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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-18
WHO ARE PRESENT.

Names of Ministers and Their Charges
Below will be found an alphabetical
list nf the names OF the ministers in at.
tendance on the meetings of the Synod
ot Pittsburgh of thcPrrSbyterianC Church,
which body commenced It's annual SeS-
sion i'm the second PRESBYTERIAN Church
of this city last evening. Each minister
is accompanied by an elder as = lay rep
resentative Of the church, and in some
cases, where there are no ministers in
charge of a church, churches are repre-
sented by two elders.
The officers of the Synod are: Retiring
Moderator, Rev. II Flanagan, OF Graf
ton, w. Va; Stated Clerk, Rev. John
Gillespie, East Liberty, Pa; Permanent
Clerk, Rev. NJ Barnett, Connelsyille,
Pa.
The SYNOD is made up of five PreSby-
teries. namely: Presbytery of BlairS.
vile, Presbytefy of Pittsburgh, Presby.
terry of Red Stone, Presbytery OF Wash
ington, and Presbytery Of WestNirginia.
1t includes all of West Virginia and that
part of Pennsylvania west of the Ale
gheny Mountains.
NAMEs or MINISTERS.
Revs T b Anderson, Latrobe, Pa.
John Atkinson, Lower Ten Mile, Pa.
John Aughey, West Union, W. Va;
J f. Andrews, First Church, Pittsburgh
TR Alexander, Mount Prospect, Pa.
J A Brown, Allen Grove, W. Va; ] J
Beacon, Forest. Grove, Pa; W b Carr,
Livermore, Pa; w T Beatty, Shady
Side, Pittsburgh; Asahel Bronson, Elk
City, VIVA; DIR BrownsOn, First Church
Washington, Pa; J VI Barnett, Connells-
vile, Pa; A F Boyd, Rehoboth, Pa:
T. w Brown, Ebensburg, Pa; John h
Black, Parnassus, Pa; ii q Blainey
IT. Pleasant, w. Val w U Campbell
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ECHOES FROM EFHEL.
A Brief and Abstract Chronicle OF the
Times at Barnesville.
BARNEsYILLE October il.

Correspondence Of the Register.
The battle IL ended. The wounded
are being carried from the field and the
victor j. rejoicing in his glory, while the
defeated candidate signs for the bliss of
the might have been" but maniully
succumbs 10 the inevitable.
Last Monday night Was certainly a
triumphal night in the history Of Barnes
vile, and in the long years to come will
be remembered as the gala time, when,
with light, music and general goo'l
time. both parties closed the eyentiul
campaign Of - in this grand old State
Of Ohio Five bands furnished delight.
ful melody, and truly there was music
everywhere, and amid the general "Iiur-
rah for Ewing" ''Long Live Foster
the soul-stirring music, waving Of brigh,
banners, lights OF hundreds OF torches
and the Joyous laugh OF the people
Barnesville was jubilant, and until the
wee sma' hours our streets were alive
with a merry crowd, and the best oI
feeling prevailed.
Election morning dawned bright and
beautiful, and the polls we no sooner
opened than voting became lively and
continued throughout the day. Good
work was done by both parties, and
Loss votes were cast in this township,
much the largest number ever polled.
The day was one OF intense excitement,
vet no one indulged in knock downs,
but worked like heroes, and the day
ended with the best Of feeling.
The day following the election was
equally interesting and exciting, and
certainly gratifying TO political candi.
dates, who, in their minds eye, held
Office for few hours at least, as from
time 10 time kilograms were received
that first one and then another was
elected. And while the Democracy ielt
they had lost the State, yet their loud
hurrahs for the county assured'us they
appreciated their one blessing and would
in the sweet bye-and-bye be rewarded
for their sublime resignation and
their happy smile even In death. The
Republicans are as jolly and happy as
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THE CREMATION
OF DIR. LeMOyne an Entire Sue
cess--The Retort Not to be
Opened Until Saturday---Ab-
surd Stories About His Will
lNou..onAnl

