q. W.
Childs, of the Ledger, and renowned as
an obituary poet, will be in his element
during the demonstration, as he loves
Grant with a devotion almost sublime.
All the presents the Great AcceptOr re-
ceived on his journey around the world
were forwarded to the obituary bard for
safe keeping and II is said on good
authority that Child's editorial rooms,
wherein he never writes an edi-
tOrllI|. are ulltN dlllbSl "
rcpetiOn with Jric-G-brdc belonging
to L. ). q. During the "boom" q. W.
Childs will throw aside his solemn look,
and his round face will beam with pleas
ure. He will be the happiest man here.
BUSINESS.
Business seems to be on the boom,
Judging from appearances along the
wharyes and the business streets, where
there is hustle and activity that is indi-
cative of a pressure OF business. The
manufacturing establishments are all
running to their full capacity, and every
thing seems to be in a prosperous con-
ditiOn.
We intended touching upon other
matters, but will defer Tor another letter.
w. I. I.
The Best is the Cheapest.