Corrected.
Washington Reporter OF last evening.
The body Of DIR. LeMayne was ere
mated in less than three hours after il
was placed in the retort, being the most
successful cremation we have vet had.
At the end Of that time few of the
bones retained their shape, but would
crumble to ashes on exposure 10 the air
had that been possible. At 3 O'Clock
the fires in the furnace were sealed, and
at O'Clock in the evening. the retOrt
was probably hotter than at any time
previous the door containing the
"peep-hOle" being red hot. .
1t will require until Saturday after
noon or evening to cool the furnace,
and until then the ashes cannot be re-
moved.
In order 10 prevent the raids oi relic
hunters, the coffin was broken 10 pieces
and burned in the furnace.
MANY absurd stories arr i'm circulation
as 10 the disposition Of the Doctors es-
tate. the provisions Of his will, pledges
required from his children, &c, which
have no foundation whatever.
The Doctor leaves large estate, be-
ing the owner Oi a number of farms and
other valuable property.
His will has not vet been fled in the
Registers office, but we can assure the
public that he did not in il, or otherwise,
exact any pledge or promise from any
member Of his family that they should
be- cremated, or even that they should
cremate his own body after death. Dr.
LeMoyne, as has already been stated.
during his life time, gave large sums oi
money tO schools and colleges, and such
other objects a. he deemed worthy. In
his will, after some small bequests to
different party and objects, amounting
in all to probably 5000, he divides the
balance OF his estate among his family.
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can be, and We verify believe their peace
ful amiability cannot be rutfled.

can be, and We verify believe their peace
ful amiability cannot be ruffied.
DR.. Minor, the new Methodist minis
ter OF Barnesville, preached his first ser
mon last sabbath morning, which was
we'll received. We also had the honor
OF personal call from the Doctor. and
find him a genial Christian gentleman
who will doubtless do effective work.
Rev. Gray, the Presiding Elder OF
Barnesviile district, with his family, has
also arrived, and they will soon be do
mesticsted in their new home. Mr..
GRAY will occupy the pulpit OF the Nj.
+. Church next sabbath morning.
The wedding OF Miss Erdis Vance,
one of our favorite yorng ladies, and
Mr.. Wal Evans, Of st. Clairsyille, oc-
CURED at 7:S0 O'Clock Thursday evening
at the residence OF the brides father,
DR.. Minor officiating. Miss Erdia
is a beautiful and noble girl, and
We congratulate Mr.. Evans in Sc
curing 50 rich prize, and offer them
our best wishes Tor long and happy
life.
Another wedding in high life will oc-
cur in the near future, and as il will be
unusually brilliant of course everybody
is interested, and the rustic OF silks,
satins, etc, is even now heard in prepar-
alton.
Asbury Wharton, prominent local
preacher OF the NJ. r.. church at sum-
mertield, died last week after a few days
illness. He was universally beloved,
and n very lanse procession followed his
remains 10 their last resting place.
Mr.. Coventry, a toll gate keeper, who
lives near Somerton, died suddenly YES
terday morning. Soon after breakfast
he complained of Il pain in his stomach,
and q physician was Immediately sent
for, but before he arrived Mr.. {. was
dead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Moore are ENJOYING
the hospitality OF Rev. :. 7. Burt, OF Fast
Liverpool. They will also visit their
daughter, Miss Sue, at Beaver College.
Mr.. Maltby's new millinery and
notion store is the center OF attraction
and his large stock OF handsome goods
tastelully arranged are quite beautiful.
Mrs. Il. {. Dove, who has been visit
ing Ohio friends Tor some weeks, re-
turned home yesterday.
Mr.. Bruce Banistcr. of Sandusky,
formerly one ol our popular boys, is at
home enjoying his honeymoon, and
with charming wife and bright pros
poets looks radiant and happy.
Miss Eva Broom, an attractive young
lady OF Cambridge, is the guest OF Miss
Annie Graves, ol Church street
Rain at last 10 our great lOy and the
dust shall be- among us no more. Yet
we regret the departure of the bright
days oi the past and that dark clouds
must now shadow the brilliant sun
which has for days lavished its life
giving beams and made earth so beauti-
ful. ETHRI.
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WARM WEATHER.
Its Disastrous Effects on the
Wheat Crops.

MAuIToN, IND., October 1.-THE fly
has taken possession Of all the wheat
fields i'm this section, and threaten to
utterly destroy it to the disnay OF the
farmers.
PLAIN CRY, o., October l7.-This
parl of Madison and Union counties is
suffering severely from the excessive
heat of the past ten days. No rain has
fallen within radius OF eight or ten
miles for three weeks, and early
sown wheat is being DESTROYED by the
flv TO an extent that many farmers are
reseeding their ground. II is Just dis
covered that the two heavy irostS ol
three weeks ago almost entirely des-
troyed the buckwheat.
CoNNERsvILLE, IND, October IL
There is a general cry for rain. CisternS
are empty, wells are going dry and the
ily is damaging the young wheat.
READING, PA, October 1.-THE severe
drought still continues, with no prospect
of rain, and unless we are visited with
the latter soon there will be much suffer
ing and distress. This city is now for the
first time feeling the severe effects OF the
want OF steady rain. The streams
running into the reservoirs which
supply the city with water have given
almost out and what water runs in dur
ing the night not being sufficient to sup
pls the.city during the day. This after
noon the receiving reservoir was
entirely empty, and many Of the
citizens were compelled to carry water
from nelghboring well, which have as yet
not dried up. but these are very few.
There is still a supply on hand in
the distributing reservoir, but this
will not be used only in the great
est emergency, being kept on
hand in case OF fire. City Council
have granted an appropriation OF
81, 900 TO the Water Board to build a
storage dam, in order to be prepared lor
the future. The only prospect Tor the
relief oi the city at this time Is
10 pump water from the Schuyl'
kill River into the reservoirs, This will
be done at once, regardless OF expense,
i'm order To bodeit this water famine
stricken community. The prospect ior
rain at the present time is not encourag-
ing, the weather being very warm and
lry
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GROVES GAIN.
THAT'S WHAT JOHNS LOSS IS.
BeHaire's Sensation - ElOpement Of a
Young Couple Reported SUI
eide Of the Old Man.
Exclusive Dispatch 10 the Register.
Remains October I

Exclusive Dispatch 10 the Register.
BELLAIRE, October IL.
A Young man named Harrison
Groves has been staying around Bellalre
with his brother for some months.
TheirOccupa,ion is not generally known,
and has been the cause of considerable
speculation from time to time. They
seem TO have plethOric purses, and are
liberal with their money. As a conse-
ouence they have been somewhat OF IA
vorites with the gentler sex.
Among the female friends Of Harrison
was Miss Amelia Zilch, daughter OF
John Zilch, proprietor Of Zilch's Opera
Hall, the principal place Of amusement
Ia the city and also oi 4 popular restau-
rant and saloon. Young Groves atten-
tons 10 Miss Zilch were most marked,
but the parents OF the young lady were
much opposed To- the intimacy. The
friendship Oi the parties eliminated in
a hctrothal, bUt the parents put their
larr upon the match. Not 20 BE- pre-
vented from carrying out their inten-
tionS, the Young couple to-day eloped,
going from here 10 Wheeling. and thence
to Pittsburgh, it is supposed, and prob
ably ere tins Miss Amelia Lllch Is MrS.
Harrison Groves.
The elopemeu, being the principal
topic of discussion on the streets, 4
great deal Of excitement was caused this
evening by the report that Zilch, the
father oi the girl, had committed, or at
least attempted to commit suicide. The
umor spread like wildire, and a re-
porter Of the EFGIsrER FASTENED 10 Mr..
Zilch's place Of business To learn ii il
were authentic.
Ilcwas there informed that Mr.. Zllch
had indeed met with narrow escape
from death, though il is claimed that the
shooting was purely accidental. He hal
b,,u drinking deeply ON account OF his
daughters clopemcnt, and in handling
ar,yuly,r it WAS accidentally discharged,
hut jid not injure him. Groves, We are
informed, is not reported 10 have Il
hlamclcSs character, and il is probably
on account OF hls doubtful antecedents
that Mr.. and Mrs. Zilch 50 strenuOusly
opposed the match.
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RAILROAD COLLISION.
Two Men Killed.

Albany, October l7.-An express
train ran into "A freight train on the Sus-
durhanna road. at OreOnta, to-day, by
which the engineer and fireman Of the
express train were killed and both en-
ginrs badly damaged. The accident
was duplication Of the one lateley
occurring ON the Michigan Central. 4
train was being made mp in the yard al
OreOnta. There was a heavy iOg. 4
fiagman was sent 90 warn the express
that was due, when il came rushing into
the ward upon the partially made-up
freight train. None Of the passengers
were injured. Judd Mann was the en-
gineer and James McGuire the fireman.
Both lived i'm Binghampton, and leave
wives and children.
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CONNUBIALITIES ES.

To avoid miss take always marry a
widow.
The English home ruler-,he lady OF
the house.
Going out with the tied-a wedding
party leaving the church.
"What is marriage p zone woman
the moro and one man the less
\ facetious exchange prints marriage
under the beading Canned Fruit.
\ Boston man broke off his marriage
with Young lady because she spclt
hugging with one =
There is a Spanish proverb which
saws when You choose a wife shut
your eyes and commend your soul To
God.
\ man may be induced to give uP
every other right, but the right to find
fault he will never yield except with
his life.
\ man who bought a box of cigars,
when asked what they were, replied ::
Tickets for course OF lectures from
my wife.
4 recent obituary notice says: "Mr
smith was an estlmable citizen. He
died with perfect resignation. He had
recently been married"
A ton OF gold makes fraction over
half million dollars, and when a man
saws his wife is worth her weight in gold,
and she weighs l20 pounds, she is worth
$4,000.
Ii is when his wife hands HIM brand
new napkin that has never had the
starch washed out of it, that the newly
married man thinks how much better he
could clean his face with yard or two
of floor oil-clOth.
Concerning Mrs. Elizabeth Amber
crombie, an old lady in laurens county,
South Carolina, who died a few days
ago, the Charleston Neiry says: "She was
one of the very few who could say, on a
given occasion, Rise, daughter, and 20
To thy daughter and tell her that her
daughter hath daughter. :"
"Isnt this beautiful picture p asked
Dobbs Of his wife, exhibiting to her a
lovely oil painting which he had been
purchasing. "How much% inquired
Mrs. d. thoughtfully, Three hundred
dollars" came from Dobbs with sigh.
"a good deal for single daub, sob,
hang the expense !" exclaimed his bet
ter half, as she pointed out to him
where she wanted the article sus-
pended.
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4 woman who opened a small MILL.
merry store in the western part af DE
troit engaged painter 10 paint her a
sign. When il came home the other
day, she saE that it read MRS.. j.
Blank, etc, and she called out, "iou
have an extra s. in Mrs, and you must
paint the sign over again" The painter
-aw the error, but he didn't want the
job Of correcting it, and he replied
''Madame, haven't you had two bus
bands ?" ayes, sir. lyon were a Mrs:
when you lost the frstT u was.
"And do you think woman can 10 on
marrying forever and not lengtben her
title Mrs means a married woman
or a widow. MRS. means woman
who has been married twice, and II
young enough 10 marry again and only
yesterday rich old coon was IN our
shop and he said that II he had any
idea that you were heart free he'd come
up" "Oh, well, you can nail up the
sign :" she interrupted and it Is there
to-day.
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kAIlEoAn .sSps-Generally higher;
ONO ~ NI,, Sppi flrsts Springfield di-
vision adyaIr 5 per cent. and Wabash
hfsts eN-cuul. III per cent, C., G. X ].
I. hrstS ic.. 10 75!, Sioux City bonds
and stock, ... ,rcban,,Ad
STATE bon, Dull.
SroCHN-I market was strong in
early ded.iu- nd prices advanced lss
" per cen,, be- latter for New York
leh'ra. It- a. the afternoon a pac-
ton set in, 81. there was n decline Of I
@l. from Tie ghest point, the latter in
peiaMarr' ia awanna and Western.
anu tlrr. most active stocks
Were hrc, lAA Shore, Northern Pacific.
nelaNare L.. A. gamma andWestern. and
racine Mall. weakness in Erie at the
close Was due . uncunfirmed reports
tilat dllIcrHrr have arisen between
memhers of o pool engaged in put
tlhg up Tie ice OF the stock. The
investment S.4 = were a feature of the
hNchans', ar the advance iailal Ia
brlhg ont an ,nsiderable amount Il
stock. kocA l' nd, New York Central
anu 'h'cgu, arlington and Quincy
"er' lll' mos ought after al the all
Nan,ing hsnr', Union Pacific earnings
Tor the lrSi i'grten days Of October in
crease sl-''url Northwestern earnings
lOr the second tk Of October increase
SoD'S'. hr fI,hic says the ururnt
activity AMI sire sth OF Pacific Mail have
attracted mugt Intention AMI many
inquiries are ma 4 as to the cause oi it,
suehgth. We trn the earnings ol the
company are 90, easing in an equal, il
not greater, Dr., with all the other
transportation as, their pooling NJ
nngrm"nls MD the Pacific railroad
enabling them get plenty oi fright at
paying rates. sides, there is cuntpm-
plated chan. in the management.
winch, when caried into effect, will in .
all hkellhood lE rove the PROPERTY n
the estimation Investors, and IN u,r-
tam to lncreaS b attractions iur the
speculating par the community. We
have authority i saying that within a
lew weeks then u be- two vacancies iu
the Board OF puttors, and that james
u. hecnc Will h elected 90 fill one oi
them. We unlu sand that the remain
ing vacancy tll be filled by
another genlir Jan equally well
known in the tancial worll. ThH
transactions agr tted 10000 shares
of which 5000 " fe Erie, 1900 lakc
Shore, l2,OO U-hwestern, S,OnO ~.
Paul, o,UO Wahh, 22,000 Dclawarr.
lackawanna, and Western, 900 New
Jersey Central, hoo Union Pacific,
1000 Hannibal 3 ~. Joseph, l.UI
Ohio and Missis. 3pi, II ,OOO Western
Union, 1000 Pa Mail, 5000 Kan
sas City and NorJ tn, 5000 Kansas ami
Texas, 1000 y thern Pacific. 2.uJ
Iron Mountain, 10 Mobile and Olyo,
$500 indianapolis Cincinnati and la
iayctte, 200 lou.sille and Nashville,
200 Illinois CG,tal, 1000 Chiago,
Burlington and o. acy, and 1000 kco-
kuk and Dcs Moiry.
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Coffee From a TIN Pail.

Now is the time to bluff the public for
Il bet on next winters Ice crup.-D,-
t0YU Fr,, PrySs.
u is wise schOolmaster who EMPLOYS
cuHs to take the starch out OF his
scholars.-l lOrks-s Ga-stis.
I'm inguisitiye young lady asks :
What is the most popular color OF the
bride?' The New York Star answers:
Ii We were going to marry, We wont /
prefer a white one.
Whom can We trust ~ is the black
type inquiry Of an exchange. Ii is Of no
consequence. "WhOm can we induce
To trust ms, is the soul agonizcr.-Ner
Harm Register.
A correspondent asks: elbow long
can bottled cider be kept" That de
pends upon circumstances. II YOU put
il in a safe, lock it up, and sling the key
into the river you can keep it for some
time, but you won't get much fun out
of it.-BOsiou Poet.
Grace Greenwood relates as an in
stance OF the extravaganza Of New
England humOr, that when Young
farmers wife made her first bows pants
precisely aS simple before Is behind, the
farmer exclaimed: "GoodneSS, he won't
know whether hc is going to school or
going home''
They were going home from Pima
fore Said she, ''it was Just splendid,
hut il made me mad when they brought
that silly hardly ever into it. You don't
hear anything else nowadays, and /
should think they could get along with
ont bringing it into 'Pinafore p"
In about two weeks more Gen. Grant
will have 10 begin TO keep house, and as
he goes down the back street at Galena
with market basket under his arm, he
will find ID far different from travelling as
a distinguished guest. He will a good
deal like country editor when he gets
home from an editorial convention. The
contrast is what is the matter-Psct's 8
!NUi.
The gold leaves
Ger the valley spin,
And In the
Woodland murky,
And wake a sense
OF anguish in
The bosom OF the
Turkey
Who is looking Thanksgivingward p
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Arrested.

CoLUNBUs, October l7.-H. c. Corbin
was arrested at Westerville to-day on a
warrant changing him with blowing up
his hotel few weeks ago. This outrage
was charged upon the temperance peo-
pie when the explosion occurred,
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General o. D. Howard has gone from
Oregon TO army, headquarters in san
Francisco.
An exhibition of the works of the late
William Morris Hunt is soon to be Civ
en- in Boston
PETER COOPER is about TO add another
story and magnificent center dome to his
Cooper Union.
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.-,,ican Reioicing.

FosroRrA: .O., October i7.-Ihe i7.S,,.a,, he
Pubiicans OtNorthern ono c1IeOia.tU ,Ie-.'I -
the election 4 Hon. Charles fOSter ~
the GovernOrsip of Ohio, at MS holl,e, 'i.,.,
tonight, by tie largest meeting eNei We,
held here. The,rowd was yarlOusly Is
Gmated at from 4. 6.OOO to 1000.
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Hanlan Receives Check for the 5000.
MAYyILLE, y. Y, Octobea l7.-Mr
Blaikie, the referee, gave to Hanlan, the
check on the City Bank OF Rochester for
$1,000, this morning.
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BUYING AND SELLING.
GENERAL yARKETs BY TELEGRAPH
FINANCE.

NEW loEr October l7.-MoSrr -
Active at e per cent, closing easy at
per cent. !rime mercantile paper .
@o per cen: Sterling exchange weak
al 4So!; >, exchange on New York
ISL Dry ods Imports for the week
amounted To- 100000.
SILVER; London 52id; bar SUI
yer here l.'.. subsidiary silver coin }
(Sl per cen, soount.
HoNERNNEys-Closed firm.
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Bnow Storm

yIKxxA, October l7.-snow il falling
here thickly, and is now six inches
deep. At Gratz the snow is several feet
deep. Such weather is unprecedented
at this time Of year.
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The Rev. Spurgeon's church in Lon
don has eighty eolporteurs. They visit
5000 families every month.
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An ice-manuiacturing company o
Boston is turning out 1900 ibs' a day
1t is sold at $40 a ton, ~